Neilson's Blog

newer pics of the children

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more pics

2011-01-30T15:53:00.001-08:00

new pics of the kids

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Jude's a bit of a narcissist!

2010-10-18T00:30:00.000-07:00

Jude has figured out how to take his own picture and now he does it all the time. I had about 25 unexpected pictures of him on my camera the other day. Amongst those pictures, they included pictures of his legs, arms and an occasional face shot. He just can't get enough of himself!!

Temple square w/ the kids

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pumpkin patch w/ most of the cousins

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my kids

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the smallest bambino

2010-08-29T16:35:00.001-07:00

my smallest bambino

2010-08-29T16:13:00.000-07:00

Yes it is true, I had my third child last week. Her name is Shannon and she was indeed a heavy weight. I love this little girl so much. She really is the sweetest thing. Jude is very excited about her. In fact, he had to call his auntie(hillary) and explain to her that he has "another one". He was meaning he has another sister but he just kept saying he has another one. Cute. Jacqueline is excited too I think. She lights up and says, "baby"! I don't think she understands but they have both been pretty good about it.
My delivery was a c-section and the drugs that they gave me put me to sleep. It was kind of crazy. When I finally woke up and came too, i was still pretty out of it and when Logan handed her off to me, I kept saying adamantly, "log, that is not our baby, they gave us the wrong baby". He was getting a little frustrated with me as he had to explain to me that indeed she was ours and that there was not mix up. My nurse was also getting irritated with me because I was constantly apologizing for saying inappropriate things, she kept having to assure me that I did not say anything inappropriate. I don't know what they put in my IV but I was a mess! :) Shannon doesn't look like either of my other children and she has the fullest head of black hair, i was convinced that she was not mine. Either way, I was taking her home though, she is so sweet.
anyway, enjoy the pics!

Maria's photoshoot w/ my children

2010-07-19T10:04:00.000-07:00

One of my greatest friends, maria took my children's pictures on Jacqueline's first birthday. Her photography is awesome and she was just voted the number one photographer in Utah County!! You go girl!! Her link is http://www.mariawoodphotography.com.. Anyway, I love how my kids pictures came out, thanks Maria!

maria's photoshoot w/ my children cont..

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Maria's photoshoot w/ my children

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And he tried so hard to look happy!!!

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How do you put up with a child like that?!! Goodness gracious!!!

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newest addition to our family...kingsley

2009-11-26T19:33:00.000-08:00

this is our new 3 week old dog, kingsley. He is a fearsome beast! I was real excited to get him until 2 days before we actually picked him up. I came to the realization that not only would I be cleaning two human baby diapers but I would be cleaning up this baby dogs excrement as well!!!! oh, heck no! But then he looks at me with those beedy blue eyes and I can't help but bag it anyway! HEE HEE.

long awaited pics of the kids

2009-11-26T19:22:00.000-08:00

These two critters keep me on my toes! I swear all I do is run around after them and then stop for a minute to whipe their snot filled noses. They are sick again!!!! If there is an all encompassing immunization shot for every cold known to man, sign them up, i want it.

hanging around at the Anderson's

2009-10-09T11:03:00.000-07:00

jacqueline's boyfriend, jaxon!

sweet babies!!

2009-09-05T00:19:00.000-07:00

A heavy heart

2009-08-03T23:17:00.001-07:00

As I was going through my family's pictures, my cup it over flows. God is good and he has been exceptionally good to me! I might not tell each and every one of you that I love you as often as I should but I am telling you now, I love you! I am so grateful for all of you no matter how crazy you truly are :) Just kidding! Thanks for being a part in my life!

Love,

Anner

About a boy!

2009-08-03T22:23:00.000-07:00

I have been holding off cutting Jude's hair for a while now. I knew as soon as I took scissors to his hair, he would become that little boy instead of my little baby! Man, where does the time go?! If he wasn't starting to look like a homeless person due to his long, crazy hair, i wouldn't have cut it. I might sound a little dramatic but it was kind of an emotional decision for me. I did decide to cut it however. In fact, while Jude was getting his curls lopped off he was throwing such a temper tantrum all I could think in my head was "you little punk, hold still"! He threw such a fit that I ended up handing the scissors to my sister in law, britany to finish the job. It took three of us to get his hair done and I really don't care if he ends up looking like moses, I am never doing that again!

What a handsome little guy!

cutest little girl!

2009-08-03T22:21:00.001-07:00

updated pictures of the chillins

2009-08-03T22:11:00.001-07:00

Jacqueline's blessing day!!

2009-06-08T14:40:00.000-07:00

What an angel!

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Our new arrival...Jacqueline Estell Neilson

2009-06-08T14:03:00.000-07:00

It's true... the stork visited us last month. I have been without a computer for the passed two so this is posted a bit late. Jacqueline was born on April 30, 2009 at 8:10 a.m. She has been the easiest baby, a dream come true. Also, I have to say c-section is definitely the way to go. I ended up getting the flu the day before my scheduled c-section and so that whole day I cried and cried. I ended up going in anyway and it was the easiest time I have ever done!! It might not sound as cool as natural labor but it definitely was!

jude

2009-06-08T13:31:00.001-07:00

Love takes us back where we belong...yeah, the instacare!

2009-02-15T00:24:00.000-08:00

Even though, Logan has called off work the past 3 days due to illness and Jude has had never ending green treasures falling from his nose, i was determined to have a good Valentine's Day. To his dismay, I made Logan take me to dinner. I have been stuck at home taking care of a sick baby for two weeks, I am large with child and sick myself, i either needed a strong drink and cigarette or just to get out of the house, so we did just that! We got out of the house, no strong drink and cigarette.

Nothing says amore like a nice, Italian dinner! We had mexican though but it was good, too. We went to Ricardo's . I'll tell you that place was hoppin!

Who cares if none of us at the table could taste our food, we weren't going to let a highly, contagious virus get us down. We had a pretty good time. I ate like a pig, Logan sat around lethargic looking like he wanted to die, and Jude enjoyed the mariachi band! Overall, i would say dinner was a hit.

Next, Logan started feeling so crappy, we got our check and went to the instacare!

It was closed but you can bet we will be there first thing in the morning! We decided to take our Valentine's Day Party elsewhere.

On the way home, Logan and I started to think that Jude didn't feel up to partying anymore.

He got his party fix watching the mariachi band. They really were impressive!

One partier down!

Next, we get home,I feed Jude his medicine, put him in his jammies, get him in bed and then I get ready to watch a fun movie or do something and to my shock and horror, the second partier down! Oh, come on!! Poetically orchestrated swear words were going through my mind. Logan made a few calls to some people and then felt the urge to try and sleep since he hadn't had any for the passed 48 hours. Although he has resembled Ren and Stimpy w/ his bloodshot eyes for the past 24 hours, at this point he was beginning to feel like them too.

And so,i am the lone partier blogging my sad story! Happy Freaking Valentine's Day!!

Love is in the air, along with croup and viral infection, Yeah!!

2009-02-14T23:43:00.000-08:00

I hope you all had a great Valentines Day. In fact, I hope your holiday has had such an excess of greatness to it that you can honestly say you enjoyed my portion of it too. My Valentine's day was something else! The Neilson's here are all sick. My whole family looks as if we are literally knocking down death's door! Jude has had croup for the second time in a month and a half, poor little guy, and now has a respiratory infection, as well as, Logan and myself. By tomorrow, all of us will have been on some form of antibiotic!This passed week has been filled with a myriad of coughs, sneezing and self medicating. We've had an uncomfortable and yet symphonic ambiance of bodily functions ringing throughout our house all week! It may not be beautiful however, it has brought me to tears.

It was thoughtful, not professional!

2009-02-14T22:33:00.000-08:00

Sick or not, today i awoke determined to make Valentines day fun! Growing up, my mom always made Valentines day special. Along with the newly hung decorations, she used to make us huge sugar cookies with our names written across the pink, sugar frosting. They are a diabetics dream... or nightmare! I did not venture to make my family's Valentine's day that special but in rising up our Holiday spirit I made these cards for Logan and Jude. I will confess, i am not the craftiest person. They may look like a recovering stroke victim made them however, i proudly admit it was I that did all the work and I must say, those cards were time bandits! A lot of time, blood(ok, not oozing blood but i really did get a paper cut), sweat and tears went into those damn things! Everything said and done, I am glad that I made them instead of purchasing them this year! Logan said it was the best card he has ever received. In fact, he said that it is the "not so perfect" gifts that have the most thought and character put into them. yeah... i was a little offended by that too but I know what he was getting at and he was trying to be nice. Just kidding, i was not offended. The cards were well received.

