My Little Action Figure

This boy is as cute as they come and his little personality makes him even cuter.  He is rough, tough and ALL BOY!   Some of the little things he does are so mischievous and so funny at the same time. 

Last night he was growling at the dinner table at Emma to the point he had her scared to death, she starts crying and he laughs hysterically.  We can not take our eye off of him for a second or he is jumping off of furniture, climbing up a shelf or cabinet, riding or running a toy into the walls or sending whatever he can flying across the house.  He is WILD and you just never know what your gonna get out of him.  

The boy is crazy about Buzz Lightyear and loves to run through the house screaming, "Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue".  He will sit and play with his little action figure while pushing the buttons on his arms and flying him through the sky making his little flying noise.  He loves to wear his matching pajamas and say, "Look Mommy, Buzz Lightyear" and he spreads his little arms out like he is flying.  It is one of the cutest things he does and I could sit and listen to him do it for hours.

This little boy gave us the scare of our life last Wednesday night.  Long story short we ended up calling 911 because Gavin had a Febrile Seizure which was onset by a sudden spike in temperature.  Within seconds he was shaking, went into a blank stare, fever shot to 103.9 and his hand and arm started to draw up.  I immediately thought he was having a seizure and screamed for Curtis to call 911.   Of course Emma was freaking out and crying, "please don't call 911, I don't want them to take my brother".  Needless to say we did not take her advice and the nicest 2 paramedics showed up and were wonderful.  Within an hour we had gotten his temperature to drop and the paramedics left, after they made me sign all sorts of documents stating that we refused to transport which they recommended. 

We saw our pediatrician the next morning that confirmed Gavin indeed had a febrile seizure which was caused from a high fever related to an upper respiratory infection.  Everything is wonderful now and we have learned that this is common in 1-2% of children.   Our Dr. truly feels like it will not happen to Gavin again, but we need to watch him closely if he begins to develop a high fever.  

I was so scared when it happened but I was able to maintain my composure for Emma's sake and not wanting to upset her anymore. Gavin is recovering from an upper respiratory infection and doing well. We are so grateful that the seizure was not more serious or an indication that something else was going on inside his little body ~ to God be the Glory!

We are gearing up for this little man's 2nd Birthday and it is going to be fun. Nope, it is not a Buzz Lightyear party, we will actually be celebrating with a vintage airplane theme which I have just suddenly became super excited about and can not wait to see it all come together.

With all of that being said, I am proud to say we have our own LITTLE ACTION FIGURE living in our house and we will always love him, "to infinity and beyond".

4 ~ 4 ~ 4 ~ 4

FOUR months from FOUR equals FOR real!  Hard for me to even imagine that this little girl is closer to FOUR than she is to three and she is so excited about her upcoming birthday.  So today we celebrate FORTY FOUR months of life with you sweet girl and everyday just gets better and better.  

We are so super PROUD of everything about you from your big heart to the little things you say that keep us laughing constantly.  You are the best little accountability partner I have ever had in my life and I am so thankful for your BOLDNESS!

Hmmm..."sassy talk" started a couple of weeks back and you have quickly learned that Mommy & Daddy do not like it at all.  For the first time ever you said, "I don't care" and I was a little surprised.  You were very embarrassed after you said it and hid your face in your hands.  You had a couple more incidents where you were "sassy" with Mommy and Daddy finally told you if you do it again that you were having "Tilda" taken away for a couple days.   Needless to say, you have been sweet as pie ever since.

You are all girl and prissy as can be.  Your favorite things these days are Tilda, candy, going to dance class, painting, your cousins, Matilda Jane, playing board games, baking and painting peoples fingernails (you even beg Daddy to let you paint his all the time). 

It is such an honor and a privilege to be your Mommy, Emma Caroline.  My favorite thing to do these days is watch you and your brother interact, play, laugh, hug, kiss, beg to wake the other up, fight, help each other, play make believe and fight some more.  You two are a mess, but truly love each other beyond explanation and what a joy it is to watch your relationship grow.

We are looking forward to your FOURTH birthday as much as you are baby girl.   I love you with all of my heart and hope you will always want to give me, "Two Kisses & a Hug"! 

Greatly Loved!

