Halloween 09

You all asked for it so here it is...Adam in his costume. I tell you what, it took exactly 1 house for Adam to figure out this Trick Or Treating thing. He is usually stuck to our sides, but tonight he could care less where we were. He literally ran from one house to the next throughout our entire neighborhood. He was all about business at each door too. Ring the doorbell or knock, put down pumpkin bucket, stand back while neighbor answers door and remarks on how cute he is, recites the mandatory "Trick Or Treat", waits for neighbor to bend down and put desired candy in the bucket, picks up bucket and turns in one swift movement, and finally hauls it to the next house while I'm yelling "Thank You"! We had a great night topped off by Tortilla Soup, raiding of the candy bucket, watched Monsters vs. Aliens, and then a contented bedtime. Happy Halloween Everyone!!


Mike from Monster's Inc.


Digging through the loot and stuffing our face!


This was Adam's first recognizeable drawing all by himself. I took the picture two days after he drew it so it is kind of faded, but you can totally tell it's a pumpkin. I'm so proud!!

Holemans at the Hornets Opener

We took Adam to New Orleans Friday night to see his first New Orleans Hornets game. Because it was the season home opener, they did it up for Halloween with face painting, fake tattoos, caricature artists, and candy booths around the arena. Great night for Adam to go. He did great the whole game, but I think the halftime show and the time out games were his favorites.

Progress at Little Gym Class

I may be biased, but Adam is a superstar when it comes to physical activities (this is balanced by his late blooming speech). He's like a rubber ball bouncing from one side of the gym to the next, volunteering for every new stunt the teacher has them try and he's amazing at all of it. Mema got to come and observe his class this week and took some great pics of us.

Yes, Adam and I are playing soccer and I'm 8 months pregnant. I paid for it later.
Look Uncle Brian...A rock wall!!
Walking on the low bar and then a swinging dismount.
He can now walk the whole thing without help!! He's worked hard on this.

Adam Visits Mrs. Heather's Pumpkin Patch 2009

Adam is obsessed with "mumkins". This Friday we visited the local pumpkin farm that has pumpkins everywhere, a petting zoo, and other pumpkins activities. He loved the animals, loved the bean-bag toss, hated the big red Earth pimple as I called it (don't ask me what this was. I've never seen one of these before.)

Everyone asks so here you go..

I'm always asked, "How are you feeling". So, I thought I would sum it up.
-Depending on the one of about 3 shirts I put on, I either feel like Violet from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory when she turns into a blueberry; Winnie the Pooh...thanks Chris; and now that I see pumpkins everywhere I go, that one is at the top of the list.
-Do you have any nicknames? Again, thanks to Chris, I have been referred to as I.G. (Incredible Gut), Round Mound of Rebound (apparently it refers to Charles Barkley), and a gnome. It's a good thing I have a sense of humor and usually return the "compliment" with a lovely nickname for him.
-What strange symptoms do you have now that you're 8 months? I am now a snorer. This has started in the last month and is so embarrassing. I hope it goes away. There are no words to describe my belly-button at this point. Just weird.
-How is this one different than Adam? I have come to the conclusion that I was a total wuss during my pregnancy with Adam. By 8 months with him, I was on the couch 3 or more hours of the day. No so with this one.
There's tons more. I'll try to add more as I can. Congratulations to my 2 cousins who just delivered this week. I'm jealous. -Sarah

What in the world???

I would really like to know where Adam learned this move. He goes, "Mama, clap for Adam." So I did during his "dance" and then he bows out of no where. I laughed so hard and then I got the camera and had him do it again. What a goof.

Our last camping trip...for now.

Last weekend, we took the camper only an hour up the road to St. Francisville. It's a town with a lot of history, plenty of plantations to tour, and a civil war battlefield. Chris' friend from Winnfield and his daughter got to come and meet us. The weather was perfect, the food was excellent, and Adam and C were captivated with each other the whole time!!! Here's a few pics and a video or two...

Great Day, Bad Game

Adam is wondering what all the fuss is about!! Close enough to all of the action and out of the mud...kind-of. Last Saturday, as many of you probably know, LSU was defeated by Florida. We did not enjoy the game, but the day prior to that was great. We did our usual tailgating, but this time College Gameday was at LSU covering all the pregame stuff. We decided to walk over and take it all in. We didn't get into the craziness, but we had a blast cheering for our team. We recorded the show and watched it later and actually found ourselves waving!! So neat! You never know where the Holeman's will show up!!

Walking With Dinosaurs

Last Saturday my Dad and I took Adam to a show called, Walking With Dinosaurs: The Arena Spectacular. It this show comes near your city, GO. It was totally worth the ticket prices. I still can't figure out how they made those life-size dinosaurs move, look, and sound so real. Blew my mind and Adam was captivated. It was about a 90 minute show that followed the time-line of the different dinosaur and earth's eras. My pics didn't come out too great, but you get the idea.

Adam Goes to Sibling Class

Last weekend, while Chris was in Georgia at the LSUvs.GA game (that we won), Adam and I attended the sibling class offered by Woman's Hospital where Baby Brother will be born. It was very interesting to see how Adam cared for the fake baby...wrapped him with care, but also wrapped his face up; took the diaper off, but also slung the baby out onto the floor; gave the baby a bottle, but also chewed on the nipple himself. So, who knows how this big brother job is going to go. I'm hoping it'll be different when baby brother really gets here. We also took a tour of the hospital so Adam would know where Mommy will be. There weren't any babies in the nursery so that was a bust, but he did have fun pushing the elevator buttons. So, at this point I have no idea how the sibling thing is going to go...cross your fingers.