The Fab Five!

cabin summer 2011

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playing in the river

Opie shaking off, his head is turned all the way upside down

Bella collects rocks

Brennan and Missy on Bud

in the river

Lila wants to sit on the horseses all day long

Conns being silly

This is what the Nielsen family does in the summer. Hanging out at the good old Bott family cabin. We are up there every weekend. Its the best :)

Summer catch up!

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the fam

dancing and Lila wouldn't budge off the dance floor!

Some of the bridesmaids

daddy's girl

April sang to Nate

I have been a horrible blogger! I have a lot to post so here we go! My sister April got married in July to a Awesome guy named Nate. All I can say is Finally! They dated for 5 years. He has 2 adorable daughters named Emmy and Missy. Her are some of the wedding pics.

Bear Lake 2011!

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Every year we try to go camping up at Bear Lake. We go up with our friends and fam and have lots of fun. We got rained out early this year and Lila was a bit of a handful. The water was so high this year we could throw a rock from our tent and hit it! That was nice instead of walking 10 minutes just to get to the beach. Connor was in the water all day everyday and we only saw him at lunchtime and around the camfire for dinner. I have got 3 waterbabies and he is definatley a fish! Colins dad makes the best camping food. Especially breakfast. Yumm. We had so much fun and can't wait to go again next year :) I took lots of fun pictures, enjoy

April's Bachelorette Party!

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My sister April got married in July so me and her BFF Sherri threw her a Bachelorette party. It was was so fun. We made her do a bunch of funny tasks all night and Sherri made her this awesome t-shirt that she had to get as many guy signatures as she could. It was a blast :)

Update! June :)

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Lila is ready to go and Colin tried to bungie cord Opie in to get him to stay LOL

Wow I haven't blogged forever and was lookin at all of the pics I have taken over the past few months I realize I better catch up! The cabin is alway what we do every weekend of the summer. The dogs have loved it especially Opie. All 90 pounds of him! Ya he is huge and only 8 months old and still getting bigger. We tried to put him on the 4 wheeler to go for a ride like Bella does and he was so scared! He is a scaredy cat! haha

90!

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My sweet little grandma turned 90 on April 26! She is an amazing woman that I admire a lot. She says that her secret for living so long is Coke, Cadbery eggs and Chiropracters, LOL. She is a hoot!

Pinewood derby

2011-05-13T12:57:00.000-07:00

Conns had another Pinewood derby. He made a Utah car, and got 5th place!

I love my little scout :)

Easter

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Dudes after the egg hunt looking at her candy

me and my kiddos

We had a fun Eatser. We did the usual dinner at grandmas and egg hunt,family pics in Easter outfits and breakfy with Colin's dad. The boys were so cute helping Lila find her eggs. She was pretty cute walking around looking for candy.

1 year!!!

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Lila turned 1 on March 23! Wow, that year flew by. We had a fun party for our sweet little one, and she had a blast. She already knows how to party! She walked around and strutted her cute outfit for everyone. She LOVED her cake and all of her presents. Thank you everyone for coming :)

11 months!

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Lila is 11 months old!! She is walking everywhere, and I thinks that is all she wants to do. She is VERY busy and getting bigger, and cuter everyday!

Family walk

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Baby Li

We decided to talk our new puppie Opie on a walk around the block. He decided he is still a little baby and needs to be in the stroller. He already weighs 27 lbs at 11 weeks so I hope he doesn't get used to it!

Puppies week 8

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Opie the pup we are keeping

a little girl one

all the boys have longer hair and are so cute

The puppies are huge now and starting to go home with families. They are sooo cute, anybody interested???

10 months

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she loves her daddy the best ( i don't blame her )

Isn't she the cutest?

so prescious and so busy

with her walker

Lila is getting so big! She is about 16 lbs and constantly on the move. She is so close to walking, I can't decide if I want her to walk or keep crawling. It just seems like her hands stay cleaner. All she ever does is say "Whats that?" to everything. It is sooo cute. She is our little talker. She says hi, whats that, mom, dad, ouch, uh oh, more and ball! I can't get enough of her cuteness

10!

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10 years ago I became a mom! Connor was born and changed my life. I can't believe how big he is. He is the coolest kid I know, and I love him so much. I am an old lady now! I feel like my little guy isn't little anymore :( Happy Birthday Connor. You are a stud

Puppies!!!!

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Bella had 10 puppies last week. We thought she was done at five, then all of sudden there were 2 more. When we finally got Bella away from them for a sec there were 10! She must have kept having them when we left her alone. Poor thing. They are all sooooooo cute though! 10 mini Bellas. They all look alike. I will post more pics the bigger they get. The dad is my parents 1 year old, Bernese Mountain dog. He is huge. He is already 100 pounds and still growing. I have a feeling they are going to be big dogs.

Bad hair day!

2010-12-10T21:43:00.003-08:00

I can't tame it! After every nap and car ride this is what happens. HELP

Things that Brennan did list

2010-12-10T21:37:00.000-08:00

Apparently Brennan was being bad when the boys were going to bed, so Connor made a list of what he did.

1. He yelled at me!
2. He threw a gun at me!
3. He crumpled up bread on the toy thing
4. He sneezed all over my desk
5. He said that I had to play a video game that I dont like to play anymore
6.He coughed right in my face

I felt bad for Conns when he showed it to me but I couldn't help but laugh. I am actually suprised that the list wasn't longer, LOL!

