House of Holt

Monday, July 6, 2015

4th of July fun!

We went to the Benning Independence Celebration the Saturday before the 4th, and we had some pictures taken by a photographer! They turned out pretty well :)

She made Matt take off the hat and sunglasses after this one :)

I like this one but I almost like the color one better!

On the actual 4th we went up to see Matt's high school friend Mike and his family, then we all went together to watch fireworks!

Playing on the bouncy house

They got to get inside a fire truck!

High school reunion!

Fun times with new friends!

Get crazy!!

Sunday, June 28, 2015

Aiden went to theater camp again this summer at the Springer Opera House and had a great time! This year he went for two weeks, so the camp leaders really got to know each kid, so at the end of the performance on the last day they handed out certificates for them all. Aiden got the "Mindreader" award because during breaks one of the interns would play heads or tails with the kids and Aiden would guess correctly more often than any other kid! We were a little disappointed since all the other kids had received multiple certificates, until the very end when they announced the "Most Outstanding" award to only 2 kids and Aiden was one!! We know he's special but it means so much more when he's acknowledged somewhere else :)

Playing before his performance

His Certificates and a class picture

Sunday, June 21, 2015

Photo shoot

Maura requested to have her picture taken tonight. Lots of pictures were taken...

Posing...

I call this one the "Chicken"

The "One Legged Flamingo"

The "I'm Gonna Sumo Wrestle You"

The "No, no - No More Pictures, Please"

The "Look at what I Caught!"

The "Stop in the Name of Love"

The "Angry Monkey"

The "Stayin' Alive"

The "Let's Go Bowlin'!"

The "I Just Shot a Three Pointer from Half Court"

And...she's done. Ta Daa!

Aiden's a Brown Belt!

Aiden has risen to the rank of Level 1 Brown Belt in Taekwondo! He is progressing so well in his skills and his sparring is getting so good!!

Cheesin' before the belt ceremony starts

Posing with Mr. Ford

Disney!!

We took the kids down to Orlando to visit Disneyworld and Sea World in May! This was Aiden's third time going, but Maura's first and she LOVED every bit! We stayed in the same hotel as we did five years ago and were pretty disappointed how much it had gone downhill. The room smelled like mildew and the breakfast was not as good as before. But other than that, we had a great time! We used Magic Bands to gain entry to the park, and were able to go online the day before to sign up for Fast Passes to rides. We were able to get on so many more rides thanks to the Fast Passes, and didn't have to wait in the heat so long!