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2010-07-20T17:21:00.000-05:00

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Jack's 3rd Birthday!

2010-07-20T16:37:00.000-05:00

I hate to say that I missed Jacks (my nephew) 3rd Birthday! Mom & I were at Market. Check out Printscharming13.blogspot.com to see some of the new stuff we're getting in. Anyway, back to the birthday. Kathleen created a mini-town for the kids to "ride" around. How much fun is that? Complete with Drive in Sonic, John Deere Store and even the LPCC! Kathleen is the queen of birthdays around here. Hard to compete with so I don't even try!! Happy 3rd Birthday Jack-a-roo!

Miller man and Jack crusing the "town"!

A day on the lake!

2010-06-01T12:15:00.001-05:00

One of Miller & Davis' favorite things to do is hang out at Pop & GeeGee's lakehouse. I can't believe Kathleen & I got them all to sit still together! They had a great time "fishing" with their spiderman & barbie poles! Holt actually did catch some fish.
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Swimming with Pop

2010-05-27T15:08:00.000-05:00

Davis had a great time swimming with Pop yesterday. My little daredevil loved the slide best!
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The Eye Dr.

2010-05-26T16:28:00.000-05:00

Miller's 1st trip to the eye Doctor. He loved Mrs. Bridget! Thanks B!
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2010-02-05T20:36:00.001-06:00

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Three Mommas Trunk Show

2010-02-04T15:17:00.001-06:00

Just in case you didn't know, I am having a three Mommas trunk show this week at my house.
Here are the times:

Thursday, Feb. 4 ~5:30-8
Friday, Feb. 5 ~ 10:30-4
Saturday, Feb. 6 ~ 9-12
Sunday, Feb. 7 ~ 1-4

Come see me. You can see how cute the clothes are by clicking here!

honesty is the best policy...well sometimes

2010-01-22T21:24:00.000-06:00

O.K. Carey Here goes. 8 Honest things about myself. Then you repost and do the same....
Being really honest. This is more like a confession. I'm catholic after all. I guess that's a good place to start.

1. God & I have a unique relationship. Don't misjudge the situation. (Judge not, right.) I pray, I go to church, I say the blessing, I talk to him in ways you may think are strange.(See note) I'll probably never have a conversation with you about Him. To me, it's personal. It's between me and Him, and it's nunya! I know I should sing his praises from the rooftops and all that, but I'm not like that. Matthhew 6:1-6 I guess. ( Note: I do this thing in my head...I don't know what you'd call it. I started doing it when I was in college. It's kinda my way of thanking God for the little things. It goes like this. If I see a woman exercising, I'll say to myself, "Thank you God, that I have already done that today." Or if I see a purple house, I'll say, "Thank you God, that I have better sense than to paint my house purple." I'm not exactly saying this is "nice". But, I like to thank God for making me, me. )

2. I love my children. I know lots of people say this, but this is the confession. I do not like to play with them....tractors, hunting, pre-tending - it bores me. I know that makes me sound terrible, and believe me I have tried. My mom is so great at pre-tending. She loves to play with my kids. They play tractors, and have things break down, and run to "town" for sonic for all the hands. And in a minute it's gonna "rain" so hurry and put all the tractors under the shed....I don't really even know where she comes up with this stuff. Maybe it's that I can't relax if there's something to do - house wise. folding, cleaning etc. who knows. I'm right brained. Keep in mind, I didn't say I don't play with them. I'm just saying I don't like it.

3. I hate chocolate, and deer meat. No, I don't want to try your recipe. Yes, I'm sure I don't like them. To some people I might as well have said I think Elvis is still alive.

4. I have undiagnosed cases of OCD and dislexia. My mama says I have CDO, because that's alphabetized. I make lists, and buddy you better not touch them, write on them or mark something off them. I get made fun of at pokeno because I alphabetize the players names, and if i make a mistake i'll tear the page out and start over. I made terrible grades in high school algebra because i couldn't keep the letters and numbers straight, but had a 99 average in college statistics. Go figure.

5. I love to travel. I love hotels (good ones). There's something about visiting places, airplanes, restaurant etc. that excites me.

6. I love people and their idiosyncrasies. Very few people (their habits) annoy me. Probably those closest to me the most. Mostly things annoy me, not people.

7. I am very competitive. You do not want to play board games with me. I don't even let my three year old win at hi-ho cherrio. I mean, I know life isn't always about winning and losing. But, somebody has to lose at hi-ho cherrio. I can't help it if I spin 4 and his cherries keep falling out of his basket. Losing is an important lesson for those of you that now think I am a terrible mother. (I know what you're thinking - "sheesh, if she doesn't like to play with them, she could at least let him win." I don't think so.

8. I think I need a wife. I love my husband. He's a great guy, father, husband etc. But, I could really use a clone of myself. Not that I'm all that great, but if there were two of me, I could really accomplish some stuff. Things would be getting done. I could cook supper, update the blog, order the new stuff for the store, go to wal-mart, fold the clothes, play with the kids, read the stories, watch tv, clean the kitchen, and still have time to check e-mail and all sorts of other stuff I juggle.

Chili & Cheer!

