Circus Fun

Mike took Carson to the circus in Salt Lake yesterday. They said they had a great time and saw lots of animals (including goats that rode on top of miniature horses, I think) and motorcycles. They also rode the FrontRunner train from Ogden to downtown Salt Lake and Trax over to the Energy Solutions Arena (where the circus was).

Carson on the FrontRunner.

At the circus.

Mike saw some of our friends from the ward at the circus and they got a picture of all of the kids together.

Blake and I didn't go, but I couldn't resist adding a picture of him!

The First Week

We've had Blake home for just over a week. So far I think we are adjusting pretty well. Mike took some time off from work and my mom and his mom have been here to help as well. I'll see how it goes on Monday when it's just me for the day!

Blake was a little bit jaundiced, so the doctor ordered him to be put on lights for 2 days to help him break down the extra bilirubin. The hard thing was that we could only take him out to feed him and change his diaper. Here's a picture of Carson and my dad trying to calm him down with the pacifier. It was so cute!

Carson hates to hear Blake cry. If Blake starts to get upset then Carson starts hunting for the pacifier. The first few days he would run around and say "fire, fire" (meaning pacifier) until he found it and stuck it in Blake's mouth. It was really funny. He loves to tell people that he is a big brother and he is a little protective. One time my mom was holding Blake and she said to him, "I would like to take you home with me." Carson heard and walked up to her with his index finger pointing at her and said, "You can't take him home. He's my brother and he needs to stay here." He was very serious about it too. :)

Here's another picture of the "bili-bed" (light bed) and Blake's first scrub at home.

Our New Arrival

Introducing
Blake Blair Holt

We had our baby boy on Thursday, September 4th at 4:14 p.m. He weighed 7 pounds 10 ounces and was 20 inches long. We're all doing great here. Carson seems to love being a big brother and Mike and I are in love with our new bundle of joy.

Kacey and Tyler's wedding

Mike's sister Kacey got married last Friday. We're really excited for them both.

Here's a picture of the Holt cousins-- Emma, Dallin, Carson, Jaden, Sarah and Logan.

Farming with Grandpa

On the way home from Island Park (see following post) we stopped at my parents' house for a short visit. My dad took Carson out to "help" him go farming. It was really cute. Carson enjoyed "driving" the small tractor, checking the water, turning on the pump, and riding his first 4-wheeler. (By the way, don't those crops look great!)

Island Park Reunion

We went to Island Park with Mike's extended family (the Crocketts) this past week. Carson loved playing with his cousins. We visited Big Springs to feed the fish, but it turned out there were more seagulls than fish to feed. He also loved playing in the dirt and picking wild flowers. The first day we were there we went rafting, but I don't have any pictures because we were all too afraid our cameras would get wet and so we left them in the car.

Tomatoes

The house we live in has a small garden plot, so we decided to try our hand at growing tomatoes. Only tomatoes. Here's Carson holding our first ripe tomato. We're pretty excited that we actually grew something.

Fishing

Mike took Carson fishing at a pond here in Brigham City last week. They had a lot of fun, but didn't catch anything.

Happy 4th of July!

We previewed our fireworks last night. Hope everyone has a happy and safe holiday!

Swim Lessons

Carson and I have been taking mom & tot swim lessons together at the Brigham City Pool. We've had a lot of fun.