Calling Out My Man

Spencer and Chase rocking their totes adorbs aprons

My husband (Spencer) is amazing.
This picture is from a Valentine's Day where the men locked us in our rooms while they created this AMAZEBALL dinner for us.  This was only a preview of their awesome hubby abilities (though I can only speak for mine!)


He always pushes me to do my best and get out of my comfort zone but he also spoils me rotten.
Actually prior to our wedding he tried fattening me up with Nutella because according to him, "I'll love you no matter what you look like but others might not love you as much if you're chunky."
I mean seriously?! so cute :)

I specifically wanted to call him out tonight because he got a PROMOTION!
For those who don't know, Spencer and I just moved back to Washington in April.
He proceeded to get a job at Red Lion ASAP because that's just how he rolls.
It is 2 months later and he is now being promoted to Supervisor!

I don't care who you are, but that is FAST!

Not only is he getting promoted but he's starting school back up next month and he will be working full time and will be a student full time-plus we are getting that new addition in October.

I honestly don't know how he does it because I can't even contemplate being that busy.

I think this sums up how E and I feel on the daily

Spencer,
I love you so incredibly much and I want you to know how grateful I am for everything you do.  From taking Evelyn shopping when I need a little bit of time to myself to making me burgers on your day off, you are so caring.
I know you are the best part of Evelyn's day because even when I get her in the mornings she is saying "dada," wishing it was you.
I know you are the best part of my day because even though I'm a complete weirdo you make me feel cherished for my weirdness and my efforts around the apartment.
I'm so proud of you for getting this promotion and for being brave enough to accept it.
I love you so much.
-Claire
xxoo

Adventure Learning and Assessment

This is definitely from Disney's "Up."  No copyright intended :)

I just wanted to give everybody who's interested a little information about the job I've picked up this summer.  I'm working for a man who runs his own business (company?)  I'm not really sure what to call it.

BUT anywhoooo...

I'm his tutor/office assistant/ do whatever needs to be done gal and I thought I'd give you a heads up of the deal going on this summer.

We are offering 8 1-hour tutoring sessions for $149.  You can use the 8 sessions however you like between now and when school begins again.

I'm currently the only tutor (cough cough..did I mention I'm a (almost) certified K-8 teacher?)
Just graduated in April and I'm just waiting for the documents to actually come in the mail! (Yay me!)

I'm certified to teach K-8 but don't let that prevent your high schoolers from coming to me- I feel confident in helping with (mostly) all subjects!  If you are curious, simply shoot me a message! :)

If you want to learn more about what Dr. Service (and me I guess) offer at Adventure Learning and Assessment, shoot either one of us a message on facebook and we'd love to give you more information!

A Nelson Family Update

If you follow me on Facebook, you probably already know that we found out the gender of baby no. 2!
Drumroll please.............................................

It's another little GIRL!

This time Spencer was correct with the guess!  Right off the bat he said it was a girl and so I obviously had to choose boy.  Guess Mommy isn't always right! ;)

For those of you who have asked, no we don't have a name picked yet, we have TWO!  The narrowing is the hard part.  We won't announce her name until we're sure.

She is due Oct. 19th.   Which makes me 26 weeks pregnant today!

This date isn't written in stone.  It's based on fetal size at 10 weeks so it isn't necessarily reliable.

Hopefully it will prove to stand solid because my brother in law's wedding is Oct. 17th and the whole family is in the wedding party.  Definitely do not want my water to break during the ceremony, No Thank you.


As for Evelyn, she has no idea what's going on.  Let's be real, she's still a baby herself.

Evelyn is 16 months old.  For those of you who don't see her regularly, she is walking and has been for about a month and a half.  She was so big it took her a little bit longer to get it down. :)

She knows so many words including (but not limited to,)

Mama  Dada Papa Spock Book Ball Hi (this is her favorite)  More Nyny Nana (Banana) 
Baba (bottle) Go Bath Diaper Good girl (I tell her this when she says something and she has started copying me) 

She loves feeding herself and gets extremely upset if we  are eating and she doesn't have something as well.

As for Spencer, he just got asked to be a supervisor after only working at the Red Lion for 2 months.  It isn't' official, but he's already started training. Go Spence!

As for me, I'm generally overheated (thank you baby) and doing tutoring during the summer!

Well that's pretty much it!  Tata for now!

Much love,
Spencer, Claire, Evelyn and Baby #2
xxooo