THE BOY IS BACK IN TOWN!!

I have finally found a few minutes to sit down and post......My boy is back!!!!!

Sooooo Happy!!

Chris' arrival was a very happy one...as I watched him walk off the airplane it was hard to believe he was really home!! We have missed him terribly. It was amazing to have so many people at the airport with us to welcome him home, Thanks Everyone!! I especially want to thank those that traveled from Utah, Mexico and Kansas to be here with us....AMAZING DAY~! Here are a few pics of the fun!!

My Best Friend

Just a quick post to say....Happy Birthday and Happy Father's Day to my Sweetie!!

I hope you have a great day. Thanks for being an amazing father to our boys. Enjoy YOUR day...

p.s. Love you the Most!!

Completely Legal

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO CHRISTOPHER

It is crazy that my boy is having another birthday so very far from home....... I am wishing him a very HAPPY 21ST BIRTHDAY TODAY !!!
I was very happy that my last package birthday package arrived just two days prior to the big day.. and hopefully it had everything in it that he will need to get him by for the remaining month that he will be out. I can't believe I can actually say that, the remaining month, the remaining month, the remaining month......wow, sorry, that even feels good to type!!
Anyway, hope you had a great birthday Chris, we love you!!

MOM, DAD and JUSTIN

Great Weekend

We have had a great weekend this week!! It was topped off by Justin being ordained a Priest by his father...It was the perfect topper to the weekend. 

This Friday, Tyler Clark returned home from serving in the Tulsa Oklahoma Mission...Many family members made the trip into town to be there when he came off the plane. What a joy it was to be there to be a part of his return..... He served with honor and had a wonderful two years.  Here are some pics of the oh so happy return!!  We can't wait to do it all again in a couple months!!!

Here he comes!!

Family Photo

He may have grown and inch or two...

APRIL 4

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BOY~!

Can you even believe my baby boy is 16!! Holy cow how does that happen so fast?
He will be driving and dating  and hopefully getting a job....It will be a year of many firsts.  I am blessed to have Justin as my son!  I am going to miss the fact that he could not drive unless he took me with him.....I will probably have to beg for a ride now!!
Well, here is wishing him the best birthday ever. 


LOVE YA JUSTIN

HAPPY 16TH BIRTHDAY~!

Making the Move

The Clark family is on the move.....again..

Welcome to our new living room...this empty space is now full.  We have spent the past week getting moved to a different home.  It has been a big job but with the help of great friends (Bendel family) it was bearable!!

We are now settled enough to actually sit and watch some Olympics.  No telling how long we may be in this one so........hurry....come visit!!!

Let It Snow

Well, it has certainly been a winter snow event around here the past few days....Justin has been out of school for the past week.....We have shoveled more the past two days than all of last winter put together!!  Just wanted to share some of our pictures from this storm.....It has been interesting!! Thanks to our suburban and my amazing husbands even more amazing driving skills we have been out and about, blazing our own trails through many neighborhoods around town that the snowplows had not touched yet....crazy!  although I must admit that there are times when it is just beautiful, like Wednesday(when the first two pics were taken) and there was a sliver of blue sky for a while.  I'm pretty sure this snow will be around till Mother's day!!

 Watch our fence disappear.........................................

These next two pictures show how some places looked that did not shovel every couple of hours like we did and they were going nowhere......the snowplows had not even been down their roads yet....they were snow bound for sure...........

Busy Work

Well, Paul and I have been planning on spending a day updating some of the furniture we have and today was that day.. I was in need of something to occupy my brain so this was the perfect activity.  I totally forgot to take before pictures until it was way too late.  We updated the furniture that is in Justin's room; his dresser and night stand.  As you can see from this picture of drawers(that is all that was still in the "before" stage sorry), they were just old and therefore in need of some updating.

Well, now Justin has a dresser and night stand that, although they are indeed still old, thy are at least a bit better looking....

So, not only did I get to do my favorite thing; spend a day hanging with my sweetie.  I also had a few hours of distraction which I also enjoyed.  So, what will our next project be??  There are just so many.....how will we choose.

Snow Days~!

One thing you can be sure of in Flagstaff is.......Snow Days~!  They have been warning us that a big storm was on the way and of course anyone of school age was excited and hoping it was a REALLY big one so they would get a snow day......last year they were out the entire week before the Christmas break and then had their normal two weeks off...Merry Christmas to them huh!?  Well, unfortunately when it was time for school to start this morning the storm was just coming in and so off to school they went...only to hear an announcement during second hour that if anyone wanted(like who wouldn't) to be excused at lunch(10:45) just needed the permission of their parents and they could head for home!!!!  Man would I have loved to hear that when I was in school.

