ALS {airmen leadership school} Graduation.

Nick graduated ALS last Thursday. I am so proud of him. 

He has never been a school person. He did so good though, he would come home from being in class all day, play with B a bit and then eat dinner then he'd go study while I put Brynlee to bed. Although I missed his help, I love his ambition to study. 

Here is us at the graduation. I got a new dress and new shoes out of it! 

Congrats to my now SSgt Hubby!

Christmas Day for the Nelson's

Here is what Brynlee walked out to this morning...

She actually went straight to the big Elmo...then saw the basketball. Grabbed it and started shooting it....I was shocked she knew what to do with it!

Her huge Teddy Bear

Then we read the The Christmas Story from her Bible. 

Then it was time to open presents!

I took more pics, but here is just a few. 

Brynlee size Elmo!

Loves her magnadoodle!

Dogs got their big pork bones...we didn't see them much today! 

After presents we had homemade Cinnamon rolls, a tradition of ours I am going to keep going. I must stay, todays we're the best I've made so far! Brynlee didn't want to eat it, but once she had a taste of it, she scarfed her's down. Haha.

The rest of the day we just hung out and played with new toys and read new books and colored. Went for a walk together and then had a nice big but small dinner, the 3 of us. Still wishing this little girl would come out and join the fun!

God Bless!

Christmas Eve

We hope everyone had a great Christmas! 

We sure did! 

Love this pic below, even though we're squishing B!

Looking at her Bear ornament from last year, she says ROAR when she holds it!

Stocking time! She was kinda confused about it, but when she realized there was something in there, she got intrigued. 

Hot Wheels!

The furry kids usually get wet/canned dog food each Christmas..only time they get it, and they of course love it!

 Rolling her cars with daddy. She played all night with these!

Merry Christmas! Love the Nelson's

Here comes Santa Claus

Today was the Kids Christmas Party for Nick's shop. We decided to go, even though B is a little young to enjoy the crafts and games...my main objective was to get a picture of her with Santa.

I never believed in Santa, but we still saw him at the party's and mall and stuff. We plan to do the same with Brynlee.

Sitting in the cock pit of the chopper.

I will support her, but I hope she doesn't want to be a pilot!

Daddy and Brynlee

Mommy and B

She thought it was cool to touch it, and kept saying airplane.

Watching Santa in the helicopter.

Only Military brats can say that Santa arrives in a HH-60 Pavehawk.

Then repels down to a four wheeler.

And rides into the back of a C-130 to greet all the kids!

It was pretty neat.

No tears. No smiles.

Even though Mrs. Claus' eyes are closed, its still a good one.

Merry Christmas!

Surprise!

So, as we were nearing the end of this deployment, my friend Holly was here keeping us company. I had a wedding to photograph in AZ in Oct...so we had plans to go out there and visit my dad and sister and some friends along with the wedding. Holly, B and I were driving to Arkansas, to my moms, to drop the dogs off. Plus its way cheaper to fly out of Little Rock then either Jacksonville or Atlanta. We planned to leave Oct 3, and Holly was flying out of there on the 5th. Well then I got word Nick was suppose to arrive on the 5th. So Holly being the awesome person she is, suggested staying and surprising him. So she canceled her flight (we found out that from my moms to her parents where she is staying was only 4 hrs so we just drove half way!)

So between the 3 different changes in arrival time, we did end up staying and surprising Nicholas when he got off that bus, not expecting anyone to greet him. The look on his face was priceless. I loved that we got to stay, but then we left the next morning. Still, totally worth it! Plus he came and met us in Phx!

Waiting for the bus!

Love it!

She missed her daddy so much!

Ah to be together again!

Mom's Weekend Visit

Here are just a few of the memories we made while Mom was here visiting Brynlee and I.

9/11- Sunday morning before Church.

We went to a birthday party and Brynlee got to play on these awesome blow up slides. She loved it!

She went over and over...

Walmart Run!

LOL
Mom cleaned up our yard...we have a cluster of tree's and there was wood piled and brush. It was a great home for critters we don't really want in our yard, so she burned it all! Go mom!

We painted B's room. She thought she'd help. Lol.

I love you Mom!

Morning at the Park

Our church has a playgroup that we actually only had been to once. It was at this park but the beginning of summer. Then they took a break and yesterday was the first day back. We decided to go, I mainly wanted to get out and go play at the park, and the weather wasn't too hot. Overcast so that helped with a nice breeze.

We don't have a park within walking distance so we haven't taken Brynlee in a LONG time. Not since she has been walking/running around. Plus its always been too hot.

She did LOVE playing on the swings and the slide though. She is getting too big!

Climbing like a big girl.

Didn't quite understand this, she just wanted to sit on it..