Happy Holidays from The Holderman Family!

Berbee Derby

Andrea ran the Berbee Derby on Thanksgiving Day, a 5k race in Fitchburg, WI with about 6,000 participants. Her results were a new PERSONAL BEST of 26:42 (8:36/mile pace). She placed 15th place out of 206 runners in her age group!


Results


Andrea and friend Jason posing with the Turkey post-race


Andrea and friend Julie post-race

Pennsylvania 2010

Andrea and the kids went on a trip to Pennsylvania with Andrea's family to visit Brady and Lucy's Great Grandma and Great Grandpa Barrett. Everyone had fun and the kids made it through the 35+ hours in the car without a problem!


Brady playing with his iXL.


Our niece Hayley in the back seat between the 2 car seats.


Andrea and her sister, Carrianne during the drive.


Andrea's Mom and Dad's car as we passed them on the road.


Andrea, Brady and Lucy at Chocolate World in Hershey, PA.


Grandma and Brady at Chocolate World.


One of the best public restroom ideas EVER! It's hard for a parent to go to the bathroom with a little one on their lap (trust me, I had to do it many times on this trip)!


Andrea and her big sis, Carrianne.


Andrea's sister Carrianne with her kids, Hayley and Elijah as we sang Happy Birthday to her.


Family picture: (top left) Grandpa Barrett, Great Grandpa Barrett holding Copely, Great Grandma Barrett holding Emerson, Hayley, (bottom left) Theresa, Grandma Barrett, Tony, Andrea holding Brady, Carrianne holding Elijah, Sean holding Lucy.


Uncle Sean playing on his computer while Elijah plays with his cousin Lucy.

Halloween 2010

We had a great Halloween this year. Andrea made costumes for the whole family from scratch. The kids had fun trick-or-treating, but even more fun handing out candy at our front door. Mommy and Daddy even had fun at their Halloween party!


Brady as Mr. Potato Head



Lucy as Mrs. Potato Head



Kids playing while trying on their costumes



Mike as Willy Wonka and Andrea as his Wonka Bar

Happy 1st Birthday, Lucy!

My birthday girl! Happy 1st Birthday, Lucy! :-)

Lulu's Laugh Attack

Rainbows over the Holdermans!

After a stormy evening, it is now a beautiful night in Madison. With rainbows over our house!

5k Run To Irish Fest

Andrea and her brother Tony are running the 5k Run to Irish Fest on Saturday, August 21 to raise money for the Arthritis Foundation, Wisconsin Chapter. If you'd like to donate, please feel free. Or if you plan on being at Irish Fest on the Lakefront in Milwaukee that day, come cheer us on! :-)

Click here to donate!

Our Big Girl

Lucy is now climbing up on the furniture. This is her "busted" look:

Noah's Ark

Andrea and the kids spent the day at Noah's Ark recently and had a great time!

Cousin Hayley pushing Brady in the swing:



Brady's favorite, the water guns:



The Barrett Sisters:



Cousin Hayley holding Lucy, Cousin Elijah, Andrea and Brady with Spongebob:



Mommy and Lucy:

Our Little Brewer Fan

Brady Spells His Name!

Our smart little man just turned 2 in March and can already spell his own name:

She's Standing!

Lucy is 7 1/2 months and she started standing. Yay Lulu! :-)

It's a Boy - Copley Ireland Barrett!

Our newest nephew was born today! Congrats to Andrea's brother Tony and his wife Theresa on their 2nd little boy. We love him already!



Copley Ireland Barrett
May 16, 2010 @ 4:00pm
7 lbs 3 oz & 20 in

Our Lulu Pie - 7 months

Lucy (Lulu Pie, as we like to call her) is 7 months now. Boy how they grow! She's crawling and getting very close to standing. Here is our cutie pie:

We Have a Crawler!

Over the weekend, Lucy started crawling. 6 months, 3 weeks old - a week before her big brother did it! Watch out world, here she comes! :-)

29th Annual Crazylegs Classic 8k Run

Andrea ran the Crazylegs Classic on 4/24 - her very first race ever. Finished the 5 mile race with a time of 53:05 and so very proud!

Band Practice

Lucy Dancing!

We have another musical child:

Spring 2010

We've had a lot of fun this spring so far. The kids are getting bigger and we're having a great time!

Lulu is sitting up and playing with big kid toys already. The time sure flies - guess it's time for another baby Holderman? :-)



Brady had a great time hunting for eggs at Grandma Barrett's house on Easter:



Lucy in her Easter dress:



Apparently an Easter egg hunt isn't as cool as Grandma's garden statues:



Brady likes to wear Mr. Potato Head's pieces and then say in his silly voice "Well hello sir!":

Brady turns 2!

Our little man turned 2 last Thursday and we are very proud parents. It's been the best 2 years and he is an awesome little boy. We couldn't ask for a more amazing son! Brady had a Wow Wow Wubbzy birthday party with Mom, Dad, his sister, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins and he had a great time!

Wow Wow Wubbzy decorations made by Mom:



Homemade chalk board made by Grandma Barrett:



Mega Blocks truck from Grandma and Grandpa Mel:



Wow Wow Wubbzy cake made by Mom:



The birthday boy enjoying his very own cake:

Lovin' Our Kiddos!

Brady now knows his name and is very proud to say it!



And of course, the world's cutest little girl with the best smile ever!

Thank You, Grandma!

Brady and Lucy got Valentines from Grandma Jan today and Brady was VERY excited!

LuLu's 4 Month Stats

Our little LuLu had her 4 month check-up on Friday. She is definitely not following in her big brother's footsteps. She's just about average for her age at 13 lbs. 10 oz. and 24.75 inches. Her brother was almost 5 lbs heaver and almost 3 inches longer at 4 months! Wow. She's a perfectly healthy and happy little girl! :-)

February 4th, 2010

Today, our Little LuLu turns 4 months and our Little Man turns 23 months! It's hard to believe that he'll be 2 years old in a short month. Time sure flies when you're having fun! :-)

The Holderman Family on the News

NBC 15 came to our house last night to interview us for a story on the Housing Market since we just purchased and moved into our new home. Brady sure loved the camera! Here is the story:

NBC 15 News @ 10:00 on 1/12/10

She did it!

Lucy has been trying to roll over for a couple of weeks now, she just couldn't get her arm out from under her. But this morning, SHE DID IT! Our baby girl can now roll over all by herself at 3 months 1 week! Yay for Lucy!

Lucy @ 3 months

Here's a picture of our smiley little girl at 3 months: