The Nelson Family

Sunday, February 2, 2014

Snow and more snow!

We have had an unusually snowy winter this year, so we have had a lot of snow days. It's been good to have Deagan home more, but the school district has used all of their built in snow days. Which means that now they have to go to school on a few holidays. Kind of a bummer!

The boys have loved all the snow. It's been really cold on top of all the snow, so I think the kids are enjoying it more than me :)

Trying to get a picture of the kids playing in the snow.

The best one I could get :)

MLK Day 2014

Deagan learned a lot about Martin Luther King at school this year, so we decided to go visit the memorial this year on MLK day. I love how close we live to the city when we can do things like this.

It was an unusually warm day that day, so it was fun to walk around and see a few memorials while we were down town. We thought we would have a hard time finding parking close to the memorials, so ended up parking really far from everything. In the end, I think we walked at least 5 miles that day. It was a good day to walk though!

The MLK monument!

The boys at the Lincoln Memorial

We were walking past the National Monunent on the way home, and I was blown away by the lighting. There are no filters on this picture. I love it when nature is so beautiful!

Roller Skating Party

A couple of weeks ago, the boys were invited to a roller skating birthday party. They had a great time learning how to skate. Deagan was the more adventurous one and went out on his own a lot, while Kayden stayed as close to the wall as possible.

Deagan was really sweet to help Kayden when he could.

Deagan going out on his own for the first time. He was so proud of how brave he got.

Michael Jackson hat

For a couple of weeks, the boys went through a Michael Jackson phase. Totally random, but they wanted to listen to his music all the time and dressed up as him a lot. My mom bought the kids this cute hat while she was visiting because they claimed it was a Michael Jackson hat. :)

My mom comes to visit

My mom came to visit towards the beginning of January. It's always so fun to have her. Unfortunately, I didn't take as many pictures as I should have. I just don't think about taking pictures as well as I should.

We had a lot of fun exploring the area together and just being together. Whenever my mom comes, we always try new recipes, so we are lots of good food too.

Here are a few highlights of what we did while she was here:

-We went to the National Harbor a couple of times, and that has become my new favorite place to go. I love the ocean, and I love how the harbor over looks the Potomac. It was warm enough the first time we went, so we were able to explore outside. I'm looking forward to when it warms up to go explore thee some more. Here are a few cute pictures we got while we were there:

Kayden was keeping himself busy while we were shopping :)

Proof that we were there too!

-There is another Air and Space museum by the Dulles airport that we went to. It's so much bigger than the one down town, so it felt a lot less crowded. The boys loved seeing all the planes and space ships. There is a lot of great history there! We went to a great local Chinese place afterwards to eat, so it was just a great day together.

I am so grateful to my mom for taking time to visit us. I love having family come and see where we live. It's kind of crazy to think that the next time we see my mom will be when the baby is born!

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Christmas 2013

Another Christmas has come and gone! I am posting this obviously a bit late, but wanted to jot down a few memories for posterity sake.

We spent Christmas in Maryland again this year. Ashley is living with us right now, so she spent the holiday with us as well. It was so nice to have some extra family with us!

We went over to a friend's house for Christmas Eve dinner. They made a lovely meal, and then their kids with ours dressed up to act out the nativity. It was pretty wild with 4 little boys, but also so fun. Kids make the holidays so fun!

The boys were so excited for Christmaa that night. On the way home from our friend's, Kayden fell asleep but Deagan fought it. He was determined to stay up as long as he could. At one point he yelled, "I'm so tired I feel like I could pass out!" :)

I had everything pretty much ready to go, so we helped Santa put his gifts together and then made it to bed before 11! The boys even slept until almost 8 the next morning! It was a wonderful Christmas miracle :)

The boys had a great time opening all their gifts, and I had a great time watching them enjoy the day. Christmas is just so much more fun when little kids are involved.

We had a very relaxing and low key day after that. I made a nice pancake breakfast, and then we spent the rest of the day playing with our Christmas toys.

My sister Chelsea is on a mission right now, and we got to talk to her that afternoon. All of my siblings were on the line, and it was just so fun to hear from her and everyone.

My brother Kelly and his girlfriend got engaged Christmas Day as well, so it was just an all around great day!

I was so bad at taking pictures, but here are a few cute ones from the day:

Half Way Mark

It's hard to believe that I am over 20 weeks pregnant! It feels good to be on the tail end of this pregnancy and not the beginning anymore. The first 20 weeks were rough! Between feeling the effects of all-day sickness compared to just morning sickness and having a crazy fall with being a mom, working, and taking a class, it felt like we were all in survival mode. I am so grateful that I am feeling so much better!

Here are a few pregnancy updates:

-Food adversions: Just like with my other two pregnancies, the thought of chicken makes me squeamish. I also have not had a sweet tooth for anything sweet, which is really weird for me!

I have been plagued with heart burn with this pregnancy as well as my other two, so anyfyng acidic I try to avoid because it doesn't sound good, and I know it will make me feel terrible.

-Energy levels: I have been so tired with this pregnancy, which is probably related to having two other kids to take care of. I also worked a couple if really early morning shifts at work the first 20 weeks, so between the two I have been ready for bed by 7-8 most nights.

During the day I feel pretty good, but I always feel myself wearing down around 1-2. Sometimes I am lucky, and I get to take a nap, but that doesn't happen very often.

-Emotionally: I don't feel as anxious with this pregnancy as I have with my other two. Maybe it's because I kind of know what to expect? I worry about the baby's health all the time, but I think that's fairly normal. I just don't feel as anxious about what is coming in my pregnancy.

I am scared of having another boy in the house, and the thought of three kids kind of makes me nervous, but I know we will work that all out when it comes. I am just very excited to meet this little guy!

This picture is me at 20 weeks. I am over 22 weeks now, but you get the idea :)

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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! :)