Nelson's

Catching up!

2009-07-04T12:42:00.000-07:00

Jason was a good sport and let my little sister, Tahna practice a pedicure on him! Frightening, not right!

Ya... like I said, frightening, not right!!!! Yes, those are Jason's lovely feet!!

We celebrated Kade's 12th birthday at Nana's. He's a little deacon now! He went to his first mutual activity up in the white mtns, too. I was a little teary eyed when he walked out the door with the teenagers to go!!

This is Cam on his last day of 1st grade doing a reader's theater. We're so proud of how far he's come over the year. It was amazing to hear him reading with such ease knowing that just a few months ago he had such a struggle with it! Great job, Cameron!

Bailey auditioned and was chosen for a solo part at Centennial High's end of the year choir concert. She looked and sounded beautiful! We're so proud of her. I can't believe she'll be a sophmore this August. Crazy...

Family reunion

2009-07-04T12:11:00.000-07:00

Bay and Maddy at our family reunion in June on Nana's ranger. They crack me up!

Me, Erin, and our cousin, Jill the pill, at the reunion

We all had a great time taking rides in the ranger. Later that night we even went
out spotlighting in it! We had a great time in the pines!

Kade and some of the Butler cousins on Aunt Dana's trampoline. Cute little women!

Aunt Faun and my little Cal pal

Disneyland and Beach fun

2009-07-04T11:51:00.000-07:00

This was the scariest ride any of my kids would go on. Seriously!!!

We loved the "Honey, I shrunk the audience" show!

Me strikin a pose with Jason at the beach They had such a great time at the beach. I love my kids!

Pierce celebrated his 4th birthday on April 26th. And I celebrated buying my last diapers for good! I won't be missing that!!

2009-03-04T22:13:00.000-08:00

We finally got our back yard done. It was alot of work for such a tiny space!

Bailey was such a hard worker! We never would have gotten it done without her!

Pierce lookin manly with his shovel on top of the pile of dirt. And ya, surprise, surprise, he's not wearing any pants. So out of character for my boys.... Ha!

Bailey and I laid all the sod ourselves. And the grass is growing! Girl power!

Jason wearing the beard he found in our garage that day. Warms my heart to see him and the boys supervising. That's the hardest part, right???? He's watching me and Bay thinking," Can't you women move any faster, geez! And one of you ladies fetch me a drink, I'm parched!" :)

2009-02-16T19:04:00.000-08:00

Erin and Joe's newest addition, Maxwell Joseph. Such a tender little man!

My little superhero, Cameron. He cut these glasses out himself! He's so creative. I love the

little bugger!!

As I was soaking in the tub the other morning, I glanced up and saw these little treasures stuck in the votives hanging on our bathroom wall. Their toys turn up in the most interesting places!

Which leads me to this picture. As we were climbing into bed that very night Jason turned down the covers to find a few of Pierce's toys he must have been hiding. We just grinned at each other and said how we love our little boys . In the words of one of Kenny Chesnea's songs, that's " The good stuff". Stuff we'll miss sooo much years from now. I love my kids!:)

2009-02-03T19:05:00.000-08:00

Me and the man at Bellagio out with friends last weekend.

Jason and his peeps, Paul and Brett. I think they have a little BROmance goin on!

Me and Kim on the plane on our way to Los Angeles this past weekend. What fun!

The whole reason I went. To listen to the waves on the beach! Aaah!!

2008-12-23T21:30:00.000-08:00

This is our shy shepard, Pierce who did a great job as we did our nativity scene at Aunt Erin's tonight!

2008-12-22T15:43:00.000-08:00

Cameron at Jason's work party. I think he got what he asked Santa for!

You're never too big to sit on Santa's lap, right, Kade!

My Bailey modeling her new coat. What a cutie!

2008-12-15T10:45:00.000-08:00

Yes, that's snow on my lawn here in Las Vegas! It's been coming down nonstop all day! It's beginning to look alot like Christmas!

Me and my sweet Grandma.... I love her so much.

Me, Mama, and Erin in Grandma's room in Arizona. I have the greatest family!

2008-12-08T09:22:00.000-08:00

Although the funeral for my older sisters' dad was a sad occasion to gather for, it still gave me a chance to go and show support for them and my love for their dad, Trent. I have the world's most awesome sisters!

Saturday night in Arizona after a long day we all gathered at my sister, Jona's to visit and listen to my nephew, Collin play the guitar and sing while we all sang along to Elton John, Queen, you name it. It was so much fun! We stayed up til the early hours of the morning!!

