And the award for Best Actor goes to....

Ronnie! Well, Ronnie's school play was last week and he did a good job. Grandma and Papa even sent him some goodies to celebrate his role.

Sorry it's fuzzy, I was trying to adjust the focus and I was unsuccessful.

The Greatest Pet Show. Starring Ronnie!

Ronnie: "The award for most personality goes to Fred the cat."

A picture with the awards Grandma and Papa sent...

And some pictures of the other kids, just for fun.

Happy Birthday Franklin...

Here are some pictures of Franklin. We were in Ca. for his real birthday. So we had a little celebration there with Grandma, Papa and great Papa. Then when we came home, the family celebrated again by going to the Zoo. Franklin LOVES giraffes. The first time he went to the zoo he was 14 months old, and could not get enough of the giraffes and he hasn't loved another animal more since. He loved waving to the "bunkeys" (monkeys, orangotan etc.), feeding the "raffies" (giraffes), and visiting the "Roars" (lions, tigers, bob cats etc.). Videos footage at the end of this blog. I think we may have started a new birthday tradition. I wont argue with that!

The kids with the Orangutan

Franklin pointing at the "Raffies".

After the zoo, we came home, made lasagna, sang happy birthday, ate some cake, opened presents and called it a day!

Franklin got a Cozy Coupe for his birthday with some gift cards that he got for Target (Thanks to Papa Rattlebattle and Grandma Princess!) I FINALLY got done putting it together. It took two sessions of sweat and tears, but I finished it, and Franklin LOVES it. Tori and Ronnie love pushing him around in it too!

a> Big Accomplishment now that Franklin is two: NO MORE "Baba" (bottle). I thought it was going to be a dramatic process, taking away his bottle. Hence the reason I waited until he was two years old. Ronnie was about 14 months when I took the bottle from him. Franklin was so attatched to it. But he accepted the sippy cup on the first try. Why did I stress so much over it? Maybe the guy is ready for potty training soon?

Hard to believe the kid is two years old now! HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRANKLIN!

It's been a VERY busy season. Went to work Tuesday. My grandma passed away Wednesday. So, Thursday, I Booked a flight to Ca. for her Funeral. Had to finish up assignments due for my psych. class on Friday. Worked again on Saturday, and then headed out to California with Franklin and Peter all by myself on Sunday. Franklin's birthday on Monday. Grandma's Funeral on Tuesday. Grandma's funeral part II on Wed. then fly back home with two kids (did I mention I did this all by myself?) on Thursday. Kids had testing at the school and I had to study for my math final Friday. Celebrated Franklin's birthday by going to the Zoo on Sat after I studied for my math final. Mother's Day was Sunday, did I mention anything about studying for my math final? Math final on Monday. Work again on Tuesday. Good news, it was fun going back "home" and seeing family. Celebrated my grandma's life and what a great woman she was. Managed to get an "A" in my Psych. class. Don't know about my Math class yet. I'm still crossing my fingers on that one. So that is what I've been up to these past few days.