Multiple Nelsons

This past weekend my brother and his family came up from the beach to visit.  We were able to celebrate my nephew, Ethan's birthday and my other nephew, Evan's birthday too.   Uncle Andy, Aunt Alex and Tessa Hall The Bundt Cake that Annie made.... oh it was delicious. Grant, Elise and "Missa" "Missa" is just about to lose her front upper central tooth!!!  

My Little Cinderella (she turned into a lion when she went outside to get candy b/c it was COLD) The Ferocious Bat Cute Pumpkin Witch in Training (Grandma was a witch with her) Walkersaurus Grandma's Rice Krispy Eyeballs The kids played the Halloween games over and over and over again.  It was much better this year and the kids stayed in the Cultural Hall. Walkersaurus and My handsome Scientist Me (Surgeon), My Bat and Dinosaur And Finally our Trunk! This week is going to be busy.  We are packing up and getting ready to move this weekend.  If I go MIA for a week or two, that is why.  Hope to get more pictures of the finished hardwood floors, they look beautiful!

These two kids crack me up.  I usually don't let them outside together because of a few incidents that happend in the past.  BUT as I was checking on them, they were having a blast.  The twins played for at least 35 minutes.  They love Grandpa Paul's Bobcat. AND at 13.5 months he is mobile, climbing, walking and everywhere. I mean everywhere. Decorating Pumpkins I made paint, well really slime.   The kids didn't tell a difference. She wanted to decorate two pumpkins and that wasn't really a choice.  She choose poorly and cried.   Eventually she stopped and drew a face, then I cut it out. My pumpkin "Jacolena" pumpkin "Missa's" pumpkin "Jare Bear's" pumpkin.

We have a tradition of going to the NC State Fair every year that we live in NC.  Each year it does get better because it still isn't easy with 5 young kids.  We went this past Saturday and it was cold but we braved the weather. Jump roping at the PBS/UNC Kids Tent.  Baby D did really good in the backpack for most of the time.  A couple of times he went into the stroller to make "Jacolena" get out and walk. We went first thing in the morning and beat the crowds to the PBS/UNC tent.  We met Sid the Science kid and Read-A-Roo.  This is probably the kid's favorite exhibit.  Lots of hands on stuff for the kids to play with, coloring books and meeting characters.....  Like Sid the Science Kid.    Baby D's favorite part was chewing on the Ring Toss rings.  Yeah we had to move him to the play food area. Luckily Troy brought along on Halloween Candy from the Trunk or Treat we had the night before to h...

Renovations from around 10/5/2013 - The kitchen cabinets getting put in.  Most of the pictures are from Troy's phone.  The walkie talkies were a huge hit every Saturday. Grandpa "building" the kitchen island from three different cabinets. Putting in Landscaping and other misc stuff. I put in a bunch of Hostas in the front natural area. Banana plants and Cotton Easters.

I haven't posted many pictures from the house b/c a lot of them were on Troy's phone.   Taking a lunch break, while finishing up the sheet rock and building a pantry. Troy's sunset while on the way home a few weeks ago.

 This crazy girl has been battling me for months (at least 8) about me brushing or doing anything to her hair.  I LOVE her hair and did NOT want to cut.  BUT I had to make life easier on me.  So.... I cut off a LOT of it.  Her hair is nice and wavy/curly/beautiful.  I have a love/hate relationship with hair.  I love to "do" long hair in cute stuff (braids, twistys, ponytails, pigtails and etc).  But I also love to cut it to make a fresh start and so that it doesn't look stringy/un-kept. Now that I have done this.................................... I don't think I will cut her again for a long time.  This was her first cut and her hair is just TOO pretty.  Hopefully she will grow out of this "I don't want my hair did or brushed" stage. These two kids already know what they want to be for Halloween: a witch and a bat.  I had no influence whatsoever in what they choose to be. Having a bad day - teething...