Blingy lobes

When we were first pregnant with Rylee and found out she was a girl, Todd wanted to know when we would get her ears pierced. I told him I didn't think I had the heart to do it, which was confirmed when I broke down the first time she got her shots. I let him know that he was welcome to get them done, but I couldn't know about it. So a new tradition started (little did we know that we would get to do this 3 times!). Todd has taken each of the girls to get their ears pierced when they were about 1 year old. He doesn't tell me he's going, and sends me a text message once its done. SO....Kenzie has joined the Blingy lobe Nelson girls. (Convenient for us girls, 2 of them have diamonds as their birthstone...poor daddy!)

Don't mess with the sippy

Cuz she'll knock you out! Our Kennedie was in a bar-room brawl, you should see the other guy!

Ok...so she was just running after a soccer ball and went kaboom on her little face...ouch!

The time has come...

My precious 6 year old asked me over dinner tonight "where do babies come from?" She's asked this before, and I've given her general answers (out of a mom's tummy, the dr takes it out...) which have so far satisfied her curiosity. Then she hit me with it "no, before they get in your tummy, what does it take to get a baby in there? How did you get us in there?" Well crap. I'm fairly certain I blew it when I told her that we just prayed, that mommy and daddy are very spiritual together and that's how we made babies. (I figure that at least if I remember all the things I've said to screw them up, I can hand the list over to their future therapists for a good place to start) That really didn't work either because then she asked "well, why do you have to wait until your married if it's just about praying?" Crap again....time to suck it up, buy a book, and do the sex talk deed.

Now the brilliant things I am working on with Maddie:
When Rylee was 3 we worked on safety questions. She actually got lost at the beach once when we were on vacation and when we got to her she was telling a group of people our full names, phone numbers, the city and street we lived in. SO....I've been working on all of this with Maddie for awhile now. Here is why we have a bear backpack/leash for her:

Me: "How do you spell your name?" My precious blonde: "M I D 1255"
Me: "What are your parents names?" My precious blonde: "They will be here to get me in awhile, they're taking me to the movies" or "My mother is in the hospital now, she hurt her toe" (no idea where that came from but it has been a consistent answer of hers for weeks now)
Me: No, what are your mommy and daddy's names? My precious blonde: "Oh, Todd and John Nelson"
Me: "What city do we live in?" My precious blonde: "The new house"

So I'm thinking if we ever lose her she will likely end up returned to a nice gay couple, Todd and John who live in a nice new house and go to the movies alot....not too shabby I guess!

Catching up!

This month has been a busy one...here's where we've been:

Camping: Up north with some friends and family...the big girls played like crazy while Kenzie enjoyed playing in the dirt

Cabin: I took the girls to the cabin overnight last weekend with my dad. Maddie was excited the whole way b/c she kept seeing the ocean (in the forest?!). She was drilling me the whole way "do you have my goggles, floaties, raft?" while I continuously explained that those things outside were only trees and we couldn't swim in them. The girls did have a blast on the two swings outside, while Kenzie enjoyed putting dirt in a bowl full of water.

Vegas: I went to Vegas with a good friend...we had a blast! When I called home, Maddie asked me "is this mommy or daddy?" (after Todd handed her the phone) she then asked me if I was having fun at work (after I had been gone 2 days). Rylee filled me in on everyone's behaviors and drilled me about what I had been doing, eating, drinking, etc...

California: We just got back today from California. We all had a great time! We stayed for 4 days in Carlsbad where we stay every year. Rylee got to go to Seaworld with her cousin and Nana/Papa while Todd and I took the little girls to Legoland. I realized on this trip how big Rylee is getting, she spent more time getting ready in morning than I did....really, we're here already?! Here are some pics from the one trip I remembered to take the camera on: