Tuesday, August 26, 2008



Mr. Ian is getting so big...constantly in motion and trying to get everything he can...by rolling at the moment. Our friends joke that he's the next Michael Phelps! He is so happy, we feel totally blessed to have 3 beautiful, happy kids!!!! Miss you all!!!

Sunday, July 13, 2008



David got us a new car last week, a Chevy HHR. It is very fun to drive, kinda retro feeling, and gets great gas mileage (especially compared to our blue Expedition)! The kids like to take the "black car" whenever we go out.

What a big boy!


Ian had his first baby cereal this week. He LOVED it!!! After you put the cereal in his mouth, he likes to shove it back in with his fingers, very funny and messy! He's so big, and happy. We love our beautiful red headed boy!

Ian's first real food!

Dinosaur Party!!

Ryan turned 7 in June...WOW! I can't believe it! He had been planning his "Dinosaur Party" for months. We all had fun mini golfing and playing games...mom forgot a stick for the pinata, so we borrowed Officer Thrush's police baton to whack the pinata...all the kids thought that was great!

Ryan's 7th Birthday-Dinosaur Party!!!

Friday, July 11, 2008

Our trip to Arizona

We just got back from a great trip visiting almost all of both our families. We decided to drive, which was long, crazy and wonderful. Spending so much time together as a family was great, and Ian did wonderful on his first road trip. We got to visit with most of our grandparents, some of our aunts and uncles, some of our cousins, and all our sisters. Mark wasn't able to make it to the wedding due to his fire schedule, we all missed him so much! We went for Jennifer and Tyson's wedding, and to see our newest addition to the family, Norah Nicole Kennelly. She is so beautiful! It was such a fun and wonderful trip, and miss you all already!

Arizona Trip

Jennifer

Jennifer & Tyson's Wedding

Jennifer & Tyson's wedding was wonderful! They did an incredible job preparing for a fun relaxed celebration. We all had so much fun being with the family and dancing the night away.

Ryan's Kindergarten Graduation


Ryan and Tabitha, a friend from church.

Ryan graduated from Kindergarten in May. He did a wonderful job, and really liked his teacher, Ms. Cearley. Ms. Cearley has started coming to church with us!

Thursday, April 24, 2008





Ian is getting so big! He is 6 weeks old now, and can really hold himself up! He already weighs over 11 pounds! No worries about how well we are eating!

Here's the ground breaking for our new house! The kids were "helping" by cutting the roots in the trenches for the footings (that Mommy actually ended up doing!). David is doing an incredible job.


Grandma Fraser came to visit her new grandson last week. We had so much fun, and Ian loved meeting his grandma! Can't wait to see everyone in June!

Blast Off!!

Daddy and Ryan shot off a rocket on Sunday. It was so funny. If you can hear him over David's laughter, he asks if it went into "Outer Space". Even now, he believes it went to outer space before coming back down. WHAT A BLAST!


We found a Luna Moth last week outside our apartment. They are rather rare. Once they mature and hatch from their cacoon, the adult doesn't eat anything anymore, the female lays it's eggs, and the adults only live about 5 days. The day after we caught her, she layed about 100 eggs in Ryan's bug catcher, so now we have little catepillars crawling around the bug catcher (outside on the porch). It's been fun to watch this with the kids!

Thursday, April 17, 2008

He's changing

Ian changes every, and it's so fun to see his new face every morning. We had him dedicated on Easter Sunday while Grampie and Grammie were here. We are so blessed with such an amazing little boy!

Family days

Grammie and Grampie were here for a couple weeks after Ian was born, so we took one day and drove to the dafodil fields. We had so much fun, Ryan and Faith just ran through the flowers! Nice photo opp! And right before Easter!

Dafodils

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

He's Here!

Ian Michael Fraser made his debut Wednesday morning at 11:20 a.m. He is a whopping 9 pounds and 2 ounces...all Fraser! He has his daddy's red hair and big hands and his mommy's lungs! Ryan is loving his new baby brother, he brings him toys and blankies and sings him songs. Faith is loving her baby brother too, wanting to hold him and telling him "Your big sister has you!" She is a little unsure of how things will work out with Mommy, Ian and her at home, when she's used to having mommy all to herself. We still figuring that out too! Ian is so beautiful and handsome...we love him so much! We'll post new pictures when we get a chance!









Friday, February 29, 2008

2 MORE WEEKS!!

2 MORE WEEKS!!! We're due in 2 more weeks, and very anxious!!! Went to the Dr. today and we're progressing, so hopefully sooner!

Monday, February 11, 2008

5 More Weeks!

Only 5 more weeks (hopefully less!!) left until our due date, March 15! Baby, Ian Michael, is definitely on his way! We're feeling good, (tired ...it's 10:30 at night), and huge, and everyone is excited. Faith wants to hold her new baby brother all by herself, and Ryan wants to show him how to play games. Faith also asked if he was going to "not have hair" like Kent! They're both ready for him to come out and play (and so are we!!!)

Look At Me!


We're so good at doing our makeup! Aren't I pretty? Daddy rescued me (and the counter) and painted my fingernails for me!

Friday, February 1, 2008

I'm 4 Now!!

And again, Faith had 3 birthday parties, one at Grampie and Grammies house, one at Poppa and Grandma's house and one at Coco and Uncle G's house! They were ALL Hello Kitty parties...very insistant. TT did her hair and dressed her up, she looked just like Belle. Little girl cleaned up in the presents department, one whole suitcase just from her birthday presents!

I'm 4 Now!!

Snow Days

Finally, the day we were leaving, it decided to snow! Grampie and Grammie (whoo hoo!) took the kids outside to play in the snow so Faith could make snow angels and hit Grampie in the belly with a snowball. The snow was up to Faith's knees! Ryan and Grampie started to build a little fort, until Faith knocked it down.Grampie took the kids on the Polar Express the night before we left, it was so much fun, the kids loved it.

Snow Days

Christmas Day

And here is Christmas #3 with the Edes side of the family!!! Now that there is 16 of us...moving up to 18 by this summer, it was a tight fit in the living room, but everyone had a great time snuggled up together and loving each other. Cole and Ryan are now ready to take over the world...Autobots, roll out!

Christmas Day

Christmas Eve

Here is Christmas #2! On Christmas Eve we spent the day with the Fraser side of the family and opened presents, had dinner, hung out and had fun. It was great spending time with Jennifer and her fiance Tyson, and seeing Mark, Mom and Dad. We love you guys!Christmas Eve night, we drove back up to Williams, just in time to catch Santa stopping by the house and handing out P.J.'s!!!

Christmas Eve

Arkansas Christmas

We had 3 Christmas' this year! We started with a small one with Gabe, Crystal, and Kent (so we wouldn't have to pack more presents to Arizona).

Arkansas Christmas