Program Etravaganza

Last Friday, both kids had their school Thanksgiving programs. So yes, I was running back and forth between schools all day. Poor Lucy, I think she spent like 5 hours in her carseat, but at her expense, it was worth seeing all the cute children sing their songs.

Parkers pre-school Program:

 

Abby's Kindergartern Program:

 

Halloween or Disneyland?

Another benefit to living in a smaller town....holidays are awesome! Here, 4th of July is filled with Rodeos, BBQ's, and parades. Christmas is filled with caroling and lights, and to my utter surprise Halloween is over the top as well!

Have you ever stood in line to trick or treat...well I have. We went to the old historical street "Mt. Vernon" for trick or treating and I could not believe my eyes. Thousands, yes I mean thousands of people were there to trick or treat. The city actually has to subsidize these houses with candy  so that they may keep the trick or treaters happy. It was insane!

I know...I know....you would think having that many trick or treaters would be completely frustrating, right? But to our surprise it wasn't at all. It was much like being at Disneyland! Every house was elaborately decorated, and even most of the adults were dressed up. Everyone was in a good mood and excited to be there. You cant get much better than that.

This year, Abby was a bride, Parker was Batman (yes, we switched last minute from a cowboy to batman...good thing we have a dress up stash), and Lucy was our little ragdoll. Enjoy the plethura of photos.

Oh... and Taylor made this for dinner. Its meatloaf. Pretty cool, eh?

Nursing Home Trick O' Treat

Parker's school had the best idea ever for a field trip. It was a field trip to the nursing home to trick or treat. I know that sounds a bit odd, but I have to say my eyes got a bit misty as we went down the halls. The elderly that lived there had huge smiles pasted on their faces and loved seeing all the children in their costumes. It was as if it was the best day of the year for them. At the same time, the kids were so happy to get candy (and boy did they get candy....lots and lots of candy) so it worked out for everyone.Even Lucy got her own stash of candy as the residents kept stuffing candy bars in my hands to "save" for her when she is old enough. Oh...and did I mention that most of the residents dressed up too. Hilarious!

 "The Boys"

 Love the bowtie

 "What kind of candy do you have?"

 Love the hair.

 Trick or Treat!

 The best costume ever!

 

Grumpy Pumpkin

I went on Parker's field trip to the pumpkin patch with his school. Lets just say he wasn't too happy when all the children ran to find their pumpkins and was inadvertently was pushed out of the way.  Thus, he was left with the last tiny pumpkin in the patch. It took hours to get over that one.

Oak Creek Canyon

A couple of weekends ago Taylor organized a day trip to Sedona to relax by the creek and enjoy the changing leaves. Lucy and I sat on a rock in the middle of the creek while Taylor, Abby and Parker jumped rock to rock, hit stuff with sticks, collected leaves, and fly fished all day long. It was great.

Do You Likey?

About a month ago, Taylor and I were discussing how I should start learning more about HTML so that I could help him build his lawfirm's web site. (Unveiling of that coming soon!) So, we ordered a web design textbook off the internet and I have been trying to teach myself ever since. And boy do I have a lot to learn! Hopefully, I can begin to help friends and family update their blogs and business websites.

And since the only "real" way to learn is to actually do, I decided to give the Nelson Family Blog a make-over.  I still want to make some improvements, but in the meantime I hope you like the new look as much as I do. Enjoy!

I Cant Resist a Man in Wranglers

I cant resist a man in Wranglers. Well, at least my little man in wranglers. A few weeks ago we went to Round Valley (Eastern AZ) to visit Taylor's sister, Ashlee. Her in-laws who also live there had a "farm" with animals. So to visit the "farm" Parker got all dressed up in his cowboy clothes and was ready to help with the work. Seeing him excited and dressed in his "cowboy" clothes melted my mommy heart.