1st week done, 12 more to go

Thank heavens for grandparents. Dalin's parents were so kind and are letting me stay with them until July 2nd..cuz that's when I move down to Utah to live with my sister Mel:) wahoo!! This is how Taelin shows that he really loves you!

Grabs your hair....

and pulls really hard!

It makes Gammy laugh really hard, so her make up goes everywhere.

Thank heavens for Rachel Boyle! She is one of my best friends ever, and she let us come over to her apt and have a little lunch and go swimming in her apt pool! Taelin was so happy to try out his new swimming toy that Gammy and Papa got us for our birthday!


He absolutely LOVED the water, and if we were out of it, he wanted to climb up the lawn chairs. He started to kick his legs a couple of times, but just loved to move around in circles. I am so happy that he loves water, cuz i would cry if he didn't.




I guess that all of the sun and going around in the water just wore him out. He fell asleep in the water in his toy! It was so funny! Rachel and I were laughing so hard! What a funny little boy!


The next day we decided to play with Macie and play fetch. He loves to take Macie's toys and trick her. It's really cute to watch!

Another night we went with Tyler and Heidi and Crystal to the Eagle Rodeo. Taelin loved it and did this face a lot......

He loved seeing all of the horses and cows.


September and her kids were there, Keaton and Cole, and taelin LOVED them. Keaton loved holding Taelin, and taelin loved to give hugs and kisses to both of them. It was really cute!




After the rodeo was done we wen to Red Robin and all enjoyed there amazing food! Thanks for the fun night Ty and Heidi!

One night we were all in the kitchen, and we go to find where Taelin had taken off to, and this is what we find him doing. He had crawled into the pantry, and climbed into the bowl and was pulling himself up onto the shelves. It was HILARIOUS. He's like "what? oh man, they found me".



What a silly face!
well, that was some of the stuff that we did the first week. We survived, so that's good news. We just have to make sure we stay busy busy busy, cuz then time goes by SUPER fast! I have the best family and friends in the world who have made this so much easier then it could be. We miss Dalin like crazy, but we are so thankful for what he is doing for our family. We are so excited for the day when his letter comes in the mail. We can't wait to see how he is doing and what he has been doing. 1 week down only 12 more to go! we can do it!

The Swear In

June 7th, 2010 was a very big day in the Nelson household. It was the day that Dalin was swearing in to become a Marine and leave for boot camp. He was supported by family and Chuck; Thank you for coming, that meant a lot to him. He swore in, and after that we got to hang out for a little while in the federal building (not a lot to do there, but it was nice talking and hanging out for a little bit before we had to say our goodbyes). Taelin had fun playing in the hall and climbing up some stuff. Dalin went and got his orders and all of that fun stuff, while Taelin and I just waited for him to come back. When he came back we said our goodbyes (which was hard) and then left. Good luck Dalin! We will see you in 13 more weeks! You are going to be an amazing marine. You are in our thoughts and prayers! We love you and miss you!

Him swearing in. This was so cool!

Taelin wants to be just like daddy, a MARINE!



Doing some last minute hanging out time with daddy. Taelin loves to climb and dalin let him climb up the pin ball machine! Taelin thought it was so fun.

Wedding & Birthday Party

This last weekend was very busy and so much fun! Dalin was so sweet and took me out to dinner Thursday night to OUTBACK STEAK HOUSE! It was so yummy! Suzanne Bird even joined us! :)
I got there amazing Sweet Pork Loin with Broccoli and Garlic Mashed Potatoes. And Dalin got there full rack of Ribs with Garlic Mashed Potatoes. It was DELICIOUS! Such a good birthday dinner! Thanks love!




