The Clarks

2008-11-09T22:23:00.000-08:00

Play time with Daddy!

My little girl sure has a good time playing with her brother and Daddy. She may look like this sweet little lady but she has no problem getting in there and wrestling around with them. She wants to do everything big brother is doing, if he leaves her line of sight she is not happy. I love watching their relationship develop right before my very eyes. I love that he is already protective of her and finds pride in helping her, yet he still finds her just a tad bit pestering at the same time. Quentin spent Friday night at my mom's house and at 11:30 at night he made my mom call us just so that he could say goodnight to us, and while we were talking he made sure to as about his little sister Chloe. He even knew that it was late and that she was sleeping, he told my mom that she was having sweet dreams already and that he couldn't talk to her. I went to sleep that night thinking of how sweet my little boy is and how blessed I am that even though he was having fun at Grandma's house he still of his family and wanted to say good night to them. It truly is the simple things.

2008-11-06T19:27:00.000-08:00

Trick or Treat!

We took Mickey and Minnie out for a night on the town.

2008-10-26T13:13:00.001-07:00

Pumpkin Patch 2008!

Here are just a few of our pictures from the pumpkin patch here by our house. We had such a good time and came home with a few (to many) pumpkins. We even put Chloe in one while we were carving them, super cute. Quentin thought we should give love to all the pumpkins, I wonder what he'll think the Christmas trees need?

2008-10-22T13:35:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween Everyone!

I can't believe that it is October already, summer sure went by fast for us. We went to Lake Tahoe in August to see my little brother Rick get married. It was very beautiful, we are so happy for them. Rick is getting ready to go back to school and is working to become an officer. He is such an amazing, smart, driven MAN., I am so proud of him, he is going to make a wonderful husband.
We also went to California for my friend Jenny Mahaffys wedding. We spent five days in LA and after the wedding we took the kids to Disneyland. This was Quentin's second time there and Chloe's first. They loved it!!! We spent all day there, and I mean all day because we didn't leave the park until 1 in the morning. It was easy to do since we were staying at the Grand Californian Hotel. I don't know what we did right but we didn't have a single melt down from either kid, it was easier then taking them grocery shopping. :) It really is the happiest place on earth. it is so much fun taking them at this age. I know they say to take them when they are older and go on more of the rides but at this age we were able to ride plenty of rides and the best part was they weren't wanting everything. It wasn't about what I bought them, it was about just being there. Quentin wanted his picture taken with as many of his "friends" as we could find. We managed to find Mickey, Minnie, Tigger and Pooh and that make his day. I can't wait till our next visit there.
That sums up our summer and now we are getting ready for the holiday season. We went to the pumpkin patch last weekend and had family pictures done there, so I will have some really nice family photos to post real soon. Along with pictures of them in their Mickey and Minnie costumes for Halloween. I say all this so that I will make sure I keep posting through the holidays ;) As for the little stuff going on, Chloe is already trying to walk! I know, she isn't even eight months old and she is so close to taking a step she can taste it. She wants to be doing everything big brother is doing it just drives her mad. They are such happy kids, Quentin loves her and she is just fascinated with him I don't know what I found entertaining before them. Jeff is working on his golf game now that we don't have any water polo to schedule around. The golf isn't going all that well but he sure is having fun and the kids and I are loving having him around more.

2008-07-08T00:00:00.000-07:00

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2008-07-06T22:49:00.000-07:00

Update!

I am so sorry to all of those out there how keep checking out the blog to find that I haven't published anything new in quite some time now. Hats off to all you moms of multiple children who seem to find time to make blogging look easy.
Here is the most recent picture of me...the newly 30 year old me! Yes, it is true, I turned 30 this week and if you look closely I am smiling about it. I am truly excited about 30 and all that I have accomplished thus far and all that I have look forward in the next 30. To be happily married and blessed with two of the most beautiful children is more than I ever dreamed it would be. For those of you who know me, you know that I love birthdays. I think there are few things better in life than being able to celebrate a loved one came into this world, how life changes the moment it happens. Maybe I am exceptionally sappy about it this year because it is the big 3-0 but I believe it is because I have experienced the joy of having a child. Now I understand why my mother always made such a BIG deal about our birthdays and now I can only hope that my own children will say the same about me thirty years from now.
The kids are doing great! Quentin is doing great with Chloe and I just love to hear him say "little sister". I love watching them play together and to watch Quentin get so tickled over her little laugh. She watches him like a hawk and is already taking notes. She is already starting to teeth and can't wait to walk. I keep thinking that I will wake up tomorrow and she is going to be asking for the keys to the car. It sure goes faster with the second one. Q is still trying to master the potty like a big boy thing, but let me tell you the "pee-pee in the potty" dance makes it all a blast.
My wonderful husband retired this year from coaching Water Polo. He had an amazing time as head coach of the girls polo team of Bainbridge High for 9 years. It was hard to say goodbye, but everyone knows that he will still be there to cheer on the new coach and help in any way he can to help the program grow. Polo runs in his veins, it will never leave us completely. Now he has a little more free time to play with the kids and take up a new hobby...GOLF. ;)
So that's my nutty little life!

