My Aunt Tracy is an amazing photographer. While we were at the reunion she took some pictures of all SIX of the new babies and actually caught some of them all happy at the same time! Can you guess which one is Landon??
We just got back from a fun-filled week at Bear Lake with my Mom's side of the family. Everyone was there at one point except for my cousin Jessica who's on a mission. That's a total of 75 of us! We had SOOOO much fun, and Tanner was on cloud nine the whole time with so many cousins to play with. Plus Bear Lake is one of my absolute favorite places, so being with some of my favorite people made it even better! Thanks to my aunt Sue and uncle Justin for putting on an amazing reunion! Here's some picture highlights of the week...
After three long days in the car looking like this...
(minus the smiles some of the time!) we officially made it to UTAH! We are having a blast already, and we'll keep you posted on our going's on the next few weeks.
Happy Father's day to this handsome guy...
who is the father of these handsome boys! Man I'm lucky!
This past Sunday, June 13th we had the opportunity to bless Landon while Dianne was still in town. Dean gave a great blessing and to make it even more special Landon CLESSE Nelson was blessed on my Grandpa CLESSE Hilton's 80th birthday. AND Uncle Eric spoke and reported on his mission. We did our best to get a few good pictures too...
Family Photo - VERY hard to get a good one these days!
The whole crew
Aunt Janna with Landon
Uncle Eric and Landon
Aunt Dianne and Landon
Grandma and Grandpa Nelson and Landon
Great Grandma and PapPap FurinWe also had a BBQ before everyone started taking off for home. We stuffed ourselves with a TON of delicious food. We played some volleyball, basketball, ladder golf, bocce, hit golf balls into the woods and just enjoyed the day together. The weather was perfect and we had lots of fun. We love when everyone comes to visit and Tanner loved the time with his aunts and uncles.
Dean swinging
Grandpa swinging with Tanner
Janna even got in some swinging time
Uncle Eric and Tanner
Dianne and Eric swinging with Landon (his first official swinging experience)
This is a classic picture of Tanner. He scraped his knees on the driveway and got these awesome bandaides from Grandma...not really sure why the long face, but it's pretty funny!
Grant and Rachel playing ladder golf
Dad, Dianne and I playing Bocce
Mom's a natural at Bocce!
Uncle Grant taught Tanner how to be a little monkey!
Uncle Grant helping Tanner hit golf balls with a baseball bat (maybe he'll pass on some of his athleticism to Tanner!)While Dean's family was in town we went miniature golfing with everyone. It was Tanner's first time and he LOVED it. For the record our team (Me, Dean, Grandma, and PapPap) beat the other team (Grant, Rachel, Eric and Dianne)! Mom and Dad were nice enough to hold Landon for us while we played. It was a lot of fun and a beautiful course with waterfalls and flowers all around.
Feeding the fish
Dean and I in front of the waterfalls
PapPap, Grandma and Tanner...PapPap has some mean golfing skills!
Grandma Furin
Grant, Rachel, Eric and Dianne
Our little golfer
Mom and Landon
Grandpa showing Tanner how to golfBefore Landon was born I whipped up a little tie for him to match one I had already made for Tanner. I've been excited to have them wear them to church and this last Sunday they did. It was pretty tough to get a good picture of them but you get the idea...
So Landon is already ONE MONTH old! In honor of his one month b-day we snapped a few pictures of him, and of course Tanner had to get in on the action as well...
He looks extra big in his little jeans!
Love these little piggies!
think they're in charge around here, but really we all know the boys call the shots. Dean's the cyber school coordinator at the high school and has made himself indispensable as the go-to tech guy as well. Andrea loves being a stay-at-home mom, hanging with Keaton all day. She does her best to keep up with the boys and is Activity Days Leader at Church. She volunteers with the PTA and blogs in her "spare time."
is nearly 18 and is halfway through his freshman year at BYU. He's pursuing a degree in Chemistry but changes his mind often. He has pet snails in his dorm and is working on a podcast in his spare time. He also loves to cook and is enjoying his independence.
is 15 and in 10th grade. He plays the trumpet and piano and participates in the school musical every year. He can't wait to turn 16 and learn to drive and is enjoying being the oldest now that Tanner's away at school.
is 13 and in the 8th grade. He plays saxophone in the school band and continues to take piano lessons. He rocks the school musicals, plays on the boys soccer team, serves with NJHS, and a million other clubs. His mischievous smile keeps us all on our toes, and he is best known for his scavenging skills, bringing home all sorts of "treasures" he finds at school.
is a big 10 year old and rocking the 4th grade. He's the lone Nelson at the elementary, but handles that like a champ. He plays piano and is always talking our ears off. He's smart as a whip and loves playing soccer.
is almost 3 and absolutely full of energy. He loves music and sings all day long. He is smart as a whip and has an impeccable memory. He's adored by his big brothers and gets into EVERYTHING.