Monsters

So I was very happy to spend time with 2 little cuties that I used to nanny before Ryan and I got married and took off on our travels. The moment I got in the house both Sydney and Luke started pulling out their new toys and fun stuff from every single room. It was like there was an explosion of toys! The best part of this explosion was when Sydney pulled out her dress up costumes! My face lit up when she showed me the most awesome monster costumes. She put on her pink one and I loved it!

Sydney Monster

So I tried to ask Luke to put on the green monster, but he said "no I just want to be boy". So Sydney insisted I put on the green monster. I told her that I thought I was too big. I wanted to make her happy so I tried to see if I really was too big. And guess what?!

RAWR!!!

It totally fit! Well it's supposed to fit like how it does on Sydney, but I totally got it on without one tear or rip. If I was ANY bigger I would have not been able to do this. I love that kids want to run around in dress up costumes at 9am.

Back Home

Ryan and I have been back from our travels for about 2 months now. I've been having withdrawals for the past few weeks, but I have to admit that it is nice to see family again and have a home that we know we aren't planning on leaving in a day or so. We are extremely blessed for having the adventures and experiences that we did.

So since we have been home we have moved into our first place, spent lots of family/friend time, gone to the Waldron's cabin in Utah tons, and more. We just got back from Utah to see our little nephew Warner over the weekend for the first time. He had his baby blessing and we are so glad that we were able to be there for that. He is adorable and I got such a big smile from him!

Baby Warner and Uncle Ryan

Holiday Adventure

Ryan and I decided to come home and surprise both of our families for Christmas.

It was wonderful to be back home for the holiday.

There was so much love and warmth.

I loved every moment of it.

You can see a video Ryan put together of our surprises here.

While we were home we had the chance to take family pictures with EVERYONE together!

The Waldron family.

Of course there was playing around.

Have to enjoy taking family pictures somehow right?

Laguna pt. 2

So remember this photoshoot with friends? Well I showed you Courtney's work,

but failed to share Miss Chantel Tripp's. She does some lovely work with her talent.

Here are some of my favorites from that day.

First Christmas

The past few Christmas' Ryan and I have spent together and with both our families, but this will be the first together as our own little family. Being that this is a wonderful time of the year I am looking forward to focusing much on Christ. We had the opportunity to go to the Recife, Brazil Temple today. My great uncle and wife are serving there as temple president and matron. It was a beautiful experience being able to go there and have a surprise visit with them. They welcomed us with open arms and lots of love. We are very grateful for their christ-like actions towards us and for our experience of seeing them.

Though it is beautiful to be walking the beaches of Brazil where the water is the perfect aqua color and warm like the bahamas, I do miss some details that remind me that it is Christmas time.

Christmas tree

Stockings by the fire

Hot chocolate

Homemade cookies + glass of ice cold milk

I won't let those missing details let me down. There will be plenty years to have these things when we are not bouncing around the globe where it is odd to drink a glass of fresh milk with your cookie. (My only complaint about South America). I was very happy to see the beautiful nativity scene on the temple grounds this evening. It put a smile on my face.

P.S. My sisters have birthdays right next to each other. Yesterday(15th) was Ellie's and today(16th) is Hanna's. Wish I could have been home to sing happy birthday to you and watch you blow out your candles. I love you both.

Happy Birthday Ellie and Hanna!!

New Chapter

It's official... I am now Mrs. Nancy Corraine Waldron! Ryan and I just got back from our "mini" honeymoon Wednesday afternoon from Carlsbad. It was a much needed catch up on rest and time for just the two of us. We loved every second of it. Now we are back home and staying at his parent's till we take off on our grand adventure! For those who don't already know, Ryan and I have taken this time in our life to go explore the world together. I'd like to think it's the perfect way to start off our marriage together. October 17th we will be heading to Lima, Peru. One way ticket is all we have got and I couldn't be more thrilled of the thought of that! Our goal is to reach certain destinations like New Zealand, Africa, Vietnam, Thailand, and more. To go with our travels and new life together as Mr and Mrs, we will have a blog that we would love for you to check out. A way that we can share stories and pictures as well as keeping in touch with close family and friends back home. A little sneak peek from our wedding day. Thank you Claire for the picture :) Check back for more to come!

Nancy & Ryan

Now that I have a little bit more free time, I wanted to share some of my favorite pictures from a photo shoot Ryan and I did for our engagement pictures. We had a fun time with our friend and photographer Sara C Walk. I believe the only people who actually come and read my blog posts are those that I am close to and know that I am married now. So I do apologize for the delay on keeping up with what has been going on in my life. Let me explain that Ryan and I decided that we wanted to have an "adventure day" for our pictures. My favorite thing to do with Ryan is to go on this fun little activities together and enjoy each others' company. So I think our theme fit perfectly for us.

Check out the pictures here on our new blog.

Oh Dear...

Where has the time gone?! My apologies for the lack of blogging and keeping anyone (if anyone) updated on what has been going on. So my attention has gone towards anything having to do with WEDDING. I just had my bridal shower this past Saturday and I couldn't be anymore happy with the turn out! I have a wonderful family that does so much for me. I will be posting some fun pictures from the shower very very soon!

Summer Rays

The past few days has finally been feeling like summer. We kicked off summer solstice with a BBQ and pool party with family and friends. So far summer has been enjoyed with swimming in the Waldron's fancy salt water pool and going to the beach..and of course working. I'm lucky to have a job that let's me take kids to the pool and beach to keep cool in this summer heat. The other weekend Ryan and I got to go to the beach with Chris, Sara, and their adorable kids Christopher and Brooklyn. It was nice to spend time with family. Here are some pictures of Christopher and Brooklyn.

I am grateful

Last night I was laying down reading my scriptures when I heard my grandpa come down the hall to tell my uncle that my grandma needed a priesthood blessing. I got up right away and quickly went down the hall to see if she was okay. Luckily grandma assured me nothing was the matter.. that she just was very nervous about her and grandpa's long drive to Idaho this morning. So she needed a blessing to help her not be nervous and worry. Of course I was relieved to hear the reason for it. After staying in the room to listen to the words given by my grandpa and uncle, I went back to my room to continue reading.

All I thought about was how grateful I am for the gospel in my life and how wonderful it is to see my grandparent's example. Their faith and testimony help mine grow and see what I can look forward to when I am married to Ryan and have the Melchizedek Priesthood in our home.

These next couple months will be busy with wedding planning.. and of course it will be worth it! Soon I will be Mrs. Nancy Corraine Waldron. Man that sounds good! ha.