then there were FOUR....

March 2, 2019

Kernville

(Labor day weekend 2018)

We know some people who have a tiny house up in Kernville who said we could use it any time.

We decided to take advantage of the offer and head up there for Labor Day weekend.

Three families (Us, Tangs and Frys) squeezed into a two bedroom, one bathroom house for the long weekend.
How did we do it?
There were sleeping bodies everywhere!
BUT the all kids still talk about this trip and want to go back!!!

Each morning and night this little nook was filled with kids who claimed to be starving.
After their bellies were full they would go in the back yard and explore, lose shoes, and use walkie talkies to talk to each other.

On Saturday we went to "Crocodile Rock" for some water fun.

The water was so cold but the kids had no problem getting over to the actual crocodile rock to play on.

(you have to look close, but all the kids are up there)

At first all the kids fought us on the "life jacket rule"

But eventually they caved, Miles swallowed his pride so he could get in and play.

Miles, Jaxon and Cooper had so much fun going through the "rapids"together.

Miles looks so small compared to the big boys in that boat, BUT in reality, the oldest is only 11 and they are all little.

However, they all felt very old and very big because they were in a boat alone.

Daddy took Andie for a little boat ride and she loved every second of it.

These two fell asleep under the shady cover while Romney and I went on a...

...romantic boat ride in the Kern River.

Jason serenaded/sang/yelled the classic song "kiss the girl" from across the water.

On Sunday we set out for our next adventure.

(The kids were so tired they fell asleep every time we were in the car.)

THE SEQUOIAS!

We walked the Trail of 100 Giants.

The kids ran everywhere!

They climbed on everything!

And we go to stand back and watch all of our crazy kids be happy.

We love our friends.

These are our people.

We are each other village and support.

Meet the #frangsworth group!

We explored the roots of a fallen tree...

Andie explored the dirt...

While some kids were still climbing the massive roots, Miles and Adele discovered the other side of the fallen tree and loved being so high and running the length of the trunk over and over.

We found walking sticks

and small cracks to squeeze through!

IT was an AWESOME day, with AWESOME friends.

It was a fun, fast, jammed packed, tiring weekend.

We all had the best time.

Kernville....who knew...

February 13, 2019

A Three month old Lane

3 Months!

This 14 pound fella has thee sweetest temperamemt.

He is calm, sweet and oh so delicious.

He coos softly and and has a darling bashful smile.

He likes to be held while looking out.

His kicks are getting stronger during bath time, and he loves it.

He loves his pacifier!!!

He lights up when ever you sing to him.

He usually wants to go to bed between 8-9pm and we top him off at 11:00pm...ant then he wakes back up at 5:00am to eat--and were back up by 7:00am.

We're sleeping longer and we're all happy about it.

He is smiling bigger and filling out nicely.

I don't call him chunk a choo for nothing.

He has found his fingers and has to be up on the counter to watch mama make dinner every night!!

Tummy time still isn't his favorite but he's getting stronger every day.

He still sleeps in the boppie every night (on the floor) and loves hanging out in it.

He is starting to drool constantly.

(it is summer time and Lane and mom hang out under the patio cover most days while the bigger kids swim)

Lane likes to lay in his boppie and be part of the group while we read scriptures and books every night.

We got to see Christy this month.

Lane and I met up with her in LA for lunch because she had a super long layover.

She loved seeing him and told our waitress out of the blue...

"I birthed this baby, 10 weeks ago. I just wanted to tell someone"

The waitress just starred and I said "its true" and we laughed and she thought it was amazing.

So fun to see her.

Lane, we love you!

How happy we are that you came to us.

February 11, 2019

Andie turns THREE!

(August 17, 2018)

Our baby girl is THREE!

We celebrated a day early this year because daddy was home(yay)!

She has been so excited for her PINK day!

She woke up to a pink birthday crown and pink balloons!

Of course she wanted to wear a pink dress and pink shoes for her pink party.

She LOVES pink, pink, and more pink.

But don't let all that pink fool you, this girl literally rolls in the dog water, digs in the dirt, wrestles hard, climbs dressers, streaks daily, screams loud, runs fast, jumps high, sneaks any and all goodies, and enjoys opening every brand new band aid and maxi pad she sees.