8 months

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Her brothers LOVE her

She follows Bella around Getting into stuff

Crazy Girl!

Look how long her hair is!

My Lila is 8 months now. Can't believe it. She is all over the place now, crawling everywhere and pulling herself up on things. Talking too. She can say mom, dad, and hi. She waves to you, blows kisses, and claps. She is so much fun.!! I take her in next month to get her weight checked. She is still a tiny thing. Guess she is going to be short like me

Happy Thanksgiving!!

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Lila and Auntie April

I only got these two cute pics on Thanksgiving. Happy Turkey day. Hope you had a good one!

Halloween

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Brennan and his superhero friends!

At Colin's mom's birthday bash, she was Barbara Streisand

DOG and Beth, we are so tuff. Watch out BRA

NACHO!!! Connor and my brother Grayson were hilarious

He was perfect for this costume. So funny

Trunk or Treat, White trash style. I just love the sandals with tevas

Me and Col were bikers and my sister just bought a new Motorcycle, so I had to play the part

The whole fam

Daddy and his BEE

We had a fun and busy Halloween! Lots of parties=Lots of fun :) We all dressed up this year.

just a little update :)

2010-10-25T13:54:00.000-07:00

I had to say goodbye to my old car :((

But I REALLY LOVE my new one, YAY!

Lila is now 7 months!!

Col, has been hunting a lot lately. I even went with him. Lila had to get into her Camo that grandpa bought her, just for hunting season.(Its big deal at the bott cabin)

We had a Motorcycle rodeo with the Free Riders

Conns and Colin took 2nd place

and of course Fight Night!

I cannot believe it is the end of October!!!

Brennan is 4!

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so excited to get his halo guys

his best buddies, conns, cohen and cecelia

mia and hayden riding the horsey, bud

all the crazy boys at the party!

his transformer cake

Qwynn, Lila and Zoey, all the new baby girls in the family

Yay, for 4! Brennan turned 4 on Sep 14th. It has changed his attitude dramatically. We had a fun party this year at the cabin. Cake and icecream at home too. I love my little dude :)

Preschool!

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Brennan started preschool last week! He loves it, and wishes he could stay all day, (secretly I do too ha ha!)

5 months old

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My baby girl is 5 months! She is starting to sit up, roll all over, sing, yell, laugh, fake cough, reach for her mommy, and manage to be extra cute! How did I make a child this adorable?

Fourth grade!

2010-09-01T20:55:00.000-07:00

I am officially an old lady. My son is in fourth grade! What the, where did my little dude go? I even get in trouble if I call him a little kid. I still remember 4th grade as it was yesterday. I am really freakin out!!!!

Emergency room......again!

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yucky! way too close to his eye

while he was "out"

daddy feeding him a popscicle

trying to smile for mommy

his black eye

Poor Brennan! He always gets hurt. On friday night we were at the cabin, at around 11:00 we went outside to look at the meteor showers. He got cold and came inside and started taking off his coat and tripped on the dogs bed, and smacked his head right on the handle of the dresser in our bedroom. Those things are sharp! He split his eye open and blood was gushing everywhere! I was like "Great, here we go again!" So we packed up and went to the new hospital in Park city. Since the cut is so close to his eye, they had to tranquilize the little guy. That was interesting. He got 2 big shots in his legs then went out. He looked really wierd, I hated it. But after they sewed him up, he started to wake up, and he was acting so funny. He kept pointing at Colin's forehead and saying "Eye, eye, eye" He said "daddy, you have lots of eyes!" we got back to the cabin at 2:00 in the morning. Thanks friday the 13th!

Family trip!

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I was riding in style! I fell like I was in Italy lol

Gross, moss!

My parents and sister with their dog

The yucky leach that was on colin's foot

The boys

our awesome cabin

in our hot tub

Bear WOrld! It was so fun, this was an albino elk

cute guy!

this bear tried to come home with us, we would have let him too!

they had kiddie rides, the kids had a blast

the baby bears in the background

Brennan cared about Lila more than the picture being taken

now we want to add one of these cute pigs to our zoo at home, aren't they so cute?

The deer were so friendly, Connor was hugging its neck

We went to Island park with my parents last week and it was soooo fun! We floated down the snake river at Macks inn, stayed in a way nice cabin @ Ponds lodge, and went to Bear World in Rexburg Idaho on the way home. It was a short little vacation but a much needed one! Lila was so good in the car. The kids had a lot of fun

Cute pics!

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This is for you Mackenzie!

Fishin!

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He's not quite sure about his first fishy

My boys have been little fisherman lately. Thay have caught some pretty big fish in the river at the cabin and they love it! They even like eating them for dinner.

Backpacking, Cabin, and Swimming!!

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Connor doing a swimming training thing, he is a pretty good swimmer!

Brennan my geek!

Lila bean, look at her eyes!

We got a new horse, the boys had to try him out!~

Marshmellow faces

Rhodes lake

colin, his brother riley, and my brother grayson

all of the kids, brennan, connor, thatcher and gretchen

We haven't done as much this summer with a new baby and all, so Colin decided to take the boys backpacking. Me and Lila stayed at the cabin and they ventured off up the mountain. I wasn't worried about them until at 1 in the morning a huge thunderstorm rolled in! It was pouring and the lightening was amazing. They survived it ok. I had Colin take lots of pictures.