2010-01-08T22:19:00.000-06:00

For the past three years, Tim & I have helped host a party during the Christmas season called Chili & Cheer. We always take a picture of the hosts and hostesses. These are two of the images captured this year. The bottom one is the "best" group shot I had. The top explains why it's so hard to get a "best" group shot.

Christmas Morning

2010-01-01T23:05:00.000-06:00

Miller can't wait to see what Santa brought. Yes, we all had matching pj's.

Davis sans PJ's

Loving his new spinning toy

Miller sings, "take you for a ride in my big green tractor"...

Yes, Santa brought drums.....No, we aren't crazy....No, they aren't driving us nuts...really.

Christmas Tree Picking

2009-11-25T23:36:00.000-06:00

This is something Tim and I started with Miller. We took him to Curry's tree farm in Start when he was only 6 months old. Crazy I know. I believe he liked it then, and I know he loves it now. I included a pic from each year! I seemed to have misplaced last years pic. I can't remember if I was still pregnant or had a 1 week old when we picked it out. I don't think Davis made the trip! This year, he cried all the way to Start and back. He was fine out of the car. I hope he's not starting a bad habit. Miller always cried in the car, and Davis never has. Weird. Both of the boys loved playing the the corn box (like sand). Davis only tried to eat two kernals. We can't wait to go back next year! We love our live Christmas Trees! (I found the pics!! - inserted accordingly)

Davis' 1st Birthday!!

2009-11-20T09:53:00.000-06:00

Happy Birthday little man! We had a great time at your birthday! 40 of our closest friends and relatives came to wish you a happy birthday! You loved the attention when everyone was singing to you. You LOVED the cake. Can't wait to see what the next year brings!

Our impromptu photo shoot in the front yard!

Davis and his famous "who's birthday is it, raise your hand" routine

The cake was a little bigger than expected.

MMM. cake is good!

Driving with his feet!

Happy Halloween!

2009-11-02T10:33:00.000-06:00

Kathleen(my sister-in-law) and I planned a Fun Halloween party for all the kiddos. We all had a great time. We decorated cookies, went bobbing for donuts, decorated pumpkins, had a jump house and plenty of sugar to eat! After-wards, we trick-or-treated together around the neighborhood thanks to Keith & Shelia Howard and their trailer. After trick-or-treating we went back to Keith and Shelia's for Chili and Hot Dogs. Yum! Keith's mexican chili was awesome! I just wanted to say Thanks to my aunt Lynn. She made Davis' costume. On short notice. He was so cute in it. You can't believe how hard it is to find a prisoner suit for infants. Maybe they think thats in bad taste. Oh Well! Thanks Sissy!!

The treat bags were witch's brooms!

All our yummy treats!

Officer Miller Holt and his trustee - Davis.

Decorating Cookies! The cookies were a hit of the party. They were made by Two Friends catering in Transylvania, LA!

Trying to escape!!

They just couldn't get the picture taking down right

Fancy Nancy Decorating her Pumpkin. (Caroline)

Jack really didn't comprehend the bobbing part!

A Mystery

2009-10-29T13:13:00.000-05:00

This morning I discovered ink pen drawings on my twill couch!! I ask Miller if he knew who did it? This is the conversation that followed:
"Not Me" was his reply.
I said, "do you think Davis did it? Because if he did, he's in trouble and he may need a spanking." Miller just looked at me with wide eyes.
I said, "I'm going to go in that back and spank Davis. OK Miller?"
"Don't do that Mama, he's just a baby and he will be scared. I don't think he did it anyway."
"Well", I replied, "who do you think did it"? "
"Maybe somebody came in our house when we weren't here and did it. I guess it's a mystery."
"Let's call your Daddy and make sure it wasn't him."
"OK"
After calling Tim, and asking him very exaggeratedly if he did it (He didn't) I told Miller that we needed to report this break-in and vandalism to the Police. I called John Clinton. (my cousin that is a Sheriff's deputy - as far as Miller is concerned, he is the Sheriff) John was cracking up as I gave him the recount of the morning's events. Miller was listening to both conversations very intently. I got off the phone and told Miller that the Sheriff's department was going to look into the matter.
"Mama"?
"What Miller"?
"I think I know who did it"?
"You Do"? I thought, he was going to confess.
"yes ma'am, I think it was Uncle Bo.

Maybe he'll be an actor. He's almost got me thinking maybe it wasn't him!

Miller's 1st LSU game!

2009-10-05T20:44:00.000-05:00

Visiting Mike

Don't I look cool! Uncle Steve would be so proud of my visor!

Mike and the cheerleaders!

We love cotton candy! Waiting on the band to march down the field and the tigers to run out!!
We had a blast! Miller liked the band, but wasn't so sure about all the people. Tim had to carry him a lot! The game didn't start until 6 and we were early. We got there at 5:15. By kickoff we had already eaten a slice of cookie cake, pepperoni pizza and cotton candy! After the first quarter Miller was ready to go. Well, we kinda were too. ULL wasn't much of a game. Miller loved seeing the "real" mike and Mike's cage and statue! He said his favorite part of the whole trip was seeing the fish in our hotel lobby. They had a koi fish pond. Oh well.

