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well i was looking and i have not posted anything for a while so i thought i would tell everyone that we are having another cute little kelly boy! i have to admit i was sad it wasn't a girl but as soon as i saw his feet move my heart melted and i feel in love with him. as far as the name we haven't decided. i dont know for sure if the boys know whats going on but ill point to my belly and say baby, alex leans down and blows on my belly.

Alex in front of the Heinz Stadium.


He eats just about everything I give him and he loves it.


On a walk down from where we were staying.


Ethan at the Pittsburg Zoo


For Easter Ethan got a Thomas the Train bubble blower. As you can tell he loved it.

Well if you have not heard our lives have changed a bunch in the last couple of months. For starters we put our house up on the market. I think i cried for weeks and i think my parents are still crying. So when it sells we will be moving to California closer to Camerons family. We are so excited and cant wait to maybe start a real family life. The second big thing for us was when we found out we are going to have another little baby due October 7 and with the rate i have been going it will probably be the 7 or maybe a little after. As for the rest of us Ethan is growing up way to fast and has definitely found the terrible two's. Alex is walking and running everywhere and usually beats up on ethan. Which is great to watch! Cameron is doing great, super excited to go out for the summer. Then for me i feel like i am going crazy with all this packing, sleeping and cleaning. Its all good, its totally worth being a mom. i hope to keep you updated a little more.

ok so here is a long delayed update. things are great and getting crazy with the holidays coming up. Halloween was great and the kids were a hit with their awesome homemade costumes. Ethan was a spud farmer (grandpa fransen) and Alex was a Idaho spud. Thanksgiving was great at the Fransen's. lots of craziness and fun times. So for Christmas we get to spend it with Camerons family. we are supper excited and cant wait. Ethan is talking like crazy, still alot of it is his own lauguage but he is catching on. We are also working on potty training he does great when he is running around naked but as soon as we get him dressed he doesnt get it. so its a work in progress. Alex is doing wonderful, he eats anything and everything. :) He knows how to push Ethans buttons and he is walking. He is almost to the point of letting go of my hand so it will come soon. Oh and he is about to have four teeth. Cameron and i well we just try and keep one step ahead of the boys. life is great and we are learning all the time about how important families are.

well we are back and it feels so good to be home. Cameon got to spend a couple of days with us before he had to go again for a few weeks. Now its just me the boys, the dogs and the fish. wow its been really crazy. We spend alot of time up at my parents house, outside and anything that requires alot of energy so we all get tired. some of the pictures are of my dad and ethan eating raspberries. he ate alot of raspberries and well we will just say he didnt sleep very good that night. Ethan loves his grandpa and hangs out with him all day long. they go to town to get a "bug juice" and a dr. pepper, and ride on the 4 wheeler. We miss cam like crazy and cant wait till he comes home. well until the next blog here are a few pic.

There is so much to say i guess ill start with where we left off on our last blog. The 4th came and we went to DC for the fireworks. which were awesome. We about died from all the mosquitoes and how hot it was out side but it was totally worth it. That next day we packed our things and headed to Chicago, but wait it should have only taken us one day to get there but our truck had other plans. So we stayed in a little hotel in the middle of Handcock, Maryland for 5 days until they fixed the truck. So now until in the end of August we are here in Chicago the Wind city. Its so nice and cool here compared to Virginia and we play outside every min we can. Cameron has become a master BBQ/Smoker. Ethan has decided to bring on the four teeth (the last of them, finally) and lots of smiles and laughs. Alex is becoming mobile and turning into such a cutie. As for me i have decided to take the challenge of P90X. Cameron and i work out every morning for the past three weeks. i am thinking its starting to paying off. We miss home super bad and cant wait to get there.