It's A........?????

Well we went to the ultrasound today and all is well and we are having another, BOY!!!! We are excited and ready for number four. We will now start the battle of figuring out a name. The kids are excited and got there wish, they all hoped for a brother. MaKenna went with us to the ultrasound and once she found out the gender she couldn't stand it. She was ready to shout it out the world.
And so are we here comes Clark Baby Boy #4!!!!

A New Niece

My sister had her baby today. She weighed 8 Lbs 1 oz and 19 inches long. Might I say a chunky monkey but a cute one! She is the largest baby in the family but will still be adored. My sis went all natural which is hard for me to even think about doing, GIVE ME THE DRUGS DOC!!! However she did great and we have a cute new addition to our family...WELCOME BABY ARIANNA!!!!! We can't wait to meet you and kiss all over you!

Motherhood: An Eternal Partnership with God

How many times since I have had children and especially since I have been pregnant this last time, I have seemed to lost the vision of what I am doing. Our children are so important and they need us as their mothers to love them unconditionally, even if the house is a mess or they can't seem to stop fighting. The work we have been sent here to do in behalf of our Father in Heaven is a priority and in partnership with Him NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE. I hope this is a good reminder for you as it was for me that we all need to remember our own worth and all else will fall into place.

Lake Powell....for reals this time!

Down here in Southern Utah we just can't get enough of all the water activities. There are so many lakes so close to us...who could resist anyhow? Well I guess we can't and we love to spend time as a family and even better if friends join us. We went camping at Lake Powell for the weekend. We packed all our equipment on the boat and went and found ourselves a little cove beach. It was great weather too. I even attempted wake boarding at 4 months pregnant and I did get up, i just could not figure out how to turn the board after that. lol Well maybe I will figure it out next time. MaKenna could not get enough of the tube, we had to make them get off too. And Hunter, he was just content hanging out. We swam a lot to keep cool and just explored. Brian even solemn skied for the first time and he did great too. Let's not forget Brianna, she loved the tube and the rides on the boatie too. Thanks Reynolds for a great weekend together!!

Family Fun!!

This past 5 days my sister and her kids came into town. It was so much fun to spend time toegether. My mom came for the first part and then flew home early. We did a bunch of water activities and lots of boating. It was so great to let the kids play, play, play. And after they were all tucked into bed it was so great to sit and talk until wee hours of the morning with Linds. We are so glad that you guys came to visit before your big move. We love spending time with you!!!
Brianna told me today that she loves Aunt Lindsey and weally(really) misses her too.

Grandma and Brianna

Lindsey, Chase and Ellie. At first Ellie was terrified of the boat but later she warmed up.

The Whole Crew minus my honey

More fun on the boat.

Ellie is turning 3 and so we did a little b-day party on the boat for her!

The Boatie

Brianna loves the "boatie" and we are getting addicted as a family to going. It is such a fun way for us to spend time together. This last time we went we wanted to teach the kids to ride the tube. It was so much fun. Brian rode with each one of them. Hunter was the most hesitant to get out there but he did and Brianna was the most anxious and so proud when her turn came.
MaKenna tubing and Brianna so anxious to have her turn

Finally her turn...look at the smile:)

Hunter tubing, finally a little bribery got him to go.

Brian on the wakeboard

Memorial Day Weekend!

We had a great weekend up North with our family. There was so much going on we figured we were due for a visit. First my Dad was leaving for a month long trip to Argentina and Paraguay. If you want to follow their blog it is http://www.utahgse2010.blogspot.com/ . We spent all Firday night helping him get ready and I mean until 3am. And thanks Rich for coming without hesitation to help him until 2am with his computer problems. However we managed to get him all packed and ready for take off before he had to leave the next day at 10am. I know this trip is going to be one that will change mom and dad's lives forever because of the great things he will be doing. GO DAD!!!!

This is a picture of Dad with his team and the team from Argentina/Paraguay

And then it was Ben's 30th Birthday!!! We could not miss that. We had planned a family party for Friday night before Dad left and had some birthday dinner but we also had a little suprise planning going on for Sunday night too. Lindsey took Ben away from the house and while they were away we prepared to have a party. Ben does not like parties very much so we knew that if we planned a party with him knowing he would not come but if he did not know he would have no choice. It was fun and turned out great!!! Ben Happy Birthday and many more too you old man!!

I made homemade ice cream for dessert and so he blew 3 candles out for 30 years

Suprise!!!!

Ben opening his gifts with a little help

The kids loved the chocolate fountain

Chase loved his chocolate covered goodies!