3 Months!

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hairdo!

and those are Colin's hairy legs, just in case you were worried i don't shave mine

Smiler girl!

Lila is 3 months old! I can't believe it. She is getting so big and holds her head up all the time now. She talks a lot and is just getting cuter by the day, how is that possible?

Happy Fathers Day!

2010-06-22T12:12:00.000-07:00

he gives the baby a bath on the table, lol

He was Brennan's soccer coach

Showing Conns how to shoot

Loving his new daughter

Hangin out with Brenns

He took the kids to the monster truck show

Colin is the BEST dad. He became a dad at 15 and I think he has done a great job. He is so hands on and makes sure he spends time with his kids everyday. He loves to bathe the baby and put her in her jammies every night. He calls it his daddy-daughter time. He wrestles with the boys right when he gets home from work, so Brennan can get out all of his energy before bedtime (too bad he has endless energy) He plays video games with the kids, jumps on the tramp, makes huts, rides on the motorcyle, goes fishing, horse rides, snake catching, magic tricks, I could go on and on. I am so glad he is the father of my children! I couldn't have done better. We love you Col!

Tramp Fun!

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daddy's backflip

with the sprinkler

Connor's mishapened face! The gravity made a funny picture, he looks like frankenstein!

WE love our new trampoline!

Summer is here!!

2010-06-08T18:11:00.000-07:00

Brennan and Cecelia, playing guns

Her dad puts her in laundry baskets, Boys are so funny!

Connor halfway through his haircut
Piggytails! love them
Isn't she just prescious?

Yay! Connor had his last day of school today, and it finally feels like summer is here! We went up to the cabin, and have been outside a lot. Its going to be busy with all 3 kids home all day. Good thing we love having friends come over! My kids get bored of each other. Lila is getting so big! She is such a good baby, and happy all the time. I discovered that she can wear pigatils! I love having this little girl sooo much!

Lila's blessing

2010-05-19T16:39:00.000-07:00

I didn't get a good picture of her in her dress! whoops

We blessed baby Lila a few weeks ago. Colin gave her such a beautiful blessing and she looked so cute in her dress! Thanks to all the friends and family for their support in her special day!

I am learning to sew!

2010-05-19T13:04:00.000-07:00

I have been making these onesies and baby legs for little Li, I think they turned out fantastic!
plus the matching bows!

I have become crafty! I wanted to cover up this old bookshelf that I just hated looking at. So I came up with thisAnd I decided to cover up some of my pillows to match

Why didn't I think of this sooner?

Mothers Day

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Lila is my little bean. She is so happy all the time and loves her mommy! She coos and loves to be swaddled. She tells me lots of stories and it is sooo cute! I love dressing her, it is getting out of control.

Brennan is my crazy little stinker! He is a ball of energy, and my snuggle bug too! He is such a boy, there is never a dull monent when he is around

Conns, is my dude! He is such a sweetheart to me. He always tells me he loves me and gives me kisses. He is hilarious and can see a movie once and quote it. So like his momma

I am so glad to be the mother to my three darling kids! I feel so blessed, and lucky to have healthy, beautiful, funny babies! They are my world.

AAfter 4 wheeling in moab! Our faces were covered in dirt! She is so fun

And I just love my grandma and Mom. They are such a great example to me, I hope I can be at least half the mom that they are! I love you

Colin's mom is such a good grandma. The kids love going to her house and she is always so willing to babysit! Thanks Anne for raising such a wonderful son. He is the best husband and daddy. I couldn't have asked for a better one!

ANOTHER TRIP TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM!

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He said he was a ninja turtle with the blue bandages in his head

Having to hold him down to clean in out. That made him so mad!

The finished product

We just can't avoid the emergency room! I guess when you have two active little boys, it comes with the territory right? We were at the Gateway on Saturday night and Brennan has to climb onto everything there. We were waiting outside the bathrooms and he was up on a ledge and decided to jump off and didn't jump far enough and bumped his head on the granite! Ouch, It immediately started gushing blood. We had to try to stop the bleeding, and I had the baby in front of me in her snugly, and Colin ran to get the car, so I was holding a crying 3 year old, with a newborn attached to me, blood soaking his head. Everyone was staring at me, I was drawing a crowd, pretty embarrassing! Well 6 staples in his head later, we are all good. Poor little guy he was a toughy!

1 month

2010-04-23T15:41:00.000-07:00

Her cute summer outfit

I love my kids!!

Wow! that flew by so fast. Lila is about 8 pounds. That's my at home scale estimate. She is starting to smile and talk to us! We love her!!

First 3 weeks of life

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leaving the hosptial, ready to go home

Daddy and his girl, they are always asleep together

Man, do I feel soooo much better now!

She has boobies! She is lactating (some babies do shortly after birth) It look hilarious, but don't worry it doesn't hurt

Yes I already painted her toenails

She loves her new swing

crazy hairdo!

