What a week!

Well, our 5 days came and went in a whirlwind!  I am so glad we got to see all of you!  Thanks for all the good times, I know you worked around us a bit and I appreciate it so much!  At the end of our time I know a few things:

• Eden really like to have her picture taken, and she always wants to see the picture when you're done.  
  
• Lucy really does a nice job of playing with hair.  She was very gentle, but Heather is still WAY better than me about letting her do it.  
• Levi is definitely NOT afraid of dogs, he got up close and personal with Toby.
• Heather and Kari are extremely photogenic... sorry I didn't get great shots of everyone! :)
• Gavin has changed more than anyone!  He doesn't even look like the same kid!
• Dennis thinks Dr. Cutty (sp?) is hot and enjoys people taking the time to get to know him.
• Ethan is Harry Potter, Dalton is Dumbledore, Spencer is Hagrid, Bryant is Percy, and Jonas is Snape.  Even still, when Levi says he's Harry, his brothers yell at him and say "No, you're not! Ethan is!"  I'm not sure why Bryant is Percy, but he seems to wear that badge with pride. :)
• Those balls Aunt Laurane made are genius!  Eliza can hold onto it!
• I need to have a girly party with Nola and Paige, we're going to paint eachother's fingernails.  
• I am The Office champ!
• I absolutely have the best family of all time!  You are all such great friends and examples to me in so many ways!  Thanks for everything! I love you all and can't wait to see you again!

Our afternoon at St. Anne's was great!  I really didn't feel like I did much, if anything, but I did feel such a sweet spirit from those people!  Thanks Kari for getting it organized and thanks Adrienne for such fun games!  Thanks Sean, Dennis, Ethan and Richy for helping with all the building and fun.  You guys are all awesome!  How blessed I am to have such a rockin' family!

I'm So Excited...And I just can't hide it...

Hooray! We get to come home for Christmas!  Thanks everyone for being flexible and helping to simplify our Christmas.  It will be so much more enjoyable for us... and I hope it helps others too!

So our plans at this point are:

Service on Monday, Dec. 22 in the evening... either at St. Anne's shelter or at a nursing home.  Hopefully we'll nail that down today.

Tuesday, Dec. 23 we are planning on going to the temple.  I don't know what time yet... but we'd love for you to join us.

Christmas Eve at mom and dad's house.  Do you we have a time set yet?  Is anyone in charge of planning it?  Program, dinner?

Christmas day, getting together sometime in the evening.  Are we planning on doing dinner?   

I'm very, no, I'm extremely, excited to see you all!  Can hardly wait! Love, Kim

Flashback... Tuesday?

I know its not Friday, but we just got a new computer and so I can see ALL my pictures again.  I just found these last night and I wanted to share them with y'all.  My, oh my, these kids have grown.  These were taken in August of 2006.  Enjoy!

Ethan Tag

Here are five fun facts about Ethan Sean Holliday:

1. I really love to play soccer.
2. My favorite subjects in school are Math and Science.
3. I like playing computer a lot.
4. My favorite icecream is Rocky Road.
5. My favorite book is Fablehaven.

Ethan would now like to tag Dalton!

Boo!

First of all, Nola tags Ethan!

We had a really fun Halloween (of course, it's my favorite holiday, so I always have fun!). There was a very scary emperor, a graceful flamingo, and a beautiful butterfly! And, surprise, a "Jack" in the box! It was such fun trick-or-treating. Dalton went with his friends (so Mama was nervous all night) and got so much candy, his bucket broke! Then he came home and Papa stole it all (Dave's worked out a "legit" system-other fathers take note).

Nola (also verbatim)

1. I eat everyday.
2. Everyday I try to comb my hair.
3. I always do homework.
4. I like hearts and diamonds.
5. I like taking care of other people if they get hurt.

Happy Halloween!

We hope it was a happy Halloween for all of you! Aside from my breakdown, it was great for our family. I posted more pictures on our blog, but thought since most of you don't visit it too often, I'd put this one here. I'd love to see pictures of all the kids! Just so you know, Eliza didn't get dressed up, she slept in the car at the trunk or treat. :o)

Love ya!