Sundays

Until recently on any given Sunday you would find the Nelsons settled in front of the fireplace watching a movie together roasting marshmallows or eating popcorn. It became our Sunday tradition while we were here in Omaha. Our home in Arizona had a gas fireplace, but I LOVE wood-burning! It was one of the positive things amongst the gloom of a never ending winter! Smore time Many times the sofa bed would stay out all weekend. The kids would all crash on it. Last Sunday was General Conference weekend. Talk about Lazy, I don't think we moved much all of Sunday, but how often do you get to do that...at least when you're not sick. It was a great weekend. Except that Boris was not moving off the comfy chair for anyone.

Priorities, Priorities

She fell asleep with her two most cherished possessions, her baby, and her favorite animal print cardigan :)

Easter

Another Easter has come and gone and we kept to ourselves this year. We had a family egg hunt and just hung around the house. Dyeing our eggs. Avie was confused by this term, our eggs are going to be dyed? Her and Rayce play bad guys a lot and the bad guy always dies...not dye. She's so funny! Spring is springing here in Omaha...finally! Our first winter back to winters and it has been long. We're so excited for warmer days and cool nights. The farmer's market starts in about a month, and we're mentally prepping for an overseas move! So much going on right now, the kids are anxiously awaiting the end of the school year and we've started soccer and volleyball. We love spring time! Happy Easter!

Taylor

I had been casually looking for Taylor Swift concert tickets, but the problem was I didn't want to pay a fortune to go, the bigger problem was, it was a small fortune to go...even the nose-bleed section. About a week and a half out a friend of mine texts to say her husband had found seats all together for a not-too-terrible price. So we went and had a fabulous girls night out with Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran. I'm not a big Taylor Swift fan, but Danielle left me deaf by the end of the night with an enormous amount of high-shrill screaming.

Our Naughty Dog

What would we do without him?

And So It Begins...

Can an old dog learn a new language? We'll see :)

4

Avie Jo turned 4 the day after we got back from Disneyland. Is she really 4 already? Even though she has the sass of a teenager it doesn't seem like she should be 4 yet! When asked what she wanted for dinner the night of her birthday she quickly replied Chick-fil-a nuggets. So Dan picked up some nuggets on the way home and it was a living room picnic. Then came the birthday cake made by Danielle. At 4 years old this girl loves to dress up, she must be in charge...of all of us! Her voice is heard throughout our house, she makes sure she's heard. She has a tough but tender spirit. She is a natural nurturer, she loves hanging with the big kids. She is beautiful, she is so, so smart, she is our little AJ.