Jamboree

2009-09-02T07:31:00.000-05:00

Miller, Caroline and Jack at the Briarfield - Tallulah Jamboree. They could not have cared about the game less. They ran around in the gravel chasing each other. The first pic is their silly face. They second is their happy face.

Cupcakes

2009-08-15T14:13:00.001-05:00

Since Tim is harvesting we have lots of time to ourselves. Davis, Miller and I decided to surprise Tim with cupcakes the other night. Miller did most of it all by himself. We washed his hands, poured the egg and water (with me measuring), cracked the eggs and even used the beaters. He had to have a little help pouring the batter into the pans. Davis busied himself eating ritz crakcers. Miller's favorite part was licking the bowl. Whose isn't?? The last two pics are of Davis right after his bath. Miller was still in the bath. Davis is getting really good at playing with/around Miller. He's content as long as I am sitting watching him. If I try to go throw the clothes in the dryer, he's right after me. Maybe he likes an audience.

Bridget's Wedding

2009-08-14T08:53:00.000-05:00

In July my very good friend Bridget got married in Natchez, MS. Here are a few pics from that weekend.

The Bridesmaids Luncheon was held at the Natchez Coffee Company. It was fun to catch up and the food was great!

Me and Tim at the rehearsal dinner. It was at the Castle in Natchez

Me and my friend Mary Elizabeth

This is the only pic I got at the actual wedding. My camera died. I thought Miller looked precious in his tie. This was the first time he's ever worn one.

A busy Sunday

2009-08-02T21:05:00.000-05:00

Today was a busy day. Not productive busy, but fun busy. We, (Miller, Tim and I) went to visit the sandbar at the new hunting camp. It was a bit muddy as you can see from the road. We had to ride the ranger in.

Miller loves swinging on the old rope swing. It is so high. I don't know how they hung it. It is literally that high in the tree.

Miller in Tim drawing in the sand on the sandbar on the Mississippi river.

We also went fishing on Uncle Bo's dock. Miller caught a catfish and a brim. Don't worry Mr. Game warden. He has his Lifetime hunting and fishing license already. (thanks Uncle Steve)

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Davis - not to be forgotten was having a leisurely afternoon of napping with his BB. This face cracks me up.

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2009-07-15T21:13:00.001-05:00

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Davis 8 months!

2009-07-13T20:20:00.001-05:00

I know i always say this, but I can't believe Davis is 8 months old. Time has really flown with him. I don't remember is going this fast with Miller. Maybe because Davis is such a good baby. He is starting to eat finger foods and is really enjoying "real" food. he loves instant potatoes, pudding, rolls, ritz crackers and anything from a cup. He is crawling on all fours too! He can say Da Da Da, Ba Ba Ba, and Ma Ma Ma. I love it!! Miller always tries to get Davis to say Mill-er Mill-er. It's funny.

Sitting up in the bath!

Feeding himself a cookie. That's Chocolate pudding all over his face

Loving the pool! He looks so much like Tim.

Random Summer Pics

2009-07-01T21:52:00.000-05:00

My dear friend Olivia put on a song and dance hour (Olivia - I'm sure that is not what you titled it, but that's the best I can do) at the East Carroll Parish Library a few weeks ago. I took Miller and Davis to it and they loved it. Miller loved learning about all the cool musical instruments and Davis just likes being around a bunch of people. I graduated high school with Olivia and watching her teach the kids (she's a music teacher) all about rhythm and instruments was really a full circle moment for me.

Miller loves Mondays - that's the day I don't work. For those of you that don't know - my mom and I own a gift shop in downtown Lake Providence. Check it out at http://printscharming13.blogspot.com. We do all sorts of stuff from monogramming to wedding invitations. OK - back to Miller. The kid loves his Daddy. We went to the farm and "helped" disc the bean field. Davis stayed at mamas for all those wondering (you know who you are)

Miller is now officially an almost swimmer. That's the technical term I made up for him. He could swim to the side and climb out if he accidentally fell in the pool - But he prefers the security of floaties. Maybe I'll set aside some of the spare time I have to upload the video I shot of him swimming. We'll see.

An update on my children for all my various Aunts, Uncles, Cousins and Friends(BTW that's how miller says his prayers - God bless Mama, Daddy, Miller, Davis BB, Papa, Gee Gee, Pop and all my aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. He has lots of family and its a time saver really (that last part was from Curly Sue if any one followed that.)

Back to the kids -

Davis - can sit up now from a lying position. He also is almost crawling. He can pivot pretty well on his hands and knees, but can't move. He goes into a push up position and then falls. He looks like he's doing the inchworm and that's about how far he moves too. He takes 3 naps a day and 4 bottles. He wakes up with the sun - which is getting earlier and earlier. today it was 6:15. He goes to bed around 8:15. He LOVES Miller. Miller can say "door knob" and Davis thinks he's Jerry Seinfeld. I mean, belly laughs. His favorite foods are anything I give him. He doesn't care - he's an easy baby. Hot, cold, peas, prunes - he likes it all. He has 6 teeth!

