Raise Your Hand...

......If you've seen this movie.

Todd and I watched it last weekend (thanks to a recommendation from Jen and Lis) and I loved it. Todd is very patient about watching girl movies and this one was actually enjoyable for him because it addresses issues other than the just romantic plot (and a great plot it is.) If you are at all interested in the Jane Austen genre, you better watch this, and then call me because I have to tell you what I love about the kiss at the end.

AND CONGRATULATIONS!!!! to cute Jeff (Todd's wittle bwuther) and Rachel who got engaged last weekend. Heaven knows that one Rachel Nelson is definitely not enough so I'm so relieved that "R2" will be added to the family in December.

PS I can't find the charger for our camera so the real Nelson update will have to wait for a couple more days. But rest assured that it will be well worth the wait.

New Outfit from Aunt Tawnya

I'm so glad my sweet friend Tawnya only has little boys because she got the itch to make this outfit, and Audrey was the beneficiary. Thanks, T! That's some serious creative talent!

LOVING Summer

We just got back from visiting our families ...now the withdrawal is setting in, so I thought posting some pictures might help ease the pain (sniffle). Prepare yourself for plenty of pictures!

First stop:

This is the annual Nelson family summer trip, and we are LOVING it. It's in the Sawtooths in Idaho, and, as you can see, the scenery is incredible.

For anyone who knew our baby in her first 5 months: aren't those thighs impressive?!?

We spent lots of time playing on the beach.

One night we had an "Uncle Dan Unplugged" concert in the cabin:

Cute, pregnant Erin who had her baby THREE days after FLYING home...now that's a woman!

Audrey loving Aunt Lulu...

Todd loving the lake...(apparently this is his "bad side" for skiing...you should have seen my skiing attempts....I'll show you a "bad side").

No Redfish trip would be complete without some death-defying jumps off the jumping rock!
Dinners at the beach. Notice Tait and Tommy in diapers...within minutes they were completely naked for the duration of dinner.

Thanks to this guy (and his lovely wife) for another great year at Redfish!

Next Stop (minus Dr. Nelson who had to come back to work): The Uintas with the Christensen Family.

(Since Todd was gone, the # of pics I could take significantly decreased....don't worry, Mom, I still love our family.)

We spent one beautiful day at Trial Lake....we fished, swam, and canoed.

Steph and Julie.

Audrey and Jaynie.

The water in this river was FREEZING...my feet hurt from standing in it, but if I took Audrey away from it she was mad...

How did the Christensens get so many girls? Here they all are on the 6 wheeler: Becca, Emily Hailey (top row) and Ellie, Audrey, Jayne, Brooklyn, and Ashley. No lack of personality in this group!

I'll add more pictures later ( I know you're dying for more), when the computer will cooperate. But these were two GREAT family trips! We couldn't ask for better families!