Catching up...yet again

I have no reason to be this bad about blogging...it's just the way it is. So I feel bad that I'm a tad late in reporting that our little man is 2! He is such a fun boy. We never knew someone that small could make us laugh to the point of tears! We are so happy to have him in our lives. We love you bud! Here are some pictures from birthdays past:

And here is this year. Don't look too closely at the cake. It's pretty dilapidated. Thanks mom for saving what you could of it and to my amazing chef friend Lindsey, I need major help in the baking dept. whenever you get a chance!

I also failed to report on our fun Island Park trip with Shane's family. This is an annual tradition that we always look forward to. They are such a fun family and I am so grateful for all of them and that I can completely be myself around them. Thanks for the good times everyone. We love you all! (no Janet, I'm not saying any of that because you guilted me into it...I really do feel that way! :)

Howard Springs-Fresh mountain water you can drink and wow is it good! Also, because it is freezing, we always have contests to see who can hold their hand in the longest. Congrats to Jaden, our winner, and to Janet for beating your man. Grandpa, we want to see the whole hand in next time, ya hear!

Sara, Jaden, Max, Keri, Matt doing yearly skits
Marie and Max
Man that water was dirty after! Marie, Kaya, Max, Justin
No, he's not checking for fleas or lice. Derrick just using Matt's head as a turn table-typical D :) The Maxes

And this is me getting my knees caught in the railing outside. I know you swell a little while pregnant, but c'mon! Yeah, yeah, this is something the kids are supposed to get themselves into, right? I really thought they were going to have to saw off the logs or my legs, but luckily, Hoss came to the rescue and let me sit on him so I could shimmy out (sorry it's not the most flattering picture of you Hoss, but you really did save me that day:). 10 minutes and a couple hundred tears (from laughing so hard) later and I was free.

Max feeding the birds at Big Springs. Obviously, pictures will never do anything real justice, but if you ever go to Island park, you have to see Big Springs! I think it is one of the most beautiful little places there is. And the fish are about the size of Max! (No lie)
Yellowstone
Also, you need to visit the lodge at Yellowstone Park if you haven't. Amazing!
The whole Clan (minus Derrick-taking the pic, and little Max-taking a nap)
And last but not least, Mom and Pop Frazier who made it all happen

Love My Girls

This weekend I went to St. George with my mom and sisters-in-law. I was never blessed with sisters, but I couldn't have hand-picked better sisters-in-law and I'm so grateful that they fill that void so perfectly. And of course, Mom, you are truly my best friend. Thanks for putting this together for all of us. We had such a blast! Some of my favorite memories: Lyndsay (you know what I'm talking about :), Les Miserables, navigating Amber until she went crazy, dancing in the aisles at 'Mama Mia', telling Chilis all about "piddle", brain freezes and freezes of other sorts :), and just laughing our heads off. Thanks girls...I love you!


AND...

I'm lovin' this girl too!


Just found out on the 30th. We are so excited and can't wait to see her! Just hope she's not as husky as Max :)

It's a heck of a town!

Well everyone, so sorry you've had to look at the barfing lady for so long. We've been in sort of a blog funk, but hope to be fully recovered from said barfing and said funk. (Also, sorry for the serious lack of comments on everyone else's blogs as of late!)

So, last weekend to celebrate finally feeling like normal people again after killer morning sickness, Shane and I packed it up, shipped the little bambino off to Grandmas, and flew to New York! It was a blast! Here are the highlights:

*Disclaimer: Don't be too quick to judge that we are wearing the exact same clothes in every picture...our luggage got lost. Luckily, our friends Jimmy and Jen were kind enough to let us borrow their underwear and toothbrushes. You did say that was ok, right guys? :)


*Warning: Kind of long and lots o' pictures)


We flew into Cincinnati on Wednesday, planned to fly to JFK that night and then rent a car and drive to Palmyra. Unfortunately (and fortunately really) our flight got cancelled because of crazy weather in New York. We were actually happy though because we got to fly into Rochester instead of JFK which was only a 30 minute drive to Palmyra instead of 5 hours. Also, while waiting in the airport, we got to meet this ladySome of you might recognize her...Pat Summit of University of Tennessee fame. She has been the head coach of the womens basketball team there for over 30 years. Also (and I copied this from Wikipedia) her career win-loss record as head coach is 983-182, making her the all-time winningest coach in NCAA basketball history. So, she's pretty famous if you keep up with that stuff. I actually don't really keep up with womens NCAA, but I even knew a little about her. Anyway, she was VERY nice and down to earth, especially after Shane flattered her by saying she was the John Wooden of womens basketball. Ironically, she was on her way to California to play in John Woodens golf tournament.

After staying the night in Cincinnati, we finally made it to Rochester only to find our luggage had been sent to JFK. Oh well, Shane got two free Delta Skyteam shirts out of it which you will see him sporting in many a photo (and which I think he'll burn and vow never to wear again after being forced to. Don't worry, we washed our undies in the sink, just to put your mind at ease!)

Upstate New York is BEAUTIFUL! In Palmyra, we got to see the Hill Cumorah, The Book of Mormon Printing Press, the Palmyra Temple, the Smith Family Farm, and of course the Sacred Grove. It really is a special place and solidified even more to us the gravity and truthfulness of what took place at all of these sites.

That night we drove to Manhattan and man were we happy to drop off the rental car and not have to drive in that city! It really is a crazy place, but has so much flare, history, and personality. It really is the city that never sleeps. We had so much fun just walking around and seeing all the sites and people.

Friday we saw: Statue of Liberty (from Staten Island Ferry), a bit of Brooklyn, Chinatown, Little Italy, Wall Street, Ground Zero, Time Square, and the Empire State Building (sort of, we didn't go to the top). Also, I always tease Shane because he knows everyone and no matter where we go, he runs into someone he knows. Once again, he didn't fail me and as we walked the streets of Little Italy, we ran right into one of his sisters (Patty) best friends. Small world for Shane I guess.

Saturday with the MacFarlanes: Harlem-Shane had to see Rucker Park which is famous for street ball , the Bronx-Yankee Stadium (old and new), the Manhattan Temple and Central Park.

Jimmy and Jen, we really can't thank you enough for letting us crash at your place and for showing us around! Thanks again for the good times. You're the best!

What We've Been Up To

Just thought we'd update everyone about the goings-on at the Frazier home:


This is me, most of the time... (don't worry, not really me-that would be disturbing)


...which means Shane has been turned into this...


...and Max into this...


...and it's all because of this little guy! (um, or girl for that matter)


Surprise! Comin' at you December 21, 2008.


As you can see, we're all really excited. Now, it's just getting through the pukey-stage (which is something fierce this time!)

Shout Out to Royal Crest 214

I've been meaning to post this all week, but blogging has sort of not been happening as much around here. Anyway, last Sunday, I got to hang out with my roommates from forever ago (man we're gettting old you guys!). I can't believe it has been 7 years since we've all been together! My memories from Rick's College are some of my favorite and you girls are to thank for that. I love you all!!!








Court, I just had to put this one on. I still get a kick out of the whole thing.



Then

Now

Thanks again Joelle for getting us all there and thanks everyone for all the laughs that night! Can't wait to see you all again at Deb's wedding!

P.S.

Jo, I think this could work. They look great together, am I right?! So, he's a little younger, but it won't matter down the road...just think about it k? :)