tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71310801277611340382024-03-14T09:36:30.431-07:00Kaleigh's Country LifeKaleigh and Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587045471286310093noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131080127761134038.post-15103631869854848872013-07-16T09:07:00.000-07:002013-07-16T12:08:14.459-07:00Catching up!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We've had a busy year this year! It's been a lot of fun. </div>
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Christmas tired us all out, including grandpa Bennett and Connor. I love this picture.</div>
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Brody helped me with our annual Christmas puzzle this year! </div>
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In February, Brody had surgery on his herniated belly button. He was one brave boy!</div>
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It is sure nice to have Grandma Bennett working at the hospital! She came up to the Children's wing to visit Brody as he waited to be discharged.</div>
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Brody's getting pretty smart! He figured out that Grandpa Bennett's name (Rod) is part of his name! I'd never noticed that before.</div>
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He's such a goof!</div>
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Post-surgery belly button!! (The swelling's gone down even more now, so he's got a nice little inny. </div>
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We went to a LOT of basketball games this Spring. We were so excited to see that Brett's team that Kylie's on won provincials. Stirling sr. boys also did very well. </div>
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Brody had lots of fun playing with his cousins this year. They are all good friends. We did a silly photo shoot one day, and had some fun with these crazy boys.</div>
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Last April, Mom and Dad, Kim's family and our family went to Phoenix for a trip. It was SO much fun. I would love to go back again. The place we stayed at was amazing too. </div>
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Even in Phoenix, Connor didn't take long to find his two favorite things in the world... balls and balloons.</div>
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We were able to go to the Arizona museum of Natural History. Kevin was so excited that he got to pan for gold... Living the dream! I'm sure that he had more fun than the kids with this! (Mark looks like he's enjoying himself too!</div>
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Brody ended up being scared of most of the dinosaurs and other attractions at the museum. </div>
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We were also lucky to be able to go there during the Mesa Temple Pageant. We left Connor at home, but Brody stayed up late for the performance. It was spectacular! He got to pose with some of the performers after it was over.</div>
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Grandma Bennett planted jelly beans in the yard one morning, and the boys were so excited to see that the magic jelly beans grew into Easter suckers later that afternoon!</div>
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Brody swam so much while we were there that he finally even got brave enough to jump off of the diving board (Thanks for the goggles Kim!)</div>
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The boys got to spend some quality time with Grandpa while we were there too!</div>
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The Easter Bunny left some early treats for the kids at the local park. Some of the other kids that were visiting the park at the same time got excited and joined us on the hunt! </div>
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Kim came down after our trip too, and was able to see my new house. Blake and Connor had a sing-along at the piano.</div>
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Easter morning, the Easter Bunny gave the boys some bubbles, and a few candies! They were so excited!</div>
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We went to color Easter Eggs as well, and had our traditional Easter Egg throw out behind our old house.</div>
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Grandma Nelson had an Easter Egg Hunt at her house that all the grandkids got to participate in. Each Easter egg held a bit of money. Some eggs had up to $5 in, and some had only a few pennies. Brody had the time of his life with this one! He was so excited to put his money in his piggy bank. Connor got one egg, and was happy with his one. He did NOT want to sit for a picture.</div>
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My dad turned 60 this year, so we had a big party for him at the institute building. He got some great presents, including his dad's old cane, as part of the celebration. We were able to visit with many of the Bennett extended family that were able to visit as well.</div>
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This year Grant, a long time Lion's Club member, was recognized in this region for his contributions to the Lion's club over the years. He was very proud to have most of his sons there as newer Lion's club members. Jack Hicken, Grant's good friend, gave a great summary of the many reasons that Grants was deserving of the award. I'm lucky to have Grant as a role model of service to us and our children.</div>
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We've been doing a lot of bike riding lately, and Kevin fixed up Brody's strider bike to be a bit smaller, so Connor's been able to walk/ride along with Brody on our rides. Brody's legs are a bit too short still on his bigger bike, but I'm hoping to have him riding without training wheels by the end of the fall.</div>
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Spring wouldn't be Spring without a little bit of traditional-style branding.</div>
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The babies enjoyed the view from the sidelines. Here's Connor and his 2 cousins on the Nelson side - Sage, and Breaker.</div>
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Brody got to wrestle one of the calves with Kevin. He loved it until...</div>
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From Easter to the end of July, I was able to teach full-time as a grade 2 teacher at Magrath Elementary School. I had an amazing, bright class! It was a lot of fun, although I missed my boys a lot! I'm going to miss the kids I was able to teach though, and I hope that I see them again in the future.</div>
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Canada Day was a lot of fun, as usual. We hit the Raymond Parade, and the boys got a bunch of candy. This one is just a warm-up for the Stirling Parade next week. We went to the Ridge later in the afternoon, and enjoyed spending time with the MacLenaghan family and others of Kevin's extended family. It was a beautiful day.</div>
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Kevin and I were able to go to Moroni's Quest for the Lethbridge Alberta East Stake as Tribe Leaders. This is my 3rd time attending, and my 2nd time as a tribe leader. It seems like the experience gets better and better every single time that I've gone. I really feel like this one hit home more than the others, and I have been even more excited to teach Brody and Connor the stories of the Book of Mormon since coming home. I know that the Book of Mormon is from God.</div>
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Here is a picture of all of the tribes.</div>
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On our first day, we were 'tempted' by these people. The youth were told to stay on the trail, and avoid temptations. It was interesting to see their reactions as they walked by. Both of my sister-in-laws got to be wicked people tempting the others. They did great!</div>
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Here is an example of a reenactment. This one was the Tree of Life. The youth had an opportunity to hold to the iron rod and walk to the tree.</div>
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Sister Oscarson, the General Young Woman's President, spoke to us. It sprinkled throughout her talk, and as soon as she finished, it poured. </div>
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Here is our wonderful tribe! They were awesome!</div>
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Here is an example of the battle that we got to reenact. Red shields, Nephites, Black shields, Lamanites.</div>
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As we drove back home from Quest, Stirling was covered in hail, that had hit for about 10 minutes, half an hour before we arrived home. Our new house has holes all over in the siding, will need re-roofing, has broken lights, and has dents in some of the other metal railings, etc. Kevin's truck was also hit bad. My garden, which had been looking wonderful, and was soon going to be ready to harvest, was virtually gone. A few things are starting to grow a bit again, but they are severely damaged. I feel bad for families that got hit worse then us. Not much you can do. Overall, I'm just blessed that we did not have to face what people in High River had to. We have been blessed in so many ways, and having something like this happen helps to keep you humble, and recognize what blessings you do have.</div>
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The Nelson Family Ranches got recognized at the Calgary Stampede as an exceptional farm family. We all go to go up to Calgary and get free tickets to the stampede for the day. They spoiled us to a beautiful buffet at an award presentation ceremony, and the kids received bags full of prizes. Afterwards, we headed to the rodeo. Brody says that the best part of the rodeo was the bucking bulls!</div>
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Connor rode a bucking bronco!</div>
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And Brody got to ride a few rides along the way too! This one was his favorite by far. </div>
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Connor and Breaker were holding hands at the rodeo grounds. Best buddies!</div>
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Last Friday Brody finished his very first swimming lessons. He puts his head under the water now, and is on his way to learning how to swim without his water wings. We've been swimming almost every day, and even Connor is doing wonderful. Connor doesn't seem afraid of the water at all. It's been fun to be able to go and have Brody swimming more independently with his water wings this year. It makes a world of difference compared to last year.</div>
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I'm so glad that I am not working full time now, and am able to spend so much time with my boys! (and to have time to blog again!)</div>
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A little munchkin turned one last month at our house!!!!</div>
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See the cupcake...</div>
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Connor's getting around really well now, and has even started picking up on some words! I'm so proud of him. We always hear 'dad', his favorite word, and he can usually say ball and mom, though not as consistently. This week though, he learned to say 'uh-oh', as I guess I must have said it to him a few times when he drops part of his lunch or his bottle on the floor while sitting in his high chair. My other new favorites are his car noises when he drives his toys around, and he loves to 'sing' along with me when there is music on.</div>
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Brody thinks that Connor is pretty great, and I can often find Brody and Connor laughing away in whatever thing they are doing. Nobody gets Connor giggling like Brody. Their favorite game is 'tag', which Connor thinks is hilarious. </div>
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Brody is such a big help for me in taking care of his brother... sometimes a little TOO helpful, but I love to see him caring for his little brother. </div>
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We loved dressing up for Halloween this year! Brody hates pretending to be anything or anyone besides 'Brody', but I convinced him to dress up like a pirate.</div>
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Brody's two Nelson cousins, Kasen and Gunner, came over the week before Halloween for us to babysit. Since I had a ton of pumpkins left from our garden, I let the boys have some fun creating the faces on their pumpkins for me to cut out. Kasen and Brody wanted to make scary faces with their scary pumpkins. They were so excited to put them outside to make Kevin really afraid when he got home.</div>
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Kevin gets the husband of the month award this month. First, he took time off work twice this month to go to Calgary for things he probably would have preferred not to do. Then, he came home with a central vac system (which I really wanted, but figured we would never get in this house), and these roses one day for no reason!! He's already got the central vac up and running with his handy skills, and he built a whole shelving and hook system in our garage last Saturday. It is so nice having such a talented husband around.</div>
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The last exciting news of the month is that I was able to get eye surgery in Calgary last week. It was great! I even had perfect vision without any discomfort by the same evening that the surgery was done. I couldn't be more excited to be glasses free, and I feel so blessed to live in a time when this is possible. It is truly a miracle. I loved this picture that was posted in the front lobby of the eye clinic when you walk in. </div>
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Our Nelson Family summer of 2012 has been so much fun! It is sad to see it slowly coming to a close. As you know, I've neglected the blog over the summer becuase there were always so many other fun things to be doing, but now that routine is setting in, here is my photo dump from June to present.</div>
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Connor at 9 months</div>
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Brody loves to have Gunner come play with him. it sure makes the day pass quickly.</div>
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At the beginning of the summer, we had a huge Nelson-Ostlund Family Reunion. Grant and Connie were even able to leave their mission to return home for a few days in order to be there for it. Each of the families involved were in charge of certain activities. Our family helped to organize the horse riding events. Brody hasn't had much time on a horse, so he was so excited to be able to ride with his cousin, Sadie.</div>
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Kevin's Aunt Rita, who has down syndrome, has not been doing as good lately, and has been staying in the Raymond at an Extended Care facility. She was able to come visit the reunion for a while. Brody loves to make Aunt Rita smile, and although most of us adults can't do it, a lot of the kids seem to get her to light up. She didn't want to let go of Brody's hand once he gave it to her, and Brody thought that was pretty funny.</div>
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We were so excited to have Deanna and Kim both come down to visit with their kids. Kim stayed at my house, and Dee stayed with my parents. To start off our week of fun, we went to waterton with Grandma and Grandpa (minus all our husbands who had to work or were away).</div>
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My family all left after the Settler's Day parade that weekend. It was a lot of fun having them around. Kevin played in the Family Softball Tournament the whole weekend. Brody loved playing catch. Kevin even tried to teach him some batting skills. </div>
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At the end of July, Kevin took a week off to go visit his parents on their mission to Martin's Cove. We went through Yellowstone on our way. It is the first time either of us could remember going there, and we would definitely go back. There was a lot to do and see. Along with natural hot springs and sulfur pools, there were some other crazy things to see. </div>
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We went to the Cody Wyoming "BUFFALO BILL" museum, which is <u>definitely</u> worth seeing, as far as museums go. There was also a church history mural painted in the entrance of one of Cody's church buildings that we were able to see. We also headed to a dinosaur museum - and I already can't remember if it was in Cody or just somewhere south of that, but anyways, it was pretty neat. Brody loved the T-Rex, and the long neck ("Little Foot")</div>
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Kevin, and his new best friend, Brook. She seemed to adore him.</div>
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The next day was our big Martin's Cove day!! </div>
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Martin's Cove is a place where a Mormon Handcart Company, that left too late in the year, ran into extreme winter conditions and lack of provisions. So many of the M.H.C. died before rescue parties were able to reach them through the difficult weather conditions. We were able to take two covered handcarts with us on the hike to Martin's Cove, which was extremely difficult, even in hot weather.</div>
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Here is the boys' handcart!</div>
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Brody and Cambree hitched a ride!</div>
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Connor also hitched a ride!</div>
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AND the girls' handcart. Autumn was a machine!!</div>
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... and this is the young kids for the last mile of the hike back to the visitor's center. </div>
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That night, Connie cooked us an incredible meal, including fresh Connie buns, which I've missed! We all got together in the trailer Kevin and I rented for a family 'fireside'. Connie and Grant told us about their mission, and told us one of the stories of the individuals that part of the M.H.C.. They have to learn these stories to share with groups or individuals who come to see Martin's Cove.</div>
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Grandma Connie just bought some awesome accordians, and so Kevin and her played a duet of "Home on the Range" for us all. I love this picture. </div>
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Since we were so close, we all decided to go travelling a bit more, and went into South Dakota. We were able to go on a tour of a huge cave system (SO cool, but was difficult with my kids along, as you can't do much if they have to pee or are scared of being in the dark). We also saw Mount Rushmore!</div>
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Not far from Mount Rushmore is Rapid City, one of the funnest places we saw on the trip for the kids. You could stay a two weeks there and still be enjoying it with your kids. We went to Reptile Gardens, which was really cool. I could have sworn the trainer was going to get bit by a croc or alligator at least 5 times.</div>
