4th of July 2013

 This years 4th of July party was one of the best in my opinion.

Aaron and his brother Nate rented a bouncy castle and a water slide for the kids to play on.  Oh and Uncle Joe :)

 Lily had a great time hanging out with Aaron and his brothers in the shade while her brothers went down the water slide.

 Ethan had a great time with his cousins and even helped his brother, who was a little scared, go down the water slide.

 We also launched our annual parachute guys and the kids had fun running around trying to catch them before they hit the ground.

 Landon had such a fun time launching water balloons at his Daddy, who was on the other side.

Grandpa Nelson was even launching a few.

 Josie and Lizzy had a fun time watching the water balloon launch and launching a couple of balloons themselves.  Abu also got really into the water balloon competition.

We went and watched a professional fireworks show this year.  It was so much fun and I didn't have to worry about cleaning up the mess at our house.

We also had our annual glow stick fun.  Everyone was given glow sticks and could decorate themselves any way they wanted.  Everyone had a great time and was very creative.  Grandma Nelson stayed home with Lily so the rest of us could enjoy the show.  Thanks Mom that was so sweet of you.

I am so glad that my family could be with us this year.  I hope they will be able to come next year too.  It is always fun getting together with Aaron's family and having all the cousins laughing and having a good time.  Thanks Aaron for making this year so memorable.

Yearsly Family Reunion

This years Yearsly Family Reunion was a little different.  My parents were able to be here this year and also Lizzy was able to come from Boston.  It was great to see my Aunt Marion, my Uncle Clyde and Aunt Bonnie, and my cousin Scott and his family.  The boys were such good sports while the adults talked, and Lily loved being snuggled by all the family. 

Family Visit

 My family came to visit, the beginning of June, for Lily's baby blessing.  It was so much fun to have everyone here at our home.  Lily loved chillin' with Grandpa Nelson.

 Lizzy aka LaLa came all the way from Boston to spend the week with us.  She was such a great help with Lily and had a fun time playing and snuggling with the boys.

 Josie is the baby whisperer .  Lily loved sleeping with her Aunt.  She will be such a good mama some day.

Rada, and Grandma Nelson were also with us, but for some reason I don't have pictures with them.  It was so much fun visiting and making memories with my family.  I love you all.  Thanks for spending so much time with us it was a blast.

Grandma's visit

Grandma Nelson (Mom) finally came to visit.  We were so excited to have Grandma at our house for a week.  She was such a help with the house and the boys and Lily.  Lily loved getting baths from Grandma.

 Grandma was always playing with Ethan and Landon.  They played Play-Do, baseball, cars, lego, board games, and read stories together.  It was so nice having two more hands to play.

 It's always fun when Grandma comes when Grandma comes Hurray!

 Lily loved sleeping in Grandma's arms while she did things around the house.  Thanks Mom for coming to spend time with us.  We love you so much.

Holding Lily

 Our Beautiful baby girl is so loved in our home.  We love to snuggle her all the time.

 The boys ask multiple times a day to hold her and they are very gentle with her.  Landon loves to give her kisses on the top of the head.  It is so sweet how much he loves her.

Ethan is such a big help to mommy when I need a couple of extra hands.  He can even put Lily to sleep all by himself.  She sure does love her big brothers.