{i'm free...}

happy birthday crew!

yesterday this little nugget turned three. (or free, which ever you prefer)

we celebrated with a small gathering of a few of his

family and friends at the beach.

and when i say beach, i mean provo beach resort in riverwoods.

it's about as beachie as utah gets.

lotsa friends and lotsa games=lotsa good times.

when offspring have a birthday, most parents usually say,

"i can't believe my baby is turning ___!"

today, i have to say, "i can't believe my baby is only three!"

crew is wise beyond his years, and always has been.

he is the first to fetch a diaper, first to say sorry, first

to give kisses and always the first to rise in the morning.

his favorite color is blue. his favorite food is spaghetti.

he worships his older brother and is so sweet to the younger.

he really is  one of the sweetest, kindest most thoughtful

little boys i know. that big toothless grin can make my heart

melt on any given day.

happy birthday little dundee,

your family loves you more than you will ever know!  

{now that summer is gone...}

...we are going to miss this

and this...

 of course this...

this too!

dear summer,
please don't  wait so long to show yourself again.
we miss you already!
love,
tate, crew, haws & their mom

{this boy...}

 

...is all boy.

this summer crew went from grey teeth to no

teeth in one blink of a nose dive to the tile floor.

six weeks later, this little 

knucklehead was at it again.

this time his sword (known to

us non-ninjas as a common kitchen

utensil, the zester) turned on 

him in battle. the end result,

three of the cutest stitches you

have ever seen. 

i have a funny feeling the staff at timpanogos

regional medical center may soon know us by

name. aye-yi-yi.

{ a reunion...}

every labor day we are lucky enough to have our annual nelson family reunion.

we look forward to it all year (some more than others, my bro. in law jordan

has a count down paper chain like  kids do at christmas:)

and this year did not disappoint.

enjoy!

i do realize that most of these pic's were taken on day 4 of our camping trip, hence the hair-do's, the bags under the eyes from the lack of sleep, and dirt in the fingernails ect. ect.
oh well.

such good times fam.

can't wait till next year!
(thanks for the pic's pp girl. i'm glad someone busted out the camera!)

{sundance...}

a little over a month ago...(ahem)

we spent a lovely weekend with my family

up at our cabin in sundance.

there is always good times to be had when your with

these folks, eating treats, riding in boats

and laughing your heads off.

so much love...