Christmas Time is Here

Presents here
and presents there

fun for all that children call their favorite time of year

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care.

Naughty

Nice

sick princess

happy princess

All I want for Christmas is my 2 front teeth

or dinosaurs

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!

Happy Halloween

pumpkin carving by Jason.

Halloween is one of our favorite holidays. We LOVE candy and we LOVE dressing up. (when I say we I mean all of us---including Jason). We were happy to be able to spend halloween with family and friends. We spent the evening with Lynnae and her kids, Cory and his family, Da, and many of the Eyers family. It was lots of fun. And most importantly we got Tons and TONS of candy.

This year Cailyn was Ariel(at the end when she is getting married)

Jessica was Sleeping Beauty

And David was a box of cookies with Maycie(his oldest cousin) as the cookie monster. However last week at the church carnival he was mickey mouse--we will get a picture of that for you soon.

Keaton was a football player.

Becca was Tinker Bell.

Emma(Cory's little girl) was the cutest little lady bug out there.

Teagan(Amy's youngest) was Cinderella, Madelynn(Heather's oldest) was a cowgirl and Ethan(Heather's youngest) was a cowboy.

Our trick-or-treating group says: HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

a little Holloway happenings

I just wanted to share some of the things that have happened in our family lately.

Since my last 'real' post:

*The anniversary of Mom's death and funeral.(difficult because it is now sinking in that it is a semi-permanent situation--I know, how slow can Mindi be)

*Beginning of August Jason received a promotion(including a transfer) at work.

*We put our house up for sale(which includes many little repairs and a few bigger ones)--I am tired

*Cailyn started school. Pre-K was fun for a week in Mineral Wells before we moved.

*Jason was starting work in Hillsboro August 31 so we moved to Waco until our house sells.

*Cailyn got her hair cut. She got a lot older in just about 30 minutes. Thank you Shelia for cutting it. We Love you!

*We decided to put Cailyn in school here in Waco and she is loving it.

*David started sitting up, then crawling. He received his first 2 teeth and the next 2 are on the way.

We are still getting used to living in 2 rooms which are detached from the house, but it is much better then being far away from Jason. We have not had much luck selling our house so your prayers are requested. In the mean time we are enjoying the chaos at Da's house with 5 adults and 4 young children in the house. I hope to do a better job keeping up with my blog. It does seem that lately there are not enough minutes in the day, or that I have turned into a chicken with her head cut off(who just so happens to have 3 little chicks teasing and torturing her).

I love you and miss you.

I miss my blog

Just a little shout out to say Hello and that I will be back soon. Sorry for being gone so long. I truly miss this blogging thing.

Fun with the Gillands

This past Saturday we went to Arlington to my cousin, Gary's son's baptism. We took some pictures before we left, just because I felt like it(and I had the time, which doesn't happen very often). After the baptism we headed over to my Aunt Kathy and Uncle Drew's house(Amee and Papi).

I love little feet!

David and Da chillin before the party got started. Although, look at David, he looks like he already had some punch. hehe

Cailyn had a great time swimming with her second cousins(the little boy next to her is Cameron, the one who was baptized). Jessica wasn't as interested in the water, but had a great time bossing the dog around. David was in (great)Aunt heaven.

Gary and Uncle Drew grilled some tasty hamburgers and hot dogs. There was watermelon and salads.

The birthday cake was awesome. Check out those icing balloons. YUM!

There are no elaborate words today, just "I miss my Mom."

Untitled

I have been thinking. I am trying to identify who I am and what I do. I know that I am a Child of God. I know I am a wife and mother however I feel that I could be better at fulfilling both of those roles. I know I have a teaching degree and have taught for several years, but don't feel completely secure in my teaching or musical abilities. I know my physical ailments and shortcomings, but also some of my strengths. I know I enjoy reading a good book, creating some unique cards, and playing the piano and singing. I know that I like to have my house clean, but the process is not always as enjoyed as the product. I know that I like to make hair bows to put in my girls' freshly done-up hair. I know that I enjoy spending time with people. Be it a lot of people of just one or two, however I am constantly unsure of myself and how I interact with them.
So here is the problem. When I find myself with the opportunity to spend some time without obligations, I don't know what to do. I always find something to do, but it doesn't leave me feeling emotionally refreshed. Does that make sense? I don't know what makes me happy. That leaves me wondering if I truly know Mindi. Not Cailyn, Jessica, and David's mom; not Jason's wife; not Sister or Mrs. Holloway, but Mindi. When I have time for Mindi, I feel lost.