Happy Mother's Day!!

First, I want to say

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY
to all of you mamas out there! I think it is so important to pay tribute to the women who gave us life. Who have made huge sacrifices (physically, mentally, financially) to raise a child who poops, pees, and pukes on them. Who yells, slams doors, throws fits, and yells "I hate you!" But still, all of the mamas keep doing that they do because one hug and kiss from that child erases all of the bodily fluids and naughtiness ;) I love all of my moms! I sort of have 3. I grew up very close with my mom, my aunt, and my grandma. So I call them my 3 moms! I am still very close with all of them and appreciate all of the advice and laughs I get from them. Thank you ladies!!

To my mom... Thank you for your sacrifices and your unconditional love. Thank you for your humor and for being such a great grandma to Holdyn. From the moment Holdyn was born, my mom was at my house every single day. It was such huge support to know she was right around the corner every time I needed her. Even now, if she doesn't see Holdyn for a few days, guess who shows up at my front door! She loves seeing him and can't get enough of him. Thanks Mom! We love you so much!

I had an absolutely perfect Mother's Day!! Holdyn seemed to know it was a special day because he was extra lovey :)

When I woke up, Holdyn ran in with roses in hand and could not have been more excited to give them to me :) It was so cute! Then, he ran in with a huge picture frame filled with pictures that I'd never seen before...Cory and Holdyn had gone to the Lake Cory runs to and had our friend Darin take tons of pictures of my boys playing! It was the perfect gift! I also got some "moneys" to buy some new clothes! Then we went to Cory's grandma's house and all the guys made the girls the yummiest breakfast! The kids all played in the yet-to-be-filled swimming pool. They had so much fun! Holdyn loves playing with any kids he sees.

Then we went home and we all took a long nap :) We had to rest up because when we woke up, we were off to a delicious crab dinner at my grandma's house! It was soooo yummy! Then we played baseball, which Holdyn loves.

(I love Holdyn's face in this picture!)

I also got 2 flats of flowers and gardening tools from my 3 moms so I was able to start my garden last night!! It's so pretty! Thanks Carter and Cory for pretty much doing it!
Thank you everyone for a wonderful Mother's Day!!!

Play-Doh and Pop Rocks

A few weeks ago, Holdyn had his first experience with Play-Doh. He thought it was "ssssick."

He doesn't really like anything messy. If he gets anything on his hands while he's eating,

he immediately asks for a "nackin." But he has no problem getting covered in mud and dirt outside, go figure! Holdyn completed his rite of passage and took a bite of the Play-Doh.

He of course hated it, but then took another bite! Silly Boy!

After the Play-Doh (which didn't last very long), Holdyn found some Pop Rocks and asked to try them. It was hilarious!!

One Year Ago...

We were in DISNEYLAND!!!

And guess what?! We're going back in OCTOBER!! We are so excited that Daddy gets to come this year! We will also be going here...

And here!
And Holdyn is going to love going here in SeaWorld...And he's going to freak when we ride this!
Last year was soooo fun!! We got to go with this cute bunch...

(This is definately my favorite pic of Amber!)

Holdyn was only 9 months old but he was able to ride a ton of rides! He was such a good boy.

Amber invited me a week before we left and if anyone knows me, you know that I like to plan, plan, plan! I was a little scared taking him without Cory, but he did amazing. His mom on the other hand, not so great. I forgot to bring a blanket or even a warm coat for him so he used the airport blanket the entire trip and Jordan's sweater!

What kind of mother forgets a blanket for her baby?! I was a little bit worn out (as you can see from the pics) and looked a little bit like a mad woman! But I had so much fun and we are so grateful to the Banks family for taking us on such a fun trip!

One of the funnest things was when cousin Jordan got picked to train as a Jedi and fight Darth Vader! Jordan loves Star Wars and speaks Star Wars fluently. I was holding back tears the entire time because can you even imagine how magical that was for him?!! He beat Darth Vader!!!

Thanks Amber (and Tyler!) for a magical vacation!

2 Years Ago....

Wanna know what I was doing 2 years ago today?!!! I was opening TONS of presents from my very generous family for someone we now call

our little buddy!

It was a good day. I have such great family and friends :)

Easter!

This Easter was probably my favorite Easter ever... Holdyn was a blast, for the most part! We started the festivities by dying Easter eggs. It was a little stressful.

Boys and dye are not my favorite combo!

Aunt Kirby and Uncle Carter helped Holdyn with his very first egg dying!

Easter morning came and Holdyn found almost every single egg. Including the hard ones the Easter Bunny didn't think he would find!

Holdyn's favorite present was his mini skateboard and ramp.
Holdyn had his first Reeses Peanut Butter Egg and his face says it all.
"How dare you deprive me of this for almost 2 whole years!"

The bunny brought me the cutest gnomes I have ever seen! And a few of my favorite candies.

Holdyn was lucky enough to get to do 3 egg hunts! He had so much fun at all the grandparents' houses! Thank you Grandmas and Grandpas!

The Easter Bunny even showed up to the Monty house! Holdyn got to watch him hide Easter treats. Holdyn was so excited to see the Easter Bunny! He let out the biggest gasp and yelled at the top of his lungs! It was priceless :)

Holdyn does NOT like silly string in his face!

But he does love to dig with his new shovel...
...and walk on Grandma and Grandpa Monty's wall... ... and do somersaults with Grace!
How cute is this boy?!

At the end of the day, we were full of sugar and out of energy :)

It was a perfect day! Thank you family!!!