New Home!

We recently had an accepted offer on our new home and we'll be closing at the end of the month. We are so excited for our family to have room to spread out and our kids to have a yard to play in. Here is a picture of the new Holderman Household:

Holiday Parade

Andrea and Brady went to the holiday parade in Portage the day after Thanksgiving. Brady loved it - especially the sucker that he got:



Brady and Uncle Sean:



Brady and Auntie Aggie:



Brady, Mommy and cousin Hayley:

Little Lucy - 8 Weeks Old

Our beautiful baby girl is 8 weeks old already! And look at this happy little girl:

Bumbo Time

Lucy has been holding her head up on her own very well for a 6 week old baby, so we thought we'd get out the Bumbo and see how she liked it. Well, she loves it - consequently, so does her 1 1/2 year old brother.


"What's up?" "Oh nothin' much, just chillin'."



"What? This chair isn't for me?"

Our Family

The Kiddos

Brady eating his yogurt by himself - what a big boy!



Little Lucy playing on the play mat:

Little Lucy

Our little Lucy, already posing for the camera at 3 weeks old! :-)

Pumpkin Patch

We went to the Pumpkin patch today. Brady loved the petting zoo and Lucy liked it as much as a sleepy 2 week old can!

It's a Girl!

Lucy Barrett Holderman

10/4/09
7 lbs. 14 oz.
20 in.

Our Lil' Lucy decided to come into the world less than 24 hours before we were going
to force her out. She's a doll and we couldn't love her more!

41 Weeks of Pregnancy

Belly pictures throughout Andrea's pregnancy - beginning at 18 weeks and going through today at 41 weeks:

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?

Spongebob! And Brady loves singing the opening to the song:

Make Your Guess for Baby Holderman #2

Brady and the Baby

Maybe he's getting ready for his new baby brother or sister:

Like Mother, Like Son!

Left: Andrea in 1981 @ 20 months old wearing Mr. Potato Head's glasses. Right: Brady now @ almost 18 months wearing Mr. Potato Head's glasses.

Family Picture

This was taken by our friend Marcia when we were walking in the field at our friend's house recently and it turned out to be a pretty nice family picture!

It's so tough being a kid...

Hi!

Brady loves phones. He walks around the house with a phone to his ear like he's having a serious conversation with someone while saying "Hi" or "Hi Wama" (translation: Hi Grandma). A little clip:

Summer Day

Cousins Hayley and Elijah spend every Tuesday and Wednesday with us during the summer and today they brought their old pool with them. It's a little big for the kids, so we could only fill it part of the way. But that didn't keep Brady and Hayley from having fun in it!

Vegas Vacation 2009

We recently went on a trip to Las Vegas. Brady stayed with Grandpa and Grandma and had a great time (thanks again for taking such good care of our little man!). We probably spent 50% of our time talking about how much we missed him, but Vegas is no place for kids after all. It was a much needed trip and one that we're glad we got to take before baby #2 arrives!

4th of July Weekend

Brady playing with Grandma and Grandpa Mel (Mike's Mom and Step-Dad):



Daddy spinning Brady around:



What a treat! Brady's first sucker:



The entire Barrett clan. Left to right: Hayley (Carrianne & Mark's daughter), Mom, Sean, Andrea (with Baby Holderman #2 in the belly), Brady (Andrea & Mike's son), Mike, Carrianne, Tony, Theresa, Emerson (Tony & Theresa's son), Terry, Mark, Elijah (Carrianne & Mark's son), Dad and Aubrey:



The Holderman Family:

Buddies

Brady and Magnus playing together: