what we do to survive this ridiculous heat

1. Enjoy BBQ and swimming in the evenings with friends.(Thanks Brent and Erin for the amazing fish tacos!)
2. Sweat it out in a blow up jump castle. (Can you tell how sweaty Clark is?! The boys had so much fun, until Clark and Logan got trapped in the net as it collapsed!)
3. Buzz your head. (I swear Clark turned into a man once his hair was gone)
4. The zoo is way to hot, so we got to Bass Pro Shop and Sportsman Warehouse to look at their real stuffed animals...Clark gets a kick out of pushing their mini shopping carts!
5. Order more thomas trains off ebay and play with them for hours on end indoors. Clark is officially obsessed. ( We can't leave the house unless I allow him to pack up every train in a plastic bag to tote around with us on our errands.)

Why do we live in AZ again? August is going to be disgusting! But really though, I would much rather live where it is hot than snowy and cold...guess I am in the right place after all.

Family Pictures

I wish I could insert a little flute in clark's chubby little fingers!



Family pictures are always interesting with a 2 year old!

Happy 50th Mom!

Happy Birthday Mom! I hope you don't kill me for announcing your age, but you look 30 so who cares! You are the greatest and I love you!! You still got it! I am excited to celebrate tonight at Wicked! WOOTWOOT!
25 Things about my mom b/c no one would read 50:
1. She is completely selfless
2. She has got great dance moves that everyone in the family can attest to
3. She is always up for anything
4. She always has a clean house!
5. She would wait up for me when I would come home on the weekends to get a play by play of the evenings events
6. She was always home when I would get home from school to sit down and go through my backpack and ask about my day(she still does with katie and chloe)
7. We talk every day
8. We always have to wait for her to start movies and then once she finally sits down , she is asleep 15 minutes into the show
9. She loves her purple lamborgine (Sp?) road bike
10. She is the second youngest of 11 kids
11. She graduated from BYU in Spanish
12. She served a mission to Bolivia
13. She has a great voice and sings in church and other functions all of the time
14. She still can do back flips on the tramp
15. She was in student council all through jr. high and Highschool and always wanted her kids to run for office, but we never did even after she thought up multiple slogans we could use
16. She doesn't swim until the water is at least 80 degrees
17. She puts a ton of butter on her bread
18. She has webbed toes :)
19. She won't wear flats b/c she says she is too short (5'2)
20. Her favorite color is purple (hence the purple road bike)
21. She always sings...but usually is WAY off on the words "food glorious food, hot mustard and ketchup.", there are many examples
22. She locks up ice cream and treats in the freezer and other treats in the cupbaord
23. She loves junior mints
24. Her favorite movie is Gone with the wind ( I was named after Melanie)
25 She is the greatest MOM!

Friends&photos

I got some really cute pictures of Mr. Clark last time Amy was in town, so thanks again Amers! We were also able to get together with friends at Oreganos which is always a treat! It was so fun to see all you lovely ladies. What happened to our monthly get togethers?

Ventura Beach House..pic overload

Well we had the 4th of July, Beach, Wedding, wedding pictures, family pictures, and Six Flags all rolled in to one vacation! We had so much fun!!!
























We had so much fun this year at the Ventura Beach house!! Much thanks to our cousins the Filmores who let us go each year! The house is right on the water, so it is really amazing and we are in awe every time we go! Clark had so much fun finding little crabs and playing with his tractors in the sand. Every morning he woke up asking for katie and chloe! One morning, Rob and I woke up at 5am and the tide was way out, so we went exploring and found some shells for Clarky. On the 4th we watched fireworks right on the beach and even did a few roman candles. Clark was amazed at the "boom booms" His new favorite song on the radio is that one, "boom boom boom, boom boom,etc." you know which one Im talking about right? Anyway, he is always singing it around the house..on key might i add! Rob and I went kayaking and were brave to go with out wet suits! That water was FREEZING, so I would have to brace myself every time we went through the waves. We rowed pretty far into the ocean in hopes of spotting some kind of sea creature, but all we saw was miles of kelp. We went kayaking, surfing, lounged, read books, went into Santa Barbra for some shopping, craved PinkBerry all week long, had a wedding, went to Six Flags, etc!! We packed a lot in the 5 days that we were there! The wedding was beautiful and we are so excited to have Melissa in the family! We were on the fence about Six Flags with Clark until we read that they had a Thomas the Train town for kids. Clark was in heaven and begged to ride the choo choos! We even took him on a little kid roller coaster and were surprised when it began at how fast and rickety it was....Clark repeatedly said, "all done" in a very nervous voice throughout the ride! Rob and I had so much fun riding the big roller coasters..we LOVE them! At six flags, Christy and I competed in a DDR competition on stage and yes, i beat her 2 out of 2 times. Sorry chris, better luck next year! We had so much fun, thanks mom and dad!