The Nelson Family: Vancouver and Whistler

Monday, March 24, 2008

Vancouver and Whistler

There were a ton of these little cars in Canada. I thought that they were so cute!

We took a sea bus to North Vancouver, and this is the view of downtown Vancouver. Very beautiful!

Our cute little boy!

This is Whistler Village. It was so pretty!

Another view of Whistler Village.

There was a Nelson Street in Vancouver. It was our favorite place!

Greg and Deagan relaxing as we were waiting to take a sea bus to North Vancouver.

The whole family. Deagan loves to stare at his dad!

Our vacation is over and we are back in Seattle for our final days here. The weekend went by way too fast, but I have been looking forward to this week since we left Rexburg.
We had a great time in Canada. As I mentioned before, it is a very different place then I am use to. We got into Vancouver late Wednesday night after a huge wait at the border. Who would have though that so many people are trying to cross the border on a Wednesday night? The area that we stayed in Vancouver was an interesting area to say the least. It was a happening place with clubs dotting the blocks around us. There were also at least 5 adult shops with in the block. That kind of gives you an idea of the area where we were. Our room was also TINY. It was about the size of our living room in Rexburg, so not the coziest place ever, but it was a place to sleep and get away from the craziness of Vancouver. Vancouver is where they are holding the 2010 Winter Olympics, so there is a TON of construction going on. Right now it looks kind of run down, but I am sure by the time the Olympics are here it will be a very beautiful city.
We left for Whistler Friday afternoon and got there late that afternoon. Whistler is such a cool place. It reminds me a lot of Park City, but the town is at the base of the mountain. It was a fun little town with lots of cute shops. It was nice to get away to get a way from life here and to have time as a family. We got back to Seattle last night, and now we are getting everything ready to leave Friday for Rexburg. Our plan is to drive all night on Friday to get back in time to get settled a little bit before we leave to Park City the next week. Life will be crazy for the next couple of weeks, but we are just so excited to come back to Rexburg!

5 comments:

Dawn said...: Two things:
1)You have an absolutely adorable family Michelle. You and Greg look so happy together and Deagon is such a cute addition!

2)You have to promise me that when you are in Utah we can have lunch or breakfast or dinner or at least SOME time together. I haven't seen you since my wedding 9 months ago and I have never met Deagon and if you are going to be in my neck of the woods I have got to see you guys!; March 24, 2008 at 8:25 PM
Laura said...: We have those wee cars in the UK too. They're called Smart Cars because they're environment friendly. ANYWAY, what I was going to tell you is that you can pop off the outer coloured parts of the car and change them with different coloured ones. Isn't that cool?!... maybe just a little cool? I think so.
The snow's all melting away here, Rexburg is almost ready for your return ;); March 24, 2008 at 9:18 PM
Brandi Allred said...: Sounds like you guys had a good mini-vacation! I wish I had gone to Whistler so I could have spent some time with you and Brittney. I can't believe you guys are already leaving! It will be fun to go to dinner on Wednesday - I'm looking forward to it!; March 25, 2008 at 12:14 AM
Jon and Sarah Jackson Family said...: You make me want to take a little mini-vacation. it looks like it was a good weekend.; March 25, 2008 at 10:24 AM
Ashley said...: These pictures are sooooooo cute!!!!!!!!!! You have the cutest family EVER!!!!!!! i want one just like it someday!!!!!!!; March 25, 2008 at 10:40 AM

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Kids do and say the darndest things...

I don't want to forget all the cute things that my children have said or will say, so check back often to see what the Nelson family has to say!

March 26, 2013

Kayden: Do I still have my eyeballs or are they still at Grandma and Grandpa's house?

Me: I never knew they were there...

January 8, 2011

I was tired this afternoon, and I needed to nurse Kayden. I felt too tired to go pick up Kayden from where he was, so jokingly I asked Deagan if he would go change Kayden's diaper, nurse him, and then put him down for a nap.

He took it seriously, and said, "I have little boobies mommy! But do I have milk?"

Me: "No you don't have milk. I was just kidding."

Deagan: "But do I have water in my boobies?"

Needless to say, he did not follow through with what I said:)

January 6, 2009

*We went to Olive Garden for dinner tonight, and after the waitress brought us our breadsticks my son yelled after her, "Thank you lady!"

*My oldest loves to bring toys with him to bed. Tonight he had a couple of toy dinosaurs that he got for Christmas. The rule we have of bringing toys in bed is that the toys can't play, they have to sleep too. Tonight, he was having a hard time just letting his toys sleep, so I kept asking him to stop playing with the dinosaurs so he could go to sleep. He was getting really frustrated at me because of this and towards the end he started saying, "I am very mad at you!" It was so hard for me not to laugh at that.

January 4, 2009

He has done this for a while now, but whenever we are in the car he will ask, "Where are we going?" in a annoyed kind of voice. Later on he will ask really sadly, "Where did my house go?"

October 29, 2009

My oldest woke up really early this morning, and was whiny and impossible to please. At this point, I am dreading the day ahead and it is only 7 a.m. My oldest was sitting on his play table coloring and playing with his paint box (that was empty). He dropped the paint box, and began whining for me to pick it up. The conversation went something like this:

D: "Pick it up Mommy!"

Me: "It is right by you, you pick it up."

**Pause from Deagan**

D: "Michelle! Pick it up!"

I couldn't help but smile when he called me Michelle. Maybe this day will be better then I am expecting.

September 6, 2009

I think that wanting your privacy while going potty is a natural instinct that we are all born with and that develops over time. D is beginning to show signs that this privacy is a very important time when going to the bathroom. This afternoon I was making dinner and came in to the living room to check on him. As I walked into the room, he held out his hand and yelled, "No Mom! Go back!" I can always tell when he is done by him allowing me to stay in the same room with him.

August 30, 2009

D wants me to always watch what he is doing regardless of what it is. His new favorite thing to say is, "WATCH MOM!" over and over.

July 11, 2009

I was taking a bath, and locked D in the bathroom with me while I did so so I could keep an eye on him. During this process, D was very interested in his old nursing buddies (if you get my drift) and kept saying "Yummy!" "Yummy?" I asked him. "What did it taste like?" "HOT DOGS!" He replied!

July 8, 2009

D is a big help around the house. He puts things away when I ask him to, sometimes. He helps me fold the laundry, by that I mean he lays in the laundry. He is just a great help. One of his new things is to throw away his diapers after I am done changing him. After a diaper change this afternoon, he proceeded to pick up the diaper and head to the trash. His normal trash that he uses was out of reach, so I told him to go into the bathroom right off of the kitchen and to put the diaper in the trash right next to the toilet. I think all he heard from that was, "Put it in the....toilet." because that is where he put it. Like I said, very helpful! :)