Nelson Family Reunion

Toddler Bed

Ok so we're reeaalllly behind on posts but here are some photos of Finley when we first converted her crib to a toddler bed. On October 10th, the same day I said out loud "Oh, I plan on keeping Finley in a crib for a long time", she got out of her crib. And then did it two more times.The next day we converted the crib to a toddler bed much ealier than we had planned!

Labor Day 09

Fun with mom and dad in the neighborhood park for Labor Day!!

Nothing sweeter...

Can't get enough of these sweet chubby cheeks, big round blue eyes, little sprouting pigtails and little blonde curls in the back...

Sweet girl, we love you so much.

Welcome Home!!

On August 22nd we surprised and celebrated Rory, Kim and Dylan returning to the states (Ror has been stationed in Japan while in the Navy) and also Rory's 30th! It was an awesome day! And having them home seems like everything is just a little more "right" with the world. Years ago we dreamed about the day our kids would get to "grow-up" and play together. Who knew that day would come so soon. Seems like just yesterday we were in high school nervous about which dorm placement we'd get at U.F.!

Below are Finley and Dylan warming up quite nicely with each other (going in for a smooch!)

Finley and her handsome Daddy enjoying the party.

Finley smooching on Trey this time (then running away with his football). The girl has motives...

Finley, Trey and Dylan playing together.... so sweet.

Toilet Paper Discovered

Recently Finley figured out that if you grab some of the toilet paper, it just keeps coming... luckily the roll was almost gone when she decided to try it out.

"Here you go Mommy"

So I asked her what she wanted me to do with it??

Precious girl you keep us "on our toes" and we love it. How do you like the daycare outfit?? (If you look closely you'll see that the "shirt" is actually a one-piece outfit for a much smaller kiddo. Oops-- time to bring some clean clothes to school.

4th of July Vacation

This year for the 4th we took a little vacation to Chris's mom's timeshare on Ft. Myers Beach. We arrived on the 4th and Finley got to see her 1st Fireworks. She LOVED playing on the beach and in the ocean and sand. She also loved that she could step outside and decide between ocean, pool, or sand.

She did not even want to wait for us... here she is racing off to find the sand...

We love being out at the beach. It's so relaxing and beautiful. Chris and I have spent July 4th's there on and off since dating in high school so it's also nostalgic. We were thrilled to be able to bring Finley this year and let her enjoy the fun.

Dining "in" or "out"?! Well it's just perfect whatever it is.

Finley enjoying her 1st popsicle.

Daddy and Finley digging and making sand castles

Finley's 1st Fireworks Display... We weren't thinking she would stay awake for it, but she did (she was nearly asleep towards the end so we watched the finale from just outside our door). She loved watching all the kids do small "pre-show" fireworks almost more than the actual "big" fireworks. She loved it all though. She kept saying "BOOM BOOM!!"

It was a great time. She ended up getting a cold/fever and pretty bad diaper rash towards the end so we came home and checked in with the doctor a day early, but we had an awesome time.