NC Zoo Take 2

Who's the happiest to be at the Zoo again?  That's right, our little animal lover!

We stayed on the North American side, since last time was mostly the African side.  It was a lot more relaxed this time since we didn't feel like we needed to see everything, and I'm not waddling too fast these days.

The turtles were a big hit.

This lady had a red tail hawk.  We thought it was cool to look at for a sec, but she was really interested in telling us all the drama that it has suffered since it lives next to the playground that is under renovation.  Thankfully we have a toddler that likes to run so we were able to cut it short.

C gets stuck in spots and can't move on without multiple explorations.  Its quite entertaining to watch. She just runs in circles, stopping and squatting every once in awhile for a closer view of something.  This mosaic captured her for several minutes.

I guess this is what I'd do all day too if I was taken out of the arctic to the tropics.

The zoo has a pretty creative play area that makes you feel like the size of an ant since everything small is super sized. Here's Dad and Cambers sliding down the leaf...

and C climbing back up it.

The black bears definitely enticed her to come join them.

This brought back a lot of memories of Yellowstone last summer where we were hiking to a waterfall and turned the corner to an entire mountainside filled with Bison- the closest being about 25 feet away.  It was a little anticlimactic seeing them behind a railing.

My giant buddy... and a Bison statue. That tummy sure is getting large.

I kind of feel bad having this photo in with all these wild animals, but we saw these Amish people and were so excited/startled, that I snapped a quick one of them.  We wondered how they got to the zoo, and I'm not going to lie, I looked for a horse and buggy in the parking lot when we left (to no avail).

In the Aviary Green house, little sweaty head discovered and rediscovered x 15 the floor air vents that blew her hair (and my skirt) up.  I don't think she found a single bird in there she was so consumed with these.

On our daily walks I'm always picking leaves for her to carry.  She was quite confused why I wouldn't pick them for her in the tropical bubble, and took matters into her own hands.

15 Months!

Cambers is 15 months old!! We're so proud of her.

STATS:

Weight:  24 lbs 4 oz, 72%

Height: 31.5 Inches, 81%

Head:  47 cm, 80%

A few of her favorite things:  running, outside in general, swimming, Tigger, laughing, carrying clothing around the house, dogs, Baby Einstein, Daddy, climbing stairs, riding escalators, fruit, pasta, cookies, the TV remote, dancing, soft stuffed animals,

Communication treasures:  high fives, blowing kisses, peek-a-boo, "deedeedeedee" obviously means belly button. She raises both of her hands and says "Go?" for "Where did it/he/she go?" or she also says go for "let's go." Her first word was "Circle" (pronounced kurkle). She has since learned cracker, Oh wow, get it, walk, baby, shoe, hot, soft,  and whole bunch of babble. We're anxiously waiting for the day she learns mommy or daddy. She understands a lot such as when we tell her it's time to brush her teeth, she'll walk to the bathroom and reach for her tooth brush, or we ask where her shoes are, she finds them and brings them to us to put them on her.  She can do a few signs such as more, all done, 

In public she behaves a lot like a cat: her favorite people are those that ignore her, and she becomes anywhere from uneasy to hysterical when people get inside her bubble.  She is pretty independent and likes to do things herself.

Every time I take her into the doctor for a check up and he comments that many things she does are advanced for her age, I think back to when I was 7 months pregnant with her and I had to have radiation injected into my bloodstream for a bone scan on my ankle.  I still remember the radiologist's face when his eyes bulged as he explained to me that this could defect my fetus and cause serious brain damage or physical damage.  I was completely at peace as he put the needle into into my arm and looked at me like I was a murderer.  I am so grateful for our beautiful, healthy, intelligent Cambry.  We love you so much Cambers!

She likes dressing herself.  Her clothing of choice: Swimsuit. 

Our little fish enjoying the water.

Her favorite place to watch Baby Einstein is right by the TV.

Playing some games with Dad.

Grandpa Fuddy

My Grandpa Fuddy past away a few days ago. He was such a good man, I'm so grateful I was blessed to call him grandpa. A few of my favorite memories of him were

Whenever I passed Frampton Cleaners as a kid, I loved seeing him with his white hair and green visor at the back window working away with the chemicals, getting those impossible spots out of people's clothes. When I visited him, he always smelled like soaps and vinegar. Going swimming at his house every summer. Whenever I saw him, he was working in the yard, fixing/improving something while we swam. Once in awhile when we'd go over for an evening swim, he would jump in too in his short shorts swimsuit that I always thought was as old as him. I was astonished how his long skinny legs were so white they glowed. At a Lake Powell family reunion, he let Grandma dress him in all Florescent colors every day to match her. He took me out on his Jet Ski and even let me steer and go too fast.

