The Chronicles of the Nelson Family

Our Disney Adventure

2011-02-01T14:01:00.004-06:00

I'm finally getting around to posting pictures from our vacation in January. Taking four kids to WDW isn't for the faint of heart, but we had a lot of fun!

Getting my groove back?

2010-09-29T13:59:00.002-05:00

Unfortunately, having a baby means that I am out of commission for awhile. Four months of pregnancy induced nausea, followed by four months of modified bed rest means that basically only the essentials were taken care of around the Nelson household!

Fortunately, it was all worth it. On June 13th, our sweet Micah David was born! He is a superb baby, but still doesn't sleep for large blocks at night. Although a bit sleep deprived, I am slowly getting my groove back. Cleaning, cooking, exercising and romping around with Ellie have all returned. Blogging, crafting and other artistic pursuits - not so much!

My goal is to blog at least once a week, so our far away relatives and friends know that we are thriving and having a lot of fun out here in Texas.

Reflections!

2009-11-24T20:42:00.003-06:00

Ava and Noah both had a lot of fun participating in the "Reflections" program that was sponsored by our school's PTA. The theme was "Beauty Is..." They both decided that their media would be pastels on canvas board.

Noah drew a picture of his trip to Yellowstone. Notice the red Indian Paintbrush flower.

Ava drew a picture of a beautiful fairy, a pot of gold and a purple mountain.

Halloween!

2009-11-01T22:10:00.004-06:00

We had a great Halloween. Ellie learned two new words "treat" and "candy." She uses both frequently. Ava and Ellie were 50's girls complete with poodle skirts and Noah was a 50s "greaser."

First Day of School!

2009-08-24T11:55:00.004-05:00

Mr. Kindergartener himself.

The Birthday Buddies are ready for school!

Our big 2nd grader!

Noah in his classroom - ready to start the day!

Trip to Galveston

2009-08-24T11:48:00.002-05:00

Ellie's First Trip to the Beach!

Yummmm... salty shell.

Pictures from our trip to Utah and Yellowstone!

2009-08-19T19:51:00.010-05:00

So much for a new resolve for blogging...

Anyway, I thought you'd all enjoy a few pictures from our mega-vacation to Utah (to see my side of the family) and to Montana for a Nelson-side family reunion.

Here's a pic of many members of the Clough/Fuller/Hill family. (I'm the one with bad posture in the green shirt!)

Here's Ava, Noah, and Ellie with their look-a-like cousins Briar and Josh.

Uncle Joe and his birthday buddies - go April 14th!

Ava and Noah had their faces painted at the Hogle Zoo in SLC.

Ava, Noah and me on the steps of the Salt Lake Temple.

Seeing geysers at Yellowstone.

The whole crew at the Nelson family reunion in groovy tie-dye.

New computer...new resolve for blogging!

2009-04-13T23:00:00.002-05:00

So, we finally bit the bullet and bought an i-Mac. We kissed our slow, grumbling dinosaur of a PC goodbye. I resolve to do a better job blogging and try to post weekly photos and updates. Since it won't take me an hour to upload photos, I think I can make good on my promise! :)

Merry Christmas from South Texas

2008-12-24T15:06:00.004-06:00

I know I've been horrible about blogging lately. Our Internet stinks, I've been having camera issues (okay, Ellie dropped our good one and destroyed it!) - so I guess I have a million excuses.

I did want to wish all of our friends and family Merry Christmas! Just to warm you all up, who are in snow covered paradises at the moment, I'm posting some pictures of us a couple of weeks ago wearing shorts and t-shirts.

We love you and wish we could play in the snow with ya'll!

Funny...ha, ha...

2008-08-01T23:29:00.003-05:00

Isn't modern technology great? Voila! Instant stick people family. Although, my stick person should have awkward flyaway bangs trailing her ponytail.

Holla!

Create your own family sticker graphic at pYzam.com

Today's Activities

2008-08-01T14:37:00.002-05:00

Today I was brave woman and ventured by myself to the neighborhood pool with three kids in tow.

