Christmas at Grandpa and Grandmas

I must say that we were all absolutely spoiled this year from my parents. They did a great job of surprising us all. It was wonderful spending the holidays with family and enjoying every ones company surrounded by beautiful decorations and snow falling outside the windows. Thank you so much Mom and Dad for all that you do for us all! We love you! Grandpa and Grandma Nelson

Crazy Cousins Josh, Meg and Aimee

Goofy Uncle J

Wow, A tool bench!

Aunt Shell finally got her Purple Ipod

Making "Our Perfect Tree" Pretty

We all had fun decorating our tree. Mommy put on the lights and Tyler put on the ornaments, even the high ones. He was very proud of himself and I wanted a picture of him and his hard work. Well, it took quite a few poses to get a handsome one but I think that they are all cute!

He worked very hard to get them in just the right spot.

Ty's ornament this year was Captain Hook (imagine that).

I think he liked it!

And yes it got center stage on the tree!

The Perfect Tree!

Once upon a time there was a Daddy, Mommy and little boy that wanted to find the "Perfect Christmas Tree" for their home! So on the last sunny day of the year Daddy took a long lunch from work and they headed up to the tree farm. Here they found many, many, many trees that were nice but they had to find the "Perfect" one. After tromping through the muddy hillside for close to an hour they were a little discouraged. Daddy and Tyler had found many that would due but Mommy was holding out for that "Perfect Tree". It just had to be out there! With one last desperate look through the maze of evergreens Tyler spotted one that just might work. They circled that tree with hope in our eyes. Please Lord let this be the one! To Mommy's dismay it had a large hole on one side that made her frown. As Tyler looked up at his Mommy he saw her frown and said "It's OK Mommy, we can make it "Our Perfect Tree" by making it pretty with lights at home. Can we PLEASE cut this one down?" Mommy couldn't say no any more and Daddy and Tyler, with their big muscles, cut down

"Their Perfect Tree"

The End

A Pirate Birthday

My Big Boy 4 Year Old!

I can not believe that my son is already 4. Time goes by so fast. And he is so BIG now. We had to continue with the pirate theme since that is all Tyler can talk about the last few months. He wanted to have his party at the preschool which made it really easy on me. They played a bunch and made their own pirate hats.

A pirate birthday is not complete without a pirate cake!

Spoon swards, unguard!

Molly like the cake I think.

The best part of a party.......PRESENTS!!!

Aunt Shell made a treasure hunt game for the kids. The older ones helped the younger navigate their treasure map through the uncharted territories of the land of Berry Bright to find their treasure.

Oh man, I think I'm lost!

Wow, my very own treasure box. Thank you everyone for all of your special presents and for celebrating my 4th birthday!

Trick or Treat Berry Bright Style

Our little pirate got to take his costume on a test run at his preschool Halloween party. They got to go on a pumpkin hunt, play fun games and of course have a very yummy, sugary treat before heading home.

Fishing for the big one

Pumpkin bowling

This is what we call a play by play on how to frost and devourer a cupcake.

Ty and his classmates had loads of fun!

Birthday Treat Suprise

On Ty's birthday Daddy brought him home a special treat from his work that made his day. Believe it or not this is a maple bar!

With a pirate theme picked out for his party this was pretty cool. It's kind of hard to see because Ty turned it upside down in the box before he got it home and damaged it, but his face is on top of a pirates body on the picture in the middle. Now that's what I call a maple bar! Way to go Dad!!!!

Fun Times With the "Grands"

Tyler and I took his Grandpa and Grandma and his Great-Grandpa and Grandma to the Zoo on a chilly Saturday afternoon before Halloween. The animals were very active and alert. It was a lot of fun watching Ty take his Grandparents on a "Tyler's Tour" around his zoo. I think we got to see pretty much everything in one quick whirlwind. "OOO, Grandpa look here! Grandma, Grandma you gotta come see this. " I pray that they had as much fun!

Great Grandma Nelson

This poor polar bear wasn't having too much fun. It's an awfully cute picture though!

We fought through the crowds and god a glimpse at the new baby elephant. At first I thought that the medium sized one was the baby until it actually walked around the corner. Silly Me! It is amazing how small they start out. Cute isn't he?

The end of one of many days at the zoo!