MVP - Soccer

It is soccer season again in the Nelson household. We are so excited to see Izaak playing with a much greater understanding of the game. He had his first game today and he "ROCKED"! He was so great at kicking the ball away from the opposing team and he kept his eyes on the ball. Izaak was so excited during the game because other parents cheered for him, too. There was an instance that he turned around and looked at me and he gave me a 2 thumbs up... that was my favorite! Because there were not enough players to have switches Izaak played the whole game. What a trooper.

Date night

We had a great date night.

We were a little adventurous and tried some yummy food at a new restaurant on Battleground called "Cleopatra".

The mister ordered some yummy duck.

I had some delicious eggplant dish (cannot remember the name).

Then we headed to the Carolina Theater and enjoyed the wonderful show.

All in all it was a wonderful time with my love!

Guess who...

We are so happy that Johanna and Danny have relocated to Greensboro, NC!!

We were anxiously waiting for them.

The boys are loving the tia Johanna and tio Danny attention.

Izaak was so happy to have them over for his school picnic.

What a lucky, lucky boy!

Peruvian team spirit

My dad and brother brought back some awesome training jackets and pants from Peru for the boyz last year. They seemed a little big for the boyz to wear at that time so I stored them away. I happened to come across these gems again and decided why not? Izaak and Izaiah were so excited... more than I expected. They thought it was so cool looking and Izaak mentioned that he looked like a soccer player. How fun!

They are so handsome and getting big way too fast!

PS - I should add that Izaak wore the jacket 4 days in a row during the week. I had to hide this piece of clothing and explain that we do not wear dirty clothes to school. :-p

Community Helpers

My brother, Jonathan, has become very popular at the daycare Izaak and Izaiah attend. Not only is he popular with the children, who happen to love it when the big fire truck stops by, but he is also very loved by the teachers (teachers think Jonathan is a cutie), so they got some eye candy for the day. Izaak was super excited to see tio Jonathan and all the pain he felt from giving himself a shot of Epi-Pen flew right out of his mind (more on than later). I was so glad to make it to take some pictures of the firefighter crew that stopped by and I got to see the excitement on all the children's faces. It was awesome! I also got to take Izaiah out of class and he was the only one year old in the crowd.

Photo Session

The boys had a little photo session with Jenifer Howard back in May 2011. Like I said I am trying to catch up on my posts. I think she did a fantastic job! See for yourself.

Things I Will Always Cherish

When I receive little notes like the one below it reminds that (1) I am one lucky woman and (2) that I have the most amazing man by my side and I get to call him Husband!

From: Zak Nelson
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 11:37 AM
To: Dedios, Stephany
Subject: te amo
Importance: High

Sweetheart -

I was just looking at your picture and wanted to tell you how much I love you. You are such a gorgeous woman - but the thing I love best is that every time I look at you I am reminded that, unlike the fast majority of people out there, all of your beauty outside is mirrored inside. You are a wonderful, beautiful, very capable woman of integrity and brightness. You make everyone around you smile, especially me - and you are an amazing mother to our children.

I love you...tonz & forever!!!

- Zak



See what I mean?