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Brody got to pet a giant turtle!</div>
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Brody and Kevin also got to see the FATTEST gophers I've ever seen up close. This was supposed to give you a sense of what it would be like to be a gopher. Brody just wanted to get them all, like daddy does in the fields.</div>
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There was also a snake show. Brody got to pet this crazy-big snake!</div>
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We drove the entire next day to get home, and we must have had some back-road trail on our GPS, because there was almost nothing to see or do the entire drive until we got to Great Falls. </div>
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...and upon arrival home, we bought a new house!</div>
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Connor helped Daddy put gravel on our new drive-way to our (yay!) attached double garage! </div>
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Brody turned 3 on August 27th!!! He wanted a farm party, so we saddled up the horses and made barn cake! Many of his cousins and a couple of good friends came to celebrate with him!</div>
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What a handsome little man!! I'm so proud of him in so many ways! </div>
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Look! All by himself!</div>
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Here's Connor at 10 month old! </div>
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I went on a Mommy-Daughter date to Mamma Mia in August. I wish I did more stuff like that with my mom. I think that's the first time I've done something with her, without the kids, since having kids. It was a first Professional Musical either of us had been to as well! I loved it, and have a newly strong enjoyment of ABBA songs!</div>
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Brody helped Kevin lots on the combine this fall. We are already finished harvest for this year, which is about a month earlier than normal! It has been a fantastic year for us, and we feel truly blessed. </div>
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Unfortunately, after I left with Connor this day, Brody proceeded to first, poop his pants, and then throw up in the combine... he didn't go on too many more work-trips with Dad after that. </div>
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Here is Connor this week at 11 months! He stands up next to whatever he can find now, and loves playing with Brody now. I don't think he will be walking by his birthday, but it shouldn't be too long after that.</div>
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Brody got his first stitches this month. He hit his head on something at the playground. He did pretty good for the doctor that did the stitches, but when I took him to the doctor last weekend for tonsilitis, he screamed the whole time over nothing, so I think he was a bit traumatized over the whole stitches experience.</div>
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He cracks me up so much, and is quite the mama's boy recently. We just started into Joy School (home taught pre-school) last week, and he seems to be doing good. I already miss him a ton when he goes though.</div>
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Brody with his besties!! (Isaac and Lucas Walk)</div>
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Check out the website: <a href="http://www.lds.org/family/home-evening?lang=eng">http://www.lds.org/family/home-evening?lang=eng</a><br />
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There is a section for:<br />
<a href="http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?locale=0&sourceId=ba20a41f6cc20110VgnVCM100000176f620a____&vgnextoid=7b2a5f74db46c010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD">The Family Home Evening resource book</a><br />
<a href="http://classic.lds.org/hf/display/0,16783,4225-1,00.html">lessons by topic</a><br />
<a href="http://classic.lds.org/hf/tips/0,16815,4216-1,00.html">Quick tips and ideas</a><br />
<a href="http://classic.lds.org/hf/display/0,16783,4231-1,00.html">Activity Ideas</a> <br />
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... and more... but you'll have to check it out yourself.<br />
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For example, they have one family activity called a "<a href="http://classic.lds.org/hf/library/1,16866,4287-1,00.html?LibraryURL=/Curriculum/home%20and%20family.htm/family%20home%20evening%20resource%20book.htm/family%20activities.htm/buzz%20sessions.htm">Buzz Activity</a>" - this is to help improve communication, and to have discussions within your family.<br />
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Another example is "<a href="http://classic.lds.org/hf/library/1,16866,4330-1,00.html?LibraryURL=/Curriculum/home%20and%20family.htm/family%20home%20evening%20resource%20book.htm/family%20activities.htm/lets%20go%20fly%20a%20kite.htm">Let's go fly a Kite</a>" - in which (you guessed it), it teaches you how to build and fly a kite, which you can do together as a family.<br />
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The best part about the website is the scrolling information at the top where it posts a number of "Our Most Memorable Family Home Evenings" by members of the church. Some of these give great ideas to do with your kids, which will hopefully be memorable for them as well.<br />
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I was excited to come across the site, and I look forward to using it in the future.<br />
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1. Brody snuck out of the house while I was vacuuming because he decided he wanted to go see the neighbour's dog. I couldn't find him for a while - gave me kind of a scare. I put him in a time out after talking to him about making sure I know where he is all the time, and not going outside alone.<br />
2. While he was in a brief time out, he pooped in his underwear.<br />
3. While I started supper, he decided to draw a picture. After starting on his paper, he discovered that the markers work on his bedspread. He drew a picture on his bedding, then left the markers with the lids off to continue to leak out onto his covers.<br />
4. After trying hard to clean up the ink from his covers, I walk into the living room to find Brody covering Connor's mouth and nose (hard) with a bottle lid. Brody got another time out.<br />
5. Supper finishes cooking, so I dish up Brody's plate, then call him to eat. He sits down to eat, forgets to use his fork, so goes to pick up a handful of rice with his hand, and immediately spills his dinner all over his clean P.J.s that I had just put on him.<br />
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"Slow breath in, slow breath out"...<br />
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I'm reminded of the book that I read to him before his nap earlier today.<br />
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"I'll love you forever<br />
I'll like you for always<br />
As long as I'm living<br />
My baby you'll be"<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://pinterest.com/knelson403/"><img src="http://d3io1k5o0zdpqr.cloudfront.net/images/small-p-button.png" width="16" height="16" alt="Follow Me on Pinterest" /></a></div>Kaleigh and Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587045471286310093noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131080127761134038.post-89990752837096858192012-05-09T19:44:00.001-07:002012-05-09T19:45:05.854-07:0072 Hour Kits (from A Mile in Our Shoes)A friend of mine just posted an amazing post about 72 hour kits and what is needed, as well as some other good ideas. It's a great reminder, and I wanted to share it around!<br />
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<a href="http://jennyandtanner.blogspot.ca/2012/05/72-hour-kits.html?showComment=1336617717694">72 Hour Kits</a><br />
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My first diaper cake - so easy. I made it for Emilie Foss's baby shower in March. Her cute baby, Landon, will hopefully be good buddies with Connor as they grow older. </div>
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I made cake pops for the shower too. Unfortunately, I only made 6 'owl' cake pops before I decided that they took too much effort and I'd rather just eat chocolate without the extra candies. I gave the owl ones to Kevin and Brody.</div>
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We went to Grandpa and Grandma Bennett's house while Deanna was here over the Easter weekend. Grandma Bennett just happens to know the Easter Bunny and he visited her backyard and left stuff for all of the kids. Brody clued in quickly and was soon running around and screaming in excitement whenever he found another treat. Thanks Grandma!</div>
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We had a birthday supper for Grandpa Bennett, and all of the kids helped him blow out the candles. Brody was very excited. Man, was this cake delicious!!!! Great job Dee and Mom.</div>
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Deanna's family came out on Easter Saturday for the Stirling Easter Egg Hunt, and they enjoyed finding lots of treats at the reunion centre. Brody was candied up all weekend! Afterwards, we went over to my sister-in-law Angie's house to check out the baby chicks that were hatching right then!! This was SO cool - especially for a city-born family and their children that have never seen something like this. The kids were ready to go, but me, Mom and Deanna couldn't leave until this brave little chick finally busted out of his shell. What a neat thing to watch! </div>
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The new baby chick! (check out the other beaks poking out as those chicks hatch too!)</div>
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While we were there, they also showed us their brand new baby kittens (literally brand new), and their snake, and Gunner didn't want to be out-done, so he went out to the garden and dug up a worm to bring in to show us as his pet. He was so proud of his worm. :) What a cutie.</div>
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On Easter Monday we went to Grant and Connie's house for Easter Egg dying. Here's Brody as he started his first egg. He only had an attention span for about 3.</div>
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After that he decided to catch Gracie in a net. She was a good sport.</div>
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Elena has a new look - this was the new thing to do at our egg dying party. Seems like it is something different every year.</div>
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We throw the eggs down the hill behind my house after we're done. This year was especially exciting because a good portion of the eggs were not quite boiled enough. It made some of the egg-fighting that goes on between the older cousins a bit more exciting. I think Autumn got the worst of it. Here Brody is checking out the broken eggs. He didn't really want to break his.</div>
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Finally he got into the spirit of things...</div>
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...and he started hitting the eggs on the ground. He didn't want to throw the eggs at all - and I don't blame him. Once the egg has left the hand, it's free game for anyone else to pick it up if unbroken (there-by joining in the egg fight). Eventually all of his eggs ended up down a gopher hole.</div>
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Kevin showed up after the fun was just about over, and was able to take Brody his best friend Briggs on a quad ride. This is my backyard.</div>
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Back at the house, Connie was able to watch Connor and Breaker, the other best buddies. Sorry for the blurry picture. Breaker is just three months older than Connor, but it's fun to see the two boys starting to take a bit more of an interest in each other. </div>
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Connor turned 6mo. old recently! Here he is after his first rice cereal!! He did pretty good! Unfortunately, he's completely changed his mind since then and now won't take anything, and gags on everything. He doesn't seem to be starving by any means though, so I will just keep offering.</div>
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We had one day of 27C weather last week, so Brody was thrilled to be able to play outside while I cleaned up the yard and started getting the garden ready to be rototilled. Brody is enjoying his giant sandbox while it lasts though. </div>
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Grandma and Grandpa Nelson have officially left for their mission, and Angie and Jeff are renovating their house, so they are staying at Kevin's parent's house while the renos happen. I was excited when Angie asked me to take their daughter to her riding lessons and Heart's Haven, by Raymond. What a wonderful facility. Brody and I watched the lesson at the side. They did some horse jumping and dressage, and this is just my 10 year old niece doing this!! So fun. If any of my kids are interested, I would love to put them in this when they're older. Jade let Brody ride the horse for it's cool down. He was SOOOO excited to be able to wear a purple helmet. Jade led the horse around, and he kept saying "I'm wearing a purple helmet!", over and over. Thanks Jade!</div>
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We almost had to force him to give us a hug goodbye.</div><div><br /></div><div>Connor was such a good baby, waking up at 4:30 AM to get on the plane in time. He didn't sleep much on the way there, but he was asleep for take-off and landing, which helped a lot. What a good boy! Here he is trying on Kevin's hat.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDTAuZsGlsA_1epyaBAsVV5IeVffnUVfozozi_kZpm0-io0RaBogjbsPvCPpf0Lcu6rM9bcatGxGj7dNI-JZSR8GSQqvBInkqFbamLQ9hg8iKiyPDLJ6zyflcAchie_JakUpciLIqQkl3/s400/IMG_0205.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724031281927142930" />Mom and Dad were there for two weeks, and we just joined them for the second week. The weather was atrocious for them the first week, with rain downpours every day, along with high winds, tornados, flooding, etc. etc. It was VERY wet there the day we arrived, but the next morning we were blessed with sunny weather! We had good weather every day after that as well, and were able to go to the beach right beside the place we were staying at. SO beautiful! Connor got to put his feet in his first ocean water! A little chilly, but he did good.<br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSIbw_rs_xNAOJr9UAYCPsWuLgoiTb_twbZDfMhT853gPwGPL5pKHHwDIxtWpPphBaB_RK87cvO9slnUpJQnx4D4KHeRNM-FK5DKw1Of2vFJtN3YaP6XC16O2ltUjBJ8OdNsdQ59WQhJLb/s400/IMG_0222.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724031274547913426" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBF8XKZwKcNtPsy1D5q9ozJemq8TbOw1Ov2cVnRjTPh2lu-wZXFcUeCZmS9lEKe21Y8B3qyla7BS4my7diWB3AH2tnPhECY7wrKBfwY4pwbzu9a9VFdCymOUlkSB9h1yi5UIDBLEr2QH_E/s400/IMG_0225.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724031263396713138" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kevin and I got to go snorkelling at place just down the beach from our condo. There were at least six turtles swimming around in the water with you, along with the fish.<br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM8kW6cqHrZfLzYf8YW3aKPZhIO5OLUprfUF2DHK6HZqwZ9m9ommXlGMcDRg41BinJQmnqSxdykCYXtRf5UiwMpIcTROuq0GGIthSPyJTKnhYgzq-yrtGmSc3SxPC3g-8wDG8e7mLrmDwY/s400/IMG_0231.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724031261040471330" />They come right up to you all the time, and if you're not paying attention, it does make you jump when one rubs your leg as it swims by. They were very cool to watch.<br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9jhVvbj7KP_qiXWjORq39_4gDATGO7JVC1pFrf9y-qjlK59Z4qRhU-XDMOs92OlYRl9ju5I_-W5yo3orhsX49mRD4X4zqXUVZSUZBWA0EafV1_S2LZVXnSpXYF9-RU5n_KiLcAdyiTQF/s400/IMG_0235.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724031253060677074" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1zD4o7cJZaj_ZZoeOjALrLIEOF3H1fzvl_Dm0tSVh7UQ4dJLOItMXwGEDVb2yA_h3ja0C4K1zY4zWVqiPupoaL2Od9eStBqoLGBDlLj9EYM1BIAP7-l3xXsIY4mCob1XX7X7iTahT1tRi/s400/IMG_0241.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724029225567038306" />We were able to go see the Pearl Harbour museum there. They've done a great job at setting up a very interesting and informative centre that you can enjoy. We were only there for about an hour and a half, but you could easily spend longer there.....<div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">I know, I'm a nerd, but this was so neat!</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr20rbhBU3QQDzI2-3GeKXiiM-oruOTZZnayczd9AwYdaebzOAUE5jF-5zRV7PPwupg4YPhKrhyphenhyphen6Zbz687lIZEPH2bQQlkL70Jj3pkb2jIOxvkiLsKKBumKRlJxM7WvOnJJ028jbSgxKYS/s400/IMG_0251.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724029214457612034" />We spent one day on the far side of the island at the temple and the Polynesian Cultural Centre. The Hawaii Temple is beautiful. The last time we were there it was under renovations, and you could not go past the fountain. Kevin and I were able to spend a few hours there this time, and it was neat for me to be able to go inside another temple besides the Cardston, Alberta Temple.<br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ziTpJRSLBE94caqWz0x-lkXvUidsAqI13LWZlpoxpXZnVWeI30AKQgUsZtzk_IUuT72eyEugNl3GJpdqWJCIZTEVlqTRL3YR1HKXfEZIBMDP0ZZzcBJ9eOPSa9_hR-dsMw9YDOgXGzXL/s400/IMG_2271.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724029205328249794" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2OIeQ19E8oYSJ1Pi5vCkN7aCIhqOENm6Hl8g_5PnlxbqGEIgTCcfeOaPwFw2Tn5YwjlUYpRfzXgfJHYc_Mqc7zkBWgSLbjRejUXj5yMzZwWjUY-HIbHV2_O5pOAgFKdEb_u_SxIwo1Rs/s400/IMG_2272.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724029199360723922" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They have a beautiful visitor centre there as well, and this is what you see when you walk in the door. </div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBcojAkdTC7rmPq0Bh-dh1OnrQgs46zyKX12KEVsoHNCLFhuRC6QE4gN73D1m4wKkaTLsK4Qf9RJRpwupPCDj1wHlTpTpuFrEausPK-6PH0sZoJqoiMGdJ9Yyya5xZC_xDGKMM45ownuVx/s400/IMG_2278.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724029190223366434" /></div><div>In the middle of the other area they have a copy of the Book of Mormon in all the languages it has been translated into. Kevin and I found his beloved "Hmong" copy, which he used during his mission as a Hmong-speaking missionary in Wisconsin. I've made many attempt to learn phrases in this semi-dying out tonal language to no avail. I'm good with the syllables, but it is really difficult to remember what tones to put with each syllable. Kevin is amazing though, and I am still really impressed at how well he can speak it when the occasion arises for him to use the language (which is almost never unless I ask him to, or if it is for some ward function discussing missionaries that he is asked to show off his linguistic talent).</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6WniYX1KVPLwW7udfeuMSzI0OA0hYdO2Gjtg9uINh2cvIEDAwz9DZSpOm4wmSyt74b4x_IpYapr8vUBxp58kvJsuxoBE7MheBzxExA6i2xdF2O8afaRDDc6zOcwkKXZKloibDoawUJKCy/s400/IMG_2276.