Grandpa Gerber's watch

My Grandpa Gerber passed away about a year ago, and Eli has been fascinated with death and resurrection ever since. He continually asks when Grandpa is going to come back from Heaven. When we moved in with my parents, my mom gave Eli Grandpa Gerber's old watch, and Eli likes to wear it around on occasion. So the other night Eli was suppose to be in bed, when he came out upset about something. He went to Grandma and told her that the watch broke and showed it to her. (The band was broken). He asked Grandma if she could fix it. The he told her very seriously "Grandpa Gerber is not going to be very happy about this when he comes back from Heaven."
Mom and I had a good little giggle over this statement.

Eli's out of this World 5th Birthday!

Eli turned five in January, and of course this called for a celebration! So Mom planned a space birthday party. Eli wanted to play pin the tail on the donkey and have a pinata. Well mom didnt want to have 5 years olds swinging a bat at an unseen object so she made some mini pinatas for the kids to take home (making the mess elsewhere, ha ha ha). We also played pin the planet on the orbit and made alien masks for the kids to wear. Of course the went through all the activities super fast, so we finally gave in and let the kids play.
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For his birthday Eli wanted chicken nuggets and apple pie. So a chicken nugget making mom, aunt Anna, Uncle Ben and Daddy went. All was going well until the grease bubbled over causing a small fire, but thankfully no one was hurt and no damage was done, except to the stove drip pan and lid used to quelch the flames (on a side note, make sure you turn off the burner, cause if you don't the flames will continue!) Anyway, dinner finished without disaster and Eli got some cool presents including a Flash costume, more play-doh, warm snugly blanket,other things I can't remember right now. But it was a fun evening spent with family!

It is the FLASH!!!!

Happy Birthday to Eli!

Eli wanted a cupcake maker for his birthday, but both mom and Grandma could bring themselves to do it, so grandma got stuff to make cupcakes and her and Eli make and decorated cupcakes together. (Grandpa later came through with a big remote control truck for Eli's enjoyment!, way to go Grandpa!)

GO LAKERS!

For Christmas I got Isaac tickets to a Lakers vs Jazz game at the Energy Solutions Arena in SLC. We were all excited to finally see our favorite Lakers ( Gasol for me!) When our tickets were rejected. So down to the ticket office we went to sort out the problem. Long story short, stubhub couldn't do anything at that time, so we had to buy new tickets and go to the game sitting in separate seats. It was hard sitting away from each other, but we both enjoyed the game, despite the fact that the Lakers lost.
( On a side note Stubhub renewed my faith in them. They refunded our tickets and got us tickets to another Jazz game free of charge. (more on that later)...)

Me sitting 2 rows behind my date

California here we come!

After Christmas we braved the snow covered roads, the crying twins, and the annoying click-click of our sporadically functional turn signal and headed to the coast. After the 12 hour drive and the fast winding up the mountain ( puking child included) we arrived at Isaac's Uncle Darryl's home near Lake Arrowhead in California.

While there we enjoyed some fine Mexican cuisine, thanks to Uncles Darryl's knowledge in that department. We also visited the beach, and the boys had a blast! Eli and daddy ventured out onto a pier and saw seal basking in the sun, while I stayed beach side with the twins who went around grabbing handfuls of sand and trying to stuff it in their mouths. We then enjoyed a stroll down the boardwalk. The day ended with a trip to the largest mall we ever saw in our entire life! It had stores like Gucci, Armani, Fendi, Rolex, Coach, and many other high end places. Needless to say we felt out of place.

We spent the extended weekend getting to know Isaac's extended family ( since this was the first time the boys and I have ever met them). It was nice to relax and enjoy Aunt Kathy's wonderful cooking.
Our stay ended much the way it began, minus the puking child. And homeward we went enjoying In-N-Out burgers, a first for Isaac.

Christmas 2008

Christmas this year was a fun time. Eli got a bike and lots of DC comic action figures. Oliver and Emerson added to their ever growing little people collection.

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Their favorite toy was the ball machine. The sound they made when they turned it on cracked us up!

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Frosty

In December we got hammered with snow ( of course it wasn't anything like our Wisconsin winter last year, but it was still a lot). Anyway, all last year I promised Eli we would build a snowman but the snow just wasn't right, (that and taking two infants into the snow was not my idea of a good time). This year the snow was right and we had grandma and grandpa to help with the little guys, so Eli and I bundled up made a snowman. Eli enjoyed climbing the big piles of snow and helping mom put our Frosty together.

Complete with a carrot for a nose!

Quick update

Yes we are still alive and well, but man it has been a crazy couple of months for the Frisbies. So here is a quick update:
Early December my brother Kendall returned home from his mission! It is so good to have him home, although he does have a tendency to get Eli all riled up. They but heads at times, but it is good for them.
Christmas was of course hectic like always. All my brothers and their families, along with my dear Grandma all gathered together for some holiday togetherness time. That was a lot of fun!
The day after Christmas, despite all the snow and ice on the roads, headed off to sunny California for a few days of well deserved vacation. The boys and I finally got to meet some of Isaac's extended family and realized he is not the weirdest one of the bunch or the most talkative either. We enjoyed getting to know his Uncle Darryl and Aunt Kathy along with their amazing children. More stories and pictures to follow.
Isaac's brother Darryl stopped by for a few days before heading off to BYU-Idaho. The boys spent most of the time catching up on TV shows and having a good laugh together. They did venture out to Temple Square and enjoyed the sights there.
January brought lots of moving. My brother Ben and his family moved into their new home. And my parents and out family decided to move into the house they had vacated. So with less that a week to pack we moved to Pleasant Grove, leaving Lehi behind. (thankfully it is only a few miles down the road, so we still like to visit.
So that is a brief update. Since we finally found our camera after the move I will be posting more pictures and stories soon!