von Frinkenhagen: 2012

Monday, December 31, 2012

End of the Year InstaUpdate

Ooops, I did it again. No, not Britney Spears, but I have not updated in a while when I had good intentions on doing so. Maybe this lovely new Christmas present from Brian will inspire me to do so (it's a fruit, if that gives any hint!) Until then, here are my latest instagrams. :)

Fall walks

Carrying his for with him, you know, for food emergencies.

He's kinda like Joey on Friends...always carrying a fork, as you never know when the opportunity to eat will arise. #Howyoudoin

Out ghetto lights.

So, this is NOT what I meant when I said we have blue and white lights. Turns out, our old blue lights have turned white and this new strand of blue sticks out like a sore thumb. #Christmaslightfail

Serious work going on.

Ben is getting his work done, too. #Thisisnotchildlabor

Rock fun.

There is a Kaylynn under that basket.

Do you see what I see? #Thereisakidunderthatbasket

Sleeping out of his bed.

This is what happens when one refuses to lay his head down. #Crazysleeper

Heisman watch party, I mean, Kaylynn's 4th birthday party.

This is what happens when a 4 year old's birthday party coincides with the Heisman presentation. #Johnnyfootball

Dr. Frink

My big 4 year old!

Happy 4th birthday to the sassiest and sweetest girl I know! I am so glad I get to be your mama (even though I am mean and bad...)

Dug in my purse, found a blue sucker, a highlighter and a sharpie. Sharpie made it to our couch. He now thinks I carry suckers in my purse.

Instead of drinking my milk and eating my banana at the table while mommy teaches her class, I decided to rifle through her purse. Oh fun, I found a sharpie, a highlighter, and a blue sucker. Score 1 for Mondays!

Birthday dessert!

Christmas light tour.

Making cookies to spread Christmas joy. No one answered their door. :(

Making cookies for the neighbors...#spreadingchristmascheer

Zoo trip when it is 40 degrees out.

Seriously love her coat. Little Frenchie.

We saw the giraffes, we can go home happy.

Too many books and blankets in bed. Boy can't even fit.

Maybe if he had fewer blankets and books in his bed, he could actually sleep in it. #Babyboylovesbooks

"Mommy, my biper is boken."

Snow fall in Cleveland! It started falling right when Christmas Eve mass began. Perfect timing!

Catching snowflakes is the best fun. It started snowing right as the Christmas Eve service started. #Whitechristmas #clevelandisnotdetroit

Griswald's in Ohio.

Checking out Santa loot.

Checking out the loot... #santaclauscametotown

Trying to eat snow.

"Mommy, dis rain?" No, sweet boy. :)

4 cousins all in a row.

Dr. Frink working on her patient.

Fireman Ben.

Toddler tattos.

Maybe if this kid would eat his dinner, he would not wake me up at 7am saying, "eat now." #Needtoworkonnicewaystowakehismotherup #pullingthecoversoffmeisnotone #toddlertattoos

Shopping with mom. I love Ben's mustard yellow cords. Everyone else thinks they are dumb. It's ok, he's my little hipster. :)

Shopping with mom is so uncool. #Dontyouwishyouhadmustardyellowpants

And they were all "Yellow." :)

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Our 4 Year Old!

Thing 1 thinks she is hot stuff now that she is 4.

Poor Kaylynn, had to share her 4th birthday part with the Heisman Award. Lucky for her, Johnny Football won and we were a happy house!

She is finally to the age where she knows that she gets presents for her birthday. She particularly loves this one:

And her first pair of cowgirl boots!

Our big girl on her special day! We sent cupcakes to school and she loved sharing them with her friends.

And of course, no birthday would be complete without a birthday meal at a restaurant, complete with a Pizookie!

We love our sweet girl! You are so smart, sassy (so sassy!), energetic...I could come up with a million adjectives to describe you. You are literally one of the happiest little girls ever and we can't believe how lucky we are that you get to be ours!