Miller on the other hand loves to be entertained. He loves anything to do with the farm and he loves swimming. If I had a nickel for every time he said "Mama", not only would I be rich, but I would have a very funny occupation. He is always underfoot and asks millions of questions. I know some of you are saying - oh that's all 3 year olds - don't. I don't wanna hear it. My 3 year old is different. He's brilliant. Ask his grandparents or Aunts. He asked the other day "where did the radio come from"? I replied, "it came with the car". "No", he said, "the music"? "Oh, the speakers". "No, mama (another 5 cents) how does the music get out of the speakers"uhhh... radio waves that travel through the air". He says, "kinda like the ocean". "kinda" i said. Now i'm thinking - uh oh - i don't really know much more. He says, "how do they get in the air? " my reply, "the radio station plays the music and big satellites and towers catch the waves. the radio turns them back into music so we can hear them". whew - at least i think that's right. "oh", he says......."Mama"(10 cents) "what Miller?" "Can we go to the farm"? "yes we can"...good luck Tim...at least Tim can answer all the farming questions. remind me to tell you later about the conversation that started with "Mama, (another nickel)where does God live"...its too cute!

Slip N Slide

2009-06-03T07:37:00.000-05:00

Miller loves his new slip and slide that Bubba and Peppy 2 gave him for his birthday! Thanks!

Malli and Anna Lee's Birthday

2009-06-02T19:56:00.000-05:00

Miller loves birthday parties. The balloons, cake and ice cream are like a dream wrapped in a slice of heaven. Thought these were cute and wanted to share.

Miller and John Robert Walters playing in the balloon house

Miller and Scotty Beth Howard taking a dip in the baby pool

Loving the balloon house.

Disney World

2009-05-28T17:33:00.000-05:00

We had so mush fun at Disney world. These are a few of the 100's of photos that I took.

Miller and Leo from Little Einsteins

He loved the water park. They had a whole section just for him.

Playing putt-putt at blizzard beach.

Goliath from JoJo's circus

Riding the huge ant at Honey I shrunk the kids playground at Hollywood Studios.

Everybody loves the Dumbo ride!!

miller loved the 3D Mickey movie. Tim - not so much.

Going into animal Kingdom - Miller and Papa.

Chip and Dale

They kept holding on the him. I finally said "let's go Miller" and he said through smiling teeth - they won't let go. I guess he was gonna let them hold him forever

Playing the drums at animal kingdom

Breakfast with Pluto!!

& Donald!!

His birthday breakfast cupcake!

Breakfast with Mickey!!

and Goofy!!

My first ears!

Tired from traveling!

Haha my BB let me have this gigantic lollipop.

We're going to DISNEY WORLD!!!!!

Stephanie's Rehearsal DInner

2009-05-12T20:38:00.000-05:00

My cousin Stephanie got married in April. We had a great time visiting and eating Gumbo! These are a few pics from her rehearsal dinner.

My Aunt Sharyn and my mama.

Cousins - Chandler and Miller

The happy couple - Stephanie and Tony

Tim and Me

Happy Birthday Miller!

2009-05-10T13:46:00.001-05:00

I can't believe that Miller is already 3 years old. He is growing too fast. I know It's been a while for the posting, we've been busy, and all those other excuses - and blah blah blah. I've got lots of things to post from the past couple of weeks - Birthdays, Rehearsal dinners, weddings, DISNEY WORLD, mother's day and plain ole everyday living - so sit tight and I'll dole them out slowly over the next couple of weeks. First and most importantly by 3 year old standards is the birthday party. As my cousin Suzanne said " was there a theme." she loves to be sarcastic. Miller has been asking for an LSU birthday party ever since Christmas was over. He has also been asking me to take him to a game and can't understand why it's not September yet. He's been tailgating with us, but we never have taken him into the stadium. We were worried about the noise level. Anyway - Happy 3rd Birthday Miller - We love you

Davis missed most of the party. He was napping. Check out those two teeth! This is his cousin Natalie

Miller giving Lucy (aka Chelsea Johnson) a kiss for putting together his favorite toy. - present

In the yard trying out the new present. He loved it so much he ask for it twice and got it twice. From John Clinton and GeeGee. Thanks - Love y'all

Make a wish!!

Mike VI - Thanks Carey and Chad.

As scotty beth said - it's a fiesta! Evidently pinata = fiesta!!

Caroline Martin and Miller

Miller's Helmet Cake

The Mike the Tiger jumper had too many holes in it to work. After one irate customer service call and 2 hours of patching it still wouldn't "jump". Thanks to Uncle Steve, Uncle Bo, John Clinton, Papa and Tim for trying so hard anyway.

Geaux Tigers!!

Chicken Pox Boy!

2009-04-16T21:48:00.000-05:00

Somehow Somewhere Davis got the chicken pox last month. Everybody said it was for the best because he was so little ( 4 1/2 months) and wouldn't remember and couldn't scratch. Well, his mama remembers how he itched because he squirmed a lot - a lot. We're all glad its over. Miller only got a few spots - maybe 7 or 10. He has had the vaccine and had a very very mild case. I don't even think he knew he had it. Check out Davis' pretty blue eyes!

Fishing!

