Future Hunter

Steve's brother sent this pic to us the other day. Excuse the bloody doe...but he looks so handsome and someday he will be standing in front of a deer he shot!!! Love my little outdoorsman.

My Man

Steve & I rarely get pictures together so I figured I'd put this one on here. Enjoying some pizza on our Bowling night with the Benders. Love him.

Kitchen

Through some awesomely timed posts on facebook we were able to score this adorable kitchen for only $25!!! Add some food & dishes and we're set!:) Even Denver gets pretty excited about cooking up some good food!

Buddies

We are so thankful for our new church family and all the awesome kids (especially BOYS...lots and lots of BOYS!) Denver gets to hang out with every week. We are so blessed to have solid families with kids his age to grow up with!!! We definitely had that in Cedar Falls so it is a huge answer to prayers to find it here, too!!! Here are a few of Denver's new buddies!

 D & Lincoln

Bowling & Pizza with the Bender clan. I wish this was a better picture...but through the craziness of the night it's the best I could do. Denver with Grant, Rhys, and Mason. He talks about these three guys all the time!:) (excuse Steve's head in this pic hehe)

Lil' Huntin' Girl

A few examples of things Noelle loves to put around her neck...lots of hunting themes in the Nelson household thanks to daddy!

The other day Noelle came walking into room like this. It cracked me up! 

Daddy is extra proud of this video. She is a girl on a mission to call in some big bucks!!!:)

TIMBERRRR

Last week we were driving home from Wellman and had to stop at my parents to get something. We came at just the right time because they just happened to be chainsawing down a 100-year-old pine tree that had gotten struck by lightning a few years ago and was dead. Denver was enthralled! I stayed for awhile then left to get the groceries home and make lunch and Steve went there on his way from work to lunch and got in on the action, too. Denver couldn't wait to tell me all about it when he got home! What a fun experience for a very outdoorsy and explorative little boy!

Standing by the trunk after the first notch was cut out.

Ready to pull it down with the big cable.

TIMBERRRRR!!!

My handsome men!!!

Big boy on a big old tree trunk!

Cousins Lilly, Ruby, and D sitting on the stump.

Just for a Smile

A few pictures to share today. A sweet girls in piggies and boots and a boy with a new train (thanks to daddy and their shopping trip the other day). Hope they bring a smile to your face.

 

House Tour

Ok I've been wanting to do this for awhile instead of taking a bunch of pictures, so here is a video tour of our new house. It's not the best as far as shakiness, jerking, but it at least gives you a glimpse at where we're at now. I hope it doesn't give you a headache!:)

Noelle

There's so much I could tell you about our sweet pea. But for now, a few fun facts about Noelle Dawn.
*she is 13 months now
*has four teeth
*weighs 20 pounds - 25th %ile for both height & weight
*walks everywhere
*loves to eat
*loves whole milk
*still loves to sleep (with her blankie & binkie!) - at least 12 hours at night, a short morning nap, and a 2-2 1/2 hour afternoon nap
*always points at her coat and wants to go outside
*puts up with big brother quite nicely - and loves to play with him
*says a few words - mama, daddy, kitty (ti-t), baby, uh-oh
*a climber
*an explorer - especially the kitchen cupboards
*always finds a way to play peek-a-boo
*loves her dollies
*happiest girl around

There will be posts to come on this little munchkin, but we love her dearly. It's been so fun watching her grow over the last year and turn into a little girl! She did everything quicker than Denver ever did and looks so tiny to be walking! We think she is just the sweetest! Here is my favorite pic of her taken recently.

Kitties

When we moved, right away Denver noticed we had quite a few "barn cats" living on the farm. He was always trying to catch them, which usually ended up just chasing them around as they ran scared from him. There are a few nice ones now, that come close - especially when it's time to feed them! Well, we had some friends from church who live in town have two kitties show up on their doorstep one chilly Fall night. They couldn't keep them at their house - so we gained two adorable kitties. Denver named them Keekee - a calico, and Coocoo - a black kitty. He and Noelle both loves these kitties! Noelle's first real word besides mommy & daddy was "TI-T!" Lately, as it's gotten a little chillier outside...Denver's new thing is sneaking them inside to play with him. It's too cute to get upset with, so often times during the day I'll let him pick a kitty to bring inside for awhile. This particular day he took turns bringing both in. Here are a few pics of a boy and his kitties.

A Boy and a Box

Last week we ordered a vacuum off amazon and it came in a big cardboard box. Denver really wanted to play with it - so we cut out a door, put on a door knob, made a kitty door (post to come about our kitties), cut a few windows, and wa-la! Fun for the day! Denver (and Noelle) had so much fun in the house. He ate his snack in there, had a few "visitors" come knocking, brought a few toys in. Soon the house turned into a train station. He took all his trains (future post on his train obsession) in there and played for awhile. Later on it became his hunting blind. He sat in there hunting out the window for ducks, pheasants, snow geese, deer, elk, etc. etc. (future post on his hunting obsession). That cardboard box provided much entertainment for the day! Here are a few pictures! Enjoy:)

And last...a video of a little boy who loves to hunt. It's kind of hard to understand...but this particular hunt is for pheasants, using the new vacuum extensions as his gun. He has developed quite a hunting vocabulary since moving down here and listening to all the talk about hunting with his daddy and uncles. Kaboom!:)

Back in the Saddle

It's been almost a year since I've posted! After awhile it got so long that I just got overwhelmed thinking about posting!!! So here I am - January 14 and ready to start a-fresh! MUCH has changed for the Nelson family since I last posted. We moved, Steve got a new job, and we are living in the country - loving every second! I will be posting in the near future with pictures of our new house, updates on Steve, myself, and the kids, and then will hope to keep the posts coming with what life looks like for us now! So check back in soon for a look at Life in the Country with the Nelson Family!:)