Ahhhhh.....the sweet peace of all three napping at the same time!

Below are attempts at a backyard photo shoot this afternoon. Clementine is such a ham and extremely photogenic when she wants to be, but when she doesn't want to be she really lets it be known. Not surprising, huh? Fortunately I got a couple of good shots of the three of them at the beginning before the meltdown started.

Clark adores baby Cecilia.

The beginning of the end

I was so frustrated with her stubbornness in the moment but decided to take a couple of shots of her tantrum. I'm so glad that I now have this timeless treasured memory. This is such a familiar face around our house! Looking at the picture, though, I can't believe she doesn't get away with more. Doesn't it just melt your heart? I still pray that her strong will can be harnessed and used for the benefit and not detriment of others.

The picture that is now the heading of the blog was the best of the bunch, but Cecilia's face here is so precious! She is so giggly and has the sweetest belly laugh!

The greatest excitement of our week was Clark being diagnosed with chickenpox. He's been vaccinated so it was only what the pediatrician referred to as a mild breakthrough case - so mild that it's difficult to see the spots as he's showing them off! Adam is of course immune, Clementine has been vaccinated, but Cecilia is too young for the vaccine, and I've never had the disease. So far, the girls and I are fine! Clark was never really bothered by the disease. He was a little itchy, but a dose of Benadryl here and there took care of that!

O.K., so these last two posted in the wrong order, but you get the idea. Clark is finishing up his first teeball season. He loves it, of course. He's very serious during the games and prefers that we not talk to him during the game. His coach gave him the game ball after his first game. He told us that it's because he gets all the big hits. It's currently his most treasured object. It's the only baseball that is not to be played with at all he informed us as he placed it on the shelf by his bed. He has had a few big hits, and his fielding is improving. Clark says his favorite position to play is batting:), but he also likes when he gets to be on first base, pitcher, and catcher.