Some people call it spoiled, we choose to call it "greatly loved" at our house.  We decided to set the kids table with their Valentine goodies, so it would be there when they woke up.  Nana left her stuff on Friday, so the little red bags are from her with love.  

Gavin and Emma were both super cute this morning when they saw their stuff.  Gavin stopped at the M&M's and was interested in NOTHING else.  Emma was so sweet and immediately ran to her room and told Tilda, "Look Tilda, I told you Mommy would get you something for valentines day.  Look what I got you, do you like it Tilda, it is so cute."  I do not need to tell you again, how much Emma loves Tilda Jane.

Emma told us that her and Gavin did not buy us anything but they would share their stuff with me and Daddy.  Her thoughtfulness always amazes me.  She then told us she hoped we had a great day and we were the best parents in the world.  She knows how to work us, doesn't she?

Daddy homemade the cards this year and he did a wonderful job.  My heart skips a beat every time I think about what an amazing father Curtis is to our kids, they truly have the most amazing Daddy  in the world.

We opted for these chair backs this year and they looked so stinking cute.  Hmmm, thinking we might have to get them for every holiday now. 

The kiddos enjoyed their parties at MDO today and Daddy surprised them and went today while Mommy stayed at work and attended a meeting.   We were not sure if Daddy could make it, but we could not bear the thought of our kiddos not having one of us there.  So far we have either both been there or at least one of us.  Keeping my fingers crossed it will always be like that.

This evening Daddy brought home heart shaped pizza and lasagna from a family owned neighborhood Italian restaurant that might just be one of the best.  He also brought us Sonic drinks and chocolate covered strawberries {yummy}.

Emma and Gavin are snuggled in bed and it is time for Mommy to go de~bag all the sweet treats and put them away or that is all their diets will consist of for the next week, no good!

You may call it SPOILED rotten but we will keep calling it, "GREATLY LOVED"...just sounds a little better.

Happy Valentines Day ~ 2011

We have stuffed 17 + 14 bags full of goodies for all our MDO friends, baked cupcakes, iced them and sprinkled them with red and white hearts.  We have licked the mixer beaters till our tummies hurt, eaten icing off our fingers and poked and picked at all the cupcakes.  Now it is bedtime, but before we go we want to wish all of you a very Happy Valentines Day tomorrow.

There is nothing I want  more than to be hugged and kissed by these two cuties on Valentines Day.  So hard to get pictures of them together these day, but we gave it a shot this afternoon.   It was beautiful outside today and the sun was shining, which made it extra hard to get these FOUR little feet to stand still for a second.  I think they felt like they had broke loose from captivity when they got to spend time running and playing in the yard  I think our playhouse and swing set missed them as much as they missed it.  Longing for the day we can hang out in the yard, eat popsicles, slip and slide, have bare feet and enjoy the sunshine.

Hoping your day is filled with hope & love!

Best Session Yet!

A photo session with a toddler is never easy and often very stressful for me.  I must admit it was not the case this go around and we just finished.  Yep, it is 11:01pm on Saturday night and I just walked in the door from Gavin's TWO year old photo session and it was enjoyable and so much fun. 

Our original plan was to start around 4:00 this afternoon, but Gavin decided to take a marathon nap today and did not wake up until 8:15 tonight.  He is a little mad man if he is woke up so we decided to let him get his nap out no matter how late it ended up. 

We finally made it to our photo shoot at 9:05 tonight and probably did not get started till around 9:30, but I am thinking it might be the key to success.  He was cooperative, happy, silly, engaged, playful and funny.

We are super excited about celebrating Gavin's TWO years in service VINTAGE AIRPLANE party in less than a month with our family and friends. It is so hard to believe that this little guy has been with us for almost two years.  

The entire time we were having his pictures taken tonight, I just kept thinking about how amazingly blessed I have been that God gave me a Son.  I loved watching him pick up his airplanes, pretend to fly them and hear him send them zooming through the air. The boy is a lover of all things involving airplanes and can often times spot one before the rest of us can even locate it in the sky.

One thing is for sure, he will always be our very special little PILOT and remember Son,

Flying is done largely with the imagination.

