The Nelson Family Greatest Hits||Portland
The Nelsons love to break out into spontaneous song. When they came to Portland in December, we had a pre-holiday weekend which included a large ham, many different kinds of cocktails that involved eggnog, and a few Christmas carols. We baked sugar cookies and an apple pie and reminisced about pre-kid life, when it was just us four. Now when we are together, we are eight, and our voices fill up a room. When the Nelsons are around, everything is more harmonious and in-tune and there is always more music. Ma and Pa Nelson frequently take part in collaborative, impromptu song, which may or may not include limited rapping/rhyming and/or Tacoma-style beat-boxing. With brilliant lyrics and unstoppable beats, the Nelsons incorporate song seamlessly into all parts of the day and they have an entire collection of co-written numbers about common experiences in parenting. One of their classic hits is a song about taking a bath: (bath time!/bathtime!/ohmigoshbathtime!). Another number they have is a little diddy about going upsidedown: (upsidedown time/upsideDOWNtime!). Yet another talks about the fun a child can have while swimming: (pooltime!/pooltime!/ohmigosh pooltime!). There is talk of a record deal, but even if a greatest hits album doesn’t get cut, we are still the Nelson family’s greatest fans.
Gorgeous! Those Nelsons are the best.
what little beauties!
Oh my gosh, how beautiful are all of those children? That first shot of E takes my breath away.