Keeping in the athletic tradition of his father (ha!), Nicholas is now in his 2nd year of professional basketball...Okay, so it's just church league, but he did sleep with a Carolina ball in his bed when he was a toddler!
His favorite sport is probably football, but a close second is definitely basketball (that's my boy!).
Here is a slide-show of his most recent game - he plays for the Trinity Cardinals (a baptist church not too far from our house), and he either plays point guard or wing on offense (the "1" or the "3"), and he typically defends the "4" or the "5" on defense (down-low on the blocks). He went to Memphis Tigers Coach John Calipari's camp last summer, and seems to have a natural feel for the game. Roy Williams - are you listening?
If he goes the football route, he'll probably be singing "Glory, Glory to Old Georgia"...
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Sunday, January 27, 2008
St. Marys, Georgia visit
The Holland Family Clan enjoyed a great visit to Karen's home in St. Marys Georgia over the Christmas/New Year Holiday. We left Memphis at 4:30 AM on Monday, 12/31, and made it to St. Marys, Georgia at about 7:00 PM that night. What a trek!
We thoroughly enjoyed visiting with Karen's Grandmother (Nicholas & Caroline's Great Grandmother!). We also enjoyed spending time with Grammy & Papa, and Aunt Theresa & her boys Logan and Ethan. We also got to visit a lot with Uncle Stan and Aunt Adrienne, along with niece Olivia, and we got to meet & squeeze for the first time nephew Benjamin! That was a special treat!
Here's a photo of Nicholas with his Great Grandmother - one we'll treasure always!
We enjoyed bowling with the whole Gang and shopping at "Spoiled Rotten", which is a must do anytime we are in St. Marys. We shopped at a "Steve & Barrys'" in Brunswick, GA, and made off with insane deals. We also enjoyed eating GREAT seafood at a fairly new place in town, along with Uncle Stan, Aunt Adrienne, niece Olivia, and nephew Benjamin. Yummy!
Finally, we got some INCREDIBLE family pictures with the cousins, Grammy, and with each other. Here's a slide show with all of our snaps from picture day on the waterfront and from the entire visit. On picture day, you'd never guess it was about 35 degrees outside! The family did their best icicle impersonations, except for Nick - the old polar bear was quite cozy! Oh, and by the way... GO DAWGS! Georgia-41, Hawaii-10!
God Bless Ya -
We thoroughly enjoyed visiting with Karen's Grandmother (Nicholas & Caroline's Great Grandmother!). We also enjoyed spending time with Grammy & Papa, and Aunt Theresa & her boys Logan and Ethan. We also got to visit a lot with Uncle Stan and Aunt Adrienne, along with niece Olivia, and we got to meet & squeeze for the first time nephew Benjamin! That was a special treat!
Here's a photo of Nicholas with his Great Grandmother - one we'll treasure always!
We enjoyed bowling with the whole Gang and shopping at "Spoiled Rotten", which is a must do anytime we are in St. Marys. We shopped at a "Steve & Barrys'" in Brunswick, GA, and made off with insane deals. We also enjoyed eating GREAT seafood at a fairly new place in town, along with Uncle Stan, Aunt Adrienne, niece Olivia, and nephew Benjamin. Yummy!
Finally, we got some INCREDIBLE family pictures with the cousins, Grammy, and with each other. Here's a slide show with all of our snaps from picture day on the waterfront and from the entire visit. On picture day, you'd never guess it was about 35 degrees outside! The family did their best icicle impersonations, except for Nick - the old polar bear was quite cozy! Oh, and by the way... GO DAWGS! Georgia-41, Hawaii-10!
God Bless Ya -
Monday, January 21, 2008
Christmas 2007
Christmas is always a magical time of year, and this year was especially so because of God's tremendous blessings on our family.
We enjoyed several days of rest, interrupted only slightly by Tiger Basketball games. We even had enough days off to make a quick trip to St. Marys, Georgia, to visit Karen's parents, her Grandmother, her brother Stan & his family, and her sister Theresa & her two boys. But that's a separate blog!
Here are some photos of just a couple of gifts the kids got, and some of the kids at church and here at home. We even included some of the whole family down on the St. Marys waterfront.
Praise God that born that day in the city of Bethlehem was a Savior, Christ the Lord!
We enjoyed several days of rest, interrupted only slightly by Tiger Basketball games. We even had enough days off to make a quick trip to St. Marys, Georgia, to visit Karen's parents, her Grandmother, her brother Stan & his family, and her sister Theresa & her two boys. But that's a separate blog!
Here are some photos of just a couple of gifts the kids got, and some of the kids at church and here at home. We even included some of the whole family down on the St. Marys waterfront.
Praise God that born that day in the city of Bethlehem was a Savior, Christ the Lord!
The New Orleans Bowl 2007
The ENTIRE Holland Clan (minus the pooch) went on the Bowl Game trip with the "Mighty Sound of the South" this December, which was a first for our family! Normally, Mom stays home with the kids & Hallelujah, while Dad treks all over the place with the marching band or the basketball pep band.
We spent 3 days in New Orleans, and enjoyed a nice trip! The Tigers got crushed in the game (44-27), but we still had a great time. Nick enjoyed a "that's never happened moment" - near the end of the MSS Pep Rally Thursday night on Jackson Square, a long-time Tiger fan proposed to his now fiancé! We didn't know what to do, so we played the Fight Song for them. What a hoot!
Enjoy this photo album with some pictures -
Just a block from our hotel was the "Winter Wonderland" seen in some of the pictures - very neat! Other photos include Caroline and her Froggy-Four Class Pet, "Cha Cha" the tree frog. Cha Cha gets to spend a week or so with each student in the class, and wherever Cha Cha goes, the families are supposed to take pictures to document his travels. Cha Cha enjoyed Cajun food, the pretty lights from the 19th floor of the Hilton, and of course, hanging with the "Mighty Sound of the South"!
The hardest part of the trip was that we had to leave right after the game ended to get back to Memphis for a basketball game against Georgetown on Saturday morning 12/22! That was tough! At least we beat Georgetown, which made it somewhat worthwhile!
We spent 3 days in New Orleans, and enjoyed a nice trip! The Tigers got crushed in the game (44-27), but we still had a great time. Nick enjoyed a "that's never happened moment" - near the end of the MSS Pep Rally Thursday night on Jackson Square, a long-time Tiger fan proposed to his now fiancé! We didn't know what to do, so we played the Fight Song for them. What a hoot!
Enjoy this photo album with some pictures -
Just a block from our hotel was the "Winter Wonderland" seen in some of the pictures - very neat! Other photos include Caroline and her Froggy-Four Class Pet, "Cha Cha" the tree frog. Cha Cha gets to spend a week or so with each student in the class, and wherever Cha Cha goes, the families are supposed to take pictures to document his travels. Cha Cha enjoyed Cajun food, the pretty lights from the 19th floor of the Hilton, and of course, hanging with the "Mighty Sound of the South"!
The hardest part of the trip was that we had to leave right after the game ended to get back to Memphis for a basketball game against Georgetown on Saturday morning 12/22! That was tough! At least we beat Georgetown, which made it somewhat worthwhile!
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