The Nelson Klan

Barbara Kay Schindler was the only child for 6 years until that was interrupted by (as my mother wrote) a screaming "red, ugly baby."  Me. 

Barbara was born during World War II in 1945 in Little Rock Arkansas.  Her dad was in Europe and her Mom lived with room mates in Arkansas while he was deployed.  Vivian would send letters about her and pictures so that Conrad could get to know his little girl.

Then Daddy came home to meet her around the 8th of November, 1945.

After the war they made their home in St. Louis until Vicki Was born.  Our grandparents had come from Germany after the war and we were lucky enough to be able to spend lots of time with them.

When she was 11 the family moved to Canon City Colorado where she was enrolled in the 6th Grade.

Upon graduation from high school the family again moved to Aurora, Colorado

After the Summer of 1962 Barb went to Colorado State University where in her Junior year she began dating Bill Nelson and in 1966 they were married Burns Methodist Church.

The reception was held at the International Club in Downtown Denver.  Conrad's friend was the chef and he created a very unusual cake for them.  Barb was disappointed with her cake because it was made of cream puffs and she thought it would be frosted white but as you can see by the photo it was brown!

The year after they were married Barb did her student teaching and then graduated from college.  Bill (Bo) had graduated with a degree in forestry and began his career in Walden Colorado.  From there they moved often.  First to Slida then to Glenwood Springs Colorado,  Sheridan and Buffalo Wyoming, Denver, Washington D.C. and finally to Colorado Springs.

While in Glenwood Springs, Their daughter Tracy Lynn was born on November 4, 1970.