Going Private (Again)

Hey everyone! So recently my email got hacked into, and I was going to change this back to private anyways, but that helped my decision. I created an update blog that you can add to your blog lists so you can see when I update. It is www.nielsenfamilyupdates.blogspot.com Sorry for the inconvenience! Everyone leave me your emails and I will make sure I send you an invite. I am going to try to go private within the week. Thanks!

Lots of New Post's Below!

Halloween 2010

Hazen was a Monkey for Halloween this year and Rhett was a Tiger. They looked so cute in their costumes. It was kind of a yucky night out, it was raining and cold. But we braved the weather and headed out trick-or-treating. Hazen lasted about 15 houses and then said to me "Mom, can we go home now?" And I was just fine with that. Rhett was really cranky and cold and I was ready to be done. Ryan was out of town (hunting in Missouri) for Halloween, so I was more than happy to be done trick-or-treating! Hope you all had a fun Halloween!

Paul Bunyon...

So, Ryan's mom let Hazen borrow a couple of old classic movies. Paul Bunyon is one of the movies she let him borrow. He is watching it in his room the other day and he calls me in there to tell me something. This is what he proceeds to tell me:
"Oh my Hell mom, he is the biggest man I have ever seen!"
I am in trouble.

Happy 4th Birthday Hazen!

Hazen turned 4 on October 17. Crazy how fast time flies! It feels like it was just yesterday that I was in labor (forever....) and that we brought him home. He is such a character. I love this kid more than I ever understood I could love someone. He is so funny and so cute. He says the funniest things (see above post). The other day we were riding in the truck a couple days after his birthday and this was our conversation:
Hazen: "Mom, I'm going to be 3 again, right?"
Me: "No Hazen, when you have a birthday, you get a year older every time. So now you are 4! You will never be 3 again."
Hazen : "But mom! I don't want to get older!"
Me: "Ya, me either buddy."
He is definitely the entertainer around our house. He is so much fun and he has the funnest little personality. I never know what he is going to say. And that is not always good....
He was sick on his actual birthday (once again! he was sick last year too) so we didn't do anything much that day, but he did have 2 birthday parties later in the week. He got spoiled of course from everyone, and he had a lot of fun with his cousins and family. He wanted a "Cowboys and Indians" cake so here is the cake I made for him. I had originally bought him this set to give him for his birthday, but I ended up having to use it for his cake. I think it turned out pretty cute.

All the boys with the "babies"
JC and Morgan, Kendall and Kaylie, and Ryan and Rhett

Singing Happy Birthday and he is ready to blow out the candles....

The Nielsen Party

Happy Birthday Hazen!!! We love you buddy!

My cute boys!

I think my boys are the cutest boys in the whole world. I sure do love them and I am so lucky to be their mommy. I need to remember to get my camera out more often! Love these cute boys!!

Ryan's Antelope

So, if you all remember, last year I drew out for an Antelope tag, and I got a pretty nice buck. This year, Ryan drew out for the same tag. (Too bad we couldn't have drawn out the same year) Well, his hunt went pretty much like mine. He found a nice buck early Saturday morning (Sept.11) and he was done hunting by 8:00 am. He shot his buck in the exact same spot as mine! He took Hazen with him for the hunt, and his dad and his two brothers also went. Hazen had a blast and he has been talking about ever since. But, he wouldn't co-operate to have his picture taken with Daddy and the Antelope. He said it was too cold. :) Well... here are some pics from the day. Good job Ryan! I still think mine is bigger.........

This was about the only half-way good picture they got of Hazen, and it is still horrible!

HaPpY BiRtHdAy To My MoMmA!

