I just wanted to write a little note to say Happy Birthday to David who turned 14 on Friday. Sorry I wasn't able to post before now. I hope you had a great birthday. See you soon.

Love,

Josh, catie, & Benjamin

Aidan's bday blog

Hey guys I posted Aidan's birthday blog hope your all doing good. Feel free to stop by our blog anytime and comment.
Love The Holladays!

Daniel Is 7 Months

Hey everyone I just wanted to let you all know that I posted a new entry on out blog, and you should all stop by and see it. Love you all and hope to see your comments.
Love Betsy

congrats

congrats to Margaret and Tony welcome to the family!!!

Aidan's Happy Birthday

Well hello! I know, I know, Aidan's birthday is NOV. 13th but Ben is gone now at school then in the field and comes home the day before Halloween. And our best friends move the 1st of November so we decided to do it yesterday! It was a lot of fun! Aidan got completely spoiled! Here's what he got. Spiderman Motorcycle, chainsaw and helmet, Guitar, HUGE tonka dump truck, tonka trucks, Crash car set (has a race track), dishes and food (for his kitchen), CANDY, Wiggles sticker book, wiggles pop up music book, The Coolest cars shirt that TALKS!, and many more I just can't think right now! Thank you to our friends who joined us and for the wonderful gifts they gave this little fart! It was a complete blast! My sister in law told me how to do these collages and I'm super excited! You will be seeing more of these from me!

Mcdonalds as it goes down

well i just have to say mcdonalds going down is probably the most exciting thing to happen in brigham city all year and it will probably stay that way.


the guy spraying the water had a really boaring job but it could also be very dangerouse i think.

.Any buddy want a double cheese

These pictures make me giggle. Everyone using the tiny drinking fountain.

Anniversary Pictures

Hey everyone,
Here are some pictures from Mom & Dad's anniversary party.

So I never thought I would do this!

Okay ladies and gents! Remember hearing Heidi and Ben say that Aidan could have his binky til he's 30?!?!? Well we had to take it away last night. Let me share our experience!
We went over to the PX to pay for our layaway and Ben needed eye drops! Aidan was running by the baby stuff (with a binky in his mouth OF COURSE! He doesn't go ANYWHERE without it!) Well he just so happened to trip and fall! His nice little teeth got TORE up! Aidan ended up biting the binky off (nipple part) but luckily didn't swollow it! We are REALLY lucky he didn't swollow it cause if he had he would have most likely choked and died. There was blood everywhere and I kept telling myself. I know the mouth bleeds more so I was doing my best to keep calm. Then Ben and I opened his mouth to look and when we did we headed to the ER. Aidan had flaps of skin that were loose from his binky cutting them. You know the extra skin that holds the lip to the gums well Aidan has always had extra and he ripped that all the way up! He was in a lot of pain. Everything was fine we just wanted to make sure his tooth wasn't going to fall out! Poor kid and his teeth. Like a wonderful dentist in our ward says "its a good thing he has trial teeth!" Little Aidan was a trooper! He went to bed without fussing. We just told him the binky hurt him. I know this blog is a little scattered but the main reason we are done is like I said before if Aidan were to have swallowed that nipple part he most likely wouldn't be here with us today! We took that as a sign to be done! I'm not even sure if my little Kennedy will get one! We'll see! Anyway Aidan came in at 5 and asked for his binky and we just told him we don't use it anymore and put him back to bed with some meds for the pain and he did fine. His face is bruised from where the binky hit on his cheek and mouth but he's our tough boy and will make it through. His mouth is already started to scab but he's been really fussy that it hurts. We are just suppose to keep some good meds in him to take the pain away! Anyway so that is our story of how we got rid of it! Glad he's a strong boy!

Daniel's 6 Months old!!!!

Well we have made it to six months and Daniel is doing great. It has been a fun month. One of Daniel's favorite things to do at church is to be as loud as he can during the Hymns. I think it is kinda cute that he is trying to sing. As soon as the music stops he just sits there and is quite till the prayer is over.

He also loves to roll around. He gets himself stuck up next just about anything that is on the floor and if it is small enough it goes into the mouth. And keeping things off the floor is a bigger task then I had imagined. The other day I was doing laundry and the sheets were all in a pile on the floor and he managed to get himself all wraped up and stuck in them he thought it was the greatest thing. Daniel is also learning how to sit up. Although he can do it, he just has to figure this balancing thing out.
We are not sure how much he weights now or how tall he is cause we missed his Dr. appointment so I will have to send an update later in October.
We have been experimen-ting with solid food for a couple of weeks now, mostly just rice cereal. But this week I decided to start something new so were trying sweet potatoes this week... He LOVES them!! I was laughing so hard but we did managed to get a few good pictures. I think that next month he might be a little orange in the skin but oh well, he will still be cute. I told him that next week we are going to try squash and he got really excited, so we will see.
We love taking care and raising this wonderful little boy. He is truly a blessing and a handful all at the same time. But I really do enjoy it and I look forward to the days ahead. It is so neat to watch him discover new things. And to see him get excited when Adam comes home from work is really fun. I cant wait for the hugs and the kisses that he will be able to give in a few more months. Being a Mom is truly a blessing.
Well we will talk more later.
Love
Adam Betsy & Daniel

Happy Anniversary

I just thought I would post this video from Mom & Dad's anniversary party last week; I hope it works!
I would also like to thank everyone who helped with the party.

• Gabi, the food was great!
• Betsy that cake was beautiful!
• Ben, Heidi, & Sarah, thank you for working so hard to get the pictures to me; I think the movie turned out great.
• Thank you to Margaret, Billy, & Joey for sharing your musical skills (it sounded wonderful!)
  

