Eagle - by Jack

I just had my Eagle board of review and passed it. I'm gonna be an Eagle Scout!

Christmas Eve - by Tim L.

We want to let you all know that our home is open to all of you and those in your family.

The evening will start at 6:30pm and be full of chatter, songs, talents, and the traditional nativity.

You are welcome to bring a snack if you would like. We will provide the wonderful chicken noodle soup and drinks as usual.

We are trying to get an approximate count so let us know if you are coming.

Dalin's Announcement

Congrats to Dalin... he's having a baby! Well, Jennie's having a baby, so congrats to her too. Hopefully more details to follow.

Temple Square - by Robert

We want to invite those that want to meet at Temple square this year we plan on going Dec. 14th. We will meet at the North Visitor center main lobby by the east door at 5pm. Lights turn on at 5:30 it is neat to see them come on. See you there. Happy holidays.

Round 2 Vote For Ava!

First I wanted to say Thanks to everyone who took time out to vote for Ava. I Haven't thanked you all indivdually but I really appreciate it! She made it to round Two! Hooray! So go cast your vote at http://www.kube93.com/ and tell all your friends too! Round 2 goes till this Friday the 28th. She is number 27 in the photo gallery and she is listed only as Ava P in the voting section. Thanks again everyone!

Happy Thanksgiving - by Wes

Dear Family,

I have just returned from Washington DC and then a week later I was gone for over a week to Pittsburgh. I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and let you know how much you all mean to ReNea and I. We are very grateful to have such a great family.Have a great Thanksgiving!!

Wes and ReNea

The Lewis Family update

There have been several things that have happened within the Lewis clan. First, the most exciting news, Austin, Philips boy, was baptized this last weekend. It was very exciting. It was quite touching. So if you all want to congratulate him, that would be great! Also, Philip and Juli have purchased a home in St George. It needs a little bit of work, but it will be a huge blessing to them.

Cameron and Michelle are now living with Tim and Enid for the time being. We are not sure how long we will be staying with them. (just so you know, we have a blog thebuzzybuzzybees.blogspot.com, but we will be going private when I have the time to get all of the emails typed up. If you would like to be able to view it, email me or leave a comment on the blog with your email address).

Leticia has made the JV/Varsity basketball team for Bingham. Yea!

Enid has a surgery on December 4th. They expect it to be a quick recovery.

Everyone else is doing very well. Love you all.

Vote for Ava - by Debbie

Our grandbaby, Ava is in a contest. Her mom entered her and she needs your votes:) Follow directions below and send to all your friends and family. If you choose not to I still love you all!

Go vote for her at http://www.kube93.com/. Click on the baby battle at the top and then go to the Am-Az section if you want to view her photo she is number 49 (ava P). NOT (Ava 2). When you go to vote she is JUST Ava P. so tell all your friends and family to vote! The first round goes till friday! Thanks!! (AMY)

Trent & Kelsey Have a Blog!

Look to the right for the link to Trent & Kelsey Romph's blog, and check in to see how they're doing!

Michelle & Skye Have a House

Michelle and Skye just closed on their first home this week. They are working really hard to get the inside ready to move into, and I'll post pictures once they have things how they want them. Here's a picture of the front of their new home.

GO BRONCOS!!!!! - by Wes

OK I know that most of you really don’t care but BSU won 38-3 on National TV last night and are top 20 in both polls, but that isn’t the coolest thing.

My son - Dalin surprised me before the game with a late birthday present that he had been working on for two months. He presented me with a game ball that the team had signed. So now when you all come to visit I will have my Blue and Orange corner with my blue turf – glass case and Football proudly displayed. What a present and what a surprise.

I know that you all are behind those great Utah and BYU teams and they are good, but BSU is right there with you. If all goes well, Oregon State will keep on the upset track and Beat Utah at Utah tonight and then Utah can upset BYU at Utah and we might be going back to the BCS if we can hold on and win out. We have Fresno State in Boise on the 28th of November and that will be one heck of a game. We also have to travel to Southern Miss next week and that won’t be an easy game.

So I guess the Nelson’s will be in Boise for Thanksgiving because it will be Dalin’s 22nd Birthday on the day that we BEAT UP FRESNO.

Hope all is going well for everyone and that all the newlyweds are doing well.

GO BRONCOS!!!!!

Brenda & Maura Wedding Information

Maura and Troy Mendenhall
Sealing: Salt Lake Temple September 18 @ 1:00
Reception: September 18 Aspen Landing Salt Lake
Open House: September 27 Boise Idaho

Brenda and Chad MacKay
Sealing: Timpanogas Temple September 20 @ 12:00
Casual Pizza Party: September 19 @ a South Jordan Park
Reception: September 20

Formal invitations are on the way this is just my excitement.
Love Dawna

Flag Retirement Ceremony

For me, the highlight of the reunion was the flag burning ceremony. Thanks, Justin, for making this such a memorable experience for me.

Pinata

Thank you to everyone who worked so hard to pull off this year's reunion. (Special thanks to Dawna!!)

For those of you who didn't get to see the kids do the birthday pinata, here's some pictures.

A Word About Privacy

As I mentioned in the first post, this blog will be going "private" in about a week. I will not post any personal contact information until that point. A private blog means that only the people I've invited (Nelson Norris family members only) will be able to view the blog.

If you're still concerned about having your personal information posted, let me know, and I will remove it.

Blog Administrators

I need a volunteer administrator from each family unit (ie: one from the Lewises, one from the Pugmires, etc). If you're pretty familiar with blogger or at least pretty computer-savvy, please post a comment and volunteer for this job.

Administrators will be responsible for adding and updating their family's personal blogs, business links, and contact information.

Welcome to the Blog

Okay, so here it is... the Nelson Norris family blog. Feel free to use this to post general announcements and inform us all of your family's milestones. We'd also love to hear fun stories and see your general pictures, but please just link us to your personal blog for those types of things.

This blog will be going private in about a week, so make sure I have your email address so I can invite you to read and contribute.

If you're totally lost and confused by all this, post a comment and I'll try to help you out.

I hope this will help us stay a little better connected!