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Happy Halloween 2010!

Steven — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 04:47:05 +0000

This year we celebrated Avery’s 2nd official Halloween with friends and family. A group of us met after dusk and we walked both sides of the street with our little gremlins. Avery wasn’t exactly sure how to say trick or treat, but she was an expert at pulling candy from the dish!

Daddy got to pick the theme this year and of course it had to be something SUPER!

All the evil villains in the world better WATCH OUT!

Before the trick-r-treaters came looking for candy, Avery sat with Mamaw on the front porch. Super Girl dediced to show off her special powers and put her hand in to the (fake) fire. No children or Mamaws were harmed in the making of this photo.

Super Momma showed off HER special powers and teleported herself in to Mamaw’s spot. Super Girl was stunned with amazement!

After the crew made it down to our house, the moms and daughters posed for a quick one before we hit the street…

And so did the dads…

Enough with the posed pics… Let’s get some candy!

I love this one…

Like takin’ candy from a baby…

After a successful night of trick-r-treating, Super Girl had a SUPER sugar high!

Shelley and I had a great time catching up with the Bazins and Sicinskis. It was fun watching the little ones do their thing!

Ealier this Halloween weekend, Shelley and I took Avery to Rees Potts’ 4th birthday/costume party. We had fun with Mark and Amy… and of course Avery LOVED the bounce house.

She also liked Rees’ scarecrow!

After the b-day party, we went for Avery’s second haircut. It’s tough to find a pair of scissors strong enough to cut hair of steel!

And earlier in the week, Avery’s grandpa was in town on business. We snapped a quick one of him and Super Girl.

That’s it for this Halloween! Hope everyone had a safe and spooky holiday!

The Houston Zoo

Steven — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:00:25 +0000

Avery’s friend Christopher had his first birthday party at the Houston Zoo. This was Avery’s first trip to see all the animals, and it for sure won’t be our last. Avery had so much fun at the petting zoo, we almost had to take a goat home with us.

Avery and Christopher pose for a party pic!

The cake and cupcakes looked like little zoo critters. Very nicely done!

Of course, the cupcakes didn’t stand a chance with Aves around…

After the party we had full access to the zoo. Our first stop was the animal carousel and Avery had some concerns…

But it only took a few rounds before we made friends with Mr Cheetah!

Afterwards, Aves got serious and asked if the stroller was really necessary…

But it’s hard for Aves to keep a straight face!

Later we went to the petting zoo. I’m not sure if the cage was meant to keep the animals in or the people out.

Here’s the goat we almost took home…

And here’s the pig we almost took home…

And here’s the BIG kitty cat we almost took home…

We never got lost thanks to my onboard GPS…

Avery really likes maps…

I believe this was a type of antelope. You can see by the size of Avery’s finger, it’s a very tiny animal!

Aves makes her monkey face at the giraffe exhibit… funny girl.

And one last stop at the gift shop before leaving the zoo!

We all had a great time and can’t wait to go back!

Texans Monday Night Football!

Steven — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:21:18 +0000

Our friends Mark and Amy Potts had a few extra tickets to the Texans vs Titans and invited us to tag along for a parent’s night out. The seats were great, the beer was cold, and the game… well… it still hurts to talk about it, but we had a blast regardless!

The club seats were AWESOME, so we had a great view of the pre-game festivities…

Our excellent hosts… Thanks to both of you for a wonderful time!

Tricks n Treats!

Steven — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:50:45 +0000

This year we celebrated Avery’s first Halloween in style with some awesome Raggedy Ann and Andy costumes. Avery didn’t mind getting dressed up, however, it took her a while to get used to mommy and daddy’s new look. After putting our wigs on in front of her (several times) she finally figured it out, LOL! We also had a great time celebrating with our new friends (and soon to be neighbors) Todd, Leslie and Lauren Bazin. Since their house was not finished yet, we invited them over for dinner and maybe some trick-r-treating on our street.

Avery’s expression says it all… ummmm who are you people?!?

Awwwwww…

One more pose with daddy!

Avery really liked the decorations we used on our front porch. Here’s her spoooooky face!!

This was a great shot with Todd and Lauren. We hung out on the front porch taking pics and talking to neighbors, and ended up missing our window to walk the street! The girls got super hungry so we made some bottles and also fired up the grill for the big people. Our house had a few trick-r-treaters this year, however, there’s a ton of candy left over!

One last pic of Avery and Lauren meeting for the second time. Lauren is 2 months older than Avery, so Aves got to see Lauren’s excellent crawling technique in action!

The Lellis Family comes to H-town!

Steven — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:28:55 +0000

Our good friends Andrew, Nicole, Sarah and Brendan came in from Austin to visit a few weekends ago. Only a couple of the pics ended up being blog worthy, so I’m posting the nice ones below. All the kiddos had a wee bit of energy, which made most of the pics blurry! Hmmm… maybe Santa needs to bring daddy a new camera??? LOL. So we fired up the grill and had a great time watching everyone play together. It was also recently Brendan’s 1st b-day, so we opened some presents and had lots of fun!

