True Grit

This one has true grit! I sure love this little pistol. Of course, she would never be content to sit and explore quietly in the sand box. Em, has to get in there and let it fly. Definitely, give it a taste test, maybe even a quick roll. I would be so bored with out our Emmy, I love to sit back and watch her zest for life. Everything she does is on high volume, and quick speed. She is for sure, our kid that keeps us hopp'n, and I know her Daddy is missing her!

The End!

Holman Posterity

This is one party that I hate to miss every year.  A plus to living here for a couple of months, we can make a few sweet family parties. I seriously love seeing my cute Aunts, funny uncles and all of my cousins.  My Mom comes from a large family, she is  the second of seven, I have lots of little cousins that I can hardly put names with faces but it does not take away from us having some great times...Thanks to my Aunt Marianne for making it happen. I know it is  a lot of work for her and she pulls it all of with grace and style! Not to mention, her cool husband for being the grill master!

 Auntie M & Uncle Patrick

Aunt Susan & Uncle Bill

Aunt Sharon, Ava & Uncle Curt

Uncle Ron & Grandson Kayson

Me Momma and My sister Ninny.








                               Grandpa George. Gracie.Chloe
   

Sydney and Benson

Tate attempting the killer long slip and slide.

                                 Em

Thanks for such a fun Summer Shin Dig Aunt Marianne, we loved it!

  

Swim Lessons

These are my sweet little faces of Summer and though it has been hard living like vagabonds, overall I think my kids are happy. Sure, their have been moments maybe even hours of absolute meltdown. To be honest, a few of their behaviors are making me question procreation in general and why we decided to move half way around the world. Through all of this, I have found that the best antidote for their tantrums and mine can usually be found at the PG Pool. Swim lessons have begun and they are loving it! So my children....

"Go, swim until you have sapped every last ounce of energy out of your little crazy bodies!"

We miss you DADDY! Please come home soon, so you to can enjoy the "cherubs"!

Cabela's

Who needs a museum when their is...

 I admit, it may appear  that I am grasping at straws to keep my little herd happy and occupied for the long days of Summer. But this place is really cool! We were making, what I thought was going to be a quick stop to stock up on mosquito repellent for the Philippines. When to my total pleasant surprise, this place had my little ones captivated.

 

Stay tuned....next week we may take a trip to Deseret Industries (Good Will)

Red Neck Water Park

 OR

the Grove Creek water run off makes for a fun after noon.  Made up of a just a few simple elements, water-that is pretty much equal to the temperature of a glacier, sharp jagged rocks and maybe a little slag, which is super fun to throw....at anyone or every where.

 And my kids love it!

 

Thanks to Aunt Cassie for ever introducing us to the "water".  It is now my kids most requested activity.

My Life

This is just a couple of many shots of how my life currently looks. This little pile is just a sliver of what we packed in the mini. Thanks to Grandma Linda, Aunt Cassie and Grandma Gaye for letting us spread our stuff all through out their homes. I am not sure we make the most convenient house guests but thanks for making us feel welcome!

Big Dad

I am so glad that I was able to be with my Dad on Fathers Day. He is truly one of the funniest, hardest working, most sincere people that I know. He has a special way for making people feel like they are all-right. Thanks to my big Dad for always making me laugh and always being supportive!

He can kind of get a little grumpy....

but

One thing that I can count on is that I know my Dad loves me. Here are a few reasons I think my Dad is so great.

 He is the best breakfast maker ever!

He is handy, he can pretty much fix/build anything!

He hikes Timp every year with our family. One year he hiked up with a lame ankle, I was so proud of him another cool thing about my Dad is you will never hear him whine.

When my Dad came to visit us in Ohio, he always stayed busy with projects around our house. He hung this super fly swing from our Ceder tree, not only did he hang the swing but he cut down any slightly hazardous limbs. After he observed how us "mid-westerners" water the lawn manually he concocted this sweet little sprinkling system for me so that I could water with a little more ease! I was for sure the envy of the neighborhood:)

The dude loves his overall bibs and his recently passed on weenie dog, Dilly. His favorite line to say to us girls was "Dilly is my favorite daughter!"(He is really sweet that way.)

 Grandpa George and Grandma Gaye, (the reason my Dad is so cool.)

I came home and saw Dad wedged on the airplane with a few of the grand kids. He loves his Grand babies!

My Dad had the opportunity to go back to school, he has been a great example of persistence. On top of his job and church calling he has been plugging away at his schooling for the past couple of years and will graduate next Spring with his bachelors degree. He is planning on working 

on his Masters next. 

I am so proud of my Dad and I love and admire the man he is.

Daddy-Daddy-Bo-Daddy!

What a darn cute Daddy! 

I am so grateful for this Daddy, He is: Fishlake crazed, Mountain hugg'n, Momma lover, That adores his babies, Brick Oven Pizza, Time with family, And most importantly he loves the gospel. I am pretty sure he thinks I am a killer-sweet-wife and he is always good to make sure that I am happy. What more could a girl ask for? Thanks Daddy!

New Faces

The hard part about living a few states away from family is never seeing these cute faces as often as we would like. We are so excited to get to spend a couple of months with these cute new cousins!

HENRY- 

This dude is one content kid and I only see him smile, the other day I wanted to give him a little push to see if I could get him to cry....he didn't.

 TAMZYN-
I want to roll her in sugar and eat her. I have never seen such a cute little mound of love in my whole life, I am pretty certain she rivals my babies in weight! Go-Tamz!

GEORGE-
Georgie Porgie, killer good coos going on right now, will most likely be an alto (this little man has one low tone!)

26 hours and HOME

I still cannot believe that we decided to drive across the country AGAIN! We had the mini packed to the brim. I am so proud of my cronies for hanging in there...not you Emmy. Syd and Tate should get a reward for how well they traveled-19 hours day one, 7 hours day two! Ooh, I still kind of cringe when I think of it. It always surprises me at how resilient  kids are and how happy coloring books and few potty stops at questionable gas stations can make them.

The most amazing part of our trip is that Trent offered the kids Slurpees. That's right, Trent treated the kids to Slurpees in the car, and even though it will probably never happen again, I am very proud of him for taking this monumental step in parenting.

Three weeks ago Syd went to the dentist to get situated for the Philippines because lets face it,who knows when she will see a legit dentist in the next couple of years. I am pretty sure she is going to need to make one more visit before we make our move.

If I am being completely honest, I am not way in love with driving across the country with a load of toddlers but we had a few memorable moments that almost make it worth it. We had some good laughs, a few screams of delight mixed with a little car seat pain and we even managed a couple of quiet minutes. At the 20 hour mark Sydney said "Hey my bum doesn't hurt anymore" We decided that she must have gotten to the numb bum stage.

(Sidney Nebraska)

 

We made it! and I still can not believe how "Houdini" managed to get this load in to the mini-Good Job babe.We are looking forward to the good times in Utah!