The Holland Hamper

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

January

Helping Daddy take the crib apart and put the new big girl bed together!

New big bed!! Little girl in a big bed!

Happy New Year's ribs...she loved them!

Making pizza with Papa...thanks for babysitting Nanny and Papa!

We did Christmas with Nanny and Papa and Auntie Lisa and Uncle Ryan a few days before Christmas. Then we spent Christmas Eve in Boise taking in church. Then Christmas morning was checking out what Santa brought us, then to Ontario for Christmas dinner with the whole Poole clan!

So much fun playing in the box with Uncle Ryan!

Getting the present-opening thing down!

Yay! A lion from Uncle Mac!

Helping Papa with his presents!

A movie and some food for her new kitchen (which she didn't even have yet!)

Now it's time to help Nanny open her presents!

And now she's helping Mama...she loved opening presents!!

Matching outfits for the Holland girls and Baby Reeser! Thanks Nanny!

She loves Clifford!

Playing with Auntie and Uncle and the new animals on the couch!

Christmas Eve...wearing my Christmas dress from 32 years ago!

Christmas morning...Santa was good to us!

She loves the kitchen that Santa brought!

Opening presents with Daddy!

The aftermath!

Ugly Christmas sweaters family photo

Playing with the puppy and Auntie Kailey

Hanging out with Auntie Kailey!

Sunday, December 15, 2013

A couple pregnancy photos...

22 weeks

24 weeks

28 weeks (this was yesterday)

This was 28 weeks with Abigail! Same shirt and everything :)

Merry Christmas!

I can't believe December is already half over and Christmas is 10 days away! We spent a great Thanksgiving vacation in San Diego...it was so warm! Nice to get away from the frigid temps here! We've been busy, as usual. We got our first snow this year about a week ago and Abigail wasn't so sure about it...besides the fact that it was about 5 degrees while we were out "playing" in it! We are now busy getting ready for Christmas and as soon as the holidays are over, we will really be getting busy getting ready for the new baby! Only about 3 months left...I can't believe I'm already in the third trimester! This pregnancy is flying by, which is good, but also is not leaving me with enough time to get ready, it seems! Oh well, the baby will have a place to sleep and some clothes and diapers...that's all we need, right?!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

19 months

Playing with Rowan!!

First snow day this year...Abigail was not so sure about it...it was pretty deep so she had trouble walking in it and it was about 5 degrees outside, so it was really cold!!

Nothing like a diaper box for entertainment. It's hard work...note her tongue!

Putting her ornament on the tree. She's done so well with the tree...we told her " no touch" when she first saw it and she has not gone near it! I hope we are this blessed with the next one!

Not so excited to sit with Santa!!

But she loved the little horse!!

Helping Mama decorate a Christmas cookie!

Her creation during parent-involved craft time at school. Brad went down and got to hang out with her for awhile and make this awesome collage!!

Thanksgiving in San Diego!

We flew down to San Diego for Thanksgiving this year...what a great trip! Abigail did really well on all the plane rides, taking a nap a couple times and finding plenty to play with on the other flights. We had a great time seeing lots of Brad's family and friends and also getting to take Abigail to see some sights and do a few things...the beach, the carousel, and the train.