Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Colorado here we come!

Nick finally got called today - Hooray!! We never imagined it would take this long but it's been great having him around. Last time he got called, I was 8 months prego on bed rest & an emotional wreck but this time we're set to go & I'm excited to travel with him. Nick has to be there on Monday but me & the baby are staying behind for a few weeks for Sam's wedding then we'll make the 10 hour drive to the colorful state of Colorado.


We were really hoping to stay in Utah but being unemployed and all we can't be too picky. I've never lived anywhere that I didn't have family & friends really close so i'll definitly be out of my comfort zone but I think it will be a good change for us - I hope anyway.

I'm excited, Nick's nervous & Kendra has no idea that we're about to leave everything & everyone she knows & in a way, start over. I'm not sure "how" this will all work out but I know that it will because it always does!!

Sunday, April 27, 2008

F.B.I. Baby


If you can't tell, this onesie reads FAT BALD INNOCENT. Natalie gave it to her & it's quite fitting (no pun intented). Well maybe not so much the "innocent" part as she has had quite the attitude lately. It's really fun to watch her right now. She wants to touch & see everything & she'll turn upside down to get it if that's what it takes. Anyway - she's also moved on from being Miss Round Bottom to a pro at sitting up. She can now officially hang with the big boys, Jaxon & Rhett!
P.S. Thanks again Nat & also wanna give a shout out to your awesome hubby. He really saved Nick & always treats us like VIP's when we visit so tell him thanks again too!!

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Birthday Weekend

As you all know (thanks to Lynette) my birthday was last weekend along with my cute little neice Emma's birthday, yes we share, is that cute or what? Anyway, we had to be in SLC for Nick's class so we went to the Zoo for her 3 year old party. It was fun, even Kendra liked the animals. I'm a lame mother & only got like two pictures & you can't even tell where we are. What do ya do?


I took a load of pictures on the ride up there. Kendra didn't want to sleep & she was bored so I took Miss Honey out of her kennel & she rode on Kendra's lap. She thinks the dog is hillarious. Honey just has to look at her & she goes crazy! Anyway, it kept her pretty busy until she finally fell asleep.

It was nice to spend some time with my little brother & his cute family. We did a BBQ at Steph's sisters house where we gave Emma her presents. We got her a picnic basket complete with dishes, napkins & tons of goodies. She's always inviting me to her pretend picnics so when I seen this cute little basket, I had to get it & of course she loved it!


When we got back on Sunday, my mom had cooked a big birthday dinner & invited some family over. We ate 'till we were sick & then played a game of Farkel (dice game) with Grandma. She was a hoot as always & just adores Kendra. Here's our four generation picture:

FYI - As you can see, I cut my hair! TWELVE inches donated to Locks of Love. Made me feel all warm & fuzzy inside plus cut my hair drying time in half :)

Sunday, April 20, 2008

ABOUT MY HUSBAND

1. What is his name? Nicholas Reed

2. Who eats more? Nick

3. Who said I love you first? Can't remember

4. Who is taller? Nick

5. Who is smarter? Nick

6. Who is more sensitive? Nick

7. Who does the laundry? right now? my mom. I know it's embarrasing but she's like turbo girl. I don't even stand a chance.

8. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? my right or yours?

9. Who pays the bills? Me but with Nick's money

10. Who cooks more? Me

11. What meals do you cook together? Breakfast

12. Who is more stubborn? Me

13. Who is the first to admit they're wrong? Nick because he usually is (just kidding)

14. Who is more clean? Me, my mom is OCD

15. Who has more siblings? Nick - 5 sisters & 3 brothers

16. Who wears the pants in the relationship? Me

17. What do you like to do together? Movies & Games

18. Who eats more sweets? Me

19. Guilty Pleasures? He loves XBOX, he would play it 24/7 if I would let him

20. How did you meet? High School after he moved here

21. Who asked who out first? I had a crush on him forever but I think word got around to him so he asked me out

22. Who kissed who first? Nick kissed me when I was 13 (

23. Who proposed? Nick made me a candle lit dinner & afterwards asked if I wanted some m&m's (my fave) poured some in my hand and out fell a ring

24. His best features? His strong arms

25. What is his best quality? He's funny, sincere, sensitive, & honest. He's an awesome husband & a great daddy.

I tag Natalie, Lynette, Mama, Melissa & anyone else who wants to brag about their hubby's.

Swimming Party

Here are some fun pictures of Jase's Party. Kendra loved the water until she got tired. Everyone had a lot of fun, especially the big boys. They instantly turned into little boys again once they hit the slide!














That's it.....I'm changing my password!

Dear Lynette - the least you could have done after breaking into my blogger account was to use a decent picture, maybe the one from last years swimsuit illustrated, you know, the one before I had Kendra!! If only you didn't have the brain of an elephant and remembered everyone's password, social security number & blood type - maybe then I could actually have some privacy. Gotta love ya!

