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June 24, 2025 / Last updated : June 29, 2025 Brett Holt Family

Guardian Angel of San Jose

This weekend Laura and I are heading to San Diego to watch my friends in Agent 51 play their CD release show for their recently released album, “Age of Validation”. They play on Friday at the Belly Up in Solano Beach, just north of San Diego. “Age of Validation” is fantastic! Every song is solid […]

March 9, 2025 / Last updated : March 9, 2025 Brett Holt Family

ECCC 2025, Music, Science Fairs, and our Backyard Project

What a busy week for all of us! I’ll jump right into it. Final Thought “This Land is Your Land” by Woody Guthrie This land is your land, and this land is my land From California to the New York island From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters This land was made for you and me […]

March 3, 2025 / Last updated : March 9, 2025 Brett Holt Family

Holt Updates for March 3, 2025

The kids stayed busy this week with music. Both kids performed in their high school Band and Jazz Concert last Thursday evening. Autumn performed solely on the vibraphone in Jazz 2 – a first for her. She starts vibraphone lessons this week. In addition to the concert Ethan performed in a jazz combo gig for […]

February 20, 2025 / Last updated : February 20, 2025 Brett Holt Family

Hamilton and a MalletKAT

We treated ourselves last Sunday to Hamilton at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Seattle. We arrived downtown early in the afternoon to walk around and grab dinner before arriving at the theater. We took in the performance from the upper deck where the views were wonderful. While the music is fun to sing along too, […]

January 30, 2025 / Last updated : January 30, 2025 Brett Holt Family

REboot 2025

It’s time to reboot our website to where our family is today.

January 12, 2017 / Last updated : January 30, 2025 Brett Holt Ethan

Ethan plays bass in his first orchestra concert

“It’s all about that bass!” Ethan played in his first orchestra concert last night. The school beginner, intermediate/advanced, and middle school orchestra took turns performing for a packed gym of family and friends.  It was a lot of fun seeing his hard work pay off. I know the songs seem simple but he  and the […]

December 31, 2016 / Last updated : January 29, 2025 Brett Holt Family

Holt Family 2016 In Review

Happy Holidays Family and Friends – We hope you have enjoyed 2016 and look forward to 2017. We had a great year full of new experiences, creative opportunities, and lots of laughter. See the many photos below at the end of the post. Our family made some wonderful trips this year. In July, we explored […]

December 12, 2016 / Last updated : January 29, 2025 Brett Holt Family

Our Little Ballerina Performed Four Times Last Weekend

Autumn participated in her second season of The Nutcracker this past weekend. She was a Bon Bon and had the best time performing three times last week. She has been working on this performance since early October at her dance school. For kids her age, the Bon Bons are the only option for her in the […]

December 4, 2016 / Last updated : January 29, 2025 Brett Holt Family

Keep on rockin’ Kyle! You are missed my friend.

My friend Kyle Sasse passed away earlier this year, much too soon for all his friends and family. Unfortunately, I just heard about it but that’s how it goes. I had not seen Kyle since 2009 at the Boy Kicks Girl reunion show pre-party, but we corresponded each year, usually at Christmas. Distance and time […]

November 22, 2016 / Last updated : November 22, 2016 Brett Holt Family

Celebrating our 13th Wedding Anniversary

We met for the first time at a 5k run in Burns, Oregon on June 2001. 15.5 years later, we celebrate our 13th wedding anniversary. It’s been a wonderful journey filled with joy, tears, laughter, and many firsts.

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  • Guardian Angel of San JoseJune 24, 2025
  • ECCC 2025, Music, Science Fairs, and our Backyard ProjectMarch 9, 2025
  • Holt Updates for March 3, 2025March 3, 2025
  • Hamilton and a MalletKATFebruary 20, 2025
  • REboot 2025January 30, 2025
  • Ethan plays bass in his first orchestra concertJanuary 12, 2017
  • Holt Family 2016 In ReviewDecember 31, 2016
  • Our Little Ballerina Performed Four Times Last WeekendDecember 12, 2016
  • Keep on rockin’ Kyle! You are missed my friend.December 4, 2016
  • Celebrating our 13th Wedding AnniversaryNovember 22, 2016

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