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724035471556956770" />The PCC was great, as it always is. We toured around for a few hours, then went to the buffet dinner and the show "Breath of Life", which was fantastic (and which, miraculously, Connor slept through - mostly).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj67rvg-V6C2ra2byI33gB6T-BW_mKIbEQC-7QwplGQyaWyFw0mFkqjLTn3PMQUNd-iFXt8Px6LUVQQSlqEzhQZ9CSTGsrESXRdjFiF79YOLu2KPcoDhEeyNZMrpzuy6u4kRlzAOzqFX5pF/s1600/IMG_2292.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj67rvg-V6C2ra2byI33gB6T-BW_mKIbEQC-7QwplGQyaWyFw0mFkqjLTn3PMQUNd-iFXt8Px6LUVQQSlqEzhQZ9CSTGsrESXRdjFiF79YOLu2KPcoDhEeyNZMrpzuy6u4kRlzAOzqFX5pF/s400/IMG_2292.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724023610804059058" /></a>We were also able to go snorkelling at Hunauma Bay, which was incredibly beautiful.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XiasMT12uppd7PuW56aIWoKNwrCmytVVQSNdV4HX8pWD080BrOmav2OHlH7U39sVH5319dgho-zpYIYix5sBjjgWpKUNuAoOjL0Pn-3OSJtbZNfAJ4_aczQrW112nLetx8fZLzB6YJH5/s1600/IMG_2295.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XiasMT12uppd7PuW56aIWoKNwrCmytVVQSNdV4HX8pWD080BrOmav2OHlH7U39sVH5319dgho-zpYIYix5sBjjgWpKUNuAoOjL0Pn-3OSJtbZNfAJ4_aczQrW112nLetx8fZLzB6YJH5/s400/IMG_2295.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724023584375484114" /></a>Needless to say, we greatly enjoyed our vacation from 'life' for a week. I missed Brody a ton, but when we called, he was more interested in playing with his cousins than talking to us, so I guess I shouldn't have worried about him. We also had a great fly home, and Connor was even good enough to let me finish a few good reads over the week. I don't know if we're ever going back to Hawaii, but I'm so glad we were able to go this time. It was amazing!</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the weather we were greeted with not long after our arrival home. Brody and I decided to make a snowman, since this was about the first time it was possible this year so far.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5aTH5oR2PZLennE5OXTEP1o2EbfrEUK2Sil_MAbkGm2B9PucHIeF0rAqVS_6lQ2PY9VuFmj15OQue9eXg18tpcPdHiaOHIYmaWNb3RfguVKmUXSuvtAZKFfNVSoVtQI5PXRJqZ-DEJc5/s400/IMG_2301.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724023535651698770" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a very grassy snowman! (not to mention the odd pine-cone)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbfzFDwEWhN0Dlk35TeMfea_DEnt1LY5fmRAYJDpmjAm2U9LLypFy2fRkZx6VzrQ2L74A9Y3fdfsI7ja7SIJ2CDFGLVgIU7CEsuOxRkw1P2c_u2F-cmOC0dRDwzqGba55tZNFyjg2VfHk/s1600/IMG_2308.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbfzFDwEWhN0Dlk35TeMfea_DEnt1LY5fmRAYJDpmjAm2U9LLypFy2fRkZx6VzrQ2L74A9Y3fdfsI7ja7SIJ2CDFGLVgIU7CEsuOxRkw1P2c_u2F-cmOC0dRDwzqGba55tZNFyjg2VfHk/s400/IMG_2308.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724023572083522626" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Happy March!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1jBZlS5dZEw8a7zsZhaKJcIoPDwV0E467EnSWv1weKbG-tEMJYDuNcFYOvTSnXz0U65y32hu1gUcvl_1WbhqpyiXa3yrMhWvPyQps1iEmosDcwDJeQ-hQIoYC3cMztPmN-ibaa3DeSjO_/s1600/IMG_2307.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1jBZlS5dZEw8a7zsZhaKJcIoPDwV0E467EnSWv1weKbG-tEMJYDuNcFYOvTSnXz0U65y32hu1gUcvl_1WbhqpyiXa3yrMhWvPyQps1iEmosDcwDJeQ-hQIoYC3cMztPmN-ibaa3DeSjO_/s400/IMG_2307.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724023511414893938" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://pinterest.com/knelson403/"><img src="http://d3io1k5o0zdpqr.cloudfront.net/images/small-p-button.png" width="16" height="16" alt="Follow Me on Pinterest" /></a></div>Kaleigh and Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587045471286310093noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131080127761134038.post-57426163430494717462012-03-01T13:46:00.008-08:002012-03-02T13:27:06.390-08:00Early Morning Mistakes and other fun stuff.<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div>Ever heard of Clear Care? If you're a contact wearer, and you shop at Costco, then my guess is that you have seen and/or tried the stuff. WONDERFUL product. I love the way it cleans my contacts and it is the only solution that I've tried so far that seems to make my contacts feel brand new every time I wear them.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>HOWEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I learned that this product is NOT an all-in one cleaning solution... in fact, it contains Hydrogen Peroxide... </div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeyZ_8lLcgDxYMOi4G6Nkn5K6SxBj3sxr2HLry8UNXDGB40B86Jo_WU8_3gT51psmBKE8fIwrXnrtNUIO8o-rj0BWXbF0Y9mPs6wXM_9_shCg45lOaesDWLSF2gmamUNnu-WMMWBmtBPL7/s1600/clear-care.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and if you're wondering what happens when you aren't fully functioning at 6:30 AM and you accidentally decide to rinse your contact off with it before putting it in your eye...</div><div style="text-align: center;">don't ask me, I would never do something as silly as that.</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4PHxQ1QBaFAluOwTMNOfBdSg34F2X2KJRPMDZwGPuwCdG8g5F44lPZdUQ8-PEJNB-b24v3Y-1jvDA9QTwsAxWpTqWdcbO0ofdXaPaH2sZBHMWuMVbYEJpFAMeahg4OcympXXInLL9oBMq/s400/IMG_0169.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715064240784259410" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't think that I've ever actually REALLY screamed in my life until the moment that contact hit my eye... scared Brody so bad that he started crying too. I'm glad it doesn't permanently damage the eyes, but my eye looked like this (actually worse at first) for about a week.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Moral of the story? Don't forget to read the warnings that are printed in RED on the bottle.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I FINALLY made it up to Edmonton to visit both of my amazing sisters last week. I know 5 hours really isn't that far away, but it seems like it is difficult to actually make it up there. I'm lucky that my sisters seem to make it down to Lethbridge often to let me see them and their kiddos, but </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">there is so much fun stuff to do in Edmonton, I just knew it was about time I make the trip. We had SO much fun. The boys did so great on the drive up, and the roads were perfectly clear the whole way there. My only note for another year would be to not even attempt to stop at the Balzac Cross-Iron Mall on Family Day - It was insane.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Because Deanna ended up having the flu right before I came up, I stayed at Kim's house. Man were Brody and Zach hilarious together. They always seem to learn some funny things from each other, and half the time are laughing uncontrollably, and the other half of the time fighting over the same toys. They are so much alike. I wish they could spend more time together. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kim and I decided to try out the John Janzen Nature centre. It is targeted to kids probably 5 and </div><div style="text-align: center;">under, and has a beehive play centre, a big slide, a 'river' that you can make beaver dams in using fake sticks, leaves and rocks, 3-d flower puzzles, and a lot more in a separate area about all sorts of animals. The boys probably played there for 2 hours, and were still having a fun time when we made them leave. The best part about the centre was that there were hardly any people there. It was quiet and relaxing for us to watch them play. It was so great to run into my old roommate, Jenna, and her family and kids there. For a while we were the only people in the centre. It was great to see you Jenna!! Reading your blog just isn't quite as fun as seeing you in person! Wish we could have visited longer. I see from <a href="http://wightathome.blogspot.com/?zx=fcfa8eb2dc1aca8">Jenna's Blog</a> that she has much better pictures of the John Janzen Centre than I do, if you want to see what it actually looks like there (hope you don't mind me linking up Jenna). </div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlwA27NZCeYnTdGYg4ckF7OsM4nb8p0kuC3PH3BMmlNNL8i_sGt8WNV-cX_P3uhp8p_VzTQBSH41T_edrgqIZDpxTQ9ftyhL3aoBAu_43uRTOljNvyYP0F_LWN8rGC2PG3EDpKmkwhX7tK/s400/IMG_0171.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715064231777986274" /><div style="text-align: center;">Here's Brody and Zach walking up to the Nature Centre... they decided to hold hands :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhssryNQeOgoBsO7Ov5P9vL2OY6kQ1Ja1KFw-WaLZAVmJhrAdnwQhiS8FZtOtGVkAC73yxWHAC-FIr5LxmejwRCnpcxIzp-TvcdPn4Q525dqob1YyIcq6BuzYYtY6yVcmXUeR76t0-hr5l8/s400/IMG_0174.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715064217848065394" /><div style="text-align: center;">Here's Blake playing on the ground while the older boys ran around. Connor slept almost the whole time, which was awesome. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPKCXbYcPF6_aj3YwlrJP1rdjHqqEUFw12EgdYMPZWI9_xxU81yIM6Vfrkqja1CACEr6wHb1m7DIo5w967gG3M1WAkdTQ9ms5Dd4C67jfGAUbQ8ZV9_a0xfH7onqVQf3qAJ7gHJXtGTmJm/s400/IMG_0184.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715064186205979250" /><div style="text-align: center;">The next day we decided to venture to the Mall to do some clothes shopping (as I'm STILL not fitting back into my skirts since having Connor - however, several of those said skirts are from my high school days, so maybe it is time to let them go anyways.) Did I find any new skirts? No - but Kim was more successful. We took the boys to Galaxy Land before we headed home, as they are still free for the rides. Brody LOVE LOVE LOVED the train ride, and keeps asking to "ride the train again, Mommy?". I should clarify that I forgot to bring my camera to Edmonton, so all of my pictures were taken with my cell phone - sorry for the quality.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHPOswhl47JbLP_4WuBY3uuw_RV9_MSnnnUkFsJh3zlPUbxqmFXu3e6tvbC28A1wggd5LDgM0vj9p6s6_KUa2t52M1XzCJsokrhbdDFkDEnxkJjBfyKNrrVGtIM2XNVyMxkvsyfnf8L0L/s400/IMG_0185.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715063041236316546" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Auntie Kim took the boys on a balloon ride too.</div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaABaXfR-RNNw2dKJSuiH9KlfbN0XMbaBr8bi7N8_gA1s89yspav6kR9NzuifRCLW6HFZtoXpss5FdJ2o2UAGF-5x_TMbtiLizdp6molwX2Ya3zoMqq4k5Da6XIjSeFZnsMQkK_ZgLXhF2/s400/IMG_0189.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715063034353168866" /><div><div style="text-align: center;">On the way home from the Mall, I practically killed myself driving because my windshield wiper fluid would not spray, and I could not see a thing (ever happened to anyone else before?) I was on the main highway, and seriously couldn't slow down or pull over safely either. Anyways, this eventually led to me discovering that I could change a fuse in my own car, all by myself!! (well, sort of - Kevin was on the phone helping me a bit). I am seriously in the dark about how to fix or take care of vehicles at all, so I was totally impressed that I could figure out what was causing the problem and fix it without spending lots of money. I am so thankful to have such an amazing handy husband, and for my brother-in-law, Mark, for sitting in the cold trying to help me figure it out.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you are from around Edmonton and you haven't yet tried out the <a href="http://cafeoplay.ca/index.php?/playground.html">Cafe O' Play</a>, it is definitely worth a visit. We met up with Deanna here on Thursday morning, and the kids LOVED it. I love that this picture has someone vacuuming in the background... seriously, it was a clean place for your kids to play. Deanna treated us to a smoothie and a piece of white chocolate zucchini bread, which was so good. I love the idea of this place, and would love to see one start up in Lethbridge for us to enjoy more often. Brody spent 90% of the time driving the cars around the track. </div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic8uEOLkuurFh-KYViVDEYQy3ShncTJCZiJoLw9V33Eika5oZXYq8T4novK6olBa34C7cpW1Ve0r3S3D2Wc50f1prfNOvXlcYFSv7N37-YStiFmLxUrYHswhLBMQUB0vdQono6FZvOmZPw/s400/img_3611+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715410595258099778" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 252px; " /><div style="text-align: center;">I wish I had some pictures of it, but we also took the boys to a community gymnastics class on Thursday night. Brody was totally loving the tumbling and rolling and jumping. I am so wishing that Stirling had something like that he could do to help him get all of his wiggles out. Thanks, Kim, for letting us join you.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've never gone away with the boys without Kevin before, so we decided to send him a picture one morning to let him know how much we missed him. Try as I might, I could NOT get the boys to smile in the same picture.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP2bZTBoOa9GCOg_bu03InVcMzuX8NXMyAm4Q6mVNLhtoGi6240-zxEJZhlNexVUbq7k76jvi1LxyWji-dW-Sajg3B-NMFgSSNmXL1vF6zBJMBj-AKoVGKFYe1BB19Yn-gKfAHrI9KaZ0y/s1600/IMG_0193.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP2bZTBoOa9GCOg_bu03InVcMzuX8NXMyAm4Q6mVNLhtoGi6240-zxEJZhlNexVUbq7k76jvi1LxyWji-dW-Sajg3B-NMFgSSNmXL1vF6zBJMBj-AKoVGKFYe1BB19Yn-gKfAHrI9KaZ0y/s400/IMG_0193.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715063019563992082" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Mom and Dad also came up for Keira's birthday towards the end of the week. They rented a party room at a bowling alley, and we were able to celebrate with her and enjoy some delicious "purse" cake made by Deanna! SO cute.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQCRIr0CZZAflK9ycr_LZ9TAaBujHtpAdY8f_XSWgYiR-SZv4THTrDf9NTozHaQZavNMm2zv4aMmwvgPCEV6hGAdD2jHN2mf0-0_LFBfIVZ2cOkUg2D8ngxyvGIYRyHXdezCBOUY-VWsiM/s1600/IMG_0195.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQCRIr0CZZAflK9ycr_LZ9TAaBujHtpAdY8f_XSWgYiR-SZv4THTrDf9NTozHaQZavNMm2zv4aMmwvgPCEV6hGAdD2jHN2mf0-0_LFBfIVZ2cOkUg2D8ngxyvGIYRyHXdezCBOUY-VWsiM/s400/IMG_0195.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715063017245498706" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZsAtqwcvkzWzSS1sDcF8son6x8NQeQ7OjP4jl5EiOuLa_elyb19hJ0QBK8XOloxntNesdmh_dtpk69IKlsU5GDdQ-mT3r-8LyKsjCXFsMoZyZaXWrbVRzXeSgfujovkgovueP1rfO5pDC/s1600/IMG_0199.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZsAtqwcvkzWzSS1sDcF8son6x8NQeQ7OjP4jl5EiOuLa_elyb19hJ0QBK8XOloxntNesdmh_dtpk69IKlsU5GDdQ-mT3r-8LyKsjCXFsMoZyZaXWrbVRzXeSgfujovkgovueP1rfO5pDC/s400/IMG_0199.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715063009357496434" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks so much for a fun trip Deanna and Kim!! I really enjoyed the visit, and had so much fun with you both! Thanks to Mom, as well, for helping us out on the way back down to Lethbridge.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Also, thanks to Aunt Marilyn and Uncle Orvil for not minding our surprise visit and for helping us out. Got to love children that get car-sick...</div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://pinterest.com/knelson403/"><img src="http://d3io1k5o0zdpqr.cloudfront.net/images/small-p-button.png" width="16" height="16" alt="Follow Me on Pinterest" /></a></div>Kaleigh and Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587045471286310093noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131080127761134038.post-17031384441048960472012-02-02T12:47:00.000-08:002012-02-02T17:53:39.987-08:00Slowly Losing My Sanity to Potty Training<div style="text-align: center;">
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I kinda feel like there's not a whole lot to blog about lately, but life is going really well. We've had a fairly slow, relaxing January, and I just get to enjoy hanging out with my boys and having fun! </div>
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One of the most exciting things that have happened recently is that Grant and Connie received a mission call to serve at Martin's Cove in Wyoming. They are SO excited, and we all enjoy listening to Grant tell us how he is somehow going to figure out how to take his gator quad down there to use... We're a little skeptical that he will be able to change the rules on that one, but I guess we'll see. They will be there for 6 months and leave this April. It will definitely be very different around without grandma and grandpa! We will miss them a lot, but plans are already in the works for us to drive down there for a visit sometime while they are serving. Here is them opening their mission call! I thought I was recording it as a video... but obviously the picture below is not a video. Sad I didn't record it. </div>
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We are so impressed with the example they are setting by leaving there busy lives behind here to serve the Lord. All of the grandchildren will be able to write to them and pray for them while they are there. </div>
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Here are some pictures of the boys that I've taken recently. Brody love getting his picture taken. Connor's still not so sure about it.</div>
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Here is Connor at 3 mo. old on the rag quilt I just finished making for him. I couldn't get a picture of him without him opening his eyes extra big. As soon as he saw the camera they would get super wide. He's growing up so fast and starting to chunk up a bit. </div>
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I tried to get one of him smiling, because he smiles all the time, but he seemed to have a problem smiling while his eyes were open so wide. This was the only shot I got where he didn't have giant eyes, and he's sort of half smiling.</div>
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This is Brody's favourite pass-time in the whole world.... He lives a breathes for the chance to spend some time on the iPhone. I've got a few pre-school games and kids apps that he already knows how to navigate in and out of. We are recently trying to use this love for the iPhone as an incentive to get Brody to use his potty. </div>
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Yes, you heard correctly! We are potty training Brody!!! </div>
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... only it is taking the longest time ever, and we are seeing sides of him that I'd prefer not to know existed. Although he is very talented at going on the potty, he is very stubborn, and does not like sitting on the potty. However, we MAKE him sit on the potty, and then he usually does a great job. Our only accidents usually occur first thing in the morning as he's getting out of bed. Go figure, when he was in a diaper, he would always wake up with a dry diaper. Now that he is in big kid underwear, he seems to have to pee as soon as he starts moving in the morning. Thank goodness for mattress covers and washing machines.</div>
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I thought he would have figured out how to transition into telling us BEFORE he has to use the potty, but it seems that after 3 weeks of having pretty good success when we put him on, he has no desire to actually SIT on the potty, so he won't tell us if he has to go because he knows we will ask him to sit and try. Incentives don't work, constantly asking him doesn't seem to work, practicing doesn't seem to work... so I'm not sure where we're going wrong. Any ideas or advice would be so greatly appreciated, because I usually feel like I'm about to lose my sanity at least once a day.</div>
