Life.

Here's a Holt update - just a few photos from the last month.



Cheering on Uncle Andy, Auntie Susan, and
cousins Mac & Jack at their first 5k.




Then our adults-only Sioux-per marathon party the next day.





John & I had a date weekend in the Cities to celebrate
our freedom from grad school.




Sweet WeFest cowboy hat.




Next up was taking apart the crib (along with moving every other piece
of furniture on the main level to refinish our hardwood floors).




Our living quarters for a week.





June brought a bridal shower for Alexa.
Yay for another [soon-to-be] sister-in-law!





Cousins. Can they be any cuter?




Grandma & Grandpa





Before




After
(don't mind the dirty camera lens)





Big boy bed!




We finally got to swim at Grandma & Grandpa's
pool in Tracy last weekend.




A little fish



There you have it.  Our life in a nutshell the past month.  We'll see if I can get another post up before the middle of July. : ) 

Sad attempt at an update. Again.

Here I am again, so behind on blogging.  My computer has decided not to read my SD card so I haven't been able to upload photos.  All I have are fairly lousy iPhone pics but I guess something is better than nothing. 

Colin has been busy at school - writing his name, fine tuning his months and days of the week, observing the class caterpillar, and taking morning trips to the park.  He has also gotten to see both sets of grandparents the last couple weeks and has been loving playing outside in the summer weather.

Cheering on Coach Grandma's softball team.
They took 3rd place at state! 



Another trip to IKEA = more train tracks



Biker dudes

 John recently enjoyed a week vacation while transitioning from his internship to his new counseling position.  I suppose I need to use the word "vacation" loosely, should you think he was sitting around the house twiddling his thumbs.  He and his dad slaved away, working on fixing the wall and ceiling cracks in our living room.  They did a great job!  Of course that meant I, too, had to pitch in with my paint brush and roller. 

This week's project includes refinishing our hardwood floors.  In case you can't remember from the house photo tour back in October, our entire main level is hardwood (minus the kitchen and addition).  Those of you who know my need for organization can imagine how well I'm handling living out of a 500 sq. ft. room, with some everyday essential items in the basement, some in the dresser that's now hidden on the built-in of our closet, and some stashed on one of the two couches in said 500 sq. ft. room.  Not to mention a 2.5 year old sleeping in the basement while the parents are on an air mattress in, you guessed it, the 500 sq. ft. room.  Everyone keeps saying it will all be worth it.  I just hope they're right!

After Day 1

  

This coming weekend starts the summer travel schedule - a trip to Grafton for Alexa's wedding shower.  Pending the functionality of my mind and computer, photos will be updated next week.