Baptism

The kids were both baptized on Sunday, June 28, 2009. It was done really nice and was very warm and loving. The pastor called all of the kids up to watch and they loved it - they all giggled when the pastor put the water on Holden's head. Adi wore a really pretty white dress that her mom got her and Holden wore a traditional boy's baptism outfit. It was a white, satin sailor one piece. Pretty cute. I was going to dress him more casual but the grandmothers voted for the traditional one. It was a great day and very special to me.

Having lunch at my parent's house after the service

The cake from Mim's

6 Months!

Happy 6 Month Birthday Bubba-boo! You are such an amazing boy and you bring so much joy to our lives. We love you so so much!

I can't believe Holden is 6 months old today. It is going by so incredibly fast. I'm going to blink and he'll be 10! We are having a lot of fun with our bubba boy these days. He's starting to really giggle and laugh and it is the sweetest sound to my ears. I could listen to it all day every day. He still loves to swing outside. He wants to be mobile so bad and he's starting to push up onto his hands and knees but then he collapses. I don't think it will be too long before he starts to crawl. Still loves to scream and make silly noises that crack me up. Loves his sister, loves the dogs and loves to stick anything and everything into his mouth.

His dislikes right now include getting his diaper changed, getting dressed and taking a bath. Oh and sleeping in his crib. He's not a big fan of the crib yet. Much prefers to sleep right next to mommy.

He has tons of nicknames too: Bubba, bubbs, bub, bubba-boo, bubba boy, boo boo, moose, mooser, monkey, chunky monkey, turkey, turkey boy, buster boy, and silly boy.

Random List

1. i was up way too late last night...1:oo to be exact. don't really know what i was doing up so late. i guess it's just my time all to myself so i was enjoying it.

2. but now i'm really tired and wish i could have some coffee. a soy vanilla latte sounds so yummy right about now.

3. even better with some trader joe's 'joe joe's' cookies! love those little devils!

4. i have decided that a queen bed is just too small for me, husband, baby and dog. sometimes two dogs. it's sorta ridiculous. i sleep on the edge of the bed with my feet curled up because the dog is always at my feet. i bet my body will pay for this some day.

5. i'm hungry right now but i just took my thyroid medication and i have to wait 30-60 minutes before eating anything - that sucks. don't know what i'll eat anyway because bugs keep infesting the pantry and getting into our cereal. i really need to buy some air tight containers. have been meaning to do that for some time now. actually i have been meaning to buy a lot of things lately...helps to have money though.

6. still really want to buy another diaper bag from Kimberly's business. i'm going to try really hard to do that today

7. i did buy a double jogger! it should be here next week! i'm very excited and also a little bummed that it cost so much money!! but i need it so i can still jog when I have Adi every day.

8. i'm taking the kids to church today. adi just asked me if it was going to be boring. that's her favorite question lately. i told her it's whatever she makes of it and it's whatever attitude she takes with her. now she just asked me if holden has a tiny bit of her blood in him. don't you love kids and their questions? i love her innocence. even if she is 5 going 16!

9. um...holden hasn't pooped in 6 days! this kid went from 7 a day to none in 6 days?!? i'm getting very nervous for when it does finally come! I don't need another target explosion!! i'm going to call his dr. tomorrow if he hasn't gone by then.

10. i never knew i would talk about so much poop! the joys of being a mom.

11. holden wore 'big boy' jammies last night. you know the two piece kind without feet. he looks like such a big boy it's sorta freaking me out. i can't believe he will be 6 months old in a few days! Seriously it's going by so fast.

12. need to finish laundry. would like to clean out garage and windows today!

13. well, baby is fussing now, so i must go.

Six Flags - Discovery Kingdom

On Wednesday, June 17, my mom, Megan and I took the kids to Six Flags! We went to Roseville on Tuesday night and spent the night. The kids had fun playing in the hot tub. We got them into bed and then woke up early on Wednesday and got ready to go. We all piled into Meg's car, which was awesome. It was so much fun and the kids were rockstars! No major meltdowns or anything! We even stayed until the park closed at 8:00! Holden did amazing also!! He was having a great time watching everything. He even went on his very first ride - Thomas the Tank Engine!! We got back to Roseville around 10:15 and everyone crashed. I can't wait to go back again!

Watching Shouka the Killer Whale

Picking the elephant's nose

What?!?

Sleeping:
Last night I only got up once with Holden!! We went to my parent's house for dinner and he started to fall asleep in the swing so I packed up the kids and we left. He ended up falling asleep in the car seat on the way home. When we got home I transferred him to his crib and sure enough he woke up and was very upset. After about an hour and a half of trying to get him back down, he was finally asleep by 9:25. I went to bed myself shortly after that. He didn't wake up until 1:00! That's almost 4 hours! Woo hoo! I nursed him and got him back to sleep and then put him back in his crib at 1:30. Lance's alarm started going off at 4:45 and he rolled over to kiss Holden, but Holden wasn't there! We were both shocked! We got out of bed at 5 and Holden was crying loudly. I realized that when I came back to bed at 1:30 I accidentally put the monitor on the wrong channel. You can still hear the nursery but it's really quiet. So he may have woken up somewhere between the 1:30 and 4:45 but I don't think so. Our house is not very big and I'm sure I would have heard him. So that means he slept for a 4 hour chunk and then another 3 hours!! That's huge!!!! Here's to hoping it happens again tonight (yeah right).


Target Explosion:
Today I took Adi and Holden to Target to get a few things. Holden didn't poop all day yesterday with the exception of a tiny little thing. Nope, he decided to save it for me for today. We had just walked into to Target and down our first aisle when he started to make his little grunting sound. Sure enough he did a huge blowout. I could feel that his pants were wet and it was coming down his leg. I told Adi we had to leave right away and go to the car to change him. On our way to the car he pooped some more and this time it shot out his pants and landed on my foot! It was everywhere!!! I changed him in the back of the car while he cried the entire time. Oh man what a huge mess.

5 Month Photo Shoot

Holden and I had a blast doing a little photo shoot the other day. I think my boy loves to be undressed. He was in the best mood and I got some pretty big smiles!

Tyson decided he wanted to join in the fun

Kindergarten Promotion

Adi is officially a 1st grader! Wow how the time flies! She had her Kindergarten promotion on Wednesday. The kids wore little caps, sang some songs and then got their little "diploma". It was very cute.

Big smiles for promotion day!

Here comes the High School class of 2021!

Officially a 1st grader!

Yummy cupcake to celebrate!