first time swinging + park fun

took the babies to the park last weekend for picnic and so they could try swinging. as you can see they enjoyed it! ;) 

i love this family of mine. can you believe how big these two are getting? stay tuned for a little update on us later this weekend! 

xoxo

families are forever

one of my best friends/cousin got married to the love of her life this pass weekend. it was one special weekend. i spent a lot of time reflecting on how grateful i am for my family and the fact we can be together forever. thinking about it just makes my heart happy. yes, my family is loud and crazy but, i love them oh so much! i loved watching michael and annie start their eternal family. it reminded me of the day daniel and i were sealed by my grandpa for time and all eternity. the same grandpa that sealed michael and annie this weekend. such a special memory. 

on thursday we went to the temple {click temple to learn more about them} with my family to support annie. she was going through for the first time. as i was sitting in there i looked down on my lap and in my lap was the pouch my grandma used to use for all her temple stuff, which i now use. on it is a stitched picture of the san diego temple and the words "families are forever". i had not noticed the words until that moment. in some way i feel that i was meant to notice them at the very moment. the moment when my testimony of families was the strongest. 

i guess you can say this weekend was a special weekend full of spiritual uplifting, happy tears, family, and lots of love. i love that families can be together forever through the blessings of the temple and the gospel. it makes my heart happy. what makes you happy? yep, its a new month which means its happy list time! {did you like that? how i flowed right into the happy list?! haha}

july happy list: 

+ families
+ my husband 
+ the blessings of the temple
+ laughter
+ the gospel 
+ love 


psssttt....don't forget to enter the shabby apple giveaway and the reader appreciation giveaway. both end this friday! 


have a happy day loves!
xo

soakin' up the sun.

steph and eric's wedding is tomorrow, so we have lots of family here in town. so we all headed to lagoon-a-beach yesterday morning and then back for roller coasters at night. it was oh so much fun, and even though it wasn't sunny we all still go some sun! 

...why isnt my other niece brooklyn in any pics well she wouldn't let me take any. that stinky butt. still love her oh so! 

happy friday everyone. hope you all have a wonderful weekend. :)

save the ta-ta's.

saturday we woke up bright and early and headed to salt lake for the race for the cure. we all did it to celebrate dan's aunt tracey surviving breast cancer. {she is such an amazing lady, i am so lucky to have her as my aunt-in-law}. it was such a gorgeous day out, and such a great spirit there! annie, came along for the fun, and of course she and i had a blast! ha. next year we are running the whole thing. {its only a 5k}. anyways,  it was a wonderful day and i cant wait for next year. we love you aunt tracey! <3 

the family, tracey's in the hot pink. :)

it was a wonderful day. <3

happy mothers day.

it's mothers day which means it's time to recognize all the amazing mother figures I have in my life. since last year's mothers day post, i now have one more to add to my list. 




{dear momma,}
thank you for being the best mom i could've asked for. thank you for all the love and support you gave me over these last 22 years. now, that im an old married lady i really appreciate the example you were to me on being a wife, and when the time comes i know i will be a good mom, since i have to look up to. you are the funniest lady, i know. i think i took for granted all the times we would go on our sushi and pedicure dates. {i miss those. maybe you should come to utah and treat me, wink wink} i love you so much, and miss you to pieces. 


{dear heather,}
you are the best stepmom ever. thank you for always being there to talk. you are a great listener. i love you and the great example you are to me on how to be a good wife and mother. {someday that lat part will come} ha. thank you so much, i love you lots. 


{dear susan,}
you are the newest mother to me, what can i say you are the best mother in law i could've hoped for. you welcomed me into the family for day 1. i remember meeting you for the first time dan said: "this is bruce, and this is susan" and you responded with "or we are mom and dad". i love you so much, and am grateful for you and your example to me. you raised one amazing son and i am so lucky i met him and now can be with him for time and all eternity. thank you for raising him right. i love you my amazing mother in law. 




{love, eryka}


....how could i leave out my grandma's all of them. {yes i have alot!} they all are amazing women and i love them all dearly. i feel very lucky to have most still in my life. {i miss you grandma do-do} thank you for being great examples of wonderful wived and equally wonderful mothers. i hope to follow in your footsteps! i love you all.


