Reminiscing...

Holy cow!  After peer pressure from Tiff, I logged into my blog to do a post and our ticker says we are on our way to Jordan in just 3 months!  Time is flying my friends, and although we are very excited about our new journey, we are not so excited to close the Colorado chapter of our lives.  We have spent the last 7 years in Colorado, and have made an amazing group of friends- scratch that, they are family- that we are super bummed to say goodbye too.  This morning I started looking through pictures.  We have hundreds, perhaps thousands, from the last 7 years, but here are some highlights from what I was able to sort through...

Staff BBQ at our house on Red Hill 2007??  This is the night B lost her husband.. lol

Hailee and Bella @ the GCMS Holiday Craft Fair (look how tiny Bella is!)

 Hailee and I ran our first 5k together @ Gypsum Daze

Great friends & lots of great memories over the years @ Gypsum Daze

Hailee with the Debs-- they are like aunts to her!

Celebrating Roselia's birthday-- we have become really close this year and I hate that we have to part ways!

Love Fall colors in Colorado-- Hailee and one of her neighborhood besties Zoey

I'm really going to miss these ladies!  We've hosted Easter the last few years at our place in Aidan's Meadow.

Colt graduated high school from EVHS-- we were and still are super proud of him!  (and Hailee is so little.. crazy!)

Bill picked up a new hobby while in CO- road biking!  He loves it and plans to continue in Jordan.  He's already joined a cycling group and plans to ride the Dead Sea to Red Sea ride next year!

Hiking Piney Lake with Deb Lehr-- will definitely miss the CO scenery

The North Pole-- kids had a blast here.  Bet you didn't know the North Pole was in Colorado!  

 Wine tasting at Jesslyn's in Glenwood, although Natalie and I were both pregnant in this picture, so no wine tasting for us.. but Jess made us some yummy drinks with chocolate rimmed glasses :)

Christmas cookies with Deb & Lauren

We never got into skiing, so snowshoeing was our thing..

Beaver Creek Snowshoe Series w/ the Ladies

Hubby racing the snowshoe series 5k

Our Colorado fam helped us through a tough but rewarding pregnancy.
















 Got to watch Becky become a mom-- amazing!  I love this little guy and he looks so cute in this pic!







 




Easter 2011 w/ Carter and Brynn















Becky, Tiff, Beth, Deb, & Michelle gave me a wonderful shower to welcome Miss Charlee into the world.  Lots of neutral colors b/c at this point we didn't know Miss Charlee's sex.  

Hailee @ Ronald McDonald House
Such an amazing organization, we stayed @ the Ronald McDonald House in Aurora at the end of the pregnancy

Despite all the tests and worry, Charlee came out and shocked all the doctors!!

We were very excited that she was transferred out of NICU the very next day :)

Some of my closest buddies welcoming Miss Charlee home :)  She's so teenie!

Lots of fun ladie's nights over the years!

Natalie and I were pregnant together and had our babies just hours apart.. although on different days!

Blayze and I grew up in the same small town and both ended up in Colorado. Lots of great memories w/ the Gaylord family!

Hailee has participated in the 4th of July Bike Parade the last few years.. definitely going to miss that!

Hosting at 4th of July BBQ.. Hailee, Brynn, Charlee, Kennedie, and Cayle

Our CO friends and fam helped us celebrate Charlee turning 1!  

 Lots of visitors to CO over the years- this is one of my favorites of the Nelson kiddos!

Miss Hailee went from being my little toddler princess into a beautiful, smart, and amazing young lady!

Hosting the Staff Christmas Party 2010?

Hosting Tiff's shower.. and watching her become a mommy has been a great experience :)

Getting ready to head out trick-or-treating.. and Reyes freaking out Brynn, lol

I swear this girl is my sister!  

Celebrating Nette's birthday in Vail.. love them <3

Fetal Hope 5k to raise money and awareness for the Fetal Hope Organization.. Go team Charlee!!

More visitors!  Fun at the top of Vail w/ the Baker family.. before Miss Jenn was a Baker ;)

Hailee was so excited Carson came to visit.  Starbucks in Vail :)

A night full of memories!  Evening of Stars.. yep, these fun ladies closed down the dance floor!

Excited about our new adventure?? Of course we are!!  But saying goodbye to some of the most amazing people I know is going to prove to be difficult (yes, I'm tearing up just thinking about it).  So in the words of my Grandma Dorothy.. it's not good-bye, it's see ya later!  (yes, I'm definitely crying now, it's going to be a month full of tears for this woman!)