The Nelson Family

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

3 Years Later...

That was then...

This is now!

Happy 3 Years Sweetheart!!

Monday, October 19, 2009

My sister Ashley has officially left the MTC and is flying to Orlando, Florida to officially begin her mission! The past 3 weeks went by fast since she went in to the MTC, so I am sure the rest of her mission will fly by as well.

My parents were out visiting my little family this weekend, and flew home today. They flew into the Salt Lake Airport, and when they landed my mom had a voicemail from Ashley! Apparently, missionaries are allowed to call home one more time before they leave to their mission, but my parents missed it from being on the plane. My mom said that they missed seeing her by only 45 minutes! I am so excited for Ashley!! I miss her so much, but I know she will do so great!

I will blog more about my family's trip once I upload some pictures!

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Choose This Day

I saw this great Mormon Message on www.lds.org. Enjoy!

Choose This Day

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Monday, October 12, 2009

Pumpkin Picking

Have I ever mentioned how much I love this time of year? If not, I absolutely LOVE it! Warm autumn smells, yummy fall treats, beautiful fall colors, and pumpkins! We had the chance to go pumpkin picking today and had a great time! It was cold, hence all the bundled pictures, but I can't wait to go back!

All the kids who were there. A cute bunch of kids don't you think!

"See ya mom!"

Riding a toy tractor on the farm.

Look at all those beautiful pumpkins!

Chasing the farm cats.

The main purpose of this trip was to pick pumpkins, but Deagan liked picking rocks better.

All bundled up:)

Ha! Every picture seemed to turn out this way. His hat is too big, and my camera just isn't quick enough to capture the moment I was going for.

This picture doesn't do it any justice, but the fall colors were unbelievable! Seriously, it was like someone painted the scenery.

Trying to keep up with everyone! This reminds me of "The Christmas Story." "I can't put my arms down!!"

Monday, October 5, 2009

Pictures!

We got a new camera from my lovely mother for our birthdays, and I haven't been able to figure out how to upload the pictures. I have finally figured it out, so here are a few pictures from the past month.

Testing out the new camera! This isn't the greatest pictures because I was sick, but we had to make sure it would work!

At the New York State Fair. They had a a milk station with the best chocolate milk!

Deagan isn't a big milk drinker, but he liked this stuff!

There is a museum in Rochester, NY called "Strong Museum of Play." We went there one day with some friends. It is the neatest museum that is specially designed for children.

He is "cooking" with his friend Owen in this pictures.

There was a butterfly exhibit with huge beautiful butterflies like this one. It was a really neat exhibit but Deagan and are are kind of afraid of bugs :)

Playing with trains in the museum.

My wonderful sister Ashley came to visit us a week and a half ago, and we took her to Palmyra.

Here is the beautiful Palmyra temple from Joseph Smith's home.

Deagan just woke up. He didn't want his picture taken.

Ashley in the Sacred Grove. Isn't she so pretty!

Ashley and I! I miss her so much!

Beautiful Sacred Grove. What a wonderful place!

Deagan found a few sticks in the Sacred Grove and never put them down.

Baby #2 Update

So today I went in for my 16 week check-up, and everything is going well for the little one and me. We got to hear the heartbeat and I got some blood work done. Not the funnest thing, but not too bad either. I did leave the appointment kind of stressed though. With Deagan, I had a c-section, and I would REALLY REALLY REALLY like to have a VBAC with this one. I have told my dr. this from the very beginning, and they haven't said no they wouldn't do it, but indicated that there are risks involved. Of course, there are always risks. Today my dr. and I talked more about this idea of a VBAC because he mentioned that at my next appointment we could schedule a c-section if we wanted. Even though it would be nice to know the exact day when our baby will come, I really would like to avoid this route if at all possible. One of the biggest reasons why I want to do a VBAC so badly is because I am afraid that we will be limited in the number of children we can have if we have another c-section. I raised this concern to my dr., and he was very reassuring that that isn't necessarily the case. In his years of experience, he has not felt that women are limited because of c-sections. I do feel better in that regard. However, we went over some of the risks of a VBAC, that I already knew, and now I am not sure which direction to go! Of course of main goal is to have a health baby and to do whatever we can to make sure our baby has a health delivery. We will of course make this a matter of prayer, and I know we will be quided as to which direction to go.

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Ashley Enters the MTC

On September 30, my sister Ashley entered the MTC! My parents, older brother, younger sister, and youngest brother were all there to see her off. It was a hard day not being there with them all. They said that it was an emotional day but also very exciting! With the H1N1 scare around the world right now, they were not allowed to go into the MTC with her to see her off. Also, when one of the senior missionaries came to get Ashley, they couldn't shake hands or give hugs because of the flu scare. Hopefully Ashley will stay healthy as a result!

Here are some pictures of the day!

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! :)