The Nelson Family

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Kite Flying

I do not the wind in Rexburg, but I do miss being able to do things like flying a kite in the wind of Rexburg.

So I just realized that in all of these pictures you can't see Deagan's face. His hat is too big and his coat is too big. Poor guy is just tiny!

He seems to be looking down all the time in these photos too but he was so interested in everything around him that he could not focus on kite flying. He is quite the explorer!

Hunting for Eggs

Easter Morning, my dad took Deagan on an eater egg hunt. Deagan had so much! It is so cute to see my dad and Deagan together.

Monday, May 11, 2009

Family Pics

Over Easter weekend, my family came to Rexburg to visit. Here are some pictures from that weekend.

My dad is the only one who didn't get a picture with Deagan unfortunately

Cory and Deagan

Kelly and Deagan

Mom and Deagan

Cody and Deagan

Ashley and Deagan

Chelsea and Deagan

Graduation (A little Late)

This is really late, but here are pics from my graduation on April 9! It still feels surreal to be done, but I am so grateful for having had this opportunity to get a degree!

(None of these pictures turned out really good, so sorry!)

Sunday, May 10, 2009

"Motherhood is not what was left over after our Father blessed His sons with priesthood ordination. It was the most ennobling endowment He could give His daughters, a sacred trust that gave women an unparalleled role in helping His children keep their second estate. As President J. Reuben Clark Jr. declared, motherhood is “as divinely called, as eternally important in its place as the Priesthood itself.”

I love this quote from Sheri L. Dew called "Are We Not All Mothers." Motherhood is so sacred, and I feel blessed to be able to be a mother.

Happy Mother's Day to all you mommies out there! Especially to my mom! I love you so much mom! Thank you for your example and for you support in everything that I do!

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Tender Mercies

We have only been in Manlius for a couple of days now and I already feel that we have been given so many tender mercies from the Lord than I have room to hold! (If that makes sense.) When we first got here, I was so nervous and afraid of the environment. Greg suggested that I pray to be able to see the good in people and I have seen those prayers being answered. We were nervous and excited about going to church today because we know that the church will be our support system while we are here. The ward that we are attending is small, but SO nice!! We felt like we met the entire ward today because everyone was coming up to us to say hi and to offer to help us with anything that we needed. We hardly made it to any of our meetings beside Sacrament meeting because of that, but we feel so welcomed! We have been praying that we will be able to find ways to get involved with the ward, and I know that our prayers will be answered and are being answered in this regard. The Bishop and his wife invited us over for dinner tonight and helped us to become more familiar with the area. We now feel that if anyone ever visits the area we need to show the same kindness that we have been shown since we got here, which we were planning on doing anyway.

We are now in the Palmyra Temple district and it is surprising that the temple has very limited times that it is open. We got the schedule today in church and they are only open for a few hours each day. VERY different from our experience in the Rexburg temple. The picture above is the temple. Another really neat thing is that the sacred grove is right besides the temple. It is amazing to me when I think about the history that is there. The Lord and Jesus Christ appeared right there, and we have the privilege to walk where they did! That is something that gives me the goosebumps just thinking about it!

We have only been here a short time, but I can already tell that the Lord is VERY VERY VERY aware of us! I can feel His hand leading us and guiding us, and I am SO grateful for that! I could not do this without Him! I can testify that the Lord is aware of each of us as well. We are not alone. I am so grateful for these tender mercies.

Saturday, May 2, 2009

We Made It!

I can't upload pictures quite yet, but we just wanted to let everyone know that we made it to Syracuse yesterday afternoon after 36 + hours of driving and after covering over 2,000 miles! The trip went better than expected. Deagan did FANTASTIC which was a huge blessing! We started traveling most mornings at 4 am and he would normally sleep the first 3-4 hours of the drive. We had a few bumps along the rode; someone stole our car topper which meant our car was packed to the brim, our transmission on our car started acting weird, it rained pretty much the whole drive and at times rained so hard it was impossible to see, we all grew extrememly tired of fast food, and the swine flu seemed to be following us the entire way! On top of those set backs though we were blessed more than we can even begin to imagine! The highlight of the trip was seeing how powerful prayer is and witnessing first hand the Lord's hand in our lives. It was a very humbling experience for me!

Our truck will not get here until Monday, so we have not gotten completely settled. It will be so nice to be able to unpack and make this place feel like home! Our apartment was not what we had expected, but it is growing on us. I think we have just been spoiled by living at University Village for so long.

We love the little town that we live in! It is so beautiful and seems so family friendly. We both feel really good about being here and are so excited for what lies ahead for us! We are excited to attend our ward tomorrow and to get involved with the ward so we can make friends. That is probably what we are looking forward to the most this weekend; going to church!

I will post pictures once we get settled!

Oh and thanks Brittney and Ryan for letting us stay at your place for a couple of nights!! We REALLY appreciate it! Love you guys!

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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! :)