Maggie's Official Dr. Seuss Picture

 Kylee at 6 Months

Jaxon at 7 Months 

Maggie at 6 Months

Maggie's was way more difficult to get than the other two; I think I waited to long.  She just kept wanting to come forward off the couch at me, so the book didn't get in the picture.

Maggie's will look perfect hanging on the "Oh, the places you'll go" wall in the playroom!!

Football Fever

A couple of weeks ago Kylee and I made it to our first pep rally of the year. We had a good time!!

This past Friday night, my family from Sweetwater came into town because they were playing each other.  

Before the game, we went to see a brand new baby that was just born. Another little Holik cousin!!! He was so cute!!

And we went to eat at Zentner's possibly everyone's favorite place!!

We got to the game, but sat on the wrong visitor's side!!

Jaxon yelling "football"!!

We had a great time seeing some family, and the kids loved having cousin Chelsea around!! They were worn out after the game!! :)

Go Hawks!

20 Questions for the Birthday Girl

1. What is your favorite color? Pink

2. What is your favorite toy? Pony and baby dolls

3. What is your favorite fruit? Banana

4. What is your favorite TV Show? Yo Gabba Gabba and Elmo (on netflix)

5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Pizza

6. What is your favorite outfit? Anything Hello Kitty

7. What is your favorite game? Sonic Boom with Daddy (made up game where Jason runs around in a deep superhero voice yelling "SONIC BOOM", and pretend punching everyone and killing everyone.)

8. What is your favorite snack? Bar-Bar, aka, cereal bars

9. What is your favorite animal? Giraffe

10.What is your favorite song? 2 Bits, 4 Bits, 6 Bits, a dollar, all for the Wall Hawks stand up and holler.  LOL....she couldn't think of a song she liked.

11. What is your favorite book? Go Dog Go

12. Who is your best friend? Hay Hay and Addi

13. What is your favorite cereal? Cinnamon Toast Crunch

14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Ride Hello Kitty Bike

15. What is your favorite drink? Punch

16. What is your favorite holiday? Easter (don't know where that came from)

17. What do you like to take to bed with you? Baby Doll

18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Pancakes

19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? McDonald's

20. What do you want to be when you grow up? a Mommy

Because of you.....

I know what it means to love someone so much it hurts.  You will always be my baby girl. 

I ask the Lord that we may spend all your birthdays together. 

Kylee's 4th Party

 Kylee's 4th Birthday Party was this past Saturday.  I opted for a lunch party instead of our usual night party. I think it was still fun. 

The weather was beautiful, but still got a little hot by 1 or so. 

Kylee chose her Hello Kitty theme this year; she could not decide between Princess or Hello Kitty, but finally decided a few months ago. I pushed her to decide because I said that I needed to start planning. :)  Out of all the characters out there, I actually think Hello Kitty is cuter than the other ones, so I was happy she chose Hello Kitty. And believe me, she was loved on with plenty of Hello Kitty toys to last her a lifetime!!!

I knew she wanted a pink party, and I suggested yellow with it, and pink and yellow quickly became her new favorite colors!! :)

I still enjoy making the invitations, toppers, labels, napkin rings, and all the other stuff.  So I bought some digital files on etsy, and was able to create what I wanted on vistaprint.  I know it's probably easier to order something, but that's what I did. 

Eating lunch.  The food is always of UPmost importance when it comes to Jason.  First let me say, he is a Holik, so that explains all of this, but he likes to feed people good when they come over. It doesn't really matter to me, so when I told him I think we are having sandwiches, I suggested we make some bar-b-que, and have manly sandwiches, and girly sandwiches.  And for a side note, I would probably have eaten the manly sandwich.  

Anyways, he said no don't worry about him, so we had turkey/ham/chicken salad sandwiches, chips, veggie cups, and fruit salad. I didn't even get a picture of this table.  The veggie cups were pink and white dots that I ordered from oriental trading.  That's the long story of our lunch. 

I also wanted them to all sit together at one table.  Each setting had their cup with their name on it.  It didn't work as good as planned, maybe we will try again next year at her Princess party.  She already has the next 2 years planned out.  I'm not to worried about it because it will probably change. :)

We are so thankful for friends that come to our parties. We love them. 

