Holt 2011 Christmas

Well it has come and gone, and once again my goal to stay up on blogging has failed :)  We did the 12 days of Christmas and had fun, but I just didn't get around to blogging everything like I would have liked.  Oh well!  Christmas day was really nice.  The kids are in their nice Christmas outfits because we went to church before we opened presents.  Our meeting was at 9:00 and the kids didn't wake up till 7:30 so it wasn't too hard for them to withstand ;)  Ethan got legos, lego Harry Potter years 5-7 video game, and a remote control car!  Kylie got monster high dolls, barbie furniture, and a lego cabin she wanted.  I love seeing the excitement on their faces on Christmas morning :)  I even caught a few shots of the magic that Santa Claus brings.  I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas!  We sure did :)

4th, 5th, 6th, & 7th Days of Christmas

Okay this is what happens when I get too busy, NOTHING!  So here it is in a nutshell really fast....... on our 4th day of Christmas we made a foam snowman craft.  The kids loved it, but the glue gave us some troubles.  On the 5th day we went for a drive to enjoy some lights.  The kids love this particular day every year, and always seem to ask why we don't put up tons of lights :)  The 6th day went down with nothing..... we had our ward party in the morning go home and had to get ready to leave again for Ethan's haircut and another party.  We were gone all day and didn't accomplish much, but we had fun.  On the 7th day we talked about the true meaning of Christmas and read the story of the Three Trees for a little fun.
So far we are having so much fun this holiday season.  I can't believe how fast Christmas comes at you :)

The 3rd Day of Christmas

Today was our 3rd day in our festivities :)  The kids made some cute foam snowmen, but the glue was giving us some issues.  I decided to post the kids Christmas pictures as well.  I wanted to do some outdoors, but we have just ran out of time around here.  DRUMROLL..... our color scheme this year is 

GREEN & CRANBERRY!

If you know me I like to go with a different color scheme then the traditional red and black in the stores.  Next years is already planned due to Kye's baptism at the beginning of next December!  I already bought her dress because this lady found and AWESOME deal :)  A normally $65 dress for $18!  It is gorgeous too!  I don't like the typical little girl baptism dresses they have out there.  I think they look like a miniature tacky prom dress (no offense to anyone who likes them).  I wanted something simple, but also something you could wear again without looking like you thought it was your baptism all over again......  too bad it won't be debuted for a year right! 

MWAHAHAHAHA!

(my evil laugh)

Enjoy the holiday pics...

The 2nd Day of Christmas

Okay so our special Christmas dinner = pizza.  I asked my kids hey what would you like to have for our special dinner, they scream PIZZA!!!!  I said hey we could go somewhere and sit down and do the whole dinner out thing if you want.  I get, "no Mom we just really want pizza from Godfather's."  Okay, easy enough ;)  Now just to go get the supplies for our craft project tonight!

The 1st Day of Christmas

Our first day of Christmas (yesterday) was pretty low key.  It was our reading of Christmas books we love, and the one above is a family favorite!  If you haven't read it you really should, it is so creative and fun!  

So SAD!!!!

Poor Kylie :(  Six months ago we went to a dental checkup and Kylie had a to have a root canal and 6 cavities filled.   We are really good about brushing and flossing so we were a little shocked!  She was a trooper even though it made me cry watching her shake through the whole procedure!  Well after that Kylie became obsessed with making sure her teeth were clean.  So to make a long story short....... we went to the dentist last week for a six month clean up and tragedy has struck again!  Kylie's cavities have grown like crazy in just six months.  The Dentist says he has never seen that happen before. I explained how good she was about brushing and flossing too :(  He and the dental hygienist told me that they could tell she brushes her teeth well.  Usually the kids have plaque build up and yellow teeth if they don't, and hers look really good!  Yikes, her new teeth seem really good so far, but Kye's baby teeth are utter crap!  She has to go in for oral surgery on the 30th to have six caps put on :(  They are putting her under this time, and they said it is really going to take a lot out of her.  Our new years eve will consist of relaxing and cuddling on the couch with some jamba juice I think.  I feel so bad for her, she burst into tears when the dentist told Ethan he had no cavities again and she had more mountains of problems :(  

December Update 2011

Couldn't resist adding Ethan's photos to my update....... you can find the update below ;)

Well, December is here and Christmas is just around the corner!  I can't believe how fast this year has flown by for us.  Bry is busy with school and work still, and is currently applying for pharmacy schools across the country.  Some of the locations make me a tad nervous I have never dreamed of leaving good old Utah, but it could be really great.  Well only time will tell there is still two chances we could stay here.  I  have been in a blur of shoots and editing, and am looking forward to some down time in January and February.  I am looking forward to Christmas this year, and love spending time with family and friends.  I found my HARD TO FIND toy that Kylie was asking for, so I feel like a well accomplished Santa Claus too :)  I was reading people's comments one day on Amazon and someone said they had found one at Justice.  Of all places to think to find Monster High Dolls!  So I called the one at the District the next morning with no luck, so I tried Fashion Place and had SUCCESS!!!!  I raced in  and bought the only one they had.  This Abbey Bominable is ridiculous to find.  If a store gets one in shipment they only receive ONE, yep just ONE!  So it was nice to find her and look forward to  Kye's eyes lighting up with excitement.  Especially since I told her Santa might not be able to get Abbey for her. Kylie is rockin it right now.  She is doing awesome in school and tested at a 3rd grade level for reading!!  She has finished all of the new chapter books I bought her and asked to read the first Harry Potter book.  I let her read the first chapter for me, just to see if it would be too difficult.  NOPE!  read it with awesome fluidity!  She has also finished learning her solo and now has 5 months to clean it, so it should be awesome!  She is so close on getting her back walk overs so she should have them by the time she performs :)  We just went to the seamstress and designed her costume, it should be DARLING!  Between school, dance, and early morning choir practice Kye is one busy chickadee!

Ethan is obsessed with playing Lego Harry Potter.  We have had to limit video game time to an hour only on Friday and Saturdays.  He is having fun in preschool and can't wait for it to get warm so he can go ride four wheelers up and Grandma Rhonda's cabin.  LOL, he is having cabin withdrawals!  

Well, there you have it.  We are looking forward to our 12 Days of Christmas and sharing our experiences her on the blog :)  

Hope you all have a healthy and happy Holiday season!