Thanks again everyone.

Daniel is 5 Months

Hey sorry that this is late but because the 4 month one went out so late I had to wait till something new happened.
So anyways Daniel now weights 16lb 8oz and is 26" tall. His new favorite thing is to roll over, although he gets stuck on his tummy and gets very mad when he cant get back. I think it is kinda funny to watch. So we let him try to figure it out for a few min and then help him get on his back, just so he can do it all over again...
Daniel has also discovered that toys are really fun to chew on especially the ones at the store. On Monday I went grocery shopping and Daniel was with me. He started to get kinda fussy so I told him that he had to wait till we were done and then he could have a bottle. So he kinda settled down. Until we got in to the baby isle... And as i was getting the cans of formula he started to laugh and just smile. So i looked up and saw this toy on the shelf, it had big red ears and a black nose and when you pull his tail it vibrates. So i picked it up and said "Hey what do you think of this" and he started to laugh. I guess that i put it to close to his face cause before i could move it he stuck it in is mouth. So we had to buy it we call him Paches Daniel loves him although he makes Daniel really excited so Paches has to stay in the living room not in Daniel's bed.
It is so much fun to watch him grow and to discover new things. I cant wait to see what he decides to do next.
Well hope that all is going well for all of you and will talk more later.

Love Adam Betsy & Daniel

And...............................

girl (gûrl)
n.
1. A female child.
2. An immature or inexperienced woman, especially a young woman.
3. A daughter: our youngest girl.
4. Informal A grown woman: a night out with the girls.
5. A female who comes from or belongs to a particular place: a city girl.
6. Offensive A female servant, such as a maid.
7. A female sweetheart: cadets escorting their girls to the ball.
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[Middle English girle, child, girl.]

IT’S A GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think I'm so excited cause I didn't think our family could produce anything but boys! We are so excited for this cute little girl to come to us! About a month ago I secretly thought it was a girl but I didn't want to be disappointed if they told me it was a boy. So anyway we are excited. He was 100% that it was a girl but will check for me again next month cause I told him what happened with Aidan. But this ultra sound didn't look anything like Aidan's! There was DEF no 3rd leg! We are really excited for our little Kennedy Jo! That's our name for now but we both really like it!

Wedding

As many of you probably know, we are planning a "vow renewal" ceremony for Mom & Dad as their 25th wedding anniversary is this month. Of course this will take place on their anniversary, September 24. We are hoping to be able to use their church building and have Pastor Dave officiate. Now onto the reason for my post; we are all going to have to pitch in/work together to get things organized.

Betsy has offered to make a cake I was wondering if she and Gabi could work together to arrange any other refreshments (drinks, utensils, plates etc) for the event.

I was also wondering if Adam might be able to make some invitations (similar to the ones you had for your wedding) I don't think we will need very many but they should be sent pretty soon. Also I need help in thinking of people to invite.

I am going to make a slideshow/movie thing that can be shown. If anyone has suggestions for music to use on the video, let me know.

I think it would be nice if Margaret could sing (the one you sang for Josh & I would be good. Perhaps you could have sister Braithwaite play piano for you?)

I was also thinking that the boys could play guitar. Either perform a number at the ceremony or you could play at the reception like you have done before.

Betsy is in charge of talking to Pastor Dave & arranging for use of the building (can you find out what kind of tables they have so that I know what to do for tablecloths?)

Sarah & I will be in charge of decorations along with anyone who has any ideas or suggestions.

Please let me know if you will or won't be able to do these things, or if I am forgetting anything.

Daniel is 4 Months old

Yea... Daniel is now almost 5 months old. Sorry that this is a little late but better late than never, he he.., just kidding. Well you see Adam and i just moved and we did not have any internet or phone till yesterday so now i am getting caught up on some things here and there.
Daniel is doing really well, we went and saw his doctor a couple of weeks ago and he is perfectly healthy. He now weights 15lb and 8oz. He is also 24" tall. Daniel loves to laugh and to just play. He is also teething and should have is first one in with in the next couple of weeks, sometimes he just sits there and cries and i just tell him that it will all be over in a year or so.... Then he just gets louder but oh well.


This past month He figured out how to suck is thumb, toes, and how to kick. He has not rolled over yet but we are working on that. Although he does lobe to stand and jump. So i don't know. Daniel also loves his baths. We recently moved in to a bigger apartment and now have a full size tub. So he does not have to use the baby tub anymore, this is were he learned how to splash and think it is the greatest thing, and loves it when the water gets in his face.
So here are some new pictures of Daniel the one of him playing with is feet was yesterday so it is the newest of them.
I will also try to get some pictures of our house soon it is just such a mess from moving in. If any of you need out new phone number of address let me know and I would be glad to get them to you. Anyways I got to run but I really hope that all of you are doing really well and hope to here from you soon.

Love

Adam Betsy & Daniel

Happy Birthday

Well I just wanted to wish Mom a very happy birthday. I am glad you got to spend some time with your family. I know you aren't home right now and it may not be the best birthday you've ever had but we still want you to know how much we love you. We are thinking and praying for you and the rest of our family.

just want to say good bye

I just wanted to say good bye to Graddad I love you a lot and we will miss you greatly.

Family dinner

Ok so i thought it would be nice if we have a family dinner befor heidi and aidan go back to germany so margaret and i are hosting one on next sunday not sure what we are going to eat but if you have ideas let me know if you can come to thanks sarah

Bear Lake Pictures