The Nelson Family: December 2012

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Too Cute

I was feeling nostalgic last night, so I decided to go through old pictures of our boys. I look back on those pictures of when the boys were smaller, and I can't remember how hard it was at that point in our lives; all I can see is how much I love those little boys.

I am not the best mom. I struggle every single day. But I love my boys, and I am learning every day how to be a better mom.

As I looked through those pictures, I felt the courage and ability to be a better mom. I decided right then that I needed to take more pictures of my boys. I want to look back on this time and remember the love that was in our home and the happiness that these two brought us every single day.

I want to remember the moments that at the time seemed small and not really important, but I know that when I look back on these pictures I will smile and remember how little they were and how sweet they were.

More Christmas Pictures

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Christmas 2012

It's hard to believe another Christmas has come and gone. It's sad that after all the anticipation leading up to it that its over. We had a great Christmas though.
I was starting to feel homesick since most of my siblings were going to be in Powell for Christmas, but I decided the best way to avoid being unhappy was to focus on others. And we were blessed with many chances to do just that.
Sunday before Christmas, we went around our neighborhood and delivered cookies and introduced ourselves to some neighbors we had not met yet. It was a lot of fun to do that as a family, and it was great to get to know some of our neighbors. We are blessed to live in a great neighborhood with a lot if great people. We are the youngest family by far on the block, so people were excited to have some life back in the neighborhood :)

Christmas Eve, we had Greg's aunt over for dinner. I am glad we had invited them because it turned out her husband had to work and she would have been along Christmas Eve. It was great to have family over the celebrate with.

Celebrating Christmas with small children is a lot of fun, and it is easy to forget you self when you are focusing on trying to have a great Christmas for your kids. The kids seemed happy with what Santa brought, and played well together all day! A Christmas miracle in my opinion!
The kids favorite gifts were anything involving Avengers. They made gear Superheroes don't you think?:)
While it was still hard to be so far from family this year, it was really nice to be together as a family for our first Christmas in our new home and to make some new traditions.

Giving Service

Our relief society has teamed up with a local non profit organization the winter to provide service for individuals in need in our area. I have tried to help out when I can and bring the kids when I can as well. I want them to learn the blessings of service! Last week, we helped out together food baskets for Christmas, and the kids had a great time helping. They helped count fruit and vegetables and helped carry juice. They had fun helping, and I hope they learned something about giving service in the process.

Cool Dude

Dress Up

One of my favorite things about having small children is watching them use their imagination. It is amazing some of the things their little minds come up with.
Lately, our boys have been on an Avengers kick. Their favorite Avenger is the Hulk, so they have been pretending they are the hulk for the past couple of weeks. And in case you didn't know, the Hulk does not wear shirts. As a result, our boys have not worn shirts at home for quite some time. Deagan understands that you have to wear shirts in public, but Kayden hasn't totally made the connection that he shouldn't take his shirt off in public to be the Hulk. :)
Deagan also was into dressing up as Sabta before Christmas. He would put in his big winter coat and hat and then carry around a bag full of toys. He made a pretty cute Santa:)

Library time

I love taking our kids to the library. We have been blessed to live by some pretty great libraries too! A new one opened up shortly after we moved to Maryland, and it is super nice.
They recently had a train display set up at the new library, and the kids were mesmerized by it. It was really cool because of all the detail that went into it.
I am grateful for places like this to take our kids!

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Trike-A-Thon

Both boys are attending a preschool based out of a high school, and they are just loving it! And I am loving the time that I have now to workout uninterrupted!

A couple of weeks ago, they did a fundraiser through the school where they got to ride their bikes around the gym. Deagan has turned into a pretty good little biker, but Kayden is still trying to figure it out. So while Deagan was riding lap after lap, Kayden stayed right by my side.

They both looked so cute though in their helmets! It was so fun to watch.

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Thanksgiving 2012-Washington

We had the chance to go to Washington state to visit Greg's side of the family for Thanksgiving this year. It was so fun to spend time with his whole family. The kids had a great time playing with all their cousins too. It was times like these that made me so sad that we live so far from family, but I am so grateful for the times that we can get together! I just wish I would have thought to take more pictures than I did. We were just too busy having fun :)

Family Picture 2012-It shows their personalities well :)

The WHOLE Nelson family!

Thanksgiving Dinner

Greg and his brother

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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! :)