The Nelson Family

Saturday, October 4, 2014

Calvert Cliffs

Deagan and Kayden love anything involving sharks, so when we heard of a place where you can go collect your own fossil shark teeth, we knew we had to go. There is a place called Calvert Cliffs nearby where we went to over the summer. It was a beautiful park! We knew we had to hike a bit to get there, but were surprised by how long of a hike it was. It was almost 2 ways EACH way to get to the beach to collect teeth, but the boys were highly motivated by the teeth to get there. The walk back, however was a different story. It took a lot of convincing and games to keep their minds off the walk back. We never did end up finding any shark teeth, but it was still a great adventure.

Easton did so great the whole time. We had him the front pack, and he loved being able to look out at everything around him.

Snack break

Mom and Easton.

Water and snack break

Lounging in the sand

First time in the water!

This was the only non sandy place to put him to change his diaper. It ended up getting covered in sand eventually :)

The boys searching for shark teeth

A boy and his boots

Deagan is not one to let a 100 degree day stop him from wearing his favorite snow boots :)

3 Months

What a difference a month can make! Look at this little boy!

Cute pictures

Beach Day with Friends

This past summer was the summer of beaches! We went more times than we ever have our whole life! It was such a fun summer.

One weekend, we met an old college roommate at their local beach for a day of water and fun, and it was so fun to catch up and to let the kids play.

Easton didn't really like any of our beach outings

The water was so shallow, so the kids could play pretty far out. That person in the background is Greg going out on a body surf.

Ashley's turn! She actually stood up once, but fell in a couple of times :)

Roomies!

It was really over cast that day, so I was bad about putting sunscreen on everyone. As a result, we all got really burned. The following pictures of the boys that night as we got ready for bed. I put coconut oil on them to help with the burns and they looked so funny being so shiny and red. The toy guns were for effect? They look kind of creepy don't they :)

Our Three Boys

Here are a few fun pictures from the boys over the summer:

The boys put clothes on one of the toys and sat it next to Easton for size comparison. Pretty close match!

Collage of cute Easton pictures

All three boys wearing shark shirts. Easton was not too excited

Kayden "trying" to help, but really he is probably plotting someway to torture him

Deagan and Kayden hopped in bed with Easton one morning

Kayden and Easton

Deagan always wants to play with Easton's arms. Easton doesn't always seem to like it though :)

Two boys seemed to have dressed up their baby brother

His expression looks worried

Look at those eyes!

This just makes me smile :)

And this one too!

I don't think I will ever have a "normal" picture of these three

The older boys wanted him to hold a toy knife. Easton looks like he is enjoying it! :)

Deagan's Imagination

Deagan is a very smart young man, and is always thinking of ways to have fun. In fact, in every single prayer that he says, he prays that we will have fun. Having fun is important to him!

He got on a dragon and viking kick over the summer after watching "How To Train Your Dragons 2," and wanted to be a viking for many days after that. One evening, he made a viking costume out of paper and wanted to were it to a local baseball game that we went to. I love that he is at an age still where he doesn't care what other people think of him, and I love how creative he is! What a joy it is to see him use his imagination for good.

I love how his "sword" reflects the light in the back so it looks like a magical sword almost here!

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! :)