Kids... Go fly a kite..

There's a new man in our house...

Please allow me to introduce to you...

Dr. Richard F. Holt D.O.

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

Don't mind Meili, yes, for some reason she's lifting her skirt...

We are so grateful to have this man in our lives. He is a wonderful husband and father, and he will make a wonderful doctor as well. We are so happy! He has put so much time, energy, and hard work into accomplishing his goals. He is amazing!!! We love you babe and congratulations to all of us!

Blessing Day

Look at this beautiful little man that we made :) Rich blessed Tristan on sunday and he did such a wonderful job. It was such a special time and we were so happy to be able to have all our family there for it. He looked so handsome :)

In the name of Jesus Christ, we come before thee, and take this infant into our arms and give him a name and a blessing. The name by which he should be know here on this earth and by the records of the church is Tristan Saito Holt. Tristan at this time we give unto you a blessing. We bless you with health and strength, that your mind body and spirit will be able to grow healthy and strong, that you may know of the love that your family here on this earth and those that have passed on before you have for you and as you go through your life you will be able to feel of the support that you have and know the love of all of those individuals and that they are here to help you and to guide you. We bless you Tristan to grow in the church and to be able to develop your own testimony and to be a strength to our heavenly father and to his kingdom on the earth throughout your life. We bless you that as you face challenges in your life that you will be able to overcome them. That you may rely on the lord to be able to help you through hard times and that you may also be able to rely on those around you and rely on your own testimony and the promptings of the holy spirit. We bless you Tristan that as the time comes that you may be able to serve a mission and that you may be able to take the gospel to the world and to those that do not have it. That you can fulfill the callings that you are given and that you will be able to be a leader in the stewardships that you are given. We bless you Tristan that you may be able to find a worthy companion to seal in the temple to, to have your own eternal family and to realize the blessings of an eternal family and the joys that it brings. We bless you that you may be able to be an example and a strength to your brother and sister and that you may enjoy your family and that you may be able to use your talents and abilities to help them along the way as well. We bless you to know of the love that our father in heaven has for you and again the love that all of us have for you here. We leave these blessings with you and all others that our father in heaven sees that you stand in need of at this time and do so in the name of our lord and saviour Jesus Christ, Amen.

Grateful

I am so grateful to have these little people around me. Here's a few reasons why...

I love that I can kiss all I want on Tristan and he can't push me away

I love that he has milk breath and I love to smell it

I love that he makes more of an exasperated whine than a real cry

I love that all he needs to calm down is to hear my voice or feel me touch him

I love that when I hold him his little body curls up and just melts into mine

I love it when he inhales to sneeze and all that comes out is a big high pitched 'aaaahhhhh'

I love that Meili is crazy, loud, and silly and that she has a little bit of boy in her

I love that even though she's rough she still loves girly clothes, bracelets and bows

I love that she can outeat her brother 3:1 and I love her chunky little thighs

I love her big brown eyes and that she is slightly neurotic

I love that she loves to dance, loves music, and loves to read stories

I love that she wants to be just like her big brother and that Daddy is her favorite

I love that Kai is cautious, responsible and a little neurotic

I love that he will always try new things and that he always wants to be the 'bad guy'

I love that he loves his siblings so passionately and that he is so sensitive and sweet

I love his creative mind & imagination & that he loves to draw treasure maps

I love that he loves music, fishing, baseball & riding his bike without training wheels

I love that he's bright, so observant, an awesome reader and writer already, and that he's so excited for school

I am truly grateful to call myself mom to these awesome babies :)

REEEEPUNZEL!!!

Mei just loves the movie Tangled. She says, 'this is my best movie I ever seen.' I curled her hair for church on sunday and she looked in the mirror and said, 'oh mom! I have Reeeeepunzel hair.' She loved her beautiful hair and asks me to curl it now. YEY!Oh and this act is commonly know as 'meili's tounge out bum dance' She thinks it's hilarious...

And we can't forget T-REX himself! Notice: he has 2 fingers, not 3, an important distinction among dinosaurs. When asked the other day if he was going to be a paleantologist Kai replied, 'I already am Dad.' Well there you have it!

Who's Who????

I feel like I'm having Dejavu constantly! Tristan looks and acts so much like Kai did it is crazy. I'm constantly having flashbacks... So let's play a little who's who??? :)vs


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Alright, in case you really couldn't figure it out, kai's pics first in the matchups :) But seriously! Do you see what I mean????

1 month Photo Shoot

Birth AnnouncementsThese pics are at 4wksCousins :)Oh the many faces of Meili... She was in such a photographic mood!Kai however was too busy to sit through pics, so this is the one we got :)Thanks Aunt Shel! They turned out beautifully!

Utah!

Our first stop was Price to visit all the cousins there :) It was great to spend a couple of days with Gma and Gpa Holt. Here's a bit of what we did...
Playing with Joey and Ava, jeep riding!Rockin some glasses she got at the easter hunt :)Hangin out at uncle joe's golf course with Jaydn and Brenon!Then we hit Vernal. My sister Deanna was able to come as well for easter weekend. It was so much fun, we had our hands full with 2 babies in the house :) By we I mean my mother... lolThe kids rode the cycle...Had a campfire and roasted their own hot dogs and mallows...Shot the bow and arrow at a makeshift deer...Planted another doughnut tree...Played football...Posed on the hopety hop...Went fishing and drove the boat, failed to catch anything, but still had a great time...Slept...Enjoyed baby Cohen and Tristan...

Colored eggs...Went to an egg hunt at the dinosaur museum...Frosted their own cookies...And even sampled some frosting thanks to uncle Richard... I'm not sure who's more surprised, Gma or Cohen :) Easter Day was great. Here's the set up before the bunny left treats, ate carrots, and pooped jelly beans on the floor... :)

Then we headed out to aunt shels in provo and we had a photo shoot with Tristan there. I will post those photos in the next post because they are beautiful! Our trip was awesome and we are going to do it again soon! It was so wonderful to see everyone :)