Happy Birthday to Ryan!

See this guy?  He is such a good guy.  Today is his birthday.  We celebrated with steak and salad and cake and ice cream.  We celebrated him and his wonderful qualities as a father and husband.  I am so thankful for this guy.  For his love for his family and his desire to follow God and serve Him.  Happy Birthday Ryan!  We love you!!

Merry Christmas!

Christmas Eve

 We had a wonderful Christmas Eve Service at HBC.

 The three girls did a special together and Emily sang a solo as well.  They did so good.

 We came home and Daddy read "The Legend of the Christmas Stocking" to the kids by the Christmas tree while Mommy tried to slam a football and basketball into the boys' stockings.  (Just couldn't get the basketball in there.)

 The kids were so excited to open their stockings.

Here they are wearing their new Christmas pjs.

Then it was off to bed!

The Fantastic Five Frank Kids

I took some family pictures yesterday for our Christmas cards.

I'm not sharing the one we are using but thought I would share these ones of the kids.

These are some fantastic kids.

Decoratin' Our Gingerbread Men

 The kids have been waiting (not very patiently) to decorate their gingerbread men.  We finally got them out the other night.

 Bowen was excited to see all that candy and frosting.  He didn't make his own.  He just supervised.

 Rylan got the most "candied up" award.

 Alaina's won the "most fun with frosting" award.

 Lila's was voted the cutest "girl gingerbread man".

 Emily's received a neatness award.  It was very neat!

And then it was time to chow down.

Rylan Lost a Tooth!

Rylan lost his first tooth yesterday.  Here is his new smile.

Snow Day!!!

Last Friday was a snow day for the kids.

 They were so excited!

We have a fine collection of sleds now so they were put to good use.  

Our front yard makes a great sledding hill.  Now we just need a rope tow.

Bowen was pretty excited to see all that snow coming down when he woke up Friday morning.

So was Lila. Lucy was glad too. 

She was happy to have all the kids out playing in the yard again.