This Is Us Making Memories

Chris' Co-Workers Halloween Gifts

2011-11-01T08:47:00.001-06:00

We LOVE the website Pinterest and have found so many good ideas on there. So for Halloween, Chris wanted to make some co-worker gifts and I thought it was a great idea! Here is the finished product. The Frankenstein's are cards made out of paint chip options. Chris sure was a busy bee this Halloween!

Halloween Sunday Activity With Family

2011-11-01T08:42:00.000-06:00

We iced sugar cookies

Holden dresses up in Tobin's dragon costume

Easton dressed up as a spider and they ran around together

Holden couldn't wait to have a turn with the Spider costume


Demi and Uncle Phil

The Santilli's invited us over to have dinner and decorate cookies this Halloween so we went and had fun eating, visiting, watching the kids run a muck and had a good Halloween celebration. We didn't get any pictures of the Santilli's but thank you for hosting this evening so that we could all get together.

Trunk or Treat 2011

2011-11-01T08:31:00.004-06:00

Our little Dr. Holden

Here we are in all our gloy...Mary Poppins and Burt the chimney sweep

Burt

Mary Poppins


Silly Faces...

We had fun at our church Trunk-or-Treat this year! Holden was mesmerized by all the kids in costume and mostly wanted to stay by mom and dad, and whenever we walked anywhere he had to be holding my finger. (Surprising, since he is usually all over the place, but good for us since we didn't have to chase him everywhere) He loved it all and it was fun to dress up!

Sports Authority Pumpkin Carving Contest

2011-11-01T08:15:00.001-06:00

Best use of Sports Authority logo

This one was entered for best carving, and should have won, but didn't...

Best use of Sports Authority Field at Mile High logo

At work this year, they had a pumpkin carving contest and Chris was bound and determined to win it! He spent countless hours on these pumpkins and I think that it really paid off...There were 4 categories that you could enter and he entered three of them. The prize for each pumpkin that won was a $50 giftcard to Sports Authority. He won two categories! I am so proud of him and his work! He did a GREAT job!

First BIG snow...

2011-11-01T08:05:00.003-06:00

This was taken at the beginning of the storm


Holden woke up, saw the snow and wanted to be outside

We had the first real snow of the season really early this year on October 25th. This wasn't just a dusting either...We had a good 6 inches or more. When Holden woke up I had him look out his window and he saw the snow and wanted to get his boots and jacket on and go outside. Later we went for an hour long walk through all the snow we could find and made tracks all over our condo complex...He was loving it! I decided it was time to go in when he sat down in the snow and started to eat it. Normally I wouldn't have cared that much, but we have so many dogs around here, who knows what he could have picked up in the snow...YUCK! Overall, we were red faced and running noses when we came in, but he sure had fun!

Brrr...This is a cold, but happy memory!

2011-10-11T14:01:00.001-06:00


Pumpkin Patch 2011

Each year the Santilli's, Ericson's and Sander's go to the annual Pumpkin Patch where we walk through the corn fields and pumpkin patches, take lots of pictures, the kids dress up and we have a good time eating really bad for us food...This event only happens the first weekend of October so that is the only time that we can go...Of course this year it was the first snow/sleet and very cold and muddy. I wish I had a picture to show how much mud we had on our feet. The Sander's decided to sit this year out, since they didn't want little Demi out in the weather. We went and met up with the Santilli's and they were all geared up for the weather with boots, snow pants and all...We however were not. Holden was in his scrubs, because he is a doctor for Halloween and jacket and we had a hat on him too! He had just his little shoes on, so he wanted to be carried everywhere, and the parking attendant who said hi to him when we first got out of the car, scared him and threw him into a not so pleasant mood. When he saw Blane, Tobin and Allegra he was excited and wanted to play. We didn't stay long because Holden was shivering and we were all soaking wet. (This picture was taken at the beginning) by the time we left, my hair was soaking wet, Holden's jacket was soaking wet and we all had VERY muddy feet! We had fun, didn't eat the really bad for us food, and made a memory! Here is to next year!

Ponky and Grandma Came For a Visit

2011-10-11T13:51:00.002-06:00

We are so happy to have this picture and will always cherish it!


