Outfit of the Day!

Emma gets super excited when she gets to pick out her own clothes and wear exactly what she wants for the day.  We try to reserve these days for Friday, but yesterday when I got home from work this is what my sweet girl was wearing.

We went to an amazing 2nd birthday party for our twin cousins on Saturday and Emma got this little get up, plus lots of other goodies.  Needless to say, she has not taken it off since she left the party and she loves it.   I am sure she will try to put these wings, tutu, and hat on Friday morning when she is choosing what her attire will be that day.

We had errands to run yesterday evening when I got home and yep, this is what she wore and I let her (pajamas and all).   We did get quite a few stares and that was okay because I have decided that these days are going my way to fast and I don't want to miss out on any of them.

2 Year Check Up

Today was our little man's TWO year old check up and I was not looking forward to him getting shots.  Guess what?  Today was his lucky little day because he did not have to get one shot and does not require anymore until he turns 4 years old.  

He was so darn cute today and decided it would be a good idea to wear his BIG sister's PINK watch from McDonalds and to bring her Dr. Seuss book to the appointment with him.  She did not seem to mind since she thought he was getting shots too.  As a matter of fact she cried out of disappointment when we got home and he did not have any band aids.

Gavin had a great 2 year old check up and our Dr. was quite surprised to see what a big boy he had become. The following are his currents stats:

2 foot 10 inches tall (44%)

33 lbs 6 oz. ( 94%)

Head 20.24 " (97%)

He was advanced in his motors skills and his ability to communicate.   When the Dr. walked in, he pointed to a picture on the wall and said, "That's my cousin".  Needless to say, the Dr. was shocked and asked what he said.  He looked at her and repeated himself again.  She just looked at me and laughed asking, "How do you produce these kids who speak so well at such a young age, oh never mind he is Emma's little brother."  Gavin proceeded to talk her ear off after that about mosquito hawks, feeding the very big cows who said moo, the witch he had just seen on Dora, his cousin's picture on the wall (no it was not his cousin) and the big dragonfly hanging from the ceiling.  

She got her stethoscope to listen to his heartbeat and he started hollering, "No Dr. my heart, my heart".  He was quite entertaining today and ended up opening the door and saying, "Bye Dr. have a good day" and attempting to walk out.  He is such a funny little guy and he was determined to get out of there today very QUICK. 



Thankful he got a great check up and even more excited he did not have to get shots.  Now we just need to start growing taller big boy!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

From the Frazier Fours Little Leprechauns

Our kiddos are enjoying the warmer weather and so are we.  Looking forward to late nights in the driveway, long bike rides, grilling on the patio, playing on our swing set, slip n slide, snow cones, the pool and all the things that summer brings with it.

Vintage Airplane Party

I have finally gotten around to posting my favorite little mans SECOND birthday party and hoping to get the rest of it posted soon. 

We have decided to let our children pick their own birthday themes and this year Gavin picked an airplane party with a little bit of help from us.  Let me just tell you there is very little out there with airplanes, so I had to get creative with this one.  

We had his 2 year old pictures taken at the flight museum and that was big fun.  He wore a real flight suit for his birthday party that we ordered from a flight store with personalized patches that attach to it. Our party invitation and sticker used on the envelope can be seen at Almost Party Time.

We focused the party around airplanes and travel, making it as vintage~like as possible with old suitcases, airplanes, globes and signs.

These little airplanes were flying or placed out for decorations and I opted to fill all my glass jars with cotton and small vintage planes.

We wanted all our guest to feel like they had truly taken a flight, so lunch was served out of plastic containers with personalized stickers that said, "Thank you for flying GTF Airways". Well at least that is what all the kiddos ate out of and the adults were served on plates. The meals in the containers were sitting inside suitcases and the tree in back was decorated with a bunch of little planes.

We had signs all over the house and on the clocks that stated departure, arrival, fasten your seatbelt, pilots only, baggage claim, baggage check in, flight counter,  GTF Airways, family restroom and so much more.

The mantle held airplanes, a happy birthday banner, balloons, jars filled with clouds and metal airplanes.  These suitcase were just some that were sitting around everywhere to help get all our world travelers in the mood for the perfect flight!

Gavin's cake table was really sweet!  We served cake, cupcakes, cake balls, sugar cookies that were decorated as clouds, the number 2 and little airplanes.   It was YUMMY stuff.

A closer picture of his cake that was oh so yummy and hard to cut. This cake was about 8 inches tall so the  pieces were huge, but there was plenty go around and some left behind.

