The Nelson Family

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Sick baby brings realization

This morning Deagan woke us up by throwing up in our bed. What a way to wake up I might add. Despite the awakening, it has been a good day! Deagan has grown out of his cuddling age, and he all he has wanted to do today is cuddle. It has made me realize that I don't take as much time as I would like to just play with him rather then work on my to-do list. Why does it take hard moments to make you realize the things that you need to improve on? I am grateful for these moments despite my phobia that I have of throwing up. Maybe this is molding me into a better person.

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Nelson Family Reunion

We had the chance to go to Washington for a Nelson Family Reunion at Greg's parents' house. It was so much fun! His parents were the host this year, and they did such a good job! I love being a part of that family, so it is just so much for me to be with all of them. I also got to meet some extended family that I had never met, so it was so fun to get to know all these people that I had no idea I was related to. We are excited for next summer when we can do this again!

One afternoon, we went to a nearby lake. It was from this trip that we discovered that Deagan loves to play in dirt, play in water, and play in anything else that will with either get him wet or dirty. He is a boy so I guess I shouldn't really be surprised.

This was the randomest thing but he was hanging onto this pole like a monkey. He held this pose or quite some time and would not let anyone take him away from it.

Swimming with dad in the lake. Not many people might know this, but I have a fear of water, so there are not a lot of pictures with me and Deagan in the water. I honestly think that watching Jaws as a little kid terrified me of water that I can't see the bottom to. My goal is to never let our kids watch that movie.

Splashing in the sand and water.

Our ride over to the beach where we spend the afternoon. This was the cutest life vest. It was too big, but it did the job.

Amazingly enough he fell asleep like this.

Our little swimmer!

I think that we have a little swimmer on our hands. He absolutely loved swimming in Grandma and Grandpa's pool!

The creepiest mask ever made..

Greg found this mask at his parents house, and I think that it is by the far the creepiest thing I have ever seen.

Trying to get Deagan to wear it. He didn't seem to be afraid of it when we wore it, but he did not want to try it out for himself!

Me in the creepy mask...lovely don't you think!

Greg is the mask. First time he put this on, he surprised me and I screamed. It looks so real to me!

Drive Home

Deagan's favorite thing about the drive home was driving himself! Not really, but he loved to play with the steering wheel whenever we stopped for gas. It was all we could do to get him to let go of the wheel!

Mommy's little helper

I think that my habits of cleaning have rubbed off on Deagan a little bit. He helped me as I cleaned the kitchen after dinner tonight. As I am sure you know, he is such a great helper!

Hiding from mom when I asked him to hand me something.

"No thanks mom. I think I will just clean under the sink if you don't mind."

"This is the best place to play every!"

He got bored of that and decided to help load the dishes. Too bad for him I moved the silverware rack. That is favorite part of helping!

Memories...

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.

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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! :)