— Wolfgang Langewiesche

 

Best Friends Forever

"Tilda Jane" has one little girls heart bursting with love.  When I tell you these two are inseparable, I mean every second of the day.  Emma has finally gotten use to the fact that Tilda can not travel to MDO with her everyday, for the first couple weeks she tried every way she could to smuggle her there in her backpack.

We often see them hugging, kissing and snuggling.  Emma tells her about 10 times a  day, "Tilda, Mommy loves you and don't worry I will be right back home".

Every morning she jumps out of bed and gets Tilda out from under the covers and  gets her dressed from head to toe.  At night, she changes her back into her pajamas and takes her hair down for the day.  Emma is so responsible with all of Tilda's things and hangs every piece of clothes back on the little wooden hangers and puts her hair accessories away.  

I really never imagined that she would love this girl as much as she does or be so interested in her, especially after reading the stories of others kids who really did not have much to do with them.   There is no doubt in my mind that Tilda will be loved for years and she will be that special heirloom that Emma can share with her children one day.  

We are so glad that Tilda has become such a big part of our lifes and that Emma has been so responsible in taking perfect care of her.  Every now and then Gavin will get a hold of her hair and take off with her in a mischievous kind of way.  I think he loves to hear Emma scream at the top of her lungs so he can die laughing.   That little stinker knows exactly what he is doing when he runs around here shouting, "Tilda, Tilda, Tilda".  Little does he know his sister, that is normally so sweet and kind turns into a mother bear when he gets within 2 feet of Tilda Jane.

So, we are off to baby Kain's first birthday party today and you got it...We will be traveling as The Frazier Five because Tilda is already in her Mommy's arms with her diaper bag packed ready to head out the door.  In my heart I believe they will be BEST FRIENDS FOREVER and every little girl deserves a best friend like Tilda Jane Frazier!

***promising to get Christmas 2010 posted soon, figured if I wrote it I would do it.

Christmas in January

I will be the first to admit that this Mommy did not do a good job of documenting Christmas 2010 for The Frazier Four. I got caught up in the hustle and bustle of things, we had so many things to do and parties to attend that I seldom had time to have a camera in my hand.   However, I could not let anymore time pass before I journaled the pictures from our Holiday Season.

Our kiddos really enjoyed their Christmas parties at MDO.  This year was a little different because Daddy was not able to join us this year because of some new career obligations.  He hated to miss the parties, but we all understood and Mommy split her time between the toddler and 3 year old room.

Emma loves junk food these day, so of course she went straight for the cookie cake during her classroom party. 

Our little man got to enjoy his first Christmas party at MDO and he was happy as could be.   He enjoyed the pizza, cupcakes and real Capri Sun (our kids drink roaring water) so when they get to have "real juice" they get super excited.  Both of them drink it super fast and rarely come up for a breath.

Gavin's class was suppose to sing a couple of songs, but none of the kiddos were interested so they just exchanged books, ate and went about their merry way.

Emma's class performed and they did a great job.  There are three 3 year old classes at MDO and her class was the only one that sang all of their songs and had 100% participation.  I was so proud of them and how far they have come since we have been attending MDO with them.  Several of these sweet babies have been attending MDO with Emma since she was 15 months old.  Emma's class sang Feliz Navidad, This is the way to Bethlehem and I'm a little Angel.  They were all so adorable with their hallos and their bells.

We are so thankful for the MDO program our children get to attend daily from 8-12 and feel blessed that they are so loved by their teachers and friends at their little school.

I {heart} them!

The weather has had us trapped in the house for longer than I care to remember.  It warmed up a bit yesterday, so we were able to get out for a little while and enjoy the outdoors.  It was nice and has us looking forward to warmer days outside riding bikes, swinging, sliding and having fun. 

These kiddos were wild and ready to ride.  They rode on the street, off the street, through peoples yards, off the curbs, in circles, through flower beds and lets just say everywhere.  It was fun to watch, but I am certain our neighbors did not think it was cute at all.  

I am amazed when I look at these two and see how close they are in size, how much they love each other, how funny they are together and how much trouble they can drum up in a matter of seconds.  I must admit, I would not change one thing about them no matter how exhausted I am at the end of every day.  They are not perfect, but they are perfect for me and my heart could explode every single day when I think about how much I love them.

