The annual parade of costumes at PCPS. Drew and I were lions. :-)

Pictures of Drew et al from Fall 2009.

We kicked the birthday celebration off at Grandma's over the weekend, then brought it home on Monday night with cupcakes and presents. Happy birthday, Drew! (I can't believe you're already three!!!)

Just a random sampling of pictures from the past little while.

A trip to the Potter Park Zoo with the 2's room from People's Church Preschool. Good Times!

Drew's first day at swimming lessons. He was great. He kept yelling, "MOMMY! I'M SWIMMING!!!"

Drew finally kicked the crib to the curb and we put his big boy bed together. He was SUPER excited about "helping Daddy fix it."

A visit to Ellison's house to celebrate birthdays, Mother's Day, and of course to spend time spoiling the grandkids.

A visit to the small animal farms day, and then an animal marching band.

We got snazzy for Easter Mass.

Drew's first trip to the MSU Butterfly House. We've been the 4H gardens before, usually in summer.

Drew rocking out on St. Patrick's Day and fun after that, too.

Drew doing all the fun things that he does: makes brownies, jumps off couches, gives Dog a checkup and immunizations, rolls around, bangs on his drum, dances, splashes in puddles, etc.

Pictures of me and Drew from the webcam.

Pictures of Drew. January-March, 2009

Just goofing around with Drew, getting zerbits.

Drew's first time sledding. Good Times.

Christmas! Santa came, we opened presents, we went to Mass, we drove to Grandma's, we opened more presents, we ate dinner, we came home. It was a great day.

The Parade of Costumes and daycare followed by some pictures of trick or treating in our neighborhood.

Field Trip with the Two's Room to Rowe's Pumpkin Patch in Mason, MI.

Drew is two years old!

Drew's 2nd birthday. We started off early, went to The Flap Jack for breakfast, Mass, a good nap, and then played for the rest of the day. It was a really good day for all of us.

A trip to the Detroit Zoo--on the Feast of St. Francis, no less--to celebrate Drew's 2nd birthday. Then back to Ellison's for cake and presents.

A visit with Grandpa Frank, Robin, Dean, Amy, Brayden, and Peanut.

07/05/2008-08/04/2008

See also the pictures from the beach in the Friends and Fun Times folder.

Pictures from 06/05/2008-07/04/2008

Our first trip the Potter Park Zoo here in Lansing.

05/05/2008-06/04/2008

04/05/2008-05/04/2008

03/05/2008-04/04/2008

02/05/2008-03/04/2008

01/05/2008-02/04/2008

12/05/2007-01/04/2008

Mom and Dad drove out to MI for Thanksgiving. We had our first snowfall of the season, and we cut our own Christmas tree.

13th Month Pictures. 11/05/2007-12/04/2007

Drew's school hosted a Parade of Costumes, and then we got dressed up again when we got home. Drew was a monkey!

10/05/2007-11/04/2007

Drew's first birthday! Hooray!

09/05/2007-10/04/2007

Members of the Board of Directors for the James W Franklin Scholarship (and their children) gathered to discuss the business of administering the scholarship.

08/05/2007-09/04/20007

Drew's newest cousin!

A little family get-together after Drew's baptism. Mom put together a pretty nice spread for everybody, especially the train cake.

Pictures of the weekend leading up to the baptism, and of the baptism itself.

Pictures my Mom brought that I scanned in to compare what I looked like as a baby to what Drew looks like as a baby.

Gearing up for the big game with the Irish as big underdogs. Go Irish!

Painting the nursery.

Mom, Dad, and Deej came into town for the weekend and Ellison hosted a baby shower for us.