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.

The Third Month...

Better to be late than never. Now that Pete is half way to four months, I'm posting his pics from his third month. Which is really him from 2 months old until 3 months old. I think I just confused myself.

10 weeks

11 weeks

13 weeks/ 3 months and 1 day

(I guess I skipped 12 weeks)

I think I'll just do monthly shots now. He sure is getting cuter and cuter everyday. He's getting more vocal as well. He is the best baby ever.

Dreaming of a white Easter

Ron's sister and brother in law came for a visit. Tori and Ronnie were so excited to see their cousins Ally and McKenzie. They arrived Easter afternoon, made quite the trek in the middle of a snow storm. We got to take them to Garden of the Gods, and they got to play in some Easter snow. The kids had so much fun. So did Ron and I. We always welcome visitors!

Better late than never...

It has been a couple weeks since my last post. I've been meaning to come on here and share some pictures from our hike at Bear Creek that we took on my birthday. Ron and I also went out on a date...alone...without kids. Yep, we got a babysitter. It was so fun. We just went out and ate...and worried about the kids the entire time. Here are the pictures of us before our date and our hike.

He's got High Hopes

Tori, Ronnie and Ron were on a walk the other day and Tori and Ron were talking about how Tori can persue her dreams of being a veterinarian. He was telling her that she can start out being a vetrinarian's assistant first while she goes to college etc.etc. Tori, turned to Ronnie and said, "Ronnie, if you could choose one thing to be when you grow up, what would it be? Just one thing."

HISTORY:In the past Ronnie has not been able to descide what he wants to be when he grows up. That seems to be normal for children. At one time he wanted to pursue a career as shoe shiner, a double decker bus driver, a McDonalds worker and a "police cobb" (that's what he used to call police men). As of rescent he has wanted to persue a career as a scientist, an artist (making comic books), and an actor. Well, here was his reply to Tori's question a few days ago...

"I want to be a clown when I grow up. I just want to know what it's like to wear make up and get pies thrown in my face."

I wonder if dressing him up as a clown (make up and all) and throwing some pies in his face NOW will satisfy this longing to become a clown when he grows up...

You know you have lost your mind when...

you frantically look around for your two year old, only to be reminded by your two older children that the two year old is in your arms.

Yes, I think I'm losing my mind. Today I took the kids to the local craft shop to get some supplies for a Science fair project that Tori is doing at school. Well, Franklin a.k.a. Mr. Independant hates sitting in the shopping cart. So he walks along side the older two kids. For some odd reason while we were in line waiting to get rung up, Frank wanted me to hold him. So,I picked him up. He usually hates being held out in public. About two minutes went by and I looked around and noticed a child was missing and I said, "Where's Frank?" And Tori replied, "He's in your arms!!" We all had a good laugh of it though. Tori comforted me by telling me she has done that with her "shirt blanket" before. She looked on the couch for her blankey only to find she was holding it. So cute. Anyways, needless to say for too many reasons to list right now, my mind is fried and I can't wait for this semester to be over!