HAPPY 25TH BDAY TO ME!






Happy birthday to me!
Happy birthday to me!
Happy birthday to Crystal!
Happy birthday to me!

Yup, it's my birthday. I just wanted to remind everyone, so they could get me a present. And believe me, I'm not one of those picky girls who will complain about the gift you bought. In fact, it's pretty easy to make me happy and pretty obvious what to buy me...just follow this simple gift guide! I could use a travel trailer, Hawaii vacation, shopping spree, or some girly shoes. Okay, so my sister is the one that thinks I need girly shoes, but hey, I'll take what I can get :)

Thursday, April 10, 2008

CHECK THIS OUT

I submitted Kendra for shed of the month on Tines Up. Of course we know that our spike elk shed isn't going to win but if there was a cutest baby contest, she would definitly take the trophy! Anyway - they posted it on the message board for me so go and take a look:

http://www.tinesup.com/board/board_topic/5303684/345195.htm

ENJOY!!

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Daddy's pride & joy!





Thought you might enjoy these pictures of Kendra in camo. Daddy & Grandpa thought she was pretty cute in these overalls. Every morning after her bath & getting dressed, I put her in front of the mirror & she flashes a big gummy grin. It's like she knows how cute she looks.

Monday, April 7, 2008

I kicked all your trash!

113 words

Speed test

And Lynette thought she was good......gosh I guess I just didn't realize I had such talent when it came to typing. I mean, I don't want to sound arrogant but 113 wpm, that's good right? Better luck next time Lynette:)

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Just another day at the Holm house

Gather round friends, I'm finally ready to tell my story. I only hope that I can do it justice.

The day began just like any other day, we woke up, we had a lovely breakfast & plans were under way to clean the wood burning stove. The three stooges (Dad, Mom & Nick) had came up with a brilliant plan. Dad would get on the roof and thread a sewer snake through the chimney down to the stove in the basement. Then Nick would attach the chimney brush to the snake & on the Generals command (aka my mother) Dad would then proceed to pull the line up, thus cleaning out the chimney. What they didn't expect to happen was that the soot that came loose from the chimney would fall down, not up (duh) & that's exactly what happened. All I remember after that was the General screaming STOP STOP, TELL HIM TO STOP. When I ran downstairs to see if everyone was alright, all I could hear was mom cussing dad who couldn't hear her anyway, he was on the roof. Things did simmer down for a minute and then the idiots decided to do it again, you know, get things real clean in there. So down went the sewer snake again, Nick hooked up the brush and once again waited for the signal. Not once but twice she gave the go ahead & not even five seconds after he started pulling it back up, she was hootin' and hollering to STOP that it was making a huge mess. Dad did stop long enough for mom to put a towel in the end of the chimney and then they finished pulling it through. You would think they learned their lesson but you know what they say - third times a charm so.......one last time they do it again.

At this point it was all a blur as my mom went completely ballistic!! She was crying & yelling obscenities at my dad. She was vacuuming & mopping & dusting all at the same time. Nick retreated to our room & I went down to see if I could help her but "physical" help was not what this woman needed. Meanwhile back at the ranch, Dad's on the front lawn cleaning some stuff up, minding his own business when mama bear comes barreling through the door with a huge bucket of black soot. First she tries to dump it on his head but he stops her, then as she walks back by him I'm yelling for him to move out of the way, she's coming through like a freight train & I'm afraid he's gonna get run over so once again he runs out of the way. I think he described her perfectly when he shook his head and said "DeAnn you are un-stable, UN-STABLE DeAnn".

Now remember Nick is back in the bedroom and he's been back there for at least half an hour. I went back to check on him & he said he wasn't sure if he was supposed to keep helping my dad but that he wasn't taking any chances. If you know what Nick has been up to lately, you would know that he isn't afraid of anybody but today was different. He said he had never seen anything like this before. Anyway, Nick wanted lunch but didn't dare go in the kitchen where mom was. I made lunch for us & as we were sitting on our bed I had a glorious idea come to me so I grabbed the camera and waited for my mom to come my way. This is where the R Rated Picture comes in. I'm unable to disclose exactly what she's saying but I think you can all figure it out & I have to say that never in my 24 years of life have I heard my sweet little innocent mother (ha ha) say the things she said that day. I shall never forget it, it's burned into my mind forever.

At the close of that exciting day, Dad got called for work. As he left, he refused to give her a hug and a kiss goodbye and Mom just couldn't believe it. In fact she was stunned by this gesture & acted like she had no idea why he would act that way. After returning home from work, Mom and Dad apologized to each other and they went back to their normal routine of driving each other nuts.

Even though there seems to be a lot of drama that goes on here, I really am greatful that we have a place to live. All the quirky things in our family that goes on is what makes them so gosh darn loveable. I wouldn't trade them for anything!!