One month old

McKay is one month old now, which is hard to believe! My how time flies. He really loves to look at our faces and is so close to smiling. Hopefully the next post will have some smiley pictures in it. We don't know exactly how much he weighs, but we're pretty sure that he is still smaller than most newborns. He looks bigger each day to us, though!

Grandma Holt made him this darling hat. We use it every time we go outside.

This is his "missionary haircut." Doesn't he fit the part?

He has graduated from the pink bucket that they give you in the hospital to this snazzy bathtub

McKay's baby quilt

McKay will never be able to say that I didn't sew him something. :) Over the summer, I worked on piecing together this quilt for him. Mom and Grandma quilted it, and it looks GREAT!! I am so happy/proud of myself because this is a NEW thing for me (I am not great at sewing). The fact that I could even put something together like this is a big accomplishment for me. Thanks to Kimball's mom for encouraging me along in the sewing department!

More blessing pictures

Just one quick funny story...I bought McKay's blessing outfit weeks ago in preparation (you know, trying to get everything done before the arrival of the baby). Well, I bought the newborn size because I knew we would be blessing him when he was only a month old. So then, after he was born, my mom and I tried it on him. It was HUGE! My mom and I just busted up laughing because it totally drowned him. We even considered taking it back for the preemie size. Instead, my mom worked her sewing magic and sewed in some elastic in the back so that it wouldn't be as big. Still, it was big, but he looked so cute in it!

Blessing

McKay was blessed on Sunday, November 8th. I fell more in love with him and his daddy that day!
The classic four generations shot. Thanks to grandma who flew from Seattle to come!
Kimball's wonderful parents who keep up with 46 grandkids (hope that number is correct!)

We had quite a few family members come to Logan for McKay's blessing on Sunday. It is so neat to be supported by family, especially when it requires a lot of effort for people to travel. With so many people, I don't think anyone got enough time to hold McKay, but he sure loved having everyone here. He slept right through it pretty much.

A cute boy

We love McKay! It is so great to have a baby in the home. It really puts in perspective the hussle and bussle of life when you have a kiddo that just wants to sleep and eat all day!

Happy Halloween

Well, Halloween this year was uneventful. No crazy costumes from the Holt family this time. I did give out candy to the trick-or-treaters while Kimball worked, but that was about it. We did get around to carving our pumpkin. This is one of my favorite fall time activities. Thanks Kimball!

Holt Grandparents

A blurry picture up above, but I wanted to show off the cute hat that Mom Holt made for McKay. She made the perfect size for him.


Kimball's parents stopped by for a visit, and we really enjoyed seeing them. They were so thrilled to see little McKay. Mom Holt flew out to Ohio the day after visiting us to visit another new grandson. Joshua (new cousin) was a little bigger than McKay at birth: 8 lbs. 13 oz. Congrats to James & Danika!