Clark Family Update- Morgan Style

Since Elizabeth got her own post I figured Morgan deserved one too. She has been busy doing all sorts of things too. She started by helping us take down the tree and all the decorations. She was somewhat surprised that we had to take it all down, and I think she was a little sad too. Every morning when the tree was up she came down stairs and it was her job to turn the lights on. She got really excited about it- but for a few days after the tree was gone she kept asking me "Is Christmas over?". Then as we went around town she would point out all the trees and decorations that were still up.

Since we've been staying inside a lot, we tend to have a lot of lazy days watching cartoons or movies. Probably not the most educational thing in the world, but it gives us an excuse to leave our pajamas on late into the day. This is typically how Morgan watches "her shows"- with her pillow and a blanket. She has to have a blanket.

She has also been keeping herself busy with her new camera she got for Christmas. We are working on teaching her how to make sure she can see whatever she is taking a picture of in the view finder, holding the camera still, and then taking the picture. She's getting better- but she still gets really frustrated when it doesn't go her way.

Of course there is always time to goof off since we are inside. She is getting to be pretty funny in her personality. Some times the things she says to me crack me up! She is also incredibly rational in her thought. She wants to know why she can't do something, and then she will start to put together a case as to why my reason doesn't make sense. Maybe she will be a lawyer one day.

There is always time to goof around with Daddy too.

Morgan has been waiting for snow all year and as I am writing this post we have a foot on the ground. I took plenty of pictures the day Morgan finally got to play outside so those will be up soon.

Clark Family Update- Elizabeth Style

The girls have been busy since Christmas- mainly they are busy getting big, so I thought I would give you updates on both along with new pictures illustrating what they have been up to. Elizabeth went for her 15 month well child check up today and she is doing great! She currently weighs in just under 24 pounds (60% percentile) and is 30" tall (50% percentile) Apparently she is taking after her sister in the height department. Although she comes by it honestly because I'm not very tall either.

I was worried when we went in because at her one year check up the doctor told me that she should know several words by the 15 month check up. So I've been worrying that she was behind- but the doctor said that she communicated very well. Just not with words! Elizabeth has reached the point where she knows what she wants and will do whatever it takes to "tell" you what she wants. Today the doctor has a few tongue depressors to get Elizabeth's attention, and Lizzy wanted them. So she grunted and pointed and made it clear that she wanted those tongue depressors. And low and behold- she got them! After this little display she told me that Lizzy should only know about 3 words, which she does. So I can put aside my worrying for now. Below is a picture of Elizabeth when she doesn't get her point across. She gets incredibly frustrated and throws a full temper tantrum. Some times she ever throws herself on the floor!

Since it has been pretty cold up here (the lowest it got was -12 degrees!) we have been staying inside as much as possible. But when we do go out both girls have to get bundled up. Elizabeth even got a new jacket for Christmas (Thanks Aunt Laura) that she actually doesn't mind wearing. The hat on the other hand she could live without, but it is so cute! Whenever I put it on she yanks on the top and tries to pull it off. Thankfully the velcro under chin keeps it in place.

Since we have been staying inside we have to find lots of things to do to keep ourselves busy. So lately Elizabeth has been playing with some new toys.

She also likes to scream, just to hear herself. And I think she likes to show you all those new teeth she's gotten in the last month.

She likes to play in the diaper basket. Sometimes she even plays with the powder which makes us really mad.

And lately one of her favorite things to carry around Mr. Potato Head. Although most of the time it's just the potato body because she can't find all the pieces.

Hopefully it will be warm soon because I think Elizabeth is running out of things to do inside!

Here's Proof- She can walk

This is long overdue, but it has been incredibly hard to film Elizabeth walking. She is too fast. I attempted several times but I always got the back of her head. Enjoy!

The Doodlebug

For the past couple of weeks every day when Morgan comes home I look at her papers from school and almost always she has drawn this little guy on the back. When it started they were just faces- a circle for the face, a nose, two eyes and a mouth. In the past week or so they have developed into full fledged people. They have ears, arms, legs and hair! Sometimes they are all one color, but more often each body part has it's own individual color.

For awhile we thought maybe this was some imaginary friend of hers- but now she tells us that it is Mommy, Daddy, Miss Amber, Miss Julie or whoever else she might have used as inspiration.

Yesterday I was talking to Miss Julie her teacher and she said that Morgan was definitely a doodle bug. She loves to color- only not the page she is supposed to color. Which is probably why I find these little guys on the back of her school papers.

I think this guy is my new favorite. He must be hairy, because it appears he has hair all over his face! Miss Julie also said that it is really good that Morgan is drawing like this. She said for a lot of three year olds it's hard for them to get past the "face", meaning all they draw are the eyes, nose and mouth. Morgan is so advanced! (But didn't we already know that??)

She's walking!

This post will be pretty short. Mainly because there aren't any cute pictures to post because I've been so busy chasing Miss Elizabeth around! For those that check into the site frequently I thought you would be happy to hear that Elizabeth is officially walking!

At Christmas she would walk from object to object- like from the couch to the table, then the table to the couch. She just didn't seem to have the confidence to walk. But over the last couple of weeks they kept telling me at daycare that she was walking more and more- so one day when I went to pick her up I saw her walk from one side of the room to the other to come and get me. After that she seemed a little braver. She would walk short distances and then fall, or latch onto a piece of furniture.

Well as of last week she chooses to walk everywhere she goes. She even tries running- although her little legs can't keep up and she ends up falling on her face. As the days go by she is looking less like a zombie when she walks, and when she falls down she immediately gets back up and keeps on walking.

The world of the Clark's has officially changed- wish us luck.