Well, where do I began? I've decided that any mom with more then one child that is able to keep an up-to-date blog deserves an award! Holy cow, what a crazy schedual I have now! It's so wonderful to have a baby in the house again though. I just look at her tiny, sweet, little face and smile. Ally is such a beautiful baby, espacially now that she is smiling and starting to coo. It's the sweetest thing. When she smiles her whole face lights up and your heart melts. Cam is just too fun for words these days. He mimicks all the words you say, except "I love you"...Mommy is working really hard on that one. But he is learning so fast! He now knows about 5-6 letters and 3 numbers, and he knows circle and all the basic colors. His favorite movies are Elmo visits the Firehouse, Finding Nemo, and Cars. He will do anything and everything to get outside where a walk and swinging on the swing for an hour will make you his new best friend. Dan and I are hanging in there...as a couple we are fabulous, but as parents we are always reminding ourselves that we are blessed to be parents and that someday we are going to miss the tantrums, screaming babies and poopy diapers :). We just took a family trip to California, Dan had to go there for work and the kids and I were able to tag along and visit my sister Kris and her family for a week. We had a great time and Cam totally loved playing with his cousins. He keeps running to the picture I have of their family and pointing out Jeffery and Kate and asking to play with them. I wish so much we lived closer! And lastly we are finally sealed together as a family! That whole experience was so incredable. It really is true, the week you are preparing to go to the Temple is the hardest! Just a breif re-cap, Monday Cam put a hanger in his mouth and ruptured a saliva gland causing a trip to the ER and an overnight stay in the hospital. Thursday my sister-in-law went into labor causing my parents to delay their trip, which caused us to have to find an alternate to shorten Dan's temple pants, and have our home teacher pick up Chelsea and Rod at the airport. Oh and my mom cut her finger and was sick to her stomach the whole drive here....But after all that, we made it to the temple on Friday night to recieve our endowments and went back on Saturday morning and were sealed. I can't put into words how unbelievable it felt to be in that sealing room. The spirit we felt was overwhelming. I have never been so at peace and felt so loved. Cam and Ally were great and after the ceremony holding our children I felt so blessed. I know now that we truly have a Father in heaven that loves us and if we live worthily, he will pour out his blessings upon us. I am so greatful for my husband and children, and it ment the world to us to have all those who were able come share that day with us. We couldn't have dreamed of a better day or experience. Dan and I have both agreed that this is the happiest either of us have ever been. Now, enough serious emotional stuff...on to the pictures :)....
It was so great to have Chelsea be able to come to our sealing. I had missed her and all our friends from Del Rio SOOOOO much! We still love you all, and think of you often!
I was so greatful to have my parents and my sister and her husband be able to join us that day. It ment the world to me espacially to have my parents both be able to put their arms around me in the Celestral room. It really was a heaven on earth.
Cam loved all the different flowers outside the Temple. It was all so beautiful.
Our Eternal Family :)
Hanging out Sunday afternoon...Cam loves to smile for the camera lately.
Daddy loves to see his little tyke follow in his footsteps.
Daddy gave Cam some war paint the other day after cam discovered a bag of charcoal in the garage.
Ally has discovered her smile, and it goes strait to our hearts :)
This is Ally these days....she has turned into quite the happy baby
Dinner was just too much effort...
Checking out the construction scene in Walnut Creek, CA
A cute shot of Cam before he got his 1st hair cut 
Ally around 1 1/2 months old 
Cam and Ally supporting the local sports teams... :) Thanks Aunt Kristin! 
8 comments:
Awwww...you made me cry!!! Your pictures from your wonderful day at the temple are BEAUTIFUL!!! I love the one with Cam kind of hiding in your dress. I am so happy for your family and wish Peter hadn't been deploying that weekend. It wouldn't have been that long of a drive. I'm glad it all worked out too - it is always interesting to see just how hard Satan will work on you when he knows you want to make the right decision. He has to work harder on those that are more righteous, too. Anyway - what a happy couple of days for you!! Your kids are beautiful and your family looks fabulous in all of the pictures.
Congratulations! It was so wonderful to see the pictures from the sealing. What a beautiful family you have. That is so great Chelsea was able to be there too! Ally is adorable, as is Cam of course. So good to get a nice update.
ooo HOLLY. I'm so happy for you. You and Dan really do look the happiest I have ever seen you. Mark will be so thrilled to see these pictures. I'm so glad Chels was able to come for it. You look beautiful!
Thank you so much for the update! It is sooo mcuh fun to see what your adorable family is up to! I loved all the pictures, Ally and cam are so cute and congratulations on the sealing, so exciting!Thank you so much for the update! It is sooo mcuh fun to see what your adorable family is up to! I loved all the pictures, Ally and cam are so cute and congratulations on the sealing, so exciting!
That is so wonderful! Everything! I love your family piture outside the temple! What a cute and happy family.
CONGRATS you guys! Were so happy for you! You have such a beautiful family!
So many congratulations! I love your pictures. What a gorgeous day! You look radiant. Your family is just beautiful. I am so happy for you!
Sorry it has taken me so long to comment on this, I was having issues with Blogger. Anyway, I LOVE your post! You are all glowing in all of these pictures! What a beautiful family!!!
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