That night we went and visited Troy and Maura and their new baby Rorie. She is so cute! Dalin stayed and watched a movie and hung out with them until 300 am. while Taelin and I came home and went to bed.
Friday I worked until noon, and then we left with Troy and Maura to John's wedding in Grace. There was a rehearsal and a family dinner that night at Ashlie's house. It turned out so good and the food was so great! We got to stay at ReNea's mom's house with Ty and Heidi, Jason, Troy & Maura, and Wes and ReNea. It was a lot of fun. We stayed up talking a lot of the night. It was a lot of fun!
Saturday we woke up and got ready and had breakfast and then left for the wedding. Grace has a population of 909 people! It is a small city. Where they got married was decorated so beautiful! There colors were Red and black and it looked so classy! I am so excited for John and Ashlie! CONGRATS GUYS! The reception was 2 hours later and it was so good. Food was amazing! Hot wings and meat balls with fruit and veggies! so good!! We left around 530 to come back home. The drive home was a lot better than the drive there. We didn't really have any rain, so that was good. It's so nice that we have DVD players in the car now. It was fun being able to watch a movie. Thanks Dalin and family for those! They are GREAT!


This is our nephew BRODY who looked so handsome and was trying to put on some sunglasses. He is HILARIOUS!

We got home around 1000 pm and Dalin and I watched WIPE OUT and stayed up for awhile, this was our last night together for 13 more weeks! I tried my hardest to stay awake, but crashed:(
We had to wake up around 730 Sunday morning to get ready for Porter Byron Mendenhalls baby blessing at 830. He looked like such a stud. We went to Chad and Shannons house after the blessing to have some breakfast. It was really good and a lot of fun.
Then we came home and got some rest and got all ready for the PARTY that night. We had a combined BIRTHDAY PARTY for Taelin and I. We did a sports theme for Taelin and I think he loved it!:) It was so much fun! I am so happy that we have family and friends in town to celebrate with. Thank you everyone for coming. It turned out great.
The party started at 6:00 and we started off with having this amazing TACO CASSEROLE! Dalin cooked it for me for my birthday, and it turned out AMAZING! what an amazing husband!
Taelin was so cute! He LOVED the balloons the most, even over opening his presents. It was quite funny! He even popped 2 of them all by himself. It freaked him out for a little bit, but then he was fine.

This is the centerpiece! got to love the dollar store!

These are the baseball, basketball, and soccer cupcakes that mom and I frosted. They were so good!

Love celebrating his birthday early since Dalin will be gone for the REAL one) happy birthday to US:)


He didn't really like his party hat. It was on for maybe 10 min. Oh well, it was still cute!
After dinner we opened presets. I thought Taelin was going to LOVE opening presents, cuz he loves to play with paper, but he was more interested in the balloons. So dalin and i opened all of them basically for him. He got way cool stuff!!!
From Grandma and Grandpa Bradshaw he got a pushing lawn mower that pops and a fold up train set:) Loves the lawn mower so much!!!
From Gammy and Papa Nelson he got a really cute outfit, a book, a leap frog learning toy that he loves to dance to the music with, and something for the pool:) Thanks so much!
From us he got a 3-1 sports center, and clothes:)
We took the lawn mower outside and he had a fun time pushing it on the concrete, he's not strong enough to push it on the lawn yet. But when he is he sure is going to be a big helper out there:)
After we opened presents we had cake/cupcakes. Mom had made me this amazing BETTER THAN SEX cake. YUMMY! I was in heaven! Then Taelin got to dive for his cupcake! He had so much fun. It was really funny watching him. Frosting and cake just everywhere. Here are pics and videos of him going for the cupcake and eating it!:) ENJOY!




Taelin getting all ready for the FUN!

Taelin's little cupcake!


Just starting out, grabbed it IMMEDIATELY and shoved the whole thing in his mouth! He was not afraid!

He ate the cupcake in 3 bites! He is FOR SURE taking after his dad on that one:)

So we gave him another one, and he went straight to town on it!

He was one happy baby!

Sometimes he likes to sit with his foot propped up, it's really funny!

He then started to eat his foot and his toes!! what a silly boy!

He got his whole body so messy!

It looked like he was bleeding.

Daddy playing with Taelin's new toy!











This was Taelins new favorite toy for awhile. The things that entertain children! :)

Last Day

Today is the LAST DAY that we get with Dalin for 13 more weeks~ It's crazy that tomorrow he leaves for boot camp. We are hanging out and spending every minute we can with each other! I love my husband so much and am going to miss him A LOT!