This is me trying to get Holden to get in the picture and Great Grandma trying to help

Ponky and Grandma (Grandpa and Grandma Redd) came to Colorado to visit and we were lucky enough to have dinner with them. We had a good evening at Tom and April's house, ate home made Cafe Rio style salad and Blue Bell Ice Cream. The kids played and played and the adult's visited. It was a nice evening! We really wanted a picture with Ponky and Grandma and had to go through a lot of tantrums to finally get a decent one. Holden just doesn't like to stop what he is doing to pose for a picture, hence the reason why he is rarely smiling! But we got one and we are happy to have it!

Crazy Cousins!

2011-10-11T08:58:00.001-06:00

Demi girl thought those two boys were CRAZY! She was such a little trooper!

The boys played in Holden's bed for most of the time, with blankets over their heads


And they rough housed a little

Last week we had Easton and Demi over so that Niki could get a little time away to get her hair done. Holden and Easton had so much fun and Demi was a little dream baby as she just sat and played or crawled around. We did have one moment when everyone was crying at once...but we got through it and everyone is still friends! It was a good time and I am glad that Holden has cousins close to us to play with.

Our Little Bronco's Fan

2011-10-11T08:50:00.001-06:00

Holden wearing daddy's Bronco's hat!

Holden has also become quite the football fan too...He gets in position to hike the ball by getting down on all four's and putting one let out (Looks more like he is stretching to get ready for running) and then he watches the game, has his little football in hand...says "Hike" and throws the ball and then runs...I think that we are going to have a little sports nut on our hands! Daddy couldn't be more proud! :)

"Mama...Watch Baseball?"

2011-10-11T08:41:00.000-06:00

This is Holden's "Catcher" stance as he is waiting for the baseball game to begin

Holden is almost 2 1/2 years old and he is up to some pretty funny things these days and we are just loving him.

He is such a talker... The first thing he says every morning is..."Mama, daddy here or at work?" Usually I say that he is at work...unless it is the weekend, and then he gets excited. The next thing he usually says is..."Mama, watch baseball?" He has become quite the sports lover and has taken to baseball. All because one day he asked to watch it and I didn't know what else to do but put on the baseball scene from High School Musical 2, in which the baseball game is choreographed to music and song and dance, so now we have ourselves a little baseball player/dancer/singer to the game and let me tell you, he is pretty good! He does all the moves, including when they dance with their bats, drop their gloves and slide into home. When the game is over he runs to me and says..."Mama, more baseball" Oh and he also like to watch his dance moves in the dishwasher reflection! Funny little man we have! (the little headset on his head, he pretends is his catcher mask/helmet)

"Oh yah! I forgot to mention...I am pregnant"

2011-09-27T08:05:00.001-06:00

We are so EXCITED to announce that I am pregnant...This post is a little late, but hey at least I am posting about it. I am 20 weeks pregnant with a healthy baby boy! We are so happy that Holden will be able to be a big brother and have a new friend to play with. We look forward to welcoming this baby into our family on February 7th. Just a few short months away and we will be a family of 4!

When we were getting the ultrasound done, Holden was so interested in what they were doing, saying "Mama, sotion (lotion) on belly" and then when they would go to the 3D ultrasound there was an orange tint to the background and he would say..."Mama, FIRE BABY" and then back to the regular ultrasound background that is kind of blueish and he would say "Mama, BLUE BABY" The ultrasound tech thought it was pretty funny and kept calling the baby "Fire Baby" Holden still talks about it.

Families Can Be Together Forever!

2011-09-17T08:10:00.001-06:00

I have a family here on earth, they are so good to me, I want to share my life with them through all ETERNITY! Families can be together forever through Heavenly Father's plan...I always want to be with my own family, and the Lord has shown me how I can...We celebrated our Temple sealing date yesterday with our own little Eternal Family. We were sealed 5 years ago in the Washington, D.C. temple for time and all eternity, that was the best decision we have ever made and we were able to celebrate it as a family! We just did simple Panera and the mall and let Holden run like crazy, each time I stopped to think about this blessing I had tears in my eyes! I am so grateful for the blessings of the gospel in my life and for loving friends and family who have supported us all of these years!

This is the only picture I have of that day, We had a lot more people there too!

Catching up again...Summer of 2011

2011-09-15T13:34:00.000-06:00

We didn't really have that eventful of a summer, as we did not go anywhere, so we didn't take a lot of pictures. But these are some of the pictures that we did take when we were spending time with family. We went to the Zoo a lot, played at the splash park and went to lots of different parks, got to play with cousins and Maga and Papa, and went to the pool, had lots of dance parties, went to a few Rockies games and the Cherry Creek Arts Festival. We attempted to go camping and got almost all the way there (12,000 feet) and Holden just kept puking, we felt so bad for the kid and had not a clean shirt or pants left, so we turned around and went home. We also celebrated our 6th anniversary, both mine and Chris' birthday's, and unfortunately we do not have any pics to prove that. We had lots of fun even if we stayed close to home.

