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Nixon is 6 months old!!

This little boy takes my breath away. It hurts my heart to see him get bigger and older every day. I love having a baby. I know how fun the next phases are though, and I can't wait to see what Nixon will be like. He's pretty on track for 6 months old. You know, rolling and rolling and rolling all day, playing with his toys, eating solids, etc. Here are a few things unique about Nixon. He's been able to stand (not balance, just support his weight) since he was about 3 months old. He LOVES to grab faces. The second you pick him up and look at him, he's grabbing at your face with both hands. He prefers being on his belly. He is LOVED to death by his big sisters. The twins have been taking turns trading beds with Kendyl so they can sleep in Nixon's room and give him his binky when he wakes up in the night. When he wakes up in the morning, they get in his crib and play with him and read him books. We are obsessed with this kid. I melt when I look at him. I told Nic that I don't even mind waking up with him in the night because I get excited to see that cute face and hold him in my arms. I know...it's sick. Love our Nixon Buddy, as Kendyl calls him.

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This is our most recent family portrait. Thank you Camryn for drawing it for us. Don't see Nixon? He's in my arms. The little bees are the perfect touch. She drew this picture last month when the bees seemed to occupy our entire yard. Beautiful.

Family Cheer

Nic can take credit for this great tradition. I think it started one night when they were out of control and he was trying to round them up and get them focused on something. I just made that up...but it makes sense to me. Anyway, since a 45 minute bedtime routine wasn't quite cutting it, we're proud to say that we've added one more thing! We used to just say, "Ohhhh, 1 2 3 Clarks!" Now, the girls get to choose what we say. We've had everything from "Veteran's Day!", to "flower" to...well just see for yourself.
(youtube video "family cheer")
And just for the record, I'm NOT on the phone all day. Camryn just wanted to make me look bad ;)

Mowgli

Sometimes Camryn is Mowgli, the little boy from the Jungle Book, that's what I call her when she gets wild. She usually takes off her shirt (she claims she's hot) and jumps around like a WILD jungle creature. She's currently headbanging and chanting "underwear", wearing nothing but....her underwear. Oh goodness, Kendyl just joined in. She eats like a wild animal too. If there are ever food remains on the counter, Camryn laps them up like a dog. Flour, cinnamon, pancake batter, and the grossest one I've ever seen.....hotdog juice from the package, and she loved it.

The Babes

Sometimes, I have to pinch myself.

Last walk

We go on walks just about every day when the weather is good. Sometimes it's just around the block. Sometimes we go to the park and have a picnic. It usually takes at least an hour to get home because we get to talk to all the neighbors outside. We decided we'd get bundled up and go on one more walk yesterday. Nixon just chilled in his cute new OSU hat (Thanks Nana & Ash), Kendyl had her little toys, Brooklyn walked backwards most of the time so she could read the babes a story and show them the pictures, and Camryn rode her bike. It was nice. I SOOOOOO miss these walks in the winter. Being couped up inside for 5 months is TORTURE!!