Happy Birthday Bowen!

 Here is Bowen trying to show how old he is.  Couldn't quite get his fingers into "three position."

He asked for a train cake this year.

 He was a real pro at blowing out the candles.  What a difference a year makes.

Happy 3rd Birthday Bowen.  We love you!!

Big Boy Beds

 The bunk bed is BAAACK baby!  It was a couple days before Christmas when we decided to take the plunge and give Bowen a "big boy bed."  Rylan loves the fact that he gets the top bunk.

I remember when we first got the bunk bed when Alaina was ready for a big GIRL bed.  It's an all BOY bed now - complete with their new digger sheet sets that they got for Christmas.  Sweet dreams boys!

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.