keeping track.

“the smashing it down part is REALLY good for you and...

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 18:34:10 -0500

“the smashing it down part is REALLY good for you and makes you SUPAH strong. and then you squeeze it until it turns into oil, and then the oil turns into honey, and that’s how you make pie!” she’s been talking like this without a breath for about 40 minutes. (Taken with instagram)

I think I’m on the maybe list and I’m gonna juuuust eek onto the nice list. Clark,...

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:04:01 -0500

I think I’m on the maybe list and I’m gonna juuuust eek onto the nice list.

Clark, today

Man, Santa had the longest beard. He could go fishing with it. -Clark, post meet and greet

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:03:05 -0500

Man, Santa had the longest beard. He could go fishing with it.

-Clark, post meet and greet

Okay, so there is a sushi restaurant by our house but does that mean we live in Japan? No. BOR-ING....

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:33:44 -0500

Okay, so there is a sushi restaurant by our house but does that mean we live in Japan? No. BOR-ING. Let’s move there Mom. They have so much cute stuff.

Clark.
4 years 10 months

Me: Kids it’s 11:11 on 11/1/11! I think you make a wish or something. Clark: Okay? I wish...

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:55:47 -0400

Me: Kids it’s 11:11 on 11/1/11! I think you make a wish or something.

Clark: Okay? I wish mom was a frog.

Alice: I wish I had lunch.

Clark screaming from his bed: MOM MOM MOM come here righhhht nooooooww! Me: Hey Clark, what’s...

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:10:23 -0400

Clark screaming from his bed: MOM MOM MOM come here righhhht nooooooww!

Me: Hey Clark, what’s going on, why are you screaming?

Clark: Well I’m not going to scream anymore because I have everything I want now. I have you. I love you mama. You’re… my favorite… woman… in Indianapolis.

alice: i want a sippy cup with my soup. me: you’re three,...

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:07:47 -0400

alice: i want a sippy cup with my soup. me: you’re three, sippies are for little babies like hal. alice: but! i talk in such a cute little voice! (Taken with instagram)

luke picked this out for bedtime and clark said, “no, not...

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:46:37 -0400

luke picked this out for bedtime and clark said, “no, not that one dad! it’s vintage! you’ll break it!” (Taken with instagram)

me: do you want turkey on your sandwich? clark: yep. hey wait. turkey? it’s… turkey?...

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:31:03 -0400

me: do you want turkey on your sandwich?

clark: yep. hey wait. turkey? it’s… turkey? it’s a dead animal??

me: um… yep.

clark: are you KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW?

me: you don’t have to eat it honey, you can just have cheese if you want. it’s up to you.

clark: i hate eating dead animals.

me: that’s just fine, i’ll give you cheese

clark: no no no, uh, i mean, i want turkey too. it does taste pretty good.

he ate the meat and left the bread and cheese.

the monday after

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:58:27 -0400

the monday after

“IT’S my birthday! IT’S MY BIRTHDAY! ‘HAPPY BIRTHDAY MYSELF’ said...

Sat, 20 Aug 2011 07:24:24 -0400

“IT’S my birthday! IT’S MY BIRTHDAY! ‘HAPPY BIRTHDAY MYSELF’ said little sister to Clark!”

Then she hugged him.
It’s her birthday.

alice: mommy i picked these for you, will you please put them in...

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 20:30:36 -0400

alice: mommy i picked these for you, will you please put them in a v-v-v… volcano? a vvv…olcano? a v…ase? in a vase? (Taken with instagram)

so, lucasfilm wrote star wars and indiana jones… so that must be why the same person is han...

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 09:56:13 -0400

so, lucasfilm wrote star wars and indiana jones… so that must be why the same person is han solo and indiana jones?

Clark (4 years, 7 months)

alice wakes up at 5am clearly having a nightmare. i go and she sobs, ” I lefff my badsee beeah...

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 05:22:49 -0400

alice wakes up at 5am clearly having a nightmare. i go and she sobs, ” I lefff my badsee beeah et target!”
“you left your… busy bee? at target?”
“noo! i lefff (sob) my BEARDSEE BEEARH at taarrrggeet!”
“your bearenstein bear?”
“yeah… whiff peenk ohferalls!”
“your bearenstein bear with pink overalls? you took her to target? and forgot her there?”
“yeah. yeeahh… (sob)”
“sweetie, that was a bad dream. she is in your desk. you want me to find her?”

I easily find her in the top drawer and hand her over.
“here, Alice!”
“mama? i need to checkensee if she has peenk offeralls.”

check. giggles. relief.

clark: how come the stormtroopers and the guys with helmets that look like fingernails are on the...

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:03:33 -0400

clark: how come the stormtroopers and the guys with helmets that look like fingernails are on the same side but in this one they keep shooting each other?

me: uh, ask daddy

Photo

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 18:09:23 -0400

oops, uh, i spilled some of your drink on me. but that’s okay cause you can just get a new...

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 18:05:26 -0400

oops, uh, i spilled some of your drink on me. but that’s okay cause you can just get a new body from the body store. if yours gets ruined with pop.

alice drinking la croix

“But who is this dolly mama? What is her name? WHO IS this...

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 12:41:54 -0400

“But who is this dolly mama? What is her name? WHO IS this dolly? I’m just gonna call her Hello Kitty.” (Taken with instagram)

we were totally out of food so Luke stopped at the store. he...

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:28:25 -0500

we were totally out of food so Luke stopped at the store. he came home with corndogs. the kids didn’t know what to think. “i like my… Popsicle,” Alice said. “my Popsicle is like a hamburger!” (Taken with instagram)

Birthday boy story! Today another preschool mom said her...

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:09:27 -0500

Birthday boy story! Today another preschool mom said her daughter talked about Clark a lot over break. I asked what kinds of things she said about him and the mom said,”She said he wiggles in his chair a lot. And that he gives her his garbage.” (Taken with instagram)