We just love havin baby Lila at our house! She is a good baby, and the boys love her to death. I have to physically pry their lips off her face so she can breath. I don't remember being this tired with the other kids. She looks just like her daddy with mommy's eyes, and I am just lovin all of her hair! I have been taking lots of pictures of her, she is just too dang cute! She loves her mommy and follows me around the room if she hears me. She loves to eat and I am glad of that. Daddy can't get enough of her, she already has him wrapped around her little finger. I have been getting a schedule down with all 3 kids and its a lot harder than just 2. I have ventured out by myself, and survived,with all 3 of them too! I was so proud :) I will be taking lots of pictures of our little bean and posting them, so keep checking up!

Easter

2010-04-12T16:47:00.000-07:00

Little Li

I love my dudes

Conn's tattoos

Brennan won a prize for his playdough squid

Daddy and Brennan made this cute bunny

Connor and grandpa searching for eggs

the easter bunny!

We didn't do much this easter since I had a brand new baby, so Colin took the kids to an awesome easter egg hunt! They look like they had a blast. They won lots of fun prizes, and saw the easter bunny! Thanks Col for taking pics for me since I couldn't come. But I did get to go to a bbq at my sister's house.

She is finally here!!!

2010-03-26T19:30:00.000-07:00

I can't get over all that black hair!

Prescious!!!!!

Dad's new footprint tats

The new fam of 5!

Connor meeting his new baby sister

Auntie Mackenzie is so glad that she is here!

Lila Jane Nielsen

6 pounds 2 ounces 18 inches long

born March 23, 2010 2:14 pm

Little miss Lila was born on tuesday, and we just love her so much! I made my doctors partner induce me because I was a week late, and I am so glad I did. I can't remember feeling this good in a long time. She came pretty quick, I started pitocin at 8:45, water broke @ 11:45, and she made her appearance at 2:14. I got my first epidural, and was so glad that I did. I did half of it natural, until I was dialated to a 6 then I wussed out! But I was able to relax for an hour with the epidural and it was heaven! Then the nurse put a catheder in, and I was in sooo much pain and said I had way too much pressure, and she said "I just checked you ten minutes ago and you are only a 7". But I made her check me and I was a 10! That was really quick, I pushed her out and was so suprised to see all of that hair! She is a lot smaller than I expected, I thought she was going to be a big fatty! She is is just a petite little girl. Her big brothers love her soo much, they are being so cute! We are so happy to have her here. I just want to thank Mackenzie for all of the support she has been this whole pregnancy, and labor! You are the best Kenze, I just love you lots! ANd of course my husband Colin too for putting up with me ;). He loves his little Lila Bean and is the best dad ever! I love my little family

overdue

2010-03-17T16:27:00.000-07:00

I am still here, pregnant, playing the waiting game. This is torture!

I am DONE!!!

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37 weeks

38 weeks she is way lower!

Here are the latest belly pics, Sorry about the bare belly, they showed how much she has dropped this week! I am getting very miserable, barfing, and contracting, yuck! And I went to the doctor yesterday, and was sooo sure that I was dialated at leats to a 2. but nope! I have been a 1 for 2 weeks now. This is the longest that I have ever pregnant! Connor was born at 37 weeks, and Brenns was born at 38. Oh well, I guess she will eventually have to come out right??

9 years already???

2010-02-20T17:42:00.001-08:00

Holy cow! I cannot believe that me and Col have been married 9 years ago today! It has been the best 9 years of my life, and I am so glad that I married my other half. He is the BEST husband ever, and some of my friends can vouche for that. He is my best friend, so fun, funny, great dad, always remembers birthdays, anniversary's, buys me flowers for no reason, always puts my feelings before his, Sexy!, I could just go on and on! I just fall more in love with him everyday and I am so excited for him to meet his daughter soon. He is more excited than anybody (well maybe not you mack ;), Anyways I tried to find a pic of our wedding day but I would have to search through my mom's old pics. Too lazy. Love you Honey! Here's to a million more!

Baby Shower :)

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Colin's cute family ( don't mind my bloated face)

me and my neices

my fam

cute friends!

mack and tiff

mackenzie and the 2 preggos

I was so lucky to be blessed with the best of friends! They decided to throw a baby shower for me. It actually was my first too. I have never had a baby shower (probably because when I had Connor all of my friends were in high school) but I am so happy I got one! Especially since this is my first girl. I got sooooo many cute things. I really was showered with gifts. Here are some cute pics of everyone at it. Thanks Mackenzie and Stacey!! Love ya

How cute is this!!!

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I bought a new car seat online a while ago, and it finally came! I didn't exactly need a new one but when I saw this one I couldn't resist. Isn't this the cutest thing you have ever seen? I told Colin that he was in big trouble when we had a girl and I think he is learning it quick. Now the baby needs to come and put it to use!

34 weeks and counting!

2010-02-06T16:44:00.000-08:00

Here is my newest belly pic. I feel enormous, and I have a cold. Not a good combination :(. But it is all worth it in the end!

Happy Birthday Connor!

2010-01-11T18:36:00.000-08:00

My dude!

Wow, I cannot believe another year has gone by, and Connor is now 9! Yes that is what I said 9! I feel like just yesterday he was a little dude running around in diapers, now he is reading huge chapter books. Conns we love you so much, you are the best. You are one of a kind, hilarious, loving, smart, awesome kid. We are so glad that you are in our family.

We had Connor's birthday at farimont this year, he just loves it! He has always been my water baby, just can't get enough of it.

Belly pics!!

