Ain't It Grand

We've been busy around here... busy with diapers, laundry, and meeting lots of family and friends!! Levi has now met all of his grandparents, the Franck boys, his aunt Julie (who is married to a Franck boy), and Amanda (who is dating a Franck boy). We're currently enjoying the Franck family for the weekend so we'll have lots of pictures up from their visit soon. But here are my parents with their first grandchild, Levi:

Levi with my mom. She's still not sure on her "grandma name"... she was thinking of "Mamo" since that's what she called her grandma, but can't really settle on it. If she doesn't pick one soon, she'll be subject to whatever Levi comes up with and will have to live the rest of her life as something horrible like "Grandma BooBoo". Levi loves his Grandma, and I'm pretty sure that Grandma loves Levi, too... she requests pictures of him daily, sometimes several times a day. But I can't blame her; Levi is pretty amazing. See how clean our floors are in this photo? That's all thanks to Grandma who worked hard cleaning them- thanks!!

Levi with Papa!! My dad was smart and settled on his "Grandpa Name" a long time ago. For those of you who don't know (or haven't put it together, yet), we chose Levi's middle name after my dad, Thomas (he goes by Tom - and my brother is named after my dad but goes by Tommy - Levi goes by Levi). I love my dad and am excited that Levi carries his name; I think my dad's pretty excited, too. Levi doesn't look that excited yet, but I'm sure he will be when he's older.

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Baby Shower

About two weeks ago, our new friends in Palo Alto hosted a little baby shower for us!! It was so thoughtful of everyone. Besides my parents who flew out for the party, the guests were from our OAG (One Another Group) at church. They've been so welcoming and generous towards us; we feel like we landed in a really good place out here. Anyway, we had a blast and took a ton of photos... and it only took us 2 weeks to pull it all together!!

Our friends, Mikee and Jo hosted the shower at their home and they were all sorts of creative with the entire thing. One of our favorite things about this shower was that it was co-ed, so there was a fun mix of humor and conversation. They planned awesome games, too- many of which are pictured below. And the food... SO good!

Anyway, on to the photos...

Invitees were asked to bring something to put in a time capsule box that our son gets to open when he's 21. There were all sorts of great ideas: a memory stick, fashion and computer magazines, a twinkie, etc. The trick, of course, is that we have to keep track of this box for 21 years... but we're thinking the smell of the twinkie will tip us off... Here we are with his box-o-goodies, which is now on the top shelf of his closet.

Diaper Bag Design: The group was split into 2, and each team was instructed to design and make (out of a paper bag, newspaper, and other random things, no less) a diaper bag that we could take to the beach- we asked for cup holders. We were super excited for this one because (nearly) everyone in Silicon Valley shares the same skill-set (think engineer-smart-science people, aka NOT AMY).

Team A (Steve, Adelene, Qianwen, Vicky, Mamo (aka my mom). with their beautiful creation- notice the umbrella, perfect for the beach!

Team B (Lauren, Pam, Jane, Greg, Jen, and Papa (aka, my dad) with their beautiful creation, "The iBag"- notice Jane modeling the bag with the awesome "BF" (aka: Baby Franck) monogram. They graciously allowed my dad in the team photo... he played to his strengths during this event by opting out of it.

Debating... decisions, decisions...

Team B is the winner!! I think it was tested and guaranteed 500 pound weight limit :) For what it's worth, we are actually going to test each of these at the beach this summer.

Somehow we didn't get a picture of everyone- I was convinced we did. But it was a great time with a really fun group. Thanks for helping us get ready for our little boy, and thanks for hosting, Mikee and Jo!!

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Mamo and Papa

Mamo and Papa (aka Amy's parents) came in town for a quick visit this weekend!! Sadly, it rained all weekend, so we pretty much ate lots of good food and watched the Master's.

They gave the puppies some love. Hula actually knows the words"grandma and grandpa" and gets super excited when we say them. Hula's obsessed with food (she's a Huff...) and actually remembers how much cheese they used to feed her when we lived in Seattle and dreams of the day she can gorge herself on it again. Strangely enough, I currently dream of the day I can gorge on soft cheeses like bleu and chevre; I plan on having Matt bring me a huge cheese tray after the delivery. I envision something with olives and meat like this (with less veggies and more cheese, of course):

Anywho...

Mamo and Papa also got a chance to feel their grandson kick, wiggle, and roll. The little guy is moving right along. He is just wedged into my right side and is sitting low. The doctor told me last week that it sounds like the baby is organized and ready to get out of there- he's already a planner; just like his mom!

Thanks for visiting, Mamo and Papa!

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