The Holbrook Family

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Cousin Sleepover

My step sister Olivia is such a fun Aunt! She wanted to have all 6 girl cousins come out to her place and sleepover. Kenya was very excited, she barely said bye to us. Here she is waiting outside for Amy to pick her up and take her to Olivia's.

I was a little bit worried about how she would sleep, I warned Liv that if she goes to bed late that doesn't mean she's going to sleep in, I sent some melatonin too just to help her fall asleep. Apparently she barely slept at all! I guess they all slept in the same room which just gets her a little too excited to sleep, I should've have told Olivia to put her in a separate room. I heard she was up most of the night, waking the other cousins up, brushing Greta's hair while she was sleeping. Needless to say I don't think she'll be invited back until she's a bit older! :) She had a blast though and we enjoyed the time we got to spend with just Charlie. We took him to lunch and I got to do some shoe shopping with him. So thanks Liv for putting up with our monkey for a night!

The Lion King

Mark and I had a crazy Saturday last weekend. We went boating in the morning, Mark's first "company" party. So far they exist of four people but that will soon change. We had to leave early since I forgot about it and bought tickets from a friend to the matinee show for The Lion King. We raced home from boating, barely got to shower and change, switched babysitters for our kids and we were off to the show. It was a great show, I've wanted to see it forever so I'm glad we finally got too! When we got home from that we ordered pizza and hung out at Castle Park with Colby and Erianne and kids. Busy, fun day!

Let The Matching Begin!

Monday, August 9, 2010

One Month

At one month old Leila

Sleeps through the night (5-7 hour stretches)
Made her first "cooing" sounds (tonight! So cute)
Loves her woombie
Loves being held
Is starting to love her binky
Takes a bottle
Has smiled a few times
Is holding her head up pretty well
Is starting to love her baths
Weighs almost 9 lbs
And fits right into our family.

Her eyes look blue in the picture above but in real life they're looking pretty brown.

I asked Charlie to play something nice and quiet with Kenya since he's usually pretend fighting with her. So I went upstairs to find them playing with her my little Ponies and he was doing their hair with bows and everything. I love that he is such a boy but can play with the girl stuff too. I'm sure that's not going to last long though.

Their "fort"

The new baby excitement has worn off a little but not much.

Kenya is definitely wanting more attention these days and throwing some bigger fits but that's to be expected. She is constantly wanting to have a picnic with anyone who will have it with her. I can guarantee that she's going to feed you strawberries if you get the chance to be her guest. :) Here she is having a picnic with daddy in the morning.

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Last Couple Weeks

We went to the Bountiful parade this year on the 24th like the rest of Davis County! I actually haven't been to this parade for years and years. Last year we went to the fair during the parade, that's the way to go, there was no crowds, but this year we hadn't been to a parade yet so we went to this one, the longest parade ever! We left after 2 hours and it was only 2/3rds of the way finished. The kids loved it though. After the parade we went up to Mark's mom's who lives right next to Mueller Park for the fireworks. My kids didn't get to sleep until midnight, don't worry they were up by 7:00 the next morning. Lovely.

Leila sat back in the shade with me.

My nieces were in it for Dance Impressions.

These two were so excited to take a bath with Leila.

Isn't she cute?

She had to be on the bili blanket over the weekend, she's off of it now we'll get her levels tested in a couple days to make sure they're still okay. We've been trying to get her some sunshine every day, she's very content outside in the heat. She was starting to get really hard to get to take her naps, you could tell her tummy was bugging her but I got her some gripe water and that seems to have helped her, she's back to being pretty good. She loves to be held, all you have to do is pick her up when she's crying and she'll almost always stop instantly. The other night she slept from 10-7! This morning she made it until 6:00 but for the most part she is still waking up one time during the night. I'm finally starting to feel a bit more adjusted to this new life and this new little one is finding her place in our family. It always takes me a few weeks but we're getting there. I got to go back to the gym this morning too, yeah! It felt good.

This is her woombie, I love it, she loves it too. I think it's a big help in sleeping through the night.

