The Nelson Family

Sunday, June 29, 2008

The Host

I just finished reading this book, and I must say that I was surprised by it. Anyone who is a "Twilight" fan should read this!

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Greg played on a flag football team this summer, and tonight was his last game. Deagan and I decided that we would go support him one last time. The game didn't go very well, but despite that Deagan had a lot of fun just being outside.

"What is this?"

"It is bag full of something cool!"

"Hey Dad, come look at this!"

He is only a little bit bigger than that cone, so he thought it was so cool! And it was bright orange! Even better.

"Maybe I could carry this bag over to that cone?"

"Why can't I get it to move?!"

"Hey! Look at me stand all by myself!"

Towards the end of the game he was getting really tired, hence the pacifier in the mouth. This football stayed by his side the whole game too.

"Maybe I can pick it up and throw it like papa!"

"Never mind, I guess I will just play with this instead."

"It doesn't taste as good as it looked!"

"It is still so fun to play with!"

Monday, June 23, 2008

Look at what we've been up to!

Since our last post many things have happened in our family. Deagan sprouted his first tooth, and he is currently in the process of getting 3 more in, at the same time. As a result of this wonderful milestone we have had restless nights and lots of tears, but overall lots of fun! Deagan's new favorite thing to do is making a barking noise. I am not quite sure how to describe it in any other way but a bark that is really high pitch. It is very lovely. He is becoming quite the explorer, and as a result has suffered a few battle scars; a split lip, and a scrape on his chin to name a few. We were so excited for him to reach this age, but now I am so nervous that he is going to hurt himself! It is a very fun age overall!

Summer is officially here, but now I am beginning to wonder if Spring was ever really here. It seems like there wasn't much of a transition between snow and hot weather, but we are grateful for it regardless. Since it did snow only a couple of weeks ago, Deagan got to wear his hoodie in June. I think he looks absolutely adorable in it!

Because it has been so hot out lately, Deagan has not been wearing too many clothes. If he could have it his way he would only wear a diaper. Either way, he seems to be handling the heat up to this point.

As I mentioned before, he is very interested in everything around him. He loves to crawl around our apartment and get into anything and everything that he can reach. His new favorite toy to play with is our toilet plunger and toilet brush. This makes mom very happy as I am sure you can guess.

Monday, June 16, 2008

Happy Father's Day!!!

I know this is a day late, but I wanted to wish a Happy Father's Day to all the fathers in my life:

Thanks to my father-in-law for everything that you do for our family!! We really appreciate your love and support. Thanks also for raising such an amazing son!

Happy Father's Day to my wonderfully amazing husband!! You are such a great father to our son! I love you so much, and am so grateful for all your love and support!

Happy Father's Day to my dad! I love you dad! I wish that we could see each other more, but we love the times that we spend together!

Saturday, June 14, 2008

We did it!!

(For some reason I can't get this picture to delete, but it is not the best picture of any of us. We just finished a half marathon so that is my excuse.)

We did it! We ran the Teton Dam Half Marathon this morning in 2 hours and 15 seconds. We did it a lot faster than we thought. There is just something about races that get your adrenalin going. It was hard to keep a consistent pace and not to go too fast at the beginning, but we managed to take it easy at the beginning which allowed us to finish strong. It was a pretty challenging course. There was one part where there was a straight up hill for about 4 miles. Luckily, it was a gradual increase so it was doable. It was so fun to do with Greg and my sister. My sister's friend also ran with us, and she was such a great motivator. The first 8 miles were pretty easy, but around mile 9 and 10 I was really feeling it. Greg was so encouraging though, and we ended up hauling the last mile. The last 2 miles were pretty much downhill, which really helped a lot after so many hills. It was just so fun to be apart of this. There were so many volunteers along the way that helped encourage us. I was really grateful for all the support wether they knew me or not. I would have to say that the best part of it all was the free massage afterwards, a very needed thing. My muscles were screaming at me. Even now, a few hours afterwards, I am still feeling it. I am anticipating that tomorrow I will be really soar as well, but it was so worth it!!! I have decided that I am hooked now on running, and I would love to do this for the rest of my life. There are a few more half marathons that we are going to do this summer, so now that we have this one under our belt I feel good. The one thing that scared me from doing anything like this is the feeling that there is no way I could do it, but I have to say that anyone can do it. There were people of all shapes and sizes running, and it really made me realize that anyone can run regardless of experience. I can't believe that we actually did this, but I couldn't be happier!

Friday, June 13, 2008

The time has come!

After 10 long weeks of training, the Teton Dam Half Marathon is finally here. Tomorrow morning at 7:30 am, Greg, my sister, sister-in-law, and her boyfriend will be running 13.14 miles. I nervous, excited, scared, anxious, and happy that it is here. A full report will follow soon!

Monday, June 2, 2008

This really makes you think

I found this link on my sister's blog. It made me cry. I thought that it was a reminder to me and to all parents just how special our little ones are. They are little miracles!

I love you Deagan!

http://www.ignitermedia.com/products/iv/singles/570/99-Balloons

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! :)