Kai's 2nd Bday

We celebrated Kai's birthday last week although I don't think he realized it :) Brian did teach him how to say "two" and hold up the corresponding fingers when asked how old he is. His two older brothers are taking swim lessons with our playgroup friends so we invited them for cake after swim practice.

Kai is our family entertainment and since he's not quite speaking English yet he is still plausibly our "baby". I hope he stays chubby cheeked and speaking "Kai" language a little bit longer:) He is such a blessing and makes us all smile.

Uncle and Aunty

In India children don't say Mr. or Mrs. before an adults name. Instead they say Uncle and Aunty--for everyone--even if they are strangers. I like this--it's much more endearing and makes me not feel so old..."Mrs. Frazier" is just more than I want to accept about my age:)

These pictures are of the boys with Uncle Don and some of our friends from church. They love playing with him. Uncle Don and Aunty Phylis are from the states so when we see them each week the topic of conversation usually turns to food-we-would-love-to-be-eating-at-the-moment from the U.S. :)

Super Heroes

These are pictures that my father-in-law took while visiting. I think they are very telling of the "action" that takes place in our home. BTW, my father-in-law asked them to make their "tough" faces for the camera...they weren't really being disrespectful:D

Part I: Sweet boys playing among the lilies:)


Part II: Morphing into Tough Mode


Part III: Superheroes in Full Affect

Happy Adoption Day!

Each year we celebrate Haddon's Adoption Day--the day he was "officially" adopted as recognized by the state of Texas on March 3, 2006. He was adopted into our hearts the day he was born (and months before that as we awaited his arrival). But it gives us another special day in the year to celebrate him in addition to his birthday. A way to celebrate the blessing of Haddon and the way the Lord has molded our family together. Not to mention a wonderful reminder of how, as Christians, we are all adopted as children of God!

On tuesday we looked at pictures of the day he was born and each adoption day we've celebrated so far...most of which involved playing arcade games:) (1st year at Chuck E Cheese and 3rd + 4th year at the mall arcade here in Bangalore)

Our friend Sini made an amazing cake with a cute picture of 3 brothers. And Haddon got to "cash" in the tickets we all won at the arcade for a Ben 10 toy camera. Unfortately he wasn't feeling so well--all the boys have been battling stomach bugs and fever the past week. But he managed to perk up when we announced after dinner that it was time to play games:)

As a side note...it seems every time we go to this certain mall to play games, Kai has a major blowout! And once again, he did not fail to produce:) The two pictures of him standing on the bench are of him realizing what has just occured in his diaper:) There are also some pictures of the boys at home.

Funny Signs

We saw several signs like this one located around the Mysore Zoo. I thought the graphics were funny..and not to mention graphic:) I don't think you can read it but it's a warning not to pass the barriers or you might get attacked by the zebra (red=blood) and then the police will get you out, handcuff you and take you to be punished (if you are still alive:). You almost don't want the kids to see this---they might be psychologically scarred and not want to visit the zoo anymore :)

Amazing Visit

We had a great time with Brian's dad and wife Joni! We feel so blessed that they took the time and effort to visit us! They made the half-way-around-the-world trek stopping in London midway to catch up on jet lag and returning through Rome to see some of the relics there. I thought that was a pretty smart plan and wish I could do it myself:) We spent a whirlwind week of sightseeing and taste-testing...albeit Indian McDonald's and pizza for many meals:)

In Bangalore we brought them to see our friends' school in a village outside of Bangalore, to visit a small orphanage that some of our other friends run, to take a tour of Brian's office, visit our church, plus some shopping and eating. Our first trip was to Mysore to visit a regional palace and zoo. Then we flew to Delhi and from there drove 5 hours to Agra to visit the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort. I was excited to see the Taj Mahal--we had been waiting to see it with them.

We were amazed and blessed that neither Greg nor Joni had stomach issues while here and that they managed to put up with us and our "active" family:D I can only imagine the patience it must take to go from 0 decimals of noise in your daily life to 100+ decimals of silly little boys for a week and trying to keep a smile on your face. I applaud them and can't thank them enough for making the effort to come experience "our world". It was so refreshing and made our year.

I'm posting some pics...and since I had my new camera to try out I took way too many so I think I'll break them up a little:) You can start each slide show over and watch just one at a time:)

Taj Mahal

Delhi/Agra

School/Office