Frank's Best Friend aka Parker

Today baby Frank finally got to meet Parker Enoch... his future best friend! Parker's mommy is Lindsi Enoch, one of my dearest friends from back in the day... and his big brother Conner was the ring bearer at our wedding. Parker is almost three months old and Frank is about 5 1/2 months now... so very soon they will be able to terrorize the neighborhood together. It was so fun to hold a "little baby" again... Parker's 12 pounds is a huge difference when compared to our 17 pounder... he was so sweet and cute... it was scary to see Parker because he looks EXACTLY like his big brother Conner did... It is so amazing how much these little guys grow in such a short period of time!

sleeping baby Parker

Baby frank and Lindsi

Baby frank has the biggest feet ever (size 3)... look at the difference 2 months can make

Playing with Baby Matthew

Tonight Baby Frank and Baby Matthew got to play with each other again. The last time they saw each other baby Frank was about a month old. Baby Matthew is about three weeks older then baby Frank so he was showing Frank all the skills he needs to learn. Baby Matthew already has 4 teeth and is very very close to crawling (we though frank was close but he has a little ways to go still)... It is so cute to watch them grow up.

Blue eyed boys

checking each other out

baby frank is going in for the hug

nice hands frank

so big! and still growing!

Learning from the "big" kids

After watching baby Matthew sit-up by himself frank tried it out and I actually was able to snap some photos... maybe in 3 more weeks he will be a pro like baby Matthew! Practice makes perfect

Trying to focus

I can do it

thanks for the help matthew

5 Months Old with the Gund Bear

Because of the craziness of these past few weeks It took me a while to get baby frank's 5 month pics with his Gund Bear... mostly because the bear was packed with his toys and I had to find it to take the pictures... he is such a big boy... weighing in at almost 17 pounds (50th percentile) and 27.5 inches(95th percentile)... he is one healthy and happy boy!

cheesing for the camera

This looks yummy

happy boy

such a cute baby!

so big!

Dinner with Lisa

Tonight we went to dinner with my buddy Lisa Frank from college. We went to El Vaquero... the restaurant Lisa and I went to weekly while I was pregnant... we love that place... baby frank was the best baby as usual.

Hanging out with Lisa

Happy Birthday Aunt Molly

Today is Aunt Molly Hartge's 22nd Birthday! Here are five things you may not know about her.

1. Aunt Molly is a recent Graduate of Xavier University and she quickly began working at St. Veronica's Parish in Cincinnati where she is the youth minister... the job includes teaching 7-12th graders, service projects and driving a 15 pac van.

2. She is an expert at shelf paper instillation... a little known talent that came in handy this week while she helped us move into our new house in Dayton

3. Molly likes corn beef and hash... this came as a surprise to me considering it was used as torture for my brother and I growing up... but if we go out to breakfast... Molly seems to actually enjoy it

4. While working at Camp Joy Molly met her current beau Ian Blodgett, and they have been dating for about two years now.

5. Baby Frank is so very lucky that aunt Molly is his Godmother (the picture was taken after his baptism),  he loves her very much already!

Baby Frank Goes to Zanesville

Today we went to visit Zanesville, where grandpa Hayes grew up. Baby frank got to meet great-grandma Hayes for the first time and see his first tractor pull... He was actually really excited t see all the tractors. Every time they would drive by he would turn his head to follow them, I am pretty sure he is going to be fascinated by trucks, trains, tractors, and cars... (what a typical boy)

helping great grandma in the concession stand

Riding his first tractor with Uncle Rick

he looks like he is driving the tractor

he really liked the tractors

Holly was training frank to replace her when he is old enough