Friday, July 30, 2010

A Lot of Washington Fun

G’pa got here just in time to meet Roman & help out while Jill & Kiff were recovering in the hospital. He is such a fun G’pa & all the kids adore him because he really knows how to “play”… (it is one of the things that I love most about him).



We played games…



He let the girls help him answer a few emails…



He is; however, somewhat of a “baby hog” – only because he really has a magic touch! He can sooth a fussy baby better than anyone I know.



While he was there, he was able to participate in Roman’s Blessing along with a friend, Uncle Pops (aka, Kiff’s brother Matt), & Crapaw (aka, Kiff’s dad Glade).




It was nice to visit with Kiff’s family afterward (even Christin & her family were here from AZ) & the weather was perfect for a backyard BBQ. These are ALL of the Holyoak cousins - 1/2 of them are Christin’s.




G’pa had to leave the next day, but I stayed on a little while longer. Because of Jill’s C-section, she’s not supposed to lift anything over 10lbs (which makes things difficult since Roman is over 11lbs) so we thought it best to give her a few more days of extra help. She is healing nicely & is feeling better with each day. She even felt up to a couple of outings…

Like “Whaling Days” in Silverdale. All the little ports near them have these great “festivals” & celebrations in their communities. We went to watch the fireworks one night. After we parked Jill & Roman under a tree to hang out with a few 1000 of their closest friends…

We played on the playground, ate yummy food, & we rode some carnival rides while we waited for the fireworks to start…







The next morning we celebrated “Pioneer Day” at their church. The girls were a huge hit in their pioneer dresses.




They decorated flags & their bikes for a parade around the building, then they played family games…






Roman just sat there lookin’ cute.



One evening we took a picnic dinner to Scenic Beach – so beautiful! We ate in the shade of the trees with a gorgeous view, threw rocks in the ocean & played in the water as the sun was setting.






Thanks for letting us share this special time with your special little family…



…he’s gonna be so big when we see him again next month at Uncle Ty’s wedding.

Friday, July 16, 2010

Waiting for Little Mister…

I was really worried that Little Mister was gonna come sooner than later, so I hopped on a plane to WA "early" to help Jill “wait” for their new little guy…

While we waited, we went to this great little park near the Shipyard for a picnic & some wet fun…




These ”ship’s smoke stack” looking things in these wading pools shoot water high in the air & get you all wet! It was such a hot day & I couldn’t resist cooling off with the kids, clothes & all!




We played soccer with Otter Pops in hand…


Goooaaalll G’ma!


We went to Poulsbo, one of my favorite little ports here, to walk around – trying to keep Mom distracted from the waiting…the bakery, the harbor, the shopping – GREAT place!




We got our “craft” on with these cute little “handbags” (I got the idea from Cousin Alana).




We busted out Jill’s sewing machine…this cute fabric turned into one of those cute little “hooter hiders” she is famous for making…


I helped her finish up about a dozen burp cloths…



I while I was at it, we made Pioneer Dresses for the girls – Complete with bonnet, apron, & bloomers. Here’s Penny’s.



We had a talent show…



We had a dance party…



Wheel barrel races at Fred Meyer…



A WEEK LATER…we were still waiting! So the doctor decided to do a non-stress test to see how mom & baby were doing. They determined that her amniotic fluid was low & the “Little Mister” wasn’t so little. He was measuring 11# 9 oz & still no serious contractions!!! It was decided to schedule a C-section for the following day & “BIG Mister” arrived on July 15, 2010 at 6:03 pm. 11# 8oz & 20.7 inches – he looks like Jill & Macy…Good Job Mom!



Proud G’ma…



Proud G’pa…



Proud Big Sisters – they are already fighting over him!



Sweet profile…



Welcome Roman Carter Holyoak! We’ve been waiting for you!!!