~Thankful~

At this Thanksgiving time, it is a time to ponder on what we are truly thankful for. I have been thinking a lot about what is important in my life.


(the mushy)
1. A wonderful husband who loves me unconditionally and accepts me, my flaws, my strengths and everything about me. I feel so loved by him and I cherish him with all of my heart. He is such a hard worker and a wonderful provider for our family.
2. Awesome kids who are healthy and so smart.
3. A fabulous daughter who has a good head on her shoulders who knows what she wants in life. She has a tender heart and is becoming one of my best friends that I can talk to about things.
4. Another fabulous daughter who has her own mind and is set in her ways. She strives to be better everyday and loves and accepts people for who they are.
5. A rambunctious son who always keeps me on my toes. He is such a loving and caring person and I cannot wait to see the person he grows up to be. I sit and watch him learn everyday and he can always make me laugh.
6. My mom who is always there for me to talk to and give me the advise I need to get through any problem that I am having.
7. A loving extended family that we can share our triumphs and trials with.
8. A caring and strong grandfather who has always been an inspiration to me. I admire him so much for the person he is and how much he cares about others.
9. Honest true friends that are there for me to talk to and don't judge me. True friends that I can always rely and that tell me the truth. Friends who don't stab you in the back and that I can sit back and laugh with.
10. A warm and beautiful home and a comfortable bed that I can spend my time in.
11. A reliable car that I can feel safe in.
12. A healthy body with a tender heart that helps me everyday. Working eyes that can watch my children grow, and ears that I can hear them laugh.
13. My mind and creativity
14. My heart that can be so easily broken. I love that I wear my heart on my sleeve.
15. All of the trials that I have encountered in my life (good and bad) They make me who I am and I take the situations I have been in and learn from them.
16. Freedom. I am proud to live in a country that we are free to make our own choices.

(the not so mushy)
17. Diet Coke (this is a must for me)
18. Make-up. Without this, I would scare the smallest of children.
19. Chocolate. This is also a must for me. I am afraid that any diet had no chance with me as long as there is chocolate in this world.
20. TV-- I know superficial, but I love to set my problems aside and watch my shows. I can tune out my busy mind and concentrate on other things.
21. Scrapbooking supplies. This is my out. This is when I can put my creative flow to work and create something that can be enjoyed by others.
22. Music~ It is amazing to me how a certain song can speak right to you and help you deal with the problems in your life.

I sit here and think of so many other things that I am thankful for but the list could go on and on.
The thing that I am most thankful for is a loving Father in Heaven who loves us and is always there to listen to us. He sacrificed himself for us.
I am also thankful for all of you who care enough to check in on our family. We care about each one of you and hope that you can stop and think about everything that you are thankful for.

Happy Thanksgiving!
Love the Hollands

And the story goes on.....

So for many of you that did the same thing I did this weekend???? (go see Twilight) I found some good news......... I am so excited!!!!

SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES TWILIGHT SEQUEL - NEW MOON
Los Angeles, CA November 22, 2008 — Summit Entertainment announced today that the studio is officially moving forward with the production of NEW MOON, the second installment of its filmed franchise TWILIGHT, the action-packed, modern day vampire love story. The movie will be based on the second novel in author Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series titled, New Moon. The first movie in the TWILIGHT franchise, the self-titled TWILIGHT, arrived in theaters this weekend to sold-out showings.
Stephenie Meyer stated, "I don't think any other author has had a more positive experience with the makers of her movie adaptation than I have had with Summit Entertainment. I'm thrilled to have the chance to work with them again on NEW MOON."
Starring Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, TWILIGHT tells the story of 17-year-old Bella Swan who moves to the small town of Forks, Washington to live with her father, and becomes drawn to Edward Cullen, a pale, mysterious classmate who seems determined to push her away. But neither can deny the attraction that pulls them together...even when Edward confides that he and his family are vampires. Their unorthodox romance puts her in physical danger when Edward's nemesis comes to town and sets his sights on Bella.

So how many of you did go see the movie and what did you think about it?? Personally I loved it! I want to go see it agin and again and again! I was a little reluctant about Edward at first when they announced who would be playing his role, but I think Rob Pattinson did an AMAZING job and his eyes sucked me right in!! So let me know what you think....

TOMARROW!!