2009-03-23T21:36:00.000-05:00

This past Sunday, We took Miller fishing at Pop and GeeGee's Lakehouse. Pop and Caroline were already fishing, but hadn't caught much. Miller caught this small brim and was so excited. He needed a little help "reelin'" him in. Next Caroline caught a big catfish. She could hardly hold the pole! Miller got a little jealous of her big fish. The last pic is of him pouting! He got over it.

Kids say the darndest things

2009-03-12T20:18:00.000-05:00

Just an update on Miller. This morning he grabbed by cross necklace and ask me if it was the Holy Spirit. "Close", I told him. I guess if you were going with the trinity he would have been right. Check out this video of him saying his prayers.

Rolling Over!!

2009-03-12T07:56:00.000-05:00

Davis rolled over for the first time the other morning( March 8th). I went to check on him and he was face up in his bed. He sleeps on his stomach. So, I didn't even get to see it. I put him on the floor the next morning and got it on video! Here he is taking pictures with Miller and accidentally tumped over.

Going!

Going!

Gone!

Hanging Out

2009-03-01T20:52:00.000-06:00

Hanging with the boys!

Monster face for the monster puzzle!

I think Davis has two dimples. This one's kinda blurry - but too cute!
OK - for the life of me, I can not get a video to upload - so, if you want to see it go to youtube and search for miller and davis holt. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U506Fx5kL5w Maybe the link will work. That being said this week has been full of ups and downs. Miller is getting over the stomach bug - which lasted only 12 hours, but that was long enough. Davis has been having his own stomach problems for the last week. After 1 trip to the doctor, 1 vomiting episode and many, many dirty diapers I think things are on the up and up.

A Smile

2009-02-19T11:04:00.000-06:00

Here's the picture of Davis I promised. He's all smiles now.

PlayDoh

2009-02-18T21:01:00.000-06:00

Miller and I played with playdoh the other day. He was so proud of the pancake he made. Here he is showing it off.

I told miller we were gonna make faces for the camera. I told him to laugh like I said something funny. You can see just a little overkill.

This is his thinking face.

Miller is at such a fun age now. He is almost potty trained. We just switched to big boy underwear that are so cool because they have Elmo on them. The child loves anything Elmo or Mickey Mouse. We are going to Disney World in May and he wakes up every morning and asks if its May yet. I know, we've got a lot of mornings to go. He also loves anything LSU or with Tractors. We wants to be Tim. He has to wear farmer clothes. This consists of Khaki pants, Circle H T-shirt, boots and a belt. Tim had some shirts made for himself with our farms name on them and Miller cried when we got them because he didn't have one. I told him that we would get some and he buried his head in my shoulder and said that he just wanted to be like his Daddy. Apparently the T-shirt was a very vital part of being Tim. Sometimes when his Circle H t-shirts are dirty I have to convince him that farmers work in many different things.

Davis on the other hand rarely complains. He cries when I try to burp him and when he needs changing. He is smiling a lot lately and I love when he coos. Miller calls him Boo Boo. Apparently, I call him that a lot and didn't know it. He has been sleeping through the night since he was about 10 weeks or 2 1/2 months. He's now 3 months and 1 week. I promise more pics of him soon, I was having technical difficulties uploading.

Davis' Baptism

2009-02-08T19:26:00.000-06:00

Davis was Baptized today. He was pretty good throughout the entire service. He made the biggest fat lip face when Father poured the water over his head. It was a pretty amazing day. Church was at 8:30 and afterwards we had a brunch to celebrate at Mrs. Kathy and Mr. Bobby's house - thank God for my mother-in-law - and mother. They helped a ton. Davis wore a Baptism gown that Caroline, Miller and Jack also wore. Mrs. Kathy stitched it by hand and all of their names and dates they were Baptized are monogrammed on the slip of the gown. Pretty cool. You can see it best in the last picture. The gown in the first pic was a present from Aunt Kathleen.

All smiles at the brunch.

He's not too happy in this one - he was getting hungry.

Mrs. Kathy and Mr. Bobby

My mama and Daddy

The godparents - Stephanie Marsh and Steve Brown

Rub a Dub Dub

2009-01-22T21:20:00.000-06:00

Miller likes to take baths with Davis. Here he is waiting for him to get in.

Davis getting his hair washed.

Check out the duck towel and slippers

Nice Camo Robe.

Battle Scars!

2009-01-16T21:34:00.000-06:00

Davis had to get his first set of shots yesterday. Tim went with me - a first. My mama always went with me to Miller's because I made her hold him, them I got to be the good mama that consoled the crying baby. So anyway, Tim went and I thought he was gonna cry. Poor Davis only cried for a minute and then he was OK. You just feel so sorry for them because one minute life is good and the next minute you know they're thinking, "what the heck was that". I took a few pics of his battle scars.

Bedtime!

2009-01-13T21:14:00.000-06:00

Miller wanted to hold - and I use the term loosely- Davis. This picture reminds me of chaos - which naturally, we thrive in. Notice the look of hysteria on Miller's face and panic in Davis' eyes. I promise I had the situation under control.

Please click this picture to see it up close. You are looking at the biggest poked out lip ever!!

Quiet Time

2009-01-12T14:48:00.000-06:00

I love my children, but sometimes, this is my favorite part of my day.