The kiddos enjoyed playing in the backyard where we had our playhouse, swing set and toys galore.  These little clouds were hanging around our fence line for added decoration.  We also had the clouds hanging on our rainbow swing set and a cute little birthday banner hanging across the porch of our playhouse.

Each child got to paint an airplane and take it home and the kids really seemed to enjoy all the paint, glue and glitter.  I promised their parents the paint was washable, so hopefully all their little clothes came clean.

After our first time flyers earned their wings they got to stop by baggage claim and load up on all kinds of goodies from candy, to a vintage airplane, blue cotton candy, handmade red & blue bath soap shaped like an airplane, cookies, granola bars, side walk chalk, stickers, rice krispie treats and lots of junk.

I always see the kids little faces light up when they walk in and see that the candy bar is back, party after party.  You think it would get old, but I truly think they would be disappointed if it was not there one day.

Another glimpse of our family room.   I need to post a picture of the Happy Birthday sign up close.  It was amazing and the lady made it out of recycled cardboard, cutting every letter out with a utility knife.  I am certain it was a ton of work for her but it was perfect for us.

We really enjoyed getting ready for this party even though searching for decorations was quite the challenge, but we made it work. For now, we have stopped for a layover and tomorrows post will be filled with pictures of decorations, Gavin eating his cake, opening gifts and all our party guest.

Emma Lou @ 45 months

Happy 45 month Birthday sweet girl!   You have been so in your element the last couple days between the Livestock show and the Hajovsky farm.

I am amazed more and more every day by the HUGE heart you have for animals and your love for them BIG or small. I truly believe this is Gods way of telling me that my Daddy will live on for a long time in you and your baby brother.  I can not help but wonder how things would be if he could see your ability to love so strongly when it comes to bugs, small animals and livestock.  Everyday you beg us to let you have a chicken, cow, horse or should I just say anything you think we might let you bring into our home.  You currently have a dog, 2 african frogs, a fish, a snail and a worm you snuck home from the rodeo.  No doubt in my mind I will go in your room one day and you will have some stray hidden in your closet Emma Lou.

We spent your 45 month Birthday on a real farm with the Hajovsky family and let me just say you were not afraid to get dirty nor come face to face with the cows in their pasture.  You and Gavin got to feed these guys and watch  them run through the pasture to us as we drove up for feed time.  There was no fence between you and them, only about 5 feet of space and you loved every minute of it.

Emma, you are an amazing little girl with the biggest heart of any child I have ever met.  You love people, you love Jesus, you  love your family, you  love your friends, you love animals and you simply ENJOY life!  I hope those things never change about you and that you are never afraid to always express your love for things big and small.  Thank you for all the smiles you bring to our faces daily and for marching to the beat of a different drum.   We love you more than you will ever know sweet girl.

Sassy Pants

I had BIG PLANS to get Gavin's party posted this weekend and actually uploaded all the pictures several times and it never worked.  Finally figured out I was out of space and needed to purchase more through Google, so 24 hours after my purchase I am back to blogging.

To make sure it is up and working again before I upload that entire party, I thought I would post a pic of the sassiest (in a good way) little girl that I know. 

She has not taken these boots off since her BFF loaned them to her because they are sold out of her little size.  The girls feet are tiny, size 8 and yep she is almost FOUR!  Boots are actually too big but she does not seem to mind, she loves them.  Not sure if she loves Brookie or the boots more.

I can tell you that any time she is around, Brookie makes sure she does not have any bugs or insects in tow, and she usually does.  They may be BFF's but Brookie is not a fan of bugs or Emma's affection, she would rather love her and her critters from a distance.  Well, get ready she snuck a WORM home from the Rodeo yesterday and he is living on our kitchen counter in a dixie cup.  She cried and cried because she did not get to bring a chicken home.  The girl wants to live on a farm so bad that she can not stand it, funny thing is...I was EXACTLY like this as a child.  So, she may look like her Daddy but she is a mini me!

Celebrating Two Years in Service

We celebrated Gavin's 2nd Birthday today "Vintage Airplane" style and it was super fun.  We opted for a Sunday birthday party this year because it seemed to accommodate every one's schedule a little better. 



As I sit here and listen to my husband snore because he is exhausted and feel my feet throbbing, I am feeling blessed.  Blessed with great friends, great family, an amazing husband, a beautiful daughter and a TWO year old handsome SON!

Today was a beautiful day and one that filled our home with laughter, food, fellowship, good company and the sound of little people running amuck.  Some people call me crazy for allowing all this to go on in my home, I can honestly say I NEVER want it to end.   I can not imagine not hearing the screams, giggles and laughter of small kids in between these walls.  I love home parties, but I know the day will come when my kiddos will want to celebrate elsewhere. 

