Happy 2009

At the end of the year we took some formal family portraits which we had every intention of using as a New Year's card, but when we got the proofs, we were disappointed, so instead? we just post them all over the internet!! Whatever. It was a huge treat to have our entire Nelson Tribe all in one place for the holidays. We loved it...


Our least formal but Mom's favorite family pic --

Handsome sons....
Gorgeous daughters....

Beautiful families....

Joel, Val & Lily

Derek, Lindsey, Nixon & Miles

Twas the night before Christmas and all through our pad

were visions of Nelsons in every kind of plaid....

It's a really long story, but Rex got a puppy for Christmas...

Dahlia Noel Nelson (yes, after Black Dahlia - purely Rex's preference)

She's already demanding, insatiable, and back-talking - very similar to the other teenaged girls in the house...observe how we even caught her chewing on her instruction manual.

This past winter was a particularly cold and snowy one for Las Vegas.

We don't often get to see our house and yard looking like a winter wonderland. So...there weren't many complaints around here.

The kids had lots of fun playing with the white stuff and I froze myself trying to capture it all on camera. Still....I was in heaven! Nothing makes me happier during the holidays than snow. Nothing.

Just had to go to a UNLV at least once this season -- they even beat BYU!! which made Paige happy and a few of us grumpy!

Janury 5th - Erv's 53rd Birthday. Surrounded by love and a new coat!