Opening presents.

Charleigh got so many great gifts, just about every gift related to horses or dancing. she got a new headstall for her bridle, a new lariat rope, ballet shoes and new leotards all kinds of fun things. She got 2 of those big horses that you see at Walmart ot Target and carries them Everywhere! When we were opening the boxes they came in she told us not to rip up the "stall" like Uncle Cecil did when he opened her christmas present. All it is is a cardboad box with a design of a stall on it, but we of course still have both "stalls" right by her bed.



Yesterday Charleigh was "writing letters" to family she showed me the paper filled with squiggly lines like the letters you see in the cartoons. She asked us if we wanted her to read them. One was to Uncle Alan, it read : Uncle Al, I wub you, you are so funny, you is a robot and a monkey boy. Ben and I were laughing at her so of course she wanted to read another one. It was to Charity. She said " Charity hank you for my present, Rick hank you, I wub you bury much, Clementine I wub you so much Kyren I miss you so much."
I knew I wouldn't remember it later when I wanted to tell someone or put it on here so I wrote it all down as she was saying them. There were a couple more but they basically said "I wub you, I wub you so much. I wub you and miss you and wub you........

They Say its Your Birthday....

Charleigh's only request for her birthday was a "Scooter Bug cake." When we would ask her what she wanted for her birthday she was only mention the cake. I would try to see what kind of presents she wanted and still she would say the cake. When we decided to have her party at Incredible Pizza I showed her a picture and told her about it and asked her if she wanted to have her party there. She asked "can I still have a Scooter bug cake?" I wonder how many times I will make this same cake.

Happy birthday to you....

Two little stinkers

Charleigh's Birthday

Eating Pizza!!!

Just Dandy...

This is the night of Charleigh's birthday. Clementine came over to stay and play. Here they are playing "dandy" with Ben. For all of you who know Dandy, he is still going strong! For all of you who do not, he is Charity's 1st horse. He is 30 something and has done it all. He has thought many kids and even some adults how to ride. Charleigh has riden him a few times and now she likes for her dad to play like he is Dandy and give her rides all over the house. A couple of weeks ago the weather was half way warm, and Charleigh had been begging to ride, so we went for a ride. Ben got kicked in the knee by another horse and was hurting pretty bad. Charleigh was worried about her Daddy and she was crying. I told her he was fine and made him say it too. (he said it through a dry heave) Charleigh was still crying and she said "but I want him to be okay, I will neber eber(never ever) play Dandy again" So the truth comes out..... Ben is fine no major injuries and he has been playing "Dandy" for about 2 weeks now!!!

Charleigh's Birthday morning

Sweet girls.

Clementine wakes up early but she never gets up from where she is laying until she hears us up. She will always come in the room walking real slow with her head kind of ducked and a little smile on her face. She saw me decorating for Charleigh and she was excited and wanted to help. Then when Charleigh got up (which was only like 15 minutes later) Clementine said "Suprise, look Charleigh it's your birthday."

Charleigh lost her shirt in the middle of the night. By the looks of her hair it was a long night.

When we asked Charleigh Where Clementine would sleep she said "she can have my bed, and I'll sleep on the floor." I didn't think she would actually go for it when Clementine got here but she did. She is my little sweetie

Don't Blink....

I cannot believe my little baby is 4!!!! How did time get away from me so fast? I have had so much fun seeing her transform, but I am still sad. I know that evey year will go faster and faster until I am where our parents are now saying "Where did it go?"

Charleigh is 9 months old in this picture, Adalyn will be 9 months old on the 19th of this month. It makes me so sad that my girls are getting so big, why can't it just last a little longer? I need more time with them as my lttle girls.........

Ada has started making her own little snorty face like Charleigh did.

What a sweetie. Look at those chunky little baby arms and her round little face. Her face looks so grown up now.

The Dancing Queen

Charleigh loves to dance, this is first thing in the morning and she is full of life! Look at her go!

Charleigh got this toy from Great Grama Clark and Hollis and Adalyn just loves it!!!! (I was at work and Ben dressed her as you can clearly see. His defense was "they both have pink in them." Um yeah. nice try Ben. Your a great daddy but you won't be winning any awards for being the girls stylist.

We MOVED!!!!!

As soon as we got back from Mississippi we started moving into our new place. We bought my Grandma Clark's house. It is the one my dad lived in so it has some history and is special. It also has a great shop for Ben, a barn, and 2 other buildings. It also has the rodeo arena complete with back pens and chutes that they used to have their rodeos at. It needs some work to be brought back to how it was but we are ready to make it new and make it our own. So we have been super busy!


This is Charleigh sleeping in her new room! She picked out the color herself. The name on the can was "foxy" but we can it "pepto". Her room isn't finished et but it is coming along. She loves the new house

Getting ready to go to town. This is what Charleigh picked out to wear!

Sisters! Charleigh has been so good with Adalyn since day one! We could not be happier with how well Charleigh plays with her.