When I was 16 years old he was serving a full time mission in the New Jersey, Morristown mission, and I got to visit for a week. I lived with a pair of sister missionaries and got to see what it was like to serve the Lord full time- HARD. On the last day, We fasted and prayed and Grandpa gave me my Patriarchal Blessing. I will always cherish the first words of my blessing starting, "My dear Granddaughter Joslyn.." 

When I got engaged to Devin, I asked him if he would marry us in the Timpanogos Temple. His memory wasn't as good as it used to be, but he agreed to it. He studied and practiced for weeks, while I picked out flowers, napkins, and bridesmaids dresses. On our wedding day, as I knelt across the altar from Devin, I could feel the powerful spirit that Grandpa Fuddy brought into our sealing. He stumbled over his words a few times, but to me that made it more special because I knew it wasn't as easy for him as it used to be.

I love you Grandpa Fudd, and I'm looking forward to seeing you again someday.

Cambry's Baby Blessing July 4, 2010

DAN DOXEY FRAMPTON
Dan Doxey Frampton "Fudd" 1931 ~ 2011 Our dear husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend passed on quietly at home on August 13, 2011. His sweetheart wife was at his side as she has been for 65 years since they were 15 year olds 'going steady'. He will be sorely missed but his legacy of kindness, hard work, humor and testimony will live on in his posterity, whose lives will continue to be blessed by this good man. Dan did not have an unkind word for anyone and leading by example, he often counseled us to simply love those with whom we had disagreement. He served his country honorably in the Air National Guard during the Korean conflict. He was a life-long member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and wore out his life in the service of God. He helped to build the kingdom wherever he was called - sharing the gifts of truth and love which he possessed so abundantly. He served in many positions of trust and leadership and especially loved the time spent on missions with Berylene.Dan was born in Salt Lake City on April 11, 1931 to William Vere Frampton and Helen Pearl Doxey. He lived in Holladay his entire life where he served on numerous committees and councils helping to keep Holladay a wonderful place to live. He married the girl of his dreams, Berylene Coshow, on May 28, 1951 and together they have eight children: Cozette (Barney) Carlson, Sam (Meridee) Frampton, Becky (Grey) Airhart, Jane (Dick) Goulding, Bruno (Shauna) Frampton, Sylvia (Lindsay) Thomas, Jason (Shelley) Frampton and Heidi (David) Lawrence. Preceded in death by parents, step-mother Delight Thomas, siblings Will Frampton and Janice Burnham, one granddaughter and one great-grandson. He is survived by his wife, their children, 34 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren and sister Mary Schofield. Viewings will be on Friday, August 19, 6-8 p.m. and Saturday, August 20, 9-10:30 a.m. Funeral Saturday at 11 a.m. All will be held at the Holladay South Stake Center, 4917 Viewmont Street.

"Work" Trip to Idaho Falls

This last week, I spent in Idaho Falls collaborating with people at Idaho National Lab on my research project. I flew in to Salt Lake then drove up to Idaho Falls so that I could spend time with the family on the weekends. 

The first Saturday that I was in SLC, the Beck & Greg took me and a crew boating. Cory and his little girls, Lily and Ava, also came boating with us. 

These girls are so cute and precious.

Yay for boating!

As we were pulling out of the bay, Lily points at the red buoy and says: "Hey, there's a crayon in the water!" Then she saw this green buoy and said: "There's a green one and it's upside down." She is one funny girl.

Sara was also there. She fought and fought to get up on the wake board. When she finally got up on the wake board she didn't know which foot to turn forward and how to do it. 

The bow crew hanging out. Ava was so cuddly the whole time. She got so tired, snuggled up next to Jamey and fell fast asleep even though she was riding in the bouncy bow. In the lower corner, you can see Lily's hand just hovering over the Doritos's bag. She loved those chips. As soon as one chip was in her mouth, she immediately had another one in her hand ready to be consumed. There was a time wear she wouldn't let that bag out of her grasp.  

Cory even got out and wake boarded. Ava and Lily thought that their Dad was so cool wake boarding.

I was quite out of boating shape. I was only able to get up once, go in and out of wake twice and then wipe out. I tried to get back up a few more times, but was too wiped out to get back up. 

Ava and Lily even ventured out on the water to tube. For the first five minutes, they thought that it was so awesome. However, as the bumps and waves kept coming, they got tired of it real quick.

Boating was so much fun. I was glad that so many people were able to come. It was great to see the Beck and Greg, Fudd and Ber, Jamey and Michelle. I'm glad that some Rappleyes came along as well. Thanks so much, the Beck and Greg, for taking me and whole host of others boating.

After boating, all the Rappleyes got together for dinner and games.