It went better than expected. Ellie fell asleep in the stroller after her swim - she loves the water! The kids swam with their pool noodles as I sat by the side of the pool.

A Pic of Our Blue-eyed Girl

2008-08-01T14:31:00.002-05:00

She loves to drive!!!!

Yet another kidism from Noah...

2008-07-13T20:31:00.002-05:00

Tonight I was hanging out with Noah and Aaron. I jokingly told Aaron that he was getting old (at the ripe age of 31!). Noah heard and started singing quite loudly:

"I'll be sad when you're dead. I'll be sad when you're dead. I'll be sad when you're dead..."

I surmised that Aaron and I have told the kids that sometimes when people get really old they die.

we had to have a little talk about real old age and dying...the joy of a four year old!

Kidisms from Noah and Ava...

2008-07-11T01:07:00.002-05:00

Noah:

"I sure like that George Lincoln...he's my favorite president."

"I love the Fourth and July because of the fireworks."

"When I'm a grown-up, I want to put tile on floors."

"When I'm 19, can I take Momma with me on my mission?"

Ava

"I cut my knee and now I'm blooding everywhere." (Tiny little cut easily remedied by a Shrek bandaid.)

"Ellie likes me because I'm her sister."

"Why do I have to go to college?" (Oh boy, it isn't starting already, is it?)

New Pics of the Ellie Bean!

2008-07-11T01:02:00.002-05:00

In her bumbo seat:

She is so sweet when she's asleep:

Developmentally-wise she's right on target for a five-month-old (without adjustment for prematurity). She's trying to scoot around, reaching for and grabbing things, rolling over and babbling up a storm. She weighed in at 14 pounds 12 ounces at the doctors office on Monday. She's just started taking a little Zantac at night for her reflux issues (we think they've gotten worse because of her teething!

Major home renovations...not fun for kids.

2008-07-11T00:58:00.002-05:00

So over the last few days we have not enjoyed living in a construction zone. I never knew that installing tile floors was so intense and so messy. Our whole house is covered in dust and we have little fragments of old tile everywhere. The kids and I just left the workers to themselves since it was really hard for Ava and Noah to stay out of their way and it was too noisy for the baby to sleep. Tomorrow the whole house gets new carpet. We are leaving and will probably spring for a hotel!

Long time...no post

2008-06-06T01:14:00.002-05:00

So the month of May was a total wash. Aaron and I passed strep throat back and forth to each other all throughout the months of April and the first part of May. Aaron was found to be a "strep carrier" by his ENT doctor and underwent a tonsilectomy on May 22nd. It was a really rough surgery and it took him a while to recover. We are all feeling better now and I hope to blog a lot more...

I'm back folks.

Ellie's Smiles

2008-04-24T13:50:00.002-05:00

Ellie is a very temperamental girl. When she is happy, she is very happy: she has started giggling when we do funny things and her gummy grin can't be beat. However, when she is grumpy, she is very grumpy and wants to be held, swaddled and paid attention to. Our high maintenance princess is going to keep us busy!

General Conference and disinfection

2008-04-05T14:21:00.003-05:00

Today we cleaned the strep bugs out of our house and listened to General Conference on BYU-TV. I enjoyed all of the talks and the kids were very interested in the sustaining of our new prophet President Thomas S. Monson. We're lucky that we get GC on our satellite so we can watch it in our PJs!

After about a whole container of Clorox wipes, we've disinfected everything in hopes that we never get strep throat again!

What You Came Here For

2008-04-05T00:35:00.000-05:00

I know that you didn't come here to read my ramblings on Post-Modernism or alternative fuel sources.

You came to see pictures of the adorable monkeys who make my life complete. Here are pictures from our fabulous Easter.

Here's our newest little one: Elinor Ayn - looking so demure on her first Easter

Ava and Noah being the best of sports in their matching outfits:

About my blooooggggg...

2008-04-04T23:55:00.000-05:00

So I've jumped on the band wagon and started a blog. My main reasons for doing so include being able to post pictures and anecdotes for my far away friends and family, and also being able to chronicle the daily happenings of my little family. Hope you enjoy my ramblings...