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A Year of Blessings

THE CLARK FAMILYC

C C2013JANUARY JOY and LOVE

for the New Year!

C 2013FEBRUARY Clark Castle!

Such a beautiful, snowy winter.

C 2013MARCH My sweet and talented

friend Michelle helped me make a cake fit for a FIVE year old princess!

C 2013APRIL Spring training

with Pappy...

...is worth shouting about!

C 2013MAY April showers bring...crazy

girls wearing May fl owers...and boys wistfully blowing dandelions.

April showers bring...crazy girls wearing May fl owers...and boys wistfully blowing dandelions.

One of several trips to the Chicago Botanic Gardens - sibling love...

...and Daddy-Mama love.

Another visit to the Chicago Botanic Gardens, with Uncle Rob and soon-to-be-Aunty Emily.

Our little Ry - LOVES his trains!

C 2013JUNE Slip ‘n’ slide fun

in June.

C 2013JULY On a family reunion trip to

Colorado Springs in July, we rode the cog railway to the top of Pikes Peak...

On a family reunion trip to Colorado Springs in July, we rode the cog railway to the top of Pikes Peak...

...celebratedIndependence Day...

...and visited the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo - fed the giraffes...

...and rode a train (the highlight for this little engineer).

We traveled back from Colorado Springs via Missouri so we could visit these precious friends...

...and to lend a hand to the St. Louis Arch.

C 2013AUGUST The first week in August we moved from

Great Lakes, IL to Fallon, NV, and on the way we enjoyed a few days with loved ones in the grandeur of Montana.

The first week in August we moved from Great Lakes, IL to Fallon, NV, and on the way we enjoyed a few days with loved ones in the grandeur of Montana.

Little hikers.

Ry turned THREE! The birthday boy and the birthday spread.

C 2013SEPTEMBER September brought

the Reno Air Races...

...and sunny snuggles.

The only pic we took on a trip to Apple Hill in October with Aunties Joan (not pictured) and Gerri, and cousins Katie and Heidi.

C 2013OCTOBER First snow!

C 2013NOVEMBER On November 17, this little guy, Ramses, joined our

family. He is such a great brother for Charlie, lov-ing and snuggly with all of us, growing like a weed, and INTO EVERYTHING.

On November 17, this little guy, Ramses, joined our family. He is such a great brother for Charlie, lov-ing and snuggly with all of us, growing like a weed, and INTO EVERYTHING.

More snow! And happy kids delivering boxes for Operation Christmas Child. Their boxes went to the survivors of Typhoon Haiyan.

South Lake Tahoe - the day after Tralina (in the middle) became soon-to-be-Auntie Tralina!

Precious pup - 10 weeks old.

That is a LOT of snuggles.

Thanksgiving Dinner - Ani adores her Auntie Nalani.

Little studly man and his preening sister. :)

Getting in the Christmas spirit on the Polar Express. Ry received “The First Gift of Christmas”, but wanted nothing to do with “Santa.”

C 2013DECEMBER Bringing in December

with a week of fun in Pasco, WA, with the cousins, Jaden and Tommy.

Traveled up to Anacortes to visit our Krissa and Josie-pug. A beautiful Sabbath afternoon at Rosario beach! Until Ry walked into the frigid Sound and we had to leave. :-P

Ani (and Ry) continue to enjoy gymnastics every week... and practice regularly.

We enjoyed a visit from Grandma before Christmas - here they are getting ready to go see The Nutcracker. Ani was SO excited and enjoyed it immensely!

Christmasis Here!

With LOTS of love andprayers for a merry

and blessed 2014.

THE CLARKSJEFF, NICOL, ANI, RY,CHARLIE & RAMSES

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