Nelms Family News

Thursday, April 3, 2014

Yummy watermelon

Somehow, I managed to get Olson to agree to watermelon as a "treat" at the grocery store today. (Not sure how I pulled that off, as we eat it fairly often, and he's now starting to understand the world of candy. Boo.) But after watching them eat 3 pieces each, I'm pretty sure they were happy with their it's-almost-summer treat!

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Wiped out

This is what a lunch play date will do to you. And yes, I feel like doing the same thing!

Saturday, March 8, 2014

Goodbye Sweet Lilly

It was a very sad day for us yesterday. We had to say goodbye to my sweet Lilly. I guess it was good it was a rapid decline, but it didn't make it any easier. She was my pal for the last (almost) 13 years. She trekked from Naples to Jackson and, finally, to Raleigh with me. She loved bacon, peanut butter, and trash. Not necessarily in that order. She had the softest ears on the planet, and loved to have them scratched. She loved being off leash, and enjoyed many hikes in Jackson. She was chased by a moose, annoyed mountain bikers, and loved to eat and roll in the most disgusting things she could find. She was a terrible house guest, and taught other dogs bad habits. I swear she had thumbs. And was related to Houdini. She was not the definition of a "good dog," but she was sweet. And she was mine. And I loved her with all of my heart. I will miss her every day.

Hike up Rendezvous Mountain

Picking out the perfect Christmas Tree

Getting some love from Uncle Jeff

She loved going to Grandma Cat and Unc's farm

She adapted well to being a beach beagle!

And being a boat dog

And even went swimming!

She was skeptical of the new additions to our family

But was sweet and tolerant of both kiddos

And the kids learned to be sweet to her

She was never far from the action

This was taken last week, enjoying the warm weather

Just a few days ago. Olson was particularly nice to her this week.

I love you, sweet girl. Enjoy doggie heaven.

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

The Biggest Catch Up Blog Post. Ever.

So I can verify that the longer you put something off, the harder it is to actually get it done. So, in order to begin to catch up to our current life, I will attempt to summarize the last part of 2013 into one blog post, without making it super-long. We'll see how that goes...

So let's see...way back in September, the four of us ventured out west to Jackson Hole for Graye and Cameron's amazing wedding. Quick trip, but so fun to be in Jackson!

Fun on the town square!

Family time at the top of the tram

The ladies

Beautiful view of the valley

Next up, we had fun picking pumpkins at the Corn Maze!

Olson talked about his white ice cream for weeks

Enjoying the hay ride

Olson loved playing in the corn pit

Liddy Costen loved the animals

And if we're picking pumpkins, that must mean Olson's birthday is here! Our little sweetheart turned 3!

It was a very Thomas birthday

Yummy cake with make-shift candles!

Olson loved his "red" cake!

And Mommy completed her 5th half marathon of the year! Couldn't have done it without these little cheerleaders!!

We drove to St Louis for Thanksgiving...what a trip! After a quick trip to Urgent Care, we had fun at the Missouri Botanical Garden watching the trains and admiring the beautiful flowers!

She was such a trooper!

Of course Olson LOVED the trains!

Liddy Costen preferred sitting among the pretty plants

Family fun!

And of course, Thanksgiving brings us to Christmas time! We certainly had a busy holiday season...picking out the tree, hospital visits, and of course, SANTA!