Clark Triathlon 4/25/09

It was a big weekend for the Clark-heads.

Mommy & Daddy did a triathlon and Andre cheered them on...

Here they in their wetsuits ready to take the plunge!

(Thats cousin Todd in the background playing peek-a-boo)

Mimi came to cheer them on too! Andre was in charge of taking care of Mimi while mommy and daddy raced. :)

It was a perfect day!

Andre didn't beleive mom when she told him that he was at this race last year. He didn't remember that-but she says its true and that he was doing the "swim" portion of the race...

Daddy's cousin Todd was in the race too! It was a miracle that we were placed right next to eachother in the transition area. (and then we realized that we all had the same name) Go Clark-heads!!!

Here is Andre giving mom some last minute racing tips. He wore his turtle shirt to remind her what NOT to do.

Go faster mommy!!!

Andre took this picture of his mom before she drowned. Just kidding!

It turns out that there is a really loud BANG to start the race which sent Andre into hysterics and Mimi frantically searching for the snacks to calm him down.

Of course Dad was practically finished with the race before mom could start doggie paddling. Here he is in the transition area getting ready for his best event: the bike ride! We had to slow the frame down to capture this shot. He was mostly a blur the whole time.

Mimi wins the award for Magnificent Multi-tasker. She single handedly played with Andre, took pictures of mom, dad and Todd, changed diapers, captured video footage of the event, mixed formula, thawed frozen apples, knit a sweater, held up a "Go Clarks!" banner, and rocked him to sleep. whew! She collapsed at the finish line. thanks Mimi!

Here's mom coming in from the bike. She did pretty good except for yelling "on your right" before passing someone on their left. Poor guy was totally confused.

Go Mom Go! Just a few feet from the finish line, mom passed the girl behind her to seal her position in 9th place. not too shabby! After waiting around for a few hours she realized there were no trophies for 9th place. Can you beleive that??!!

The Clark-heads basking in the glory!

Swim, Bike, Run, Collapse.

Here we are soaking up the sunshine and memorizing the moment when mom completed her first triathlon, dad was asked for the 846th time, "Is that a bicycle shaved in the back of your head?" and Andre won cutest in his age group.

See you next year!

EASTER!!

Andre really enjoyed his very first Easter. The day before, he went with mom and Mimi to the BridgeMill Easter Egg Hunt. It was very official-we had to "pre-register" and this is Andre waiting patiently in line.

With his Elmo Easter basket from Nanny, Andre was ready to find some eggs!!








After registration, Andre spotted the swings and couldn't resist. Here is Andre enjoying swing. Easter is a lot of fun so far...

Andre had heard that BridgeMill was known for their swingers and now he understood what that meant! yippee!







The park was full of little kids so mom gave him a few pointers on easter egg hunting strategy.

"First, distract the smaller kids and then, take their eggs."

Just kidding Andre. That's not nice.





Then we spotted what we have (apparently) been waiting for...The Easter Bunny! Andre wasn't so sure about this part of Easter.

"Hey you! Can you hear me? Get me outta here!" Andre said.

Overwhelmed and exhausted, Andre decided it was time to tell Mimi goodbye and get home for his nap. We didn't even make it to the actual hunting the eggs part, but mom knew there would be plenty to hunt tomorrow on Easter Sunday.

We interrupt this Easter special to show you Andre's newest trick:

Being Intense...like Daddy. :)

Easter morning we went to church of course. Here we are with our great friends (and hopeful inlaws) The Goodwins. Andre thought that Canaan looked especially pretty in her pink dress and white-finally she can wear them-sandals.

Along with the Easter bunny, Andre was visited by great-grandmother GiGi, Poppy & Karen. Here he his wanting Gigi to hold him. Or maybe he is offering to hold her for the picture she only weighs a few pounds more than he. (see Thanksgiving blog)

Andre couldn't wait to show Gigi his 3-in-1 sports station. They played basketball, football and baseball in his room for a long time!

It was a great Easter!

The video below is priceless. Once in a blue moon Andre will get tickled about something (never the same thing twice) and he will belly laugh! We were lucky to catch this on tape. Its long-I'll warn you but its worth hearing the poot in the end. (him not me) :)

So much to blog so little time...

Well a lot has gone on since V-day so this post is a smorgasbord (if you will) of Andre's latest and greatest activities...enjoy!

Andre's newest "trick" is sniffing. Thats right folks-he can smell with intention. Only mom and dad would make such a big deal about it! Our son is SO talented!

The other REALLY big deal is that Andre has 2 1/2 teeth!

He has put them to the test already...everything goes in the mouth!

lollypops...

sandals...

leaves...

and the occasional brewskie.

With Spring finally here Andre has been outside as much as possible. Here he is swinging at the park with Canaan. Their mommies thought it would be cute to put them in the same swing. This is Andre's "great idea mom" look.

Andre also had a fun picnic at the park with mommy and Mimi. Of course there were snacks involved. (Andre honey, you have a little something on your face)

Andre's new favorite thing to do is to chase Romeo. Here is Andre "chasing" and daddy getting tired quick.

And finally, here is Andre donning a fab coif.

Daddy put some Aveda mess-up in his hair before church so he could impress the ladies with this feaux-hawk.

Coming soon...

The Easter Bonnie....