Holst Cattle Company

My kids are famous! We don't like to brag, but our gorgeous girls have a marketing contract. My brother, Cody, is having his first ever cattle sale this November. For the sale bill, he wanted some pictures with kids. So, for a small price we offered to let him borrow ours.

One of the things I love about my brother is that he is a dreamer. This sale is a realization of one of those dreams. We will be there in November in our Carhartt best to support Cody & Erin at HCC's first annual cattle sale.

In case you want to buy some cows (actually I should say heifers), or just see cute pics of my girls you can check it out here.

Go Illini!

He looks good in orange, doesn't he Papa?

Funny Gracie

The other morning Grace came back from "washing her hands" after Breakfast looking like this. Our conversation went something like this:

Me: Wow, you put on some make-up!

Grace: Don't I look beautiful? (with eyelashes batting)

Me: Yes, but I think Mommy might need to help you a bit before we go to the library.

Grace: Why?

Me: Well, the trick to make-up is to just use a little bit, so you show off how beautiful God made you.

Grace: Oh, I never knew that part!

The funniest part of the story for me as a mommy is about half way through story time I realized in our haste to get out the door I had forgotten to help. Luckily upon inspection I found some of it had rubbed off and she was wearing a more subtle sparkle.

Gracie,

You think you are absolutely gorgeous. You ask me often, "Mommy aren't I beautiful?" I always reassure you that you are. Sometimes I worry that I need to sprinkle in a little humility with all the compliments. But, I know the world will make you doubt yourself soon enough. I hope you always see yourself as beautiful, because God has indeed made you gorgeous. I love you my little make-up artist!

Mama