Emma ~ 43 months

These little hands turned 43 months old today.  My sweet girl is busy as can be learning all she can learn and asking hundreds of questions every day. She is curious about so many things and has a heart like no other child I know. 

Emma is a lover of life, people, animals, family, friendships, her pets, preschool, her baby dolls, Jesus, crafts, baking, Caillou, Dance Class, the Bulldog School, Strawberry Shortcake, pink milk, candy, Matilda Jane, and her baby brother.

We are so proud of you Emma Lou and are amazed by your ability to be so kind, smart and sweet.  You have started writing your name and are improving every single day. You constantly walk around the house singing about Jesus and often make up your own songs about how much you love him. 

Everything about you is everything we ever dreamed of and so much more.   Not a day goes by that you do not tell me, "Mom, I wish I could be 4 years old." 

Your smile is contagious and your hugs are endless.  I think God knew EXACTLY what he was doing when he made you and shared you with us! We love you to the moon and back baby girl and there is nothing sweeter than your, "Two kisses & a Hug"!

Boxers or Briefs?

I normally do not post pictures of my kiddos without clothes on, but I just could not resist posting this picture of Little Man in his boxer briefs.

He is so cute when he runs around the house with these on and his big sister is ready for him to be wearing them full time.

He seemed to be to occupied flying his airplane at his train table to give his Mommy a smile.  Little did he know he made me smile all day with his cuteness!

Tilda & Teeth Cleaning

Big things have been happening around our house and our "Itty Bitty" is getting so big & brave.  So much to blog about starting with parties, Christmas and milestones for my kiddos and I am determined to catch up.

Let me begin by introducing you to Emma's new best friend, "Tilda Jane".  She got this sweet girl from Santa {wink} for Christmas and she is madly in love with her.   Long story behind Tilda and how she became a part of our life.  Tilda is a Waldorf doll and she has won the heart of this Mommy & little girl.  

Emma asked for 4 things for Christmas, a pink scooter, a hello kitty swatch watch, violet the dog and a red headed, freckled face doll that was wearing Matilda Jane Clothes (yes my child is addicted to MJ at the age of 3).

Tilda was not easy to come by, as a matter of fact someone actually "angeled" her to us and that person did not want to be recognized for their efforts.  Tilda was handmade by 4 sewing mamas in Canada and comes from a very small family owned business.   Each doll they make takes 15 hours to create and it was very obvious when we got our hands on her and saw the detail and love that went into bringing her to life. 

Long story short, this lil' company uploads about 40 of these dolls a week onto a website and they sell out in 5 seconds and they are nearly impossible to capture.  Trust me, I had 2 classrooms at my school and about 65+ people working to get one months before Christmas.  Once you captured a doll in your cart, if you could even get one it was a race to check out and it could jump out of your cart.   It was hilarious, anxiety inducing and a squealing good time, but we were not SUCCESSFUL. 

Out of the blue, someone from Indiana sent me a message saying, "I know how bad you wanted a red headed freckle face for your little girl and I got it for you." Yes, she had captured the doll of our dreams and "angeled" it to us.  I immediately got on Paypal and paid her and the doll was transferred to us via Indiana.  It was still not over because we had to wait for Tilda to pass through customs out of Canada and we were not sure she would make it in time.  Often times customs will detain a doll and not release it for weeks, Scrooge must have been off the day Tilda passed through.  Our doorbell rang one afternoon and there she was in the hands of the mail carrier.   We will forever be grateful for everyone that helped make Emma's Christmas wish come true.

As you can see, Emma and Tilda have been inseparable since she arrived from Santa Christmas morning.   Yesterday Emma had her 3rd dentist appointment to have her teeth cleaned and she was a little nervous, but assured me she was almost 4 and she would be okay.  I think her and Tilda had many conversations about this too.

She also went into her Ballet class the night before ALL BY HERSELF and told me I could go ride around in my car (NOT)!  Yes, I was the Mom that sat in ballet class on the floor first semester so my kid would participate and not cry.   I was so super proud when Emma went in by herself and the owner of the studio, her teacher and the parents were SHOCKED too.

You can see in this picture that Emma was apprehensive, but had Tilda in her arms waiting on the hygienist to come in.  My child is such a creature of habit that when they called us back, Emma went straight to the chair she was in 6 months ago without being escorted over there.

