The Nelson Family

Friday, July 22, 2011

Its a hard life...

It has been mighty warm around here, and these poor little ones just are not use to it. Luckily we have AC, but it still seemed really warm in our place today.

They were EXHAUSTED by bedtime, and both fell asleep looking so darn cute don't you think?

Happy Friday!

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Old Town

I realized after I took these that my lens was really dirty, so excuse the blury spots on the pictures. I can't find my nicer camera's charger, so I am stuck with my old point and shoot. While it is not my first choice, at least I am still able to take pictures!

We are under an extreme heat wave right now, but despite that, we decided to venture out a bit this morning. Some friends in our ward were heading to a museum in Old Town, so we decided to go a long and to see the historic area.

This is such a cool place, and when it is not so hot, I hope to go back to explore it some more. We live in a pretty cool area!

The Marina

He brings a toy everywhere he goes. This morning it was a beaver because he watched a show with a beaver in it. His toys match the shows he watches.

We found ducks!

Feeding the ducks his lunch

Trying to get in on the action!

It was fun to go out, but it was also a lot of fun to be home in our apartment with the AC going. Bless that invention!

Monday, July 18, 2011

Splash Park!

Since we moved from Rexburg, I have really missed their awesome splash park! But we were happy to learn that is an awesome splash park not too far from us!

We went there last week with some friends and had a great time! The only down side is that there is hardly any shade, and with our complexion, that equals a wicked sun burn. I did lather the kids with sunscreen, but these kids are so fare that sometimes that doesn't even do the trick.

We had tried to go the week before, but there was a big line to get in because they were at their max capacity. We waited for about 20 minutes, and as we got to the entrance, they closed the park because a little kid had an accident on the splash pad. Try to explain that to a 3 year old! Needless to say, I am glad it worked out this time!

I am surrounded by crazy!

Under the Shaded Tree

I can be a fun mom!

Every once in a while I feel like I get inspired with fun things to do with the kids, but for the most part I feel like I am a pretty boring mom. I try, but I just totally lack creativity and all that artsy stuff that most "fun" moms possess.

But despite my short comings, we still have fun; just in our own way.

On a day that was promising to be quite warm, I took the kids outside for the morning to bask in the "cooler" sun. We tied up some cars and went for a walk around our place. It was quite a lovely morning for a unfun mom like myself ;)

I was holding a set of keys, and he wanted to steal them from me.

Parking his car

Kayden getting a turn on the 4-wheeler

He is on the move!

Telling quite the story!

Throwing rocks

Checking our a bug or something together

Sharing! A VERY rare thing in our house :)

Deagan asks all the time now if we can go "driving" outside, so it must have been a huge hit with these two! :)

Monday, July 11, 2011

Kayden's First Hair Cut

As you can tell, he hated getting his hair cut!! He hated have hair all over him, like in his eyes, mouth, and on his hands. He was so sad, but it was kind of funny how upset he was!

He looks so much older now! Where is our little boy going??

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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! :)