Here We Go

The school year has begun. At least for the teachers (the kiddos come next week). My days of stay-at-home-mommyhood have come to an end *sigh*. I think we've finally worked out the details who will look after Mars during the day.

Luckily, Jada doesn't charge much for her services:) Honestly, we think we have it worked out pretty well. Jeff will be home with Mars four days a week. He will go to work once a week on Wednesdays. Tanya (and Jada) will alternate with Nai Nai in taking Marley on Wednesdays. Jeff will work from home the rest of the week to get to 20 hours per week, giving us an extra half an income (originally, Jeff was going to stay home full time). We are immensely grateful to Tanya (and Jada) and Nai Nai for helping us out. We couldn't do it without them!

Marley Goes to School

Mars came into school last week to "help" me set up my classroom. Luckily, there were other youngsters "helping" their parents as well.
Addison and Marley
Addie, Maddie, and Mars

Four Generations

Back in June, we took this photo of Mars with Mommy, Grandpa Collins, and Great Grandma Collins.

Last weekend, we got to take another four generations picture of Mars with Daddy, Grandpa Franklin, and G.G. (Great Grandma Franklin).

July Photos

Finally, the July photos are up. Enjoy!

Photo Shoot

I took Mars to Sears today to get his picture taken. They had a pretty good deal. It was $5 for: 1-10x13, 1-8x10, 2-5x7, 16-Wallets, and 16-Minis (whatever those are). Of course, they are all the same pose. I picked the 4th one of him sitting. Check out the rest of the photos.

email address: dawn.franklin@gmail.com
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Learning to Feed Yourself is Messy!

Sleeping Better

Well, Mars is still sleeping in our bed at night (and occasionally for naps since he will only sleep for about 45 minutes at a time in his crib). But, he is sleeping MUCH better. He's back to basically sleeping through the night (sometimes he wakes up once) and he's sleeping for 10+ hours now!