The Nelson Family: January 2013

Thursday, January 31, 2013

I miss my mom

My lovely mom came for a visit a couple of weeks ago, and it was so wonderful having her here. I loved showing her our new home, our new neighborhood, our routine, etc. After having spent all summer with her, the boys were in heaven to see their grandma again.

We tried to do at least "fun" thing a day while she was here. We went to museums, played tourists downtown, and ate lots of yummy fro-yo. It was a perfect trip :)

I knew I missed her a lot when the day after she left I set the dinner table for 5 instead of 4. In those few short days I got use to having her around.

I love visits from family and friends!

Monday, January 21, 2013

Photo Find

I found this picture on my phone the other day that was taken while we were at church. I love these two!

A Mild Winter

This winter has been so mild, and while I do miss the snow from time to time, I do love to enjoy afternoon trips to the park in mid-January!

Brotherly Love

It's so fun to see these boys play well with each other. <3

Working on Our Letters

Deagan worries me a bit with his lack of enthusiasm towards school. Working on letters and other school related things can be a challenge, so I have tried to take a laud back approach per my mom's advice. I'm so grateful for my moms advice because when I approach it with out stress and just do it with the idea to have, it goes great! It is fun to see him learn new things, so I'm grateful for those moments.
I have to laugh sometimes though because Kayden seems to have more interest in numbers and letters ( as you can see in the picture;). He just might learn to read before Deagan! :)

Friday, January 4, 2013

Ice Skating

In my attempt to do more fun things with the boys, I have found a few activities in the community to try out.

Today, we went ice skating! The boys were hesitant at first, but both really loved it once they got there. Deagan seemed to catch on a bit, while Kayden was content to sit on a sled and let me pull him around. Every Friday they have a time dedicated to kids ages 2-5 to explore the ice, so it's totally catered to these little guys. I wore the wrong shoes today, so after 20 minutes my feet were freezing. I hope to go back every Friday and to wear smarter shoes next time!

Paiting

We have been doing a lot of painting lately inside our house, so the boys have been on a painting kick as well. While they say they will not make a mess when they ask to help us paint the walls, we know better ;) The other day, Greg was painting and the boys were grumpy because they couldn't help, so I set up their own painting station. While it was not exactly what they wanted to do, it seemed to fill that void!

It was funny watching the boys paint because you can totally see their personality come out in their work. Deagan hates to get his hands dirty, so even though I let them finger paint, he was not having it. Kayden on the other hand loved painting with his hands!

The paint looks weird because I didn't have any finger paint on hand, so I made my own. I let it cook a little too long, so it turned into a jell-oy substance. They loved it none the less!

Fishing

This summer, the boys went fishing with my dad and I, and have talked about doing it again ever since.

Since they can not go fishing when they want, they made up their own fishing game. They caught sharks using swords and were sporting their "fishing" hats.

A great substitute in my opinion :)

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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! :)