It’s a Flower Party
Flowers, flowers, and more flowers brought in the start of Autumn’s third year of life. We celebrated Autumn’s birthday with plenty of laughs, fun, family, and friends. It was a very simple but perfect occasion for Autumn. From her strawberry cake breakfast to her favorite Caspar Babypants songs, we aimed to make it her day. She […]
Happy 2nd Birthday Autumn!
Our little fireball turns 2 years old today (March 18, 2012). We love you Autumn and are excited to celebrate this wonderful day with you! From the onset of the pregnancy through the present, Autumn exhibits a tendency to pave her own path through life. She enters a room, a pool, a slide, a ladder, […]
8 Years of Awesomeness…and Dove Chocolates and Journals and Road Trips and HAPPINESS!
It’s been a wonderful…no wait, it’s been an awesome eight years of being married to the most amazing woman in the world! I’m constantly in awe at all the experiences we’ve done in our short time together (~10 years from the day we met). Peace Corps, hiking, moving, kids, graduate school, New York, National Parks, […]
Holy Cow Batman! Ethan Recites His First Poem.
Ethan astounded us today! He recited the poem “Friends” in front of all his friends at preschool. He wasn’t expected to do this, it kind of just happened. Let me take you back a few weeks so you get the whole picture here. At the start of Ethan’s preschool year, his teacher passed out the […]
1976 Holt Family USA Road Trip [Video]
“1976 marked the bicentennial of the United States of America. Festivities all over America marked the occasion. Washington, DC was going to hold an elaborate fireworks display. Queen Elizabeth II made a special State visit to attend festivities with President Ford. Disneyland temporarily changed it’s Main Street Electrical Parade to America on Parade……and the Holt […]
A Bedroom Fit for a 4-Year Old
I recently read this article about where children sleep throughout the world. WOW! It just makes me happy we can provide the essentials and a bit extra for our kids. Of course, some of the children in the photos have a lot of extras. I thought we’d share Ethan’s bedroom to show how we live […]
How We Spent Labor Day 2011 [Video]
What a great weekend to be out and about in the Seattle area. The weather was just splendid and the kids (and parents) in excellent moods! On Saturday we headed north to meet up with my coworker Bryan and his family Annie, Lucy, and Luke for a visit to Jetty Island. Jetty Island is a […]
Happy Birthday to Me!
I’m 37 years old today. To put it simply, it’s been an awesome 37 years. My family is not with me today since I’m in Alaska but am truly thankful for their love and support. We’ll Skype this evening when I get to Anchorage. I’ve done a lot with my life that I’m extremely proud […]
Happy 4th Birthday Ethan!
Four years ago we welcomed Ethan into this great world. We were living in Eugene, Oregon where Laura was teaching in the Eugene School District and I was entering my second year of graduate school at the University of Oregon. He arrived rather quickly at 7:47pm at Sacred Heart Hospital in downtown Eugene. We weren’t […]