Got windows!

Uncle Keith installing

Side windows

Front windows too!

Office windows

Bedroom side windows

Not all but some windows....looking more and more like a house everyday!

#9 reason I love my family

#9 Well, it isnt because we have cute little toddlers in our family!

However, my boys are willing to babysit them when necessary.  This is Jessica and she is our neighbor and our Relief Society President's daughter.  Last night Amy and I went out to make a ton of visit's to sisters in our ward to deliver visiting teaching routes.  Well, her husband was not home and we knew Jessica would much rather stay home and play than to go with us so Bryce watched her for us.  I love that my family supports me in my callings!

They are troopers!  A little bit of crying never hurt anyone!

(no, not Bryce, Jessica. lol!  And yes Amy, I stole this picture off your fb:)

#8 reason I love my family

#7 Well, it isnt because we're a bunch of party animals!

However, we like to celebrate birthdays, no matter whose it is.

Uncle Brad (Mike's youngest brother) celebrated his 39th birthday last Thursday.  We had a family birthday party for him on Saturday.  Here is Brad, Jamie, Bridger and Reese Nelson!  So very cute...arent they?  This is probably the only picture I have ever seen where the boys are actually looking straight at the camera and smiling(now if we can only get Brad to smile on que, oh well).  Yay! I just love our extended family out here in Utah.  There are so many of them!  It is very fun to have family to celebrate birthdays and holidays with again!

#7 reason why I love my family

#7 Well, it isnt because they like to climb tall buildings!

However, I love that they love to build them!  I just needed to show some recent pictures of the house.  Saturday Mike and the boys worked some more on it!  This roof has been quite a job!  Now they are finishing sheeting it so that we can close it up for the rest of the winter and not have to be working out in the cold anymore.

This is how it's looking these days.  At least it looks a little more like a house!

I do love that our family is building this house together!

Kenneth Cope - Broken

I believe that God loves broken things....especially broken hearts.
Enjoy your Sabbath!

#6 reason I love my family

#5 Well, it isnt because Michael is in another part of the world for 2 years!

However, he is serving the Lord on a mission and I am so proud of him!  Since Mike and I both served missions, we've wanted nothing more than for our boys to have that great blessing in their lives also.  Michael is our first missionary and he is loving it.  He has made us so proud and has blessed our lives so very much over the past year and a half that he has been out.  So, now we still have 2 more to go.  I sure hope and pray that we end up with 3 return missionary sons.  We are working very hard to make that happen.  I love Mike for wanting it just as badly as I do and I love my boys for wanting to follow the prophet and serve missions.  In a few years I hope we will be a family full of return missionaries and that is one of the things I love most about my little family!

#5 reason I love my family

#5 Well, it isn't because they like to wear ripped clothing!

(Stephen would kill me if he knew I posted this...

good thing he doesn't look at my blog)

He came home one night suddenly from a party and said he sat down and his pants ripped, so he called a good friend who hurried over to his rescue and drove him home to change.  I took this picture and then he quickly changed and went back to the party)

However, I love that my boys all like to look nice.  I caught Bryce in my bathroom yesterday morning blow drying a spot on his t-shirt before he went to school.  Stephen is all about his wardrobe and is always asking "does'nt this make me look hot"?  Michael always looked good before he left on his mission and of course he wears a white shirt and tie everyday now....what's not "hot" about a young man in a shirt and tie? And last but not least, Mike takes longer than all of us to get ready for anything!

My Men Love to Look Good!  Now that is what I call HOT!