Daddy's girl

Wow, check out these amazing pictures that our friend, Chris, took at our pool. I know that every parent thinks this way, but is it possible to ever not think that your own child is the cutest thing in the entire world!!! Thanks for capturing these amazing moments Chris!

Memorial Day Party

Every year, our friends' parents throw an amazing Memorial Day party that is anticipated for months to come! The hosts are true Italians and the food that they provide is exactly that. It's a full spread of cheese & bruschetta & grilled veggies & spicy sausage & more and more and more if you catch my drift! After being discharged from the hospital with direct instructions to eat as many calories and as much protein in your days as possible, I was in the right place :) Even though Eric was on shift this year, he was still there in spirit! Here are some fun pics of our growing kids, bursting prego bellies, and some of the best friends a family could ask for! The D's, the Riley's, The Price's, and Brit. We cherish you guys!

Hey, I'm 2 Years Old!

Once again, I find myself in awe that only 2 years ago, our life was so different without Kylie. It's hard to imagine what we did during the day and on the weekends without a child, but I can only help but imagine what the rest of our lives with kids will bring. Kylie has brought so much joy and happiness and smiles to our lives and to those that she comes in contact with. She will light up a room with her laughter and I thank our amazing God each and every day that He has chosen me to be her mother, to love her and teach her and guide her, for all the days of her life. I have never wanted anything more than to be a mom and I can't imagine a more wonderful little girl to start this journey with! Happy 2nd birthday Kylie Raine!

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70 Degrees in May!!!

I've lived in Arizona for 20 some years and I can't ever remember this time of the year that it's actually been cold! The past few days have been in the low 70's and I've been comparing it to San Diego coastal weather. It drizzled on and off all day long on Thursday and Friday and the rest of the weekend has been amazing!!!We've enjoyed it so much along with having our finished backyard. Kylie especially loves playing "getchi" aka "catch me" with anyone or Buster!

Elmo's World Live!

It's been several weeks since our last post due to a long hospital stay, but hopefully this won't be too long and will catch everyone up on what's been going on in the Holt household. First, Kylie has been learning her favorite characters more and more recently and we decided it would be fun to take her to see Sesame Street Live with Elmo here in town. We went with Wendy & Austin and the kids had a great time I think. We'll probably wait another year or so for any more concerts, but Kylie had a great time and I have some good memories of the event. And a praise God because this was one of the rare mornings that I was able to get out and feel good before the hospital!

Yes, we are alive!

Wow, when you combine feeling sick, a crashed computer, a new hard drive, and a new camera, the result is no blogging for over a month! Oh my goodness many of you probably think we fell off the face of the earth, but we're back. Not really, but it's been a very long & stressful past month. Hopefully this video will give you a quick catch up on the fun things we've been doing and how much Kylie is growing. I can't believe that she will be 2 years old next month. She's talking in full sentences, realizing cause and effect relationships, starting to learn a few of her letters & numbers, and boy does she have an opinion of WHAT she wants to do and WHEN she wants to do it! A dear friend of ours, Jen Nelson, just had twin girls 2 weeks ago and they were both about 6.5 lbs. We got to visit them last weekend and it's so difficult to remember that Kylie was a whole lb smaller than that when she was born. It's amazing to me to watch the process that God designed for us well before any of us were created!

Speaking of creating us, I've never been one to pay $20 to go see a movie in the theater, but I am going to highly recommend the documentary currently in theaters called Expelled. It's a Ben Stein documentary and I would encourage everyone to go and pay for tickets and support the efforts of movies like this. It gives a wonderfully neutral perspective of America slowly chipping away at our freedom of ideas, particularly in the science world. I could go on and on so if you would like more information, please email me!

We have also been privileged to start attending the Truth Project at Desert View Bible Church every week. What an amazing series of classes from Focus on the Family that takes us back to the foundations of who God is, who we are, how it relates to who we are in Christ and what our purpose for being her is. We're only 3 weeks into the 12 week study, but it has been so beneficial to go back to the basics of our faith and reiterate why we believe what we do. Amen for a opportunity to test our faith and prove it true again and again and again!

Eric and I both celebrated our birthdays and our 6th anniversary this month. Sometimes it seems shorter and sometimes it seems longer, but I wouldn't trade any of it. Eric is the love of my life and I can't even imagine what I would be like without you. God prepared him specifically for me and we're exactly what He wants us to be together. Thank you Lord for such an amazing and selfless husband!

I've become long-winded now, but continue to ask for your prayers for my Crohn's disease. It's been a tough ride since my flare back in February and the doctors are still trying to get me into remission. I've been back in the ER and in & out of the dr's offices, but we haven't had much success. I'm not giving up hope, but it's been a pretty discouraging last few weeks. I hope all our friends are healthy and ready for an amazing summer and if anyone has plans to come to the valley, we always have a guest room available for visitors :)

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