Looks like we made it...

 Well... we made it. 3,254 miles and we arrived in Cape Coral Fl. We are still adjusting to the drastic weather change, but the kids are loving the constant outside activities! Brad found us a beautiful home, in a great neighborhood. He met all my requirements bu t 1.... we are still 3 hours from Disney world.
Brad is working at a High school as a long term sub, until next year when he will teach high school Spanish!
He also the pitching coach which he loves!
We all miss are family and friends and hope for visitors in the near future!
More pictures to come!

ONE is Delicious!

I can still remember feeling this little bean moving around inside me not too long ago. It's amazing that it has been a year already .Graham is my only baby that wanted to eat or even touch his cake!! Which actually is supprising because despite those fat rolls Graham has ONE source of nutrition... ME! Thats right, no solids!! Not only is this exhausting... but not very healthy for Graham. Im hoping to find a solution to his eating problem soon!

Graham is such a special boy! We all love him so much! 

At one years old he is...

-STILL nursing

-walking about 10 steps (uses crawling for his main transportation)

-has a curly mullet

-WORDS: Hi, Mom, Dad, night night, bye, ball, dog, what's that, 

(and kid you not the kid says) I love you!

-he loves stuffed animals, and anything shaped like a ball

-LOVES the slide

-Gives TONS of kisses... he doesnt stop!

-dances to music

- crawls up stairs, is getting the hang of going down

- greyish blue eyes, 23 lbs

-HATES shoes... kicks and cries til they fall off

(people give me bad looks)

-loves water!

I could go on and on...he is such a fun blessing in our lives. I can't wait to see what he will experience in this next year of his life! I love you baby boy!

A day OUT! -

It seems to me ever since we moved to Washington we have been SICK! Yay for a day that we could go  out and have some fun together. Please disregard my children's hair! ha ha I guess I was so excited to go somewhere, that I forgot to make it look like my children weren't homeless!
 

In front of the space needle.... couldn't quite fit them all in (chose children over actual space needle :)!
 

The Science Museum! Tons of fun for the kids!
 

I wanted one of these mole rats... gross, i know... but I did!
 

Doing puzzles with Dad.

 

 

Reading. Such a good big sister!

I told Brad if he doesn't take normal pictures... I would start posting them!! Me -1 Brad-0
 

They have a butterfly exhibit that was so cool! Lil could have spent all day in there. I couldn't... it was a good humid.... 90 degrees!


Well lets hope for more healthy days in the future. Lily woke up today with a fever... so I'm sure after it runs its course through our entire family.... we will find something else to catch!
-Love Me! Brittney

We Are Alive!

Well, I managed to do it. To turn into one of "those blogs" that sits on the side of your blog feed, but is never updated... yup that's me! Between being a mom and working 2 jobs, blogging seems to take the back seat! BUT... we are alive. I'm going to try hard and be a better at updating!

We are all doing well. Brad is doing well at work, and in January is starting to run Baseball camps here in Washington. I am busy being mom, and working nights cleaning a fitness club here in town. My photography is finally heating up! If you want to see some of my work go here, www.facebook.com/myeverafterphoto

Lily is loving kindergarten. She is growing so big and is such a great help to her busy mama.

Owen is... Owen. There is no way else to explain him but that. I love the boy, but he sure makes me work for my title as Mom. Graham, he is my happiest baby ever. Loves everyone! I'm sure Owen will have him wrestling in no time!

I hope to not have to have another update post like this, but to be constantly posting of fun things we do each month. Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Mega Post

Well life is been crazy! Updating once a month about Graham has been my last few posts! So here is a MEGA post about ALL my equally adorable babies!

First Owens Birthday!! I can't believe he's 3.... and when I say that, I mean, I feel like he was 2 FOREVER!! Owen is so fun. He will make you laugh half the time, and make you go crazy the rest! He loves Spiderman, Hulk, Pirates, Trains, wrestling, swimming, and peanut butter and honey sandwiches! (he must get that from me)

He is a great big brother, and a terror of a little brother. He will do anything in his power to make Lily scream. Then the next moment hug her, or give her one of his toys! Owen is active from 6 am to 8 pm. I will never have to buy a gym membership, just chase him around! He is SO smart, and loves to play with the older cousins! You are my sunshine O! I love you!