This is Collin and a cousin, Ericka Dalton. Ericka is a real angel who spent alot of time with Dana and Callie at the hospital.

This is little miracle girl, Callie who I realize I'm obsessed with OK! We were at my mom's and had the music turned on and Callie was so workin it! She loves to dance. In this picture she was doing that little bum shakin move. It was hilarious! Can you believe this is the little girl they thought wouldn't live to see her 2nd birthday, which by the way is next month! Yay!

Me and Callie at her Grandpa Burke's funeral. They did a surgery to open up her eyelids last week so she's able to see the world without tilting her head back and peeking through her one eye like she did for so long. It's an adjustment as now her eyelids won't close and her parents had a real struggle to get her to sleep with her eyes open. It breaks my heart what this little girl has to go through but she fights her way through it all with remarkable strength. The terrible two's have never looked so good!

2008-12-04T12:39:00.000-08:00

I threatened Jason that if he refused to smile normal for a picture, I'd post whatever smile he gave me. So bamm! Here it is! Welcome to my life!!!

I was looking at this picure in shock at how grown up my little girl is getting. Without my tall shoes, Bailey is as tall as me now! I think she's beautiful inside and out and am proud of what a great girl she is. She's a really fun kid. Always willing to embarrass herself for a laugh!

2008-12-02T09:25:00.000-08:00

This is me and my cuz, Jarrett. This is how pictures turn out when there's an 8 year old behind the camera. Thanks Megan!! Love you!

My sister Jeni's husband, Jeremi and their cute little boy, Jace. We loved seeing them!

2008-12-02T09:05:00.000-08:00

Jarrett throwing our kids violently onto that tiny trampoline pad at Nana's. They loved every minute of it!

Feeding frenzy at Thanksgiving!! Actually there was plenty of yummy food to go around. We had so much fun with our family! That's Adam, Burke, Aunt Dana, Bailey, and Elsie.

We got an awesome surprise when we looked out the window of our room in Pinetop Thanksgiving morning. It was beautiful! Our kids played in the snow all morning. They had a great time! This is my Cameron.

Big brother Kade helping Pierce make a snowball. That's Pierce's first time seeing snow as it's falling.

Faun and her little superstar, Callie. Her Aunt Erin and I agree. She is one special little person. She is doing so great. She amazes us!! This is us at a late night visit at Aunt Jona's. Did I already mention how much I love my family!!!

2008-11-18T11:18:00.000-08:00

Cameron loved his bubble beard. He said he thinks he looks like Grandpa Doug! Some long, gray,wavy, hair mixed in on the top and you couldn't tell them apart, right!!

2008-11-17T15:57:00.000-08:00

Our family last Saturday at the park next to our house. Family pictures are a nightmare, aren't they! Thanks Megan for being our free photographer! Can you tell how into it Jason was? Not!!

2008-11-12T09:26:00.000-08:00

I wanted to show the awesome view we get from our house up on the edge of Vegas. The picture doesn't do it jusice, but we have a clear view of the entire city at night. We were able to see fireworks going off at casinos all over the city from our house back on the 4th of July!

2008-11-10T18:00:00.000-08:00

Yay! Finally time to go home! That's right! Callie is out of the hospital!

Lisa and Callie at the benefit yard sale put on by Callie's awesome cousins Lisa and Brittany. Lisa totally earned that kiss!

Sweet little Callie and Aunt Faun at the yard sale. She was a real celebrity that day! We were so happy she made an appearance! We love our kissin Callie!

Dana,Callie,cousin Brittany and yes,that's a real baby Callie is grinnin at!!!

2008-11-02T11:08:00.000-08:00

Kade broke his arm rollerblading two weeks ago and reminded me to put it on our blog now that our computer is working again! We are getting to know the nurses at the quick care too well! He's excited it will be off in time to go to Nana and Grandpa Dee's for Thanksgiving, though.

2008-11-01T17:00:00.000-07:00

We had lots of fun at Halloween this year! We carved pumpkins with family and went trick or treating. We had a Hillbilly, Darth Vader, Thomas the Train, and a crazy 14 year old girl ! They had a great time. We love our kids. They're so much fun!

2008-11-01T16:55:00.000-07:00

2008-09-29T17:09:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago while Jason was at a scout overnighter
with Kade, and Bailey was spending the night at a friend's house, I had a surprise visit from two little boys who both informed me they were....DIAPER MAN!! I hope I'm lucky enough to see those diapered heroes again!!!

