Hi Everyone! Welcome to the Frantz Family website. We hope this will help keep everyone up-to-date with all of the fun things we've been up to :-)
What's New!
Yep, having another person to write about has set our blog back WAAAAY farther than we wanted it to! Instead of trying to go back and fill in all of the blanks right away we've decided to start where we are right now and then back fill as we have time...
So, read about what we're up to now and then check below for links to past months that we've updated :-)
Madeline got a brand new sandbox (built by Daddy & Davey) for her birthday from Grandma Judy, Dave & Godmother Alyssa. We finally got it out in the yard after we laid the sod. Now it is something she plays in almost every day! Tonight her and Daddy spent the evening building sand castles! Sam fussed when he couldn't join in the fun, but we told him he could play in it when he was a little older - he seemed to calm down after that :-)
Tonight Daddy snapped a few pictures of Madeline, Mommy & Sam. Madeline held Sam for a little bit, but she was way more interested in her bedtime show than holding her little brother... So Mommy took a turn :-)
With all of Aunt Melanie's gymnastics meets that Madeline has gone to, she has really taken an interest in gymnastics so we've finally decided to get her in a class. We are still trying to decide which gym to have her go to, so we had our first trial class at the Classic Gym in Chanhassen today. The other kids already knew the routine, so Madeline just followed along as best as she could :-) They did some stretching, jumped on the trampoline, practiced on the balance beam, swung on the bars & tumbled over obstacles. She really had a good time. We'll choose a gym soon and have her start in a few weeks... I have a feeling she'll be flipping all over the place before we know it!
Plus, here are a few more pictures of our smiling Sam!
Sam has been doing such a good job holding his head up we decided to pull out the Bumbo and see what he could do! It didn't last for more than a minute or two, but we think he liked it :-)
His Smile is Contagious!!! So, he did it a few times earlier this month, but this past week Sam started rolling over from his back to his tummy whenever he wants!!! Now he just gets upset that he doesn't know how to get back over :-)
Today we went to uptown Minneapolis to check out the 3 art fairs that were going on. Since the art fairs were somewhat spread out we took the shuttle between them... Madeline & Sam got their first ride on a city bus and they thought it was great fun! Grandma Judy, Dave, Marv, Kim, Troy & Greta met us there. There was so much to look at but, unfortunately, we didn't find anything to bring home. Later that night Madeline helped Daddy give Sam a bath - it was too cute! We even got a giggle out of him (he just started giggling earlier this week!) :-)
Tonight our whole neighborhood gathered at the park to celebrate National Night Out! 15 out of the 17 families were able to make it, so it was a great night to get better acquainted with everyone. We all brought a dish to share and something to throw on the grill. As usual the food was great and the company was even better :-) The kids had a blast playing at the park, but the highlight was getting to climb on the firetruck and in the police car that stopped by!!!
Tonight we headed to Great-Uncle Marv & Great-Aunt Kim's house for a BBQ! We do this at least once every summer and it's always a lot of fun. Along with the usual crowd (Marv, Kim, Greta, Jake, Melanie, Grandma Judy & Dave) were a few fun additions... Great-Uncle Willy & Great-Aunt Alvina, PLUS cousin Troy made it all the way from New York!Madeline wore off some energy picking flowers, playing hide and seek and chasing Grandma Judy. Sam just relaxed and let everyone enjoy his contagious smile :-) We love BBQ's!
Today was the last day of the Shakopee Derby Days Celebration and they had a parade! We went packed up some sandwiches and headed downtown to get a good spot! We had enough time before the parade started for a picnic lunch :-) Then we waited for the parade to start! Madeline thought the fire trucks were too loud, but she thoroughly enjoyed the rest of it! She waved to everyone and got a TON of candy - we may not even have to go Trick-or-Treating because I'm sure this stash will last us until the new year!!!
The Annual Shakopee Derby Days continued today with a sawdust treasure hunt for the Kiddos! Sam is still a little too young to participate, but we convinced Madeline to join in. There was about a 20' x 20' "Pile" of sawdust. Hidden inside was over $100 worth of quarters, nickles, dimes and washers. The first round was for all kids in Preschool and younger. She did a little digging, but seemed pretty overwhelmed by all of the kids, so she just decided to play with the sawdust instead :-) She ended up with a whopping 15 cents!!! She was so excited to bring it home and put it in her "hat" bank (MN Twins hat piggy bank)! We'll definitely go back next year to see her progress every year :-)
Sam fussed when he couldn't join in the fun, 
but we told him he could play in it when he was a little older - he seemed to calm down after that :-)
Sam fussed when he couldn't join in the fun, 
but we told him he could play in it when he was a little older - he seemed to calm down after that :-)
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