Kids

The Insta-Home Challenge: Los Angeles

November 27, 2013

Jack Kerouac once said that “LA is a jungle,” but since we’ve moved into Studio City, LA’s been more like a nicely manicured topiary in the San Fernando Valley. Oh man, we’ve become soooo LA. Of all  the sprawling LA ‘hoods, we chose Studio City because we wanted to be a stone’s throw from our […]

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The Insta-Home Challenge: Tempe, AZ

November 10, 2013

Question: What if The Lone Ranger and Howdy Doody had a joint garage sale, and someone fervently galloped over with a pickup truck and asked them in desperation, “How much for the whole dang load?” This someone was most likely the owner of our vacation rental in Scottsdale, and instead of driving these kitschy items […]

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Eva-lution: 1 thru 12 weeks

October 17, 2013

Many have been asking, where are photos of Eva? How is she doing in her first three months of life? These following photos will tell you. They’ll also tell you where we’ve been. It’s the start of a photo journey we’re calling “Eva-lution.” Clever, eh? I must come clean and admit that I ripped off […]

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The Insta-Home Challenge: Dallas, TX

October 14, 2013

Dagnabbit! We’re back in Texas! Yes, we could have used another month in Pittsburgh, with the gorgeous weather, surprisingly lush landscape, and friends and family to visit with.  But perhaps it was meant to be. We were blessed with a pretty seamless first airplane ride as a family of FIVE (with Turkey!).  In fact, the […]

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Eva at 1 week old

October 6, 2013

Still basking in the afterglow of Eva’s natural birth while still in Annville, PA, I decided to take advantage of our lush surroundings and get Eva’s newborn portraits done. The photographer I really liked specialized in natural light family portraiture, and she also turned out to be the mother of a schoolmate of Mike’s little […]

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5 Reasons Why the Minivan is COOL

October 5, 2013

Wake up, America! The minivan is COOL! Mike “Pimp My Ride” Hollick Holla! I mean, I get it. It’s not a sports car. It was created with “the family” in mind. Sure, you won’t see a minivan in a rap video or a James Bond film, unless it’s being run off the road in the […]

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The Insta-Home Challenge: Annville, PA

September 13, 2013

Sorry folks, this title is waaaay misleading. Our summer home was neither instant nor a challenge for us. Instead, it was a beautifully restored, rustic Revolutionary War-era dwelling with actual 250-year-old log construction details, nestled in the lush, bucolic countryside outside of Hershey, PA. It was a home that was sweetly prepared to welcome our […]

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(Baby) Showering Us with Love

August 13, 2013

Often, people are incredulous that we travel full-time, as a family, on tour with The Lion King. What a logistical nightmare, they say. Where do you live? How do the kids go to school? Where do you call home? Does it ever get lonely? No, we say. We travel with plenty of people who are […]

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And baby makes four…

July 23, 2013

Let’s give a warm round of applause to Eva Ling Hollick, born July 13, 2013 at 8:10 pm in Hershey, Pennsylvania. She already has us wrapped around her little finger. More details to come… Photo by Jackie Price, Bellies to Babies Birth Services. You might also like:Keeper of the Plains — and FlamesOn Father’s Day, […]

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Building the baby belly, week by week

June 26, 2013

Whooo-hooozzzzzzzz. That’s the sound of me rounding into the home stretch of pregnancy — excited but exhausted. Friends, I’m at 36 weeks now and Baby Girl’s still inside! High five! Now I have to lie down. In order to avoid another premature birth plus theatrics during labor and delivery (as comical as that was for […]

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