The Nelson Family: June 2012

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Father's Day 2012

Technically tomorrow is Father's Day, but while I am thinking of it I want to write a post for my dear hubby. I miss that man so much, and the boys do too.

This is a hard Father's Day since we can't spend it with Greg, but we know it will only be a few more months until we are together again.

Greg is a wonderful father. He loves his boys so much and sacrifices so much for them. They are so lucky to have a dad like him. He is patient, kind, fun, and attentive to the boys. He is the peacemaker in our home. He works very hard to support his family and sacrifices so much for us. We are so blessed to have him leading our family.

We miss Greg so much. Night time are the hardest for me with this deployment. The kids are in bed and I have time to think about what I miss. I try to fill my time instead with reading and other things, but tonight I miss Greg. We are coming up on the half way mark this week, and I am thrilled. These past few months have gone by quickly, but they have also gone slow. I can't wait till our family is back together again!

Saturday, June 2, 2012

The Boys' First Fishing Trip!

Our local Park and Rec department holds an annual kids fishing day at the beginning of June, and we went all the time growing up. We are so lucky to be here this summer to be able to do this again this year with the kids. My dad seemed excited about it, so that made it even more fun.

You have to sign up for time slots in order to keep the number of people there down, so we signed up for the 8 o'clock time. Both kids caught a fish on their first cast, but they were both terrified of the fish. They must get it from me :) Overall, I think it was a good experience for the kids, but I am not sure how many times we will fish after this. :)

Deagan's turn to fish

His first catch!

His reaction to his fish :)

Kayden's turn

Kayden's fish

Deagan tries again!

Grandpa trying to show the kids the fish are harmless

Kayden got brave and actually touched one!

The boys and I

Grandpa and the kids with the fish

Our poor fish

The kids and I. Notice how I cam holding on tightly to both of them :) They were DONE with the fish!

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! :)