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So, I just bought a membership at this gym in Stirling. I think it is so great when people take the risk to start up a business in a small community. I have really wanted to exercise more, and have a hard time finding the motivation, so I'm trying out the gym idea in hopes that having to pay a bit of money will be more of an incentive to use it. I absolutely love the gym already. It's not too busy, really clean, and all of the equipment is in excellent condition. I can use it at whatever time of day I want, and that works wonderful for me, because Kevin's schedule is one that makes it difficult to go during the times I normally would go. Now that I'm exercising more, I feel great! I don't think I've lost much yet, but I feel more energetic and just that great feeling you have when you are active. My goal is to lose another 10 lbs. to make it back to the weight I was when I got married. Wish me luck! </div>
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(Also... have you tried Zumba? I LOVE it, and go every week since it started in Stirling. I'm awful at it, but I love it. Dancing is pure fun to me, and it makes exercising seem like it's not actually exercise. I'm hooked).</div>
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I've started up at directing the choirs again now for the Stirling School Elementary. I didn't realize how much I missed it until I started again. I love those kids. I love hearing their progress, and I love the feeling that I am helping them to learn to love music, and to understand how to sing. We were able to sing O Canada at a Hurricanes Hockey Game last week in Lethbridge. Only 16 of the kids could come, but they sang so well. I was proud to be in front of them. They were so well behaved, and they seemed to have a lot of fun. I'm so grateful for all of the parents who also came to support us. I know it makes a big difference to the kids to have their parents there to watch them perform. Even though it is just O Canada, I remember being older than them, doing the same thing, and being so nervous. I hope it's an experience they can remember as they grow older.</div>
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Kevin and I sang in church last Sunday. I try to act nonchalant when Kevin says yes to singing places with me, because I know that if I make a big deal out of it, he would stop saying yes. However, if I actually voiced my opinion to him on the matter, it would be this. I LOVE, and I mean L-O-V-E singing with my husband. I hate to admit it, cause it is kind of my thing, but he is a better singer than I am, and he still seems to be improving at it. Does he get razzed for singing? Yes, but he still does it every once in a while with me. He tries to act like he is only doing it because he doesn't like saying no to people, but I hope he realizes how important it is for him to set an example for other young men (and old men) that you can be a macho guy and still sing well. I know very few men who are willing to look past their own pride to sing in front of their friends, but he has been able to do that on several occasions now. I love him for it. I appreciate it. I look forward to hopefully doing it again with him in the future.<br />
<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://pinterest.com/knelson403/"><img src="http://d3io1k5o0zdpqr.cloudfront.net/images/small-p-button.png" width="16" height="16" alt="Follow Me on Pinterest" /></a></div>Kaleigh and Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587045471286310093noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131080127761134038.post-22268874430762056272012-01-13T14:28:00.001-08:002012-01-13T14:40:17.672-08:00Amazing Family Pictures by Patti<div>Well, a few days before Christmas, I STILL hadn't figured out what to get my in-laws for Christmas, and the only thing that they told me they wanted was a new family photo from us for their wall... so feeling bad about not doing it sooner, I called up my talented sister-in-law to see if she would be willing to snap some shots of us really quick one afternoon when I could convince Kevin to take off half an hour early to get them done. </div><div><br /></div><div>So, we picked a time, and of coarse, Kevin was late getting home from work, so we had half the time we had planned for, which ended up being maybe 5 minutes before Patti had to leave. Nice. I know... We really owe her one. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But ---- SHE WORKED MAGIC!!! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Out of maybe 15 shots she took, these were some of my favourites (including the new blog photo).</div><div style="text-align: center;">AND there were more I could have put on here that she edited too.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXxt512efGv4VQqcwyor3Ze1KjU7U7l74FqUnGh8lTeO5Qm_DjjtMICKYxYejJvkw_oeuus_VhsOoopRiL3_I6ANxw2llWTJZduwIrM6zQ_PGyb2UqLkMu3lbJJTuaHtlVnmZajGiq4w5p/s1600/IMG_8112+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXxt512efGv4VQqcwyor3Ze1KjU7U7l74FqUnGh8lTeO5Qm_DjjtMICKYxYejJvkw_oeuus_VhsOoopRiL3_I6ANxw2llWTJZduwIrM6zQ_PGyb2UqLkMu3lbJJTuaHtlVnmZajGiq4w5p/s400/IMG_8112+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697247711371936866" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I couldn't be more happy!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg03CKaFLnL6obWDFfnMWZNR1x1Bzc5k2b4eudPHY3LNyqrEK3CUcLvkR51SG6dyAXiMJFzLlkTdM0VE_Tau1mWl2OkrIw56zH0s7pUqQPG-JeE21Nks64T6_I_Z3V5VoGPYafijnlNO69v/s1600/IMG_8132+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg03CKaFLnL6obWDFfnMWZNR1x1Bzc5k2b4eudPHY3LNyqrEK3CUcLvkR51SG6dyAXiMJFzLlkTdM0VE_Tau1mWl2OkrIw56zH0s7pUqQPG-JeE21Nks64T6_I_Z3V5VoGPYafijnlNO69v/s400/IMG_8132+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697247707851496418" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Did I mention that she had them edited and back to me the next day?!? </div><div style="text-align: center;">Seriously Patti, thank you! </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBvQeR-HoezS4eekI7LhOIpjH78e8es6DdX9N9FbHC1qlhtjTXxQVoUUJMhF1SCb9MIPFd_aC-Mh3GZF-hRTRhU6HTlnS3dMiIsvUD7R_SI5E2MkNmGOyfAL3ZunvO1_J1-0rMVNZKEMgy/s1600/IMG_8143+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBvQeR-HoezS4eekI7LhOIpjH78e8es6DdX9N9FbHC1qlhtjTXxQVoUUJMhF1SCb9MIPFd_aC-Mh3GZF-hRTRhU6HTlnS3dMiIsvUD7R_SI5E2MkNmGOyfAL3ZunvO1_J1-0rMVNZKEMgy/s400/IMG_8143+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697247703583179474" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Wish we all would have been looking at the camera on this one. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I think Grant and Connie enjoyed their new picture, and we were even able to get one up on our wall already too. </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://pinterest.com/knelson403/"><img src="http://d3io1k5o0zdpqr.cloudfront.net/images/small-p-button.png" width="16" height="16" alt="Follow Me on Pinterest" /></a></div>Kaleigh and Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587045471286310093noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131080127761134038.post-30912429307315998542011-11-03T19:16:00.001-07:002012-01-13T19:22:04.742-08:00Connor Brooks Nelson<div style="text-align: center;">I finally get the chance to introduce our new addition!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Connor Brooks Nelson</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVnuJ9Kq2sOT2xM6sWJhXbZrlXe2GHHkY6SjpK-y2gU33skvK8J9Jo1z4d1iC6pJyL4-cZg3A5nD8iQiTU1qxwKR91CT-q1eIR0c5aQi_aRpEqyNoGS7BioRjgP43BS0-2rGheR3u7Vi2p/s1600/IMG_7083+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVnuJ9Kq2sOT2xM6sWJhXbZrlXe2GHHkY6SjpK-y2gU33skvK8J9Jo1z4d1iC6pJyL4-cZg3A5nD8iQiTU1qxwKR91CT-q1eIR0c5aQi_aRpEqyNoGS7BioRjgP43BS0-2rGheR3u7Vi2p/s400/IMG_7083+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671335389638007170" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';font-size:85%;">October 17, 2011</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';font-size:85%;">7 lbs. 9oz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';font-size:85%;">21" long</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';font-size:85%;">12:43 P.M.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';font-size:85%;">We love him to pieces!! </span></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyjNLe11RnUO41BdTDwS_TwKqroVxNgeFPEaPdOYTD5zQLpwuMK_NwpyLi3SpyuA4fTqmiSikaHhgmc3tjT10FCWll0wL0VA31ypz3xN5AxPBtNVhEJ1_DAJ6ooWCp_oI85gqEKdNsBFPL/s1600/IMG_7093+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyjNLe11RnUO41BdTDwS_TwKqroVxNgeFPEaPdOYTD5zQLpwuMK_NwpyLi3SpyuA4fTqmiSikaHhgmc3tjT10FCWll0wL0VA31ypz3xN5AxPBtNVhEJ1_DAJ6ooWCp_oI85gqEKdNsBFPL/s400/IMG_7093+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671335387825539058" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">He has been a perfect baby :) Somehow, I lucked out again!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydNguj3O4tlAkC8Q6kzN3K2in3nPDpTEpDj3u059qBV6nOqOkfySs6GvTA9D9ZV2M7kETxmGYHCAy9qTiCpV0yJ4iqPwNDC0L34hPDjqogiLn79Xf71zajoTINcEvOBxRK2HaGYMAWP_i/s1600/IMG_7101+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydNguj3O4tlAkC8Q6kzN3K2in3nPDpTEpDj3u059qBV6nOqOkfySs6GvTA9D9ZV2M7kETxmGYHCAy9qTiCpV0yJ4iqPwNDC0L34hPDjqogiLn79Xf71zajoTINcEvOBxRK2HaGYMAWP_i/s400/IMG_7101+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671335378421051554" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">He's got beautiful blonde hair!! Much lighter than Brody's was.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14wgYMUTUNEQ4PsXACIrZ_lsGv1yz_2eIlwQ7ET7q3NLrSYy1aBuV6jfhVR0vj-E5_oZVV6hl-8v11aeTOtbUHFovWyUvxL1KNc4hb92sctAh_H-Bqr8IvxTsmBP8lL5HUHJWn5wY1YtV/s1600/IMG_7109+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14wgYMUTUNEQ4PsXACIrZ_lsGv1yz_2eIlwQ7ET7q3NLrSYy1aBuV6jfhVR0vj-E5_oZVV6hl-8v11aeTOtbUHFovWyUvxL1KNc4hb92sctAh_H-Bqr8IvxTsmBP8lL5HUHJWn5wY1YtV/s400/IMG_7109+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671335370758317170" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I love to watch him sleep :)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJNmjnq2SNuwmE9CacmMrd_J6IZltNlTkMW5iIc-5RJ_C5cNQszBR7cEz6R0ju-M4AKJe7ak1v6_TH3mFsKjq9LoFHC0aSxCyyFke5Jf9H1Cq3GSANGrf1_Ud4jsP89r5y5NO79o9Da5nJ/s1600/IMG_7114+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJNmjnq2SNuwmE9CacmMrd_J6IZltNlTkMW5iIc-5RJ_C5cNQszBR7cEz6R0ju-M4AKJe7ak1v6_TH3mFsKjq9LoFHC0aSxCyyFke5Jf9H1Cq3GSANGrf1_Ud4jsP89r5y5NO79o9Da5nJ/s400/IMG_7114+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671335364497637698" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Brody is a big brother now!!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjggJP6Zz7EBAHGD7SCi8C45FrqSWq19eDMXVIoYH85BPTZA5kd-2l_qwlTpUxKBPzC5BhvFScLF8L_u-7HhXETj8DJC1hOVkXyrkisybEAD6yT0EVOO2X5cYWGHdO9HUINPnDD6wUc7CpH/s1600/IMG_6959+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjggJP6Zz7EBAHGD7SCi8C45FrqSWq19eDMXVIoYH85BPTZA5kd-2l_qwlTpUxKBPzC5BhvFScLF8L_u-7HhXETj8DJC1hOVkXyrkisybEAD6yT0EVOO2X5cYWGHdO9HUINPnDD6wUc7CpH/s400/IMG_6959+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671333817354452114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">He ignored Connor for the first three days we were home.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2M2XNrZu5CmSzB7wZG0PGw_gwkbEqXXuY4G_-gTdMxuAuOQTrFB1baWhYZ_DtaqO795B3xofOFXZjnjSV6JvD18ZCke5Fh2g-5nY9cHCeJcI7kyw2iO45iWdvZJKHjYUNF47QsaJVsByF/s1600/IMG_6962+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2M2XNrZu5CmSzB7wZG0PGw_gwkbEqXXuY4G_-gTdMxuAuOQTrFB1baWhYZ_DtaqO795B3xofOFXZjnjSV6JvD18ZCke5Fh2g-5nY9cHCeJcI7kyw2iO45iWdvZJKHjYUNF47QsaJVsByF/s400/IMG_6962+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671333816976151890" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">But now, he has become a good helper and has to know where Connor is.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ3POVka7Ko5aUQ8jUMDi4_V5Y3TcP_5u5gYkF1QqhRxL0BKlfApGWov6kXPANo6BQoCwY2UGLM7kvpBu8A28piZGC4nZyyzqKtZDe_5V4NFGO43WqtJDucOr-CbuMNPMt8qNDmHyrd6T7/s1600/IMG_6966+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ3POVka7Ko5aUQ8jUMDi4_V5Y3TcP_5u5gYkF1QqhRxL0BKlfApGWov6kXPANo6BQoCwY2UGLM7kvpBu8A28piZGC4nZyyzqKtZDe_5V4NFGO43WqtJDucOr-CbuMNPMt8qNDmHyrd6T7/s400/IMG_6966+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671333803542457794" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">He picks up new phrases every day, and usually has me laughing at least a few times a day at what he says (compared to what he thinks he's saying).</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs8-ys_RPJVMHAcz0iUCMe_WbmOk8qAQBYMmldtmORslzA3KH4jkAUi8gTdvlAtfBVBgl-T3-sNQZ5ECyYG32_3BX0VCtLWrSDuesKMO26WB-K-kE018DRVcax6LmnDPea7Lv2pWQYP9Oq/s1600/IMG_6990+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs8-ys_RPJVMHAcz0iUCMe_WbmOk8qAQBYMmldtmORslzA3KH4jkAUi8gTdvlAtfBVBgl-T3-sNQZ5ECyYG32_3BX0VCtLWrSDuesKMO26WB-K-kE018DRVcax6LmnDPea7Lv2pWQYP9Oq/s400/IMG_6990+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671333799671253762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Whenever he sees me holding Connor, he says, "So cute!!" - guess he picked that one up from me.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-JF6b8AbyBSvj_Zx4v_wlc8zl3sPWHU37xaPCpRoKKt4oADqjZvUaxHgc1Z49eEePLzL__tsl5IfPrav6o-oW37-Y5QJ3Mt3gIXfC6FhjfR0jyhtqh2vFDJdg61kUF5mAB4HkYMXRC-a/s1600/IMG_6994+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-JF6b8AbyBSvj_Zx4v_wlc8zl3sPWHU37xaPCpRoKKt4oADqjZvUaxHgc1Z49eEePLzL__tsl5IfPrav6o-oW37-Y5QJ3Mt3gIXfC6FhjfR0jyhtqh2vFDJdg61kUF5mAB4HkYMXRC-a/s400/IMG_6994+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671333791381575842" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">He likes to give Connor kisses and "hold him, Mommy?"</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzsBuU97iV7ZnNV9A6xOSCahjfzTcmFS5EwXbQjZ23nrilNd3n9OUlIAQ605WhumKZNcyjdYS8zW51Z7t7MkPh_S0Llt9mzCBNFDk81Gf2XksHNI9GgTv-uhyEXXft_vA4eiDrl1XgxKTF/s1600/IMG_7002+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzsBuU97iV7ZnNV9A6xOSCahjfzTcmFS5EwXbQjZ23nrilNd3n9OUlIAQ605WhumKZNcyjdYS8zW51Z7t7MkPh_S0Llt9mzCBNFDk81Gf2XksHNI9GgTv-uhyEXXft_vA4eiDrl1XgxKTF/s400/IMG_7002+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671333205461370242" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Brody is growing up so fast - it's hard to believe he was smaller than Connor only 2 years ago.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNBZKrZF7d_GkrLZhLpFpjzQEORk-PAAOesLyoHrzxaTxWb7LOyxMk4f-g4HskZX6hYuQDzGCSHn_zO5MptbfweFCBmDcuTULuxy-UlE5EQBMI7sZ1kgCj_P1_r5Q1u3UYMGF9YqIVzd5/s1600/IMG_7010+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNBZKrZF7d_GkrLZhLpFpjzQEORk-PAAOesLyoHrzxaTxWb7LOyxMk4f-g4HskZX6hYuQDzGCSHn_zO5MptbfweFCBmDcuTULuxy-UlE5EQBMI7sZ1kgCj_P1_r5Q1u3UYMGF9YqIVzd5/s400/IMG_7010+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671333195356139138" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">He's so handsome, like his dad.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMkNdEVeb1AH3hSptvFa5eCpFgdQozCBVgrRFMakJ4mEHU3gXMc5p9itQy3fU0vQWF-0WrjiZkyfcfeAQqTHLAISkAhRQjcp1EmKmE9QFKj5z1vOejNHQPGEXbQMk4Dab2YCIevYyKl0J/s1600/IMG_7018+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMkNdEVeb1AH3hSptvFa5eCpFgdQozCBVgrRFMakJ4mEHU3gXMc5p9itQy3fU0vQWF-0WrjiZkyfcfeAQqTHLAISkAhRQjcp1EmKmE9QFKj5z1vOejNHQPGEXbQMk4Dab2YCIevYyKl0J/s400/IMG_7018+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671333195920532402" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">And he's got big muscles...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0PcJ3Sp8I3g8Jutu8MDiJz0wIhCRzV79o317oxtpDfcrIfb475ZEW4k2qPwkdGGPE3KZn5Tmx2LQ60FrM6juoxlyXuIEHJWAWCoVvDfogjwA3O-gsIUJy94gIJwhw56ojiGBPYreboC-e/s1600/IMG_7024+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0PcJ3Sp8I3g8Jutu8MDiJz0wIhCRzV79o317oxtpDfcrIfb475ZEW4k2qPwkdGGPE3KZn5Tmx2LQ60FrM6juoxlyXuIEHJWAWCoVvDfogjwA3O-gsIUJy94gIJwhw56ojiGBPYreboC-e/s400/IMG_7024+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671333186482949074" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">See?</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLljN7uEDE0Nhgm_VlPKf_vZ9QRWkRqm0iZ8Aa0NTloMP-irsiNyx3h0TMiMY3haVp5FZR9DoRQkdZhRV9gjn8sDGryR8m7lEUJnW0WOk5rtN1dbeO9AgTgfwOzvX1bfkt0dl8zqpP84o3/s1600/IMG_7026+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLljN7uEDE0Nhgm_VlPKf_vZ9QRWkRqm0iZ8Aa0NTloMP-irsiNyx3h0TMiMY3haVp5FZR9DoRQkdZhRV9gjn8sDGryR8m7lEUJnW0WOk5rtN1dbeO9AgTgfwOzvX1bfkt0dl8zqpP84o3/s400/IMG_7026+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671333183548469570" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">He didn't want to smile for us much.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglOvcUoIYJHW51bspf0SzrE7_wkrBVgqfHt9ENT6IqaTQ9hPFEtU1Je0oIY0Kv99oiVReEkz9w9q0sLKOsILyZ7DVMDY8P4GXtRWyUSWMup2FTaJP2zaNrAVy6JU65aieu6-CZ2mO6e1w4/s1600/IMG_7029+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglOvcUoIYJHW51bspf0SzrE7_wkrBVgqfHt9ENT6IqaTQ9hPFEtU1Je0oIY0Kv99oiVReEkz9w9q0sLKOsILyZ7DVMDY8P4GXtRWyUSWMup2FTaJP2zaNrAVy6JU65aieu6-CZ2mO6e1w4/s400/IMG_7029+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671332167988376722" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Until his cousin, Maysa, started trying to make him laugh.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXdUGSWp-vF8M1DpN9QHudAW3EiujjeLXkRTScuzPfjKfDurqRxtYDkL6tvX86DPIiXZjxg8nDVAwZVN4D4NIhv8rzQcnVJuBT_X71KQQBJPneGE7jnXMFn36-I1CKoGUgEEac0YpDgnz/s1600/IMG_7040+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXdUGSWp-vF8M1DpN9QHudAW3EiujjeLXkRTScuzPfjKfDurqRxtYDkL6tvX86DPIiXZjxg8nDVAwZVN4D4NIhv8rzQcnVJuBT_X71KQQBJPneGE7jnXMFn36-I1CKoGUgEEac0YpDgnz/s400/IMG_7040+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671332160957719570" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">She did a good job. Aren't Patti's photos amazing! Thanks so much for taking these pictures!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9QJFs_ieDy3hNiacvdRk-hTpPvjg9T8vAMbYVKYPiLNcWlzv3gbH9GhkLe11L1n-GCjEUZ-h0JLBPDUQvU1MxOj6DdEC95R4kYNiOanXkAGaPof-r91NDHT-T9kbnBzQGTuU9RxLiwcxH/s1600/IMG_7042+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9QJFs_ieDy3hNiacvdRk-hTpPvjg9T8vAMbYVKYPiLNcWlzv3gbH9GhkLe11L1n-GCjEUZ-h0JLBPDUQvU1MxOj6DdEC95R4kYNiOanXkAGaPof-r91NDHT-T9kbnBzQGTuU9RxLiwcxH/s400/IMG_7042+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671332147388896546" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">He also likes to make funny faces when people are showing him attention.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS3vKkdTrZBi8-MLPibpaJiea0Q8I52-L7463hUcIpcsZjT2DQX-Y_4z73u_9tCAVLY14MHwRm3UMAndupFSiNcwQ0M_CYZShf5L2HyI4IxSvhR37wkzQqLrzqey1uoP_BPZx68sfKfmIt/s1600/IMG_7047+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS3vKkdTrZBi8-MLPibpaJiea0Q8I52-L7463hUcIpcsZjT2DQX-Y_4z73u_9tCAVLY14MHwRm3UMAndupFSiNcwQ0M_CYZShf5L2HyI4IxSvhR37wkzQqLrzqey1uoP_BPZx68sfKfmIt/s400/IMG_7047+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671332144387366434" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">And then he finally had enough.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHa1n0i_MRMqII0Nmco0q06L9JomkSUplQEGW3DvwX3uO-NjZqQtxfrBFtBv-MGJ62XvBkOfU8U9PeWyjaEnfSxUcZHDfeh8OFU6P-wqqHnrfZ0Qp-COkqzNp1bpKW0dP4bmEH5gQKceib/s1600/IMG_7055+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHa1n0i_MRMqII0Nmco0q06L9JomkSUplQEGW3DvwX3uO-NjZqQtxfrBFtBv-MGJ62XvBkOfU8U9PeWyjaEnfSxUcZHDfeh8OFU6P-wqqHnrfZ0Qp-COkqzNp1bpKW0dP4bmEH5gQKceib/s400/IMG_7055+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671332137872240738" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">But I can't get enough of this guy. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgdT3SHYaENnTZ-VlARkI9QF5NuldjZqdTOlOgbz400uQT5JvHyXAc6qtX2w0IJdaB-5yCbVMnQ0YaAVsXJjNkATdsvJYgLdcYsIPO5o-dl5EOV-kMXX-VgD0gIIM41PcTwY-dEi_IWSg/s1600/IMG_6950copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgdT3SHYaENnTZ-VlARkI9QF5NuldjZqdTOlOgbz400uQT5JvHyXAc6qtX2w0IJdaB-5yCbVMnQ0YaAVsXJjNkATdsvJYgLdcYsIPO5o-dl5EOV-kMXX-VgD0gIIM41PcTwY-dEi_IWSg/s400/IMG_6950copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671286585036949762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioObkzpYqhjC57GQaUpyuIP56-2gxedkf9NCxy6iZdKI-d9uBBIXnMhf__FzBLeKgzoJdAPbkvrZRqsbVeQ-j2PivNzUp57Oe_CIl2j8b9YTDVfuRSzcZM1T1PPhsiDCd60p9wVDQN3RGV/s1600/IMG_6945+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioObkzpYqhjC57GQaUpyuIP56-2gxedkf9NCxy6iZdKI-d9uBBIXnMhf__FzBLeKgzoJdAPbkvrZRqsbVeQ-j2PivNzUp57Oe_CIl2j8b9YTDVfuRSzcZM1T1PPhsiDCd60p9wVDQN3RGV/s400/IMG_6945+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671286577733481618" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvapF1xbxT3S1JyMKTri-_9FQlLHWYYygPojXa2ksTbExROLmecv9VNWiR7uS5ADlTYJT16ibgFYWBwfZJPosVFPvpgQaZp_7tZaT1jh5sja8s2ZFQZA26HtrdB5ymcpkC5UI-TOcFfGe6/s1600/IMG_6937+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvapF1xbxT3S1JyMKTri-_9FQlLHWYYygPojXa2ksTbExROLmecv9VNWiR7uS5ADlTYJT16ibgFYWBwfZJPosVFPvpgQaZp_7tZaT1jh5sja8s2ZFQZA26HtrdB5ymcpkC5UI-TOcFfGe6/s400/IMG_6937+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671286570718031970" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik2QJtb0ij13ThEZyo66vvc_7PlVJyeDmtlTNuh_dvlX4x4qiff7HXUT_SZgvkigLEPB71sbHViBKJP_JgA-QefPpvUm1CzPO_pXUPK-vqIj3F4izhzgDJmmNCxRAiJn3CxZawdGDslZdL/s1600/IMG_6925+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik2QJtb0ij13ThEZyo66vvc_7PlVJyeDmtlTNuh_dvlX4x4qiff7HXUT_SZgvkigLEPB71sbHViBKJP_JgA-QefPpvUm1CzPO_pXUPK-vqIj3F4izhzgDJmmNCxRAiJn3CxZawdGDslZdL/s400/IMG_6925+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671286559457730642" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Did I mention that I love him? </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8CtNrR58W6hYVNFs3N6kf1mzGMoMqBk5EabwBcKueEIXJgdo4cfJcOsWX0I1x2NOwDGBS_Ay1WG2XiUiNetaQaBmMz8IiNdoo8llCVoau4NFPU3vrFzpNMwzk5lsuO8lyyRgTP11Cuzzl/s1600/IMG_6910+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8CtNrR58W6hYVNFs3N6kf1mzGMoMqBk5EabwBcKueEIXJgdo4cfJcOsWX0I1x2NOwDGBS_Ay1WG2XiUiNetaQaBmMz8IiNdoo8llCVoau4NFPU3vrFzpNMwzk5lsuO8lyyRgTP11Cuzzl/s400/IMG_6910+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671286553712848562" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://pinterest.com/knelson403/"><img src="http://d3io1k5o0zdpqr.cloudfront.net/images/small-p-button.png" width="16" height="16" alt="Follow Me on Pinterest" /></a></div>Kaleigh and Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587045471286310093noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131080127761134038.post-14387604776535652352011-10-14T12:28:00.000-07:002012-01-13T19:22:48.014-08:00And... still waiting...<div>Well, it seems that my intuition was WAY off on this one, and I did not have the baby early... in fact, I am one day OVERdue today, and am slowly going nuts as I try to keep myself busy so that I don't think about it too much. The good news........ my induction day has been set for Monday, if nothing happens before then, so baby, we're almost there!!! Can't wait to meet you!!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This picture was taken today - and looks like maybe I should have worn a shirt that wasn't the same colour as our walls, but oh well. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqhTrhhl_sD4bWu_HHFON9WpXJYSk5E8mNOVLTBFWWY5b73r50MNLgqSdHNOqmeUks-ZfUcapA9crYTkqBvwciPJEwh6031jaSWqNh0JPgW5G67JqVJ2yafaGGyjcGHONeey13jDOF0mtU/s1600/IMG_1916.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqhTrhhl_sD4bWu_HHFON9WpXJYSk5E8mNOVLTBFWWY5b73r50MNLgqSdHNOqmeUks-ZfUcapA9crYTkqBvwciPJEwh6031jaSWqNh0JPgW5G67JqVJ2yafaGGyjcGHONeey13jDOF0mtU/s400/IMG_1916.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663447189497184290" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here are some things I've been doing to keep busy... well, pinterest is helping me out a bit, so I got into decorating some pumpkins... Any suggestions on the bow thing? I can't say that I have a natural bow talent, and I'm not terribly happy with this one. Project: use puff paint to dot fake "rhinestones" on the pumpkin. Super easy.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhklfQZX8XRFAK4rZ3LTP9ikReLobVKnuaMnvC1QjEe_qnbaOueNwCOkWaG_vySmpzqFxMhXYDnizunFXRSX_iIFEu3SkXXzj4WrecwMWDpA08Uf3NHAhLUiolYttCRuxAp9xnPRAKnUs9/s1600/IMG_1930.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhklfQZX8XRFAK4rZ3LTP9ikReLobVKnuaMnvC1QjEe_qnbaOueNwCOkWaG_vySmpzqFxMhXYDnizunFXRSX_iIFEu3SkXXzj4WrecwMWDpA08Uf3NHAhLUiolYttCRuxAp9xnPRAKnUs9/s400/IMG_1930.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663447180264939890" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Pumpkin #2 - paint with chalkboard paint... only problem, I thought I had chalk I bought for teaching last year, and I don't have any... or at least I can't find it now. Brody and I will have fun with this one, and I am hoping to write ____ days until Halloween, and update it every day. Super easy, and cheap to make.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjGGkIIFCNP-x1qmAOGseYe4mO14F363pWnSbHDg_nIi0brvaZev3GGhUsifuzIyD_8TA4SpFcnS4B2BYzSAsSkG6XqBBQN0tFOMk4-YzSSaoN2walUxeQlzLzBfu-fprnLUJfPZECeVy/s1600/IMG_1933.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjGGkIIFCNP-x1qmAOGseYe4mO14F363pWnSbHDg_nIi0brvaZev3GGhUsifuzIyD_8TA4SpFcnS4B2BYzSAsSkG6XqBBQN0tFOMk4-YzSSaoN2walUxeQlzLzBfu-fprnLUJfPZECeVy/s400/IMG_1933.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663447168592884658" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Of course, my new birthday present is helping me stay happy and "busy" - I have been sadly mourning the loss of the Mac I had from the school district last year while I taught. You have to return them at the end of the school year. Instead, I was sharing one with Kevin, which he uses for work, and which is four years old - not awful, but not a Mac. I LOVE the feeling of a new computer, and this one has not disappointed me :). (The smudges must be from my camera lens being dirty, because the laptop is still shiny and new...)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP6uEptPwnOrLdjRNSCsfCMM87t1_ZAjDIama-XhKgX31fOs61NyHlBuEzi3WIb78P1gH5S2H0PN5prkTnxMdk8fnF0EGrlBt-dqsIk7Fx-aTE0k5FLqv9mi0-G04fwt_t0GhPGDLvVSGx/s1600/IMG_1934.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP6uEptPwnOrLdjRNSCsfCMM87t1_ZAjDIama-XhKgX31fOs61NyHlBuEzi3WIb78P1gH5S2H0PN5prkTnxMdk8fnF0EGrlBt-dqsIk7Fx-aTE0k5FLqv9mi0-G04fwt_t0GhPGDLvVSGx/s400/IMG_1934.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663447160560759842" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I've also been trying to get Brody excited for Halloween. We went outside to take pictures in his pumpkin shirt with the pumpkins (pre-crafting). He thought it was hilarious to roll them around the driveway.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeeXmQpSAyfNI_0PkCZr7oE5fHmY-H_B86328kPxgPP24KecjFFQou3a_zV8roIqylD1aFAUtjkFwKv6WhjapsFrW8-ZUJ4e7AyMjvLLph763SDqNymryv2xUeZR04EESOlOnEt140mz_3/s1600/IMG_1876.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeeXmQpSAyfNI_0PkCZr7oE5fHmY-H_B86328kPxgPP24KecjFFQou3a_zV8roIqylD1aFAUtjkFwKv6WhjapsFrW8-ZUJ4e7AyMjvLLph763SDqNymryv2xUeZR04EESOlOnEt140mz_3/s400/IMG_1876.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663441315745765154" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Then Dad got home and tried to throw Brody in a pile of leaves. Brody thought it was great until he landed (softly) in the leaves. He did NOT want to lie down in them, but he did want to crunch around in them with his shoes... This kept us occupied for a while.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP2rzRiVUbX6S2OcquCWSoH0CeeCYiXXccsi4arSZ-h01BoCsxkjHgv-J_5AqZZnMP99ImXY79rbw-Adhyphenhyphenlc8c_UBLnerqY0HXKWN7fe2HgHfhycsSCaJbYjEtEZeYFK3kQluDsl63J64B/s1600/IMG_1888.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP2rzRiVUbX6S2OcquCWSoH0CeeCYiXXccsi4arSZ-h01BoCsxkjHgv-J_5AqZZnMP99ImXY79rbw-Adhyphenhyphenlc8c_UBLnerqY0HXKWN7fe2HgHfhycsSCaJbYjEtEZeYFK3kQluDsl63J64B/s400/IMG_1888.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663441309569116402" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We've also been making Halloween treats! This is what Brody helped me make this morning... </div><div style="text-align: center;">SPOOKY WORMS IN DIRT!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Man, was Brody ever excited!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4yGbzCVpvXL7m54di0w5wuvLuKhRRk48jCT8u61iJp4RmuWlZY0JVqovcTLNl0ic9nYQtCopjaPj5UQNNfUF3ea5upkG1qh-FzPhVCYkqVUk0V_AaVYb0lj2issjcJGW5EmpS0PAoTSLm/s1600/IMG_1895.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4yGbzCVpvXL7m54di0w5wuvLuKhRRk48jCT8u61iJp4RmuWlZY0JVqovcTLNl0ic9nYQtCopjaPj5UQNNfUF3ea5upkG1qh-FzPhVCYkqVUk0V_AaVYb0lj2issjcJGW5EmpS0PAoTSLm/s400/IMG_1895.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663441263909361106" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">He thought the worms were fantastic!! However, after trying one with the oreo crumbs on it, he asked me to lick off all of the rest of them for him... I guess gummy worms are only good when the texture is normal.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBE8MQVnYEs46EqPzGDY4C4zyJE9-rCIRmhSdj-bVA-aOZWxsFkIwXjW0t4FQ8MVM0ZFkD2G5Q4nE-YMScAZgunvgIzDARLlvb9pmEXP36DCuxt_zQrY8TZvPghHqakrOohyphenhyphenhAaM2RTPv_/s1600/IMG_1897.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBE8MQVnYEs46EqPzGDY4C4zyJE9-rCIRmhSdj-bVA-aOZWxsFkIwXjW0t4FQ8MVM0ZFkD2G5Q4nE-YMScAZgunvgIzDARLlvb9pmEXP36DCuxt_zQrY8TZvPghHqakrOohyphenhyphenhAaM2RTPv_/s400/IMG_1897.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663441248020941714" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">What a mess!!!! We spent a while cleaning up after this one, but he had fun eating it. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I love my little man!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSL-zhovjR4eqloy6HC-DzX2Kahd8it__r60BL3dXI6ObTfJRkUEm1iWjSz01yL7cklY0v0hvrAga3FN-3vNclP9x_3Zu8M3rdHgWT-buK7UpkwJsGl_dvQx6aZFB02gQKzQxjbq3_p2AC/s1600/IMG_1907.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSL-zhovjR4eqloy6HC-DzX2Kahd8it__r60BL3dXI6ObTfJRkUEm1iWjSz01yL7cklY0v0hvrAga3FN-3vNclP9x_3Zu8M3rdHgWT-buK7UpkwJsGl_dvQx6aZFB02gQKzQxjbq3_p2AC/s400/IMG_1907.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663441240148673458" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://pinterest.com/knelson403/"><img src="http://d3io1k5o0zdpqr.cloudfront.net/images/small-p-button.png" width="16" height="16" alt="Follow Me on Pinterest" /></a></div>Kaleigh and Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587045471286310093noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131080127761134038.post-75568375353084335692011-10-04T20:50:00.000-07:002011-10-04T21:09:11.156-07:00Cinnamon Toast the Right Way!<div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD0FLqjV05Xnz6njut4j3Xw6nqXPrIFlOeZM9ea_68a-UmPe-GoE4AY5eLSxPd233XCB6HrqwdPkZp-Quqn1n3loSbjtRm8yZNhZ5p89qlpO3fRQZeTQGsef8MJTeS_aKmQAEK4Jor16tc/s1600/ct.jpg"><font color="#000000"></font><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 424px; height: 246px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659855138983667266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD0FLqjV05Xnz6njut4j3Xw6nqXPrIFlOeZM9ea_68a-UmPe-GoE4AY5eLSxPd233XCB6HrqwdPkZp-Quqn1n3loSbjtRm8yZNhZ5p89qlpO3fRQZeTQGsef8MJTeS_aKmQAEK4Jor16tc/s200/ct.jpg" /></a><br /><div>I was so excited when I came across <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/04/the-right-way-and-the-wrong-way-to-make-cinnamon-toast/">this</a> today!!!</div><div> </div><div>So, earlier this week, I decided to be extra adventurous and made cinnamon toast for the family for breakfast one morning. Mmm.... was it ever good. I did it the same way my mom used to make it when I grew up - by mixing the softened butter with the cinnamon and sugar, THEN spreading it on the bread before throwing it the oven to cook.</div><div> </div><div>Two days later, Kevin was up early and decided to make cinnamon toast for us for breakfast (I know! Great, right?) However, I came out to the kitchen to find that he had gone about it all wrong! There was no spreadable cinnamon sugar mixture, but instead, he had toasted the bread, and put butter on it so the butter would melt. He then mixed together milk, cinnamon and sugar in a cup, and spread/poured that on top of the already toasted bread, and THEN put it in the oven to cook. </div><div> </div><div>There was no way that this toast was going to taste as good as the tested recipe that I grew up with, so I kindly voiced that there might be some things that he could do to improve his cinnamon toast making skills... very kindly - I mean, he was making me breakfast, and I'll never discourage that. Kevin had me wait to try his creation before giving it a no, though, and it really wasn't too bad (but how bad can it get when butter and sugar are involved). We both left the house still under the impression that our method of cinnamon toast making was more correct. </div><div> </div><div>...SO, I think it is great that someone else has already analyzed and tested the different cinnamon toast recips, and come to a conclusion... guess you have to follow the link to find out what the REAL best recipe is for cinnamon toast (and find out who was more correct). </div><div> </div><div>OR</div><div> </div><div>Let me know how you make your cinnamon toast so I can give it a try. Maybe there's a recipe that hasn't been tested yet.</div><div> </div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://pinterest.com/knelson403/"><img src="http://d3io1k5o0zdpqr.cloudfront.net/images/small-p-button.png" width="16" height="16" alt="Follow Me on Pinterest" /></a></div>Kaleigh and Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587045471286310093noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131080127761134038.post-42491388172136291002011-09-21T07:59:00.000-07:002011-10-14T18:52:53.658-07:00Whoever Came Up With This is Genius.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpPH5dSPOJnWoBbO9CZbzVzsGwhh-zpVvqv-RaeYbRKaw3iKjBJozD2_dHwbvcCXM9JZqbmFEUVXlwtBBsjiJ-weazn0XaspK7ChB2xwDSGbltKjS7IZK5yavhBKfUpDcqbgKNiLKGATg_/s1600/pinterest-72_o.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 512px; height: 512px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpPH5dSPOJnWoBbO9CZbzVzsGwhh-zpVvqv-RaeYbRKaw3iKjBJozD2_dHwbvcCXM9JZqbmFEUVXlwtBBsjiJ-weazn0XaspK7ChB2xwDSGbltKjS7IZK5yavhBKfUpDcqbgKNiLKGATg_/s1600/pinterest-72_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><div><div align="center"> I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">All I have to say, is that I wish I had found out about this website a long time ago... I can already tell it is going to be one of those things that I have a hard time staying away from, but I've already come across about 100 things I'd love to try to make, and tons of ideas for recipes and house decorating, and I've only looked for 20 minutes. I seriously cannot say more how much I love it! I'll never loose ideas from websites again, and who needs a favorites bar when you have pinterest! Thank you to Patti for introducing me to my new addiction. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">If you haven't checked it out yet, you should... </div><div align="center">Seriously. </div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://pinterest.com/knelson403/"><img src="http://d3io1k5o0zdpqr.cloudfront.net/images/small-p-button.png" width="16" height="16" alt="Follow Me on Pinterest" /></a></div>Kaleigh and Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587045471286310093noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131080127761134038.post-62598241828466532742011-09-20T21:49:00.000-07:002012-01-13T19:25:39.542-08:00Baby Blake<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgya4AX0zb041d4hXjfaK2MCDcA4nxaHCWNP-86PVcO1HXk717kZdoWdHyGdICJojbTRWu-jJounR-ssFFhZKay5hOZgHODfNUhFssBngSWgglOUlw0NqHe-zpEHtZcSfW9lqTli6_1ymgt/s1600/Blake.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654671650863392274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgya4AX0zb041d4hXjfaK2MCDcA4nxaHCWNP-86PVcO1HXk717kZdoWdHyGdICJojbTRWu-jJounR-ssFFhZKay5hOZgHODfNUhFssBngSWgglOUlw0NqHe-zpEHtZcSfW9lqTli6_1ymgt/s400/Blake.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBT43qRJyaCxuaE1o9ArYbq3oAMgsi4wiKvfPn3Njb5GCI42ZuRTTPYpK08d1MEhuOdF-jWc8WEwoo1KWGOtw9eBccccYCnzsHtyaET2RW_bZfcRZjv8oer_xLxpMZv8g757shOJRsql0s/s1600/Blake+2_edited-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654671650117822210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBT43qRJyaCxuaE1o9ArYbq3oAMgsi4wiKvfPn3Njb5GCI42ZuRTTPYpK08d1MEhuOdF-jWc8WEwoo1KWGOtw9eBccccYCnzsHtyaET2RW_bZfcRZjv8oer_xLxpMZv8g757shOJRsql0s/s400/Blake+2_edited-1.jpg" /></a><br /><div>My sister, Kim, asked me to do up some baby announcements for the newest addition to their family. Her photographer took some VERY cute pictures, and I wish I could have used them all in every announcement, but here is what I came up with. I'm not sure yet if she's using one of them, or going to do something different, but it was fun anyways :).</div><div> </div><div>It has been over a year since I have played on photoshop, and I remembered today that I totally miss it... although I know there is a whole lot more you can do, and I only skim the surface. I'd love to take a photo editing course if there ever was one around... anyone around here know of one? I also made up a few options to do one for our Nelson baby #2, so I don't have to worry about them later... but I'll save those until I have the little wiggler.</div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://pinterest.com/knelson403/"><img src="http://d3io1k5o0zdpqr.cloudfront.net/images/small-p-button.png" width="16" height="16" alt="Follow Me on Pinterest" /></a></div>Kaleigh and Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587045471286310093noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131080127761134038.post-84545254958838238232011-09-15T20:44:00.001-07:002012-01-13T19:27:52.441-08:00Happy Birthday Little Man!<div>Brody turned 2 at the end of August, and I wanted to show off how proud I am of him and how wonderful it is to have him as part of our family. </div><div> </div><div>My little man, Brody Dennis Nelson, was born August 27, 2009 and I was immediately smitten.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnTULppx-WC7f6jUfuONEr-teYcLSVh2gDF9VVZBy_U8Cw-DqQlWNCvtoTNZjJG1LNipufyACh4bxMJWY5PA9DomFdmvSZvvgXMyeYcHO6pEf6d4LnNDD8-vDji-btYqIVn0bvYiZWWo-l/s1600/Brody%2527s+birth+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 266px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652807961218781010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvZowVAkJIVSS5drGwVVRCOQMaZzjDQobh_kQlxw8kVQBMLsECx1WF5GPHb27-xihyphenhyphen0NV-FpMdbPCGY5T5V1AV6ssONf41kY_TVdGq22AhfN6NxBjR4EtxjNjjYn7pOXKV1MZ9jpHU9ws0/s400/Brody%2527s+birth.jpg" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 267px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652807959186713730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnTULppx-WC7f6jUfuONEr-teYcLSVh2gDF9VVZBy_U8Cw-DqQlWNCvtoTNZjJG1LNipufyACh4bxMJWY5PA9DomFdmvSZvvgXMyeYcHO6pEf6d4LnNDD8-vDji-btYqIVn0bvYiZWWo-l/s400/Brody%2527s+birth+1.jpg" /></a>One year later, we celebrated his first birthday with some exciting cake eating, which he really enjoyed! He was already walking, saying some simple words, and had lots of teeth to show off.