Emma actually crawled up on the table by herself and laid down with Tilda right by her side and everything seemed to be okay.  This is HUGE for my child and I was so proud and praying the rest would go this smoothly.

Emma did great and got a great report from the dentist on her teeth and a high five for her flossing and tongue brushing skills (she loves to tell people her Daddy taught her how to brush her tongue).

She did it, a happy almost 4 year old girl (in 6 months, but she loves to talk about it), a happy Tilda, a happy hygienist, a happy dentist and one PROUD Mommy.  

On the way out we scheduled her appointment for July and we scheduled Little Man an appointment too.  Now that should be interesting for all of us.  Emma ask the hygienist if she could help clean her brother's teeth.

When we got in the car Emma said, "Mom, I really like the dentist the 2nd time (she does not remember the 1st), I am a big girl, I am almost FOUR and I am going to clean my brother's teeth because Miss Liz told me I could".

We are so proud of you big girl, as well as the big girl steps you are taking to be more independent on your way to become a FOUR year old.

My Son, 22 Months Old

This little boy is about to be TWO in TWO more months and this Mommy is madly in love with him.  I went back to work today after spending 18 days with my kiddos and I missed this little guy like crazy.  I missed his laughter, his smile, the way he says "momma, momma", him hugging me, his big open mouth kisses, hearing him blow his whistle and I just missed him!

Happy 22 month birthday sweet Gavin Thomas.  Your eyes melt my heart every single day and I love how sweet you have become and how crazy you are about your big sister.  You hug, kiss and follow her around while mimicking her every move.   You are hilarious and provided the entertainment at every holiday gathering we attended last month.

Your personality is amazing and you remind me so much of my Daddy more and more every single day, which blows my mind.  I wonder more and more everyday what it would have been like if he could have met you and your sweet sister this side of heaven.  I imagine that you guys would have a farm full of animals by now and been signed up for 4H already.

Yesterday you threw Emma's African Dwarf Frogs on the floor and the aquarium spilled out everywhere and you made Mommy touch frogs for the first time in her life.  They were hopping all over the house and you were hollering "ribbit ribbit" till Emma pushed you because she was mad that you threw her frogs on the floor (at this point you were both screaming and crying).

You have become a Daddy's boy and are all about your Dad these days.  You love to climb up in his lap to watch TV, kiss him, hug him, want to be held by him and follow him everywhere. 

You are a lover of Caillou, airplanes, trains, your Tow Mater car, playing outside, balls, sports, your blankie, candy and our dog Beamer.   You still wear a size 2 clothes and are in a size 6 diaper. 

We love you so much and are busy planning for your special day which is only TWO months away.  Thank you for being our son and for making us laugh constantly.

Happy New Year 2011

From our family to yours, we hope that this new year finds you filled with hope and love.  I am so excited to see what God has planned for The Frazier Four in 2011.  Great things he has done for us in 2010 and we were blessed beyond words in every area of our life.

The laughter that fills our home and our amazing children are all that I have ever dreamed of and so much more.  I can not even begin to explain how proud I am to be the Mommy of Emma and Gavin and how they continue to keep me laughing hysterically daily.

I hope this year is one that provides you and your family promotion in your friendships, faith, family, careers and finances.  I pray that your homes are filled with healthy relationships, you are nurturing   friendships and you are striving to make a difference in others daily.

As for me and my house, we will CONTINUE to serve the Lord! 

Joshua 24:15

Christmas Card 2010

The hustle and bustle of Christmas has us a little behind, but I could not let the Holidays pass without documenting this years Christmas card.  I knew I wanted something very simple this year and something a little different from what we have done in the past.  This year I opted for a 5x5 round card and I was very pleased with the outcome ~ my photographer ROCKS!

Front of the Card



Back of the Card

Proofs before they were sent to the lab where they were cut into a circle.



Final Result, not a great picture but enough for me to remember what it looked like years from now and share with my kiddos one day.  After I got them back, I punched holes in them and ran a sage organza ribbon through them so they could hang as Christmas ornaments or wherever people desired.  