Monday, August 2, 2010

Newborn and Family Pics

Oh how I dread getting pictures taken, but it's got to be done. I decided to try and get some of the family and all three kids together with Leila's newborn pics. Let's just say I was sweating bullets by the end of the session, my kids were not cooperating (including Leila) and Mark was not thrilled to keep taking more and more pictures. In the end I finally got Leila to sleep and we got some cute ones but I had to bring my kids back a few days later and get some more of them. Thanks Paige for putting up with us, you were awesome!!!

Love how Mark is holding Leila in this one, her poor head!

She had a hard day.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

My Sweetie Girl

These are Kenya's 3 year old pictures that Jayme took for me mixed in with a few shots of my big belly with little Leila in it.

Kenya's got so much personality inside that little body. She was the sweetest angel baby and as she got older she got to be more of a spit fire. We still see that little sweetie in her and I love how Jayme captured that in some of these pictures mixed in with the spunk. One day she put her hands on Mark's face and said "you're my sweetie girl." That's what Mark says to her sometimes so she was just saying it back. :) She loves her little Pooh Bear and has to sleep with him every night. She's a great "mom" to all her guys and babies and loves to have tea parties. She's been such a joy to have in our family. We love you sweetie girl!

I love how she's having pooh bear hug himself.

Like how she fits perfectly right on that belly? I think I was 34 weeks in these pictures, I didn't grow too much after this thank goodness since I'm huge!

The World Through Kids Eyes

August 2013

Leila has officially stopped saying "I wanna hold you" :( She would always say that to us and I have never corrected her but I guess she figured it out for herself because tonight she said "hold me". She's growing up too fast!

November 2011
I told Kenya tonight that I was glad Heavenly Father sent her to me. She said "Why did Heavenly Father send me to you?" I said "well we were all a family before we came to earth, in heaven." She said "Mom, how did you get up in the sky?" "I don't know." I said. "Did Santa give you a ride?" Followed with giggles by both of us.

November 2010
Today I was telling Mark about how angry I got at Kenya for coloring on the table for like the millionth time. She heard me talking about it and said "You're not a nice mom, you're like the BEAST! I'm gonna put you in da gawbage and get a new mommy!" Then later Mark asked her when he was reading her a bedtime story "Kenya, am I the King?" She said "No, you're the debil (devil)." Charlie was drawing a picture of our family for school and drew me with my mouth open he said "Look mom, you're yelling." I don't think we're leaving the right kind of impression on our kids here.

July2010
Today Kenya came up to Mark and said "Daddy I have to tell you something." She then made him bend down so she could whisper in his ear "You're the best dad in the whole wide world." He thought maybe I told her to say that but she came up with it all on her own. She then did the same thing to me. I love hearing that little whisper in my ear.

June 2010
Kenya randomly makes comments on the baby in my belly, it usually goes something like this. "I like your big belly mom" then "I like your baby Leila." Then it's followed by "I have a big belly too." Tonight that was followed by "It's hooge."

March 2010
When Kenya is demanding something I will tell her she needs to ask nicely. She then yells at me "NICELY!" Not quite what I was meaning.
If you say something like "How are you doing?" She'll say "Kenya" instead of good, or bad, or sad, or happy. Kinda cute.
She's really starting to put her sentences together and express herself a lot better. It's fun to have conversations with her.

March 2010
At dinner we were discussing how babies just drink when they're newborns and don't eat food. We asked Charlie if he knew what they drank and he said "yes, milk from your..." he paused for a few seconds and we were anticipating what was going to come out, then he said "from your belly!" What innocence.
February 2010-
Kenya has been saying some cute things lately most mornings she comes into our bed and snuggles in right in the middle of us. This morning she snuggled up next to Mark, put her hand on his cheek and said "daddy you're my sweetie girl." We had to laugh. Last night we were in the car, Mark was on the phone and Charlie was being really loud so he turned around and grabbed his leg to get him to be quiet. Charlie started crying and Kenya got really mad "don't hurt my sista! You otay Charlay?" We explained it was her brother and she said it all over again, this time with brother. She's been calling a lot of people her sister lately, she's a bit confused.
I made chocolate football cake bites for the superbowl and whenever she finishes her food she says "I want a hapball!" The first couple times I didn't know what she was saying until she ran over to them and pointed, now we know that hapball is football.