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie7z8s68EVWuWsgTmTnObyd6grhe1rEhrDDwkHvCmT4NScexXeTh5x5EzQki4H_bUBaE8KYxWdnfOa-hYZEc9HcAY8eFzJO-eKs6Eanocy8WkmWjV4Vgh7wg6ic4LnGH94B-4bp7gB6f_5/s1600/IMG_1476.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652807959495739906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie7z8s68EVWuWsgTmTnObyd6grhe1rEhrDDwkHvCmT4NScexXeTh5x5EzQki4H_bUBaE8KYxWdnfOa-hYZEc9HcAY8eFzJO-eKs6Eanocy8WkmWjV4Vgh7wg6ic4LnGH94B-4bp7gB6f_5/s400/IMG_1476.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRKqvSW1qPJDsyj5sAJO5mnBt061Pj4_rM6VtVfyw4UGOlQKEYpJoAqAvucDPbIpO3-ye7h_ZLNDVtiSaW4P45vRpOguQatdHUSmzgtVB0LtBob5llA5gDYyXi5DfMZtcXgSN6wobNGagp/s1600/IMG_1478.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652807948461155154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRKqvSW1qPJDsyj5sAJO5mnBt061Pj4_rM6VtVfyw4UGOlQKEYpJoAqAvucDPbIpO3-ye7h_ZLNDVtiSaW4P45vRpOguQatdHUSmzgtVB0LtBob5llA5gDYyXi5DfMZtcXgSN6wobNGagp/s400/IMG_1478.JPG" /></a><br /><div>We decided to do some cake for him this year again, but we asked him what kind of cake he wanted, and like his answer to most things these days, he said, "cars", ... Lightning McQueen it was!<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmi_Pfu0xfPFw_4p2OjsCK1YRnI2lJNYY2XlLFFAj-ANwmpLEPaUNJdR1vF2jMa4nZApa-NU8qLTjtH3YWCHSmAnZ0MRuV85-AvCb4xfKrLrF_u86fM0ScrNpELPSXRTLdkk45pslMHpT/s1600/IMG_1732.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652804966049082098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmi_Pfu0xfPFw_4p2OjsCK1YRnI2lJNYY2XlLFFAj-ANwmpLEPaUNJdR1vF2jMa4nZApa-NU8qLTjtH3YWCHSmAnZ0MRuV85-AvCb4xfKrLrF_u86fM0ScrNpELPSXRTLdkk45pslMHpT/s400/IMG_1732.JPG" /></a>Lots of his cousins came over to celebrate with us! Brody loves his cousins!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_7oZFhrev3lEqNhC4TcEeXzOqTb5L5Xz537_1-pQPq36Wzt4xLQlFp0YK-YbCBkWl_gHiRKuyRLI4ZRgFyku_YO4JbbALqiCbEYszKowsqjd8nY5vulOr4HkriQoGuoIsGCB8a27_xMVJ/s1600/IMG_1733.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652804960301910690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_7oZFhrev3lEqNhC4TcEeXzOqTb5L5Xz537_1-pQPq36Wzt4xLQlFp0YK-YbCBkWl_gHiRKuyRLI4ZRgFyku_YO4JbbALqiCbEYszKowsqjd8nY5vulOr4HkriQoGuoIsGCB8a27_xMVJ/s400/IMG_1733.JPG" /></a>They all helped show Brody how to blow out the candles.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKAXebLJZftFHihQlCqujVBqrLmotUPTicVRiTBY8Vu2MBowravX6WK2fpZMSXpoZnw2xyTkHoGytYkQzyVbR1IBl6FOEu4bGMKJXVZJazfVsPTcpJTJyo8LLrL3NkHxtz5qdXAee-RHIC/s1600/IMG_1741.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652804955459897218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKAXebLJZftFHihQlCqujVBqrLmotUPTicVRiTBY8Vu2MBowravX6WK2fpZMSXpoZnw2xyTkHoGytYkQzyVbR1IBl6FOEu4bGMKJXVZJazfVsPTcpJTJyo8LLrL3NkHxtz5qdXAee-RHIC/s400/IMG_1741.JPG" /></a>And then we went to the pool to enjoy it for the last time this year. Even Daddy (Kevin) was able to swim with us for a while before he had to go back to work. (Perhaps birthdays in harvest season are not as convenient as other times in the year... sorry Brody!)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6osyGBCDlT6TqiExBMXsG7mW3TTvNdL2wPmjzpLct-vWG4De3pIgMhVxC1zTf_RzNemX1-tDPgUgL7rPYLVe3NSZw9Xxzw2yzQibioOOpXyM1aKp1x0kbEd1BgAX9X_GHtCnkp5pDxzN/s1600/IMG_1744.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652804950877347010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6osyGBCDlT6TqiExBMXsG7mW3TTvNdL2wPmjzpLct-vWG4De3pIgMhVxC1zTf_RzNemX1-tDPgUgL7rPYLVe3NSZw9Xxzw2yzQibioOOpXyM1aKp1x0kbEd1BgAX9X_GHtCnkp5pDxzN/s400/IMG_1744.JPG" /></a>Brody is such a good swimmer now. He did really good this year.<br />I love my little man!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkQG9UhmjBYcUqeGkyFKZvIeAApB3LYf-dBurqtLJvnubzMdTEeVHF-n8bRKznIUSh9yMAtNzH8zgiC5F0BpRi1j6svhgyEigSPB976AlM2vuPFON5VYazPI0RQYrvc-Mq2uJ8VeE3sr2L/s1600/IMG_1747.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652802282018661490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkQG9UhmjBYcUqeGkyFKZvIeAApB3LYf-dBurqtLJvnubzMdTEeVHF-n8bRKznIUSh9yMAtNzH8zgiC5F0BpRi1j6svhgyEigSPB976AlM2vuPFON5VYazPI0RQYrvc-Mq2uJ8VeE3sr2L/s400/IMG_1747.JPG" /></a></div><div>His cousins Zachary and Blake, and Auntie Kim were able to spend most of the week with us before Brody's birthday. These two boys are hilarious! They feed off of each other until they are both so wired it is scary! Brody had to show Zachary his favorite toy in the park... the quad/car!</div><div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652804970902441778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Zu7bP25vZ7hUGxLskPme_Vgr09gikEhV0WddIjdqYmnu1FXkjYsBTAMBhyf1Sae2BN7D1N2CNZhuwjszmoF8x0fnhiRij9P0-OmIxDn_p3x8yAk9wK7QKw95oIIXepDQyzcB4FcUJH5V/s400/IMG_1730.JPG" />One of Brody's birthday presents was a lightning McQueen sprinkler! He had a blast trying to drink the water without getting wet. Notice his new Lightning McQueen t-shirt and his McQueen crocs. Man, he sure was spoiled by his cousins and grandparents!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWA5_z5SHFZHgWRpGgXERK_VyioKne5cIpxyK7-OLvcOi8beQW0My0hkgyFR2TvoOV68QoGeelfK_5avg-gSyVa1lbYAl0vUJWtBlHkdp35XrNAd0XDKI-nJlRbcBjisVqtOr-yMMU4Wj2/s1600/IMG_1756.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652802278121399314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWA5_z5SHFZHgWRpGgXERK_VyioKne5cIpxyK7-OLvcOi8beQW0My0hkgyFR2TvoOV68QoGeelfK_5avg-gSyVa1lbYAl0vUJWtBlHkdp35XrNAd0XDKI-nJlRbcBjisVqtOr-yMMU4Wj2/s400/IMG_1756.JPG" /></a>Lucky for us, Zachary had a birthday only a few weeks after Brody's, so we headed up to Edmonton to celebrate that, as well as Blake's baby blessing. Here are all the kids at the park enjoying their juice boxes in the hot weather.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfufRiNvFdis2jHwd_BMnKuf7D5TexY81Furu5R48o1vHHQOdqAZaiyp4A2rw7fciSO50hIaSlcl1NNyoCaWSy4OKI8AKIcSSgrusReq5dn-TG9CMbTxEdGahc9_arUJ57EpyshKd4iFDL/s1600/IMG_1764.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652802273701799922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfufRiNvFdis2jHwd_BMnKuf7D5TexY81Furu5R48o1vHHQOdqAZaiyp4A2rw7fciSO50hIaSlcl1NNyoCaWSy4OKI8AKIcSSgrusReq5dn-TG9CMbTxEdGahc9_arUJ57EpyshKd4iFDL/s400/IMG_1764.JPG" /></a>We also had a picnic. I took about 10 photos of this, and Brody was jamming his face with peanut butter sandwich in every one. Nothing comes between that boy and his peanut butter and honey. I think he is learning his speed eating skills from his father too.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LcqY6ADIyX8z7hANL5MQMvytWinUrwNjiuSNZq-6QVMkiETY5rh4fKFJsqmvgl9VqrADlFdls-Ce0f6yIBSmlKjXt96PS-XsaPDnVMMY-HMyOJ4SpoFwl_jvh3gb9i4yeuE-6YwG1ZlM/s1600/IMG_1769.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652802269906178754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LcqY6ADIyX8z7hANL5MQMvytWinUrwNjiuSNZq-6QVMkiETY5rh4fKFJsqmvgl9VqrADlFdls-Ce0f6yIBSmlKjXt96PS-XsaPDnVMMY-HMyOJ4SpoFwl_jvh3gb9i4yeuE-6YwG1ZlM/s400/IMG_1769.JPG" /></a>And, just for you, Amber, here is my 37 week photo shot of all my chubbiness. Kind of scary to look at it in a photo. I didn't realize I was that big, or that swollen. A few more weeks to go!! I hope they go fast!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEger6ea_y8BiHx2xeOvsMAKsMyH3OGWF41bdeht-Gb8UoE9nfIAvW38yt7gVtmJI1n2IqhKpQx6w4Qtun-ArMC85v1IMrnvZ5y-teuiWzMRNxdgqFNbhyPoeClMrdD2Arv6t6RZCLWFdpXj/s1600/IMG_1779.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652802264968350994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEger6ea_y8BiHx2xeOvsMAKsMyH3OGWF41bdeht-Gb8UoE9nfIAvW38yt7gVtmJI1n2IqhKpQx6w4Qtun-ArMC85v1IMrnvZ5y-teuiWzMRNxdgqFNbhyPoeClMrdD2Arv6t6RZCLWFdpXj/s400/IMG_1779.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://pinterest.com/knelson403/"><img src="http://d3io1k5o0zdpqr.cloudfront.net/images/small-p-button.png" width="16" height="16" alt="Follow Me on Pinterest" /></a></div>Kaleigh and Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587045471286310093noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131080127761134038.post-43378312230948988082011-08-14T21:07:00.000-07:002012-01-13T19:33:24.432-08:00Our summer of fun!<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7VD5Nl6N7bz3vI9wz0H_bPJYLQ4jFaTZt16P-4UtSGDQMWOCkKUQhKq_ux2XSvKQLj9IbDvGJjtWPdmn3hKixzcGqd6kK_pzyKS_uCQoZCoSjys4l_F1npU5xdtNoSAssNgaYBlBb5GcW/s1600/IMG_1626.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>So this entry is more of a photo overload, but it covers our summer this year pretty good.</div><div> </div><div>First, here is a picture of our farm's 5-legged calf that was born in the spring. It was still hanging around come summer, and the extra legg coming out of its shoulder didn't seem to bother it too much. Kevin hasn't seen it in the last while, but it is supposedly somewhere on out land growing big and fat with the other cows.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsPkES7ysPZcGL4SEV3AYrCZOrPp0tykxkr45G93Y5n0jDWFwwXlnmmULxQdzGNd0FG-Ah9qoxc2g1DhWM-fIT6_xyYuI32u6GzfuxekzhfWqukWVgG3MR_ruXLc2Io_tx8sYTs5bBtTUK/s1600/IMG_0090.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646118100690495394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsPkES7ysPZcGL4SEV3AYrCZOrPp0tykxkr45G93Y5n0jDWFwwXlnmmULxQdzGNd0FG-Ah9qoxc2g1DhWM-fIT6_xyYuI32u6GzfuxekzhfWqukWVgG3MR_ruXLc2Io_tx8sYTs5bBtTUK/s400/IMG_0090.JPG" /></a>Brody has become a real chef and likes to help me make all of my baking. Here we were making pancakes for dad one morning and he did a great job of mixing the batter.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXk4966FqGJlwBADNu1i1l4LNqyNEJVJ5aadaV_51-6xdICNCxc72F5a7JctJ5DDm93HuuvKc6F4nGX8PLUtLfyvLDw03aLJXkaoStP2SU4zsikpDK_R-wiqd_i0DWOsoyjHDViQMUzRt/s1600/IMG_1641.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646118093501989218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXk4966FqGJlwBADNu1i1l4LNqyNEJVJ5aadaV_51-6xdICNCxc72F5a7JctJ5DDm93HuuvKc6F4nGX8PLUtLfyvLDw03aLJXkaoStP2SU4zsikpDK_R-wiqd_i0DWOsoyjHDViQMUzRt/s400/IMG_1641.JPG" /></a>I found him like this one afternoon after I had left him briefly. Apparently it's more comfortable to golf in the nude. He figured out how to strip out of his pants and diaper at the beginning of the summer, but thankfully has only done it a handful of times.<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireOQMPxpmnPY-dXzpSSFHkcEudUszmZOxc1SZ824zpk9Q46tYES31J9AVbCSMKakwloGcAVyI_WrlDEN2VkcG2ivQReacPZ15uFNGk0a_5AfAZICdsHqEACmVAINisnB7hXjl_fREWKbD/s1600/IMG_1643.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646118089544163746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireOQMPxpmnPY-dXzpSSFHkcEudUszmZOxc1SZ824zpk9Q46tYES31J9AVbCSMKakwloGcAVyI_WrlDEN2VkcG2ivQReacPZ15uFNGk0a_5AfAZICdsHqEACmVAINisnB7hXjl_fREWKbD/s400/IMG_1643.JPG" /></a>Canada Day was fun, as always, in Raymond for the parade. We love that dad gets the day off to come play.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeze95o1aKgIs6pA6iWv4G97XXBhIJpJ1o8exBxnHV-WX_uq08vTQIglNnkqqiDFroApwma9hfAp7ahz-FaJq0_7Yuhzc2dfxJVzgse_tuSesnUG83hW2UGDsQIEM7ZHuE-iW8NEZ9H4jy/s1600/IMG_0124.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646117081934808130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeze95o1aKgIs6pA6iWv4G97XXBhIJpJ1o8exBxnHV-WX_uq08vTQIglNnkqqiDFroApwma9hfAp7ahz-FaJq0_7Yuhzc2dfxJVzgse_tuSesnUG83hW2UGDsQIEM7ZHuE-iW8NEZ9H4jy/s400/IMG_0124.JPG" /></a>Brody took a while to figure out how fast he had to be to actually get any candy, but was doing well by the end of the parade. I heard the word 'candy' every day for the next month after this exciting event.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC7WcriD6oOSxcsuCSmLS823tmmYd7jGq8NoRUcgVL6CgrYFKlB0V_ug6-XIfsl6XsLLx3_E-lZlcH0u_AQ7sKSviBFI8advOhPWFXfOl4T-5svZW-JqBEU4bJYqwGQ6d4nYFMwd1nnJUh/s1600/IMG_0133.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646117074208484418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC7WcriD6oOSxcsuCSmLS823tmmYd7jGq8NoRUcgVL6CgrYFKlB0V_ug6-XIfsl6XsLLx3_E-lZlcH0u_AQ7sKSviBFI8advOhPWFXfOl4T-5svZW-JqBEU4bJYqwGQ6d4nYFMwd1nnJUh/s400/IMG_0133.JPG" /></a>Me and Brody! He's not a big fan of looking at the camera.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguEzad2rXHPi6CpHh1k_tXNr7X5cFuCs4FT5qgPcuIQlGjxBh0PjRCistQVFZS0ljjo8bkRMS1IYBp9rr74K1fXiHU66lNZnu2QEg3qzXrGPFeR_ce8bDzUOtGvXxjih6aw5wOn7iJ4hba/s1600/IMG_0138.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646117069321064162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguEzad2rXHPi6CpHh1k_tXNr7X5cFuCs4FT5qgPcuIQlGjxBh0PjRCistQVFZS0ljjo8bkRMS1IYBp9rr74K1fXiHU66lNZnu2QEg3qzXrGPFeR_ce8bDzUOtGvXxjih6aw5wOn7iJ4hba/s400/IMG_0138.JPG" /></a>We discoved quite early this summer that Brody reacts more severly than normal to mosquito bites. Unfortunately, one of his first bites was on his forhead, and the swelling spread down to his eye. This is how he looked for a few days after the bite.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-w7VjBEUZqF8n_DuTdeNMyz7vlxBpl5XRTV10dIcd7Md0VCtimNgKB6oFmFmBX-232ssNcA2tL6De68b6u9k_53H07HZdcNOltUvaKrnpW-i8G9SkJUdqIX1UeW_kf5mZLKDJjIZHuYMz/s1600/IMG_1655.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646117060569673730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-w7VjBEUZqF8n_DuTdeNMyz7vlxBpl5XRTV10dIcd7Md0VCtimNgKB6oFmFmBX-232ssNcA2tL6De68b6u9k_53H07HZdcNOltUvaKrnpW-i8G9SkJUdqIX1UeW_kf5mZLKDJjIZHuYMz/s400/IMG_1655.JPG" /></a>We had fun with lots of the cousins while Kevin's sister, Lisa, was up for the beginning of July. We enjoyed a day at Writing-On-Stone as well, and Brody was especially excited to hang out with his new cousin, Ainsley. I forgot to take a picture of her, but she is adorable, and Brody loves her. Brody thought it was great to swim around with his cousins in the river there.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-SfhP4RfspqddhuaQ-U1Oq1R3ttKpQpgqTfbJxOo9R-5oxCJZGzF38SNu0EAkVjtR29dU0b_kvPWbtMIySJojeT_nOGGeO5Lf9J0Y-tJRR8aIqd_gr_FNLMLGnO4QWkLl5qYi1iwKSix/s1600/IMG_1668.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646117054023586498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-SfhP4RfspqddhuaQ-U1Oq1R3ttKpQpgqTfbJxOo9R-5oxCJZGzF38SNu0EAkVjtR29dU0b_kvPWbtMIySJojeT_nOGGeO5Lf9J0Y-tJRR8aIqd_gr_FNLMLGnO4QWkLl5qYi1iwKSix/s400/IMG_1668.JPG" /></a>Stirling's celebration, Settler Days, was a lot of fun this summer. The family was involved in the family softball tournament. I was lucky enought to have an excuse not to play this year, so I wouldn't embarass myself with my lack of ability to throw a ball. Elena played with Brody while I watched Kevin and the rest play. We didn't win this year, but we'll make sure we bring it again next year.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGXJBZozsikPzATD811RDjZqDxtZTEIVTygMrE3SNSuNUEUMf3XKMxOhg6TMvIKa5DKlILAZlnoMEz18vouv_ivDCGf3tpoKnIs2giIqxYrLXMdquxe5wZLjjRYQmZMTHXtY3BZo3wMIjo/s1600/IMG_1673.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646115068452426306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGXJBZozsikPzATD811RDjZqDxtZTEIVTygMrE3SNSuNUEUMf3XKMxOhg6TMvIKa5DKlILAZlnoMEz18vouv_ivDCGf3tpoKnIs2giIqxYrLXMdquxe5wZLjjRYQmZMTHXtY3BZo3wMIjo/s400/IMG_1673.JPG" /></a>Lots of the family participated in the Striling Parade. We decided to let Brody catch candy because he was pretty excited about the candy and I didn't imagine he would be too happy to throw it to other people.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibFLauTNYyt03kau2F8EewD9mPVK1GuZizr52lX0ZGifQYCKg2i6K0psD6OLUOVl32OTqkdMqFqt_jA2hS3P4miOBtCC0pU2wW5VQ8yoE-3o1hsDPIH4zqRdbjOp7YOf7i5thsE0W5bO_2/s1600/IMG_1679.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646115059588904322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibFLauTNYyt03kau2F8EewD9mPVK1GuZizr52lX0ZGifQYCKg2i6K0psD6OLUOVl32OTqkdMqFqt_jA2hS3P4miOBtCC0pU2wW5VQ8yoE-3o1hsDPIH4zqRdbjOp7YOf7i5thsE0W5bO_2/s400/IMG_1679.JPG" /></a>The rest of the Nelson kids rode of the family float with the bull, or on their own horses. Brody sure got a lot of candy when this float passed by us!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL4ST70Uwo98WPbPI97C2IdgFPNU9npfyZcENDDk6EenhjANCtffMId-1nmmCCDlFIBYVvB7y0bgUWgtw4_pGfugCUws0KgLa6lLRjKm-7t6Cm5lAYEYWt4jt2TnlJjGiqNXRQDN-HFQbL/s1600/IMG_1681.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646115045816078674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL4ST70Uwo98WPbPI97C2IdgFPNU9npfyZcENDDk6EenhjANCtffMId-1nmmCCDlFIBYVvB7y0bgUWgtw4_pGfugCUws0KgLa6lLRjKm-7t6Cm5lAYEYWt4jt2TnlJjGiqNXRQDN-HFQbL/s400/IMG_1681.JPG" /></a>Grandma Bennett came out with Grandpa and helped to monitor the candy eating throughout the parade while I took pictures.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizzxtx3OBJfG0OKK9YExDitA89N_-tEL7RGrw_hJudLEPrzg5Uz1brR2NjNhh_dHQOvOPTiXVygp3wLLBHt20H9F7d3uGdCaVwUTzULnKfDi5ynXQ9mKN0VXAI9ic5xEQl9gE9WMCsKlk8/s1600/IMG_1688.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646115034902834754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizzxtx3OBJfG0OKK9YExDitA89N_-tEL7RGrw_hJudLEPrzg5Uz1brR2NjNhh_dHQOvOPTiXVygp3wLLBHt20H9F7d3uGdCaVwUTzULnKfDi5ynXQ9mKN0VXAI9ic5xEQl9gE9WMCsKlk8/s400/IMG_1688.JPG" /></a>Brody and I convinced dad(Kevin) to get on Gracie's horse to take Brody for a ride once the parade was over. I've only seen Kevin on a horse three times in my life, and so I'm hoping that we convince him to ride a bit more in the future to teach us how it's done.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7PjYPTwG-UOkBhDqD392iEk8xWBE4YIF3rRmtlz5P35pajK7yalsXdR3ISG3hiJ-Nf3CKRNVsdaStvoik_BWKPh4jELHutDtGwJ-2kNUAGaTw0B5sBMxuZaK5LOmYJc7IdeDrrNgZDC8Z/s1600/IMG_1691.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646115026636155938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7PjYPTwG-UOkBhDqD392iEk8xWBE4YIF3rRmtlz5P35pajK7yalsXdR3ISG3hiJ-Nf3CKRNVsdaStvoik_BWKPh4jELHutDtGwJ-2kNUAGaTw0B5sBMxuZaK5LOmYJc7IdeDrrNgZDC8Z/s400/IMG_1691.JPG" /></a>The August long weekend was our Smith Family Reunion (my mom's family) in Fairmont, B.C.. We started the day with a lunch, and then my mom organized a pinjata for the great grandkids. They loved it. Here is Kim's oldest boy, Zach, having a go at it.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-3L83ta-tVHhILWAiTUzzXxePFibYNXReNJfvKar31TDzPVx5pe7NcZKFcbXIIbHTDiEboWoxuJ-3BziyXnAwghb_PAqgjkC5icP4oVYZeRQrLQRUxDd6OzB8NhRTBxynItVT-MTQvqHd/s1600/Mom+and+Lauren+Pinjata.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 347px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646111388733878546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-3L83ta-tVHhILWAiTUzzXxePFibYNXReNJfvKar31TDzPVx5pe7NcZKFcbXIIbHTDiEboWoxuJ-3BziyXnAwghb_PAqgjkC5icP4oVYZeRQrLQRUxDd6OzB8NhRTBxynItVT-MTQvqHd/s400/Mom+and+Lauren+Pinjata.jpg" /></a>Next, we played a few games. One of the things that was planned was a Smith Family's Got Talent competition. Dad was one of the judges and got to wear a plastic head cap. We all had a great laugh. It took a while after he took it off to get the line to disappear around his head.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0e98eshAklxmm8JAFjyuhZRHgvnHs_Pc06-Lh9TpeFqctcDxZRF8WdMQ6FEtMuGrKuWBlJ1sXl2eRdrcQm6QQBBp-HYTXnf3yJdaI4CJM9LwUQizyk_CWBKrVqfu1NcAejgVbmznW3yJg/s1600/Dad+judge.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646111384206625714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0e98eshAklxmm8JAFjyuhZRHgvnHs_Pc06-Lh9TpeFqctcDxZRF8WdMQ6FEtMuGrKuWBlJ1sXl2eRdrcQm6QQBBp-HYTXnf3yJdaI4CJM9LwUQizyk_CWBKrVqfu1NcAejgVbmznW3yJg/s400/Dad+judge.jpg" /></a>Mom's talent was a reading of the story "Goldilocks and the Three Bears". She asked some unknowing family members to volunteer as helpers. This is what it looked like...