She definitely wanted pink cupcakes with pink icing.  I can pretty much ruin a good ole box mix cupcakes.  I was trying to make them pink, and I added a drop of blue accidentally, so the first batch was purple, and they ran over the side of the cup too. But, the second batch was better. I ordered them yellow dot cups from TomKat Studio, along with some yellow pearl gum balls.  

We played Pin the Bow on Hello Kitty, which didn't work as planned either.  We played with other toys, opened presents, and the little boys played in the gravel.  

Kylee wanted a Hello Kitty pinata. It was so funny, when we bought it, Kylee immediately noticed it woudn't match the party, but I told her I could paint it, so she was excited we could make it work. 

Mama and Daddy with the birthday girl!!

Partied Hard!!

We partied hard today, Hello Kitty style!!!

Happy Friday

We are all happy here this Friday!! Headed out to run some errands before Kylee's party this weekend. 

And it's officially Maggie's FIRST Halloween OUTFIT!! 

Nightly Walks

If we are home at night, then more than likely we are outside doing something. Maggie is happier outside than inside, and so we think of stuff to do outside, which isn't bad. 

Most of the time we go on a walk. Kylee loves it, and has been actually running lately.  

And some of the times, we eat smores first, and then go on a walk. :)

And we are off, trying to leave mom behind. (Stroller is fixed from the Banana Bread incident.)

This night was not cold, but just a little cooler, and Kylee immediately had to grab everyone's cold weather gear: hats, blankets, and jackets. 

More pictures to come on "How to eat a smore Jaxon style". 

BIg Trouble

I went to a couple of open houses on Sunday afternoon, and when I got back the oldest 2 were in BIG TROUBLE!!

Not a happy mama; especially with a party this weekend. 

A Big Week

It's a big week here in our house.  Kylee's birthday party is this Saturday, but more importantly we've all been watching the cotton very closely lately to see if we are going to strip it or shred it down.  We should find out this week. 

Long, Longer, Longest

Or should I say,

short, shorter, shortest?

Maggie had her 6 Month Check-up yesterday, and she is the LONGEST one of my 3, but still on the short side. 

W: 14 lbs. (20% Percentile)

H: 25 inches (25% Percentile)

At 6 Months, Kylee was 24 inches, and Jaxon was 24 3/4 inches.

I've been saying all along; she'll be our tall post player!!! :)

Doesn't matter to me, I'll take her whichever way!!

Is she not the cutest thing?

Maggie Bird always with her mouth open

Last well baby with Dr. P. I wanted to cry.  Love that man. He is not only smart, but gives you so much common sense on raising children. He has been great!! 

And this guy went with us to Dr. P to check on some weird bump things on his neck.  He said nothing to worry about. Glad that checked out good.

Can't believe Maggie has been with us 1/2 a year already.  Love her more and more. 

Dedication Day

We started out by taking a picture of the "boys".  Jaxon loves saying "boys da-da" as meaning we are the guys around here, and we are here to stay!!

So thankful for a wonderful church family; they are the best. And so thankful for Eve taking pictures with my camera during the service. 

It was a pretty service.  There were 3 babies being dedicated (Jarrett will get his own special one!! :)).  The mom's, grandma's, and great-grandma's got roses, and Maggie got a Bible with her name on it. So sweet. 

Maggie was not a happy camper at the back of the church; was thinking this was going to be a LONG service. Pretty in my pink dress. 

Daddy and Mag having a pep talk!!

I got her some new shoes for her Dedication from Gracious May.  They were adorable.  Little did I know it is a Christian owned small business.  When they mailed the item, they sent a card with a verse on it, and a track about salvation. How awesome is that!!!

We sat at the front of the church during the dedication. 

Jason had to get up and read a pledge to our family.  It made me tear up.  It is so encouraging, and is things we have all heard, but so good to hear again. My favorite line he read, "I will continuously get on my knees to fight the spiritual battle that is being waged over my family." So thankful for him. 

After it was over, I scrambled to the get kids and take a family picture. Maggie had pooped out of her dress, but we still managed. TWO things Brianne thought was funny about our Dedication pictures through the years:

1. My hair got lighter each time. 

2. Jason dressed a little more casual each time. 

Thankful for spiritual pastors in our lives.  

Bro. Chad and Bro. Bob.  We love them. 

And these rugrats would not take a serious picture.  They had some silly 10 year old boys making them laugh though. :)