It's almost Here! Tomarrow is the opening for Twilight and I am so excited! I don't know how many of you are going at midnight?? (I wish I was) but we are making a girls night out of it tomarrow!

I have been waiting so long for this movie to come out (as many of you are too!) I know it will be everything I have been longing for! So WHEN you see the movie, let me know what you think.

SO amazing!

Many of you have seen the commercials for the exhibit called "Body Worlds 3" that is at the Leonardo. We knew when it first came that we really wanted to go. So we got a bunch of us and went up today. It was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. The first thing you see when you walk into this dark room is a brightly lit box containing a real human heart. I am in awe of the human body and how it works. My cousin, Hayden, went with us who just graduated from nursing school and she was so helpful in explaining things to me. I cannot describe the things that we saw. Jon and I were totally mesmerized with everything. The most amazing thing was to see how an embryo grows from a tiny seed and into a baby. I wasn't sure if I wanted to take my kids, but after seeing the stuff that we did, and learning so many things, I think it would be a good experience for older children who are on a more mature level to go to.
They don't allow cameras, purses, food, drink, or even chewing gum. I would really recommend this to everyone. It is definitely worth the money though it is pretty inexpensive to go.

Finally Here!

We want to welcome baby

Cason Steven Goulding

to the world! His mommy had a hard time getting him here and after 9 days after her due date, and 24 hours of trying to get him here, he arrived at a healthy 9lbs. 12 oz. (Yes you read that right. No wonder he was being stubborn!)

His mommy and Daddy are so happy that he is finally here and they can start their family. Congrats to Kelly and Boden!

(I cannot get over his cheeks!)

Potty Training ????

So this has been a little difficult to me. I am not sure how to do it. I know this is my third but the other 2 were potty trained while we were on a vaycay, so I am lost. Plus a boy?? totally loses me. Tukar gets the basic concept, he knows how to do it, it is just teaching him WHEN to do it that I am having a hard time with. Any help or suggestions from you moms out there that have done this before??

Going private.

After some debating and some wise words from friends, I have decided to make this blog private. It is for our familys protection as well as yours. I would love if you want to keep up with our family so let me know if you would like to be added to our list of pals.
We love you all and hope things are doing good for you and your family!
Please email me or leave a comment here! We have had some weird things happen with our computer lately including a hacker into Jon's email account who sent out a message form him stating he was in Great Brittain and needed $$ to get home. We contacted Yahoo and got things resolved but it is still scary.
I will however keep my scrapbooking blog open with all of the info for my upcoming classes at Roberts so check that out also!
I also am trying to update my calendar with everyones bdays so please let me know that also.

Now she's a fan!

As many of you out there are probably some fan of some football team either it be the cougars or the utes, we have never really been big into college football. Well as of yesterday, that all changed. Syd got to go to the BYU vs. San Diego game yesterday with the young men/ young women in our ward. She absolutely loved it (it did helo that they won the game 41-12). So now she is a fan! They have been having a pretty good season too. So I guess we will be keeping up with the zoobies from now on!

Now what???

I have had so many mixed feelings about the day to day and wondering "now what?" And especially after hearing the election results.

I have heard so many comments today about voting and "why should I vote, it doesn't count anyways." Well I read a message on a friends blog that really hit me. I voted and even though it may not turn out to be the way I wanted, at least I can vote. We live in such a wonderful country where we have so many things that we take advantage of and voting is one of them. I am proud to be an American and I am proud to live in such a place where we have the FREEDOM to cast our votes for what we want. I asked Jon today if he had voted and he said, "no, not yet." I told him that if he didn't vote, he couldn't complain. (he did vote btw) I am a firm believer in the old saying, everything happens for a reason. I just can't wait to see what that reason is.

(I've been Tagged!)

I've Been TAGGED
The Rules:
1. Link to the person who tagged you Madge
2. Post the rules on your blog (this is what you are now reading).
3. List 6 random things about yourself.
4. Tag 6 people at the end of your post.
5. Let each person know they have been tagged and leave a comment on their blog.
6. Let the tagger know when your entry is up!

Here are six random things about me:
1) I still sleep with a blankie (my pooh)
2) I am deeply fearful of E.T. (some of you know this though)
3) I have a shoe thing - love em!
4) I am an only child
5) I can't sit indian style (I sit backwards)
6) I am a true blonde

The six people I am tagging are:
Sandy
Megan
Christy
Emilie
Ashley
Katie