Ella's Dedication

We had the awesome opportunity of dedicating our baby girl, Ella August, to God tonight.  It was such a moving moment for Mike and I to come together before God, and give our daughter back to Him ~ to realize that she has a unique, God given purpose in this life.  She was an angel on stage while the pastor prayed, and even gave a little burp when we were done reading a verse out loud (note the laughing pic!).  Ella's life verse that we chose for her is ~

 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, "Be joyful always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."  

She truly does bring joy to us & everyone she meets.  

"Excuse me!"

The Caston's dedicated little Kylie Rae tonight too! 

We all celebrated @ Acapulco's afterwards.

Grandma Maureen & Grandpa Jeff came 

along with Debbie & Scott Cooper

Ella's first balloon experience!  She loved it!

Thank you God for our baby girl!

SPLISH SPLASH - I DRINK MY BATH

BUN IN THE OVEN!!!

Yep, we have a bun in the oven...baby Fransz #2 will join our Fransztastic family sometime in September! We are so excited to welcome another baby into our family and to make our little Ella a big sister, we know she'll be a great one! Praise God for his answers to prayers..."Now, faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things unseen". Hebrews 11:1.

When asked about her thoughts on the latest addition, Ella responded with - "La La Ba Ba Booo!" Which translated into Adult ENGLISH = "Thank you for asking. I'm really excited and can't wait to be a big sister in 2009!"

Celebrating @ Disneyland

Mike and I were so excited about the beginning of our second pregnancy, we decided to take Ella to Disneyland to celebrate...she is truly beginning to understand how much fun Disneyland can be! Her favorite was the carousel horses and Dumbo. "Look! I can ride the carousel horse at Disneyland all by myself...."

"Just kidding! Daddy's here...I'm only 9 months old guys!"

This horsey is making me a little dizzy!

Dumbo with Mommy & Daddy ~

"Dada, are you sure you should keep moving that knob up and down?"

The Rasta proud soon to be Daddy of two!

Matching Mommy

I know, I know...I never thought I'd be one of those mom's who enjoys dressing her daughter up like herself at times ~ well, I guess I am, I love it! She's just so darn CUTE!

Bek gets married! & Happy New Year!

Congratulations Bek!!! I hope you & Brett forever happy! You were a beautiful bride!

Ella had to "crash" Bek's wedding due to not being able to get a sitter!

She was an angel & we made sure she didn't disturb the ceremony...she had fun at the reception!

...and so did mommy & daddy! mike still has some great dance moves.

Midnight Kiss! and fast asleep with kitty!

Girls' Night

My sister Melissa came for a visit the week prior to New Year's to keep me company while Mike was super busy prepping to go to Atlanta for work. We had a fun time just hanging out together & with Ella. Ella loves her Autie Meliss because she can always make her giggle. One night, we both weren't feeling a 100%, so we three curled up on the couch & watched chick flicks! Ella's favorite was "27 Dresses"...just kidding, she went to bed before the movies even came on.