The Nelson Family: September 2013

Friday, September 6, 2013

A look back on summer

I have been looking back at pictures from this summer, and I feel very nostalgic. Its funny how in the moment it is hard to always see the good and sweet things that happen because you are so caught up in the moment. That is one reason I love to take pictures so I can look back and remember.

When I look back at these pictures from the summer it brings back a lot of great memories!

Super hero birthday party for one of the boys' best friend.

Deagan in his super hero hat and shirt!

Kayden's turn!

One of Greg and my favorite things to do this summer was to build a fire in our fire pit after the boys were in bed and just sit by the fire and roast marshmallows. I love summer evenings.

Some of the boys favorite people in the world right before they moved. We miss them!

There is a lot of history in the DC area, and we had a chance to see a bit more of it this summer. Some friends of ours invited us to Ft Washington, and we had a great time! I love the history here.

The boys and a couple of their friends at Ft. Washington

A beautiful view of the Potomac river from Ft. Washington

The boys running up a hill at Ft. Washington

It was another hot and humid summer here, and unfortunately our house is not that energy efficient. It is cold in the winter and hot in the summer even though we have AC and heat. We survived the worst of it though!

It was always too hot in the kids room for them to use blankets at night, so they slept like this a lot. They also tended to have half of their toys and books on their bed too :)

Along with that heat and humidity came a lot of crazy storms. We had quite a few tornado warnings, but nothing that every caused much damage. I love the clouds in the picture below. It looked like such an intense storm but blew right over us.

In the summer, we get lots of fun and weird creatures in our yard and house. We have lots of frogs, lizard type things, bugs, etc. The boys had a fun time catching frogs and putting them in their kiddy pool. We would always find them in the weirdest places too; like ON our front door!

The boys had a lot of fun playing with their friends all summer long too before people moved away or went to school. I sure miss the laid back days of summer!

Chelsea's Visit

A couple of weeks before my sister Chelsea left on her mission, she came out to visit our family. We loved having her here! She is serving in the mission across the river from us, so she wanted to see the area to get some what familiar with it before she came out. I think it was quite the culture shock when she was out here, but I know she is adjusting well to the area now.

We did lots of fun things together, but my most memorable was when we took the metro to go to the zoo. This was Chelsea's first time on the metro or really anything like it. She is smiling in the picture below but I think she was not smiling too much on the inside about the experience :)

Deagan's half smile cracks me up

He has the sweetest smile

Mom and Kayden; proof that I too attend the events I take pictures of :)

It was so wonderful to have Chelsea come and visit before she left on her mission. It is also wonderful to know that she is only a river away and one day I could run into her at the temple! I am so proud of her and grateful for the memories we were able to make together.

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! :)