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!

Merry Christmas from the Hollemans

I made our Christmas card this year and love it! I love that the kids look so adorable...I wish we would have done family pictures so I could have had all of us but that's ok! Next year!
I wanted to make the card more personal with a reminder of what we are celebrating this time of year...so I added John 3:16.
We are so blessed to have such a loving God!
Merry Christmas Everyone! I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season!

3 Already?!

If I like it, it's mine.
If it's in my hand, it's mine.
If I can take it from you, it's mine.
If I had it a little while ago, it's mine.
If it's mine, it must never appear to be yours in any way.
If I'm doing or building something, all the pieces are mine.
If it looks just like mine, it's mine.
If I think it's mine, it's mine.


My aunt Cora gave this to me a few months and all I can do when I read it is laugh because it describes Kolby completely (almost every toddler I'm sure), but it's these little things about our kids that may drive us nuts at the time but it is so humorous when we look back....as a mother of a high energy, strong willed and smart little boy, I have to often remind myself of that (this too shall pass as my mother in law always says). Kolby has taught me so much over the past 3 years, I am his mother and trying to teach him and guide him through this life but I think he teaches me everyday (he teaches me how to have patience that's for sure!) We have our moments; our great fun times and our "mommy pulling her hair out" times but when I look at him, I see a sweet, caring, funny, happy little boy and I am so thankful for him...Some people mistake his high energy, curiosity and stubborn nature as naughty, but I don't see him like that at all (in fact it bothers me when people say that)- I love his personality and those "challenging qualities" are such gifts and when he learns to use them correctly they will be such great qualities to have! I know, I have some of them :)
Well happy birthday to my amazing, adorable, fun and loving little boy!

Father/Daughter Dance- 50s Sock Hop

Tonight Deven & Randi went to the "Sock Hop"! They looked great! Deven is such a great dad and dressed up with Randi...you would think with a theme most dad's would but Deven said he was pretty much the only one dressed up. LAME! but at least Randi's dad did!:)

Kolby Needs an Update!

Kolby needs an update!
He is almost 3!He is so excited for his birthday and when he sees toy commercials, he wants everything! I never knew it started so young... "Mom, I want that!" & "Mom, do you think I should get that?!" ...WOW...and he also does it with the catalogs from Target & Walmart...he sat with Grandma Lou yesterday and today telling her everything he wanted for his birthday and Christmas...UGH...I guess this means he is growing up!
Kolby is still as stubborn and strong willed as he always has been...thankfully though, he understands his consequences...not that he follows the rules all the time but I at least feel better about punishments when I know that he knows better :) He says long sentences now and talks all the time. He has a very good vocabulary and speak very clear (in my opinion)! Him and Kamryn are so cute together...they love eachother and play really good together most of the time but there are days/times where they antagonize and tease eachother.Kam definitely holds her own with him though, mostly by screaming at the top of her lungs! Kamryn also copies Kolby all the time...if he starts making sounds or singing or acting funny, she does too...He loves to get her when she wakes up and he runs into her room and says " HI Tootie-Patootie" because I always call her "cutie patootie".
Here are Kolby's likes: Trucks, 4 wheelers, deer, "Tom & Jerry", Curious George, Chicken, BBQ sauce-has to have the Bull on the bottle, Orange Juice, Vanilla Ice Cream, Baths, playing soccer, playing in the dirt, going to the park, TT (Kelli) is his favorite!, his "blues" (2 blue blankets), camping, the sale barn with TT, reading, his yellow rain boots, talking on pretend & real phones, measuring things, French toast, Fruit Snacks, Nana E's house (the cement mixer & Fire truck are his favorite toys and Nana E has them!), Daddy, Fuzzy,church, Planes & Helicopters, the itsy-bitsy spider song, his sisters and ME (Mom). There are many more things he likes but those are the big ones...
2 Must Haves are his blankets and Orange Juice....We do not go anywhere with out them!

Halloween

Halloween was so fun this year! Randi created her own costume and looked awesome! Kolby was a tiger and Kamryn was a pirate, both looked so stinkin cute! We had our "Halloween" on Saturday night instead of Sunday. I took Kolby & Kam to Oma & Opa's house (my grandma and grandpa) and then we went to see Randi at her mom's house. I snapped a few photos and then we headed to Nana E's house to see Nana (my mom), TT (kelli) & TanTan (Stan). After having some dinner, we headed to our church, Faith Community Church, where the "Fairmont Fair" was happening! Lots of games to play and win candy, face painting(Kolby got some wiskers and a nose painted on and he sit so still and good for the girl!)and a maze that was in the dark! We stayed for an hour or so and then the kids were done, and needed to go to bed.

Here are some pics of my cutie pies! (kamryn would NOT stand still but you can still see how cute she looked :) )

Little Update on Randi

So, I am very "dutch" and refuse to buy those expensive school portrait packages...last year I took Randi's "School" pic too and love it...it's free and I can get as many prints in whatever sizes I want....



Anyway, Randi...she is now in 5th grade! She is definitely becoming a "pre-teen" but is a really good kid...and she cares so much about people and their feelings. I feel like she grew up a lot this summer...her look, her fashion, her attitude(a little sassier :) ), her social life (much more social and lots of friends)& some of the thing she liked last year are "babyish" this year. This fall she played soccer for the first time and loved it! Yeah for me because if any one knows me, they know I played soccer from age 4-18 and love the sport. Her team won 1st place and did great! Can't wait for next fall :)

She is growing up and still manages to be a great kid and a very helpful member of the family. We love her so much and appreciate every bit of her!