Happy Halloween!

Luckily, we got home from the hospital with Miles just in time to celebrate Halloween! With a five-day-old, a sixteen-month-old, and an exhausted mom and dad, we didn't do anything too wild and crazy, but Charley did dress up and go trick-or-treating for the first time. He didn't really care about the candy, but he did love running around the neighborhood and inspecting everyone's decorations. And Miles slept through the whole thing :)

A cute but naughty zebra, playing with his Dad's computer which he knows is a "no-no."


Trying to get a pic of Charley and Miles together wasn't the easiest thing to do...


John-Paul is thinking, "What did I just get myself into?!?" :)


Checking out some spooky skulls


Looking at more scary decorations with Dad.


Hope everyone had a happy and safe Halloween!

The Newest Nelson Has Arrived!!

Miles Daniel Nelson was born last night, October 26th, 2009 at 9:46pm at Glendale Adventist Hospital. He weighed in at 7 pounds 12 ounces and is 20 inches long and turned out just right!

He was not supposed to be born until next Monday at Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach, but he decided that he wanted to meet his big brother Charley so bad that he decided to give us all a major scare and throw Kristen into labor while she was up in La Crescenta visiting her parents.

Kristen's dad Dan, was going to drive Krissy down to Hoag but Miles could not wait any longer and Glendale Adventist was the closest hospital so that's where he was born.

Kristen & Miles are doing great (and so am I), and here is a picture to enjoy...many, many more will follow!

Watch out animals....

When Charley enters the petting zoo, you can almost see the animals thinking, "oh great. Not him!" Charley does a lot more chasing than petting, and to the animals' dismay, he doesn't seem to really get tired of it. He loves it! We'll probably have to make a few more trips here before the fair leaves :)

C. chatting with a baby goat.

Luckily the llamas are pretty nice, because Charley has no fear and puts his hands right in their faces.

Doing a little goat chasing...

A young sheep herder in training.

Taking a little break from all the running around to check out the cute bunnies.

Pa's Pumpkin Patch

We've made a few trips to the pumpkin patch by our house this month, and Charley loves it. He could just run around picking up pumpkins for hours, and he is also a big fan of chasing the animals around the petting zoo.

Dad and C.

C.'s first pony ride

C. and Dad on the train ride

C. and Pops on the train ride, Charley takes the rides very seriously :)

Happy Autumn!!

Time for a Haircut

Last week I took Charley to get his hair cut at the barber shop on Main St. John-Paul has cut his hair before, but this was his first "professional" haircut. I don't know if the barbers had much experience with cutting the hair of very active one-year-olds, but it was an adventure.

C. sat in my lap so I could try to hold him still and bribe him with snacks.

C. showing the barber how he can comb his own hair :)



C. with his official "haircut certificate."