Halloween

Halloween was a ton of fun. Miss Bailey was a ballerina and she loved walking around in her little tutu. She even wore the tiara without a problem! My little man was a lion, he was the cutest lion ever!
We found a lady dressed up as the lion in the wizard of oz. They bonded over their love of lions! Here is our little troop at Trunk or Treat at Evergreen Baptist. It was a lot of fun! We had Bailey the Ballerina, Caden the Lion, Hunter the Giraffe and Jason dressed up as his dad. He was spot on!

After Trunk or Treat, Caden and I headed home and Jason, Bailey and Hunter went around the neighborhood and trick or treated. I handed out candy for the first time, it was great! Turns out our neighborhood is a hot spot for candy seekers! I loved it!

It was very fun and the kids were EXHAUSTED! They all slept like little babies, it was a wonderful day.

For Granny and Grandpa Kelch

Updates

Hello,
I've realized that not many people read this blog, but I know my Granny does, so I will continue to write, and post pictures. That's how much I love her! And, I love getting to go back and read previous posts, it's like a journal and I like that.
We had a very lovely day on Sunday. Well, actually, we were all sick, but Chuck came over in the afternoon to work on our mower, so we all went outside to get some fresh air.
Caden is doing very well with his cast and has learned the value of a walker. He was all over the place!

Bailey was so cute! She wanted to help "Poppy" with the mower, she sat quietly beside the mower and took random tools and "worked on the mower."
Caden wanted to see what all the excitement was about.
Beautiful Bailey and the Mower. A classic picture I'm sure!
The other things that have been going on are:
1. I'm working on finishing my degree at Oklahoma Wesleyan University. It will be a bachelors of arts in Organizational Management and Ethics. I'm almost done with my first class, Literature and Ideas, it's been a good class and while my professor and I don't always agree, I have learned a lot and she's seemed to relax a little.
2. Broken Made Beautiful is growing and getting to be quite fun! We're in a couple stores and we're always trying new designs. It's been so much fun and a great way to express my creativity and make some extra cash.
3. Jason's job is going well. He feels he is where God wants him to be, so that is good. Pray that business picks up so he can get on salary.
4. Bailey and Caden's birthdays are coming up. Caden will be 1 on Friday and Bailey will be 2 on Sunday! We're having a joint birthday party on Saturday, the theme is Princesses and Pirates. It should be a lot of fun, expect lots of pictures!
5. I've been sick for 6 days, Jason has been sick for 2, Caden has been sick for 7 and Bailey has been sick for 2. It's been a rough week, but hopefully I'll get to feeling better soon so I can take extra good care of my family!

Keep us in your prayers, we love you!

Fall and falls

Here is a little update on the happenings at the Clark household. Bailey's new obsession is shoes, she used to just wear mine, but now she's discovered Jason's shoes. She's actually pretty good at walking around in them! We had to go to a grocery store across town and discovered these incredible shopping carts they had. It was amazing! Both of the kids loved it!

Danae bought Bailey a little bouncer for her baby. Bailey loves it! She's so cute and is really becoming quite a good "mom"

She even feeds her a bottle, it was Caden's but he lost it to the doll...

Jason plays fall baseball, but it's been so rainy that we haven't had many games. We went out to one the other night.

Bailey and Uncle Justin

Bailey's newest hair style... isn't it precious?

Bailey and Caden are so cute in the back of the car together. They laugh at each other and hold hands, it always makes me smile!

Bailey, the OSU cheerleader, chatting it up on the phone. She's so sassy!

Caden, sporting his OSU outfit!

Caden's poor little arm!

He's such a trooper!

That's about it for us.

Love to all!

Bailey's night time ritual

Bailey's Little Prayer Book

I am...

I am a wife,
a mother,
a sister,
a daughter,
an aunt,
a Sunday School teacher,
a babysitter,
a student,
a small group leader,
a business owner,
a church member,
a photographer,
an in-law,
a Princess.

I am also tired, but wouldn't change a thing.

Updates

My wonderful children are growing more and more wonderful as each day passes. Bailey is quite the handful... she's discovered how to get caps off markers, how to get gum out of the wrapper and how to reach Diet Dr. Pepper cans sitting on the counter. Let's just say, I've been going nonstop, but she's worth it all! In the pic below I heard her start whining and found that she had climbed into Caden's walker all by herself... backwards. Once I started laughing she calmed down and decided to show off the yellow marker she had nabbed. Caden is growing too! He got his first hair cut, so he looks like such a gentlman now! He's oh so cute! He started crawling and is now working on walking. He loves to hang on to things (like the coffee table or a chair) and stand up, but he's not too sure about letting go anytime soon. He also has 2 teeth on the bottom and today we noticed 2 more coming in on top! He's been kinda fussy lately, but for a teething child, he's been superb!

Mom sent us a package of fall clothes and since it's been rainy and cool here for weeks, we decided to try them out and get a few pics. I love this picture, you can see his gorgeous eyes and see the beginnings of a full smile. He's so incredible!

Bailey wasn't too excited about the photo op, so instead of posing politely in the chair (as Caden did) she ran around the yard, so I chased her... caught her and taught her a lesson with my Tickle Monster Fingers!!!!

She is so cute when she runs away, she gets so excited it's like she's just going to explode! She runs and runs until she gets trapped in a corner or something, and then just giggles and giggles until you catch her!

Yes, my children are the most beautiful children on the planet. It's a fact.

So, that's it for the children. Here are some other things that have happened in my life:

1. My BFF, Sarah had her second child on September 15, Matthias Edward Pollack was born in Bethleham. Sarah and Matthias are doing well. Sarah's daughter, Hiba Michelle, is getting used to having a little brother around. I'm sure Bailey and Hiba will talk all about it when they come home in December.

2. Our church, The Church at Battlecreek, doesn't do Sunday school. They do small groups called, Community Groups. We were in a great one last semester, but it was just too big, so we decided to start a new one. We've had so much fun with our new group. We have 7 couples, which is PERFECT and really enjoy hanging out. We have all ages, which has been fun and I've really been impressed at what Jason can do when he's called to teach something.

3. God has been teaching us quite a few lessons lately. He's taught us patience with a teething child, He's reminded us of His grace when finances got tighter then they've ever been before, He's showed us Mercy through a new job and possibilities of others, He's taught us soverignty with the loss of our car and He's taught us faithfulness when things just kept breaking down (white car, lawn mower, dryer and my right knee!). There's a song on the radio now by Phil Stacey (I think) that talks about how hard it is to understand when bad things happen, how it can be from God's Hand, but the only thing to do is hold on because He's not shaking! We're holding on for dear life, that's all we can do.

Love to all!