Ugly Sweater Christmas Party

Ok... every year a group of us in our ward have an adult Christmas Party. This year the theme was wear your ugliest sweater. Well, of course Michael and I couldn't stop at that. We made a trip to Goodwill and Michael ended up with the whole outfit. Does it look like anyone to you? Anyway "Uncle Eddie" and I with my stirrup pants and dog sweater won the prize for the ugliest sweaters. It was a great time! Of course my sister Kelly had to try on one of the white elephant gifts for everyone! I don't know how we are related! Just kidding Kelly...I love ya!

Gingerbread House!

Having girls in the house they love doing all the baking and fun Christmas stuff. Tonight our Ward had a Nativity Open House for the community (which I should have taken a picture) with a variety of Nativitys on display for people to come look at. After the Open House then people can stay for the Christmas Broadcast. We went early and enjoyed the Open House and then came home and made a "small" gingerbread house and then watched the broadcast from the comforts of home on satallite. It was a good evening.

Camilla's Gymnastics

I had the camera with me and decided it was a good opportunity to share a couple of pictures of Camilla at Gymnastics. I don't think I was ever quite that flexible...and Michael can't even sit Indian style...so we know she didn't get it from him!!

Grandma & Grandpa

Courtney and Camilla enjoyed decorating the Christmas Tree with Grandma Clark, while Kim put up decorations around the house. We had a good time while Carl, Michael, & Greg went to the movies. Thank goodness we got those boys out of our way! We miss Grandma & Grandpa Clark so much already!!

More Lights!

Thank you Carl for making my Christmas complete with lights on the house. Michael needed a little motivation to do it, but he finally got into it...thanks to Carl! Love, Kim

Colts Game

Pat and Carl got to experience the Hoosier Colts Fan Club. There was yelling and cheering and lots of junk food to eat. The Clark's, Price and Priebe's are true Colts Fans. Pat and Carl were troopers through all the yelling and even putting on a t-shirt to support the team.

Xmas Lights

Xmas lights. Isn't it pertty?

Courtney and Michael hanging Christmas Lights. It is so warm, notice the shorts.
Camilla has lost her first tooth. She lost it while eating a grill cheese sandwich. The Tooth Fairy was real nice to her.
Courtney with her new glasses. She looks so smart!

Thanksgiving @ Grandma Ray's

Dad playing "Hillbilly Golf" on Thanksgiving day. Named in honor of our Kentucky relatives.
Two Hotties!!!!
Thanksgiving day 60 degrees and sunny!!

October fun

This is a typical Sunday afternoon at the Clark's. You better come with your Colt's gear on or you could be kicked out!!
This is our annual Halloween party with family. Scary
Courtney and Camilla went all out this year. I didn't even recognize Camilla when she came down the stairs.

We suck at blogging

We took the girls to the children's museum, they loved digging for dinosaur bones.
I finished off the back porch project with a sidewalk to the garage.
I thought Courteny looked so grown up in this picture.

Extending the Porch

The pictures are out of order, we've been having trouble with our blog lately so deal. On Saturday we decided to extend our back porch to accommodate our new grill as well as the ten or fifteen people that show up every Sunday evening. The picture above is the finished project. It only took me, the two missionaries, and my neighbor ten hours to finish. We used 100 80lb. bags of concrete, mixed by a gas powered mixer. I think next time we'll have it delivered. We were just about done when it started pouring rain. I was not a happy camper to say the least, in fact I'm pretty sure I said a bad word or two in my head. We had to refinish it all over again, then our dog Alex walked through it. Stupid dog, we had to finish it once more. Luckily it turned out pretty good. Was it worth it?.... Ask me in a week or two. Oh by the way don't ever finish concrete bare footed, one of the missionaries stood in the concrete all day without boots, he looked down at his feet and some of the skin was falling off. I felt pretty bad for him, but he did get out of tracting for a day, so it's all good.

Megan's Baptism

On Sunday June 30th at 1:00 pm Megan Taylor was baptized. It was one of the most spiritual baptisms I have been blessed to attend. We are so proud of the steps she made to be baptized. Some of you may not have realized Megan dated Clay for 3 years and remained very close to Clay and our family prior to Clay's death. She amazes me everyday by her commitment to live a christlike life. Thanks to Megan for being our example.

At the Lake

This weekend two return missionaries were in town. (Elder) Ben Goates from Salt Lake area and (Elder) Cayson King from Gunnison, Utah came and spent the day at the lake with us. We had a good time. Kim, Kelly, and Megan had a good time being pulled on the tube.

Canning at Grandma & Grandpa Ray's

If any of you have a garden they know how busy this time of year can be. The girls are learning first hand how to harvest and can homegrown vegetables from the garden. Grandma and Grandpa Ray have been putting out this huge garden for over 40 years now. Crazy!

Hangin Out with Curtis & Shandy

Fun at the park, playing with sparklers, and Camilla chasing Lola...good times.

Hangin Out with the Oram's

The only home-cooked meal we all got to enjoy on our adventure to Washington was from the Oram household. Thanks to all the Oram's for your hospitality. It was so fun to just hang somewhere for a while. And Courtney and Camilla loved being able to hold new baby Cannon (sp?). Congrats to Maile and Nate.

Vallene LRa Dunkley Bell

I'm sure Grandma Bell was smiling from above to see so many of her children gathered in one place. There were so many family members that we had not seen in so long. It was nice to visit with each of them and get a glimpse into thier lives. I learned so many wonderful qualities about Vallene Bell that I never knew before. Thank you Grandma Bell...you truly were an amazing woman.

I want to climb that Mountain

As we were on our long journey west, Camilla kept commenting on how she wanted to climb one of the mountains. Then at one point when everyone had to stop for a rest stop she said, "Can't I just run up and around that mountain and use the bathroom." I have no doubt that someday she probably will be climbing a mountain.

Visiting Childhood Memories

On our way to Washington last week, we journeyed through Ucon, Idaho where Michael grew up. We were able to see the house he grew up in. Luckily the house is owned by a cousin of his so he graciously let all of us roam through the house. It was fun for Michael to reminisce about the good ole' days. He always talks about how perfect his childhood was.