Well, Cheryl prevails again somehow so here is Bryce's picture. Just to make things a little more interesting next week, the new poll will feature the creator of all these Nelson kids: the Burt man himself in a head to head battle with Carol. Good luck you two!
The out of pocket cost for delivering this cute little guy is over $2800, despite the lenient return policy, we've decided to keep him.
Charlie is starting to give us some smiles lately! He has also been rolling from his tummy to his back when I lay him down to do tummy time! He has been doing it since his 4 week birthday which basically beats Kadence's record of doing it at 7 months by a longshot! 
Charlie is constantly scowling at everything as you can see by his forehead. He will have to get botox soon if he keeps this up.
Here is Kadence waited to eat her Thanksgiving lunch at school. I am thankful that she has a great sense of humor; when I spilled a glass of water the other night she shouted "Great Ceasar's Ghost!"
Today was the annual Thanksgiving Feast at school. Kadence was the cutest pilgrim and her class performed a couple of songs which she did not know since she has skipped school for the past month. Every once in a while she would sing the "gobble gobble" part of the song but that was all she knew. Little brother was in attendance and was a big hit. 
Yesterday Kadence learned what her life will be like with a little brother. I was changing Charlie's diaper on the changing table and she was sitting on the couch in his room several feet away when he pooped and it went flying everywhere. In an instant she said "Mommy, he pooped on my nose, isn't that funny!" She had a little piece of poop on her nose and a piece in her hair too. She got a thourough bath afterwards!
Here is a typical evening spent watching tv together. Kadence brought me my camera because she wanted me to take a picture of the three of them together. When the picture is her idea, she is all smiles!
Ok, I know what you are thinking, "This chick is insane!" This is a picture of Charlie and I enjoying a Red Wings game last night. He is wearing his Red Wings jammies that Aunt CC bought for our future children to wear many years ago. He mostly slept and was jarred awake by the goal buzzer and shouts of the crowd. Even all the noise and action did not upset him he just got wide-eyed and lifted his head up to check things out. Other Red Wings fans loved his outfit and applauded me for being such a devoted fan. We are sure he was the youngest fan there at a mere 11 days old! Auntie requested a current video of Charlie so I took a video of the most exciting part of his day. Not much happens when you are 10 days old so managing to get your two middle fingers into your mouth for a good suck is exciting. He is actually pretty good at getting those two fingers in his mouth, everyone has their own special talent I guess.
Charlie got a package via UPS today with these two books in it. They were purchased by someone on Amazon.com but there is no card, name or indication of who purchased them. Until someone fesses up I will assume they are from the African man who onced worked for a Shiek or Prince in Africa and would like me to accept him as a friend on Facebook. I am sure that my bank account can help him with the transfer of funds he seems to be having a problem with. He seems to be on the up and up....
By now Charlie is surely enjoying his only child status since Kadence is still in Pine Island livin large! I was supposed to pick her up this morning but when I sent the text saying I was getting ready to come I was asked for another day of Kadence time. My head is killing me today so I will take advantage of the quiet. A newborn is much easier to deal with than a three year old who is used to going to school everyday and being entertained! Charlie and I made our way to the grocery store alone yesterday. I was so proud of myself for doing it! He slept the whole time so it was easy. This picture of Charlie looks amazingly like my newborn picture. I wish I had access to it so I could post it too. When I go to Az next time I will get some copies to compare!
Just a reminder! I bought this Saturday night at the mall with the hope he would be here to wear it and it worked!
In our neighborhood, Halloween is an opportunity for the adults to have a few adult beverages while the kids collect candy. We strapped a little cooler to the stroller and Bryce and my mom enjoyed some Halloween beers while we strolled. Our set up did not compare to the parents with entire wagons full of Wine bottles and glasses!
Here are Superman and Spiderman preparing for a night of candy haggling. Yes, I did say candy haggling because the little scammers never left a house with only one piece of candy regardless of how many lectures we gave them. Kadence and Christian would insist on extra pieces for their moms or little brothers and everyone fell into their trap. Kadence literally stood and argued with a woman who refused to provide her with an additional piece. After several long minutes of watching this from the end of her driveway I had to go apologize to the woman and drag my crying kid away from her door. One spooky house scared Christian so much that he would only approach houses with absolutely no Halloween decorations and one of the adults had to go with him. In the end, they got tons of candy and juice boxes and had a feeding frenzy. As responsible adults, we ate several pieces to help prevent them from having any future tooth decay.