So simple, so sweet & my favorite Christmas card so far.   Thanks again Darla for capturing The Frazier Four on our good days and not so good days, with a sucker or without, smiling or crying and for loving us no matter how we act. 

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas from our family to yours.  We hope this day finds you surrounded by those you love and lots of laughter while we celebrate sweet Jesus!

Our family has been extremely blessed in 2010 and knows that God has great things in store for us as we enter 2011.  I am so thankful for a wonderful husband, two amazing kids, unconditional friendships, family, good health, our home, careers and most of all for a Heavenly Father who accepts us just as we are on a daily basis. 

Christmas Eve has been wonderful and I am so excited for my sweet babies to rise in the morning that I probably will not sleep a wink.  Curtis & I had a blast getting ready for Christmas morning.  It is going to be fun to hear their squeals, laughter and excitement when they see what Santa has left behind. 

Wishing all of you a Very Merry Christmas ~ Love The Frazier Four

Mary, Baby Jesus & all Aboard

Our week has started off wonderful and this Mommy enjoys being home with her babies over the holidays.  I have said it before and I will say it again, both of my kids are HILARIOUS.  They keep me laughing, even at times I am  not suppose to be laughing at them or with them.  Often times I find myself having to pull my shirt up over my neck and mouth like a turtle, so they do not know I am laughing when their behavior is not appropriate. 

The Christmas celebrations with family have already began and our children have received some wonderful gifts they will treasure throughout the year.

Emma got this cute Princess towel set and this Baby Alive from her Nana (it is Hispanic and Nana had no idea).  No big deal for us, Emma loved it and we think she is pretty cute too.

Yesterday while someone was suppose to be taking a nap she decided to get up and unpackage the towel and grab her baby.  She came into my room running dressed like this and said, "Mom I have named my baby, it is Baby Jesus and I am Mary".  My heart smiled and she went on to tell me, "When Daddy gets home from work he will be Joseph".  I hope she always loves Jesus with all of her heart. 



Our little engineer is hard at work trying to avoid any derailments.  Hmm, seems to be one about every 45 seconds.  Oh the joy of having a boy and watching him play with this little set.  I have had so much fun watching him and putting the train back on track while he shouts, "all aboard" about 282 times a day. 

Three and a Half

So hard for me to believe that the little girl who made me a Mommy celebrated 42 months of life today.  Some days I can not even wrap my mind around how big and bright Emma is and what a HUGE heart she has at such a young age.

She is sassy, she is sweet, she is smart, she is kind, she has an amazing love for animals, babies and her family.  She makes me laugh and I mean belly laugh all the time and she has the sweetest SPIRIT and kindest soul of any child I have ever encountered in my life.  When I say I am proud of who she is and what she stands for, I mean every SINGLE word of it and can not wait to see her change the world.

Emma, you are an amazing little girl that loves life to the fullest and lives with no concerns.  Oh how perfect life must be for you sweet girl. Like I told you earlier today...I am so happy and proud to be your Mommy. I would not change one thing about you.  I love your smile and the way you light up a room when you walk in and start to chatter.  You talk nonstop and have a million questions that always seem to be pretty important.  Your memory and ability to recall information from early on in childhood often leaves us surprised and wondering how you can remember so many little details.

You were so super proud to turn "three and a half" that you walked around talking about it for the entire day.  You reminded me, "don't be sad Mommy, I have to get big but I will always love you to my heart and back even when I am in kindergarten and I go to college."  Melt my heart sweet girl, you always have just the right words to put a smile on my face.

We love you very much and appreciate all the laughter you bring to our household.  You are the daughter we always dreamed of and so much more; the big sister I knew you would be and the lover of life I hope last forever.

Emma's First Dance Program

Saturday morning Emma had her first dance program and she did a great job.  Her dance studio has an "Itty Bitty Christmas" every year where the kids that are 5 and under perform for their parents in front of the dance studio.  There were about 250 little ones that performed and each group had a different routine.  Emma's group did a tap dance to Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer.

Emma is not a fan of huge crowds or being away from her Mommy, so I was a little concerned about how she would do.  The look on her face in this picture is a look of concern to me, she made me take her to the bathroom twice to try and avoid dancing.  Reindeer ears on, lined up, walking out and ready to perform.

