Christmas Update 2009

It is that time of year once again to send out a yearly update of our little family and all that is going on here in Michigan. We have much to report from 2009 and much to anticipate in the next few months, so here it goes!

In less that 3 weeks we are going to welcome our third little girl to our crazy home. January 5th is when she is scheduled to arrive. We have hung a purple paper chain in our dining room counting down the days until she’s here, for a couple of reasons: first because we have two extremely excited little girls around here just itching to hold, wipe, burp and rock the new baby and secondly because we have two adults in the house that are quite anxious for the many joys of pregnancy to be over and done with. Enough said! We’ll send pictures.

Our second and almost equally exciting bit of news is that Adam is graduating from medical school mid-May. We are excited to be so close to finishing medical school; it has been a long, difficult and refining road for us. We will know if Adam’s hope to specialize in Orthopedic surgery will become a reality early February when the programs he applied to make their final decisions. We hope to stay here in MI for residency, which will be 5 years beginning in July.

Adalin is almost 5 and is enjoying preschool 4 days per week. She has a few good friends who she looks forward to seeing there, all of which are boys. She loves puzzles, helping me in the kitchen, corralling her little sister to play with her and pretending to be an adult.

Kira will be 3 in March and is a sweet, yet very independent child. She still is lacking a bit in the hair department, but has a sufficient amount that people ceased mistaking her for a boy earlier this year. A relief. She loves to sing solos for visiting family members and friends and has the cutest voice that can actually hold a decent tune.

We had the pleasure this summer to visit Adam’s hometown of Farmington, Maine. I had never been to the state before and it was high time we all went to visit the place where so many stories and good times were born for Adam in his early years. Talk about green trees, windy roads, beautiful mountains, waterfalls and rivers! We also thoroughly enjoyed Acadia NP with all its mountains, waves, rocks and sand. We enjoyed briefly visiting Boston, NYC and Philadelphia while we were driving up and down the East Coast for 3 weeks.

We love you all and pray for your happiness and prosperity this next year. We dearly miss those of you that live far from us and feel blessed to be near those of you close by. Let us all remember our Savior, Jesus Christ , not only during this season, but always and make our best efforts to emulate His life. Merry Christmas!

Kira A Little Bit Franson

Silly girl.

In the car on our way home from our church Christmas party we ask Kira, "What's your whole name?"

She replies, "Kira."

"No, it actually is Kira Elizabeth Franson. Say it."

Silence.

"Say Kira Elizabeth Franson..."

"Kira Elitta, Elibaza, Elittaba... Kira A Little Bit Franson."

We crack up and Kira feels a little embarrassed. It was cute.

It was also quite funny when she came into our room 2 nights ago (in the middle of the night) asking me to take her ponytails out. She says, "Mommy, can you take my ponytails out, they are just so soggy." Good description for loose ponytails, I suppose.

January 5, 2010

is when baby Franson #3 will be here! I guess one advantage to having a c-section is that you know the date and time your baby will arrive. And I'm not worried, my body has no idea how to go into labor early, unfortunately. :) Mark your calendars!

Alex

I'm worried.

When are girls supposed to have their first crush?

Is 4 too early?

I think its too early.

It all began a few weeks after school started. Adalin mentions Alex. He rides her bus. He isn't in her class though. My first question was: how does she really know this kid then? She began by smiling at him. At first there weren't any smiles coming back. When he did smile back at her she was more excited than I have seen her in a long time. I'm talking running and shouting as she got off the bus. Ok...

Smiles weren't enough. She takes it upon herself to ask the bus aid if she can sit by him. Aggressive? I think so. So now they sit together everyday. She is still working on getting him to talk to her. He's a little shy in that department.

Then she tells me over the weekend: Mom, I just can't stop thinking about Alex.

I think this is kind of cute, but I'm kinda freaking out. Does she just want to befriend the shy kid? Make a new friend? Does she think he's cute? Does she even know the difference between a cute boy and his opposite? Are girls as young as Adalin really capable of having little crushes? Sheesh!

Last Morning

I used to wonder, back when Adalin was our only child, how on earth parents forget which child of theirs said or did ________ (fill in the blank.) I understand now. I am forgetting things that my kids used to do. I often ask Adam if Adalin or Kira said this or did that. Its sad.

So I need to begin writing down random little things about these silly girls of mine, so that when we read this blog/journal thing 10/20/30 years down the road, they will know just how funny they were.

So here goes it:

When Kira refers to anything that happened in the past, as in the previous day or before, she ALWAYS begins by saying, "last morning .... " It is pretty funny. For example: "Last morning I was a butterfly for Halloween." It's cute.

While we were eating dinner last night I told Adalin that Daddy had to work all night (ER rotation, ugh) and that he wouldn't be able to sleep at all. She says (in a very motherly, practical problem-solving sort of way): "Well, just call the hospital and tell them you don't want to go to work tonight." Very practical. If only that would were possible. :)

Painting

With the nasty weather outside, we brought the easel out after being in storage for the summer. Yes, I strip their clothes off to paint. Sorry about Adalin's puffy underwear... yes, she is a girl. :) She will be mad at me someday for pointing that one out.

Seriously, though, aren't they stinkin' cute?

Happy Halloween from the Fransons!

SoMe FaMiLY PiCS

My mom rounded us all up for some family pictures at Greenfield Village not too long ago. Here is a sample of some of the pictures that were taken.

Is there something wrong with this picture?

I Hope You Like Roadkill

OK, Adam is weird. He always notices roadkill when we drive anywhere! On our way to look at a house we may rent next spring, he noticed a freshly hit raccoon. He insisted that we stop on our way home to show it to the girls. I mean, what other chance will they ever have to see a raccoon that up-close? I stayed in the car. Adalin wouldn't even go close at first but finally got the courage up to stand with Adam and Kira. Elina took the pictures. Did I mention that I stayed in the car?
Adam found it necessary to pull it off the road by its tail as we were leaving. Don't worry though, it was all perfectly sanitary b/c he had a rag in his hand so he didn't actually touch it. Sheesh.