Thursday, December 24, 2015

Disney Cruise!

 In celebration of Paul and Darlene's 50th Wedding Anniversary they took us on a Disney Cruise over the Christmas holiday.  We had a blast!  It was just as Disney said it would be.... Magical!   We had so much fun and made tons of great memories.
 Here we are boarding the Disney Magic in Miami Florida.  We had so many favorites to our trip but a few of the highlights were the all you can eat french fries and ice cream (grandpa and the kids could not get enough!)  Coming back to our cabins at night and finding our towels had been folded into animals, free movies like the newly released Star Wars, AMAZING  live theater shows each evening and perfect weather!!

 The ship was completely decorated for Christmas.  This handmade gingerbread house was just one of the many amazing picture opportunities.  We had fun celebrating "Pirate Night"


 You never know what cool idea you might find on Pinterest.  We added a little more fun to our Christmas Eve celebration with these cute hair do's.


 They allow you to decorate the doors to your cabins.  The kids had fun making posters for Grandma and Grandpa during one of their afternoons in the Kids Zone area.  


 Christmas!!  The line to get a picture in front of the beautiful sky high tree was long but we finally got our shot!  A Christmas we will never forget!


 Snorkeling on Disney's private island Castaway Cay.  That sure felt good after the dads and kids finished the 5K earlier that morning.

A great surprise at the beginning of our trip was that we had been upgraded to rooms with balconies!! The views were amazing and it was a great place to dry our swimsuits as well!!  :)

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Thanksgiving 2015


 We celebrated Thanksgiving in Mitchell.  This year we also had our Clark Christmas since we had plans to be on a Disney Cruise over Christmas.  Uncle Jordan and Owen having a blast together as usual.

 Wrestling and electronics!  Perfect combination

 Grandpa Paul and Owen with their serious faces!

 Another beautiful table at my mom's house


After we celebrated Thanksgiving in Mitchell it was back home to Yankton to get ready for the holiday season.  The kids and I love to decorate for Christmas.

 It was Owen's turn to put the angel on the tree.  Could this get any more dangerous??!!

Sunday, December 20, 2015

Fall fun!




 Lauren and Jillian trying out their new guns with Dad.   Madelyn and Owen wanted to look tough as well.


 Since moving to the country we have started cutting our own hay.  Before we knew it we had hay everywhere and not enough tarp to cover it all etc.  This is Lauren and Will loading bales into my garage for the winter!  I was NOT happy!  


The hay just kept coming!


Fast forward a few months..... A very large storage shed for all the hay and hay equipment!!