The Gastons had a fun 4th of July! We started off the day in typical Saturday tradition–breakfast at Panera and then off to the pool. Holt loves the water and he even took the plunge underneath the water this week and did great! Saturday night we went to visit the Doherty’s. Holt and Samuel had a great time playing in Dohertyville!
that’s Holt’s buddy Samuel.
Check out Holt’s big boy pjs! And that expressions–just like his daddy!
This morning (Saturday) we woke up at the usual time at 7am, fed Holt and then the fun began. Unlike most normal families, we decided to do a dance-a-thon to “old school hits.” Holt was diggin it, so we had to get it on camera. We love this kid.
Tonight we hung out and had dinner with our friends Courtney and Spence. After dinner, we hung around the house and watched the little fellas have some fun. Here’s a quick little video of some “wagon action.” Enjoy!
We went to the beach last week and had the best time. Holt LOVED the water, waves, sand, and all the people watching! We can’t wait to go back. When Holt caught even a glimpse of the water he would get so excited and flap him arms uncontrollably. He definitely is a water baby! I think the pool is going to be lame for him now….
Our good friend Shannon came by last week and took some pictures of lil’Holt Thomas. We had so much fun, and we’re so thankful that she took the time to come do this for us. Enjoy a few of them.
yes, that really happens. Please don’t call Social Services.
We went to the doctor on Friday for Holt’s 9 month appointment–can you believe it? They asked if i wanted to go ahead and make his 1 year appointment and i was so sad! He’s growing up too fast.
Height 28.5 inches (55%)
Weight: 20 lbs 5 ozs (50%) huge improvement here! normally he has been between 20-30%
Yesterday was a monumental day in Holt’s life–his 1st day at the pool. If you didn’t know, he’s going to be a very good swimmer one day, just his mom and opposite from his dad. He may even teach Jgas some swim techniques one day.
Really, how cute are those sunglasses with croakies!!
The water was a little cold yesterday but Holt really enjoyed splashing around just like he does in the bathtub. It’s going to be a fun summer!!!
Well, not having internet at the house has not been easy at all. We thought that we could give up the internet in the home, since both of us use it all day at work, and just do the whole “walk downtown” thing and use their free internet on a weekly basis…and it’s not working. So, I think I have finally convinced Jason that we need to get it back! Whoo hoo!
Here are some pics of Holt. He’ll be 9 months in six day. He’s growing up so fast and has such an amazing personality. We love him so much and couldn’t picture life without him.
Holt playing with toys, CRAWLING all over the place.
He loves his new high chair, and even more than that he loves Spring Vegetables from Target!
Yes, he’s in a laundry basket. He thinks it’s the greatest thing in the world.
No the greatest picture in the world, but it’s the closes picture I could get to show off his curls.
I’ll make sure to post more pics this week, including new pics of our kitchen since we just got new hardwoods put down in there. NO MORE LINOLEUM!! Yeah!
We love Wilmington! We were able to hang out with dear friends all day and then go to a fun wedding tonight. We did a bunch of our favorite Wilmington things like pick strawberries and walk the loop…
Thanks to Steph and Andrew for taking these awesome pics!
