POST EDIT: Pack Out Day!

See how tired I am? I wrote July 8th...that would be June 8th, and I guess it was technically 3am THIS morning.

Pack Out Day!

As I type, the movers are packing up ALL of our stuff...we were up until 3am last night making sure everything was in the right pile, and now we have nothing to do but sit here and watch them work...and try not to fall asleep ;-) Audrey is hanging out with us and the boys are at a friend's for the day. We leave for Jakarta on July 8th and luckily we get to spend a week in Florida with the family prior to our flight out. We've almost made it!!!

Audrey's Blessing Day

Today Audrey was given a name and a blessing at our church. It was a beautiful occasion and we are so happy that Tanner's father and a few close friends were able to be a part of it.

Sunday Outfit

Who would have thought I would ever dress my child like this? I love it!! Thank you Shanda for the BEAUTIFUL bonnets you made for Audrey! Happy Sunday!

Happy Birthday and Hail Storm!

Today was Tanner's birthday. He had to go to work, but the boys picked out a cake for him at the store (Black Forest--chocolate cake covered in cherries). Tanner got some great gifts from his parents and my family. I only got him a snorkeling set to take with us to Indonesia, since we just bought a bed, and Tanner wanted that to be his 'gift'.
The surprise part of his birthday happened when the clouds suddenly came in...

Don't pay any attention to the girl being way too dramatic on the video. It wasn't golf ball-sized but they were bigger than gumball-sized! We thought it gave new meaning to 'popcorn popping' (if you look at the hail seemingly popping out of the grass). Clark asked how the ice got there, we told him it fell from the sky. He said "I think an ice airplane flew by and dropped them to us". What a cute little imagination he has.

HAPPY 31st Birthday Tanner! We LOVE you!!!

Last Visit To Charlotte

Due to changes in our moving schedule (we are now moving in early June), we had to move the date we were going to bless Audrey. Tricia and her family were also planning a visit to see us one last time the week following the blessing. So, since we will probably be in Indonesia by that time (although you never know with the U.S. Government), we decided to take one last quick trip down to North Carolina this past weekend. We were very glad we did since the cousins had a blast together, everyone got to see and hold Audrey, and Tanner and I got in good visit time with Trish and Dan. Trish and Dan also hooked us up with a ton more kid clothes and we U-Hauled one of their couches back to VA so we can take it to Indonesia with us. Thanks for the fun weekend!!!

SANDWICH!

We love you guys!

The 3 girls on the Carter side

I love this picture because you can really tell how small she really is. She looks terrified that the couch is going to swallow her whole!

Audrey's first swing experience! She loved it and fell asleep.

One Month Already: Part 2

April 17th

April 19th

April 20th

April 28th: After only a month, Audrey has already mastered the art of telling her brothers to "talk to the hand". She did this after Andrew tried to lay on top of her in her carseat.

One Month Already: Part 1

Wow...how time is flying by here in our house. Audrey is already one month old! We are getting ready to move in a month and so it's a little crazy around here, but we still manage to find time to coo over our little girl. Here are some pics of her from this last month.April 4: Audrey was not harmed during the placement of toys...
the boys were very nice and careful about 'giving' her their toys.

April 4th: Enjoying the beautiful Easter morning outside with Dad

Notice the little thumb sticking out of her sleeve...so cute!

First Bath!!! She liked it, for about 30 seconds.

Mother and Daughter

This picture taken of me at 3 days old earned me the nickname "Yoda" by my uncles.


These pictures taken of Audrey at 2 days old I think are just plain adorable.

Quarterly Clarkisms

Reader Discretion is Advised:

12/19/09
Clark: (after going poop, standing proudly holding the bottom of his shirt above his belly) “Mama, Dada, do you just love my poop!?”
Cherylyn/Tanner: “We just love your poop!”
Clark: “We CAN’T eat it because its DIGSGUSTING [sic]!!”

Andrew: (shriek with fear)
Cherylyn: Clark, stop scaring Andrew!
Clark: But I want to cuz its SO funny.

12/27/09
Clark: (while eating chunks out of a large snowball) This is my favorite dinner!

12/29/09
Clark: (after dinner) Mom my tummy hurts cuz it has lots of food in it.

01/23/10
Clark: Andrew poops his pants … I’m going to call him poopy pants.
Tanner: No, we don’t call people poopy pants.
Tanner: Did you wet the bed last night?
Clark: Yep.
Tanner: Do you want me to call you peepy pants?
Clark: But that is SO grwumpy [sic].

01/26/10
Clark: Mama, I can’t go poopoo because my bottom is too strange.

01/31/10
Clark: Mama, I’m hungry … I hear the stomach sound.

02/08/10
Clark: Mama, come look at my poops!
Cherylyn: Wow, that’s a big one!
Clark: Yep! There’s a mama poop, and a dada poop, and a Clarkie poop!
Cherylyn: Yeah
Clark: But there’s no baby Audrey poop.

02/28/10
Clark: (while staring at the wall, after being disciplined several times for asking to play Mario Brothers, and after receiving strict instructions that he is forbidden from asking to play the game again). I hear some kids like to play Mario Brothers.
Tanner: Don’t do that. Don’t ask to play Mario Brothers in a round about way.
Clark: But I didn’t (quickly leaves the room).

Tanner: (while driving on 495 past the D.C. Temple) Clark, do you see the temple?
Clark: Yep, its cool.
Clark: I can’t go in there until I meet a goirl [sic] to get married when I a big boy.

03/09/10
Clark: Mom, are you feeling sick yet?
Cherylyn: Yeah.
Clark: Then you better go poop.

Clark: (talking about Audrey) Mama, does your tummy have a bed inside it?
Clark: Oh, I know what it is, it’s a crib.
Cherylyn: Its called a uterus.
Clark: (chuckle) I didn’t know that!

03/12/10
Clark: Dad, where did the sun go to?
Tanner: He went to sleep.
Clark: Did he went to sleep in my bed?
Tanner: Nope.
Clark: Where did he went to sleep at?
Tanner: He went to sleep in outer space.
Clark: Outer space!?
(pause)
Clark: Did he go to sleep with his mommy?
Tanner: Yep.
Clark: And his daddy?
Tanner: Yep.
Clark: Alright.

03/28/10
Tanner: Boys, what song do you want to sing before bed?
Clark: I want to sing Choose the Wrong because I made bad choices.

03/30/10
Clark: (after entering a grocery store aisle that had wood flooring instead of the regular linoleum flooring) Dada, this floor is perfect for us!

04/02/10
Clark: What is wrong with Baby Audrey?
Tanner: I don’t know, she looks upset about something.
Clark: Is she upset because she doesn’t have a peepee?