2010-01-04T22:42:00.000-08:00

27 weeks

30 weeks!

I can't believe I am in my third trimester!!! I feel like it, all I want to do now is sleep. I have some cute belly pics that Mackenzie takes for me. (I didn't realize I am practically wearing the same thing in both pictures)

Happy New Year!!

2010-01-04T22:31:00.000-08:00

kissy kiss

don't worry its Martinellis

me and cute Steph

Hayden was so night night

The boys

the girls

We had such a great 2009, and celebrated the coming 2010 with fam and friends!! We are so excited for what our family has in store this year. Especially in March :)

Merry Christmas!!

2009-12-29T18:56:00.000-08:00

connor and his stuff

their faces christmas morning

in our christmas eve jammies

fam party christmas eve

We had a great X-mas! The boys are so cute, they get funner every year! Here are some pics

ZoO LiGhTs!

2009-12-27T18:08:00.000-08:00

Brenns and Cohen are little goofs!

We love going to the Zoo. We went to the Zoo lights with the Mcpheeters again. It is so much fun :)

Santa!

2009-12-18T10:55:00.000-08:00

Santa came to the Bott family Christmas party this year and Connor was excited. Brennan hasn't been into the whole Santa thing this year. Everytime I go to the mall he doesn't want to go see him. And he kept saying " I don't want Santa to come to my house!". So at the party he wouldn't really go by Santa until he found out that Santa gave out candy canes. We couldn't get him away from Santa after he found that out! He is a candy freak. He kept going up to Santa and sitting on his lap. It was so cute.

Crazy kids!

2009-12-18T10:49:00.000-08:00

Brennan, Cohen and Cecelia decided to do their hair. They are so funny together

2009-12-16T13:54:00.001-08:00

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Christmas time is here!

2009-12-13T13:36:00.000-08:00

connor was a sheperd

my kids are goofballs!

We have been enjoying December in our house! We decorated our tree, went to the ward Christmas nativity, and played in the snow! And we have lots more fun coming up this week :)

25 weeks

2009-12-03T16:49:00.000-08:00

Here I am at 25 weeks! It is going pretty fast :)......kinda

UTAH vs. BYU

2009-11-30T20:20:00.000-08:00

We have a party for the Holy War at our house every year. Its really fun to get together and watch the game. Colin is all for Utah so if anybody likes BYU they are not invited, lol. All the guys get really into the game and they were not happy campers when the U lost. But I did get some pics of everybody when they were happy :) (before the end of the game)

20 weeks

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I took some more pics of the belly at 20 weeks. I cannot believe how big I am getting!

Halloween fun

2009-11-05T16:30:00.000-08:00

We had a fun and crazy halloween this year! Connor was a Spartan and Brennan was a tiger. We had fun at school parades, carnivals, pumpkin carving and of course trick-or-treating!!

Crazy Corn Maze

2009-10-26T14:51:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we decided to take the kids to a Corn Maze. We went to the Crazy Corn Maze, because it was so much cheaper than all of the other Mazes around town. When we got there there was a guy dressed up as a scary scarecrow and Brennan and Cecelia didn't like him. They had to go past him to get into the cornmaze so Mackenzie and I decided to show the kids that he was a NICE scarecrow. We bought all of the kids glostick necklaces, and we were glad we did because we probably would have lost one of them. But it was fun, and the kids enjoyed it!

2009-10-20T16:33:00.001-07:00

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Guess what??

2009-10-19T14:30:00.000-07:00

Its a GiRl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We are so excited for a little girl to come to our house! I already know she is going to be too spoiled, she already has gotten clothes from everyone! Look at her cute little pictures! She is already adorable. Her brothers wanted a baby brother, but they are coming around to the idea of having a sister.

The Zoo

2009-10-18T17:33:00.000-07:00

this little baby monkey was so cute!

We love the zoo! They have so many cute babies there this year. We took a ton of fun pics on our little outing.

Happy Birthday Brennan!

2009-09-14T16:03:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that my baby is 3 today! He is such a joy to our family and has definitely made it crazier! He is a ball of energy and a snuggle bug. He is so smart and loves to wrestle. We love you Brenners!!

13 1/2 weeks

2009-09-13T12:03:00.000-07:00

I am going to start documenting the belly. I didn't do it with the other kids and am sad about it. This one is growing faster and bigger. I guess because its my 3rd baby!

Were Pregnant!!

2009-09-03T17:02:00.000-07:00

We have some good news! We are pregnant with our 3rd baby. I am due the 16th of March, and we are very excited :)

The next Crocodile Hunter???

2009-09-02T14:51:00.000-07:00

My husband catches every animal he can get his hands on. The past few weekends at the cabin he has caught a humming bird (which he is really proud of) and a bat.

3rd Grade!!!

2009-09-02T14:46:00.001-07:00

Holy Cow, I cannot believe that Connor is in 3rd grade already! Where has my little dude gone?

BeAr LaKe!!

2009-07-30T15:57:00.000-07:00

can you see the skunk that ate our garbage and sprayed our food tent?

the whole crew

We went to good ole Bear Lake this last weekend. It was such a blast! We did lots of boating, swimming, playing in sand, cooking and laughing. We are so glad that everyone had tons of fun. We ate like kings, everyone cooked the yummiest food. Even the skunks couldn't resist it.

