snakey-doodle

today my baby brother became a daddy.

i was 3 1/2 when jakie was born.

aaron & i waiting to go in and meet our new baby brother!  

how awesome are the scrubs?

i don't remember much about jakie as a baby.

jacob- 3 days old.... i'm not sure why i'm growling at the camera

we lived in twain harte up in the sonora mountains when he was born.

i was just bella's age.

(if you squint... it almost looks like bella with bangs in this picture!)

i do remember him as a little boy.

his nickname was 'crash and burn'

he was crazy sauce.

i remember giving him a really hard time.

isn't that what big sisters are supposed to do?

i thought he was soooooo annoying.

if only i could have appreciated this cuteness!  

we moved to modesto when i was 8 and jacob was 4.

our life changed dramatically when our parents divorced 2 years later.

 

my mom had to work to support us.

i had to grow up quickly,

and take care of my baby brother.

there were times i resented him.

i know i didn't treat him nicely.

i almost cut off his ear one day.....

 definitely no sister-of-the-year award for me.

my older brother moved out when i was in 5th or 6th grade.

this left just jakie and i.

i am so thankful now.

(jacob sporting the ultimate mullet.  and aaron apparently trying out for the secret service?)

jacob and i had to rely on each other.

we had to grow up quickly.

we didn't have a lot when we were little.

but we always had one another.

jacob was there for every big moment of my life.

we actually shared a room until the day i graduated high school.

we would stay up so many nights, talking about life.

how i treasure that now.

(first day of 3rd/7th grade.  why does my brother have a pink backpack?)

we may not have always gotten along.

but we have always been friends.

rocking the trundle bed. you know you're jealous.

and how about that sweet pre-teen glare i've got going on?

today, 

jacob is one of my favorite people in the world.

sometimes 

he drives me totally bonkers.

but most of the time...

i think he's pretty great.

jakie lived with us from 2009-2010.

in the same way i treasure the memories from our childhood,

i also am so thankful for that final year with him

before he become a 'big boy' and got married.

in march of 2010,

jacob got to marry his best friend,

stephanie.

i got a new sister.

and she's pretty amazing.

i love her.

steph- about 35 weeks pregnant

and just 40 minutes ago...

i have a new niece.

welcome to the world,

macie lynn frazier.

i can't wait to meet you!!!

jacob...

i am so proud of the man you have become.

life has not always been easy for you,

but you have persevered.

you are hard-working,

kind,

intelligent,

passionate,

and funny.

you love jesus,

your wife,

and now.... your daughter.

i still think of you as a little boy.

but really... you are a man.

and i am lucky,

 thankful, 

and honored 

to be your big sister.

i love you,

snakey-doodle,

my broder, broder, broder.

sorry for the grainy pics!  pics of old pics don't make for the clearest :)