The Tilford Family

The Tilford Family
The Tilfords 2023

Welcome!

I am Nicole and I am the wife to the most incredible man; Eric. We live in East Tennessee with our five children; Tristan, Lily, Nico, Harlan and Nolan. Together, we are The Tilfords! Grandpa Steve lives with us too!

Growing weary of social media, we decided to give our our blog another try. So, we fired this bad-boy up once again in hopes of staying in better contact with our family and friends who are scattered all over the United States and Australia.

In our blog, you will hear about our children, our animals, details about our life and anything that goes on in our beautifully messy world. We hope you enjoy hearing about our life and come back for more…. Thanks for stopping by!

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Happy New Year!

Cheers to a wonderful 2014!  
Here are some snapshots from 2013 that I found in my phone and thought I'd share...  
Me trying on a bright purple wig (it looks blue but really was purple).

The day Sawyer was born.  Marci looks beautiful!

Jacob Thompson!  He and I bonded when I spent nearly a month in San Diego over the summer.

One of the many rattlesnakes we found.

Lila getting ready to do her Mutton Bustin'.

Bear and Callie were sneaking out all summer swimming in the neighbors pond and they would come back all muddy and wet and SO HAPPY.

Of course, the princess was the muddier of the two.  Such an angel, Callie.

Sunset in Yellowstone.

Old Faithful geyser. 

Bison walking down the center line of the road in Yellowstone on our way to Wyoming.  He was inches from our car.

Mt. Rushmore. 

Devils Tower.  This was breathtaking and so was the Native American story telling why the Tower came to exist.

Otis celebrating my Birthday.

Roxy also in on the celebration.

Albino Elk at Yellowstone Bear World in Rigby, Idaho with Shasta.

"Stilts" The  Moose at Yellowstone Bear World. 

Black Bear at Yellowstone Bear World.

Bear trying to fit his large frame on a small chair.

The TV we won from Lee's Feed!  Eric was thrilled!

Grandma in her Halloween costume for Disneyland. 

One of the times Terra, Jordan, Eric and I made Tamales!  (Truth be told, Terra and Jordan did nearly all the work on this large batch.  I drank wine). 

Rainbow on my way to work on HWY 50.

Puddin. 

Callie and Bear snoozing on the couch.  This is pretty much a nightly thing.  

Roscoe and Otis at the Vet.  They do not know they are dogs so they think they get to sit in the chairs. 

Me and Lynan having shots of apple juice (fireball). 

This is my future Niece or Nephew!  Jeremy and Katelyn's Baby.

My work Christmas party.  The waiter, Randy, LOVED me and even bought me a drink.  He was awesome.  You can slightly see Crystal on the left and Cheryl on the right.  Patty is probably cleaning up the fire she started and we had just put out (no joke). 

Anyway, that is about all of the photos I have in my phone that are clear enough to post.  
I wish all of my Friends and Family a beautiful New Year with many blessings.  
I think 2014 will be another great year!  
Lots of love from the Drunken Sailor Ranch. 

Monday, December 30, 2013

Dorothy







Dorothy ended up being quite the love bug.  She has never liked me when I visit her home but seemed to warm up to me pretty quickly here.  She was not afraid of the dogs either which shocked both Eric and I.  
We will miss her, she went home today. 

Christmas Eve and Day

Sorry for the time in between posts, Christmas was busy and I have been sick since.  I am feeling a little better now, however and have some photos from Christmas Eve at the Nelson home and Christmas Day at The Drunken Sailor Ranch!