Graham is getting big! Well.... lets be honest here... the kid is massive. What I mean by big, is fun!! here are some pictures of the kids playing with him! He will make a great little brother to Owen.... He LOVES to wrestle!

He has also developed a few tricks!

 "I CAN do this Lil....let go!"

 "Concentrate..."

"DO YOU SEE THIS!!! I hope your catching this right now!"

"That's right.... I'm big"   (Smolder)

Washington has been fun! I like living near family, I like my house, Brad likes his job, there is lots to do.... but I miss my friends from Logan! I love all of you so much, and think about you often! I know I will make new friends here, and have already started building some good friendships... but know I miss you!

Last but not least

I started a Facebook page for my photography! You don't even have to be a facebook member to look at it! So come, look, like!

www.facebook.com/myeverafterphoto

4 Months!

Oh how I love you. All 18 lbs and 25 in of you!

Grahams Blessing

 Sunday was a great day for the Nelson Family! Brad was able to bless Graham this week! It was such a beautiful blessing. You could feel the love that our Heavenly Father has through the words that were said. Graham you are such a special little boy. Your Heavenly Father loves you so much!

Ps... I do too!

 I was pretty bummed when Owen was a baby and I didnt get one picture of him in his blessing outfit. (He puked and pooped at the same time). This was NOT going to happen to me again! So I took these a couple days before the blessing! I will have to post the other ones later of Owen sticking his tongue out and going crazy!

 These are outside the church building after the blessing. Brads 2 brothers and some of there family were able to come.

 All these pictures outside got way too over exposed so I changed it to a warmer tint..... Graham looks like a ghost!

 After we had a fun lunch and all got to spend some time together!

 Pure awesomeness!

Barb, Lisa, Jodi, and Me! We missed Jen and Jill... wish you two were there!

Things are changing

Well I have been a slacker when it comes to blogging... but for good reason. WE'VE MOVED! These past few months have been crazy! Brad Graduated and left off to his new job in Washington at the end of April. Yup that's right School.Is.Over!! We were so blessed to have him find a job before he graduated, and Brad is doing really well. We are so proud of him!

The kids and I met back up with him the last week in May, and have been adjusting really well. Our house is great and in walking distance to lots of fun activities for the kids and It doesn't hurt that we live close to Brads family either.... since we kinda like them ;) 

The kids showing off their new house. (Thanks Jodi for my wreath!)

Brad took me on a hot date for some seafood he had been promising me. It was a little chilly that day, but beautiful! 

We got a membership to the Children's Museum 

 We walk to the beach by our house on the warm days and swim... even if we don't bring our swimsuits...we swim haha.  NOTE: Bring swimsuits!

Our whole backyard is FULL of berries. Strawberries, blackberries, salmon berries!

The back of our yard is lined in salmon berries and blackberries... YUM

Our living room

The rest of the house still has a lot of boxes... so this is all you get for now ;)

 We do miss all our friends and family in Utah, 

but are excited for this new adventure in our life. 

3 months!!

Graham is full of smiles!! I have never had a ticklish baby... but he sure is. He has a few tickle spots, where if you hit them just right he lets out some great giggles! At 2 months He weighed 15 pounds so I can only imagine how much he weighs now.  He sleeps from 9-5, feeds and then sleeps till about 9.... which I am not complaining about. He loves baths and would stay completely content and happy if someone would just talk to him all day!

 Love me some piggies

He hates to be on his belly so Im sure rolling over is going to be a while away.
Graham is such a special part  of our family and we are so lucky to have him.

I love you baby boy! 

I'm 26!

If you would have asked me at 16, where I would be at 26 I probably would have said Broadway haha. 

Never in a million years would I have thought I would be married with 3 beautiful children.

Brads been gone for almost 2 weeks now and we have 3 more to go before we join him in Washington.

This means LOTS of mommy time!!

I love being a mom (though Challenging) I wouldn't trade it for broadway.

I had a great birthday, chasing my kids around at the park, and going to a movie with friends.

I can't believe he's 2 months already...

My terror... Love him though

And lily, the loving big sister. She is tuff too. She has been through a lot lately and is still full of giggles!

I had to add in this picture.... this is a house across from the park..... really??