Fun at the cabin

2009-07-23T15:16:00.001-07:00

We went on a hike last weekend at the cabin it was so hot we decided to play in the river. It was fun. Brennan stayed in the longest, I swear little kids don't ever get cold!

Finally a haircut!!!

2009-07-12T18:45:00.000-07:00

Last November Colin decided to try and grow his hair out. I didn't think that it was going to last that long because he usually gets sick of it and cuts it. But 8 months later, this is how long it got. I am so suprised he stuck it out, he has sooo much hair! He liked his hair flowing in the wind while riding his motorcycle, and I did think it was pretty sexy. Now that it is so hot outside he finally got sick of it and so we chopped it off. I even saved his ponytail! So funny. Now that I have a clean cut husband, I am going to have to get use to it. He does look very handsome with his new haircut!

Ron White!!

2009-07-12T18:23:00.000-07:00

mackenzies hiding spot

my hiding spot

one of our many pictures

the guys

before ron white

Last weekend we went to Ron White in Wendover. We went with Mike and Mackenzie, and we had a blast. Ron was so funny, and it was nice to get away from the kids for a night. Mackenzie and I got bored in our room and took a ton of pictures. We even hid from the guys when they walked out and they couldn't find us, it was so funny!!

Swimming lessons

2009-06-26T15:03:00.000-07:00

I luv those big blue eyes!

We are so lucky! We have swimming lessons one house down from us, and we go every day! It is perfect thing for the summer and the kids love it.

SCaRy!!

2009-06-26T14:55:00.000-07:00

We took Colin's dad's uniloader to the cabin last weekend to get the hay stacked for the horses, and it poured rain the whole time. It was a big muddy mess. On the way home was were driving on the dirt road and we had to hug the right side of the road because a car was coming the other way. The road decided to give out!! The tailer with the uniloader weighs a least 7500 pounds and the trailer started to pull us down the hill. But luckily Colin reacted fast enough to save us, and the other car helped pull us out. That was a close one. .

Handyman

2009-06-26T14:48:00.000-07:00

Colin got a new fish tank and decided he wanted to build himself a new stand for it. Look how good it is! He is co crafty, I swear he can do everything from fixing cars to building stuff, to even changin poopy diapers. I married a keeper

Fathers Day!

2009-06-26T14:29:00.000-07:00

Me and my dad

The Nielsen men

She loves Brennan

I am so lucky to have 3 great men in my life. First my husband, he is really the best dad I have ever seen. He is so fun and I don't know another guy that could have had a kid that young and been able to do it as well as him. And secondly my dad. He is always so excited to babysit the kids and melts when they give him hugs. He always gives them ice cream money, and helps us out a lot. And third Perry, Colin's dad. He is so funny and never gets mad at anyone. The kids love him, and I am glad that he is their grandpa.

Well for fathers day we decided to give Perry the cutest kitten I have ever seen! I wanted to keep her but we have allergies in our house, so we gave her to him. Her name is Lulu Bear. Isn't she adorable??

Girls night

2009-06-15T16:19:00.000-07:00

Notice my 4 toes! ha ha

I had my friends over and we had a glitter toe party! It was so fun. I am excited for our monthly get togethers. YAY. If anybody wants me to come do a party at their house let me know! They are way fun

MDa Motorcycle ride

2009-06-08T21:51:00.000-07:00

This weekend Colin and I went to Wendover on his motorcycle. It was a for a big ride they do every year for the Muscular Dystrophy fund raiser, and they raised over 100,000 this year! There was over 4 thousand motorcycles. It was so fun. The ride wasn't as bad as I thougt it was going to be, I was scared that we were going to get rained on, but we lucked out. It started raining right after we got there. They had a fun concert and we got to see Survivor. (They sing the eye of the tiger). It was really fun and I am glad that we went.

Glitter toes!!!!

2009-06-05T11:50:00.000-07:00

I just got my nail tech liscence and I am sooo excited! I am starting to work at a salon called Rossanos and it is on 33rd right above 20th east. It is in the Ivy place. I just started doing glitter toes and I am really excited about it. I am going to start doing glitter toe parties for girls who want an excuse to get together and getsuper cute toes while they are at it! I have a ton of colors, and they last forever! I also do sculpted acrylic nails and manicures and pedicures. I also do it out of my house so if you are a mom who wants to get their nails or feet done, but can never find a babysitter, just bring the kids to play and I have a ton of toys and movies! I also do waxing in my house and eyebrow tinting. I have to post a picture of my glitter toes because I love them! Let me know if you want my to pamper you!

Big brother

2009-06-01T13:15:00.000-07:00

I found Connor dressing Brennan and putting on his diaper after a bath. I just love it! It is so nice have an older kid to help out with his younger brother

The Dane Train

2009-05-23T13:03:00.000-07:00

Colin and his bff Scott

Me and Colin

Dane! We had great seats row 11

There was a ton of dust in the parking lot

Me and steph

We went to Dane Cook the other night. Oh my heck! He is hilarious. I have been laughing about his jokes the past few days. Colin and his friend Scott have been fans of Dane even before he got really famous, and have even flown to vegas to see him. So when they found out he was coming they were so excited. I had a blast and anybody who went can laugh with me. If you ever have a life conundrum just stop and think.....wtf would Hilary Duff do??

