He's 4!

And then 27 March was upon us again. It was malay in the house with several of our friends over to have birthday dinner/cake and celebration with us. I was wanting to keep it kinda quiet, since I had just had Ry 2 weeks before... but I should have known better. We ended up with like 15 people at the house. Had I been in a better position, I would have gotten pics of the pinata bashing that took place in the garage with a wooden sword. How nobody got hurt... God is good! And more good news... Caden had a great birthday. He's such a big boy... and such a blessing in my life.

a big adventure

Well, today marks a new phase in my life as Caden's mom. He has left on a grand adventure... today I dropped him off at the airport with Daddy and they are flying to Wilmington, NC. Daddy will be leaving him with Gmommy and Gdaddy to have a week at the beach with them while he heads to SC for Recruiters School. That leaves Ry and I here without the boys. It's strange. I've never been this far away from Caden in the 4 yrs he's been alive. Sure, I've left him overnight before, but we were only on the other side of town... and never longer than 18 hrs. This is monumental for me. He was super excited to be going on this adventure and I'm excited for him. But I miss my guys!

The 2 pics of Caden in the car... we of course stopped off to grab him a kolache on the way to the airport this morning. We were waiting in the car for Daddy to run in and grab them and made a photo op of it.

The pic of Daddy and Caden right before they walked into the airport. Word from Daddy is that the flights are going alright. They were in Charlotte last I heard... and apparently they got upgraded on their first flight 'cause Daddy was in uniform. ha! love it!

i know, i'm behind the curve... but hey, i just birthed a 9+lb baby!
Ryanne Elisabeth Franks
3/9/12
8:35am
9lbs 6oz
22 inches

caden's first choral performance

So yesterday was a big day for us... Michael and I joined the church, Caden was baptized, and Caden performed in his first children's choir for Christmas. As if this wasn't expected... ha! He's the youngest one up there by at least 4 months... which might explain the behavior. In case you can't catch which one he is... look at the boy in the far left corner wearing the red striped shirt. yes, the one jumping off the stage...

A good day, all in all!

more news

As the last post was getting too big... thought I should hit you up with the other news up here...
1. We are going to be moving in the next month or so. With the addition to our family coming in the spring, we thought it best to get into a more spacious living arrangement. We will be moving on-post sometime shortly after Thanksgiving. So excited about that.

2. And today's big news... Caden's getting a baby SISTER! She wasn't being particularly cooperative and had the ultrasound tech pretty frustrated... but hey, what's a girl to do?!

busy week

so we've had a busy week here at the Franks' house. Michael has been plowing through his classes and doing an awesome job with them! Caden and I took some friends to the zoo with us on Friday. It was an all-day event and we all had a blast.

Saturday, Caden and I went to a birthday party for Luke (the kid in the pic with Caden above, at the zoo). That was a blast. If Caden had his way, we would have brought home what we got Luke for his birthday... though, as it included ambulance and police sirens, I think it best to leave it at Luke's to play with when we go over... lol... if his mom ever wants us back after giving her son those noisy toys!

Sunday, after a wonderful morning at church, we went out to the pumpkin patch with some other Army friends. Last year, Jen and I took the kids (you might remember) to this same pumpkin patch and never made it through the corn maze. After wondering for what felt like hours, we gave up and found our way out the entrance. This year, with our men in tow, decided to take on the challenge again. Success! Caden actually led the assault with pretty good results. Ok, in fairness, last year the maze was 12 acres... this year it was only 4 acres. We also managed to pick some cotton, play with a cricket, climb up on someones tractor... lol.

just a few pics

cute even when mad!

He's such a little man... ;) He can't wait to see his daddy again...

the big 3

It's hard to believe that our little monkey is 3 now...

shy

Ok, let's see if I put them in the correct order today... here is a series from this morning. It's super rainy out this morning, so we are getting a slow start. I told Caden I wanted to take a picture of him and he very clearly said "no!"... then proceeded to run across the room and wrap himself up in the curtains over and over again. Such a silly little boy.

being shy