Today is my Mom's 50th birthday! Happy Birthday Mom! I love this woman so dang much, so I decided since she is turning 50 today, I would write 50 reasons why I love her!
1-She is my Best Friend in the whole wide world
2-We have the best days ever just going to lunch and running errands, we can do anything together and make it fun.
3-She is always willing to come over and help me with anything I need.
4-She loves my boys so much and she loves spending time with them.
5-She is the best cook EVER!
6-She has taught me how to be a good mom to my boys and a good wife to Ryan.
7-She loves folding my laundry! Every time she comes over, my laundry gets folded.
8-She loves to take care of me. No matter what is going on with my life, she always wants to make sure I am taken care of, and that we have the things we need.
9-Every time I have had to have surgery or I am not feeling well, she makes sure she is the one that is at my house to take care of me and my family. She cleans, takes care of me, cooks dinner for us, etc.....
10-We can shopping anytime together and have an awesome time.
11-I love that she has taught me how to cook, and I am getting pretty good at it, thanks to her!
12-We never get sick of spending time together.
13-Her Chili Verde-enough said!
14-Her love for my dad, they have been married for almost 32 years and they still love each other as much as ever, I hope Ryan and I are the same way when we have been married for 32 years!
15-She is such a good example to me.
16-She always made sure when we were growing up that we had dinner together every night as a family, and whatever friends we had over she would include them.
17-I remember one night her and my dad took all of us kids and a bunch of friends and neighbor kids toilet papering, she has always been a fun mom.
18-Her sneezes are the best! Each one is unique.
19-She is a very generous person, she would give you the shirt off her back if you needed it.
20-She is always interested in what is going on in my life, big or small.
21-She loves to be organized.
22-She loves to organize my house, which I need all the help I can get!
23-She loves to serve others, and is always willing to take dinner to someone.
24-She has taught me how to sew (kind of), which I never thought I would be able to do.
25-She is patient with me.
26-She loves to just relax and watch movies with Hazen, and he LOVES that about Grandma DeAnna.
27-She cracks herself up, which makes us all laugh!
28-She is very loyal to the people she loves.
29-She has a VERY soft heart.
30-She has had a lot of struggles in her life and she just keeps on going, even when she feels like giving up.
31-She loves to decorate and it is so fun to learn from her.
32-Her love for the Gospel.
33-She loves to travel, and she tries to go on trips as often as she can, hopefully I can do that one day!
34-She is very creative.
35-She loves to clean-I wish I got that from her!
36-She always made all of my friends feel welcome in our home and she made sure we had good food.
37-She is a very good friend.
38-I have so many fun memories of just the two of us, I will always treasure those.
39-I look forward to making MANY more memories!
40-We love watching the Bachelor together and we make a girls night out of it!
41-Her Boston Cream Pie. Can you tell I love her cooking!?
42-I love that we can spend a whole day doing nothing and have fun together.
43-She is very talented and crafty.
44-She loves Ryan like he is her own son.
45-She is very giving and rarely takes time for herself (something she needs to learn to do).
46-We have so much in common and we love all the same things.
47-She is very supportive. She came to every one of my softball games when I was growing up, and she still comes now!
48-She motivates me.
49-She is a very strong person for having to deal with all she does.
50-She is the BEST MOM EVER!

I love you so much mom and I am so grateful to have you in my life. I am so glad you are my mom. You are such a good example to me. I love you and I can't wait until we can spend a whole day shopping to celebrate your birthday!
I tried finding a picture of me and my mom together, but I can't find one, so here she is with Hazen last October. We love you Mom!

Lagoon!!

We went to Lagoon again this summer and it was a blast! HOT- but a blast :) We went with the Nielsen/Bennett family and this year my family came as well! JC wasn't able to make it, but his wife and girls came and Kendall came with his girls and his girlfriend (I don't know what else to call her... they have been dating for a little bit now) and her girls. My parents also came to help us out and to watch all the grandkids on the rides. We had 9 kids under the age of 7. 8 of the 9 were 4 and under..... yes we are crazy! They had so much fun though. Rhett and Morgan (JC and Elisa's baby) were really good considering we were gone all day and it was so hot. Rhett had a few times when he was screaming because he was so hot and tired, but overall he was really good most of the day. Morgan was a little angel all day, she didn't make a peep! She is such a good baby :)

The kids rode most of the kids rides and we also rode the train and Ryan and I went on a couple rides as well. It was a fun day! Hazen of course loved the airplanes with the guns, the merry-go-round and the train. He went on the airplane ride probably 8 or 9 times throughout the day. He just kept getting off the ride and running to get back on! I was SO glad my family came this year... all the kids had so much fun together. It was fun for Hazen to have his cousins all there with him to ride the rides together. Last year, it was just Hazen and he had to do it all by himself. Here are a few pictures from the day.....

