Thursday, February 25, 2010

It's my party I can cry if I want too!


pigs, and chicks, and cows...oh my!


I got the idea from this magazine article...isn't it cute!


Mommy and Annie making cupcakes for Cason!


pretty cute!





At Chick-fil-A for Cason's birthday...someone is not very happy!



"Howdy ya'll"



It it hard to believe that Cason is now one! When I think back to this time last year, I remember how exciting it was! The night before Cason was born, I sat on the couch in denial that I was going into labor, while my in-laws tried to convince me that this was really going to happen! Then, once I realized it really WAS going to happen, I couldn't convince Chris that we were going to have to go to the hospital that night. He sat on the couch in disbelief saying, "I just have too much work to do to go to the hospital tonight." I finally convinced him to pack a bag and install the carseat. Around midnight, we drove to the hospital. We checked in around 1 am...I was far enough along to be admitted to a room around 4 am...and Cason Garrett Clark arrived at 7:26 am! We were blessed with a healthy baby boy and now we just can't imagine life without him!


Cason...2 days old
my sweet baby boy


For his birthday this year, we had a small family birthday party and my mom came down to celebrate with us. I found a cute idea out of a family magazine to make a farm cake with animal cupcakes. I decided not to make the barn and silo, but I am really pleased with how good the cupcakes turned out! We all went to Chick-fil-A (our family's favorite place to eat!) and came home to open presents and eat cupcakes. Cason had been feeling bad all day, so we didn't do any thing else that we had planned. He pouted and cried all day, and didn't sleep well for naps or at night. I took him to the doctor today for his 1 year well check, and it turns out he has a bad ear infection. This is ear infection #3 since Christmas. We celebrated through the pouting and tears...and even got a few smiles out of him! Happy Birthday Cason! We love you! Cason and MaMal...finally a smile!


Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Please pray for Baby Cox

Our dear friends Rod and Kamara Cox are in need of prayers right now. Kamara was 24 weeks pregnant and went into labor last night. Their tiny baby girl was born this morning, and as you can imagine she is fighting for her life. They also have a little girl, Aubrey, that is 20 months old. Please pray for this sweet family. Their blog address is: http://thecoxcorner.blogspot.com/. God is good and we have faith in him!

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Birthday weekends

Since my birthday is 11 days after Chris', I enjoy that we are the same age for almost 2 weeks! He is a year younger than me, so he enjoys the fact that I turn a year older...it makes him feel young! We went to see the Clarks the weekend after Chris' birthday. We enjoyed celebrating with his family, and we also celebrated Grandma Garrett's 92nd birthday and Chris' cousin Amy's 22nd birthday. For my birthday, my parents came to Beaumont to see us. Chris and I enjoyed going on a date, I got a massage (thank you Chris), and my mom cooked one of my favorite meals for dinner. It was a nice, relaxing weekend, and I really enjoyed my birthday, although I can't quite believe I am 32! Here are a few pictures from both weekends!