The Nelson Family

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Going private

I had a crazy visitor leave a crazy comment on my blog today, so I have decided to make my blog private. Anyone who comes to my blog and who would like to continue viewing it, (I know, it is SO exciting) please send me your e-mail addresses to nelsonmg1021@gmail.com. I am going to make it officially private on September 17.

Attitude is everything!!

We had a fantastic lesson in Relief Society about having a positive attitude that has really made me think about my life and the things that I need to change. I felt like this lesson was truly an answer to my prayers because I have found myself being more negative than I would like to be lately. There is always something that I could complain about in life. There is always something that everyone can complain about in their lives. But I don't want to be one of those people anymore. I am incredibly blessed, so there is no reason for me to complain! There are many things that I would like to change about myself, but instead of getting too caught up those things I need to look at the things that I am amazing at. (Not to sound like I am being cocky)

Here are a few of my many blessings:

*I am alive!! What could be better than that!?

*I grew up in a great family who I love more than anything in the world! They continue to support me beyond what I think they are aware of.

*I have a fantastic husband, who despite our differences, fills in my weaknesses.

*I am a mom!! What a fantastic calling that is! Instead of being frustrated because it is the hardest thing that I have ever done, I should recognized how sacred this calling is!

*I have a good job that helps us get by. I may not like it all the time, but I work with good people and I am never bored!

*I only have 2 semesters left until I graduate. At times I feel like I should just stop going to school so I can be a full time stay at mom and go to any playground that I want, but I am so close to being done!

*We attend such a great ward! I love all of our ward members so much, and I love being able to be surrounded by women who inspire me everyday!

*I have been blessed with a body that allows me to do the things that I want to do. I can run and workout whenever I want to, and I have the energy to do that! I might have flaws, but my body is a gift!!

Thanks Megan for helping me recognize just how important a positive attitude is!! You are my Sunshine!!

What are your blessings?

Tennis in Jackson

My younger sister plays tennis in high school. I have to brag about her because she is just too modest. She plays number 2 singles and is an amazing tennis player!! She is only 5 ft tall but has so much power! She played a match in Jackson, WY yesterday so we went down to support her. I played tennis in high school as well, but I was never as good as she is. It is probably because my dad takes her to private lessons, which by the way my sister and I never got ;) I can't believe that my sister is a senior this year!! I remember when I graduated thinking that when she was a senior in high school I would be a senior in college, which is now the case!! Why is time going so fast??!! Either way, it was so fun to be with her yesterday and I hope that she continues to kick everyone's trash this season!! Good luck Chelsea!! I love you lots!!

Deagan had a good time playing at the courts. He tried desperately to get on the courts while she was playing to get the tennis balls, so we found him one that he could hold onto while we were there.

I have no idea whose racket this was. He kept taking random people's rackets. He has become quite the thief!

Porter Park

We played at Porter Park on my birthday, but Deagan didn't really seem to know what to do. Maybe he just gotten too use to our playground at University Village.

He is just watching all of his cousins play in this picture.

Still watching...

Swinging on the swing

Combined B-Day Party

There are 5 birthdays in September in our family:

Sept. 1 is my brother-in-law's birthday.

Sept. 3 is my twin sister and my birthday.

Sept. 5 is Greg's birthday.

Sept. 9 is Deagan's birthday.

All of Greg's family were in town for for my sister-in-laws wedding last weekend, and then my family came the day after. Because we had so much family in town we had a big combined birthday party on Sunday. It was fun to celebrate with all our family. I love you all so much!!

The most exciting part of the evening was celebrating Deagan's birthday since this is his first.

He didn't know what to think about blowing out his candles though. I am sure that as he gets older he will get more use to it.

Ashley's Wedding

My sister-in-law got married last weekend. (I have been really behind.) It was such a beautiful ceremony, and it was fun to be together with family. They got married in the Rexburg Temple, and it was the first sealing that I had been to there. It is such a gorgeous temple! I think that on that day there were 13 people getting married. I thought that was a lot but then someone told me that one day there were 55 weddings in one day at the temple! Crazy!

My niece Belen playing on the grounds while we waited for Ashley and Jon to come out of the temple.

Deagan was not as excited to pose for a family picture.

Daddy and Deagan

4 of the 5 grandchildren on the Nelson side of our family. I thought that this was a picture perfect moment, but Deagan again did not think that it was fun to sit still.

Mommy and Deagan

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Happy Birthday Ashley!!!

Since today is my twin sister and my birthday, I wanted to write about just how amazing my sister is.

Being a twin has been one of the biggest blessings in my life because I was born with an instant best friend. We have been through so much together, and I have so many memories with her that are so special to me. When we were in middle school to high school, we didn't get along very well at all. It really wasn't until we got to college that we really became close friends.

Ashley, I want you to know that I admire you more than you think. You are doing so many good things with your life, and I honestly am amazed by what an amazing person you are! I look up to you in the way that treat others, in the way you dress, in how spiritually strong you are. I hope you know how much I love you and how much our friendship means to me.

I hope you have a FANTASTIC birthday!

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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! :)