The Colorado Cousins

Aunt Niki

Holden thinks he is a BIG boy wearing mommy's shoes

Holden is obsessed with Daddy's bike

We celebrated Holden's birthday with Maga and Papa and on the way home he made a mess with his cupcake

Chris volunteered at the Cherry Creek Arts Festival over the 4th of July and took some pretty cool pics of some art and jewelry

Holden was showing off his new basketball outfit from Maga and Papa....And showing us his basketball skills

He is also very interested in Papa's new camera

The only pic that was taken of Holden and Easton at the zoo...Easton looks like a giant on his tip toes next to Holden

Surprise Visitors:

2011-06-27T13:13:00.012-06:00

We had some sort of surprise visitors in May. The sort of Surprise was that we were told on Sunday that they were coming and they arrived on Friday. We had my Mom and Dad and my sister Liz and her two kids come and stay the weekend. We had a fun time and Holden just ate up having his two "all attention on him" cousins to play with for a few days! He would wake up every morning and say each of their names and when they left he still did the same. He really loved having visitors! Thanks for coming!

Preston and Lauren at Red Rocks...

Papa, Grammy and Holden at Red Rocks

Holden loves to play in the water and got really upset when we had to take him away

Holden wanted to hold Lauren's hand up the stairs the whole time...it was pretty cute!

Here Holden is in his FIRST ever brand name t-shirt from Liz and the Kids...

Holden at his 2nd birthday party while my family was in town.

The Little Party:

2011-05-18T19:01:00.010-06:00

We had a little party here at home with the three of us tonight to celebrate, with a cupcake and candles. (We will be having two other parties one with my family this weekend and one with Chris' family in June.) Chris came home from work a little early and had made a very cool card for "Mr. 2 Year Old" and took some pictures. Holden then opened the gifts that Grandma and Grandpa Ericson sent and he loved every minute of it.
Here he is with his 2nd year cupcake...He didn't even devour it there is still almost all of it left.
Our little family...
Oh his dreams have come true...He got Thomas the Train!
And the "Track" as Holden says perfectly...He is in Heaven!
Here he is playing with his PERFECT new gift...Thanks Grandma and Grandpa Ericson.
Oh and he is in LOVE with his new shirt and couldn't wait to put it on!

It's Holden's Birthday Shout Hooray! He is 2!

2011-05-18T07:57:00.031-06:00

I cannot believe that Holden is 2 today! This just blows my mind at how fast the time is flying! Here is a little picture story of Holden over the last year! We sure do love having this little guy around...He brings so much joy to our home and we are so excited to celebrate another birthday with him! He has accomplished so much over this last year and we can't wait to see what this year will bring! Happy Birthday Holden!

Happy 2 years little buddy! You sure do keep us on our toes and of course we are always laughing with you around! We love you and that little personality of yours!

Hide ya daughters...

2011-05-01T18:03:00.002-06:00

Guess who kissed a little girl in nursery today?

Easter 2011:

2011-04-29T14:12:00.008-06:00

The Easter Bunny was very nice to Holden this year! He had so much fun! We had to do Easter quick, since we have church at 9am so Holden got up, we go him ready, he checked out his Easter basket, we took a few pictures and off to church we went. We later went to Uncle Tom and Aunt April's for Easter lunch, where the adults got to visit and the kids got to run their little hearts out! It was a fun day. Sorry no pics to document Easter lunch!
Holden is going for the "Thomas the Train" egg that is in his basket. This was the first thing he saw...In it, there was a little Thomas the train that is now his constant companion, he even kisses him goodnight and puts him in a little basket that he calls his bed, and says, as he is waving..."Night, Night Thomas"
Holden got this book from Grammy and Papa Ostler. He calls it his "Jelly Book" as there are pictures of jelly beans in it. He also loves the three bunnies that he can put his fingers in, but he calls them "Cats" Funny kid!
He got a wheel barrow, shovels and buckets that he can play with at the park in the sand box.
And of course, Jelly Beans for a treat and a chocolate bunny, he loved the jelly beans and still asks for them everyday...too bad they are all gone!
Trying to capture a picture with Dada and Holden was a hard task, this is the best one we got, but it is a cute one! Happy Easter!