These 2

These 2 kids make me laugh all the time.   Carley loves to nurture Corey and she loves to read.   She gets so invested in the characters that she is obsessed.   (I am like this too)   And she hates for books to end.   I love her heart and her love for others, especially her brother.    And Corey finds an adventure around every corner.   And he loves to take his toys and build "The Corey Star" (not to be confused with the Star Wars spaceship, the Death Star.   And he loves to be big and interact with anyone and everyone.   But at night, he is still our little man.  

Carley's 10th birthday Party

Carley has been planning for months what she wanted to do for her birthday.   She wanted to take her Star Wars loving friends and go see Star Wars, the Force Awakens.     We planned it a month in advance.    Who knew that the biggest blizzard in Lubbocks history of 13 inches would shut down the city.    So we had to postpone it twice until the snow melted.   We were finally able to go and she was so excited.   I am thankful for this sweet group of friends.

Delayed Core Christmas

Along with things got got cancelled or delayed because of the snow, we had to move Christmas with the O'Rears because we couldn't get out of Lubbock.   So we ended up meeting in Abilene and had such a fun, fun time.    I wish I had better pictures of it all, but we played games and stayed a the comfort suites near ACU.   We ate at Cracker Barrel and just spent time hanging out.   We also played a Walmart partner purchase game where you had to buy your person a $10 gift.   It was so fun.   I love this crew so much!

New Year's Day

Everyone fell asleep watching a movie.   These 3 sure do make me happy and proud.  It is hard to put into words how much I love them.   Praying for a fantastic 2016 for this crew.

SNOWED IN!

Lubbock got an unprecedented 13 inches of snow from Saturday to Wednesday.   We were snowed in!   The Nelsons did not leave the house for 4 days!   We couldn't!   Cars, trucks, fire trucks, ambulances were all stuck.   We didn't have mail or trash trucks during this time.  Stores were closed.  It was crazy!   We had a lot of time at home to enjoy the weather and the kids played for hours in the snow.    The drifts in our back yard were about 4 feet high!    It was a once in a life time snow!   The only sad part it that we have had to postpone Carley's 10th birthday stuff.   By the end of it, I had run out of milk and bread and was low on lots of our kitchen staples.   But it was still good and we cuddled by the fire, watched movies, got some home projects done, ate comfort foods, and Cody and I napped every day.    All in all, it was a great break!

Our Carley is 10

I can't even type this post without getting a little teary eyed.   Our baby girl is double digits.   Carley Alyssa has blessed us for 10 years.   She is bright, beautiful, talented, compassionate, caring, quiet, funny, and precious.   She really is so precious.   Carley loves reading.  Her favorite topics to talk about, research, and think about are Greek Mythology, Star Wars, Harry Potter, and any other books.   She is a good friend to others.   She is sensitive.   She could spend all day every day playing her ipad (mine craft), reading, watching teen shows on TV, cuddling, and hanging out.   She is a very good student and loves learning.   She is a very good and protective sister to Corey.   She loves her Mom and Dad fiercely and would choose to spend all of her time with one of us if she could.

Happy Birthday, Carley-girl.   We love you so very much.   We are so very proud of you.  I pray that you will fall in love with Jesus more and more each year and use your beautiful life for His glory.  He has gifted you with many things, a bright mind, a kind heart, a passion for Reading and Learning.   His fingerprints are all over you!   Honor and serve him always.

Christmas for the Nelsons

Since Cody was at the fire station

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, we asked Santa to come a night early for us.   And he did!  Corey had asked for a Remote Control Batmobile and Carley had asked for a Speaker for her IPAD.    We were excited to see he sure did deliver!   Also, Corey had lost his second tooth, so the tooth fairy and Santa came the same night!   Papa and Nana came over for breakfast and enjoyed some time with us!    The next day, Dec 25th, we went to the station and brunch with Cody and the guys.   Then that night we went to Idalou to have Christmas with the Spanns.  It was such a fun few days!