Goings On

Not much happening lately at the house of Holt.  Aiden is doing well at soccer, he has 3 games left in the season.  Maura is talking up a storm!  She can identify a few shapes and colors, and started saying her name!  She says "Mawwa" and it's adorable :).  And she loves pushing wheeled toys around the house. Aiden's school had a Fall Festival at the end of September and he had a blast - he got his hair colored and a skull-painted face.  Since I'm on the PTO board I'm especially happy the Fest is over - we planned and executed the whole thing and it got stressful!  Of course, there are other events throughout the rest of the school year, but the Fest was the biggest one and I'm glad it's over :)

 

 

Loves her boots!

Daddy made a "sled"

Red hair and a skull face

Probably my favorite Matt face ever

Snake attack!

Still loves her exersaucer

Queen Maura!

Getting comfy watching Elmo :)

Boating with Bon & Will

Auntie Bonnie and Uncle Will came to visit for a weekend in early September and of course we had to take them out on the boat!  We stayed out most of the day on Saturday until the wind kicked up and made the lake look like an ocean! 

Auntie Bonnie blowing up the tube

So Gangsta

Ready to tube!

Uncle Will went with Aiden

Watching the boys

Will tries to swim against the sudden current!

Purses and Swinging

Maura will carry anything that resembles a purse (or "poss" as she says it)! 

 

And she loves to swing:

 

 

First soccer practice this year

Aiden decided he would like to try soccer again this year, and although the past couple of years have been frustrating because he was very hesitant on the field, since he played t-ball so well this past spring we thought we'd try soccer one more time.  So far, he is doing great!  The only issue he had was the team name - he wanted the "Cobras" but the coaches had all the kids come up with team names and pulled one out of a hat - there are more girls than boys on the team so the name they pulled was the "Ponies"...I told Aiden that we'll call his team the "Cobras" in secret :)

Playtime at the park

I thought I would have so much free time when Aiden started school, but with being part of the PTO and working the childcare co-op at the gym I haven't had many mornings where I can just hang out with Maura.  I finally had a chance to just go to the park with her and let her play at leisure!

Guess what??

Baby butt!!!

 

 

 

 

 

(hahahahahahahahahaha!!!)

9 grandkids & a Bounce House

Gramma Nancy and Grampa Brian had all 9 grandkids together for a weekend, and we went to a place called The Bounce House.  The kids had a fantastic time, although Maura woke up that morning with a runny nose and red cheeks.  We figured out why she was sickly - 2 giant molars popped out a couple days later!  The day after the Bounce House we managed to get a picture of all 9 grandkids outside a restaurant we went to for lunch.  It was fun to get everyone together!  It usually only happens once a year because Marie lives in Wisconsin, so she tries to come visit in the summer.

Going down!

Daddy and Maura

Slide down, Grampa!!

Toddler play area

Aiden's soldier face (he found the hat there)

She still had fun even though she was feeling sick

Whee!

Daddy, Aiden and Uncle Koob

9 grandkids!  (And helpers Kublai and Bex :) )