Holly's Baptism

Shawn and Holly


The Nelson Crew

It was a great day!! Holly was so excited all day and had to wait until 3 pm for the big event. We had a super busy day getting everything ready including Noelle's soccer game. My Mom and Dad were in for the big day. We couldn't have pulled this day off without them.
Holly was the only one from our ward (congregation) that was being baptized. Between family and friends we filled the room. It was great to see all the support for Holly. Everything went great. We did miss Doug and Mardene, but know that they were there in spirit. We are so proud of you Holly!!!

Lagoon and Cat Town

The gang

Cat Town

Camille!

Our Christmas Picture


Since school is right around the corner, we packed up and spent the day at Lagoon!! Our good friends and neighbors, the Wittusens, came with us for a fun (and food) filled day.
Since our kids are the same sizes it was nice to be able to divide and conquer and not wait around. We did stay together at first because there are a few rides that everyone can do. Noelle kept asking when she could go on the smaller rides and I told her we would get to kiddieland in a little bit. From that moment on Noelle would ask when we were going to "cat town." It took me a little bit to really hear what she was saying.
Our big excitement for the day was poor Camille getting her head stuck in the fence. She was only stuck for about 5 minutes, but it was long enough for Camille. A little sunscreen and she slid right out.
We decided it would be fun to take an "old time" photo. Dane wasn't feeling the love and decided to opt out. But Camille, Noelle and Holly were all excited to dress up. As soon as Camille was dressed she was looking for a gun and kept asking for a weapon until she got one. The picture turned out great and Dane wants in next year.
We had a great time and stayed until closing time. All the kids were great, as were the churros and ice cream, icees.....Farewell until next year Lagoon and Cat town!

Welcome Elizabeth!!!

We would just like to welcome Elizabeth Cole to the family! Holly just got her today for her birthday. She is currently dressed in her summer outfit. Holly really likes her because she thinks her clothes are so pretty. Holly said if she had to live in colonial times she would like to wear Elizabeth's clothes.

Happy Birthday Holly!!!

Holly is 8 today!! Wow!!! As cliche as it may sound, where did time go? She is having a party later this month and we will go see Kit Kitteredge: An American Girl. She now loves to ride her new bike (she is riding as I type) and was thrilled when she opened Elizabeth, her new American Girl. We love you Holly!! Happy Birthday!!!

So close!!!!!

Here are some pictures of our yard. Since we had the yard "redone" (due to a flood and a sinking foundation) a few years ago, we have lacked plants. We made up for that this year and planted around 40-45 plants! We just have to dig the garden boxes and we will be done until the fall when we are going to get some more trees. Shawn is tired of digging and I personally HATE sprinklers (too many trips to Lowes and getting the wrong things). We just have to find a good evening to dig the garden boxes and a little motivation!
The tree in the last picture is from our neighbors in honor of Shawn's parents. We have such great neighbors!!

And your gnome is?

So, on the way home from lunch with my friends (see previous post), the girls were not too happy that they had to go. And since we were driving right past, we stopped at the Dinosaur Museum at Thanksgiving Point. It was actually a very productive outing as we found 2 new gnomes in the museum. We are now up to 5 and there are a total of 13. It makes it a little more interesting when you go over and over to the same place. Happy Hunting!

Sin Sister Fun

I was so excited to have lunch the other day with some of the "Sin Sisters." We don't get together as often as we would like, but when we do it is just the same as always. Shauna was in town and we had lunch at Finn's Cafe in Sugarhouse. It was fun to sit and chat and of course, eat. What else would Sin Sisters do? Here is to many more long chats, fondue and waffles and of course some pate!!