For now, I will cherish the memories that fill up our house that have truly made it a home.  A home I have always dreamed of, a home where my children feel comfortable, a home that is inviting to others and a home where Jesus comes first!

Yep, I am feeling a little sappy tonight.  More birthday stuff to come this week, I want to remember every part of it.  As for now, I am going to crawl in bed beside the best Daddy I know and thank God for a PERFECT day.   I am officially the Mom to a 2 and a 3 year old! 

MoMmy!

It is one thing to hear them say it and it is another to catch them writing it.  This is what I caught my "witty itty bitty" doing one day this week and she was some kind of PROUD!

My kiddos beg to get their little hands on a pen, when this one does she normally gets busy and I end up having to take it away from her which is never good.

So at 45 months old Emma Lou is writing and doing a great job at it in this "mommy" eyes.  Dirty little fingernails and all, nothing can slow her down.

Thank you sweet girl for giving me so many reasons to smile.  I am so proud to be your "mommy".  I love her. She loves me.  It works!

She loves them all...

Emma is a lover of all animals and insects, does not matter what it is nor its purpose.  She has been on the animal kick more than normal lately, begging us for a chicken, her Grandma for a cow and yesterday she told our Nanny it was okay if she gave her a kitten for her birthday.

She is convinced she is going to be able to sneak a baby chick out of the livestock show when we go and she is going to keep it in a tupperware container in her bedroom.  We keep explaining to her that we do not live on a farm and there are certain animals she is not allowed to have in our community.  She currently has two frogs, a fish, a snail, a dog and is begging for MORE!

A couple days ago she captured a mosquito hawk and her Daddy turned it loose after she went to bed.  She was devastated when she woke up and it was gone and cried for at least a half hour.   She was so upset she had her Daddy outside hunting for another one before he went to work.  Yes, she has him wrapped around her whole hand, to heck with a finger!

When I got home from work yesterday she had captured a mosquito and needless to say she took him to MDO with her this morning.  She calls them dragonflys and says she needs them to be a fairy.  We are just praying they do not carry the West Nile Virus.  There is no STOPPING her and she has her brother following her every move.  They are constantly on the look out for bugs of any kind.  Yesterday Gavin squatted down and had his face about 1 inch from an ant bed in hopes of catching some of those.  His sister quickly told him to "get back those bite Gavin" and he scurried on to the next thing.

Emma is so tender, I love that about her and so much more!  With my two kiddos, who needs an exterminator around, right?

Happy 2nd Birthday G-man!

Nothing like waking up to your Daddy, Mommy and big sister singing Happy Birthday to you bright and early in the morning. We were all so excited to go in and wake you up this morning.

Not sure if you were acting shy or you were stunned by the light and Mommy's flash in your face.

We let you open a couple presents this morning before MDO, what a great start to YOUR very special day little man.   You loved the book and Toy Story phone and kept talking to Buzz Lightyear all morning.

You were like a little ole man this morning reading your dinosaur book, eating your cinnamon rolls and drinking your chocolate milk.

You were so happy this morning and took your sisters bug box away while she cried and cried because her mosquito hawk had disappeared from the box over night (she convinced herself it was a dragonfly). 

Mommy stopped on the way home and got you a Toy Story balloon and a little cake to celebrate after dinner.  When I got home from work Ms. Deirdre, your Nanny had taken you guys to McDonalds for lunch and also baked you homemade cupcakes. 

We played outside for a little while before going out for your birthday dinner.   We let you choose what you wanted and you picked Chik Fil A.

Mommy loved on you as much as she could today because she was a little sad that you turned TWO years old.  The time has truly flown by and all day I reminisced about the day you joined our family and our trip to the hospital when you decided to come early.

You decided to eat your fruit first at dinner and we let you because after all it was your BIRTHDAY!

We are normally not fans of the playground but there was no way we could tell you no on a day like today.  You and Emma had a blast playing at Chik Fil A and it wasn't very crowded, so that made it even better.

After dinner we came home and sang to you again (for about the 15th time today) and enjoyed a chocolate pie.

Gavin, this day was all about YOU from the second you woke up till the time you went to bed.  When I was putting you in bed tonight I walked you over to some newborn pictures hanging on your wall and told you the story about the day you joined our family and what a difference you have made in my life.  You listened and held onto every word I said and then you just smiled and said, "look momma, look, baby momma, look" so I told you again that baby was you and how proud I was that you were a part of my life.

I hope the smile you wore on your face and the joy that was in your heart today last a lifetime. You are an amazing little boy and your zest for life is contagious. 

