Our Weekend!

Birthday, family, and fireworks! We had a great weekend. My sister was in town for over a week, and that is always a nice treat! My birthday was Friday and Chris took care of me all day and ended with a very fun pool party. Thanks dear! Everyone gave me things I could use to decorate my house, oh yeah and 2 sets of BUMPITS! So on Saturday we took the family to Home Depot and got busy...we got the paint and all of the other things we needed. This is the result:

Purple paint. It's a must when you live with a family like mine.

This is a top view of the family room.

This is the wall hanging picture frame Chris made. We need to get some pictures printed.

This girl can dance!

(All ready to go. She was sure her teacher would tell her she was beautiful. She didn't)

Brooklyn went to dance class for the first time yesterday. She loved it! It was really fun to watch her frolic all over the place. She can't wait to go back next week! The glass made it hard to take pictures, but she is the one right by the teacher with her arms down.

Reunion #1

(This is how filthy dirty we were when we drove home. Hailey would just stand in the mud and stomp her feet!)

This weekend we enjoyed some time with the Burr family. It was all alot of fun! We camped at a neat place and it had awesome bathrooms. Automatic flush toilets and everything. We were living the high life. Our trip was cut short due to the fact it poured and poured and poured...which led to wet clothes and wet sleeping bags. Chris packed us up and brought us home. It was so much fun to see everyone. Chris loved playing horse shoes and I enjoyed resting while my kids played with their cousins!(Chris was actually really good at playing horse shoes and it was fun to watch!)

Birthday pictures!

(Papa Nelson and Grandma Nelson)
Alright I have finally gotten the pictures put on the computer. Brooklyn had a great birthday. Waffles and ice cream for breakfast, a lunch date with Grandma, mac & cheese and sushi for dinner, and lots of family for cake and ice cream. We had fun and enjoyed every min. of the day. Thank you for all of the phone calls she felt very special! (Grandma Lori and Papa Blake)

(Uncle Jason)

I made Brooklyn a ladybug cake, if you are having a hard time using your imagination.

Brooklyn got ballet shoes and a new leotard. She will begin taking dance this month. Just getting in some practice!

(Uncle Jeremy)

Hailey was right there all day long to make sure she didn't miss out on anything.

Brooklyn is 3!

Brooks turned 3 yesterday and I am a slacker. Her birthday pictures are down stairs, but I'm to lazy to go get them. I do love her and more to come...

Some thoughts...

Last night I laid in bed needing to go to the bathroom and not very comfortable, and it hit me...I am going to have a baby. During the throwing up days you kind of forget that, because you are focused on staying alive! So yes I am going to be the mother of 3 children. One being a boy. That means no dress up clothes or fairy wings...we hope! So I am going to live up these next 20 weeks with our family of four, because I don't even want to think anymore about what this new baby will bring......and another thought every night Brooklyn and I watch Wheel of Fortune together and there is an I HOP commercial that comes on and she says, "Oh mom those look good, let's go make them!" Brooklyn is pretty sure I can make any type of food and anything else for that matter. If she only knew most of our meals were take out and I only pretend I can sew!

Dr. Appointments

Chris and I took all three of our children to the doctor! Brooklyn is now weighing 30 lbs. Hailey is up to 26! Our little baby brother now weighs 11 oz. He likes to try and suck his thumb. Everyone is growing well and are healthy. We have lots to be thankful for!