Anyway, Paul picked Justin up and then headed downtown and brought ME home from work early too!!! I LOVE SNOW DAYS~!

Hope you all get to experience a "Snow Day".....I think they are even more fun if you are still a teenager and know that yes.....school has already been cancelled for tomorrow.  Life Is Good~!

Rock On!!

Next Step

Sorry, this is the best shot I could get.... It is all cut out, laid out and ready to pick up and get sewing!!

Wish me luck....

Project......

Well, there is a new project in the works.

I am going to make a quilt....I know most of you reading this are thinking...I didn't even know she could sew?!!  Well.....You gotta start somewhere right?  I am choosing to start with a quilt.  Of course it will be a simple quilt made with squares, nothing tricky.  I can only attempt this because Terri is willing to be my helper/teacher...Thanks Terri.  I thought I should hurry and post this so that I can't back out and not attempt this project.  I will post the finished project and who knows....I might not even be embarrassed..

Clark Family Update

It has been a really long time since I last posted.  Things here at the Clark home are going well.....we are just moving along, day by day.  We did have the opportunity last weekend to be in the Las Vegas Temple with my sister and her family as they were sealed together and it was A-mazing!!  There is just nothing like sweet adorable kids all dressed in white.  Thanks Royell and Adam for letting us be a part of your weekend.......we love you all.

 

While we were in Vegas we were lucky enough to meet up with some amazing girls who had just finished the Ragnar Relay......almost 200 miles in a 24 hour period.....I don't know about you but I am amazed and inspired by these ladies for such a huge accomplishment.  It was great to see you all........

You better get training - 2010 Ragnar will be here before you know it!!!!!!

Justin has his learners permit and is driving Paul and I all over town!!  I am amazed to say it but.......he really is a pretty good driver.  It is so fun because all of a sudden he is willing to go places with us again...you know...just so he can drive:)

We are all healthy and most of the time we are happy too! At the moment we are both employed and that in itself is a great thing!!  And if anyone is counting(like me) we are under 300!!!!!!

Happy Birthday Dad

I just wanted to give a "Happy Birthday" shout out to my dad.....I hope you have a great day today and know that we are thinking of you.

We love you dad,
Paul, Leslie, Justin and Elder Clark

ENJOY YOUR DAY - EAT CHOCOLATE!!

Labor Day Weekend

We got to spend the Labor day weekend in Utah!!  We were able to spend time with family and friends and it was great.  Thanks everyone for making time to be with us. Do wish I had taken more pics though.

We had a BBQ at my brother Clint's home - Good Times 

 

 

  

We gathered around Grandma Clark's table for Sunday dinner made by Karen - Delicious

 

We also got to have lunch with our good friends the Vincent family and Melanie Fisher at "Five Guys" burgers and fries..... - Yummy

It was a fun trip.  Thanks everyone!

Tea Anyone?

DID YOU SEE US ON FOX NEWS?

We spent our family night at a political Tea Party here in town.  It was very interesting and we actually had a really good time.  It is good to see so many people who are passionate about the things that are happening to our country. 

 

  

This was my favorite sign of the night.  All I can say is AMEN to that~!

Quick Trip

This past weekend Paul, Justin and I made an unexpected quick(15hr. drive.) trip to El Dorado Kansas.  Paul's stepdad, Dalin, passed away from renal failure.  He has been a very sick man for a very long time including the fact that he lost his sight many years ago.  He will be greatly missed but we find peace in our knowledge that he is no longer experiencing serious health issues and that his sight has been restored.  We do not get to see Paul's mom Karen and his half sister Katie near as much as we would like to so it was so great to be able to be there with them.  We also got to see Paul's grandmother Twila who we have not actually seen since Justin's 4th birthday and her 80th!! They happen to share the same birthday.  It was also great to see her.

 

Karen(mom), Katie, Justin, Paul, Me

  

Karen, Katie and Twila

 

(Aunt)Katie and Justin

Our prayers are with Mom and Katie as they deal with the loss of their husband and father.

We Love You Guys~!

Crafty

Well, Justin has been gone for almost a week now and Paul and I have been left home to our own devices.... Well, I decided that while Justin was away we would make a few improvements to his bedroom, you know, so he can't shoot down any of my ideas!!  This is my favorite project.....Paul and I got down right crafty as we created this license plate magnet board, too fun.

 

We also got a really great letter from Elder Clark this week.  He has been made Senior companion and he is nervous and excited all at the same time.  He is excited he has come up on his "year" mark and excited for the experiences of his final year.  He is also becoming very skilled in the kitchen.....................I think thy call him the pancake king~!