Christmas Day

2009-01-07T21:56:00.000-06:00

I figured January would be slow so I'm using December Pics slowly.

Davis and Charlotte's 1st Christmas

From l to Right - Holt Martin, Miller Holt, Caroline Martin, Corinne Condrey, Kiley Condrey, Madeline Condrey, Jack Martin, Charlotte Condrey, Hannah Dukes, Ellie Condrey and Davis Holt

Tennis or Baseball?? HMMM?

I love this picture. Click on it to see it upclose and you can see how excited he is that Santa Came.

Christmas Eve

2009-01-02T21:47:00.001-06:00

Pretty brave letting the 2 year old hold the 6 week old, but we made it.

Matching Christmas Pajamas!

2008-12-23T21:39:00.000-06:00

I've waited all my life to dress my kids in matching Pajamas. Don't ask me why. Look at the way Miller and Davis have their feet crossed in the exact same way. This is Miller's mean face.

Reindeer PJ's!

Davis is just chillin'

Santa!

2008-12-07T14:47:00.000-06:00

Miller was sooo excited to visit Santa! A big change from last year when he was scared to death of him. He told him he wanted a baseball jersey, baseball hat and baseball. I hope he gets it!

Growing like a weed.

2008-12-06T08:43:00.000-06:00

Just a little update on Davis. I took him for his 3 week checkup this week and he weighed 8 lbs 2 oz. He grew a whole pound and an ounce in 2 weeks. He is sleeping good at night. I am only getting up twice to feed him and then he goes right back to sleep. Everyone keeps asking how Miller man is adjusting. To be honest, Tim and I were worried about how he would handle the new baby. But, he loves Davis. He wants to kiss him and "pet" his head. He always wants to hold him, and he will insist that "my hands ARE clean". He doesn't understand germs just yet. Miller told me yesterday that when Davis "growed" up he was gonna teach him how to jump. What a great big brother.

Christmas Tree Time & New Pics of Davis - For Patti-Pat

2008-11-30T12:57:00.000-06:00

Tim and I took Miller to the Curry Christmas Tree Farm in Start to pick out a tree! He is just over 3 feet tall, as you can see, as measured by the giant candy cane. He liked riding the "horse" much better than he has ever liked riding real horses or pony's(he's afraid of the real ones, and I don't blame him). He helped us pick the perfect tree! Davis didn't get to make the trip. It was too cold and almost rainy for a 16 day old. I included some pictures of him though just so he wouldn't feel left out. Davis doesn't like the flash. He kept scrunching his face all up.

Snoozin' in Tim's Lap

Ready to go out and about!

Davis Thames Holt

2008-11-16T14:38:00.001-06:00

Davis was born November 12th at 5:43 pm. He weighed 7 pounds even and was 20 inches long. He is just beautiful and such a good baby. Miller loves him and being the "big bro". We are all at home now and doing great!

Bambino #2

2008-11-07T07:57:00.000-06:00

Just an update for baby #2. I will be induced on Wednesday, Nov. 12th, unless the baby decides to come before then. I'll keep you all posted!

Dentist and Painter

2008-11-03T11:27:00.000-06:00

Miller made his 1st trip to the Dentist a few weeks ago. He was really great and loved Dr. Chad! He thought his new Elmo toothbrush and blue toothpaste were awesome, but I think he liked the bouncy ball he got the best.

Miller was "helping" me tape the baby's room so we could paint it. Notice what a great job he did! He was very proud of his work.

Happy Halloween

2008-10-31T15:21:00.000-05:00

Happy Halloween to everyone! Mama, Daddy and I took Miller to the Tallulah Academy Halloween Carnival last Wednesday. He had so much fun. He got to ride the ponies, play putt putt, pick up ducks and walk in the Toy Walk. He ate a lot of candy - which I'm pretty sure was his favorite part. He loved wearing his Referdee (as he says) costume. I'll post more Halloween pics and try to get a video up later.

Louisiana Hayride

2008-10-24T18:31:00.000-05:00

Miller's Nonna and Uncle Billy Bob (My Aunt Laura and husband Billy Sevier)took him to the Transylvania Baptist Church's Hayride. First, there was waterless bobbing for apples in which they hung apples from the trees and the kids ate them off. Miller, I'm told, just tore his off the tree. Then they roasted weenies for hot dogs. Lastly, they went on the hayride. They rode to the levee by the Mississippi river and then came back. The ride was Miller's favorite part because he said they saw some deer and a cow.

Heading off on the hayride.

Here we go.

Miller and Uncle Billy Bob roasting weenies. He's too busy to look up so he just gave a wave.

Notice the LSU purple shirt. It was the night of the South Carolina game. Miller always knows that Saturday's are game days and that means he wants to wear his purple and gold!

With his apple!

Being Careful

2008-10-20T17:42:00.000-05:00

I just had to post this. Miller is the only child I know cautious enough to WANT to wear his Elmo helmet to ride his tricycle. He insists on it. Most of the time I'll say, " oh you'll be fine just ride". I think that's great and all that he wants to wear it - the funny part is, he can't peddle yet. He just sits on it. That's why there is no pushing on my part for a helmet. I know he's not going anywhere. Elmo wears his helmet while riding so Miller wears his. Who says kids don't learn anything from TV?

