It's been forever

I haven't blogged in quite a while because I lost my camera adapter cord that connects to the computer.

We went to Arizona and Washington this past spring break; we did the loop from here in SE Idaho up through Oregon and arrived safely in Western Washington.

Then, after about 4 or 5 days we took I-5 down through Portland, and all the way down through to Los Angeles and cut over towards the scorching Mesa area.

We finally got to meet our niece Izabel (such a doll) and hang out with my sister, FINALLY!--we go years apart before physically seeing each other again.
When we left, we traveled north through Arizona and continued north past Salt Lake City and finally reached home again, late in the night.

We had a picnic with some friends and a trip to the zoo with our kids a couple weeks ago:




Other than that awesome trip and the outing with friends, we have just been up to the entire school bit, which is fun, of course, but not amusing for anyone to read about I'm sure.

Adrien and Bijoux's Birthday Party!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ADRIEN and BIJOUX!
Adrien is 2 years old today. Bijoux turned 1 years old on Monday. BUT today we celebrate both of their Birthdays. We love you two cute stinkers!

A Very Franklin Christmas

We have grown over the past few years, with 4 new additions to the family; excluding myself and a marriage between Davey and Sierra.






AND this photo of Lily dancing like a Ballerina is adorable!

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Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree...

Lily with her stocking.

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Our Adrien.

Little Miss Bijoux Christyna.

My Family.

Well we had a fantastic holiday season. We had several holiday and x-mas eve parties and four stops Christmas day. The kids are getting old enough now to enjoy the idea of Santa Clause and the spirit of the season. We have a trip ahead of us as we venture back to our last year at school--at least until I head to graduate school for a Master's. Our time home has been great though; and not being pregnant made it all the more better because time flew on by as we worked. This week is also, the week of Bijoux and Adrien's birthdays. The kids are three days shy of one year apart exactly (B, squeezed in early). I will post photos of the party later.

Below are some more pictures of the holidays:

October Came and Went

It is about that time...

We haven't blogged in a while and since the last post we have again, been very busy. I have a great job that allows me to serve the community; speak at the high schools, the juvenile facility and youth drug treatment centers- all on a weekly basis. I love the youth and helping them get back on their feet and in the right direction. So I also had the opportunity to serve and volunteer at 'The Convoy of Hope' that was held in ABERDEEN with my employers; WorkSource, ESD113, AmeriCorps, etc. This was a great experience!

Photos-
Top: myself & some girl I didn't like, middle: Justin; an amazing counselor and bottom is: Jason & Brian, two goofballs I work with (the coloring on the first photo is crumby because the lighting in the tent was crumby, so I attempted to fix it and failed). :)



Also, our Lilianni turned 3 on September 28th! Although she begged for a David Bowie party (she is obsessed) we kept her party simple. Here are a few photos of the festivities: