Fun with the Fullers

Mom and Dad Nielsen were in Calgary visiting Amy, Steve and the kids. We've really been wanting to go to Calgary to visit them, but it just hasn't worked out. Luke had the weekend off and we were able to find a seat sale so we spontaneously decided to make a surprise visit. I love surprises.....and I must give credit to my mother-in-law who should, in the words of my sister-in-law, receive an Academy Award for her efforts in keeping our surprise a surprise. I'm sorry you had to lie mom....but wasn't it worth it??!!

Violet waiting at the airport

Ready, Set, Fly

Violet did amazing on the plane. She was such a great little passenger, so curious, so courteous....she fell asleep in my arms (which is so not like her) and woke up just before landing. Me on the other hand....nervous wreck. Seriously, before baby....no big deal...dying in a plane crash seemed sort of like a romantic way to go....now I was listening intently on what to do if the cabin pressure dropped, where my nearest exit was, and I had to get a hold of my imagination as I envisioned about a billion scenarios of horrible things that could happen and how I would respond. I just kept thinking about how unnatural it is for humans to fly.....sheesh.

Mom and dad picked us up at the airport and then we went to surprise Amy at work. Priceless.

And then we went to the Fuller homestead to surprise our nephew Sidney and our niece Adrianna.



We spent some great quality time together doing all things Nielsen/Fuller. Reading, playing guitar, singing, telling jokes, eating yummy meals, and watching action/sci-fi movies that have been seen a billion times by everyone but me :)

For Halloween Violet was a ballerina. I'm trying not to live my dreams vicariously through her, but hello she's in the 90th percentile for her height, and she seems pretty graceful to me....I think it's just a no-brainer that she's going to be a prima ballerina.

On Saturday we went the Calgary Pee-Wee Football Championships. Our nephew's team crushed the other team winning like 40 to zero, and next weekend they're going to Edmonton for the Provincials....GO Hilltoppers!!!!! And um Luke...you may NOT live your football dreams vicariously through our children! Seriously there were like five injuries and one kid had to be taken away on a stretcher in an ambulance. Ballet = minor toe pain whereas Football = broken growth plates, legs, and spines?

Anyways, we had a wonderful weekend....so many great laughs...... we love family.