Everyone poses for a quick pic after opening gifts…

Avery wasn’t sure what to think about this new gift opening ritual… but based on her love of wrapping paper, we think Christmas should be pretty entertaining!

Andrew made quick friends with Avery, while Brendan tried to get our attention in the background. LOL.

We can’t wait to see you guys again!

Labor Day at the lake!

Steven — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:19:01 +0000

This weekend we drove up to Conroe for the Petershagen’s Labor Day party at their lake house. Most of our families have known each other since Kindergarten, so it’s really neat to see the next generation of kiddos running around and playing with each other. This was Avery’s first visit to the lake, and since she will be 6 months old this week, we decided to let her try out the swimming pool. Needless to say, she’s not a waterbug just yet; however, she did like kicking her feet and splashing the water. Daddy had lots of fun regardless!

This was my favorite pic of the day…

We started easy on the first step of the pool…

Then Avery got excited and started jumping up and down…

So we moved to deeper waters…

And this is what was hiding under the hat!!

Alright water… you don’t like me and I don’t like you.

We kept at it for a while, and by the end Avery was exhausted. Thanks to everyone poolside for putting up with the cries of pain and terror. And sorry that Avery cried too!

Nothing like a nice pep talk from dad to make ya feel better. We’ll get it next time Aves!!

Back at the house… Joel shows off his finely tuned double feeding technique with the twins.
It was quite impressive… I have much to learn from this Jedi master.

Mommy helped Avery get in to something a bit more comfortable…

And Grandma Clark stopped by the couch to come play with her grand baby… Look at Aves sitting up so pretty. She likes holding her sippy bottle too!

Thanks to the entire Petershagen family for a great time at the lake. We can’t wait to see everyone again at the next big bash!!

Karsyn’s b-day and Coleman’s shower!

Steven — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 01:32:05 +0000

Our good friends, Wendy and Nolan (the other Clarks) are expecting baby number 2 in October. Shelley helped the girls plan a combo baby shower for Coleman and birthday celebration for Karsyn. So we packed up the SUV and headed to the Woodlands for fun and festivities. For those of you who love to bake or need baked goodies for a party, check out Krystle Thorn’s blog SmittenSugar. Krystle is a good friend of Shelley’s and made the cake pops and airplane cupcakes below!

This was one of my favorite party pics of Shelley, Avery and Wendy.

Avery, Wendy… and Barbie.

While mommy helped setup the party, daddy helped by keeping Baby Avery happy…

Later mommy gave daddy a break and posed for a quick pic.

All of the party girls…

The Clark Boys and the little Clark Girls!

Adrienne and Baby Reese Sicinski pose with me and Baby Avery.

Karsyn’s B-day party had lots of goodies…

Including “cake pops” by Krystle Thorn @ SmittenSugar

And “airplane cupcakes” too!

Avery got really mad when we told her she couldn’t eat a cake pop…
It’s tough being 5 months old!

Towards the end of the night, Daddy and Avery were mucho tired…

Rock the bump!!! Shelley and Wendy are going to the Britney Spears concert in Dallas later this month, so Shelley bought Wendy a concert T.

Thanks to everyone for throwing a great party. It was really cool seeing the kiddos interact with each other, and we’re looking forward to the next big event!

Our future neighbors!

Steven — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:11:44 +0000

This weekend, our new friends and future neighbors, the Bazin family was checking out progress of their home in Bellaire. They own the lot just two houses away from ours, and the construction workers were busy pouring their foundation. We happened to be outside preparing to run errands, so as luck would have it, we were able to meet for the first time! Todd and Leslie have a beautiful little girl named Lauren who was born about 2 months before Avery. It was really cool to see the kiddos interacting with each other.

This pic turned out great. Avery looks like she wants to join Lauren in her stroller…

Future same street BFF’s???

Best of luck with the new construction guys. It was great meeting you and really looking forward to hanging out “full time” early next year!

The Clarks visit The Clarks

Steven — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:45:03 +0000

Wendy, Nolan and Karsyn stopped by the house 2 weekends ago to visit baby Avery. We only took a few pics, but I was able to grab a couple good ones!

Takin a picture of Nolan takin a picture…

Avery said Uncle Nolan did a great job holding her…

PS… Great to see you guys. Thanks for the food and gifts!!!

The Godfather… Part 1

Steven — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:45:49 +0000

One of my best friends Andrew and his wife Nicole asked me to be the Godfather of their son Brendan. Andrew and I have known each other since pre-school and were roommates in college, so of course I was honored by the request. I haven’t figured out what my new special powers are, but I think I’ll begin by granting some wishes… or something!

Me, Andrew, Brendan…

The ceremony…

And the Holy Water makes it official!

Shelley and I had a great time visiting with Andrew, Nicole and the whole family. Will be back to see you guys soon!