Rhett enjoying his bottle in the stroller

Maycee and Paige (whose not looking at me)

Hazen and cute little Kylee riding his favorite ride together!

My cute little man riding the bumper cars

Hazen and Brinley.... she was not loving this ride... she's trying really hard not to cry

Hazen and Brooklyn. I LOVE Hazen's face in this picture!

Brinley and Kylee driving the cars... Brinley looks a little scared! But she loved this one!

Paige and Maycee driving the cars

Lagoon is always so fun and we are already looking forward to it next summer!

Rhett's Blessing Day

We blessed Rhett on August 1, and it was such a nice day for our family. Ryan gave Rhett an AMAZING blessing and Rhett was such a good boy during his blessing. I was a little nervous because he was SUPER tired and he was crying right before Ryan took him up to bless him. But he stopped just in time for his blessing and he starting crying as soon as Ryan handed him back to me! We headed to the park after sacrament for some lunch with our families. It was a nice day and we are so grateful for our families and all the support they give us. This is the best family picture we could get.... Hazen was more interested in playing :)

Handsome Boys

He wasn't too happy to be having his pictures taken!

Ryan, Rhett, DeeRay and Grandpa Nielsen-4 generations.

Crazy Summer!

Summer is always CRAZY for us! We are always so busy between our usual work schedules, camping, hanging out with family, etc. etc. etc..... This summer is no different! I went back to work the end of June, and I am enjoying being back so far. It is nice to have my license now and not having to worry about taking any tests or studying every spare minute I have. I am working about 25-30 hours a week, so that keeps me busy! We haven't been brave enough to go camping this year yet, but I'm sure we will be going in a few weeks.... which leads to the next busy time: Hunting Season. Ryan is in heaven. He is getting really excited and so is Hazen, he has been asking me for almost 2 months when we are going to go camping and sleep in the trailer. He doesn't quite understand why we haven't gone yet... poor kid! We have spent a lot of time with family, as usual, which has been lots of fun. Ryan and Hazen went to the Book Cliffs with his brothers and dad last weekend, and Rhett and I headed up to Park City for a weekend with the girls. It was SOOO much fun! We did the Alpine Slide and the Ultra and Xtreme Ziplines, and they were a BLAST! It was so fun! Rhett was such a good boy the whole time we were there. I had so much fun, and it was a nice little get-away. Hazen and Ryan had a blast with the boys as always and that is all Hazen has talked about since he has been home.
Rhett is now almost 3 months old. It is crazy to me how fast time is going. He is still a little guy, but he is growing so fast. I took him the the Dr. last week for his 2 month check and he weighed 9 lbs 11 oz and he is 22 1/4 inches long. He is in the 4th % for his weight, 10th% for his height, and the 5th% for his head. He is mostly a pretty good baby. He has some tummy issues and I just changed his formula, so hopefully that will help soon. I am so happy that he is healthy and strong, especially after all he had to go through. He is a little fighter for sure! We sure love him! Hazen is a great big brother and he loves his "yittle tiny brother" as he calls him.
Well, I hope everybody's summer is going good! I will have to post pictures later, because Ryan has my camera!

Rhett's Newborn Pics

Well... he wasn't exactly a newborn in these pics, he is almost 6 weeks old, but he is still so tiny! A lady in my mom's ward took them and she did an awesome job! Thanks Brenda! I think they turned out really good. He was such a good boy the day we had them taken! Well... these are some of our favorites... Enjoy!