Today is our last day in Arizona.
What a trip. Being with our Nielson family was wonderful-as usual.
Out of Mr. Nielson's eleven siblings, five of them stayed at Nielson Control.
I thought it was going to be crazy, and it was, but so fun!
Here are my favorite photos of the trip:
Kissing cousins; Fritz and Lottie
Fritz and Lottie at it again, cameras rolling** Gramps and Lottie
Date with the Jonesons. Spencer and Mr. Nielson chat about guns and stuff.
Breakfast with the Johnson's and Bagleys.
Here is Mr. Nielson with Andrew and Wesley
Clane in the Nielson hub-the kitchen at lunchtime** Posing in Polka dots.
Aunt Ashley mugs on Lottie. Two beautiful redheads.
My boyfriend Bear
Lindser making roasted marshmallow shakes
and Lottie feeling Spencey's "kitty"(beard)
Mr. Nielson and I dressed up for the Annual amazing Bagley New Years Eve party.
Theme this year was taken from the weird but cool movie; Moonrise Kingdom.
I am going to be a great Den Mother some day.
As you may know, Mr. Nielson is already the Scout Master.
Good stuff.
First piano lesson for Lottie.
Oliver Christian turns EIGHT.
I visited and showed off Charlotte to one of my very favorite doctors:
About 3 seconds before our visit, Charlotte had a blow-out in her car seat.
It leaked everywhere. I had a diaper but not a change of clothes.
Somehow Dr. L. had a perfectly good (and new)
baby sleeper in his house for Lottie
to wear. Who has a baby sleeper just lying around?
Dr. L that's who.
Two amazing things happened at this visit.
1. I finally met Mrs. Dr. L.-Sarah.
2. Dr. L really DOES have other clothes besides scrubs.
I am so thankful for Dr. L. I can't thank him enough.
I didn't want to get soggy and cry on him, but meeting him on Oliver's birthday
was very special for me. I got to celebrate my son turning eight because he saved my life.
It meant a lot to me.
I love him {even if he tells me every time I see him,
that my nose needs some work}.
Last but not least, the family took Oliver for his birthday dinner to
A favorite pizza joint in Arizona. I told him he could pick out one special
treasure at the little store that joins to the restaurant.
He chose a journal and pen.
Tonight after I put him to bed I picked up his journal and read the story
he was writing.
It's about a little egg and his amazing journey to becoming a dinosaur.
I believe he is that egg and this is just the start of his amazing journey.
All I could think was that God is so good.
**Happy Birthday to another dang awesome Surgeon...Dr. Jensen!!!**
