Sunshine...Family...Ducks

Well the weather has seemed to finally turn around here in Michigan. This past weekend was beautiful with blue skies and lots of sun. On Saturday we went up to Lansing to see some of the Clark family. We also collected two car loads of "stuff" that was in storage at Mike's parents. I don't know how we possibly lived the last four years without it.

On Sunday, we had a family cookout at my parents to celebrate Grandpa John's birthday and Nana's birthday. Liam is obsessed with the ducks and geese that are often in the pond behind their house. After lunch, Papa took the boys out to feed the fish and the ducks. They had a blast. Nate and Matt (cousins) were also there and entertained the boys for most of the afternoon. We completed the afternoon of fun with rides in the golf cart. I can't wait until summer!

A new adventure

Sorry posts have been so few and far between lately. I have been a bit busy working on starting my own photography business. I have finally decided that it is about time that I start living out my passion. Over the past year of so I have found that not only do I like phototgraphy, but it is where I come alive. I have discovered that there is something within me that is only accessible from behind a camera. A feeling that it is all worth it, everything. I have realized that through photography I am able to capture those precious moments in life that I long to hold onto but that seem to pass so quickly. Recently I have grown restless, it is not enough for me to only capture moments of my boys. I want to share these moments with others. I want to give others these memories to hold onto forever, so jenn clark photography was born.

I still feel like I am very much in the beginning stages and to be frankly honest a bit terrified of where it all may take me. I just know that in this moment if I don't run after what makes me feel alive I will never be content with what is left. So I am putting it out there, holding on and enjoying the ride. I would love for all of you to ride along with me. So, check it out. Let me know what you think. I would love any input you could offer, good, bad and even ugly. If you see it worthy, please pass it along to others and spread the word, jenn clark is a photographer!

Here it is www.jennclarkphotography.com

Deacon Robert

Last night I had the pleasure of welcoming my new nephew into the world. Angie was a rock star and delivered him naturally and drug free after less than 12 hours of labor. He is a healthy and alert baby boy. We are so excited to have him here!

Deacon Robert
April 17, 2009
7:32pm
9lbs 4oz

20.5 inches

Spring?

Well the weather here is getting tolerable. There have been several days when the sun is shining and it is warm enough to be outside. The boys love heading out to play. They run and run and run. Samuel loves riding his bike around the drive and in the field. Liam loves chasing the dogs, looking for the cats and playing with his truck. Here are a couple of pictures of the boys outside playing...finally!

running away from mommy

sometimes they love each other...sometimes

cheesy as ever!

playing soccer or picking clovers?

riding bikes together

looking and waiting for the catsThese days of nice weather have reminded Mike and I how nice summers in Michigan are. We are looking forward to spending lots of time outside this year. I am sure that will translate in to lots of pictures too!

Lately

Sorry we have been so sporadic recently. I have been really busy the last couple of weeks working on some of my photography. I have found that I really, really, really love photography and am currently deciding what that means in life. Since the beginning of the year I have had four shoots all with either friends or family and have both loved doing it and am getting good results. So what does it all mean...???? I will keep you informed. In the meantime, I thought I would share a bit of what has been consuming me over the past month.

Enjoy~

Rock On

This video is pretty old. If my guess is correct it would have been sometime in November. Anyway, I found it the other day when I was loading videos from the other camera and thought I would share.

Rock On from Mike Clark on Vimeo.

Happy Birthday Jen

Hope you have a great birthday today! We miss you tons and wish we could be there to celebrate with a little Indian food and a game of Settlers. I might even let you win since it's your birthday and all! Have a good one!


Happy Birthday Jen from Mike Clark on Vimeo.

The Clark Clan

This past weekend we celebrated Ruby's first birthday. It may have been the first time that we had all six of the kids together. Here are the kids I kept referring to as the Clark Clan (even through two have the last name Puck).

Samuel and Liam (Mike's boys), Tristin and Evan (Sean's boys), Addison and Ruby (Kate's girls)

Happy Birthday Ruby

Today is our niece's first birthday!
Happy Birthday Ruby!

Hope you have a great day!

So Helpful

I noticed the last few posts have featured Samuel. Don't take that to mean that Liam isn't in full force around this house. The other day I needed to shower and Mike was busy so I took Liam in the bathroom with me. I was hoping he would entertain himself with the shampoo bottles and I would be able to get a quick shower in. He entertained himself alright. This is what I opened the shower curtain to see.

I still don't know who caused most of the problem, Liam or Wrigley, but know that together they had some fun. Liam was so proud of their mess and thought that I should be pretty proud of him. To say the least, he hasn't been a guest in the bathroom since.

(No, I don't shower with my camera. I did go and grab it right away though)

So Sweet

On days that are really rough I have to pull these pictures out and remember just how sweet they are. The other day Samuel feel asleep on the couch and since I don't have pictures of him asleep since he was a baby I figured I better take the opportunity. Makes you just want to cuddle up next to them.

My Handsome Little Boy

The other day Mike designed and built a backdrop stand for me. I have been looking at them and couldn't fathom spending the close to 200 dollars for it then the fabric or paper on top of that. After looking at what I wanted we figured we would try to build it and did so for $30! Yeah for us.

Anyway, the next day I wanted to play with it and try some stuff out. Samuel was very cooperative and tolerated me for about half an hour or so. I ended up with some pretty cute pictures of our handsome little boy. Here they are...Backdrop I am eager to try with a newborn...

Samuel explaining that he is 3 1/2 years old now but he still does just 3 fingers

Tough guy

Cute as ever

His favorite, probably daddy's too.

Legos

One of the things Mike has been looking forward to since the time we found out we were having a boy is Legos. As a kid, Mike loved playing with Legos and couldn't wait to re-live those fond memories with the boys. Samuel has had Duplos now for awhile and we figured he was probably ready to start entering the world of more complicated Legos. A few weeks ago, Samuel and Daddy built thier very first lego spaceship together.Samuel was very excited and did a great job. He sat patinetly, looked at the directions, found the pieces he needed and attempted to put them in the correct places. Mike had to help make sure they were snapped in and in the end they were successful.

I think they are officially hooked.