Friday, July 16, 2010

A Week with the BONDS! Followed by a Trip to Canada!

Well, we have had an adventurous month of July (and last part of June)!  Aunt Becky and the children followed by Grandma in the Kia came down south for a week visit while Oakley went to "college" as Esther put it.  Oakley came down for a week of BYU basketball camp and loved it.  He stayed at the dorms the whole week, he is growing up way too fast!  
We had a blast with swimming, shopping, driving, more shopping and a quick trip up to Park City!  Aunt Becky bought Brigham and Tristan matching Buzz Lightyear PJs that look like the full Buzz Lightyear.  They loved them!  All trip they called each other Buzz!  The last night Oakley surprised us with a firework show and then it was off to Canada!
We have had a fun two weeks so far!  Tristan and Bella love to have cousins so close.  Everyday they ask for Cody and Emma.  Today we went swimming with Aunt Deanna and the kids and we had a blast.  Tristan runs off the diving board all by himself and Bella Reese tried it a few times herself, with a little help from big cousin Avery.  Bella loves her cousins, especially the boy cousins, Brady and Cody, she thinks they are "tute" and "pansome" (cute and handsome).  I don't know what was more fun, the swimming or watching this one life guard who has a crush on my niece Avery.  But we are making some fun memories for sure!
Tonight we are having a sleep over at Grandmas, Avery and Emma in the 'girls room' and Cody, Bella, and Tristan in one bed.  Singing songs got old fast so instead we told stories.  Cody told some, "out from my head" and Tristan's went something like this.  "Once upon a time there was a boy named Tristan Errol Nelson, Bella, Mom, Aunt Megan (he has started calling me Aunt Megan, "Mom, Mom! AUNT MEGAN!!!') and Blake Dad went swimming, went off the diving board and then home to Grandma's house.  The End."  Bella's story went like this, "Mommy, Daddy, T and Bella, swimming, Grandma's house.  Amen!"  
I know this is a fast little rendition of our last couple weeks but if I didn't write it down I might have forgotten it.  We really miss dad!  And cannot wait until he comes up!   
(I am sure there are many mistakes with this post, but my children are still running around.  Our sleeping is a bit off as the sun does not go down until midnight up here!)