Our funny little bunny...

1. Easter. For starters, our friend Meghan makes adorable bunny ear hats, and Fraser makes a pretty cute bunny if I do say so myself...

On Easter weekend, we headed to the farm where we had a grand ol time with the immediate AND extended T fams. Here's Fraser boy with all his girlie cuzzies...

We stayed at Lando and Marti’s new place which was amazing and super relaxing. As an added bonus, their business (the Sled Parlor) provided plenty of props for Fraser pictures...

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"Why hello little kitty"...

A boy after Uncle Lando's heart...

2. Sleep. Oh sweet mercy how that blessed slumber has evaded me. Fraser seems to think it’s fun to pull his mama’s sorry butt out of bed 2 or 3 times EVERY. NIGHT. What’s worse, though, is when LOWELL wakes me up in the night. The other night I woke up to him stroking my hair (which I normally LOVE), kissing my face, and telling me he loved me at 1:47am. That’s sweet and all, Lowell… BUT 1:47AM???!! DON'T EVER DO THAT AGAIN!!

And now a special message for you folks who are lucky enough to have babes that sleep through the night. Count your blessings… and don’t tell me about it.

3. FRASER HAS A TOOTH! On the 15th, Lowell was holding Fraser during supper when he casually announced, “uuhhhh… he has a tooth.” Say WHAT’S THAT NOW? WHEN??!! I feel a little foolish that I hadn’t noticed, but hey, that’s cool!

4. This kid loves food. He has consistently been a little skeptical with the first bite, but then he just laps it up. Carrots = loved.

Peas = loved.

Avocados = a little unsure, but still polished off.

Homemade UNsweetened crabapple sauce = that was kind of mean, Mommy.

His first taste of apple sauce, his first time joining us at the table, AND the discovery of his first tooth all happened when lucky Papa was over for supper (as Nana was out of town).

So thrilled has Papa been with this little guy that he insists we have at least 8 kids if they're all as delightful as Fraser. Good luck with that, Papa! But I must say... Fraser's just as enchanted by YOU!

5. We got to witness Fraser’s BFF’s first time in the pool. Yay Nico!

6. Speaking of best buds.... these two little pals are ALSO pretty enthralled with each other...

SO sweet!

7. Nails. I swear I clip the little guy’s nails every other day but somehow these long, sharp weapons of destruction keep appearing. Combine those with his acrobatic ability to pull his legs to his face, and we have a little boy with legs full of scratches (and a mama with her share of war wounds too!). It looks like he’s been running through the brush...

The good news is that I’ve figured out an efficient, pain-free way of clipping his nails. It’s called ‘put-baby-on-lap-and-clip-nails-while-distracting-said-baby-by-shaking-noise-making-toy-with-your-toes’. Perhaps not the most catchy name for my technique, but it works like a charm.

Now pardon me while I go trim my son's claws...

Weekend o' fun in Whitefish!

Okay, I know it was just Easter and yes I have pictures to share, but let's just journey back to the weekend BEFORE Easter when our good friends Glen, Natalie & Hope joined us for a free weekend (thank you, time share promotion) in WHITEFISH! We toured the town, went swimming, walking, skiing (for the first time in NINE YEARS for Lowell and me), swapped babysitting duties, Fraser & Hope rediscovered their love for each other, the babies' bedrooms were also the bathrooms, and our bedrooms doubled as kitchens. It was fun. 'Nuff said...

Fun fun fun!

The big PARTAY!

March 28th was Kumeu's second birthday and Fraser's half birthday, and we MAY have had a party! Nana & Papa plus our small group pals along with their doggies and babies joined us for the pseudo-ridiculous fun.

"Kumeu, aren't you just soooo pumped for our PARTY??!!"

Fraser had the best half birthday cake ever- made by my friend Kathryn of "Kathryn's Cakes". Boy did SHE deliver...

Looks totally normal right? WRONG!

Thanks Kat & Steph- it was not only beautiful but SO DELICIOUS!!

Fraser was THRILLED about his half birthday cake that he wasn't going to get any of...

Kumeu was also excited about HIS cake- although it didn't look NEARLY as appealing to the human eye...

Mmmm.... there's nothing like tuna cake with peanut butter frosting! (I DID try it, and seriously... there's nothing QUITE like it).

Kumeu and his friends Maggie & Kali partied outside...

I can't believe we only have this one picture of Fraser with his baby friends. Nico with his mama, Hope with his Dada, and of course Fraser with his Daddy. Lowell is right ready to get rowdy in his "party shirt" (as he so proudly referred to it)...

While the dogs partied outside, we included Kumeu in Fraser's indoor party when we played a rousing rendition of "Pin the Tail on Kumeu"...

Another highlight of the party was INTRODUCING FRASER TO SOLIDS!

Mmmmm... yummmm...

Fraser handled it like a champ (using a hand-carved African spoon courtesy of Stephen & Tricia)!

At one point he started wailing, and I thought he was done, but he calmed down the instant I presented him with more rice cereal. I couldn't feed the kid fast enough! Here's the sequence:

"WAAAAAAH"...

"Oh that's better"...

"Mmmmm.... sooo good. Let me help you with that, Mommy"....

It was very brave of me to introduce solids without giving him a bib, no? Especially since he was dressed in his birthday outfit (not to be confused with his birthday suit (hehe))! In the interest of full disclosure, I didn't even think about it. Oh I have soooo much to learn!

Little side note. I was SO anticipating witnessing Fraser's reaction to food that I was completely blind-sided by MY reaction. We had a house full of people so I only showed my excited side... but really? I wanted to cry. Suddenly I realized how big he was and that he didn't need JUST ME anymore, and I was overcome with emotion. Truth be told, I DID shed a tear or two when everyone left... but I'm a big girl. I'll get over it. :)

And rather than ending on a sappy emotional note, I'll end with some crazy fun pictures because our friends are crazy awesome.

Fraser's 6-month trick reel!

SOMEONE celebrated a half birthday, and that someone has a video AND a party to show for it! More on the party soon, but for now... enjoy a quick summary of our wee Fraselnut's first 6 months of life!