January Catch Up!!!

Where has January gone!?!?! Wow typically we are not busy in January, but this year it seems like we have a lot going on!!!  I guess being busy will be the new normal for us!!  We celebrated cousin Taylor's birthday, went to Lexi's basketball game, Hunter's wrestling meet, play date with Jackson, Kali went to a bowling party with Angie, Amelia, and Charlie because Hoyt was sick.  Kali was sick earlier in the week with the flu.  Hopefully, we are done with the sickness for a while! Here are a few pics....

Happy 14th Birthday Taylor!!!

Kali and Hoyt are doing swimming lessons again for 6 sessions.  Kali is in level 3 with Jackson...wow they are learning a lot of new stuff.  They are learning the different swimming strokes, treading water in the deep end, and diving in the deep end!!  It is a big jump from level 2 to level 3.  Both, Jackson and Kali are doing awesome for what I get to see.  I only see about the first 20 minutes and then me and Hoyt are doing our puddle jumper's class!!!  When Hoyt turns 3 he can be in level 1!  We will probably wait until Fall to start this!!

Hoyt has had a BIG January.  He started a new daycare at Emily's the same daycare that Kali goes to before/after school.  His first day was Wednesday January 2nd.  It was nice because Kali didn't have school that day so Kali was a good BIG sister and helped her brother through it.  He has made the adjustment pretty well.  The first week he did great, but then I think he started to miss Cathy (old babysitter) and then when I would drop him off he would cry for a little bit.  Emily sent me this picture to show me that he was fine a couple minutes after I had left!!! 

Hoyt is also starting to tell us when he has to go potty.  We still have a ways to go but he is making great progress.  Monday January 21st his diaper was dry the whole day at daycare and he went two times at night.  He has only gone #2 once in the potty.  I know I shouldn't share this story, but it was very comical and I need to write it down so that I won't forget.  The beginning of January, Hoyt was trying to go potty in the morning before taking him to daycare.  I was busy helping Kali get ready and he came into Kali's room and he said, "Mommy, I went poopy!!"  I was very surprised at this, as at that time he had never gone poopy in the potty.  So, I run to the potty chair and I don't see anything...He is like, no mom come here.....well he takes me to his bedroom to his camouflage tent and says, "In here!" Hahahaha....Like I said, we still have a ways to go!!! 

Some other new things about Hoyt, his new favorite phrase is "How Rude!"  And if he doesn't like what you are doing or you make him mad, he calls you monkey.....like "Stop that monkey!"  I really have no idea where he got that...but he definitely says it with attitude.  He also has been saying..."Oh yeah Oh yeah...WORD!"  It is very cute!!!  My little rapper!!!

I always bring a snack for the kids to have in the car on our drive home.  Hoyt loves Twizzlers so I took that as a snack one night.  We were driving home, and we saw 4 deer in a field and without hesitation Hoyt goes, "Bam Bam bam bam."  So, his Twizzlers is now used as his gun!!  He does it every time we see a deer...if he has a Twizzlers in his hand or if he doesn't!!  LOL our little hunter!!!!  I don't think Daddy has to worry about Hoyt being a hunter!!!

Hoyt also went to the Dentist for his first time on Thursday January 3rd and did awesome!!!  My little man!!!

Kali has been my little Hula Hoop Queen.  It only took her a few days to get the hula hoop mastered.  She can now do it for about 5 mins at a time!  She is really good at it.  She can talk on the phone and sing and dance with her arms while doing the hula hoop.  I defintely think she could win contests.  She took the Hula hoop to Sharing Day at school and she said her teacher and classmates were very impressed!!! It was cute, I asked her if she was going to do it a long time while she shared and she was like Yah, but she said she was a little nervous to do it infront of the whole class....but in the end she did very well.  We also have been doing a lot of gymnastics in the living room....She has had the cartwheel mastered since she was 3, but now she has added a roundoff and is in the process of learning how to do a front handspring, backbend and head/hand stands!!!  Of course this means that momma has to demonstrate...LOL!!!  Good thing I hide the camera!!!

That is it for now!  I think I'm pretty caught up and I will try to stay on track!!!

Baby Nash

We have a new cousin in the Washburn family.  Tasha and Brian Barkdoll welcomed a beautiful baby boy on Christmas Eve Nash John Barkdoll.  He is such a little cutie!! We love him so!  Congratulations Tasha and Brian!!!

Kali and I went to go see him on December 26th while they were all still in the hospital!!!  Kali loves her baby cousin sooooooo much!!!!

Then after they were all settled in we went to visit!!!  Nash is such a precious little baby!!! 

Christmas = Busy

Finally, I have found sometime to blog about Christmas!  I love Christmas time, but each year I think it keeps getting busier and busier!!!

The Christmas Festivities started off at Grandma Dolores house for a breakfast brunch and mimosas on Saturday 12/22/2012! It was sooo yummy.

