A Trip to the Claw

Uncle Ben and one tasty looking veggie burger

J-man (Cousin Jackson), Matt, & Lil' D ~ Chillin out

J-man supporting a Hot Dog Moo-Stash

Ma & Pa Clark with Baby D

Sunday we all headed over to Uncle Ben's, Auntie Liz's, & Cousin J-man's house in Enumclaw for a hang out at the farm. It was a beautiful day, Mount Rainier was in full view. We just hung out, ate some good food, played some Frisbee, watched the grass grow.... it was a good way to pass the day.

A Picnic @ Greenlake

Lil' D from the Old Country.

Maggie wanting to play

Auntie Beans, Lil D all wrapped up, Auntie Tiffany, Baby Gia, Brother Miles, & Momma Shannon
Dylan Squirrelin' Out!

Momma C & Baby D

Blowin' bubbles & people watch ~ awe! what fun.

This weekend Dylan, Maggie, Jill, & I met up with our friends Shannon, Gia, Miles, & Tiffany for a super fun picnic at Greenlake. There were bubbles, lots of good food, fruit punch, laughs, a few tears, lots of good people watchin', and just some plain old fun. Lil D had so much fun she totally passed out at the end. Even Maggie had a good time.

Fundraising for Camp-Mak-A-Dream

Little D's sayin' donate now 'cause we love Camp-Mak-A-Dream!!!!

Every year for the past several years Matt & I have been supporting Camp-Mak-A-Dream by doing a ride in Dillon, MT (where Dylan's name came from) called Ratpod.  It's a beautiful ride and we love doing it.  We're gearing up our fundraising with a little help of our newest team member - little Miss Dylan Ray.  If you have a few extra dollars in your pocket check out our fundraising page at http://www.firstgiving.com/matthew_christine_clark 

A Stroll at Lincoln Park

Today was one of those beautiful days in Seattle - the sun was out, the water crystal blue, the mountains out in clear view.  And Jill's saying 'finally I come to Seattle to visit and the sun's out!'.  There was a smile on her face for sure - unlike earlier this Spring when it was snowing.  Being such a beautiful sunny day we decided to get out and enjoy the afternoon with a stroll around Lincoln park. 

Auntie Beans Comes to Town

Yeah Auntie Beans (aka Beaner, Beanie, Jill...) is back visiting from Hawaii. Jill came out March 4th for Dylan's arrival. When it got to the 17th and still no baby, Jill took me out for a long long walk - she was ready for that baby to come out. After the walk she asked "anything?", I was like "sorry". Matt got home that night and rubbed my ankles and feet - exactly the spots to induce labor - then rolled over to go to sleep, he was exhausted. As I laid down I felt Dylan slide down, lock into place, and a big gush of water. I shook Matt - "Uh Matt, my water just broke!" And that was the beginning of Dylan's birth. Jill was the first to the hospital to meet Dylan Ray Nicole. We gave Dylan the middle name Nicole after my sister just 'cuz we all love her so much. Guess it was my way of saying thanks for being a great sister and my best friend.

Now that she's back after a month and a half she's amazed at how much our little monkey's grown. First thing Dylan did when she saw Auntie Beans was smile.

Chunky Monkey

Well it's official our little chunky monkey is no longer a newborn!  Yesterday I packed up all her newborn stuff and traded it out for 3-6 month stuff - she now has a new bin in the closet titled 'outgrown'.  Sad to see some stuff go but now it's like Dylan has a whole new wardrobe.  We've notice especially over the past few days Lil D is chunkin' up.  Someone told me that they get chunky and then they sprout - if this is truly the case then there is a big sproutin' coming.  We'll keep you posted!  Another new development we've noticed is the bubbles - as in the picture.  I thought maybe she swallowed a spitbug but Great Auntie Doris says that the bubbles mean that her teeth are forming.

Dance Fever

 

Here's our girl doing the 'I've got a clean diaper' dance.  The girl has some moves for sure!  ...and some hicups. :)