2008-09-29T16:52:00.000-07:00

This is my sweet little niece, Callie. I was able to spend some more time with her and my sister and my brother-in-law, Jeff this past weekend. She is so amazing! It's miraculous how different she looks now than the day of the accident 3 weeks ago. I told Dana that Callie was sent to us to show us what tough looks like! My mom said I was going to outer darkness for going to the hospital on my way out of town instead of church yesterday. (I think she's kidding?!) But Dana was so right when she said being with Callie IS a spiritual experience. The spirit is so strong in her room. I'm sure it's thanks to her and her parents who's faith and strength truly inspire me. I told Callie when she decides she's ready to wake up we are SO coming back to Arizona to see her and celebrate!!

2008-09-02T13:58:00.000-07:00

2008-08-26T19:20:00.000-07:00

Well, we survived the first day of school! It was a crazy day, but Bay loved her 1st day of high school, Kade loved his 1st day of middle school, and Cam said his teacher was "Super, dooper nice". And the last picture describes how Pierce felt at the end of a day spent mostly in our van going back and forth to the kids schools! And as you can see as evidence on his face, there was chocolate used to sweeten the time spent in the car! But the kids are happy and thats all that matters to me! That's my newest great niece, Irie. She is so cute and tiny! Because Collin and Jen live across the street, Bonnie brings the baby over to my house so I can love on her every couple of days! I love my neighbors!

2008-08-21T18:28:00.000-07:00

I just came across a quote that hits so close to home I had to share it! And for anyone who knows my boys, it's totally fitting!

"Boys are God's way of letting you know your house is too clean"

2008-08-11T21:00:00.000-07:00

This was our trip to visit our favorite cousins in Queen Creek! We had such a great time and our kids love playing together. Jarrett and Lisa's girls even got Cameron and Pierce playing Polly Pockets with them. We had to leave before the boys started liking it too much!!

2008-08-11T20:40:00.000-07:00

2008-08-06T17:28:00.000-07:00

And I don't know how to rotate so turn your head sideways and you'll see Jason and his offspring at the Phoenix zoo looking at the giraffes!!
Pierce is a Daddy's boy all the way. This was our trip to the Phoenix zoo in March.
Bailey, Kade, And Pierce at the train park. Cam wanted to ride in the cage car that time.. I think he felt at home there!
Faun ,Moma, and Grandma Mac at her birthday bash in March. We had a blast!
Faun and Pierce at our joint birthday party. This year on April 26th Pierce turned three and I turned, well let's just say twelve times his age!!! That sounds really bad huh! His awesome Aunt CheyAnne made him a Thomas the train cake which he loved and I had my favorite DQ cake!!

2008-08-06T17:25:00.000-07:00

Me and the kids at the train park in Scottsdale. Pierce is crazy about trains and had a blast there back in March.

2008-08-06T17:21:00.000-07:00

We got to take a ride in a trailor pulled by horses at Grandma's party and loved to visit with our cousins!

2008-08-06T16:50:00.000-07:00

Cam on the carousel in Scottsdale. He had so much fun!

2008-08-06T16:40:00.000-07:00

Bailey and her cousin Madison have really blossomed into such lovely young ladies. Don't you agree???

2008-01-01T15:16:00.000-08:00

This is mine and Erin's sister,Vicki and her husband,John. They came to visit from Hawaii!

This is evidence I'm holding against Cameron to show him how delightful he was at times!Bailey,Kade,Cameron,and Pierce as Dad makes them laugh for pictures last month.
Pierce and his cousin and partner in crime,Rhett decided to hop in Cam's leftover bath water!

Kade-Vader!!!!!This is my brave little Pierce In September showing off his skills in Grandpa's pool!What a hottie!
Jason and his Uncle Jerry and bro's Rick,Andy,and Kris. The proud Daddy is expecting any day now!! Is Kris feeling the baby kick???
In September Cameron was his Uncle Kris'ring bearer. He looked so handsome in his suit!
I'm seeing a pattern here,are you? Someone is really fixated with his belly!!!! Can he just be normal for one picture?Nooooo!!!

2007-11-15T19:17:00.000-08:00

This is my little Pierce on a roadtrip to Nana's! Kade loves his cousins!
This is Pierce and his Aunt/cousin Megan!
This is Pierce playing at Nana's.He loves it there!
Futuristic Pierce.......

Daddy and Pierce at our cabin at Nana's

Me and Bay last year at her 12th birthday

Our family vacation to Yellowstone

2007-11-01T10:43:00.000-07:00

This is Bailey, Kade ,Cameron,and Pierce at Yellowstone this past summer.We were looking at ducks!

This is Jason and the kids at one of the beautiful waterfalls. Good thing no one fell over the side!