You are currently wearing a size 6.5 shoe, 2T-3T clothes and a size 6 diaper.  You are a lover of junk food, chicken nuggets, mexican beans, rice, ice cream, spagetti and macaronni.  Running, jumping, hitting scratching, screaming, hiding, singing, climbing and throwing stuff only begin to describe what you are up to these days.  Your vocabulary has EXPLODED and you are a chatter box repeating anything you hear.  You can count to 12 and know most of your colors and almost all of your ABC's.  You love to say the prayer before every single meal and it is the sweetest thing ever.  You are not happy until we have all held hands, prayed and said amen.

Gavin, we love you so much and appreciate you keeping us on our toes and on the go constantly.  You are an extremely active little boy and never slow down.  Somedays you can be the sweetest little boy ever and others you are very mischeivious.   Emma is your very best friend and you are CRAZY in love with her, but you like to scare her and go after her if things do not go your way.  Your Daddy is who you prefer these days and I love watching you get so excited when he comes home everyday.  The relationship the two of you share is very special.  

Once again, Happy Birthday Son!  We love you so much and will always celebrate you and the blessing God gave us two years ago when he added airplanes, bulldozers and dinosaurs to our pink world.  I hope you truly understand how much Jesus loves you and how much you mean to all of us.  I love you sweet boy.  Happy, happy birthday to you!

Last is not always a bad place to be!

We have been waiting almost a year to complete Emma's room and some other things in our house.  One of the last things we were waiting on was a very special canvas by Sweet Kim at Small Words.    I can honestly tell you it was worth the wait!  I think I was number 68 on her list and the very last one that she committed to do when she announced her break.  We happened to get in just in time and boy were we glad we did.  Kim is simply amazing and her work is beautiful.  Emma's room is a hodge podge of things from here, there and everywhere.  This picture is old and does not include updated pillows and curtains, but those are located on Kim's blog.

I was so excited to see what Kim would create for us and I basically told her to have a great time and just do what she thought was best.  I knew in my heart she would not disappoint us and it would be great.

I {PUFFY HEART} this canvas and can not wait till it arrives this week.   Everything about it is exactly what I wanted and more.  Simple, sweet, shabby and so cute!

I actually provided Kim with fabrics from Emma's room to use for the flowers, so it would match perfectly.  I love how each one turned out, they are perfect and oh so GIRLY!   Kim is a perfectionist and that can be seen in every canvas she paints.

I also needed a canvas for my kiddos bathroom and at first Kim suggested different fonts and I said, "no way".  After seeing Emma's I quickly emailed her back and said, "do as you please".  This canvas will be perfect in our orange and turquoise penguin bathroom.

Kim also designed a canvas for us  that will be displayed on a canvas wall in our home where our family pictures (canvas style) will cover an entire wall eventually. 

Last, Kim is currently working on a canvas for a sweet friend that will be welcoming her first baby soon, Miss Kenley Grace!  We can not wait to see what she has created for this precious child that will arrive in June. I am sure she will post it soon, she is almost finished and rumor has it beads are involved!

For now, we will wait.  Wait for our package to arrive with all of our hand painted goodness inside!  Thank you Kim for your sweetness and for sharing your talent with us. We will be back soon when we decide if we want vintage airplanes or dinosaurs in Mr. Gavin's room and in the meantime we will enjoy our canvases that are on their way.

To say we are beyond thrilled with Kim's work is an understatement.  Makes my heart happy to know that these were handmade with love by her while she was chasing around 4 little ones of her own.  Kim's heart is huge

Almost Party Time

We have spent our weekend getting ready to celebrate Gavin's 2nd Birthday this week. My sweet boy will be turning TWO on Thursday and it is so hard to believe.  Time has gone by so fast so on Sunday we will celebrate with our family and friends.   We can not wait for everyone to arrive at GTF Airways and enjoy this journey with us.

This year we decided Gavin would enjoy an airplane party since that is what he plays with and talks about non stop.  This is the front of his invitation that our AMAZING photographer created.  We had it printed on a 5x7 linen paper and it is so cute!

This is the back of the invitation that took 2 photo sessions to create.  We actually took him to the flight museum for the first set where he got to get into the planes and the other was taken at our photographers home.

Hmmm...this just might be one of my favorite pictures of all, SILLY BOY!  Above is the sticker we used to seal all the envelopes.  Yes, wild rides are chartered daily around our house with GTF.

We have a super busy week this week and have lots to do to get ready for the "big flight" on Sunday.   I am looking forward to seeing it all come together and celebrating 2 years of life with my son this week.

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.