{lovies...}

in honor of st. valentine, tate & i decided to
make valentines for some of his fav people...





MAKING THE VALENTINES...





UM, EATING THE VALENTINES...

well i guess its the thought that counts???

happy valentines everyone.

me furst aminal...

tatie and i decided to take a break from all the political mumbo jumbo and VISIT the pet store.

WARNING TO ALL MOTHERS: YOU LEAVE WITH PETS!

i thought it would be fun for tate to see the puppies in the windows and watch the fish swim,

i wasn't prepared for the weeping and whaling upon departure. so after i caved, we picked out some gold fish, and tatie was one happy boy.

tatie wanted to name his fishies edward & bella for some reason.
he loves watching them swim and always wants to catch them without the net...
boys will be boys-and i love em!

and in other news...

well atleast no one will be able to blame us-

90% of utahn's made the right choice.
the only canidate with any sort of class and integrity will now be unstoppable in 2012!

mccain + huckabee = dirty politics

mccain + clinton = true love

{it is nice to see him give a little affection to someone-he shafts his poor drug addicted, bud weiser hieress, barbie of a co-adulterer wife all the time:)}

{ssssuper tuesday...}

that's right folks...
incase you have been living under a rock for the last year-tomorrow is national

make your voice heard day.

personal challenge to everyone:

GO VOTE!

if you care at all about the future of our country and the country our children

will reside in for years to come...do your part!

if you want our economy strengthened, our borders secured, fair taxes, strong family values,

and most important-the dems defeated, MITT'S THE MAN!

or if you want to ruin the repub. reputation {more than it already has been}

admit amnesty, & stay in iraq for a century...here is the guy. the dems

favorite canidate.

or if you would like to not only be forced to buy an insurance plan you didn't get to choose,

pay for your lazy neighbors plan, then go to collect

on your health care-and find the same people working at the dmv administering it. or if you

thought you wanted to live in the USA but instead favor communism

and living in the soviet union or china...it is {for now} a free country and the

government {hasn't yet} forced you where to vote...

DOESN'T EVERYONE DESERVE A GOVERNMENT THAT WORKS???

{getting pumped for game day}

SUPER BOWL XLII



tom brady AND eli manning
{aka kenny age 5} {aka tate age 1.5}

PRE GAME SHOW IN THE FORT:
tate was sick and so stayed home from
church on sunday. i went to
sacrament meeting and this is what i came
home to. tates favorites: forts, being read to

and his daddy-BEST COACH EVER!

POST GAME RAP UP:

this post may be filled with a whole lota cache valleys finest:

but i just adore my boys...i could handle an entire roster
and we really don't care too much about the superbowl...

just the commercials and treats!!!!

{good times on the court...}

one of the best things about winter is basketball!!!
we definitely look forward to watchin my lil' bro. jensen
in action...go t-wolves!


even by bro. in-law gets in on it...he's the jv coach
{oh, the patience}

tate voicing his frustration after a devastating loss...

{A FEW OF THE DIE-HARDS}

when tate needs a little break,

he ventures underneath the bleachers.

this game sometimes leads to goose-eggs

and bruises on the noggin :(

and what would bball season be without a little

jr. jazz in our lives? even my little twinners get

a piece of the action...they are ballers baby!

for a lil guy-tate sure loves CHOWING some

wendys...oh and a...cheering on his aunties

and uncle at the games...what a champ.

a very merry un-birthday to you...tatie!

today my little lovie turns 1&1/2. its so hard to believe that is was 18 months ago tate joined our family. he is such a sweet little boy and i just needed to give him a shout out on this special day. he has been a dream the last little while and it might be safe to say the worst of his "naughty" phase is behind us. he sleeps in, he gives kisses, squeezes, high-fives and a bust anytime you ask. he repeats almost anything and everything i do or say {which could get scary} and best of all...drum roll please... he gets to go to nursery this week!!!! tate i will miss chasing you during relief society every week...but i know you will so much enjoy sharing germs with all the other banchies in the nursery. you truly are the apple of my eye and i cherish every moment i share with you. love you, love you, love you!!!!!

i've got the holiday blues...

so the holidays are over. the parties have ended,

the decor is down, the yummy food is

gone {and all i've got to show is a big booty}

and its so sad! the only thing i have left to

do is blog about our events. apologies for the picture

overload...but it truly was one for the books!

CHRISTMAS EVE

tate was trying to figure out if he should be scared or not.

all the cousins at the annual nelson
christmas eve bash.


leaving cookies for santa...



....eating cookies for santa





CHRISTMAS MORNING

all of us looking lovely!


everyone takes a turn being the present pass-er-out-er.
ken was such a good sport taking his turn this year.

my little martha momma {who i can only aspire to be}

set up a little grand baby tree-so cute!

tate and his fav cous' caden enjoying each other

while enjoying their gifts.

this head lock looks violent but it really was loving.

these two boys get along so well, they are darling together!

A HOLIDAY WEEKEND AT OUR

FAM CABIN IN SUNDANCE

the two snow babies

the snow was never ending!

the boys were good sports out with their shovels

and blowers...thanks boys.

ken leading the pack jumping off the decks

the love birds

all in all we had a fabulous holiday. the only problem

was it left as fast as it came. it was so fun to spend time

with family and friends we love.