Catch up!

Wow, I am really bad at blogging these days! I feel like there isn't enough time in the day to do everything...in most of my spare time, I have to edit photos because thankfully, my photography business has been pretty consistent and busy. I will give a quick update on the family~
Kamryn- On July 26, Kam turned 2! Without any warning, she moved into the "terrible twos" on her birthday! She is a very sweet girl but as I have said before, she has a feisty side! September has been a big month for her, I potty trained her and moved her to a big girl bed. It was SO easy compared to Kolby! I think God gave me Kamryn, because he gave me Kolby. In areas where Kolby was/is very challenging, she is easy and vice versa. She loves "pretty things" and always wants to be wearing jewelry and dresses. She has just started really watching tv and she likes the barbie movies and TinkerBell (or Tink as she calls her). Kamryn and Kolby play a lot and fight a lot but that's what siblings do! They are so cute together and I love when I catch them giving hugs and kisses...rather than her horrible,annoying screaming :)
Kolby- He is growing up so fast. He is still a stubborn, strong willed, smart boy but he is learning to use those attributes and I am trying to direct them into positive things. He was getting to be very naughty for a while and I think it was because he was so bored. The normal things that used to stimulate his mind, weren't so I decided to start "homeschool preschool". It adds structure and projects to his day and I think it has really benefited him to use his mind in a more challenging way. Kolby learns very well through story telling and he remembers little details when I teach him through stories. I really appreciate the chance to teach him because I am learning how he learns and I think it will really help me when he starts actual school. Every other week we have a new subject and I am trying to make every other week a "Christian" lesson. Last week we learned about Noah and the flood...he learned what the Rainbow symbolizes and why it's important to trust and listen to God. It is easy to see that he remembers and tries to apply it during our days and I love that God is on his mind a lot!
Randi-She started middle school this year! I am very excited for her and nervous, I remember it being a very difficult age so I hope that she has a good experience! She is in the band and is playing the clarinet. She isn't playing any sports right now but she says she wants to try basketball so we'll see!

October is an important time in the Holleman Household because it's HUNTING SEASON! Deven is a deer hunter and every October we go to Twisp and camp with him. Although it's a lot of work with little kids, it is a lot of fun and great memories are being made. Deven LOVES it and I know it's a special thing to him to share it with his family because it was something he shared with his dad.

We did family photos this past weekend with my dad and family and I love how they turned out! Our neighbor/friend came and took the pics when I had to be in them.

Bad Hair Day!

You think you are having a bad hair day? Check Kamryn out! This is no joke, the other day she woke up from her nap and this is what her crazy hair looked like...I about died laughing, I had to take a photo :)

And here is Kolby, always ready for a fun photo :)

Randi-11 Years Old

I was determined to not only get new family photos, but also new photos of Randi...Yesterday we went down a block to the train tracks and snapped a few...she looks SO beautiful in them and so grown up! Here are a few...





If you want to see the rest, you can check them out at http://hollemanphotography.smugmug.com/Children/BeautifulRandi

FINALLY Family photos!!!!

If you didn't notice, my blog title is finally updated with new photos! I haven't had a family photo done since Kamryn was 3 months old and she will be 2 in 2 months!Deven & I also are in desperate need of an updated one... How is this even possible when I am a photographer?! And also, why is it so hard to get my kids to look at the camera and smile, I can do it with other kids that don't even know me! Maybe that's why...but I just can't bring myself to pay someone to take our photos when I can do it for free, I guess that's the dutch in me :) Oh well, I am so happy they are done and I can finally get some new photos up in the house too!! Kolby was quite the cheeser in the photo but this is the best family shot we got...family photos for the Hollemans is very stressful and frustrating but we are good for another year or two :)

Kolby Ben...

Cute, goofy, loving, strong-willed, curious, sweet, & smart are just a few words to sum up my little boy...I can't believe he is 3 1/2 years old already!!!

Our beautiful little girl....

Here are some photos of our beautiful little girl...she is 20 months old as of yesterday!

There growing up so fast....

