First day of school and first day of King's Kids

"God made little boys in a wondrous dream of man
Gave them strength, courage, dignity and will
and the curiosity to seek new horizons, to sail, fly, reach for the stars
God loves His boys for their spirit and pride,
their eagerness and wit
He watches over them as they grow
For it is through the miracle of little boys
that mature man is realized
And in their hands he has placed
the future of all living things"

Wanted to give y'all some pictures from Nathan's first day of school and his first night at King's Kids. King's Kids is the weekly program Nathan attends at our church. Enjoy!











Kite night at the park with Daddy. It was Daddy-Kite night at Nathan's pre-school. All Nathan wanted to do was chase the girls, yelling "HI girls! I'll catch you!" What a pimp :D

Snakes and snails and puppydog tails...

"A boy is Truth with dirt on its face,
beauty with a cut on its finger,
wisdom with bubble gum in its hair,
and the hope of the future with a frog in its pocket"

My life as a mother is complete. I just extracted a raisin from Nathan's nose.

"Cousin to cousin, we'll always be,
special friends from the same family tree"

Nathan's youngest cousin, Madison

Madison with Mike's dad, John



Nathan, Uncle Tristan and Tyler who did NOT want his picture taken...



Miss Madison again, can you tell she's the only little girl in the family? :)



Aunt Cari and cousin Ethan



Nathan and Ethan, or as we like to call them N-Ethan!

If it's not one thing, it's your dirt floor basement and exploding water heater...

"Home, the spot of Earth supremely blest,
A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest"

My apologies for the slowdown in posts. We finally got one plumbing problem fixed just to have another erupt, literally. I'll return to getting pictures and stories up soon! In the meantime, pray our basement dries out and that nothing else comes up!

The reason grandchildren and grandparents get along so well is that they have a common enemy. ~Sam Levenson

Here are some random pictures of Nathan with his various grandparents.

Him and my dad, Grandpa Harley



Nathan and my mom and my stepdad.



Nathan and my Nany, the woman who raised me.

Cowboy up, Holtry!

Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys...

When we went to the zoo a few weeks ago, Nathan had his first pony ride.

Summer afternoon -- summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.- Henry James

When we were in Albuquerque, we got together with Sidney, a dear friend's grandbaby, and her mama and brother. Nathan had too much fun playing with the lovely Miss Sidney on her water slide.

Welcome!

Well I'm going to give this another go. Feel free to look here for pictures and updates on the Holtry family!

Love to all.

-Erica H-