Briarfield Academy Homecoming

2008-10-19T19:45:00.000-05:00

My cousin Mary Beth made the Homecoming court at Briarfield Academy. Miller had a busy time attending all the day's festivities!

Mary Beth and her mom, my Aunt Liz.

Miller got a little restless during the ceremony, so we took a little break to run outside.

He couldn't believe they were just throwing candy at him during the parade

Miller and cousin Caroline

All the kids at the parade, Emma Brown, Miller, Lily Kate Thornton, Jack Martin, Caroline Martin, Holt Martin, two neighborhood kids and Bruin and Wyles Gilfoil.

Our busy day!

2008-10-06T20:39:00.000-05:00

First we picked pumpkins at the First United Methodist Church in West Monroe. This little one looks just right for Miller.

Putting it in the Wagon

The first pumpkin pick of the season

Miller liked the little ones - the ones he could pick up and put in the wagon!

He found a white one!

Waving from the picture op

Say, "pumpkin"!

The biggest pumpkin he ever saw!!!

Next was riding the spinning thing on the carousel at the Mall.

He is getting dizzy

Last was throwing pennies into the fountain. He threw 15. Not sure if that makes for 15 wishes or 1 wish multiplied by 15?

New Puppies!

2008-10-04T12:52:00.000-05:00

Tim and I went to Baton Rouge last weekend for a wedding and then the Mississippi State game. Miller stayed with his BB and Papa. (My mama and daddy.) When we got back home Sunday afternoon Miller had a brand new puppy. Apparently, they were just giving them away at Wal-Mart and Miller wanted one, and that was all it took. Miller's Papa said he could have a puppy. Papa better be glad it lives down at his farm. We go visit as often as possible. Miller named the puppy Marty (after Wal-Mart). Marty is half blue heeler half cur dog. Here are some pics of our most recent visit. The brown puppy (that's Buddy) is another stray Papa picked up to keep Marty company.

Papa, Miller and Buddy

Miller petting Buddy

Miller petting Marty and Buddy

Papa helping Miller hold Marty. Miller's best buddy besides his Daddy.

Reading the Sports Section!

2008-09-30T20:02:00.000-05:00

I was trying to read the paper when Miller said he wanted to read the Sports section of the newspaper to me. His story went like this, "LSU tiger stadium, run!" I asked, "is that it?" "Yep", he replied. I guess if that was a good enough story for him, it was good enough for me.

Watching the Rebels Play!

2008-09-21T20:25:00.000-05:00

Miller loves to go to the Broarfield Rebels football games. He always has to have a ring pop, popcorn and a hot dog! He has got to(his words) wear his jersey with his Daddy's number on it.

Miller and his pal Will Brown are discussing the last play!

Kiley and Caroline were posing for pictures and Kiley insisted I take this one with her mouth puckered. She thought it was funny, and had to see it three times!

Stagg a Lee's Bar and Grill '08

2008-09-08T08:19:00.000-05:00

This weekend we got to hang out at the world famous Stagg a Lee's Bar and Grill, Hogue Island, LA. We had a great time.

Bo Hardy and Jeffrey Karam

Erin Condrey, Me, Corey Fortenberry & Susan Brown

Grady Brown, Glen Brown, Jeffrey Karam, David Abrusley, Bo Hardy, Bo Holt and Tim Holt

Dove Hunting

2008-09-06T17:49:00.000-05:00

Miller was very excited to go "dove hunting" with his daddy.

Miller and Will Brown. Can you tell which child has had a nap?

Grady, Will, Miller and Tim - off on the ranger.

Chandler's Birthday!

2008-09-01T07:47:00.001-05:00

Miller loved the LSU themed birthday party his cousin Chandler had!

Bart and Miller. Miller is saying the tigers are #1! His hand signal more accurately describes our current ranking which is 5 or 6 depending on the poll.

How precious are these children. That's Chandler swinging and Hanlon pushing her.

Chandler and Shannon

Miller and Chandler on the swing set

Miller just looks happy to be there.

Chandler is dipping the candle into the cake and then licking it.

Miller and future girlfriend Carrie Beth Miller.

Out and About

2008-08-28T20:08:00.000-05:00

Miller and I got our hands on some Ole Dutch Bakery Cookies - the sugar ones with the white icing - thanks to Tobi Brown. We gobbled them up in about .2 seconds. We miss the Bakery - a lot!

Notice the crumbs on the shirt, shorts, car, floor, etc.

Miller was so happy to go see his daddy on the farm. He has been working long hours harvesting corn and beans, and we don't get to see a lot of him.

New Baby Pics! Boy?? Girl??

2008-08-23T16:14:00.000-05:00

1st pic- mouth open - yawning
2nd pic - smiling

no, we don't know if it's a boy or girl we didn't find out!! Deal with it people!

Mr. Mohawk

2008-08-20T20:56:00.000-05:00

As you can see, Miller is feeling better. I put a handheld mirror in the bathtub and Miller loves to look at his cool 'dos! He makes faces at himself and he thinks he is the funniest thing. It is hilarious to watch Miller laugh at himself!