We played True Colors which is a funny game to play with people you know well, like family. Notice that everyone is looking to the right in the picture. That is because Noelle had kicked of Karaoke singing with a killer rendition of "Alone." 

I had to make my contribution to Karaoke. I did a out-of-control version of "Bad Romance." It was a lot of fun to let loose.

Trevor thought that my version of Bad Romance was awful. Lily later asked Noelle, "Why did Devin sing that scary love song?"

The crowd was totally into my performance

Adorable Sterling even got in on the act with Ava accompanying him on the guitar.

Of course, Neal and Derek did a killer rock song. No comment on the execution of the song....

Ava was a natural with the guitar. She would settle into a solid power stance and rock out.

Noelle working the mic... and Ava eating it.

After enduring all of us slaughtering songs, Lance took the mic and showed us all how it's done. Angela also took us to school while singing a duet with Lance.

Trevor, Lily and Ava got togther and made a band.

I spent the following week in Idaho Falls working. The weather was perfect, nice and cool. It was so nice to visit the place we lived last summer. It brought back a lot of good memories, especially of how little Cambry was. I can't believe we'll be having another little baby like that in a month or so.

My friend, Sam, was kind enough to lend me this awesome truck to get around in for the week.

The second Saturday, it was my cousins wedding. It was so enjoyable to witness a live ordinance in the temple. They both were so happy and looked great. She certainly married a sharp guy.

It was so great to visit with so many of my relatives, especially my Grandma Rappleye. She holds a special place in my heart.

I loved seeing my family. I love all them so much. It was great to be out there, but I am very happy to be back home with Joslyn and Cambers. One thing, I realized while I was out there was that Utah and Idaho are great, but right now I definitely belong in North Carolina.

Summer Times

This week Devin has been out of town in Utah/Idaho. Cambry and I have a great time playing together. She's getting better at playgrounds- and enjoys more equipment than just the swings (although swings are still her favorite). Some of the pictures are a little blurry since Devin has our camera and I was using my phone.

C only feels included in our scripture study if she has her book too. I have mixed feelings about her trashing a BOM as she "reads" it.

When Devin is here, Monday- Friday we start out our walk by walking him to the bus stop so he can get to campus (We missed having that stop this week). Since we live on the 3rd floor, I always keep the stroller in our trunk. At the end of our walk, I stand Cambry in the trunk while I fold up the stroller. Once I thought this might not be too humane, and I set her on the ground.... The tantrum she threw about not getting her turn in the trunk. For some reason, she is happy in the trunk!

Tuckered out after church

So happy about pasta

This is what C does when the terrain is over her head and needs a hand to get out.

She loves going up and down the stairs more than going down the slides.

I thought it would be a good idea to relax in the gazebo at the lake. Cambry thought it a better idea to march back and forth on the bench, setting the water bottle, snacks and Tigger in different spots for 3 second increments. She' definitely the Energizer Bunny.

Blowing a Kiss

I almost walked right into this web with a spider as big as Cambry's fist. I get the heebee geebees just thinking about it.

So after a regular week of baby Einstein, going to story time at the library, parks, the pool, playgrounds, the museum, the pet store to poke animals, etc with no adult evenings, Friday night I decided I needed to treat myself. I went to REI and just walked around for an hour and a half. I still had Cambry with me and still chased her around, but it didn't matter where I was in that store. Every corner and every aisle is heaven. I didn't even buy anything, but felt so rejuvenated when I left.

Hurricane Emily came through about 4 am this morning. Which meant it rained really hard. After breakfast at 7, it was

still raining, and I thought- why not? let's start out the day soaked. Cambry was hyperventilating the whole time she was so excited.

When we got back inside, I started the water for a bath for C, and went to change my soggy clothes. I get back to the bathroom and she has an armful of stuffed animals she was ready to bathe. Only one made it in the water before I could stop her, the goof.

We've had a great week, but we're really excited for Devin to get home tonight.

Leave it alone

There's a house in Cary that C and I frequently walk by in the morning that has this sign up (it even has spot lights pointing on it every night so it won't be missed by passing cars). Apparently the story behind it is the town of Cary widened the streets and his house flooded more frequently than it used to. He wanted Cary to buy his house, but instead they offered to fix the problem. 10 years later he is a very bitter man that has spent much time and money trying to get even with the City. He now is trying to sell his house (which probably won't sell since he's advertising how crappy it is) to pay for medical bills. Every time I see this, I think of President Packer's story from the last conference about "leaving it alone"- forgiving and forgetting instead of seeking vengeance and revenge. How sad this is to me that this man chooses to spend his remaining time on earth fueled by anger. Just like his cancer is destroying his body, his bitterness is destroying his spirit. It's a good example of why we need to forgive.