2008-03-08T13:09:00.000-08:00

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2007-10-22T21:33:00.000-07:00

THINK PINK!

It's a girl!!! We are so very excited to know that we are welcoming a little lady into the world. We just had our 5 month check up and everything is going great. I am finally feeling better and getting out of the house more. I have lost at least 15 pounds, the doctor thinks it is a little more, not exactly what I was thinking was going to happen. I am starting to feel her move around more, I think she is a night owl. We have decided to name her Chloe Nicole Clark. Our delivery date is still set for March 4th, but if she's anything like her big brother she wont wait that long. I think my children might have inherited my impatience. I just had an ultrasound so I plan on giving you all a look at her first photo shoot.;)

2007-08-21T21:35:00.000-07:00

I Love My Husband!

I don't think that I could ask for more in a husband. It's true, he knows me better and takes better care of me then I could have ever dreamed. Pregnancy is not agreeing with me nearly as well as it did the first time around and as much as it is a problem for me the greater inconvenience falls on Jeff and Quentin. Jeff never fails though, it's almost as if he were super human. Even though he works all day and coaches at night he is always there to let me sleep, pick up around the house and rub my feet when they hurt. And the sweetest part is, he never complains, I don't think he even notices sometimes how much he is holding everything together. I just wanted everyone to know how wonderful I think he is and how very blessed I am.

On a lighter note...I am feeling better. It could just be that Jeff surprised me with a Nintendo Wii! I have been wanting one because I think it is so much fun and Quentin dances around us when we play. The only bad game is golf and that's only because my Tiger Woods character plays as bad as I do. But I do love, love , love to play some tennis.

Our new little one seems to being doing well. We have our next appointment with the doctor next Thursday and I am hoping that he will sent us up for the ultra sound soon so we can find out what gender this little one is. I like Lisa Potts an a PLANNER! I love getting everything ready and bonding with the baby. Quentin is trying to figure out how there is a baby in Mommy's tummy but he has figured out he likes loving the baby. He just gets sweeter everyday and it just makes me more excited for another one. But until March I will enjoy every moment I have with my boys.

2007-08-06T21:01:00.000-07:00

We're Having A Baby!

For those of you who haven't heard....we are expecting another baby! I can't begin to tell you how excited we are, but I'll sure give it a shot. I found out I was pregnant shortly after I found out that I had mono..what a combo I know.
We had our first doctor's visit and found out that this little one will be joining us somewhere around March 4Th. And yes, we will be finding out the sex of the baby ASAP! For those of you who know me really well, you know I have NO patience what so ever. I can already tell this pregnancy is going to go much faster than the last, Quentin is keeping me very busy. I am enjoying every precious unshared moment with him.

2007-06-23T15:30:00.000-07:00

Where does the time go....

I just thought that I should let you all know that I am still here. I know that we all struggle with the time to get everything done so I wont waist your time with excuses as to why I haven't been blogging. What I will do is fill you in as to what the family has been up doing.

About three weeks ago now I got braces. Yes...braces! With only a couple of weeks till my 29Th birthday I decided to swallow my pride and put them on. I will spare you the silly pictures. Needless to say Jeff and Quentin (as well as the rest of the family) have had a good laugh. Quentin smiles really big at me trying to get me to show them to him, it's very cute. Maybe I'll post some pictures when I get a bit more use to them.

And as if I wasn't feeling reminiscent of my adolescents enough...I just found out this week that I have mono. Can you believe it? Who gets mono at my age? I must have had it for a couple of weeks without knowing but it finally put me in the doctor's office. I think the funniest part was him asking me if I had been tired lately...obviously he doesn't have children. Truthfully, I am feeling much better and don't think it is going to keep me down that long, Quentin is great medicine. Not to mention a fabulous husband who has blown me away at what a great single parent he has been this last week. He never stops amazing me.

2007-05-30T21:38:00.001-07:00

A NEW LOOK !

