The Nelson's

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Fall Festivities!

It seems like this fall was warmer and lasted longer. We were able to do many fun things! In October we met up with the Summers for our monthly get together and went to Gardner Village to see the witches! It was so crowded but fun. We found a little spot that wasn't crowded and all three kids could run around! I had fall break and we visited the Provo Bakery with Kynley for her first doughnut and then went hiking at Rock Canyon Park. We made dinner in a pumpkin and have loved watching the leaves change and being outside so much in the mild weather.

Heidi and Katie

Jake helping make dinner in a pumpkin!

My first doughnut!

Mom and Kynley getting ready to go on a hike!

Our little fairy when we went to Boo at the Zoo, Nana made her darling little costume. She even kept the wings on the whole day and walked around the zoo for 2 whole hours. This girl has endless energy.

Saturday, October 22, 2011

11 months and counting!

Always has her tongue out or making sounds with it

So observant

And of course the "cheeseball" smile as we call it.. Can't believe she'll be one in less than a month!

Way back in September we had a ten month old

Still as happy as ever!

Get ready for Halloween the Monsters are coming out!

Born to Run

I just finished this book..

And now I'm feeling much more inspired to run! We over complicate many things these days and this book just reminded me to run because it's a simple thing. That I don't have to get enough sleep, or have the perfect running shoe, or eat right, or go when it's cool enough, that I can just run! My body was made to run!
It's easy to put working out lower on the list, even when I love to, when you're working, and a mom, and doing oh the many other things we do. This book to me was about leaving all the excuses behind and just doing it. It follows several different people from different cultures and how they all defy perhaps what we think running should be. I loved that it gave a sense of freedom to how, what, why, where we run instead of putting boundaries on what running or a runner should be. So if you're wanting to be a little more inspired you just might want to read it...

I also read this and found it very interesting and insightful into another culture!

A story about chocolate!

Once upon a time a little girl and her mom were on their way home. The sweet, tired little girl fell asleep in the car. Upon arriving home the mom put a plate of delicious brownies on the legs of the sweet, sleeping girl and carried the little girl, asleep in her car seat into their house. The mom set the sleeping girl in her car seat down when suddenly the mom and dad heard a noise that sounded like smacking lips. They lifted up the car seat cover and discovered this...

A sweet girl, no longer sleeping, eating the delicious chocolate brownies with a huge smile!

The cabin!

Grandma and Grandpa have a cabin close to Eden, we always love to go there in the summer and fall. We spent a couple great weekends there in September and October! We love sitting by the fire, looking at all the stars, 4 wheeling and just talking with everyone!
We did run into one small problem when we were there in September. We were headed to Logan with Jake's family to see some friends. We took the dirt road from the cabin that cuts through the mountains into Logan. We got, oh about three miles onto the road and then got a flat tire. From the time that the words "loosing tire pressure fast" showed up on the screen in the car to Jake getting out and looking at it, it was completely flat! But good thing we had Aaron and Mike to help us change the tire, especially since we had no cell phone service and Grandpa and Grandma in the car in front of us hadn't noticed that we stopped! We had quite a nice stop for about an hour while Kynley played on the side of the road (don't worry I think only 2 cars drove by the whole hour) and we enjoyed the view and laughing!