The Goose

2009-05-15T14:11:00.000-07:00

He is really nice if Colin is holding him

This picture doesn't give it justice, the flash made it look not as bad as it is

For anybody that doesn't know we have a pet goose. His name is Gandalf and he is a stinker. He hates kids and if they get too close he will go after them and bite them. Connor has learned that if he is holding his hanger than Galdalf is afraid and will run away. But the other day Colin and Connor were outside playing and Connor decided he wanted to hold one of our ducks. ( we have two ducks name Crestopher waddles and Halo) So Connor goes to pick up Halo and the duck quacked like he didn't like it very much and Gandalf freaked! He ran full speed up to Connor and started to bite him right in the crotch! And he wouldn't let go, Colin said it was the funniest thing ever, and Connor got away but not before Gandalf got him two more times on the butt. You should see Connor's bruise. Luckily he didn't get his privates because this bruise is nasty. But Connor didnt seem to upset and laughs about it. I think the goose is a better watch dog than our real dogs. He actually attacked my brother once when he tried to get in our backyard. He is pretty scary!

BrItNeY SpEaRs CoNcErT!!!

2009-04-16T15:56:00.000-07:00

she looked so good

the pussycat dolls

that freaky lady scared the crap out of us! well mostly mackenzie

WOW! Mackenzie and I went to the Britney concert on tuesday and it was awesome! We have been waiting for this since the first of December. We bought our tickets right when they went on sale and Mackenzie got us the BEST seats. They were perfect. So we got all dressed up and went out to CPK for dinner and were kind of worried we were going to be late for the concert because it was packed. But we weaseled our way into a seat and scarfed our food. We took a lot of pictures and had such a blast. Britney knows how to put on a good show. I loved it. YAY! thanks Mack, I am so glad that we went together. Here are some pics of our crazy night!

Easter

2009-04-16T15:40:00.000-07:00

notice Colin in the tree and Brennan trying to climb up to him!

We had fun Easter. We had a bbq at my sister's new house, colored eggs, and went to church in our new outfits. Brennan and Connor were so cute. Last week we went to a cookie decorating part at Brandon and Stacey's house, they loved that. Especially all of the sprinkles. I hope everyone had a fun easter too!

Jungle gym's

2009-04-11T22:14:00.000-07:00

Brennan and Cecelia hanging out at hires

Cohen and Brennan doing what they love

Cheesy smile

We had a playdate a week ago at Jungle gyms and it was fun! I took some really cute pics of the kids. But warning to all of the moms who get on the little roller coaster! It was pretty intense. We had no idea what we were getting ourselves into. But girls we have to go again, Brennan loved it!

Moab

2009-03-24T21:19:00.000-07:00

Me and my mom always have the dirtiest faces!

Brennan had the need to open his mouth

he actually fell asleep on the 4 wheeler

no fear

and all of the kids have to hold it

the one of many lizards we caught

Colin is a geek, this was the "weiner rock"

Me and Conns

Brennan thought it was "so fun mommy!"

I was so excited when my parents invited us to go to moab this weekend! Everyone was nervous to take me with my leg, but I really have no pain and am actually walking with just a boot and no cane! Yay, I am getting back to normal. So we went and rode the 4 wheelers and it was awesome! I had no pain and my knees were just a little sore. But we had so much fun and it was so nice to get out of the house, and it didn't hurt thast it was 77 degrees! I took lots of pics and they were all so cute so I had to post a lot

Living it up!

2009-03-13T20:46:00.000-07:00

I went to the grocery store with my mom this week and I rented a motorized cart. It was pretty fun. Brennan rode on my lap the whole time and was good. Is that what I have to do to get him to be good at the grocery store?? This picture is for you Mackenzie

Surgery update

2009-03-05T13:55:00.000-08:00

It has been an interesting 2 weeks! I have been waited on hand and foot. It is so wierd. The first week I was really out of it and slept most of the time. Then the second week I was able to move around a little more and had a lot less pain. So I started taking less pain pills and I was more with it. And on tuesday I got to go to the doctor and take off my bandages to see what everything looked like under them. Yuck! I didn't know that I was going to have so many incisions. I have 8 on my right leg and 2 on my left. The doctor took all of the stiches out, gave me a boot and told me I could start walking! I am so scared to put some weight on it. My muscles are so tight and if feels so different. But I am excited to start walking. I walk around with a walker right now and it is pretty funny. I feel like an old person. But eventually I will get back to normal. I just wish that I could drive!! But I want to thank everybody that came and visited me and brought me yummy food and flowers. You are all so sweet!But I especially need to thank my mom and Colin. They have been doing all of the hard work and putting up with me and taking care of the kids 24/7. Colin has made all of Connor's school lunches and has gotten him to the bus on time everyday for school. I love you guys so much! I am going to post some pics of my legs if you can't stand stitches don't look! And my knees and legs are soooo swollen!!

