Harry Potter's Birthday 2025

I am constantly trying to update our traditions so I don't keep the ones that are more for younger kids. Harry Potter's birthday celebrations is as much for me as for anyone, so that one we are keeping! This year McKay and Lincoln were both with friends, so Josh and I celebrated together. 

I made ham and Swiss Ministry of Magic letters. They turned out super cute and yummy!

We also had French onion soup. I've always wanted to try it, but held off because Josh doesn't like onions and I don't like soggy bread. It is referenced in Harry Potter 7 and it always makes me want to have it. So we did it this year. It was pretty good.

I couldn't do the soggy bread part though, so this is how I had mine.

Not looking too cute because I spent the whole day cooking! I'm glad that Josh took a picture of me though, to prove I was there.

Watching Harry Potter 1 and eating dinner. We decided to watch them all over the next few weeks. 

Must have the birthday cake!

The cockroach clusters are everyone's favorite.

Licorice wands (we tried orange cream licorice this year). 

Chocolate (and peanut butter) frogs. 

McKay came home late and had some goodies.

We had so much food we had it for the next few days as well.

Lincoln got home too late on HP birthday for me to take a picture of him eating his snacks, so I got one of him later. It's so fun to have him around to celebrate things with us!

McKay SGA Wolverine Day

McKay helped with Wolverine Day for SGA. I was at the temple so Josh was awesome and got some photos. I am hoping he has lots of good leadership experiences with this group!

 

McKay Sophomore Year Football Pictures

 

McKay Service YMSL at Atlanta Mission

McKay and I have worked hard on our service hours this summer and got lots of hours. McKay got 103 including his 40 hours for HXP and together we got 63. That was a lot of work!! He was such a good sport and usually had a good attitude about service. I am proud of him.

We helped sort and tag clothing. We are getting really good at that. 

 

Hunter Mission July 22-28 2025

 How yall doing friends and fam! Hope yall are doing good and are enjoying life. 

It's been another great week in Chile, the weather's been nice and I've been loving the sector but somehow we've already come to the end of the transfer so we gotta ponernos las pilas and get going. 

We have been able to see progress this week, we have a less active family that has been coming to church consistently for a hot minute and there son wants to be baptized so once we get some good contact with them we'll be able to invite him. His name is Sebastian and is a super awesome dude keep him in your prayers

Besides that family we've been teaching a lot of other people trying to help them come unto christ. We also had 2 exchanges this week with some awesome Elderes and I have been able to learn more than ever. Exchanges are definitely an awesome way to see different ways to work and to learn from other missionaries.

Other than that it was a calm week just rapping up the transfer and getting ready for the next one

I'm going to change my spiritual thought to a spiritual invitation, and that invitation is to read through mosiah 18:8-10 and think about what these verses mean in your life

I love you all! Let me know if you need anything

Elder Nelosn

YMSL Serving at Meals by Grace (with Lincoln!)

It was so fun to have Lincoln at our Meals by Grace service opportunity. McKay loved it. 

McKay was meeting everyone. He was still in "missionary mode."

 

Still meeting everyone. 

So cute.