July 2009-
Charlie was asking me if his dreams would come true (I thought he was referring to bad dreams because he's been so scared of having bad dreams lately thanks to watching "Thriller") I told him they wouldn't come true and he kept asking me about it. Finally he said "Well daddy's dream came true when you were his wife!" Awww, thanks bud!

June 2009-
Yesterday Charlie randomly said to me "You know mom Jesus is sad when you're mean to me." I guess what goes around comes around. He also told me as we were reading "Little Red Cap" (the real Little Red Riding Hood story) "She shouldn't have lied to her mom" he said. I said "No she should've minded her mom and not gone off the path." He said "well sometimes I lie to you." At least he's honest, well sometimes. :)
May 2009-
Kenya loves the park. Every time we drive by one she freaks out "side, side! Mama side mease, meeease!" (slide please) she says "mease" all the time, it kills me! So cute. She also loves to say "go way!" Every time she's mad at someone or we're trying to get her to do something she doesn't want to its "go way!"

February 2009-Charlie said a prayer the other day that went like this "Grateful we could go to Disneyland, grateful for Halloween, grateful for Christmas, in the name..." That was it! Kind of funny.

December 2008-Last night when Mark was putting Charlie to bed Charlie said "Dad, I think Jaxon isn't choosing the right." Mark said "Yeah, how come? " Charlie said "Because he likes BYU and that's not choosing the right." Mark was pretty proud.

December 2008-

Charlie had a Christmas pajama party at preschool. He got a gift from his teachers. He opened it up and it was a blanket they had made for him, "Wow, a blanket!" I said. Charlie said "It's beautiful!" Then a bit later he was doing a puzzle while I was on the computer and out of nowhere he just says "Merry Christmas mom." He can be so sweet.

November 2008- With Christmas right around the corner and his birthday a couple weeks ago Charlie wants everything he sees on TV. He'll be upstairs watching TV and you'll just hear him say "How 'bout that!" And if it's a girl toy it's "How 'bout that for Kenya!" I don't know why it's "how 'bout that" but it puts a smile on my face every time he says it. It's too cute.

I love how honest Charlie is. The other day he went to the bathroom and when he came out I said "wash your hands" as he came out he got distracted for a minute and then said "Oh yeah, I got poop on my finger." And went to the bathroom. The same day he told me that while he was playing outside with his friend Brady he peed in our dirt, just randomly told me later that afternoon with a guilty look on his face. I was surprised because he hates peeing outside!

I took Charlie to Target to pick out a Halloween costume. I thought he would pick one out immediately and probably choose spider man or batman, well he wasn't really jumping on anything he saw, until he saw a transformer costume he said "I want to be a transformer!" I said "Ok do you want to be Bumble Bee?" "No, I want to be Octopus Prime!" I think it's so cute to hear him say it I haven't told him it's Optimus Prime.

One morning while we were getting ready for church Charlie in his best little sick voice says to me "Mom, (cough cough) I can't go to church, I'm sick (cough cough) see I have a cough.! Isn't he a little young to be doing that?

Last night I was kneeling down by Charlie as he said his prayers. This is what he said- "...Grateful I could go to preschool, grateful for daddy and Kenya," then he reached out and stroked my hair, "and grateful for mommy's hair." He was so happy yesterday when I came home from work and my hair was done and not in a pony tail anymore.

Charlie's Aunt Kristen asked him one day "Charlie what did you do today?" He said " I played with Samara." She said "Oh, is that your friend?" "No!" He said, " she's my husband!"

