The Nelson Family: Our new apartment!!

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Our new apartment!!

We found out yesterday that we got the apartment that we wanted! The picture below is the complex that we will be moving into! It is three stories with a full basement and it is relatively cheap! We are going to be living in Manlius, NY, a suburb of Syracuse, but we really loved the area more there than right in Syracuse. We are getting our moving truck a week from today, and will be leaving on April 27th! We are going with an ABF moving truck which we won't have to drive. A semi pulls it so we can all be together in our car! I don't think I could handle the drive if we didn't have both of us there. The trip will take about 33 hours according to mapquest. Greg has been mapping out our days, how long we will drive, places we will see, etc. I am not looking forward to that long of a drive, but I think that it will be fun with all that we have planned! One part of our trip we are going to be going through Omaha and they have one of the world's greatest zoos that we are going to check out! Hopefully spending a few hours there will give Deagan a good break to continue driving! To all of our Rexburg pals, we want to see you before we leave!!

9 comments:

Cori said...: Oh man Michelle that is so awesome! How nice to have a bigger apartment, but I have to ask. When you say cheap, what is cheap for New York...like $2000 a month? haha; April 16, 2009 at 9:05 PM
Ashley said...: How cute!!!! I LOVE your new background as well!!; April 17, 2009 at 11:48 PM
Miriah Griffith said...: I have the same question as Cori :0) It looks like a really nice place, I'm just wondering how much "cheap" is for a three story apt in new york!; April 18, 2009 at 9:07 PM
Greg and Michelle said...: Relatively cheap is around $600-$700. We are going to pay $670/month plus utilities. There are some parts of town that are cheaper, but that is where all the crime happens and it is the more dumpy part of town, so we decided to pay a little more for a better peace of mind!; April 18, 2009 at 9:15 PM
Dawn said...: I love it! It look so adorable and I bet the trip out to New York will be a lot of. I am so excited for you guys and everything that you have coming for you!; April 19, 2009 at 1:01 PM
Unknown said...: Even though its a long drive living on the east coast is so much fun! So much history to this area! Scott and I love it. HOpe you guys enjoy New York! If you travel south sometime let me know!; April 19, 2009 at 2:09 PM
The Lennons said...: Congrats on the apt! What an exciting adventure for your family! Best of luck! Let me know how the zoo is!; April 21, 2009 at 7:32 PM
Unknown said...: awesome!; April 22, 2009 at 9:51 PM
Nicole said...: That's so exciting! Good luck with everything!! :); April 26, 2009 at 2:18 PM

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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! :)