My kids are growing up so much...Kolby amazes me with his vocabulary and comprehension of certain concepts that I wouldn't think a 3 year old would have...He is so smart, funny (goofy), playful, sweet, caring & loving & of course, we can't forget his strong will...he still has it and I am just working on teaching him to use it to his advantage...there is nothing wrong with strong will if you learn how to use it! He loves his sisters so much...
He talks about Randi & adores her, always wanting to play spies with her and have her attention...She is getting to the "pre-teen" age(she turns 11 tomorrow!!) so sometimes, her little brother and sister get on her nerves but for the most part she is so good about playing with them and giving them the attention they love to have from her.
Kamryn,oh, where to start with my little KamKam...She is SO sweet & funny...she does this "funny face" that her daddy taught her and it is hilarious! She squints her eyes shut real tight and smiles, she puts her hands up & makes fists and shakes her whole body really fast...I have a video of it and I'm going to try and post it later. She is so sweet but with her brother trying to lead her and tell her what to do a lot of the time, she is learning quickly to stand up for herself (sometimes she is too quick to do it) Her way of standing up for herself is this HORRIBLE screaching scream that really drives me nuts but when Kolby won't leave her alone, it's what works the best I guess...soon she will be big enough to really defend herself and her toys! Can't wait for those days & fights (very sarcastic!) Kamryn is talking up a storm...she repeats almost everything and is now saying 2 & 3 word sentances...she all of a sudden just started blabbing...I might be the only one who understands her but she is talking a lot. We are currently dealing with teething issues and she is seriously a bear when she is teething, her whole mood is pretty irritable and sassy...I cannot wait for those annoying teeth to pop through already!
Well, I think I am going to try and take some photos of the kids soon! I want to take some outdoor ones...As you probably noticed,I REALLY need to update our photos at the top of the blog...Kamryn is 3 months in those and she is now almost 2! AHH...time goes too fast!

Wanted to share....

So I have been gathering old photos to make a slideshow for Kelli & Stan's wedding (YES! Kelli is getting married!)and I came across this photo and couldn't believe how much Kamryn resembles me when I was her age...maybe it's just me, but I think it's pretty close! :)

Kamryn is 18 months old!

Wow, my little baby girl is not so much of a baby anymore! She is becoming a little toddler and into everything. She likes to copy her brother and still thinks he is hilarious, he hardly has to do anything and she watches and laughs with the biggest smile on her face. No one makes Kamryn laugh like Kolby does!
We had her 18 month check up yesterday at the Dr. and she is doing great! She weighs about 24lbs & 31in tall...so about 50% for her age! She is doing great in all areas of development and is really starting to talk...she will repeat most words you tell her to say and we are working on her saying the words instead of grunting or screaming or having her big brother answer for her. Right now she says:
mama
dada
andi for Randi (can't quite say the R yet)
bruh for brother
milk
no (no no no no no lots of times fast because I do that :) )
please
more
doggy
help
up
TT (Kelli)
nana
papa
Joe-Joe (Deven's really good friend who she really likes :) )
me
mine

she is begginging to say words or sign words together but even though she does say all these words, like I said before, we are trying to have her use them all the time because she tends to scream to get what she wants and not use her words...Soon, that will pass!

Kolby and Kamryn spend their days playing together, lots of chasing eachother and running and jumping on his bed and lots of Kolby telling Kamryn where to go and what to do! He is such a big brother...today he told me that he is a good brother and loves her...he loves to run and get her when she wakes up and he always runs to her and calls her "tootiepatootie" or "sweetpea" or something adorable like that...melts my heart :)He does NOT like kisses from her though and she loves kissing him and giving him loves so sometimes we get little fights when that is going on. Kamryn also LOVES her big sissy Randi...she gets so excited when she sees her and both girls adore eachother, you can tell when they look at eachother. Kamryn loves her daddy more than anything, she yells DADA when he walks through the door and does the "maniac dance" stomping her feet super fast and spinning around (sometimes mommy sings "she's a maniac, maniac on the floor...and she's dancing like she's never danced before". She is such a little dancer...Justin Bieber is her FAVORITE to listen and dance to! "Baby" is her favorite song. I also know all of Justin Bieber's songs because we listen to his cd in the car whenever we go anywhere...about a month or two ago I was driving and Kamryn like usual was screaming her little head off (she has always disliked the car)I tried Christian music, soft slow music, country music and then finally, after nothing was helping, I put it on 95.3 and a fast, hip hop song was on, I think it was the song "Dynamite" and she just started smiling and dancing in her carseat...ever since that day, we listen to fast fun dance music so that we don't have a screaming girl in the back...I miss 106.5 (my christian station)but I can go without in the car to have some peace and dance music :)
Well here are a couple photos of the girl...she is getting so big and such a fun, engergetic, spunky personality, she knows what she wants and goes after it...hence why she is wearing a tutu in some photos, she insisted on it and kept taking it out of the basket and bringing it to me so she could put it on. LOVE HER!