Tuesday, September 22, 2009

2 years! For Reals??

We can't believe Franny is 2 years old. What a lucky girl to have so much family that love her and have watched her grow along with Paul and me. I love living here where she has been able to know her Grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. Thank you all for loving Franny (almost) as much as I do.











This is our favorite video of Franny. She was 14 or 15 months old and just learning how to talk. She called us both "Dadden" for the longest time. The funny thing is that she could say "Mom".




Franny "pumping". Apparently milk comes out of her belly-button.

When I go to get her from her nap, she brings all of her books up to her bed and waits for me.

She likes to help the baby with tummy time


Like I said, she's a lucky girl and got to blow candles out twice. Once with the Spencers and once with the Gutkes.





Here's the only song she knows on the guitar



These don't have anything to do with Fran's B-day, but I wanted to show some of the beautiful sights where we live.

Lots of cool old barns. Who knows how old they are

LOTS of cows and horses everywhere...and goats and chickens and roosters and ...

Lots of corn


We love it here

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Labor Day Extravaganza!

This was our third year going up to Lomia as a family. Thanks to everyone (and hot showers, toilets and a full kitchen), we had a wonderful time. Now that's what I call camping!


The Gutke Family campers


Masoner von Trapps. "One bottle of pop..."

Talent show dance
The blackjack tourney
We thought the Chinchilla was real cute the night before...

Then we realized it had been reeking havoc all night long.

A hike up the mountain


A short walk for us

Baby Holland



Lucy and Lizzie...Friends in the morning...

In the afternoon...not enough pink playdough

Rough riders

Why is a freezing cold canal fun?


Shuttle run during the fitness test

The spectators

Melissa and Cesar taught us a funny Argentine dance

"A chu chi Wa Wa Wa..."

Dance party...

Thriller


Work it...

Camp shuttle

The Perez-Spencers

A perfect Mallow

Labor day evening, Marilyn had us over for her delicious BBQ turkey. The kids had a lot of fun playing with each other.


Holland is so loved



I took this a couple of days ago. Franny kept pointing to Holland's baby acne and saying, "Oh, owee!" and kissing it "better".


Franny reeeally wanted to take some pictures.