Piano With Connor

ConnorRita has been filling the house with holiday music this season. 

Christmas Time

Yay it is almost Christmas! Both boys had Holiday class parties this week, we had our big white elephant party a few weeks ago, our holiday lights outside are THE BOMB.COM, Christmas Jammies for the boys have been purchased, Christmas Cards went out and we are READY to fly out to Ohio on Christmas Eve to see baby Sawyer and drive up to Cleveland to see Jordan and Emma Clare.

 Ryan making a gingerbread house

 Made the nativity scene because it was 68 degrees out and I wanted to stain a piece of wood in the sun

 took two girlfriends to see Bad Mom's Christmas while the kids were at school

 Easy and cheap little gifts for school staff

Sawyer all set for Christmas

Sawyer John

My adorable newest nephew was born on November 28th, 2017. The night before he was born I read his parents, Travis & Cynthia this delightful and festive rendition of twas the night before Christmas that I had written.

Twas the Night Before Sawyer

The onesies were hung in the nursery with care

In hopes that Baby Clark would soon be there

Ezra was nestled warm in her bed

While visions of night feedings danced in Cindy’s head

And Cindy in her nursing top 

and Trav in his Apres Cap,

Had just settled their thoughts for a quick nap

When down in Cind’s lap their was a loud splash

Trav asked what that was, then took out the trash

What to their wondering eyes should appear, 

but a pile of water and a look of fear

I knew in a moment Baby Clark was to be born

Contractions had started and to Trav she had sworn

More rapid than Braxton Hicks they came, 

and Trav shouted out the list of 3 names;

Bartholomew, Sawyer, or Hudson

To the top of the parking garage,

to the top of the hospital floor

Dash Cindy up 

Dash Cindy up

3 pushes more

As the baby crowned and came rather quick

Cindy was happy the epidural she did pick

With the nurse’s arms full with the Baby

I heard in the hall 

the cheering of Grandparents and many a phone call

As Cindy drew her head down to look at her Boy

her mind and her heart were over come with joy

he was dressed in a swaddle

from his head to his toe

and his clothes were only a blanket no girly bow

His eyes how they twinkled, his dimples so cute

his cheeks were all rosey, his mouth it did root

His drool-ey little mouth was drawn up like a bow

His chin covered in spit up as white as snow

Baby Clark spoke not a word, but went straight to work
And filled his little belly, then turned with a jerk

Then laying his finger on his Mom’s boob

they circumcised him and added some lube

He sprang to his incubator, to the medical team gave a toot

then away the team flew, Aunt Heather had given them the boot

I heard the Doctor exclaim as he walked out of sight,

Don’t worry Travis I sewed her up tight!

Ray & I travel back to Ohio for a quick 24 hrs for a work holiday party, but in reality mostly to meet the newest Clark!

Future Self

Today for school you had to "dress as your future self" and do a little presentation on what you will be when you grow up. If you know me at all then you probably know that all our feel good memories come from the summer at the lake. No surprise to anyone Ryan wants to be a fishing guide when he grows up.