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJHLbCe4_zlnSFKmH0AyJybcOHB9QVU7UHdBvtHvKu1yfvLiNGH8s_4LY6FL50-3lU7AXP4vkUYYXPS2nISQqLB4K5TSzZ5Y1jqzizmnuMrtOkhpX2Wr4fDlHLg5pyjhITFq07sQTf_OA-/s1600/Three+Bears+Full+Shot.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 210px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646111374357893202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJHLbCe4_zlnSFKmH0AyJybcOHB9QVU7UHdBvtHvKu1yfvLiNGH8s_4LY6FL50-3lU7AXP4vkUYYXPS2nISQqLB4K5TSzZ5Y1jqzizmnuMrtOkhpX2Wr4fDlHLg5pyjhITFq07sQTf_OA-/s400/Three+Bears+Full+Shot.jpg" /></a>While their heads poked through the sheet, other family members acted as the character's hands to do what the story told them to do (put on lipstick, drink water, shave, brush teeth, eat pudding, etc.). Poor Dave... :)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4WI3d4hu9mTvPtFJKyERXjKM_Mr2Lor6sGBz9rT11PupyuwWxJrLvwzVJi5RmXPiKITe4NPvYe_sxhlbqJKW5pCkf4mlbAjKlfaPagVM7mmkZO_TnXt9Ig1x3LvC9Hfw7hJlC56BQtKVY/s1600/Dave+Baby+Bear.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 285px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646111369368483330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4WI3d4hu9mTvPtFJKyERXjKM_Mr2Lor6sGBz9rT11PupyuwWxJrLvwzVJi5RmXPiKITe4NPvYe_sxhlbqJKW5pCkf4mlbAjKlfaPagVM7mmkZO_TnXt9Ig1x3LvC9Hfw7hJlC56BQtKVY/s400/Dave+Baby+Bear.jpg" /></a>We also had a family competition of "Minute to Win It", with a lot of fun activities. I wish I had taken more pictures, but here is one of Kevin picking up skittles with a straw and organizing them into cups for each color.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4PpyqZumPoLg611bU6icyzO9RzUe6JhTETIYDW5O9jGldHf8MvIG8laIF_neI4LOy97Io3jJXwunnSMOL-tX-jr_Ftt2ul72hCQLXPDyJXlFp6puSAuJbGiCU56F_UDWhXwFF6T_PByLh/s1600/Kevin+minute+to+win+it.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 287px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646111367265417378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4PpyqZumPoLg611bU6icyzO9RzUe6JhTETIYDW5O9jGldHf8MvIG8laIF_neI4LOy97Io3jJXwunnSMOL-tX-jr_Ftt2ul72hCQLXPDyJXlFp6puSAuJbGiCU56F_UDWhXwFF6T_PByLh/s400/Kevin+minute+to+win+it.jpg" /></a>Brody really enjoyed the day.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkcfNqs0kGwZvZAkCEFx53X_H5O1GGJdt7GrolihwrZDFsmBk4B4649w1GdvhZx0byybyy-hFNCJNRCNPh6JTLft6PTcRtT0u0JH_sgg8h_pfnxjbeVWoOLNbDdNDbe6E8fndq37W26nBc/s1600/Brody+and+I.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 298px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646110135585048386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkcfNqs0kGwZvZAkCEFx53X_H5O1GGJdt7GrolihwrZDFsmBk4B4649w1GdvhZx0byybyy-hFNCJNRCNPh6JTLft6PTcRtT0u0JH_sgg8h_pfnxjbeVWoOLNbDdNDbe6E8fndq37W26nBc/s400/Brody+and+I.jpg" /></a>Bennett Family Photo. Welcome to the family baby Blake! We're so glad that Kim was able to come with him so soon after he was born. What a sweet baby.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52meGPeUOUr7kLEsGqn_-AVySkRyQNToUgNaY0whneY5vsV2mUgBZRKr83GUF2M9LDsxORpiqB6D9BmIwJWAN7vb4XIjQaGeanbXAsYOUYsj-bW-yd15L6_eLraShMq_t7wC9xLni49_6/s1600/Family+Photo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 311px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646110135481190530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52meGPeUOUr7kLEsGqn_-AVySkRyQNToUgNaY0whneY5vsV2mUgBZRKr83GUF2M9LDsxORpiqB6D9BmIwJWAN7vb4XIjQaGeanbXAsYOUYsj-bW-yd15L6_eLraShMq_t7wC9xLni49_6/s400/Family+Photo.jpg" /></a>Smith Family Photo<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-AbJ5pW1emyv2lUJPhl4TORgJEKvf1Rgd8F5M6-5ayZoFeqXD-Dx-dEGTLTDqYf5Kmf6lw7SQYtSZrWL_YaJVWZ64voepYufzvoZl5U10sh6M_B0du5peu_EsJ4UF37iZJrruQDUchxYf/s1600/Smith+Family+Fairmont+2011.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 198px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646110126400441986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-AbJ5pW1emyv2lUJPhl4TORgJEKvf1Rgd8F5M6-5ayZoFeqXD-Dx-dEGTLTDqYf5Kmf6lw7SQYtSZrWL_YaJVWZ64voepYufzvoZl5U10sh6M_B0du5peu_EsJ4UF37iZJrruQDUchxYf/s400/Smith+Family+Fairmont+2011.jpg" /></a>We always make sure we spend a day at Wasa Lake when we go to Fairmont. Brody was especially excited to be able to have Dad around to swim with. He loves playing in the sand, and got really good at swimming by the end of the week.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZYJ9LwQfJFreiGw_2OB_5FNS0V-Ibjd_pA8Wj0arDOWEck1owSXmNHqW2fNk8SXKNLS45cR1dPNIn5lQRNfn0LzhaJrKuQpvbeWVDChWMlNVTXZ8JyQRDh_hFtTZVdovNb9RZi0fk3kR/s1600/IMG_1696.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646110114765795266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZYJ9LwQfJFreiGw_2OB_5FNS0V-Ibjd_pA8Wj0arDOWEck1owSXmNHqW2fNk8SXKNLS45cR1dPNIn5lQRNfn0LzhaJrKuQpvbeWVDChWMlNVTXZ8JyQRDh_hFtTZVdovNb9RZi0fk3kR/s400/IMG_1696.JPG" /></a>What a fun week we had. I will miss seeing all of my cousins for another two years.<br /><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSI4rAfWyAULkpXzrhmxSujIQLwiSQQXOj8J5Giahw14fJ4ZIrObRrGsMvMghI-SbtrMXkqFgnzsqGS_5hKaYB4627ez-f45tY3jhGXQK1UeCJDzfV-7oNbB5PQyzf3jXJGWKJjo4EZ0-s/s1600/IMG_1701.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646110107933128898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSI4rAfWyAULkpXzrhmxSujIQLwiSQQXOj8J5Giahw14fJ4ZIrObRrGsMvMghI-SbtrMXkqFgnzsqGS_5hKaYB4627ez-f45tY3jhGXQK1UeCJDzfV-7oNbB5PQyzf3jXJGWKJjo4EZ0-s/s400/IMG_1701.JPG" /></a></div><div align="left">I'll update you soon on the rest of August and the other things we've been up to.<br /><div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://pinterest.com/knelson403/"><img src="http://d3io1k5o0zdpqr.cloudfront.net/images/small-p-button.png" width="16" height="16" alt="Follow Me on Pinterest" /></a></div>Kaleigh and Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587045471286310093noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131080127761134038.post-42744296931114114852011-06-23T09:41:00.000-07:002012-01-13T19:39:16.531-08:00School's Out For the Summer!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJI4rk_WcNNTz4IPI2mZlKGCT2n4JU2kl8K7qbd9LUBmsAjUrvWSaQlFD40ZW-D_6O_Nl10ltf0iU7C3XfVMQgDv0_zl6LEXoYRZDOXtxjqjwAnQXncwpoReAE0fXcXN1P9b2kKgKqNRu4/s1600/IMG_0050.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJI4rk_WcNNTz4IPI2mZlKGCT2n4JU2kl8K7qbd9LUBmsAjUrvWSaQlFD40ZW-D_6O_Nl10ltf0iU7C3XfVMQgDv0_zl6LEXoYRZDOXtxjqjwAnQXncwpoReAE0fXcXN1P9b2kKgKqNRu4/s400/IMG_0050.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621603771462968258" /></a><br />So it's finally true! My one, and for now, my only, year of teaching full time is over... and I have no idea what I am going to do with myself. I've been going in fast-paced mode for so long that I seriously almost felt guilty last night when I didn't have anything to do to get ready or any marking to do. My only job for the next week is figuring out where in my house to put all of the stuff that I've accumulated this year. Let me tell you about my year though, because it has definitely been a great one.<div><br /></div><div>I've been teaching grade 2 at Stirling School since September. Grade 2 was a new experience for me at first, but it ended up being absolutely perfect for me. I have got to admit that I was originally expecting to have a few more 'accidents' and a lot more shoes to tie then I actually did. I had more than a few different qualified, excellent, hard-working teacher assistants and work-experience students in the room throughout the year, which was a HUGE blessing. I don't think I could have asked for more perfect fits in my classroom either. 20 little bodies keep you busy all day long, but despite my tired feet/knees, and the occasional headache, I wouldn't have traded the experience for anything. I am really going to miss seeing all of those kids on a regular basis. I am so proud of all that they have accomplished this year, and for the great people they are becoming. They put together the most adorable "Memory Book" for me to finish off the year, which I am totally going to cherish and love to look back on.</div><div><br /></div><div>It's funny, once you become a teacher, to find that you've picked up some "must do's" what to do and not do when you have kids that start into school. I am SO grateful I got some insight into this <b>before </b>I had kids in school, because I now know how terribly important some of these things are.</div><div><br /></div><div>1. Read at least 20 minutes every day with your child (either them reading or you).</div><div><ul><li>students who do not have parents who are available to read with them on a regular basis seem to struggle in ALL subject areas, eventually affecting them socially as well. Reading carries over into everything.</li></ul><div>2. Take more responsibility for your own child's education. The teacher can only do so much.</div><div><ul><li>Have high expectations, and if they are not able to reach them, then seek opportunities to help them as much as possible to get them to achieve their best.</li><li>If your child has a specific area of need (speech, language, learning, etc.), don't be a push-over with the school. Parents that are advocates for their child, especially if they remain positive and not accusing to the school and administration, will generally get their child the extra help that they need to succeed.</li></ul><div>3. Don't over-schedule your children, but do involve them with some outside-of-school activities.</div></div><div><ul><li>Generally, students who were involved in out-of school activities seemed to be more socially well-adjusted, but also seemed to have more energy and more interest in the in-school things that we did. It gives them something to make them feel special.</li><li>Students that were over-scheduled often seemed tired, and seemed to do slightly less-well than somewhere in the middle.</li></ul><div>4. Have a consistent and managed bed-time for your child.</div></div><div><ul><li>Wow! Students/children who did not have a consistent bedtime or who seemed to have a less-structured routine at home were behaviorally extremely irritable and had a very difficult time with school work and even seemed to have a higher number of clashes and confrontations with friends. It seemed that this behavior could always be led back to one of two main reasons. Either the child admitted that they were tired and didn't get a good sleep, or else they missed breakfast/had an unhealthy breakfast and were hungry.</li></ul><div>5. Therefore, kids need a healthy breakfast to do their best work. Also, send healthy snacks just in case.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>6. Send your child to school with an extra pair of pants AND socks when the weather is really wet.</div><div><ul><li>okay, so this year wasn't a typical year for southern Alberta, but honestly, K-3 students could NOT stay away from the puddles. It is kind of humiliating when you have to have a child call home for the second or third time in the same week (sometimes the same day), because they "fell in a puddle" or "got wet because my friend told me to". I currently hate the smell of wet, dirty socks. It is possibly just easier and okay to assume that kids will be kids and that they WILL get wet, so sent them an extra pair of clothes so that they can be comfortable in order to do their work for the rest of the day as well.</li></ul><div>7. Therefore, gum boots are essential!!!!</div></div><div><br /></div><div>8. Offer to volunteer in the classroom, especially as a reader. If possible, make the time consistent so that they kids come to expect seeing you at a regular time.</div><div><ul><li>I loved my volunteers... enough said.</li></ul><div>9. Give your child responsibilities.</div></div><div><ul><li>students that were most helpful and most well behaved seemed to have developed a sense of personal responsibility for their actions.</li></ul><div>10. Praise your child often.</div></div><div><ul><li>nothing brakes my heart more than to hear a parent talk negatively about their child. It's important to know your child's weaknesses, but to criticize them for it instead of helping them improve, does no good.</li></ul><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div>I think that's all. But seriously, read with your children, nieces, nephews, siblings.... just read.</div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHWKs14qr8vcxJ25oFTHvHgiBe0atdZDwKBGkjUQZfuc5m6Aqb5soD7uuWG5HQlr-vHlt2DUOjM8-joiKxMyMbcJVRlwFkdoYYN_CGyq826bwHjsvjHfVdJR0L0UVdZWtGVxKQS6WvLbm/s1600/photo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHWKs14qr8vcxJ25oFTHvHgiBe0atdZDwKBGkjUQZfuc5m6Aqb5soD7uuWG5HQlr-vHlt2DUOjM8-joiKxMyMbcJVRlwFkdoYYN_CGyq826bwHjsvjHfVdJR0L0UVdZWtGVxKQS6WvLbm/s400/photo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621603764671391362" /></a><br /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vMiujGBaqIUqjz0rcpJ1Sx96Gi6bvpDCoGXAD4cgxZbmcs96H93kTQeLV5pB20Wimy3q-ZdYl9xCq2ctU_5Y5_WUF-2NAou9OMwPzOI85FlCWpyvfdPlaRWhTB7FFo-03M1vNYAf0PA7/s400/IMG_5296+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621603746052365266" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVJH5tX6dfdOzqE-Nz5HzXEtWuBJ44KAGdB1h4xQr55QEQraERcfSDwQfYvWqxfbBct74RKrtVNQ0pa2TkCJkGOys5u6EjKskx6Xm9jYzwM-OvBztwaWFzPRCj7CMZhVX0YIwRG8M3SbZi/s400/IMG_1723+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621603748733833106" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3sd99GpNsKcxEN1Mz23-EtuB3MpHWQlj-y9f-zIukfxIRqyB3JJg7sykut2HJDE3zlASyx2LgPdBNPmDLBqPLKzpY0__x28UROqmyCAgdv-ae6jr5TTfsEp9Aq2lqy2W2XsokWcP_4sry/s1600/IMG_1692+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3sd99GpNsKcxEN1Mz23-EtuB3MpHWQlj-y9f-zIukfxIRqyB3JJg7sykut2HJDE3zlASyx2LgPdBNPmDLBqPLKzpY0__x28UROqmyCAgdv-ae6jr5TTfsEp9Aq2lqy2W2XsokWcP_4sry/s400/IMG_1692+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621603755701728546" /></a><div><div><br /></div><div>On a side note, I am now 24 weeks pregnant (woo-hoo!), and expecting a baby on October 13th this fall. We did not find out what we were having (Kevin's choice this time), but Kevin had an impression that it is a girl and that it will look like me, so I guess we'll see if he's right. In the mean time, I can make a few girl things anyways, because I already have all of the boy things that I need. If I don't have a girl, then some lucky friend of my that does will get some things. </div><div><br /></div><div>Brody is growing up super fast lately. He is getting to be a really good talker, and even said our family prayer this morning with the help of dad guiding him what to say. I don't always understand what he says, but it is getting better. He learned how to climb out of his crib and play pen this week, so bed times are becoming a big struggle. Any suggestions are welcome. He does have a bed in his room that he can climb onto, but he doesn't seem to love sleeping in it yet. I probably want to move his crib out of his room sometime in July. It is really strange to look at him, especially over the last month, and to be amazed this this talking, strong-willed, funny boy is the same baby that I held in my arms less than 2 years ago. In the same amount of time he will be just about old enough to be in pre-school! I am so grateful to have had a wonderful day home care-giver to send him to every day that I worked (THANK YOU STEPHANIE!!!), but I am so sad to have missed a lot of his life over the last year. It will be so wonderful to be with him for a few months to ourselves before this new baby comes at least.</div><div><br /></div><div>Any ideas for some cute baby girl crafts/things to buy/make, let me know! Sorry for the lack of blogging over the last year!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://pinterest.com/knelson403/"><img src="http://d3io1k5o0zdpqr.cloudfront.net/images/small-p-button.png" width="16" height="16" alt="Follow Me on Pinterest" /></a></div>Kaleigh and Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587045471286310093noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131080127761134038.post-9964688419076538572011-02-23T20:47:00.000-08:002011-02-23T20:59:45.269-08:00Time to Blog!!<div>Well, I'm long past due for a new post, but I'm short on time. These are a few pictures of our loverly family taken last fall by Shannon Pratt Photography! Isn't Brody adorable! He hit his head on something at daycare the day before the pictures were booked, so if you notice the bruise, that's what happened. </div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOSJEwkLHrApkIBfCPBfMYItPQQCx7GXZAY80xLNng7wz6WVRqwmTN3fvmpVq3YGxiQDX-pqttgef_mxBmj-zCZBMugMb1Y3kMjTUsDqU85bWK7MIPRI1G0u9tXCDDCb56hIO9KZB6AuC5/s400/_MG_3374.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577114619069506530" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPO8mzb_cim6no2-V06QEZWLOeOsS6NGkiDfzoCqgD48ugo7zZTKnSP6fOuvmM8msZbNCt1aJU-8lwlCTdC8-6B2nWFwO07hhYQrCXlIsy0TMqpavQ93hCj7AXVjdokK1cWHqnpezg7WO/s1600/_MG_3402.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPO8mzb_cim6no2-V06QEZWLOeOsS6NGkiDfzoCqgD48ugo7zZTKnSP6fOuvmM8msZbNCt1aJU-8lwlCTdC8-6B2nWFwO07hhYQrCXlIsy0TMqpavQ93hCj7AXVjdokK1cWHqnpezg7WO/s400/_MG_3402.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577114627303065282" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlBOahOsfZi0oCCDoVcQEJK5oJOmQah-ojWr0GyvJU29ttNHctm9Ib9tboIe0pexkbHgIFlXliChKL0SrO1lGimwP4JcHIJ12qpw5RHWhfAsooopUJgFyJsX1t5j5CWYjGjgtP1tZ_6Mc6/s400/_MG_3353.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577113595089020930" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZrXYcWZJx_c02KzlNbhMScYIGf9s0BKTVncTacj56fURYLF336r6eL5IObP7pGTVsThPmNf72Rj6MdFG_zpZC2KC04vveMNSxo3LaAHyQG-WHyNQh6RCfueNZ7EqmIIvf9eChPEiOuai9/s1600/_MG_3417.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZrXYcWZJx_c02KzlNbhMScYIGf9s0BKTVncTacj56fURYLF336r6eL5IObP7pGTVsThPmNf72Rj6MdFG_zpZC2KC04vveMNSxo3LaAHyQG-WHyNQh6RCfueNZ7EqmIIvf9eChPEiOuai9/s400/_MG_3417.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577113602052732098" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyVpWXr3gA9Pce7JfEtI7n_hQMRd0UR2qImWjbO2ZCM_G-MCLL54irn-mJYvl2A9UgjJzrv9CU7Uhk9Eg9c_GDWhJSR7TSpl4X3WMFTETnPQZ-mdI2zNB49_Yyuu6oGppw0YW1NNRaTFYu/s400/_MG_3328.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577113586831409378" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizPi4HRCTQXl26uNDqE8Cm4djp7AQnmaN89johFWQdf27NixDJjPjUiNLnaV5ZeOAToteX5cHDTHqP8RzrSdAhUUVv4dkKK4S-5tRGk9BKdHaBU51WyVLN3GUHSymXWWopneJLcIO3XW9Z/s400/_MG_3248e.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577113585778594658" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://pinterest.com/knelson403/"><img src="http://d3io1k5o0zdpqr.cloudfront.net/images/small-p-button.png" width="16" height="16" alt="Follow Me on Pinterest" /></a></div>Kaleigh and Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587045471286310093noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131080127761134038.post-208760969497686572010-08-13T07:36:00.001-07:002012-01-13T19:39:52.947-08:00Brody's Birthday Invite!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9PYo83cxEhgnP9GuQE65tM9GPGsTSScJ3e2kenY3ihPev6NPEn3wBf2F_TKUvGlEK616o2eUUKloEonIlw21S79Ku-oz2Bo6KAu1xdh0gf51uoqHdNDFEu-nxwbyojST5m3ZWGufpauNr/s1600/Brody+Invitation.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9PYo83cxEhgnP9GuQE65tM9GPGsTSScJ3e2kenY3ihPev6NPEn3wBf2F_TKUvGlEK616o2eUUKloEonIlw21S79Ku-oz2Bo6KAu1xdh0gf51uoqHdNDFEu-nxwbyojST5m3ZWGufpauNr/s400/Brody+Invitation.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504904082700650386" /></a><br />Our little man turns 1 soon, and I'm excited to throw him a little party! Here is the invite to his tractor party! We love him so much! I can't believe it has already been just about a year!