Life with 4.

Things we hear around this house...


Hudson:  "He is just the cutest thing I have ever seen."
Priya:  "Mommy I will go wash my hands and then I will pet William."

Everett:  Mostly just squeels endearingly at William while squeezing his face or poking his eyes or smothering him with a pile of blankets followed by mommy and daddy saying "give William some space or be gentle!"  

Me:  "He has grown overnight."  "How can I freeze the time so he doesn't change so fast...I will get my camera."  "I keep calling him Everett."  "Hudson, can you go get me a diaper?"  "I will feed William and then we can go." "Let's talk about his birth again."
Daddy:  "What is the plan?"  "I'll get the kids in the car."  "I'll take Everett potty...oh wait he already went in his pants!" "What can I do to help?"  "William, always remember that I was the very first one to catch you and hold you."

Loving time with special well-wishers!

one summer night.

You couldn't have come at a better time a little earlier then expected.  Right after the wedding of our dearest friend and after we tucked your brothers and sister into bed.  We made our way to the hospital and strolled the gardens of the property under the stars on a quiet, cool and peaceful evening with the bugs chirping laboring together as you were letting us know you were on your way.  We walked up to the floor just in time to deliver you and hear "It's a boy!" as daddy caught you in his arms.  It was magical, intense and the memories of your arrival are still glowing in our hearts.  We made it back that morning as Hudson, Priya and Everett were waking up and eating breakfast and introduced them to their new baby brother.  Life changed for our family that night and you have flooded our hearts with love.

William Porter Frank

7lbs 2oz

19in

August 29th

0224AM

first comes Colorado then comes baby...

I know that we just had a monumental, life changing event here in Omaha and added to our family, but because I feel things on here must be chronological...I will review our trip out to Colorado last month.  We were gone for nearly 3 weeks and got to visit so many(but not ALL regretfully) significant people in our life.  We slept in 6 different beds, had meetings and an international conference with our eMi team and managed to pull off some rocky mountain activities.  The kids still think that all mountains are called the Himalayas.  We drove back into Omaha at sunset on a Sunday not knowing that 2 weeks later we would be birthing a precious baby boy.

Blond cousins are taking over North Platte.

Our sweet cousin Kaya.

families grow when we are away!

loyal friends since college.

way can't we live in the same place?

meeting fresh baby Caleb.

downtown Denver.  long board.  Uncle Todd.

our eMi India team(co-workers a.k.a. India family)

Now Mr. and Mrs.  Joel and Lydia.

meetings about Delhi office shift.

an all-American summer.

I will try to catch up on our summer days here.  After the kids and I arrived at the beginning of July, Graham followed 2 weeks later.  It was a sweet reunion especially for me in desperate need of his companionship and help.  We are staying in my parent's basement for our time here.  Had a realization for the first time when back that we really are nomadic and transient at this point, without a house and car when we come back to a city that we have always known and called home.

We have tried to enjoy a few unique all-American summer activities and prepared for a big trip out west to Colorado to reunite with friends and family and go to the eMi world conference(more pics on that later).

Meanwhile, our little baby is still wriggling and cooking inside.  We are in our final weeks of anticipating an intense and beautiful birth.

Reuniting on American soil.

Nebraska sweet corn.  nothing compares.

Cochear implant programming after 18 months away.  Lied Learning and Technology Center,  Omaha.