Catch Up

Ok, so I was a bit behind on my postings. I have been a bit busy lately with the boys. I guess I conveniently forgot how hard a newborn is and greatly underestimated how busy raising two boys would be. To say the least, I hardly get time in the day to go to the bathroom much less post pictures!

So, this is what you get...five days worth all at once. I guess it is one way to catch up.
Read away...
I may be better in the future, but don't count on it.
Maybe when they are off to school...

Lachlan's Dedication and Celebration

This past Sunday we had the honor to be present at Lachlan's dedication. Over the past year we have become good friends with his parents, David and Jessi, and have enjoyed journeying into parenthood with them. We look forward to continuing life with them and being there to mark the big and precious moments.

The day was a beautiful celebration.

Complete with an Irish blessing.

Samuel also had a ton of fun, collecting and throwing rocks.

Thanks so much for inviting us to be part of your special day.

Five Weeks

Since I missed a posting at 5 weeks I figured I would throw a few pictures we took that week.

Liam continues to grow and is up to 11 pounds now. He continues to be really long and still looks skinny despite his weight gain. Lots of noises lately and the faint beginnings of a smile.
Some of you may recognize the outfit from a certain big brother.
Liam is just as cute in it.

Daddy with his boys.
Yes, both Mike and Samuel have on "Top Pot Doughnut" shirts. Liam would also have one, but they didn't come that small. I guess it is a prerequisite to becoming a member of the Clark family.

As we were heading out the door I had to set Liam down to lock the door and manage the 10 bags I was hauling. Samuel plopped down next to him and was quite cute. The bags got dropped and the camera grabbed. These moments are all to precious.

Samuel has even moved to sharing his beloved "t-t" with Liam. If you know Samuel at all you know that there is few things he is willing to drop his blanket for. He hauls it everywhere and if we ever lose it we will be in deep (I mean really deep) trouble. Lately he has been offering it to Liam to hold. He will lay it on top of him and give us this really big, cute, "hey, aren't I a great big brother" smile. We will see what happens when Liam is old enough to grab it from him!

Our Big Helper

Samuel continues to be amazing with Liam and the whole adjusting to a big brother role. He defiantly is still two and has his fair share of meltdowns, but is being quite the trooper. His new role in the household (one he gave himself) is "Helper." Samuel loves to help do everything. As soon as anyone is in the kitchen moving around he is right there with his stool asking to help.

We made pasta salad the other day. Both boys were helpers. Liam is sound asleep in the Moby wrap (another great addition that came with this pregnancy) and Samuel is putting all the cut vegetables in the bowl. He did try and taste a few as he went. So he hasn't quite learned all the rules of the kitchen yet.

Here Samuel is with a very independent, time consuming role. He is taking washed grapes out of the strainer, separating them from the stem and putting them in a bowl. He has always loved fresh fruits and we found that if we keep some accessible to him in the fridge he is able to help himself and doesn't then snack on junk.

Samuel also leads exercise classes in the house. Nana and Papa bought him a trampoline for his birthday. He loves it. It is also a great way to get all the extra energy out a little more constructively. The first day he got it he jumped 100 times in a row! Made me tired.