I just thought I would say a quick hello since it has been so long since I have added to my blog. I even missed out on the welcome back party for Matt and Mel! Oh well, I am back and truthfuly, I'm not up to a lot. Jeff just finished up with another season of girls water polo, and it pains me to report that they came in at sixth. It didn't seem to get Quentin down though, he cheered for those girls like they came in first. He loved going to the pool during practice and blowing the whistle at the girls. It's cute now, but in a few years it could be troulbe. We have givin Quentin a new look for the summer, we gave him a mohawk. I know it sounds crazy, but I think he pulls it off! When it's not spiked up it looks like I signed him up for the army. It's cute no matter what.

2007-04-20T20:29:00.000-07:00

We caught the bug!

Well it stared with the little one but took over the entire family. At first I thought it was just teething but it was truly a cold. Luckily for me I didn't start to get it till the boys were almost over it. No amount of airborne could keep me healthy around these two. No worries, one of these days I'll take time out to find and immune system. Even with as sick as we have been Quentin has discovered a new way to "Love". He loves giving kisses on the forehead. And by kisses I mean those open mouth slobbery kisses that only a little one can give you. Funny thing is, no matter how slobbery they get you can't figure out how you every got through a day without one. So every night I come home from work and we eat our dinner and play our little hearts out and then somewhere after bath time but before bedtime he finds the time to grab my face with both his precious little hands and gives me one of those wondrous kisses.

2007-04-07T16:08:00.000-07:00

My little male model!

We just learned to cheer...Yeah Quentin!

How can you not just fall madly in love with this face!

2007-03-26T14:51:00.000-07:00

We're Back!!!

I am so very sorry to all you bloggers out there for abandoning my blog for so long, but I am back.

This last year has gone by so very fast for me. Quentin is amazing!! I just don't have enough hours in the day to be with him. Just when we think he can't get any better, he does!

We had a blast celebrating his first birthday with our family. We even had some of my family fly up from California to be with us for the special day. It was so much fun having all that love in one house for a day. Quentin was in true form for the party, what a little showman! He loves all the attention, especially when you surround him with 40 people who adore him.

Needless to say Jeff and I are loving being parents.

Jeff has started another season of girls water polo. We always look forward to each season and all the fun that comes along with the girls. This year has been an especially fun start with taking Quentin to practice once a week so he gets to know the team. Jeff has such a proud papa look about him when he is carrying Quentin around the pool. Quentin just loves being with daddy and blowing his whistle and throwing the polo ball. Here's hoping Quentin is a good luck charm for the team this season.

Other than keeping up with Quentin and Jeff, I don't seem to do much. I am still working at the video store with the family. I feel like there isn't much to say when it comes to me, but I guess that's the life of a wife and mother.

2006-05-10T21:59:00.000-07:00

How much do you love this face!? Can you all believe that Quentin is 4 months old tomorrow? This has been the greatest 4 months for the family. We have worked out all the snags with me going back to work and Quentin is doing great with going to a friends house for part of the week and to Grandma Clark for the rest of the week. He is just a little motor-mouth these days. That is, when his hands aren't in his mouth since he just started teething. TEETHING! It's amazing how quickly they change.
Jeff and I took a 4 day trip to Vegas last month without the little man. It was a little hard leaving but once we were there we had a great time. An old friend of Jeff's got married there so we went to celebrate. The wedding was beautiful! We also decided to use the trip to celebrate Jeff's 31st birthday. As much fun as we had it sure was great to get home, needless to say Quentin slept with mom and dad that night.
Next week Jeff is a big week for Jeff and his water polo girls, they have their state tournament and we are very excited. GO RAY! Quentin is going to his first game tomorrow, here's hoping he brings the team good luck.

2006-03-16T22:53:00.000-08:00

I went back to work almost three weeks ago, and although I love working I miss having Quentin all to myself. When I get home from work I can't get through my chores quick enough so that I can spend the rest of the evening with him. My favorite time has become bath time. He loves the water! He is just discovering his voice and is more vocal than ever. I love all his new facial expressions and with I could record everyone of them. Here he is fresh from the bath and happy that Dad is holding him

2006-03-15T20:35:00.000-08:00

OK I am joining in the fun and going to give this thing a shot. Here's the run down on me for all of those who don't know me and for all of those I have lost touch with over the years. I married my husband Jeff just over four years ago and have been living on Bainbridge Island since that happy day. We bought the perfect little house about two years ago and have had fun making it a home. Jeff is still coaching girls water polo for Bainbridge High and loving it. When we are not busy with the almost year round sport we are working for the family business and keeping the video store running.
But the real joy came this January when Quentin Miles joined us. We were gifted the most beautiful little boy. He came to us on January 11th weighing in at 5 pounds 12 onces and has been our world ever since. Becoming a parent is one of the most amazing things ever. I knew I would love being a mother but what I imagined is nothing compared to the real joy.