Gpa Holt

 I had to put in these love notes that Kai wrote during writing time. He is such a sweet kid with such a kind disposition he's always thinking of others.

 Meili loves doing repetitive things and lining things up :)

Kai's school had donuts for earth day and they planted some trees. They love visiting his school :) fun for all!

Gpa Holt came for a well needed visit. We spent time fishing, remodeling the backyard and eating out/hangin out! It was a really nice weekend together. Can't wait to see him again :)

 Tick checks on Gpa, yes sadly they are in our backyard :(

Tons of Trucks

 There was a big event in town that brought all types of trucks and city vehicles to climb on and in and the kids were in heaven! Meili was loving the ambulance and the boys were soo into the firetrucks! I love the looks on their faces, pure joy! If only it was a bit warmer and we wouldn't have been so numb after we were finished :)

 We are in tiger land!!!

Iowa Trip

We took a long weekend trip and met up with the fam in IA. We surprised them with the big news, they were most definitely surprised! I am 3 weeks behind Deanna, so our parentals will be busy!!! We chose to wait to find out the sex, but my best guess is a girl :) I'm about 85% sure! I'm definitely getting big fast and was even a bit larger than D, which isn't hard to do... ha. We had a great girls shopping/eating out day with all the cousins and sisters and it was great to see Gram again and mom and Dad.  It was so fun, I hope we make it happen again!

Teasing my Dad that this vintage shop stole his wardrobe! Literally... if you knew him, you'd know I'm not joking with all these striped flannel button-ups! lol!

All the cousins on my mom's side :)

This is about 22 wks! over the halfway mark, 5 mo

blowing up balloons with Gram was a huge hit!

Kai and grandpa made a robot out of springs together :)

These babies loved seeing each other again :)

Goodbyes are tough :( Until next time...  

The news we got Jan 7th!!

 It's happening my friends! Holt baby #4 is on it's way! The final addition will join us september 12th ish... We are excited, this is what Rich brought me on his way home from work :)

gratitude

 I took the kiddos to see my friend who's a practicing photography major and she took a few pics of the kids, mainly for T's bday, but she got a few of Mei too. She was thrilled because she had chosen her own outfit that day, and I was thrilled because it happened to match! ha. The pics turned out super cute. I love the time that I'm privileged to have with them during the day, while Kai's at school. I'm grateful I can be at home with them, there's no where I'd rather be, honestly.