A Year & A Month!

Really how is it possible that Charli has just kept growing up! She is crawling faster, pulling herself up on everything, cruising around the furniture slowly, pulling everything off that she can reach, pointing like crazy with her pointer finger, putting her arms up in the air for you to hold her, giving you small little cuddles/hugs & a couple pats on the backs.

She definitely keeps us on our toes but she is so much fun!


The other day I asked her if she wanted something to eat and she replied NO! I don't know if it was coincidence or not but it almost made me sad that we may have had our first conversation.

We had some fun things that happened in the last month. We got to celebrate our second Thanksgiving as a family. Obviously Charli enjoyed the food this year since last year we had only been parents for a few week


We also went with some friends to Temple Square and saw the Christmas lights. It was fun to take Charli there. It was pretty stinking cold and she wouldn't keep her hands in her blanket or gloves on. We got to use our big girl toothbrush as well. She loves it. I was really nervous if she would let me do it because she won't even let me look at her teeth. We also ate really well in the last month. I made the mistake of one morning letting her eat a banana after getting dressed. That ended up in new clothes and a frustrated momma. Next time diaper only. We started to get our second top tooth. Now we have a total of 3 1/2! She loves to chomp on you and laughs when you say "Ouch, Charli you bit me!". I never realized how fun it would be to mimic that video!

We had lots of naps as well. Charli also likes to spend most of church in the hallway because she can't stand to be quite. If she is "quite" she is standing holding on to the back of the bench looking at everyone behind us and saying "hi there" and waving. It really isn't quite but if she's not screaming then we are doing okay. I also love the picture of Kelly holding her and the diaper bag he always told me he would never be caught with a diaper bag and that it wasn't manly. Well I hate to say it but he does in fact carry it 90% of the time. It looks good on him!

Charli also likes to play a game that we taught her when she was young smelling your shoes after you take them off. We would always wave them by her nose and say "Ew stinky feet!" ... I caught her one day at the counter she had taken off her shoe and was smelling it and giggling. It was the cutest thing! We still love our thumb. She giggles when I suck her thumb.

When we are out shopping she always will hold everything for me. She especially loves holding clothes and playing with the hanger. Even at home she likes holding clothes. She is a shopaholic like her momma! Charli also was able to spend some time outside on the big snow storm we had right before thanksgiving. She wasn't so sure about all the white stuff. She especially freaked out when she saw it sitting on my dark hair. She literally bawled her eyes out for a few minutes until I caught on and wiped it off.

I was sad when she wouldn't wear her headbands anymore. I don't know what I could do to get her to leave them on but one day I will be determined to get her to not pull them off. You can tell in the picture above how bad she wants to rip it off but I kept telling her how pretty she was and not to touch it. Right after I got that picture it was off and she was gone playing with her toys. We also can't stand having just socks on our feet. They are always pulled off and dad doesn't always know that. When I got home from dance one night I found her chilling on the couch watching TV with one sock half on and the other gone! Oh I love her!

Teeth: 3 1/2
Diaper size: 4 ..possibly going to a 5 soon.
Clothing size: 12 month to 18 month. Mostly 18 month just to get more last out of them
Food: We love whole milk, eating weekly pizza with mom and dad, ice cream, cake and anything that has sugar.
She doesn't get sippy cups as much as I try it never works. I need to find one that she will actually use.
Sleeping: We have always been a great sleeper. Going to bed at 10:30 and waking up around 10 is just peachy for this mom! We also take 2 hour naps.
In fact we had her out late one night this last month at a friend party and we couldn't figure out why she was so cranky. Once I looked at the time and realized it was 11:45pm it clicked that she was way over bed time. She crashed hard once we were on our way home!

Here's to the next month! Happy 13 months baby girl!

Christmas 2015

Before Christmas started off we all gathered for some new family pictures. It was great to have Kelsey and Curtis finally here. I will post more on family pictures in a different post.. but it wouldn't be complete christmas without everyone home.

He's kind of one cool dad but even cooler when he lets his daughters pick out his outfit for pictures.

The hubster

Of course the Sunday of Christmas requires a new outfit for yourself and daughter.

Chilling with dad watching Jimmy Fallon. Got to stay up late since she was so happy.

