The Nelson Family

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Our little man is growing up!

Deagan is officially crawling. It seemed like it took him forever to do it, but now he is a pro!

We are heading to my hometown in Powell, WY this weekend to spend time with my family. We are so excited! I haven't been home in almost a year, so it is definitely a trip that is long over due. We hope that everyone has a safe and happy holiday weekend!

A quick update on our little man....

He has the funniest faces. Sometimes I think that he poses.

I love this because he looks so chubby! I have been worried that he is too skinny, but this picture makes me not so worried.

(If you can tell in the background, we were watching American Idol.)

One of our good friends from our ward gave us a hat for Deagan to wear this summer. It is the cutest hat! At first, he wasn't quite sure what to think of it.

After a while he warmed up to it. Thanks Megan!

Greg is such a good dad. He was reading to Deagan last night before he went to bed. Deagan was very eager and overly helpful on turning the pages.

What a goof!

He is such a happy little boy! All we are missing in this picture are some teeth!

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Our little man

There is nothing really new to report other then the fact that we love our little family! We are definitely a blessed bunch of people!

Deagan has started the stage where he pulls himself up on everything. I was getting ready one morning and I found him standing by our bed. He looks like he has been caught!

This is what he was doing before I said anything. He looks like he is getting into to something that he knows he shouldn't.

Greg got this drum last week to add some spice to the music he writes. Not only does Greg love it, but Deagan loves it too! It is just his size.

Here is he playing along with daddy.

Deagan loves to play in his hamper. He accidently pulled it over his head. I thought it was a cute picture.

Right before it fell over on him...

We got this shirt at a WIC appointment last week. He never wears it unless I am feeding him because I don't really care if it gets stains on it. I thought it was funny because the way that the shirt is folded, it looks like it says "I eat mom."

He looks so long to me in this picture.

He was really tired one evening before dinner. Even the toys couldn't keep his attention.

Monday, May 12, 2008

Twilight Preview!!!

To all you Twilight fans, this is for you. I have to say that seeing this is making me SOO excited for this movie. How lame am I, but I love it!!!!

Sunday, May 11, 2008

To My Mom...

Since today is Mother's Day, I wanted to write a few things about my mom.

Here are just a few reasons why my mom is so amazing:

1-She is the most patient person that I know

2-She is so loving

3-She always knows what to say to make me feel better

4-She has helped me through SO many hard times

5-She is so easy to talk to

6-She has raised an amazing family. (I am of course biased on this)

7-She has set the perfect example to me of how a celestial marriage should look

8-She is so smart

9-She has an incredibly strong testimony that I admire so much

10-She always sees the glass half full

11-She is able to take life as it comes

12-She has taught me how to be a mother

13-She is able to laugh when times are rough

14-She is so incredibly talented at the violin-I only wish that I would have stayed with it and then maybe I could have been as good as her

15-She is always looking for ways to serve others around her

16-She is BEAUTIFUL!!

17-She has instilled in me the love for reading

18-She is so funny!

19-She maybe be insanely busy but she always finds time for the things that matter most

20-She is such a good cook!

The list could go on!

Happy Mother's Day to the most incredible mother! I love you mom, and I hope that you know how much I look up to you! Thank you for the example that you have set for me and for giving me the desire to serve others. You are an amazing person!

Sunday, May 4, 2008

Deagan is a joy to have in our lives. He is the funniest little guy. Tonight he was very hyper, and was very rough at times. As you can see from the picture below that he was so violent that he decided to attack dad. He has him pinned!

He loves pens or markers, which I don't normally let him hold, but he got a hold of this pen and it kind of looked like he was using it as weapon. Where did he learn this?

I am not sure what was going on when I took this picture, but he had the funniest expression on his face.

He also absolutely loves the camera. Every time that I take pictures with it, he tries to take it from me. You can see from his eyes here that he REALLY wants the camera!

Another attempt by the Deaganmiester to get the camera. And once again, a failed attempt.

Friday, May 2, 2008

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We must be crazy!

My twin sister and I have wanted to run a half-marathon for quite some time now. After Greg and I started dating, he got in on this to, so we have decided that we are going to be running the Teton Dam Half Marathon this summer. More specifically, it is on June 14. We have all been training for over a month now. I am beginning to think that we must be crazy though. Greg and I ran about 7 miles this morning, and I am SO tired! It was a pretty hard run though in my defense. There were hills after hills. The thought of running another 6 miles is just so unfathonable to me right now. (Is unfathonable a word?) Either way, wish us luck because I am beginning to think that we just might need it!

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! :)