More Holiday Photos

"helping" Daddy shovel

Christmas at the Frericks

Drew and his loot

Such excitement over his gingerbread house

Away he goes!

The Holidays

The kids in matching Jammie's on a loud couch
The snow friend Santa made with Rudolph's carrot

Drew at Mimi and Papa's on Christmas Day

Drew's new "Raccoon"

Joey's Christmas present...um, boys?


We had a busy, but fun Christmas. On Christmas Eve we started the night at Aunt Wendy and Uncle Mark's in Eden Prairie. We enjoyed the company of the Thonander side of the family. From there we headed to Winsted to hang out with the Haekenkamp's. It was snowing all day and night. Scott enjoyed cleaning out the driveway 37 times! The driving was slow, but we made it to all our destinations safely.

Santa came to our house. Drew was beyond excited! Santa left a snow friend outside and lots of fun inside. We spent the rest of the day at Mimi and Papa's house.

Sunday we headed over to Grandpa Ron and Grandma Luna's house to celebrate with them. When all was said and done, Drew got practically EVERYTHING on his wish list. He is one lucky boy. We feel very blessed to have the people who surround us in our lives!

So hard to wait!

Drew has been taking the gifts from under the tree and trying to determine what is inside. He'll say, "It's kinda hard and shaped like a trapezoid, I think it's a race car!" and so on. It is really cute how he is analyzing them.

Mommy was upset that Drew got a really bad (think hair helmet) haircut last week right before Christmas and our trip. By a stroke of fate (and Facebook) we found the only stylist who we have ever gone to more than once! She used to be at Kid's Hair, but left on maternity leave a year ago. We have tried many places waiting for her to come back. This fall they finally told us she wasn't coming back. When I posted my disappointment in Drew's latest cut on FB, an old high school friend said I should try Sanya at Great Clips and that she used to work at Kid's Hair. Well guess what, it was OUR GIRL!!! We were so excited to find her! And even more excited that she made Drew's haircut 100% better! She remembered Drew right away. She even remembered that we used to walk to Kid's Hair. Turns out Kid's hair wouldn't let her come back. Long story that is complete with a lawsuit. So from now on she is going to call us if she is going to another place. Mommy could not be happier, it was a great Christmas gift!

Time to go save Simon, the kids have him locked in their room. Papa and Mimi's cat Thomas has always let them play "house" with him. Well Simon is an old grumpy cat, not a kitten. I'm surprised they can even get him in their room with out being attacked!

Happy Holidays to all!

Drew was on the couch and he said, "Mommy, I love you. Happy Holidays!"

He said

Last night Drew said that when he grows up he wants to be a teacher and teach his preschool class.

And speaking of growing up...He says he has 2 whiskers on his leg and 1 on his chin, because he is getting old.

Drew's version of Jingle Bells...Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle all the way, it's all fun and it's OK, Hey, hey, hey, hey , hey.

Poor little sick kid

Drew woke us up at 1am to vomit all over Daddy. That set off a long night. The worst part was that Drew had had garlic toast for dinner. The smell was terrible! He was sick many times in the night. By 10:30am we decided to call the Doctor's office. They were concerned that he hadn't gone potty since 10pm the night before. He was dehydrated, but not dangerously so. The Doctor said if he didn't go potty by 2pm that we should take him to the hospital. Drew decided then and there he had to go potty. He said he didn't want to go to the hospital because he didn't want to go to Heaven. Poor Guy. He is extremely thirsty and it is hard to get him to sip when he wants more and more. She called it a "gastrointestinal virus".

We had to miss a Holiday party and babysitting Cousin Zackory overnight. He is now sleeping and hopefully we are on the upswing.

We did make it to the Holidazzle parade on Thursday. Drew loved it. We have gone every year since 2006. We also made it to the Macy's 8Th floor exhibit. It was Drew's first time. We definitely plan to go next year! New traditions. Love it! Hopefully next time Mommy will remember to bring her camera!

Joey and Dylan spent a lot of time at our house in the past week. Uncle Erik was sick too. Drew enjoyed having playmates at all hours. Yet they fight ALL the time.