<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://pinterest.com/knelson403/"><img src="http://d3io1k5o0zdpqr.cloudfront.net/images/small-p-button.png" width="16" height="16" alt="Follow Me on Pinterest" /></a></div>Kaleigh and Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587045471286310093noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131080127761134038.post-64526870943017290062010-07-14T12:50:00.000-07:002012-01-13T19:41:23.329-08:00Summer Fun!<div>Summer's not summer unless you have the Raymond Parade on Canada Day! This was Brody's first time with the parade idea, and he absolutely LOVED the sucker that mom and dad let him have. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwLygSEorUZaj0B7ctKBYmIb8xsBWMnYy5FXHlcfgpkgO9nD6keq2Ln4YRR880jvQtMZ8yLT1h8LsWZU5DUHzbNcJS436Q8iBSUGl8J_CaDhkcTL28SVeVCDInsiC2zzqUlLjMPmD1iC-J/s1600/IMG_1368.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwLygSEorUZaj0B7ctKBYmIb8xsBWMnYy5FXHlcfgpkgO9nD6keq2Ln4YRR880jvQtMZ8yLT1h8LsWZU5DUHzbNcJS436Q8iBSUGl8J_CaDhkcTL28SVeVCDInsiC2zzqUlLjMPmD1iC-J/s400/IMG_1368.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493861034295821378" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYlhZm-rHFrTvlcY5J3EFCnklEIXpvZFhFF9x3Qw4u-6WZ2HsTzepKIdy3NpKWj-o0BclIY8SVDtCTzrRrYzlyul1jYPFTdk8kKy0zbr64RjMpLKm9eqrl3YCRX30ZlDc-trg-pZsg1FDr/s1600/IMG_1365.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYlhZm-rHFrTvlcY5J3EFCnklEIXpvZFhFF9x3Qw4u-6WZ2HsTzepKIdy3NpKWj-o0BclIY8SVDtCTzrRrYzlyul1jYPFTdk8kKy0zbr64RjMpLKm9eqrl3YCRX30ZlDc-trg-pZsg1FDr/s400/IMG_1365.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493854648222986098" /></a><br />Brody got to meet my cousin Lana's baby, Mason! They even had the same shirts to wear for Canada Day! Best buds in the making!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH0UWYG7jRWXcZFX185hxqWcDTpXhECS4PgcvKPj4JHVOV8BVBhPSB5LEHIuX4y7jilyid-jYH6J9FV7Vh1dQZtbaTtU-dmyWSVwEK4UkZwq6xNGxQ89pPMB3j4Xmm1GeCRdyAk9wQjMId/s1600/IMG_1376.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH0UWYG7jRWXcZFX185hxqWcDTpXhECS4PgcvKPj4JHVOV8BVBhPSB5LEHIuX4y7jilyid-jYH6J9FV7Vh1dQZtbaTtU-dmyWSVwEK4UkZwq6xNGxQ89pPMB3j4Xmm1GeCRdyAk9wQjMId/s1600/IMG_1376.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH0UWYG7jRWXcZFX185hxqWcDTpXhECS4PgcvKPj4JHVOV8BVBhPSB5LEHIuX4y7jilyid-jYH6J9FV7Vh1dQZtbaTtU-dmyWSVwEK4UkZwq6xNGxQ89pPMB3j4Xmm1GeCRdyAk9wQjMId/s400/IMG_1376.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493854636038051410" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Brody's getting pretty handsome!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy8rOCokEj34-MhH5RpCuVmsaaKWyAMN9L2MLd39cmUvwM4sVcORlONfJisrzMSk6hjvi5Pr2-rMcr5JZqzXEOc0oOK8-g6olU6q8x36GlwTxSafLdKUU9axE_TIPgobStsk_6txkwvst7/s1600/IMG_1386.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy8rOCokEj34-MhH5RpCuVmsaaKWyAMN9L2MLd39cmUvwM4sVcORlONfJisrzMSk6hjvi5Pr2-rMcr5JZqzXEOc0oOK8-g6olU6q8x36GlwTxSafLdKUU9axE_TIPgobStsk_6txkwvst7/s400/IMG_1386.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493854631429426434" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">We went up to Waterton for the day last week and enjoyed spending time with all of the Nelson cousins, including Lisa's kids, Hunter, Cassidy, Cambree and Brooklyn. Here we are at the new spray park enjoying the beautiful day!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1rX2HJHtipYwMrGc3zKZWIdA1rZkZbnWAP_Xx9A7oEUeVf0rN2OP0VR0uMtku_w1cjKxmEPvq2S2dFa-CXNMsRhrCLz9_28OQOhODBqDvQfVXE6zIQMSRf5D1v6TEiGpivA5j-FVtSET/s1600/IMG_1413.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1rX2HJHtipYwMrGc3zKZWIdA1rZkZbnWAP_Xx9A7oEUeVf0rN2OP0VR0uMtku_w1cjKxmEPvq2S2dFa-CXNMsRhrCLz9_28OQOhODBqDvQfVXE6zIQMSRf5D1v6TEiGpivA5j-FVtSET/s400/IMG_1413.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493854622297794738" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Summer would also never be complete without a few tractor rides with Dad!! Here is Brody on his second ever tractor ride!! He always has fun until he discovers all of the neat buttons to press, and Dad has to hand him back to Mom so that he doesn't hurt anybody.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRpX43RJoO0Vx4bqUUNhSzAaP-Lo-V2KS7rFqf9HzbYy1iLeGOhuS5aFKg19tiecUFsrt8TAQEJwcyHTOQ-QAX_PlVxxkEpfNbn3Rr6iFr9-2Dm6ZeQowZPrDkiNn68qCcFTsdmebET8fS/s1600/IMG_1416.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRpX43RJoO0Vx4bqUUNhSzAaP-Lo-V2KS7rFqf9HzbYy1iLeGOhuS5aFKg19tiecUFsrt8TAQEJwcyHTOQ-QAX_PlVxxkEpfNbn3Rr6iFr9-2Dm6ZeQowZPrDkiNn68qCcFTsdmebET8fS/s400/IMG_1416.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493854607536681746" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We hope you're enjoying the good weather too! </div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://pinterest.com/knelson403/"><img src="http://d3io1k5o0zdpqr.cloudfront.net/images/small-p-button.png" width="16" height="16" alt="Follow Me on Pinterest" /></a></div>Kaleigh and Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587045471286310093noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131080127761134038.post-83492432350890841232010-06-16T16:29:00.000-07:002010-06-16T18:02:46.494-07:00Quick Family VacationKevin and I ended deciding to make a trip to a homecoming in Okatoks last Sunday into an overnight family vacation to Calgary! It was the first real 'trip' we've gone on as a family, and Brody did so good in our hotel room! We had a great time spending our Monday morning at the Zoo with my cousin Lyndsey, her son, my Aunt Lynn, and my Aunt Lorena. Here are a few pictures from our fun (but chilly) time at the zoo!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483521055429653186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfIilASlZWN9jhyW5KT_3bhuezwInk9dBk-69ut-jI566s1ZPfSslog2GVWOHTw0WwFm-BWBuKQToIAZ1x0Xgk3hAOERFc82A3nRD960kaR1E5UnvcN5thXt17EEHq7qCsqk0svu6t2ybI/s400/IMG_1320.JPG" /><br /><div align="center">The dinosaurs!! Beckam and Brody were a little bit concerned when it started to growl. </div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483521044510888530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOXc9iUYev5XbDXWajoVQNyBaGPEWKKhjQwNXOaOblKSVV6-_4HiHM2c0CGmlb_bFqGw_MQdUrwpdhuhD7dVVBkwxP8F0ASdyGBOS12j0meCo5U1P5TdTnq6OH9PeiGVhPdD98vXLZT7vM/s400/IMG_1321.JPG" /><br /><div><div align="center">Brody and the Gorillas! </div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483521035068872706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRaRw-XkkXVmMArit519_UMEATfXikl-h_7-pcOPtbkZILyEVdsVifLws4jHdsomwH5YFvh90ylTbnNVNgVFwnHYiiQ38tN2rYxpYJl5C5onJ47Obe8vrgDT4HpPpWN8juv8FH_iOW4O-/s400/IMG_1328.JPG" /></div><div align="center">Kevin chased a peacock around with Brody, but it refused to show us it's pretty feathers.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483521021892040194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizRdHl5FPS_44yYwCymec7JD_cQBgmyG457BPPAb436qnQK3twXUqtxd-UXIePa1ORukujetPfFKflAzKuqF-Hsw25I3zCGM3S5XocNM69qOXE3BCwzru-eWTRCriuBal48EeMyKi_HkwV/s400/IMG_1330.JPG" /></div></div><div align="center">Going for a ride on Daddy's shoulder! Brody's busy looking at the giraffe's.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483521015604819954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyIaFIXlMso2fCNVmedlAc1fJUvC0vboauOdwSFog5JH3O34LfW6lQY5Nm9_49dcxF_KEm2Wg3WstSNVSlhaKi0COS3Zjj1UqTQnytBiF-BUz9RoxBHRAric_CvMoCUg5A1MHhx-3Fja7/s400/IMG_1331.JPG" /></div><div align="center">Flamingos!!! </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">He fell asleep in the stroller just before we got to the tigers, which ended up walking right up in front of us and paced back and forth! It was so neat to see it so close up, as we were only about a three feet away from it! It even gave us a good growl. I never thought to take a picture though. Sorry!</div><div align="center"><br /><div> </div><div>We also headed up to the new mall in Balzac. It was our first time going, and Kevin spent several hours roaming around the Bass Pro Shop (hunting/outdoor store) there while I hit the real mall! It was successful! I love being able to shop at all of the stores that they don't have in Lethbridge. It is possible that I spent too much money while I was there, BUT, in my defence, most of the money was spent on things for Brody. He needs them, right? </div><div></div><br /><div>Anyways, I love being able to steal Kevin away every once in a while from his work, and this trip was no disappointment. Hopefully our next family trip won't be too far in the future!</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://pinterest.com/knelson403/"><img src="http://d3io1k5o0zdpqr.cloudfront.net/images/small-p-button.png" width="16" height="16" alt="Follow Me on Pinterest" /></a></div>Kaleigh and Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587045471286310093noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131080127761134038.post-23525286854856300732010-06-05T20:06:00.000-07:002010-06-06T06:17:19.286-07:00Brand!<div align="center">It was branding time for the Nelson's this weekend, so we all loaded up and headed up past Spring Coulee to the branding <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">corals. Brody got to ride a horse with Dad while Mom watched nervously on. I have only seen Kevin on a horse one other time since we met, so I wasn't 100% sure he knew how to ride very well... Let's just say, for someone who has a family with a bunch of horses, I haven't been able to get him to take me riding even once. (I think this is because he doesn't know how to properly saddle them, but he denies this.) Anyways, I guess Brody was worth getting on one for him, and Brody seemed to enjoy it, although he was mostly interested in trying to get the reins into his mouth.</span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479637579468107762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifjjS4M_Mr8ko2aHps8VhaARrjnIw15I7fVy_ZELw-bJeQeAHIZzNML9wkY3ecTrX4W8Sp-O_D5z68FNemDQrBW6dNVLEo9aAxl401o5kEUCYhxdKN9no1DX6KDv23bmIPQofiSW7Iskx-/s400/IMG_1230.JPG" /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">First you have to wrestle the calves... </div><div align="center">Kevin's job, as he doesn't know how to rope them. If the ropers miss, then Kevin and the other 'younger men' have to literally chase them and wrestle them so that they don't run past and join all of the already-branded calves at the other end of the coral. This year Kevin only got one good kick to the stomach and to the arm, both delivered by the same calf. </div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479496391175580450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUkkupgFO6lxMrkp-pyPEM-cyEqwZNgesjjgJHgu8VVVYGrkJShEQoRwrWJz78S7VMneDKVlE3F68SWXXO9rQdiEzDawXgLpuYS2XJVKgFBGnrMzH4W46HqAzBVS_zg0GqZ16FJ70Q9rEi/s400/IMG_1213.JPG" />Then the calves get branded, get their vaccination shots, and sometimes, get castrated...<br />You have to feel bad for the poor little guys, but when you're the wife of a rancher, you just have to learn to deal with it... and the smell that accompanies it.<br /><br />My Dad really seems to like to come out branding with us when we go, so he took charge of the actual branding part of the job. Lets just say that he didn't smell too great on the way home, but he seemed to have fun. Thanks for your help Dad!<br />(He is in the purple sweater here)<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479502192581695986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFmqDd5T-8Yqlte6a3kRvzxQ_gQ_YiUvGvIGL7iQWxMlRZtzJkFhyphenhyphenXyvAJgNjYmAhnUTFzXED89ymwPHQv3pqW2TqEWYNsHos0SIINMtlZ5oVR-qpP2b8CsqbmAZ5F13-bb_tnirla2-5L/s400/IMG_1212.JPG" /><br /><br />You also have to guard the gate. Usually you have to watch the unbranded calves to make sure that they don't run past and joing the already-branded ones. This year, however, we had even worse luck with calves that were already branded joining the ones that weren't yet. That really makes for confusion for the ropers, so on the next bunch we switched the gate guards (I being a new one), and we then only had two sneak back in, in comparison to the roughly 20 that snuck back in for the first bunch! You'd think those calves wanted to be branded again!<br /><br />Here is a picture of my nephews Noah and Orin guarding the gate by Kevin. The pole Orin is holding is more to wave in front of the calves to scare them away, and it usually works. The calves are so jumpy that they run away from you as soon as you make a movement... unless they sneak up behind you to get back into the pen, like they did yesterday. If that's the case, your only hope is usually to wave and yell, and then move out of the way fast if that doesn't work.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479496386585555634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEgbFmmsmhesteqnozGH0dYE0Z-QaHUzmFcLYJL1-lXxKNLk4WQXqDq5bb8YQptADXLQ-VF9Qw3H34jUpgBYjN4ADnHBdu9vH10DSeo3cF1L8MZ0nnaYiwuseoi12K-UBWoe0dupB6znr5/s400/IMG_1216.JPG" /><br /><br />Break time!! Brody came out to see Dad while we waited for the branded calves to get counted. He was pretty excited!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479496376304162322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOsVoXbnTVsCMT_x5o3ESPqk_mgOxQ5BiFQbJRdUZ35zUpHy24-fmQIcHOI0JzyKSBmXTydDjKLvta2kp8AloBAtsTsUsX8HuoN-FBADishYdo3zAO7lrZTEA1kRXDeTJVZvWl_tIeU4u/s400/IMG_1225.JPG" /><br />Roxy, my sister-in-law, helped Maysa and Kasen lead the horse around the now-empty coral. Maysa is fearless. If no one had their eyes on her, she would wander down to the end of the corals with the calves and try to pet them. I finally picked her up to keep her from wandering away, and she fell asleep in less than a minute. She napped for the next three hours. I guess all of this branding wears a little girl out!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479496370178951298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6CE7db9gId_H6ZA2UY7RMKK4ohYDjsnbOheLphx7-08qW8MpvcPM-lOItMc7SSgwKMm5iB7QuAHXb1XYbbMPAGySFgliCfKxt8kFXvttTwKlrpd4VXGCryH-dGGDqxxznep0vAH-zEIAr/s400/IMG_1237.JPG" /><br /><br />My other sister-in-law, Brett, tried out the ropes on her husband, Shawn.<br />Preparing to swing...<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479496356422316818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizBpkb7moDMtx07MLrAT-BQY8-x0qzqn9OAToc0rQWYz3-Mv6pSDcQ1r-2wZR_UMXa5T2xXSrsU9N0KHOif5BiR8UX76SoSBPyj86j6A5lU5XM91Qr2dVqbuVajI3lhkakfwpewanWFHw1/s400/IMG_1233.JPG" /><br />Success!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 401px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 305px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479638144591329378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF3TzAZ_1F8brhCgA_3zd6bsANTpy8ouGT69tz-1GbeN6Q7h1QBjkDGNZGYFoBc368-3MJLhLQiFQZpP4sr_GuRp8f36vogs4RV5snLflbZ39qGDLbuV7EOHBymIAtwiwFjtgXBgjbiYqm/s400/IMG_1234.JPG" /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://pinterest.com/knelson403/"><img src="http://d3io1k5o0zdpqr.cloudfront.net/images/small-p-button.png" width="16" height="16" alt="Follow Me on Pinterest" /></a></div>Kaleigh and Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587045471286310093noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131080127761134038.post-24880114333797322082010-05-28T12:02:00.000-07:002010-05-28T12:32:08.540-07:00News of the Day<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYUu3VqBu03OsDhtJsRY88gB338MM2eluHjlAFwFk1873GClNBwAaPRK6l0sZrZrwA3M862cQBMcVeQoiY9atigt_WQfmCpabGj3DFNuezadY3AGntL8zoQJz2kqCXyvgymBOpvNc-sOnP/s1600/Welcome%2520to%2520grade_2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 339px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 185px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476398406005060450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYUu3VqBu03OsDhtJsRY88gB338MM2eluHjlAFwFk1873GClNBwAaPRK6l0sZrZrwA3M862cQBMcVeQoiY9atigt_WQfmCpabGj3DFNuezadY3AGntL8zoQJz2kqCXyvgymBOpvNc-sOnP/s400/Welcome%2520to%2520grade_2.jpg" /></a> Yes, it is true! I will be teaching grade 2 in Stirling School next fall for the year! I am so excited! </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">I decided last minute that I was going to apply, as I had planned on just subbing, but because I need to bank in my hours in order to keep my teaching certificate (two years of full time teaching completed in 3 years), and especially as I didn't sub even for six months after having Brody, I think it will be wisest for me to go full-time. This way I can get the hours in quickly and won't have to worry about loosing my certificate as much. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">I am definitely very lucky to have gotten a position in Stirling, and seriously, how much more fun can you get then grade 2? (well, okay, I'd say that about most grades, but still). </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Right now my biggest concerns are:</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">1. I am going to miss a lot of Brody's 'one-year old' year. </div><ul><li><div align="center">That makes me so sad. I know I'll still be able to spend time with him every day, but it is just not the same. I keep trying to remind myself not to worry because he will be napping for a good portion of the time I'm gone anyways. I need to decide where we will send him while I'm working. It is so nice to have the Daycare here in Stirling, especially when it is so close to the school. I like the program that they have so far, and I know that it is still improving all of the time, but I wonder if I might find a situation where he can stay with someone with just one or two children at home, so it is slightly quieter and more like he would be experiencing if he were home with me every day. I'm not even sure how much is appropriate to offer someone for a day-home situation as opposed to the day care. Is that normally more expensive? I could also see if I could get different people to watch him for different days of the week, but I don't know if it's better to be consistant with them? I need to decide soon, because I want to make sure that the daycare is not full for the fall if I decide to go that way. </div></li></ul><p align="left">2. Where do I start? </p><ul><li><div align="left">I am feeling kind of overwhelmed as to where to start with my planning for next year! There is so much to do, but there are still a lot of things that are not set in stone yet, so I don't want to do major planning until I have a more certain schedule. I'm nervous that my ideas won't work, or will not be as good for grade 2 as I think they will (as most of my experience is with the older students). I'm nervous that some of the parents that I now have a good relationship with will be unhappy with the way that I teach their child, and will wish their child was in another class. I'm worried that I will be overwhelmed with all of my work and will not have enough time to spend with Brody and to do house work and yard work, and that Kevin will be too busy farming to help as much as he thinks he will be able to. So... I guess I need to take a deep breath and think short-term for now, and remember that I really do enjoy teaching and that it is wonderful to see the students learning and progressing. </div></li></ul><p align="center">Any advice or ideas for me, I'd gladly listen. I hope that everything will work out in the end.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://pinterest.com/knelson403/"><img src="http://d3io1k5o0zdpqr.cloudfront.net/images/small-p-button.png" width="16" height="16" alt="Follow Me on Pinterest" /></a></div>Kaleigh and Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587045471286310093noreply@blogger.com2