It's A Clark's Life

"Steeling" My Children

It's bad enough that I have to spend so much time away from my children.  But then to brainwash them and make them wear those awful clothes is simply too much.

 

Tokyo Disney 2009

 Our 4th attempt at Tokyo Disney was finally successful!  We had the best time than we ever did.  Dylan's favorite ride was the Starship rocket ride.   He got to use the control to make the rocket go higher or lower.  We rode most of the major attractions and spent a fortune keeping the popcorn container filled up.  Mom and Dylan on Dumbo. Splash Mountain!  More scary than what we bargined for. Brycen spent most of his time at Disney sleeping.

Napping

The boy LOVES his naps in the Bugaboo.

Congratulations Mike and Asuka

This weekend our friend Mike and Asuka got married.  Dylan was asked to be the ring bearer, which meant Kate got to buy clothes and dress him up like he were the doll she got for her birthday.  I think it was fun for everyone.  Here are some of the pictures:

Ladybug Graduation

Today, Dylan had the graduation from the Ladybug class at ABC International School in Tokyo.  He still has two more years at the school but every class is graduated to the next class.  The class sang two cute songs, one in English and one in Japanese and then they were handed a medal, a certificate, a yearbook and an art portfolio from the entire year.  The children did a fantastic job and were so well behaved. Next year he will be in the Beetle Class which is a really BIG deal if you were to ask Dylan!  Currently, Dylan is trying hard to be a very big boy.  As many of you know, the boy hates to eat.  One his recent school projects was planting a sunflower and watering it and watching it grow.  Well, he is convinced that the only thing that will make you grow is Water.  Food doesn't make you grow, water does.  He will stand his ground on this one.  We bought him a soccer jersey the other day about 2 sizes too big but it was a good deal...so he found this jersey and put it on, it's down to his knees and tells us that it's too big.  We tell him he needs to eat his veggies and fruits to make him grow.  Nope, water makes you grow.  He went upstairs found his water bottle and downed it.  He wanted to grow right then and there into is new soccer jersey.  Throughout the day, he drank as much water as he could.  We can't wait for the day Dylan figures out that food is not the enemy!

Wakey, Wakey!!!

Brycen got a joyful wake up call when Dylan jumped into bed with him.  Yea, we need to work on those boundaries.Playing at the park with Henri and Clementine.

Sweet Smiles & Super Duper Track

Vitale Stats

Brycen turns four months old today.  He is becoming so much fun.  Dylan even notices the little changes in him.  He is very interested in what big brother is doing and finds him quite amusing.  I took him to the doctor today.  Brycen has a cold so we put off getting any shots until next week.  His statistics are looking great.  He is 6,800grams in weight (14.99lbs) and 62.8cm in length (24.7inches).  Both of those stats fall exactly on the 50%ile on the United States charts.  Brycen laughs a lot and loves it when anyone (even Mom) sings to him.

Catching up.

It's been much too long since our last post.  I have a few pictures to log what we have been doing but mostly we have been enjoying the beautiful Tokyo weather and our two beautiful boys.  Earlier this month, we had to say Sayanora to a good friends.  Christiane, Warren, Alex and Dominik Parker.   We miss them already but hope to have a reunion in Michigan this summer.
Alex and Dylan at the Ferris Wheel in Odiaba
An amusement park by the Tokyo Dome with the Roses and Burnside Boys.

Brycen cashed out on the changing table.
Cooking with Mom.
Our friend, Carrie, made the boys (Sean and Dylan) rocket packs.  They flew around the house with these.  GREAT FUN! 
Max getting a special treat.
Cruising in style.
Abigail and Dylan on the playground. 

The Lastest of the Little Fella (14 Weeks)