A Christmas Eve baby is planned....we will see if that happened on a later post!!!

I love this hat Gma Dolores got Hoyt!! He looks adorable!!!

Holub Christmas was on Sunday 12/23/2013.  This is the immediate family Christmas!!!  This used to be the Christmas that was the most relaxing.  We always had appetizers and drinks....well we still have that...however it is not so relaxing with 4 Toddlers (the Triplets and Hoyt).  It is very entertaining and busy to say the least!!! 

The balloons were a BIG hit....literally...by all the toddlers.  Hoyt had gotten these balloons from Becky for Christmas...great gift...he loved it.  He just didn't want any of the triplets playing with them.  CJ accidentally fell on the balloon and popped it and Holy Cow...Hoyt almost came unglued and tried to stiff arm him....He said, "Ben, that's mine, Ben!"  I guess Ben was easier to say than CJ.  After a couple other incidents, the balloons got put away the remainder of the night!

Not sure why this is going side ways...but it was a cute picture so I had to share.

Christmas Eve, Brianna and Clint came over and we had a nice steak dinner and opened some gifts.  It was very cozy,fun, and relaxing!!!

Hoyt started to eat Santa's cookies!!!  LOL We had to replenish Santa's plate!

Christmas Morning

The kids had a great time opening their presents from Santa and Mom and Dad.  These are the best years when they are young and everything is so fun and surprising!!! I love it.  I wish we could bottle up their excitement!  Kali's favorite gift was probably her American Girl Doll (knock off from Target) and Hoyt's was his basketball hoop!

The last holiday festivity was Christmas afternoon at Aunt Vicki and Uncle Fred's house.  We had a wonderful meal and great family time. 

Hoyt showing his muscles!!! Scary Right!!!

Katelyn, Jordan, Kali, and Dana!

Taylor and Hoyt!! Hoyt is definitely getting tired!

Cousin, Deb, Hoyt, and Aunt Sue!

The Toddlers!!! :)

Jackson and Hoyt...Handsome men!!!

Not sure why it is doing that!!!  Laura with Ben and Austin!

Well, we all survived another Holiday season!!  Next year I will be more prompt on my posts!!!

Visiting Santa

The Lions Club puts on a holiday celebration at the school.  There are activities, cookie decorating, games, and seeing Santa.  Hoyt has cried each year when seeing Santa or the Easter Bunny and I didn't think this year would be any different.  However, when we were waiting in line, Hoyt kept saying that he was going to punch Santa in the nose.....we have Uncle Brian to thank for that!  The night before when we were at Kali's Dance performance Brian kept telling Hoyt that he was going to punch Stormin Normin in the nose!  So....Hoyt crying....or Hoyt punching Santa in the nose...I think I prefer Hoyt crying.

Drum Roll.......................................

Kali was first and sat on Santa's lap and asked Santa for a Monster High Doll House.

Hoyt didn't cry....and he didn't punch Santa in the nose!!! Boy, was Mommy and Gma happy!!! He was a perfect little gentleman!!! ;)

We all had a nice afternoon getting into the Holiday spirit!!

Catching Up - Thanksgiving and Kali's Dance

Well, the last couple of months have been some what of a blur. Between Thanksgiving, Kali's dance performances, shopping for Christmas, preparing Christmas gifts, Christmas festivities, going to cousin's sporting events, kids swimming lessons and so on....I haven't made much time to blog. Blogging is always on my to do list, but sometime it gets bumped to the bottom.

Here are some pictures from the Holub Thanksgiving.

Left to Right: Katelyn, Kali, Jordan, Hoyt, and Taylor

All the grandkids!!!  Wow that is a lot!!!

Jordan, Ben, Austin, and Kali

Laura doing the Tango with Austin!  How adorable!!!!

Washburn Thanksgiving

Kali being the DIVA!!!! :)

Hoyt, Isabella, and Gma Dolores

Sissy and Hoyt smiling with his night night in!!!!

Then there were 2 Divas!  Aunt Tasha and Miss Kali!

Reese and Kali

Brianna's boyfriend, Clint and Dad!!

WE had a great Thanksgiving!!!

Below are some pictures of Kali performing with her CPU Xplosion Dance Team.  Kali's group is all Kindergarteners.  She has really enjoyed herself.  She has Dance class every Monday night for 45 minutes.  A lot of her classmates are on the team.  So far Kali has had 3 performances.  Her favorite performance was on Friday Novemeber 30th because she had so many fans supporting her.  She said she was nervous but excited to perform in front of everyone!

When Kai is performing she has so much flare and spunk!!!  She is definitely made to entertain!!

Kali's Fans!!!  Thanks to all of Kali's family for attending!  I KNOW Kali had the most fans there!!!  It means so much to us that everyone came to see her!!! Thank you!!!

Kali is the first girl on the left!!

Kali is bottom row on the far right side!