We are hoping to have an "in house date night" tonight. Let's hope everyone gets and stays healthy!

Poor Simon!

The Cave
The cat they trapped in the cave

Came out Growling MAD!!!

Joey and Drew caught Simon and took him into Joey's room to play. When I went in the check on them they had Simon trapped. He will probably not go near those kids for awhile! Anytime they get close, he darts after them. We'll see how long he can hold a grudge!

Monster Truck Show

oh oh Superman!

One of Drew's favorites- He won the free style.

Drew and Daddy had lots of fun at the Monster Truck show this past Saturday night. They decided to go to the pit party which was from 2-5. They then had to hang out until the show started at 7:30pm. Luckily for them there was plenty going on to keep them occupied. They stayed for the whole thing. Drew was up until almost midnight! But he was talking a mile a minute about all the stuff he saw.

He woke up Sunday morning bright and early at 7:30am and wanted to call Joey so they could go to Sunday school. He was exhausted by the end of the day Sunday. He said he was hungry so we stopped at McDonald's on the way home from Mimi and Papa's. The poor kid could barely keep his eyes open to eat a little bit.

Unfortunately he also woke up with a cold on Sunday that is still hanging on. He had to miss school yesterday. His teacher sent me an email that said his friend Owen was asking her all day when Drew was going to get to school. So cute!

Drew ate his toast into the shape of Idaho

Drew's art work. Also included 5 day old TV and door of entertainment center. He could have at least used washable crayons.


It is amazing how fast time flies. Thanksgiving has come and gone and Christmas is right around the corner. I forget to write on our blog and so much happens in a week. Could also be a sign of old age. So we will go backwards.

Today Drew wrote on the wall, the TV and the E. Center while dinner was being made. Drew pretty much cried through dinner because, "you yelled at me!" When asked why he would do such a thing when he knows better, he responded, "I just really like crayons." He was mostly upset because I turned off "Max and Ruby" as part of the punishment. It was half of a black crayon that he found somewhere. So far no luck in getting it off the wall.

Drew had fun going back to school yesterday after a week long break. He was happy to see Brynn back too since she was gone the week before break also. He painted a picture of Shaker number 9. I knew what it was before he even told me. I'm getting good at this.

Monday Drew and I hung out in Eden Prairie. We visited Lake Place and spent some time at the mall.

Sunday we went to lunch with Papa, Mimi, Grandpa Bob and the rest of the clan. After lunch, Jenie and I went to a bake and take holiday cookie class. It was our first time and very enjoyable. We each went home with 10 dozen yummy confections too!

We had a great Thanksgiving. We started with breakfast at Kirk and Kari's. We had lunch at the farm and dinner at Mom and Dad F's. Drew did get a little nap in the car between stop 2 and 3. Drew and I then spent the night at Papa and Mimi's house. Mom and I were at Target at 4:05am. We got all the deals we were hoping for and more! We hung out at Target for a long time! We even had a Starbucks break after shopping. PS Thanks Nina and Noelle for letting us bud(or is it butt?) in line! We then went to Kohl's. What a zoo, but it was a good zoo. Our final stop was Sam's club for a pizza for lunch. Papa did a great job caring for Drew (and Joey).

Drew has stayed in his bed all night without calling for Mommy (or Daddy [after the first night]) for 7 days. He has earned a reward. The first night we started to earn stickers on the calendar for a reward, He called Daddy. When he was told the next morning he did not earn a sticker, his response was, "But I didn't call Mommy!" Boys. He had been waking us up between 2:30 and 3 am most nights.

Yesterday Drew was playing in the cat tower. He says, "Mommy, this is a great way to use my imagination!"

Drew wanted to get Daddy a Christmas gift when we were at the mall. He told me what he wanted to get. When we got home it was the first thing I wrapped so Daddy wouldn't see it. When Daddy got home the first thing Drew did was tell him he got him a Vikings shirt for Christmas! Daddy asked Drew what color it was. Drew turned to me and said, "What color is it Mommy?"