I was so proud of Emma and her effort to go out there in front of a very large crowd and tap her heart out. She was so darn cute and did not seem to be bothered by the onlookers.

Her favorite part was "playing all those Reindeer games" with her little friend.

Perfect little ending, for a perfect little girl, with a perfect little heart. Emma you did a great job and never gave up, for that we are so proud and honored to be your parents.  You are such a blessing!

The 7 little reindeer that stuck it out and danced their little hearts out. There are more girls in their class, but they did not participate.



From the second Emma found out she was having a dance program she kept asking if she was getting any flowers.  She remembered Tori getting flowers after every recital, so she thought she deserved some too.   Daddy also bought her the Rudolph book and wrote her a very sweet message in the inside (she has slept with the book under her pillow the last 2 nights).  Daddy was so proud of Emma and her accomplishments in dance this year.

Emma ~ you were the cutest little reindeer I have ever seen.  Thank you for making us so proud and for doing your part no matter how uncomfortable you became at times.  It is going to be a blast to watch you at recital in the Spring on the big stage.  Should be no issues at all since it will be held at my High School.  We love you so much, keep dancing girl!

Celebrating Marriage

Happy Anniversary to the best Daddy & Husband in the world.  Seriously, God handpicked you for me and I do not know if their is a soul on earth that loves me and believes in me more than you do.

Thank you for never giving up on me, trusting me, loving me, putting me first, pushing me to be a better person, praying for me and with me, loving our two amazing kids and all the little things you do to make my life sweeter.   I love you with my whole heart and thank God for you daily!

Last of our Getaway

A few more things left to document from our 2010 Holiday getaway for the sake of remembering what these little guys were up to on this trip.

Emma is hilarious and is somewhat of an "Old Soul" when we travel and it cracks me up.  First thing in the morning she can be heard asking, "So Dad, what's the plan for the day?  What are we going to do?  I think we should walk around the property and look at things."  Cracks me up that she is so into looking at all the property has to offer, she is so our child!  The kids enjoyed checking out these little elves on one of our morning strolls.

My two favorite guys in the world taking time to smile for Mommy and the camera.  

We were so excited that the resort added the SNOW exhibit this year.  Our plan was to buy a pass for Emma to ride down in a tube as many times as she wanted.  She had other plans, but someone else decided there was no need to waste money and had big fun for the day.   Emma was scared to death going down the snow slide and ended up crying at the end after her feet hit the wall.

Did not take long for "little man" to jump up and decide that he would take a wild ride in the tube.  I think people thought we were crazy for putting our 20 month old in this tube.  I could hear people saying, he is going to jump out, flip out or get hurt.   Let me just tell you this boy is ready for Colorado, he could not get enough of tubing on the snow.  He loved it so much that he kept going over and over and over!  Got our monies worth that's for sure and his BIG sister was not about to go back down it after the first episode ~ NO way!

Gavin getting out of his tube and taking off to climb the stairs to go again.  You are looking at one happy little thrill seeking boy, do you think he liked it?

All good things must end and our getaway was included.  We had a great time and look forward to traveling back next year to kick off  the 2011 Holiday Season.

21 Months Old {Airplane}

Little man, you are all BOY and we love it!  You are getting sweeter and sweeter everyday and often climb up in our laps these days to love on us and let us love on you.  Full of energy, you keep us running behind you constantly and we can not turn our back on you for a second or you are climbing something.

Your vocabulary has exploded and you can repeat anything we ask you to say.  We are so impressed with all the things you are able to remember and the way you transfer information from one situation to the next.  Outside is where you choose to be at all times and you think you can do anything your big sister does.  Currently wear size 6 diapers, 24 month clothes, size 6.5 shoes, love to eat macaroni, drink roarin' waters, scream for candy if you see it and love cookies.  It is so funny to hear you say, " I love cookies! Yum, Yum, Yum, Yum", your Daddy taught you how to say this.  Biting and hitting is becoming less and less, but you still do it when you get mad.

Gavin, we love you so much and are blessed every single day to call you our SON!  Your eyes light up any room you walk into and your smile captures the hearts of so many.  You are the reason we call ourselves, The Frazier Four and we have enjoyed the last 21 months with you.