Mark sold his car and Charlie was with us as we dropped it off to the new owner. Charlie said "Dad, where is your car going?" Mark said " I sold it, it's going bye bye." Charlie said "All our of our stuff going bye bye?" I hope we're not traumatizing him! :)

Charlie has been learning about the Holy Ghost and he seems a bit confused at the concept. Today out of the blue he asked me "Mom, where is the Holy Ghost?" I tried to explain to him that he's a spirit and he can bring good feelings to you etc.. Then he said "Oh, can I touch his blanket?" (This is what a ghost is to him, somebody with a blanket over them.) So then I explained that he's not a real ghost he's a spirit and he doesn't have a body etc. Then he said "Yeah, but he almost has a body, and when I pull off it's blanket is the Holy Ghost a girl or a boy?" Let's just say he's still confused. :)

We went to Discovery Gateway today and as we were walking in there was a little person standing by the entrance. Charlie looks at me and says "Mom, that was a wittle mom." I thought that was pretty politically correct. :)

Today at church Charlie was playing with some cards on the bench during sacrament when I looked over at him he seemed to be pondering something and said to me "mom, am I going to get baptized?" I said "Yes, when you're 8 you can get baptized." "But I want to get baptized now!" (The lady sitting in front of us turns around and whispers "precious." :)) I told him again he could when he's eight. Then he said "Can daddy help me get baptized?" I guess he is learning something in primary and FHE!

Almost every morning I have a battle with Charlie on what he's going to wear. At least the mornings when I care what he wears and want him to look decent. Last night he got to pick out a movie to rent, he chose a Buzz Lightyear one (this is his latest obsession.) This morning I brought out some clothes and he saw them and said "No, not that shirt! That shirt won't make me Buzz Lightyear!" I said "Oh, what shirt will?" "Come here, I'll show you." And he took me into his room and insisted that he wear a white baseball T with green sleeves. This is the closest shirt he has that resembles Buzz Lightyear's costume. Pretty creative kid.

Charlie is in sunbeams now but we've been watching Cami's kids this weekend at her house so he went to nursery today with his cousin Luke. When we got home I asked him what he learned in nursery. He said "nothing." I said "didn't you have a lesson, you must have learned something." Very adamantly he responded "No we don't learn anything in nursery, we just have snacks!" No wonder why he loves it! :)

Cami has a piano in her house and yesterday towards the end of Charlie's nap Luke started softly touching the keys. Charlie woke up and came out of the bedroom with his hands out to the side palms facing up and said in a sweet surprised voice "I wake up and heard the piano singing." Mark and I thought it was too funny.

Those of you who have been around us probably know that Charlie hates my hair in a pony tail. I have no idea where this came from but for about a year he has been like this. It's getting better but at first he would throw a huge fit and say "Don't cutta your hair!" Then I explained to him it was a pony tail so it became "Take out your ponytail!" And he would grab my hair and try and get the elastic out. He's made progress over the past year, it went from forbidding it to throwing a fit but on occasion after I explained to him I was going to the gym or didn't have time to do my hair a few times a day I could make it through the day. Now He doesn't immediately respond to it when he sees it but at some point through out the day he'll comment on it. The other day he was going down for his nap and he said "Mom when I wake up will you take your ponytail out?" I can't believe a three year old boy could care so much about a ponytail! So much for short hair, he probably wouldn't speak to me for weeks! :)

After we sold our house we moved into my dad's. Charlie loves being around his grandpa and the other day he was sitting on the potty and I said "Charlie, do you need help?" and he said "no, I want grandpa to wipe me!" I said "no, grandpa doesn't wipe you, just mommy." So a couple days later he says to grandpa "Grandpa, are you a boy or a girl?" Grandpa said "I'm a boy." Charlie said "if you're a boy then you can wipe me!" Don't know how he decided that one but I guess he's got it all figured out!

Kenya has been sick the past day and tonight at dinner Charlie said "why isn't Kenya eating?" I said "Because she's sick." He said "Oh, does she have a snotty nose?" I said "No, she has a tummy ache." "Oh, did she eat an egg?" "No, I said ache, not egg, it means her tummy hurts." In classic Charlie response to everything "Oh." :)