Fashion Family

This is a record....3 posts in one day! This morning we all drove Todd to the hospital, and as we were headed out the door, Todd said, "Come on, Fashion Family." Only then did I notice how awesome the kids and I looked. I thought I'd post a pic of us so you can see how stylish we've become. I guess this pic is too far away to do us justice...Audrey and I both had on fancy, shiny shoes that really rounded out our outfits.

Nelson Girls NYC Trip

Todd's parents are mission presidents in NY, so most of the Nelson girls (and Jeff because he and Rachel live in New Jersey) met up for a weekend trip last month. A girl couldn't be blessed with more incredible in-laws than I am. Seriously. I love those guys.

We basically ate our way through the weekend - it was so great. True Nelson meal time is trough style...with everyone hovering around the food and fending for themselves.
Here we are inhaling doughnuts while we shopped in Chinatown. We honestly ate 2 dozen doughnuts in 67 seconds.

Here we are, at a late hour, eating cupcakes/pudding from Magnolia Bakery and leftover Italian food in the pitch black in a little park in the West Village. Mediterranean take-out at the mission home....I'm telling you, we ate A LOT.
One of the two times we ate like civilized ladies... Shopping with the President in Chinatown.

Drew came with me and he was an angel...not a word of complaint the whole weekend.
Riding the Subway with Aunt Lulu.
Giving Grandma a little love.
Kristen brought her baby Nels too and these two little guys just rode around in the stroller wearing their bear suits and, seriously, they were perfectly content (though they may not look thrilled here.)
Rick and Chris took us to see "South Pacific" at the Lincoln Center. I love going to plays.

It was SO much fun to hang out and spend time with these people that I adore. Thanks for the fun weekend, Nelsons! I look forward to many similar trips to the Big Apple in the next 3 years...

Halloween and Thanksgiving

Obviously, I'm way behind, but here's a little catch up post from Halloween and Thanksgiving. Halloween was so much fun this year...I think it's because we have a trick-or-treater now so the thrill of the candy hunt is back. I definitely had just as much (if not more) fun trick-or-treating as Audrey did. She was so cute though...she said "trick-or-treat" at every door. So cute.

The bumble bee and the tough ninja

This costume cracked us up...little chubby ninja.
The stinger...We trick-or-treated with the Jacksons. Audrey was in heaven - she adores Grace and Vivian.

The cute dad w/ the ninja in the Bjorn - all serious ninjas have a Bjorn.
We spent Thanksgiving at our house with the 4 of us....our first Thanksgiving with just our family and it was great! Although, it was my first attempt at solo T-giving dinner prep and I struggled...the turkey was undercooked, the rolls were completely flat, the stuffing was dry. The company was fantastic. And we didn't do the dishes until Saturday.

The fellas carving the bird.Yes, this is our living room. And yes, the walls are completely bare. I can't commit to wall decorations....someone please help me. The day after Thanksgiving we went to a Christmas tree farm in a neighboring town and cut down a tree. It was frrrrrreezing! However, the smell of the tree in our house makes up for the frostbite on our digits.
Then we came home and Todd, the pro tree lighter, lit up the tree and Audrey.

And Drew is still cute and chunky (he weighs much more than Audrey did at a year old).

Technological Meltdown and Some Cute Couples

Oh man. This past month I washed Todd's pants and his cell phone was in the pocket....and then within the hour my cell phone gave up the ghost. So, we were phoneless. Within the next couple days, our computer had a meltdown and our internet went out. We now have internet and new cell phones, but I feel like I haven't yet been able to climb out of the hole that was dug during the great meltdown. Our house is a HUGE mess, I have lagged in my communication with beloved friends and zero percent of our Christmas shopping has been accomplished.

Despite this craziness, we have two really happy events happening soon.

First, these cuties (Todd's brother Scotty and his fiance Mandy) are getting married on Dec. 19th. The last of the single Nelsons...sorry ladies.

And second, these cuties (my brother Micah and his lady Rachel-who happens to be Todd's cousin) just announced that they are getting married Dec. 29th!! Yay! The last of the single Christensens...another apology to the ladies.

As soon as I get my cameras, software, hardware, and wits pulled together, I will post pics of Halloween, Thanksgiving, the Nelson girls NYC trip, and our baby Audrey's 2nd birthday.

Oh, and one more thing:
WAHOO Cougars - We love when those guys win!