Rock Quarry

RyAnne and her classmates (and teacher on top :) at the rock quarry. RyAnne is the third one sitting from the left. She LOVED finding pretty rocks!

First Game

We attended our first Brewers game of the 2011 season on Friday!

Dad and Dakota cheering on the Brew Crew!

Bernie going down the slide and the sausage race are still the favorites!

Beach Day!

Beach Day at school!

Spring Concert

Another concert. Another chance to see RyAnne singing......

Dancing......

and playing musical instruments......

Another enjoyable day!

Bailey

Our Bailey.....she is one of a kind! She is silly, quirky, and one tough little cookie! Dad and Mom get a kick out of her.

She also loves animals - and BUGS! Her main love is our cat, Trooper, who is NOT a people cat. That does not bother Bailey, however, who follows him around and is now into picking him up!

This winter she had her boxelder bug "friends" she found in our house.

And now that it is Spring she is having fun with WORMS! One day she spent about an hour digging them up and transplanting them. Dad suggested Mom put some gloves on her and when Mom did Bailey put her worm friend in her jacket pocket! :-)

Later that day, RyAnne said, "What is that?" And pointed to something on the carpet in the living room! Yep, it was a worm! Bailey brought her new friend in to play!

Mini Madonna

It was 80s day at RyAnne's school today. Big hair, big bow, lots of hairspray and jewelery......oh, I remember it well!

Franklin Family Easter

Another hunt! The big kids had to help the little kids get all of the eggs out of the trees!

"I found one!"

This is most of the Franklin family - some grandkids and great-grandkids are missing. Grandma Franklin, Great-Grandma Huebner, Great Aunt Joyce, and Uncle Dwayne are in the front. Grandpa Franklin is standing in the back.

This year a foreign exchange student that stayed with the Franklins when Dad was in high school was here to celebrate with them. Maurice, from France, her mother, and three kids spent 10 days in Wisconsin. They were fun to listen to, as they spoke NO english and talked in french the entire time!

Easter Morning

The egg hunt was on.....

The Bunny left less candy and more gifts this year...... he must know that we are trying to take better care of our teeth. He even left each of the kids new toothbrushes!

And yes.....he ate ALL of the ranch dressing! Who knew!

The Night Before Easter

G-pa & G-ma Carter's house....

Egg detailing!

Bunny brunch! Zachary suggested the ranch dressing?!

PIES & CRIES

Dad agreed to get taped up at school for a very good cause...Juvenile Diabetes!

Mom was hesitant about going to watch... because she knows how sensitive her son is...... but after a little coaxing from Dad and his friend (UHMMM...Dianne) she caved! RyAnne and Bailey had NO problem with it. Nancy, a co-worker at Dad's school, waved some $$$$ in front of them and they were even helping tape Dad up!

Dakota, well he sat with Mom.

One very giving student donated $20 to throw a pie in Dad's face!

Dakota...........well...............

he LOVES his Daddy!