Surgery

2009-02-15T18:54:00.001-08:00

To those of you that don't know, I am getting major leg surgery on wednesday. I am getting really nervous. When I was 12 I had my right leg lengthened 2 2/1 inches. It made my leg crooked and I didn't want more surgery to fix it. So I left it a lone and in August my ankle started hurting so bad and sometimes I could barely walk. So after a few monthe of it not going away I decided to go to the doctor and figure out what was wrong. The doctor said that since my leg is so crooked it is straining the ligaments and grinding the bones in my ankle. And the only way to fix it is by getting surgery to straighten my leg. I am so bummed because the doctor is going to cut my bone and put a rod into the middle of it. I have staples in my other leg and he is going to take those out too. So, I am going to be on crutches for 2 1/2 months and then a boot or a cane. It will take about 5-6 months to heal. I am so sad that I am going to be away from my kids and not be able to take care of them by myself for awhile. I will be in the hospital for 2 days and I will keep you posted when I can, and let you know how it goes. Wish me luck!

Snowmobiling

2009-02-08T13:53:00.000-08:00

you gotta luv him

up on the roof

me almost falling off the roof

playing in the snow

my dad got stuck

Col riding

I had to take a picture of him in his long johns

We went snowmobliling to the cabin this weekend and it was awesome! It was such a warm day on Friday. We didn't have to worry about the kids getting too cold. We heated up the cabin and just hung out for 2 days it was great. Colin had the bright idea of climbing on the roof and sliding down it like a huge slide. It was really fun but a little scary for me, but of course my kids just loved it. They are not scared of anything. I miss snowmobiling I don't go anymore because I always have a baby or am pregnant. I am glad that my kids are big enough to go now. Just like I did growing up! Seriously every weekend we went, my parents were snowmobiling freaks. We NEVER sat at home on a weekend. Enjoy the pics

First Tooth

2009-01-23T16:06:00.000-08:00

Connor lost his first tooth! Now he looks a lot older. He was so brave and let his dad yank it out with some floss. Man, he is getting too old!

Connor's baptism

2009-01-19T15:25:00.000-08:00

The most attractive outfits!

Connor got baptized on January 11, 2009. I am so proud of him, he made such a good decision. He sang a song all by himself at his baptism, it was the cutest thing ever! And Brennan almost fell into the font, but it was a good day. I want to thank all of the family and friends that supported him on his special day. We love you Conns!

Happy Birthday Col!

2009-01-15T11:29:00.000-08:00

Its Colin's birthday today and I want to wish him a good one. He is the best ever and I want him to know how much we love him. You are such a good daddy and the best husband. I wouldn't change anything about you :).

Connor is 8!!!!!

2009-01-11T13:53:00.000-08:00

Holy Crap, I cannot believe Conns turned eight years old. He had his birthday on friday and I am just amazed that the time had gone by so fast. I am wondering where my baby went. He has turned into such a handsome little boy. I am so glad that I am his mom he is such a great kid. He is the funniest kid you will ever meet, and is such a stud. He already has a few girlfriends, and gets love notes. He loves the ladies, and they love him. He can watch a movie once and quote a bunch of lines from it. It is so funny. He has a bunch of jokes, and makes up his own Chuck Norris jokes. He is a good older brother and always does what he is told. I never have to worry about him. He is sooo smart. He does his homework all by himself, and just finished reading Charlie and the chocolate factory all by himself. A hanger is his favorite toy, and he can play video games better than most adults. He cracks me up, and I just love him. We love you Connor, you are the best! I had to post a bunch of my favorite pics of him growing up. He was such a cutie I have to show all of you, how much he has grown!

Colin's Christmas present

2009-01-07T13:05:00.001-08:00

We went to vegas to see Criss Angel's new show "Believe" this week and it was awesome! I loved going out of town without the kids. I felt like I kept forgetting something. But I did miss them lots and lots. I am glad that Colin enjoyed his present, he deserved it.

Happy New Year!

2009-01-01T15:42:00.001-08:00

new years kiss

apes and nate

Brandon being a geek, amd mee too

the part of the fam that was awake

Stacey and baby Hayden

Yay for 2009! I hope it is a good one. Pictures of our new years buddies

The Dinosaur museum

2009-01-01T15:24:00.000-08:00

Mommy and Daddy

Connor punking the huge shark

playing in the cool sand water play thing

ready to watch a 3d dinosaur movie

the utah raptor, cool

of course daddy had to get in on the digging

in the cave

Since Colin has the whole week off we decided to hit up the Dinosaur museum at Thanksgiving Point. The boys loved it. I got some pretty cute pics. Its pretty fun!

Merry Christmas!!!

2008-12-27T15:23:00.000-08:00

ooh santa came!

my new cool present

christmas jammies, and ready for bed

Brennan holding his new snake

Colin's mom and the kids

Grampa and his grandkids

stacking cups at Perry's

COlin and his new "baby"

We had the BEST Christmas this year. We thought we were going to downscale this year, and try to save money, but we got out of control. I had the idea to get Colin plane tickets to Vegas, and Criss Angel tickets to his new show Believe. It worked out and I got it for him. He was speachless, and that is very rare for him. He loved it. I am so excited, we go on January 4th. And he got me couches! I am so spoiled, I have wanted the love sac couches forever and he got them for me. They are so cute. I love them so much. And we got a playstation 3 for the whole family. It is so cool. I didn't even care about blueray but I can tell a difference. The picture is amazing. So now we have a sweet set up everyone needs to come and watch a movie at our house. I took a bunch of cute pictures I will post. Brennan and Connor had so much fun and I am glad that we can spoil them. They are the best little dudes. I hope everyone had a good Christmas too!!!