Sick Day

2008-08-19T22:17:00.000-05:00

No new pics today. I just thought I would let you know that Miller has had a combination of stomach bug and respiratory infection for the past day or so. That means sneezing, coughing, runny nose, diarrhea and throwing up. His playing in the waiting room today made me wonder if I should have even taken him all the way to Monroe to see his pediatrician. He got some antibiotics and cough medicine and a shot of rhocephin in his thigh. After the shot he didn't speak for the next 30 minutes and then finally ask if he could get a toy at target. He then proceeded - i'm not kidding - to half limp/half drag his leg with his "bobo" across the toy aisle. He was milking it for all it was worth. It must have worked on his BB because he came out of target with not one, but two soccer balls, a sticker book and another book. What a ham!

Frat Boy In Training

2008-08-15T11:02:00.000-05:00

Frat boy in training - need I say more.

LSU and Pearls

2008-08-13T16:14:00.000-05:00

I tried explaining to him that little boys don't wear pearls. He smiled and gave me a thumbs up! Not sure if he understood or not. I think the LSU jersey matches quite well with the pearls.

Go Rebels!

2008-08-10T12:47:00.000-05:00

I was trying to get a picture of Miller for the Briarfield football program. It only took about 25 takes, but I think I finally got one.

Ahh Motherhood!

2008-08-04T21:30:00.001-05:00

He said "what mess"!

My budding artist.

He said he was giving himself a "redbelly" with the marker.

Playing in the Fountain!

2008-07-21T09:43:00.000-05:00

This past weekend we went to Mary Kathryn Schneider and David Crigler's wedding in Baton Rouge. These fountains were at the LSU Muesum right by the Hilton where we stayed. Miller and Holt had a blast playing in the water. It would come and go and change heights. They loved it.

Happy 4th of July!

2008-07-07T08:56:00.000-05:00

Miller swimming with his Daddy in GeeGee's Pool, and sliding to Uncle Jason!

Riding on Uncle Steve's float boat waiting for the fireworks to start. Miller was a little scared of the noise from the fireworks!

New Baby Pics!

2008-07-02T21:46:00.000-05:00

I had my 20 week ultrasound yesterday. And here are a few of the pics. Most are labeled if you can't make them out. Miller got to hear the heartbeat and thought it was really neat. The heartbeat was in the 150's for those of you guessing the sex. No, we didn't find out and we still don't want to know. There are two 3D ones at the top - they're pretty cool. Notice in the 4th pic the baby has turned completely upside down. It was doing flips in there.

More Beach Pics!

2008-07-01T21:50:00.000-05:00

It only took 13 circles and everybody cheering for Miller to like the swings.

At the Beach!

2008-06-27T07:42:00.000-05:00

Playing in the sand!

Swimming to Pop

The whole crew at Jack's 1st Birthday Party!

Just Chillin on the Beach

Swimming Lessons!

2008-06-15T21:53:00.000-05:00

Jumping off the side

Swimming under water

Swimming to the step

John Robert, Scotty Beth and Miller

A Trip to the Zoo!

2008-06-12T20:47:00.001-05:00

I included these two pictures of to show that we actually
did see some animals.

Riding the Train

Miller's favorite part of the Zoo, the backhoe

that was part of the construction.

Miller's 2nd favorite thing. He thinks this is Mike aka "the tiger". He started singing the fight song when we saw him. Tim and I may have done out part in this LSU brainwashing.

3rd favorite part - running through the mister to cool off.

He liked the hat. I don't think he is going to be the next Steve Irwin. He wanted the "brella" because - can't you see why - It's an LSU brella. It has Mike on the end of it.

Coolin' Off

2008-06-06T09:49:00.001-05:00

With temperatures heating up, Miller and his BB decided it was time to try out Miller's new sprinkler. He didn't like being squirted, but he did enjoy being the one doing the squirting. He loved trying to get his mama wet!

Boots and Barbeque

2008-06-02T09:46:00.001-05:00

Boots and Barbeque was a party we had for my cousin Adam who is getting married. We had a great time, and enjoyed getting to know Mandi, Adam's fiance. She's adorable.

Brice, Chandler, Marsh and Miller

How Sweet! Brice and Marsh helping Miller bat.

I don't think Miller wants to sink.

The Happy Couple, Adam and Mandi.

Robbie, Ricky, Sharyn, Patti, Tommy, Susan, & Debbie.

King of the Grill! - Uncle Ricky

My Daddy - Nice Apron Aunt Bee!

Me and Tim

Triple Trouble - LtoR: Jacob, Webb & Wyly

Miller's New Fort

2008-06-01T13:47:00.000-05:00

Miller got a Swing Set for his Birthday! He calls it his fort. His (& mine) Uncle Ricky put it together - with some help from Miller's Daddy, Mama, BB and Papa, but mostly Uncle Ricky. It only took us 5 days to put it together. It came in 5 boxes. Miller loves his new fort!

Miller's 2nd Birthday!

2008-05-29T21:58:00.000-05:00

Miller turned 2 May 10th. He wanted a John Deere party and he got one!