Zoo and Fourth of July

We took off July 3rd and took Lucas to the Zoo. It was raining the entire way down there and we thought that we were going to have to settle for the children's museum, but it stopped raining after we ate lunch and it was awesome weather! Lucas loved being outside of course. He was worried about the animals falling and loved to look at the signs. Here are just a couple of the pictures from the day.

For the Fourth of July, we went to Grandma and Grandpa's house and ate before going to see the fireworks at Foster Park. We were a little nervous because we did not know if you would like the fireworks or not but you loved them. You also loved playing on the playground before the fireworks! We bought you a new sword with lights and you are still playing with it.

We went to the park with Colby and Ashley and met Uncle Lee, Kacie, and Levi there. It was a great night with family and friends!

It's a GIRL!!!!

We were so excited to find out that Baby Franklin #2 is a GIRL!! We had a gender reveal party to let our family know about our sweet news. We went to the doctor on Monday, and had our families over on Monday evening. I am glad that we did not have to keep it a secret for long.

I found these cute little plates and table decorations that said "Little Man or Little Miss." We had pizza and salad like we did for Lucas's gender reveal. We also had pink and blue cupcakes.

Blue and pink lemonade.

More girl guesses than boys....

To reveal the gender, Lucas came out holding two pink balloons tied to a cute bear with a girl outfit on. He ran most of the way to the back yard before I had to pick him up. He was so proud to let everyone know that he was going to have a little sister. He had on a new shirt that said "Awesome brother." We also announced the name which is Sadie Hannah. We love having a good meaning to names. Sadie means "princess" and Hannah means "grace or graciousness." So together they mean "princess of grace or graciousness." We also wanted to have Hannah in the name to reflect from Samuel (Lucas's first name). We are thrilled that God has blessed us with a boy and a girl!! We cannot wait for you to join our family sweet girl! We love you so much already!!

21 Months

You are on the countdown to being 2 years old! You LOVE to play outside. Unfortunately, it has been extremely hot this summer and since I am pregnant, I have not been able to take you out as much as I did in the fall and spring. You love to play anywhere though! You love to sit and read to yourself and will sit and play with your toys by yourself. When you get your bible that Uncle Colby and Aunt Ashley gave you, you say that you are reading about Jesus. We are trying to get you used to the idea of having a little sister around. Lately, when we ask, "who made that mess?" you say "Sadie." lol. I cannot imagine what it is going to be like when she gets here. I know you are going to be the best big brother and I cannot wait to see you take on the role. 

You are also going through a phase where you hate to put on clothes. You are okay with pajamas, but you hate other clothes. Hopefully, this stage will go by quickly : ).

Playing outside with your seashells and bucket.

 Playing with the alligator in the bath tub from Colby and Ashley. You love to take a bath.

We got you a small pool to play in to try and keep cool. You love it and hate to get out.

Showing off your new Nike's.

Looking cute before going out to eat for father's day.

Your first wasp sting. You were with Colby and Ashley and they said you only cried a little. You are a tough little boy. You had no problems with it.

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE these curls. You have the sweetest head of hair.

My favorite picture of you wanting to hold my hand before you went to sleep. Oh how I am going to miss these moments!

Eating Baked Lays like a big boy. When we go to Subway, I give you the bag of chips and you just sit back and look out the window and eat like a big boy.

 Your first vacation bible school at Welcome. You liked Smokey the Bear....you just did not want him to hold you.

We love you! Happy 21 Months!