I'm sure you all have realized by now that I'd much rather recap anything with pictures than actually type everything out. Yes, lazy.
Nate's Mom, Dad, and brothers Josh and Joseph came out to warm AZ to spend Thanksgiving with us. I don't think I've seen anyone laugh as hard as we all did for a long time! It was a blast...thanks for coming to visit us guys!!! We miss you already!
(Random Pic) This is how Abby waits for her friend Allie to come to our house.
Abs and Ems with Grandpa
Abs and Cait wondering WHAT on EARTH Grandma is doing to poor Harriet the Hen. (Yes, I named our hen turkey Harriet..so don't knock it!)
Got this idea from Trista's blog...the girls were helping make Oreo turkeys!
The men hard at work in the kitchen making Thanksgiving dinner...???
The chef-ettes?? Yes, that's a 'machete' I'm brandishing in my hand...(and mom's weapon is a syringe? Weak sauce...)
Let's just say don't mess with the turkey carver.
Ready for some grub!
This one is for the NIELSON FAMILY...this is in the middle of Nate re-hashing the 'poop finger' story...if you can tell by his hands...and that's mom about to wet her pants laughing so hard.
YUM!
YUM AGAIN!
Abs in her galoshes. (Explanation: So we hadn't gotten rain *or clouds practically* in over 2 months in AZ. So of COURSE it decides to POUR for 2 days when Nate's family came. So Abby busted out the galoshes and tried to splash in all that was left of the small rain we got. In a little rock. Fun?)
The Thanksgiving Cleanup Crew
The guys played racquetball at the clubhouse several times they were here. If you notice in this pic Nate is celebrating a victory with his 'guitar'.
Feebarbies workin' the ball over
Ah...me and the girls in front of the clubhouse. Have I ever mentioned I love AZ?!
Uno was the game of the weekend. And this was the 'face' of the weekend that Joseph is pulling. You'll see another one like it in a minute here....
Caitlin jumping in. This is my big plug for mom's camera...it rocks!!!! Caitlin isn't even the slightest bit blurry!!!
Abs and Daddy swimmin
Ahhhh...warmin up after swimming. (Hey...it is early December after all!!)
Ems and mommy NOT swimming. (I've climatized, ok? MUCH too cold for swimming ;o)
Sunbathin beauties
Face #2 for Fee (aka Joseph). I don't think these 4 could take a serious picture if their lives depended on it.
THIS IS FOR YOU PEGGY JO NIELSON!!! I wanted to show you this picture of the 3 camels at the Mesa temple! The guys said you didn't see them...and I didn't want you to miss it....
Daddy-daughter time
Assembling the tree. And yes, Nate's grumbling the whole time that it's a fake tree. (I act like I want to save a forest in *Roseburg*, but really I just think it's more convenient to have a fake pre-lit tree. Lazy again, I know.)
Emma helping to put up Christmas decorations. Or Emma just being cute. And good. Love this baby.
Cute.
This is how Cait and Abs decorated the tree. Notice the 6 bulbs in a row on the tree? Nice.
Abs on the stillshot camera, Cait on the video camera. The fun is endless...
Abs took this shot of Cait dancing to Christmas music. Cool shot of her hair though.
This is what happens when I'm cleaning the kitchen and I leave Emma outback on a blanket on the grass. Caitlin thought she should be part of the fun. She loved it. She loves her big sisters so much!
Ready for church! Such cute girls.
Well, if you made it this far....GOOD JOB! Sorry for boring you, but there's more fun! Here's a few videos for your viewing pleasure....
One of the times they guys were laughing their heads off. Notice Josh laughing so hard food is drooling out of his mouth. (Those of you NOT related to the Nielsons...sorry, probably not so funny.)
Yet more uncontrollable laughing/crying...
FYI: When we moved here 4.5 months ago...Abby wouldn't even put her face (let alone her head) in the water. She's now a little fish!
Caitlin the swimming daredevil.
Trimming the tree!!!
Oh, it just makes me laugh all over again. Abby is such a hoot! One more funny thing I had to write (type) before I forgot.
