Welcome HOME Rilynne

On the 14th we were finally able to come home. Shera Lynn, Cassidy, and Shanan gave us a warm welcome by decorating our entry way of our house with cute girl stuff. It was so cute! A big thanks to them for making Rilynne feel so welcome.

I was a bit nervous to take Rilynne on an airplane when she was only 5 days old but she did well. She only cried a few time during take off and when she was hungry. The down side is that she caught a bit of a cold, although it has already cleared up. We took her to a dr. appt to have her checked out after riding the plane and the docter told us that she is a very healthy baby!

She did really good at the airport and on the plane. She slept most of the time and only cried 2-3 times. She did start to wail when she woke up when we were deplaning. She was hungery and won't stop crying until she got her bottle! She was such a trooper. We took her to the doctor's the day after we got home and the doctor said she picked up a bit of a cold. When he told me that I almost started crying. My little girl has a cold and she is only 5 days old! It was so sad. Luckily she is almost better now.

This is Rilynne taking a nap in the Denver airport.

Thanks to Auntie Tamara, who brought us home airport.

At the Hotel with Rilynne

We are staying at a nice hotel but would really like to go home to Portland. I think we would all do better with a bit more space. We are staying in a 1 bedroom suite with a full kitchen so we really do have a nice set up but can't wait to get back home. Here are a few pics from the hotel. Our baby girl is really such a cutie! I stare and stare at her all the time and can't believe she is really my daughter. She is so perfect in every way! I just love her to pieces!

At the Hospital with Rilynne

Since Rilynne was born at 3:03 AM on Saturday we weren't there for her birth but we took the 6 AM flight from Portland to Devner. We didn't get to the hospital until noon, although we tried as hard as we could to get there ASAP. Once we got to hospital we went to the nursery and waited for the nurse to wheel in Rilynne's crib into the back room. Before she even got there Ty & I were sobbing. I can't tell you the feeling it is to meet your daughter for the first time after waiting for so long. We cried together for about 15 minutes after Rilynne was wheeled it. It was a perfect moment to the beginning of our family. My first thought of Rilynne was that she is beautiful and that she looked a lot like her birth mom. My second thought is I can't beleive she is ours. That she is my daughter and that we will be sealed for all time and eternity in the temple. My third thought was how much I love and respect her birth mom. Talk about a wonderful person, she is truly amazing!

I held Rilynne first for about 15 minutes and then Ty asked to hold her. It was hard to pass her over. Once I had her in my arms I never wanted to let her go. She was so perfect and had a head full of curly black hair. Her skin is the perfect olive color and she is one beauitful girl!

We stayed at the hospital most of Saturday and Sunday morning and then were able to bring her back to our hotel Sunday afternoon. Our hotel is nice and we have a nice set up here but I can't wait to get her back home to Portland.

Welcome Rilynne Rose!

As most of you are aware, Ty & I had submitted our paperwork for adoption and on January 9, 2010 our little girl was born! Little Rilynne Rose Hollist was born at 3:03 AM on Saturday January 9th. She weighed 8 lbs 10 oz and was 21.5 inches tall. She is such a beautiful baby! All the nurses in the hospital kept commenting on what a pretty baby she is and all of her hair! I want to give a special thanks to her birth mom. She is such a beautiful person. Words can't express our love and gratitude for her. She has done one of the most Christ like things I can think of and Ty and I will be forever grateful. She has given us a gift we could in no way have given ourselves. We love her and hope the best for her! Her and her family will never be forgotten in the Hollist home.

Happy Birthday Ken!

We went to the Tanuvasa’s for Sunday dinner after General Conference to celebrate Ken’s 17th birthday. Mike and Tamara always make the best food! We love going over there for dinner. We were kind of celebrating Ken’s birthday kind of late considering is was on Sept 29th but we still sang and had chocolate cake. Happy Birthday Ken!


Isn't Ken a good lookin' kid! He is a senior at SRHS and is on the varsity football team. I wouldn’t want to be tackled by him! Watch out!

The Oregon Coast

My Mom and sister, Cindy, came into Portland last weekend and we decide to go to the Coast and have a girls weekend with Tyler. My sister has just had surgery and come to Portland for a little R&R. We rented a great little beach house that was located right across from the ocean. I think we got our fill of chick flicks, the ocean, fried fish, and shopping. Tyler tried to get in some football when we leave the room but some how our chick flick always returned. They have an outlet mall there and so we listened to Christmas music in the car and then went Christmas shopping at the outlet. We each got an early start on our Christmas shopping and found some great finds. We went to a couple of light house and watched the sunset over the ocean. It was a great weekend, the only down fall was that it was a bit windy. Sunny, but winding. The pictures below are us trying to stay warm on the beach. The Oregon coast is beautiful but usually a bit cold.

Thanks Mom and Cindy for coming and seeing us! Miss you guys. We are counting down the days until we come to SLC for the Holiday’s.

Christmas Sister Strikes Again!

I came home from the coast a couple weeks ago (I know I have been neglecting my blog once again) and what do I see? I cute little wrapped Christmas gift from Karli. She is so thoughtful. I knows I love Christmas and she saw this cute little snowman snow glob and bought it for me. I love Christmas!