CHRISTMAS EVE!

Santa sure showed up for Charli this year. It seems like he was pretty excited to celebrate Christmas with her this year.

And the new Christmas pjs! We tried to convince Dad to get matching Elf jammies with us but he said no way. Its like he knew there would be pictures taken. hahaha. Party Pooper.

But I think we are the cutest elves. Even though people have threatened me with black 

mail on this picture. 

CHRISTMAS DAY!!

A few things you have to know about Nelson Christmas Day. Its a long day... isn't Christmas always long for everyone? I feel like its triple as long. But for all good meaning. Kelly and I started Christmas at our house around 7 am so we could start the day off on time. It was nice to enjoy each other while Charli was still sleeping. Rude Parents I know.. 

Kelly got some great stocking stuffers. Like a back scratcher, charging iPhone cords for all his vehicles and of course some Beef Jerky & a Christmas Orange. It seems like Santa was sick of him stealing things from others in the house ;)

I was spoiled with some great gift cards in my stocking. A few from Fiiz and Farrs Fresh Ice Cream. Also Santa knows how to spoil me with candy! 

A little funny story shall we. 

In October Kelly was wanting to get a new shot gun to go duck hunting. I was totally fine with it because every man deserves a good hobby away from home. But of course Kelly spoiled me as well and bought me the Apple Watch I had wanted. They had just come out with the Rose Gold one.. its bomb. So we both decided that was our early christmas. Sweet right! Kelly definitely wanted to drive his point home because a few days before Christmas I was looking everywhere for my Apple Watch box so I could take something out of it. I couldn't find it. Kelly was absolutely no help with looking for it. So I gave up. Then some presents started showing up under the tree. There was a long rectangular box. I knew right away he took the box and wrapped it so I couldn't whine about how there was nothing under the tree. And so he could say "I told you thats all you were getting."

Funny Husband...

If only I would have known I would have wrapped his gun up. :)

We took Charli's gifts to Grandma's Malone's house and opened them up there.

As you can tell she loved getting some little people in her stocking!

This girl also loves CLOTHES! She has to hold them when ever we are shopping for her. 

A big castle for one cute elf princess. 

Grandma Malone got Charli an adorable outfit she wore later that day. 

We enjoyed Breakfast at the Malone's and then headed over for a second breakfast at Kelly's parents house. It was yummy. I feel like I eat much more on Christmas day than thanksgiving. 

Charli WAS SPOILED ROTTEN by so many people for christmas. 

Between books, toys, clothes and even candy. She definitely is loved by many family members.

Grandma Nelson got her this coat. She wouldn't look at anything else in the bag. She wouldn't let us take the coat away from her until she was wearing it. SHE LOVED IT. LIKE OBSESSED WITH IT!

We then were off to visit my Grandparents. We hung out at my Grandmas church building. Playing basketball, talking to aunts and uncles and seeing all the kids get excited over tiny remote control cars.

We then were on our way to one of the last stops. Great Grandma Smiths house. We loved being able to hang out with her and see how her Christmas was. She looks forward to everyone being there that time of year. 

We then met up with Kenneth & Marla's Family at Krystal's house. It was a fun way to end the night. Although at that point Charli was past tired with all the stops and visits. 

See I told you WORN OUT! .. This was the second we put her into the carseat.

DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS!

All of Kelly's family wanted to go sledding. Kelly's brother was able to get in contact with a co worker who has some land in West Point. It was fun. The kids loved riding around behind the snowmobiles. I let Charli hang out with my mom and sisters since it was FREEZING.

It was also the first time I had ever been on Kelly's snowmobile that he bought last year right before we had Charli. Man it is fast! It almost scared me how fast that thing would go. 

It was a tradition growing up to take a picture with all the stuff you got for Christmas. 

A few days later I finally was able to snap this picture of Charli. 

Another Sunday Swag Picture. She's stinking cute right!

This little girl knows where all three pianos are at Grandma Malone's house. 

She doesn't have a problem with reaching the keys either. 

She does love to climb the stairs and steal the stuffed owl pillow in my moms bathroom as well.

Throughout the whole christmas season we enjoyed some long winter naps. 

Charli also enjoyed sleeping with a blanket during nap time.