&& thank you to everyone else in my life who has been a motherly figure to me. i love you all dearly. xoxo. <3 

easter weekend.

finally, our internet is fixed. which explains the week delay for these pictures. 

easter weekend was oh so much fun. got to spend time with lots of family. saturday we went up to ogden to see the dahlins, it was so fun its ridic. {my new word. well not new but im gonna start using it again}. we had an easter egg hunt for berk, and then decided we need an "adult" egg hunt. so, matt and dan hid eggs for annie, val and i. it was so funny, and i am sad to report i found one lousy egg. we found all but one egg. {sorry uncle eric, if you find that rotten egg} ha. after dinner, we played on the kinect for like ever. we danced are little hearts out. holy cow it was so much fun! 

isnt berkley the cutest?!

on easter sunday, we went to church with dan's parents, and relaxed the rest of the day. when our nieces finally got home from their dads. we had an easter egg hunt. it was so fun. {the girls are spoiled and got new pillow pets, from the easter bunny. guess santa and the easter bunny dont talk. ha} i made some easter themed cupcakes for dessert, of course! well, by the time we ate them they all broke. the basket handles {sour punch straws} all broke. oh well i got pictures before they did. :)

it was a fun easter weekend, hope you all had a good one too. now lets get this weekend started. {yess?!} double date night tonight, then tulip festival tomorrow. :)

our weekend.

i already blogged all about friday over here. it was super fun. :)

saturday...no pictures, it was a lazy day here in the clark home. full of laundry, some cleaning, have a visit from one of our friends sean, going to spankys for lunch, and then going to wedding reception for one dan's old friends,  we went with jase and rachel. {we had so much guys, lets hang out again soon} then ended our night with some froyo. Mmm. 

{first off: bel's face in the first pic cracks me up}...we went to church and heard some amazing talks, and had a wonderful lesson in sunday school. oh, how i love being a member of this church. we went over to dan's parents house for dinner, and got lots of play time in with our nieces. soccer, swinging, and hair playing {bel played with my hair} were among the actives. 

it was a fun and relaxing weekend. <3

some salt lake fun.

spent my friday with my aunt dianne and cousin annie. it was a beautiful day in salt lake and we took full advantage of it. :)

i loved yesterday. <3

what we do on a sunday night.

sunday night after dinner at dan's parents house, we all were sitting at the table talking and steph, says "have you guys seen this youtube video of this guy singing happy birthday?". we say no. she pulls it up and thus started the next 20 min or so of all of us cracking up so hard. we watched like 10 of his these videos. oh man. when is say everyone. i mean everyone was cracking up, my mother in law too {even with her trying not to}! haha. 





this is just one of my favs. this guy is so funny. love him!
go over to his channel and watch some more.


i know some people, might think it is mean for us to sit here at laugh at him. i personally feel he is doing it to get laughs and enjoys making others laugh. but, that is just my opinion. 

funny story.

saturday night:

i had just layed in bed, after staying up til 2 am chatting with annie {she was staying the night}. im talking to dan {well, i wouldnt call it talking, he was half asleep}. 

[hear creaking of the stairs {we live in a basement apt and they use the other half of the basement, so they have stairs}]

me: what was that?

dan: the stairs.

[crreeeakkk]

dan: sshhh i think they are coming downstairs

me: hmmm.

[SUPER LOUD NOISE......]

me: {as i grab dan's leg} what the heck was that?!

dan: relax, it was just probably annie trying to turn off that light and did the disposal instead. 

me: i dont think so. please go check. what if annie is dead? {haha i know, im dramatic}

dan: eryka, go to sleep its fine.

me: fine ill be the man, and go check/ 

{dan laughs at me as i struggle to get outta bed.}

[the whole time i am thinking to myself some crazy escape prisoner is coming to get me. haha, yeah maybe ive been watching too much prison break. too much, nahhh!] :)

i go out to the living room, and find annie just laying on the couch, still awake. and alive. ha. 

me: are you ok? 

annie: did you hear that?

me: yeah, what was that?

annie: well..i was trying to turn off the light and switched on the disposal instead. i almost knocked the chair over.

[ we are laughing sooo hard at this point]

me: oh crap, dan was right!

annie: hahaha. 

me: hahaha. well, good night!

annie: good night! 

thank you prison break, for keeping me on my toes and making me think someone is out to get me. lets just hope its wentworth miller. {oh, la la}. 

the end. 

festival of colors.

this weekend we went down to matt and val's in spanish fork, for some serious fun. we played scene it, val showed me ALL the wedding pictures and i am in love, the boys played call of duty on the 360, val and i even took a try at it {haha it was pretty funny}. annie bananie, annie b, and aunt dianne came down and we went to festival of colors. if you dont know what it is go here. 

if we go next year, im wearing googles and a mask. still feeling it in my lungs today. haha

family fun.

a week before the wedding my uncles and their families came into town and it was one non stop party. i loved being able to spend lots of time with them all. :)

if you ever are in s.f. go to this awesome place. it was cool beans. :)

coolest aunts everrrr.

i have been blessed with the coolest aunts ever. really its true. my aunt kath is the fashion "advice" aunt, she has wicked awesome style. love her oh so much. && aunt dianne is the one who is down for a brownie mix party with me and she is beyond crafty, look what she sent me yesterday! im in love. oh how i love having awesome aunts. <3


pssstt....one week 'til the best day of my life. :)