Tricycle Fun

So, I love daylight savings time. Okay, well I don't LOVE it the first couple of days after but I LOVE it now and so does Makenzie. With the extra time it allows the two of us to explore outside and play. For instance to day after getting home we went outside to finally try out the new tricycle she got for Christmas from g-pa and g-ma. She is still getting use to the whole pedal and steer process, but she had a blast. I love watching how she gets things for the first time and how much she enjoys being outside. It will be so nice when the weather is finally nice enough all the time to do things outside. Here are some pictures from her first offical time on the tricycle.

Makenzie up by the house getting ready to try it out

She's got her game face on...


Always have to check behind you to make sure that there aren't any cars coming...


All smiles after a successful first ride outside!

One last bit of information is that we will get to spend a week and a half with Jason. I couldn't be more excited to see him and for him to get some quality time with Makenzie...I will post again sometime in the next few weeks with the update from Jason's trip.

Fun in the Sun

So, the weekend before last we had a gorgeous weekend and Makenzie took full advantage of it. On Saturday we played in the backyard which she was SO excited about. It's amazing how often she will ask to go outside to play and I have to tell her no, because it's to cold, it's raining or it's to dark. Now all that has changed and Makenzie absolutely loves it. While enjoying the fabulous weather she got to play in her house from grandma and grandpa, use her mini slide set and play ball with Ty. After all the playing it still took everything I had to get her back in the house for lunch and a nap.
She loves her house and was SO happy to finally get to use it outside. I had it set up in the house for awhile so she could play with it and I can say that she ate dinner in there several d
Yes, she is just in crocs, underwear and a tank top. She refused to put pants on and just wanted to play outside, don't we all have those moments? At least she was in the backyard and not the front.

Makenzie's 2nd Year Pictures from Nov.

So, as many of you know my friend Dana is a photographer and I have been lucky enough to have her take several different sessions for us. The pictures below from a session in November that I had done for Christmas/Makenzie's 2nd birthday. I know that was several months ago but its better late than never.

For those of you who know Makenzie know that she is a total ham and loves to be in front of the camera. The pictures only help to show those of you who haven't seen her in awhile. Enjoy and if you need a photographer check out: www.danaduncanphotography.com or her blog at: www.danaduncan.blogspot.com

Way behind

Okay, for some reason I have forgotten to blog. Well, not necessarily forgotten but just not kept up. I promise to become better at keeping everyone informed about what is going on in the Holden household. Well, since the last blog Jason has made it back to the United States and is currently stationed in Mississippi. We have gotten the opportunity to spend sometime together over the past few months. It's strange to think that we have basically mapped out the next year of visits already. I can't wait until he is home for good.

Coming soon I promise to post the family pictures that my friend Dana did for us last month when Jason came home to visit. She is phenomenal and I look forward to many more sessions with her and our family. Once I have received the disk I will go ahead and post some of our favorites for your enjoyment.

Makenzie is doing great and getting SO big. She never ceases to amaze me with what she has learned that day in school and how observant she has become. Makenzie happens to be in the repeat stage, so now more than ever I have to watch what I say around her, and for those of you who know me I have some small tendencies to curse like a sailor.

Alright, I will post again soon, I promise. I need to get back to work.

The Offical Time

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The countdown has begun

This weekend was amazing and the only thing that could have made it more perfect would have been having Jason home.  Speaking of Jason coming home, the countdown has begun he will be home in approximately 33 days.  I am ecstatic because he is due to come home the night before my birthday!  The last few weekends have been a little rough, because Makenzie has been sick.  Last weekend Makenzie had the flu and this week she has been coughing and it got so bad that Saturday morning I took her to the doctor just to find out that she has and ear infection.  Fun times...

Oh, how much i love the terrible two's.  She now outright tells me no and doesn't do what I ask her and to make things worse she throws herself on the ground.  Oh, and the best part of this lovely terrible two stage she throws things and shoves them out of the way when she doesn't want to do what she has been asked.  She unfortunately has had a lot of time outs and time spent in our room lately.  If any one has any ideas of how to deal with this PLEASE help. 

Well, that's all for now I will post a couple cute pictures of Makenzie in  a few days.

Thanksgiving and 2nd Birthday

(Couldn't resist)

Okay, so I know that I am super behind and have a ton to talk about. First off last month I finished my second Bachelors degree in Paralegal studies and am now studying for my LSATs which I take in Feb. Never seems to be a dull moment in my life, but everyone who lknows me knows that i love to be super busy.

Second, thing is that Jason will be home in just ofver a month and I am super excited about that. Well, technically he won't be home in Virginia but at least in the states which is exciting. I know that he is as ready to be home as we are ready for him to com home. The next year and half is still going to be hard with being stationed in Mississippi and than being deployed for another six months after that he will be back in Virginia hopefully. If he doesn't make it back here we will go where ever he is stationed, because I can't do another separationa dn it's completely unfair to Jason and Makenzie. So, just a little bit longer.

Thridly, Makenzie just celebrated her 2nd birthday on November 30th. We where lucky enough to be able to spend it in Charlotte with Jason's brother and sister. The group of us took the kids to Monkey Joes a bouncy world for a little fun and entertainment. I have never been, but it was fabulous fun for not just the kids but the adults as well. After Monkey Joes we went back to my sister in-laws house for dinner, cake and presents. Makenzie had a princess theme to the party and just about everyone gave her something with a princess on it. I have put some pictures of her cake in this blog just to show you how fabulous the cake was. Thanks Stacey for finding it, it was perfect and Makenzie loved it too.

Lastly, Makenzie had her 2 year check today and she is perfectly healthy and progressing nicely. The doctor was impressed with her usage of words and the vast amount of words that she used and put together. Makenzie weighs 31.1 pounds and is 35 inches which is in the 90th percentile. I think height wise she is probably in the 80th. They had some technical difficulty getting her height and I don't think either one of the numbers are right, but what are you going to do about it. I guess when we take her in again in a year she will be a half inch shorter than what she is supposed to be :)

That's a quick update of everything that has been going on and hopefully I haven't forgotten anything.