Happy Birthday Lil

You are the best little girl anyone can ask for! You are such a help to me in everyday! I miss you so much, now that you go to all day kindergarden! You are beautiful in every way! I love you.
 

Lil and her friends 

 

 

 

 

If you would like to stop growing for a couple years..... Im ok with that! :)

Before we left...

I have to catch up on some of my post, before I start posting from Cape Coral. This was such a fun day...
just hanging with family!!
Miss those boogers!
 

 

Best buddies!!

 

 

 

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!