The cuteness is killing me!!!

I can't believe how beautiful (inside and out) this girl is! I feel so lucky to be her mother. She is a truly amazing human being! Her guitar broke in our car accident so my mom and step-dad bought her a new one. My mom brought it over last weekend when she and Jason came to visit.

And speaking of cute........

Raven Rock, Rose Prom and Quirky K

Travis and I went to Raven Rock Saturday- just the two of us. We had the best time and are going to try to hike on a regular basis.
We did the four mile hike- they have another loop that is more like seven miles that I would love to try.
There were so many cool trees and plants- and we even found this awesome bug!

This tree was totally hollow on the inside but massive. We saw a tree that had been recently struck by lightening as well.



Travis set the camera on a cliff- set the timer for ten seconds and then raced back to get in the picture- it was great!

Raven Rock


It had rained a ton the night before so the river was super muddy.
We jogged part of the way so we were nice and sweaty by the time we reached the lookout.
This picture is adorable to me
Tyler and Allias went to Rose Prom Saturday night with a group of friends. It was a lot of fun!
Here are the boys all decked out and ready to dance.
Kailyn keeps getting taller. I have measured her three times this month and each time she has grown at least a quarter of an inch. Today we were getting ready for church and her head was about at my nose!
These next three pictures are so totally her- they make me smile!

love

"I close my eyes, and I smile, knowing that everything is alright....to the core"- I am Thankful Day 30

Although I didn't totally plan for today to end up being Day 30, I think I was hoping all along that it would be.

Travis and I were married November 27th 1993. Man we were such kids back then! (literally)

It is hard for me to express all the ways I am thankful for Travis. He is hard-working and loyal, a fantastic father and my very best friend.

When Kailyn was younger she used to say she wanted to marry daddy when she grew up- now she says she wants to marry someone just like daddy. I almost feel sorry for the guys she dates because they will have HUGE shoes to fill.

From this moment forward I will have spent more of my life with him then without him and I look forward to every minute.

I am Thankful Day 17

I love it when the kids are in bed

and Travis and I aren't so exhausted that

we crash out

the second we hit the pillow

and we have a few minutes to

just talk to each other.

15 years ago today!!!!

1) What is his name?

Travis Jonathon Nelson

2) Who eats more?

Well he is always on a diet but I still think he ends up eating more then me- just less carbs

3) Who said "I love you" first?

I think I did- we were playing that game where you "write" something on the other person's back and they have to guess what you wrote. Travis taught me what love is. He loves so completely and so selflessly.

4) Who is taller?

He is by about three inches

5) Who is smarter?

Depends on which one of us you ask! LOL- I am the one the kids come to for help with their homework but I think he probably has more common sense and he can fix/build/take apart(and put back together) anything.

6) Who is more sensitive?

For the first ten or so years of our marriage it was totally him. I think that I have softened up a bit over time and he has maybe gotten a bit more stubborn but he is still very sensitive.

7) Who does the laundry?

If and when the laundry gets done its because I did it. Not to say that I keep up on it like I should and not to say he wont or never has he just doesn't have the time.

8) Who sleeps on the right side of the bed?

We switch it up

9) Who pays the bills

I do

10) Who cooks more.

Ummmm whatever restaurant we are eating at. Some friends of ours bought me a tiny frying pan to hang in my kitchen. It says in this kitchen we cook as little as possible. But in reality I would say that we both do our fair share of cooking.

11) Who is more stubborn?

Me for sure.

12) Who admits they are wrong first?

I don't think either of us is real keen on admitting when we are wrong. We don't really insist on someone saying sorry either. We just start treating each other better. We are the get over it and forget it and move on kind of people. We don't hold grudges and we don't expect each other to change or see things our way just because we said so. We accept each others differences.

13) Who has more siblings?

He has three brothers and one sister and I have three brothers and one sister.

14) Who wears the pants in the relationship

We share them. Although he is known to ask Who's your daddy?

15) What do you like to do together

We like going to the movies, hanging out playing games with friends and family, camping, bowling, shopping (well I like shopping).

16) Who eats more sweets?

Neither of us eat a lot of sweets. He buys more and the kids eat them.

17) Guilty pleasure

Me- Books and Cd's Him- Red Bull

18) How did you meet?

We were in high school- he walked by me- he had one of those wallets with the long chain that hangs down- and I was like "nice wallet"- he turned around and I was like wow that boy is cute.

We didn't technically meet that day though. I just stared at him every chance that I got.

19) Who asked out who first?

If me having someone write on his notebook for a good time call and my phone number counts then I guess I asked him out first.

20) Who proposed and how?

He proposed- We were in his backyard and we just started talking about how much we loved each other and he said he thought we should get married and I was soooo happy but we didn't like set date or anything. A few weeks later we were in the mall and he took me into a jewelry store and told me to pick out a ring. Once we had it paid off he got on his knee right there in the mall and asked me. I am sure the people around us thought it was pretty crazy seeing some teenage boy on his knee asking his equally teenage girlfriend to marry him.

21) His best features and qualities?!

Way too many to list here. He is kind, and hard-working, he is the MOST loyal person I know, he is smart and funny and the best Dad on the entire planet. I am just so grateful every day to be married to my very best friend. 16 years ago today I was wandering around in a graveyard looking for where Jimi Hendrix was buried- I can honestly say I had no idea that exactly a year later to the day I would be marrying the adorable boy that was with me. So Happy Birthday Jimi and Happy Anniversary to me and Travis!!!!