Lions, tigers, and Emma Bears! Oh my!-Colorado mini-vacation!

So here goes the (near) weekly update. This past weekend was amazing and I think everyone had a really great time. Emma and I headed up to Colorado for a couple this days for some much needed relaxation, mountains, and....SNOW! (Kind of.) We did some shopping for some very sweet deployment gear for my up-coming tax-free government paid vacation to a little place called Afghanistan. Then we met up with our good friend Julie (husband Ryan is in school and couldn't partake in the festivities) who we stayed with for the next three nights. We went out to dinner at TGI Fridays which was delicious, but it turned into a White Russian night and I think we all feel asleep fairly quick. The next day we went to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo which was wonderful! The weather was perfect and Emma had a blast seeing all the animals. I think she was especially amused with the hippos, she just didn't want to leave them! We also took the chair lift up to one of the peaks and did a little rock climbing and picture-taking. We also had a little barbeque with some good friends at the Drayer's residence and it was really good seeing everyone. Taya and Emma kept shoving eachother into dog crates and locking eachother in, which made everyone laugh. The day finally came for Emma and I to depart back to Louisiana which was a sad sad day. We all took it a bit hard...as always. Then we both go back to work on Tuesday which eventually turned into what should have been a lovely Friday, only to find out we aren't getting paid becuse those, as my father calls them, "idiots up in Congress" can't agree on anything and that hit everyone pretty hard. We are just hoping that they find a way to work together in a positive way soon so they can stop affecting the good people that fight for this country. Other than the latter, it has been a great weekend and a decent week. :) Love the Holmertz Clan.

March Madness!

So, March has been a very busy month for our family. Justin just went back to Carson after visiting for a week. We had a lot of fun BBQ-ing and taking Emma out to the park. I have been in training driving one of the Army's newest tactical vehicles the MATV, and training to use a nifty little thing called a blue force tracker. Hence, the chaos. Emma is getting in her top two teeth and has been working on that very, very hard. This past weekend I also got a Hummer H3 and I LOVE it! Just finished my last day of classes and excited to say I will be flying to Colorado the first day of April to visit Justin! I am so excited and look forward to doing a lot of the things we enjoyed while I was up there. Especially excited to go hiking in the beautiful moutains again! Hopefully we will come into contact with an old friend of mine, snow! Justin has been busy back at work, taking care of his soldiers like a true non-comissioned officer should! Next week I will be getting fitted for the new Army uniform as well! Multi-cam! Can I get a "hooah"!? Very excited!

Allow Me To Introduce You To....

Emma Madison.

Emma Madison March 2011 Trying on her dress for Easter!

Emma came into this world on October 24, 2009 at a whopping 7lbs. 3oz. I was so very excited to have such a wonderful little angel come into my world. Fast forward (almost) a year-and-a-half later, and my sweet little baby girl is running, and laughing, and talking, talking, talking! As we head into the terrible two's our little Emma Bear has caused quite the comotion, but she makes up for it with that little smile of hers every single time.

Justin Scott

Justin Scott February 2011 Blowing out his Birthday candles!

Justin would probably too embarassed of his age if I told you his birthday so instead I left a hint somewhere (look up) on this page (up!) Haha. Justin and I met in-processing into Fort Carson. We became good friends and kept in touch throughout his deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan. When he came home we started hanging out and well this past November we got hitched! The exact date is November 26th, however Justin thought the date that day was the 25th so he might inform you otherwise...Memory is the first thing to go. Justin is still at Fort Carson, but will be leaving in a couple months to go to school to become a sophisticated and honorable Military Police Officer (he just wants to be as hooah as his wife...impossible.)



Katy Lea

Katy Lea September 2010 Just being hooah....

Oh, what to say?! What to say?! There just aren't enough words to describe the kind of soul that is Katy. First off, without a doubt, she is a genius and a scholar, but she is also a loving mother to the little miss Emma, which is her favorite role yet! Katy is currently stationed at Fort Polk, LA and although she hates the heat, bugs, and crazy people swarming Wal-Mart (there is only a Wal-Mart by the way) at all hours of the night and day, she is trying to make the best of it. Katy has been super busy training to go save lives and defeat the enemy lately so it has been difficult for her to keep in touch lately, and probably will continue to be somewhat difficult for a while. Well, I guess it is just the price to pay for being so HOOAH! (Also Katy sometimes likes to talk/blog about herself in the third person, she is hoping it will lead her to get an offer to narrate a video about her acts of bravery and heroism that will be a super hit at the box office and make her a lot of money!)

Well, that is the Holmertz Family, it was nice meeting you, come by again soon! We would LOVE to have you!