The Nelson Family

Monday, March 30, 2009

We are home!

I will write more later, but I have a TON to do to catch up from being gone so long, but here are a few pictures from our lovely vacation!

Our future home state!

Mom and Deagan

Finally a picture of the two of us!

We were pleasantly surprised by how much we fell in love with Syracuse and have decided to call that place home for the next two years! We are now trying to find a place to live and hope to be out there in over a month! The Lord blessed us with many little miracles while we were there that helped us to know where we are to go. We also survived all the flights! Deagan was an EXCELLENT traveler! Overall it was a fabulous trip! Check back for more pictures and funny stories later!

Monday, March 23, 2009

We hate to say goodbye!:(

My dad and brothers came to visit this past weekend. Deagan LOVES LOVES LOVES my little brother Cody, and he had a hard time saying goodbye to him. I love watching them play together! Cody is such a great kid, so I only hope that Deagan will turn out like him! We love and miss you Dad and Cody!!

I LOVE this one!

Trying to pull Cody back in to his room.

He didn't want a hug.

So sad that Cody had to leave:(

"Can I go with you?"

Holly's Wedding

My sister-in-law got married on the 14th of this month and I am now just loading these. It seems I am always running behind!

One of my favorites

The beautiful bride!

I thought this kind of turned out cool with the focus and all. I meant to focus on Holly and Brad, but I guess this will work!

Sunday, March 22, 2009

A little scared I must admit

We are flying out east on Tuesday to visit Syracuse and Washington D.C. so we can decide where we are going to go to school. While I am so excited for this trip because we will finally be able to decide where we are going to move to in a couple of months, I am terrified of the flying part of the trip. Lame right? I have always had a fear of flying, but for some reason I am really nervous for this trip. I am thinking this has to do with a couple of reasons; 1-We have watching WAY too must "Lost" lately. I am not sure that I would be able to survive like those people if we crashed on an island; 2-There have been a few commercial plane crashes lately. The latest crash was in Montana and a lot of kids died in the crash.

I have flown before, but for some reason this time I am little more nervous because of these reasons. The last time we flew was when Deagan was 4 months old and he slept the whole time. 18 months is a different story for a child on a plane. I don't know what I am going to do to keep him entertained for 4 hours on a plane where he can't run around. I feel sorry for the people who are going to be sitting around us.

Wish us luck! :s

Sunday, March 15, 2009

I can do hard things!

I realized today while I was talking with my sister in law that everyone in life is struggling in one way or another whether it looks like it from the outside or not. A pretty obvious lesson to learn you might think, but I have the hardest time thinking that I am the only one who knows what it is like to___or___. You fill in the blanks. It is so easy to think that everyone else has it figured out when really they are thinking the same thing about everyone else. Life is complicated and hard, but I am determined to do hard things! This is against my nature, but I am hoping by saying that I will do those things that I find challenging I will have the motivation to do so.

I love this quote by Elder Wirthlin:

"How can we love days that are filled with sorrow? We can't - at least not in the moment. I don't think my mother was suggesting that we suppress discouragement or deny the reality of pain. I don't think she was suggesting that we smother unpleasant truths beneath a cloak of pretended happiness. But I do believe that they way we react to adversity can be a major factor in how happy and successful we can be in life.

If we approach adversities wisely, our hardest time can be times of greatest growth, which in turn can lead towards times of greatest happiness."

Thursday, March 12, 2009

A little bit of potty talk

The other morning as we were getting ready, Deagan kept pointing to his diaper and saying "pee pee." He has recently discovered that this is something that he can do! My dad sent us home with a potty chair after Christmas break, and I pulled it out to see what Deagan would do with it. He seemed to understand what it was for and sat on it for a long time. He didn't go "pee pee" in it or anything, but he does seem to be showing some interest in doing what mommy and daddy do. In no way am I forcing this or thinking that it is time to start potty training because I am not ready for that, but it is still pretty cute to see how quickly he picks up on things.

A little modesty blur

Saying "Cheese!"

Little Drummer Boy

Deagan takes after his daddy loves to play his drums. Greg got this little hand drum a while back, and it was Deagan's favorite thing in the whole world. It has sadly reached its end however due to a little too much excitement while playing.

Reminiscing over the heartache of losing this drum

The song that caused this loss can be seen 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! :)