Yes, she is a busy girl BUT she is a happy girl!

One who is always laughing and experiencing joy in whatever she is doing.

We laugh constantly.

Seriously, she cracks us up on the daily.

She gives the best hugs and greets us with the best "you came back!" when we just left for the store for 30 minutes.

She does the best "cannonball" when she jumps fearlessly into the pool.

She has to wear a dress everyday and has become quite the rice lover.

She loves showers and LOVES blow drying her hair.

(that's actually one of my favorite things to do with her)

She loves brushing her teeth.

She really like books and being read to.

She is starting to sing along to songs she knows.

It's so adorable.

She asks almost everyday if we can go to Disneyland.

She is getting into dress up and wears a Cinderella dress up dress almost everyday over her clothes.

She is the best!

It was so fun to watch her open a bag full of princess dolls.

She was so excited, so we said that gift was from Miles.

She gave him a BIG thank you hug!

After we opened gifts, she helped get the cupcakes ready.

She is the one who picked out all the plates, cups and napkins

so she was extra excited to help get things set up.

She looks darling in pink with her pink party display.

We had a great party that consisted of pink foods, pizza, pink cupcakes, pink ice cream and LOTS of swimming!

Happy Birthday Andie girl, we love you!
Now lets cross our fingers because potty training starts tomorrow!

First Grade

(August 2018)

The first day of school.

I cannot believe we have a first grader.

New backpack, new collar shirts, new shorts, and new shoes were all a must.

BUT he made it perfectly clear he did NOT want a new lunch box.

Easy enough.

(Side story: Miles has been wearing converse shoes since he could walk.

So naturally we bought a new pair for the new year but we also wanted to get him tennis shoes for his P.E. days.

Little did we know these red Nikes are his pick for everyday!

He is obsessed with them!

Is it because they are red or more comfortable? We don't know.)

He kind of had the first day of school jitters but not bad.

As soon as we found his teachers line to stand in he and Jayson immediately stood together.

These two sat next to each other in Kindergarden the entire year and they were the ONLY ones from their kinder class in the new class.

We were shocked.

The kids, us moms- we were all relieved they had someone they knew.

All the crazy parents followed the first graders to their classrooms to say goodbye...

I ran up to check on Miles before he went inside- he was doing just fine!

It's going to be a great year.

February 9, 2019

Texas Trip Part III

After the wedding festivities we went back to my brothers house for the week.

Lane was held nonstop by someone!

Tammy couldn't get enough!

He was loved on all week!

We stayed up late playing games hysterically laughing having thee best time together.

We hung out.

We swam in their super fun pool..

And the kids LOVED their super fun diving board!

I didn't see much of Miles this round.

The older he gets the less and less I see him on these trips.

He is off with his cousins having so much fun!

I am so happy he is building those relationships but sometimes when he is running by

I snag him- hug him- and say hello.

But he and Beckett boy are little buddies and are only 16 months apart but their size kills me.

It's hilarious.

Another highlight of Texas was seeing my childhood best friend, Lacy.

She and I met in the 7th grade and have been friends ever since.

Her husband is working on his MBA in Texas and she drove a few hours to Byrons house to visit.

It was so great to see her.

It was great to catch up.

It was so great for our kids to see each other again.

It was great for us to see each other again.

Her husband finishes up this summer and were all hoping he lands a job in the west somewhere.

Fingers Crossed.

Once we said our good byes to Lacy and her family, it was time for us to get to the airport.

Our time was over.

We were sad to leave.

Miles mastered the hover board while we were there and he did NOT want to give that up.

He literally rode that thing til the last second.

We were late getting to the airport and Lane was screaming--he was so ready to eat.

We didn't have an extra minute to stop to feed him

SO we had Andie get in the stroller with him and feed Lane while we literally ran to our gate.

We were the last people to board the plane causing people to move seats so we could sit with our kids.

We were embarrassed, but there are kind people out there.

Once we landed all three kids were OUT.

Booking a late flight sounded like a good idea but we didn't think about getting all three sleeping kids OFF the plane.... but somehow Romney manages to do it all.