I’m about to document the past three days of potty training. Not because I think that my blog audience is particularly interested in such a topic, but because I know that at some point in the near future I will find this story useful, perhaps even funny (right now, not so much), and maybe I...
I’ll be honest…my brain is complete MUSH after today…I started potty training Alana this morning and poop and pee are ALL I can think about right now. Don’t worry, potty training blog post coming soon! I’m trying to break out of my single-mindedness to actually write a coherent blog post, but I don’t know if I’m capable....
For Rich’s birthday last Wednesday, he requested a picnic lunch at the park before having Alana babysat for our dinner and a movie date that night. So, I rummaged through our garage to find this; a very, very cool picnic basket that we’ve had since we got married 5 years ago. We’ve never used it,...
The Holritz’s do birthdays right. I mean, seriously…they don’t celebrate a birthDAY, they celebrate birthWEEK. A birthday gift every day for the entire week…and this year, for Nathan, a few surprise birthday parties were thrown in for good measure It was Nathan’s 30th birthday on Sunday, and Rich and I were excited to celebrate with...
Only four days separate my birthday from Christmas, and only five days separate Rich’s birthday from our anniversary. We tend to have our special days lumped close together, but I want to be SURE to call special attention to my honey’s birthday today. Babe, I hope that Alana and I manage to convey today just...
Thursday night over dinner, Rich got a very mischievous look on his face. Smirking, he glanced at Alana as if the two of them were hiding some kind of secret. “I don’t know, cutie, do you think she’ll go for it?” He asked Alana, who was sitting in her high chair covered in southwestern taco...
It has been five years today, my love. Happy Anniversary! Thank you for your love, your commitment, your integrity, your patience, your laughter. I love you more than I can say and I pray for the opportunity to celebrate many more sets of five years together.
A few weeks ago, Kellie and I were talking about how quickly Alana is growing and changing and fading from a baby into a toddler. Somehow we got to talking about her nursery and how, now that Alana is almost two, it was starting to feel a little too babyish for her. I loved the...
I am excited to blog part four of our summer vacation in Fort Lauderdale! Whew! Rich, Alana and I chose an evening to head to the beach for a mini photoshoot to continue the tradition we started last Christmas that can be seen here on my blog! We had an amazing time, and though it...
Well, it was time. It was time for Alana’s very first hair cut at 20 months old. And I wanted mom and Amber to come with me, in part because I knew Alana would not sit still unless she had plenty of entertainment, and in part because I knew I wanted pictures of the event...