Engagement

2009-02-09T16:21:00.000-08:00

Logan has taken over

2009-02-09T15:22:00.000-08:00

Logan likes to show all his little girlies at work pictures of the family. Therefore, this blog is more of a photo album than a real blog. Sorry if you get sick of lookin at my mug!

random pics posted by Logan

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random pics posted by Logan 1

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Wedding

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Wow

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more family pics.

2009-01-31T19:55:00.001-08:00

Logan has been on my case about updating the pictures and as a result of my lackluster blogging, he has decided to post pictures himself. Hopefully, he keeps it clean! I guess we'll see. Logan!!

First Encounter w/ Santa Clause

2008-12-30T16:52:00.000-08:00

We went to our Church's Ward Christmas party and amazingly enough, Jude did rather well for his first time on Santa's lap. They both just kind of sat there looking at each other. It was awesome!

Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad

2008-12-29T14:59:00.000-08:00

I just want to shout out Happy 34 th Anniversary to my parents! Can you believe it...34 years and never a cross word to each other! Right?! Happy Anniversary.

Bun In The Oven

2008-12-29T14:29:00.000-08:00

I forgot to mention... i am prego again!! I am five months along and am having a baby girl. We are going to name her Jacklyn Estelle Neilson. I am so excited to be having a girl I could almost pee my pants however that could be due to pregnancy. You never can control it when your pregnant. What?! All you ladies with children know exactly what I mean.

Night out on the town

2008-12-29T14:11:00.001-08:00

Since Jude was born, Logan and I rarely get out for a night on the town however, we had some of our good friends(Dan & Jess Anderson) come down from Utah a few weeks ago so we got a baby sitter. We went to Blue Man and had a ton of fun!! The blue men kind of creep me out though. And huddling up with all the drummers kind of creeped Logan out! Just kidding, he loved it more than I did! hee hee

Long Over Due Family Photos

2008-12-29T13:49:00.000-08:00

I was going to get out a family newsletter for Christmas with pictures enclosed however Christmas kind of snuck up on me at last minute. I didn't get any out however, you can still enjoy them here.

Meet the Neilson Family...

2008-10-15T21:57:00.000-07:00

Logan is the coolest person I know. From the very moment I met him, I knew we were going to be good friends. He is the best friend everyone wishes they had. He is a great husband and even better father. He loves learning about finances, hanging out with friends and family, listening to hair bands, sending forward e-mails, and playing just about any kind of sport there is. He is very competitive but I think that comes with the last name of Neilson. In fact, I am almost positive that the surname Neilson translates to be “extremely competitive” in some language that I do not know about. He loves a challenge and he will take whatever challenge he can get.

Anna. I am also the coolest person that I know, I am just kidding! I love spending time w/ my family, traveling, going to movies or plays, dancing although I haven’t been in a long time, and playing sports with anyone that I can whoop up on. I love my husband and son more than anything; they give me so much joy in my life.

JUDE

Ah…Jude! When I was younger, I used to say that I wanted a ton of fat babies …well, l got one! He was born March 31, 2008 at 8lbs 6oz., he was a bit of a chubber and still is to this day actually. He is a blessing in mine and Logan’s life and we love him more than either of us can express.

As of right now, Jude’s favorites activities are eating, sleeping, pooping, taking a bath, pooping while taking a bath(he takes relaxation to a whole new level), chewing on anything he can get a hold of (he has reflexes of a ninja so I have to act quick when it comes to him putting foreign objects in his mouth), dancing with his momma, pooping while dancing with his momma(just kidding that is getting old I know but it is so darn funny!), looking in the mirror, being w/ his cousins, playing with his daddy and playing in his walker.

I have missed blogging much of Jude’s earlier moment’s in his life so let me bring you up to date with a few pictures.

Just The Three Of Us

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Blogger in Her Infancy

2008-10-15T21:20:00.000-07:00

Some of you may know, I have had a blog since early July, 2008. So far it has displayed two awesome backgrounds, no text, no pictures, just backgrounds! Why would I have a blank blog for so long you wonder… I wanted to shock and inspire everyone who came to my blog with the awesomeness of the backgrounds I picked out. Actually, I have been pretty lazy about the whole thing but I woke up this morning and was determined to be a blogger, so here it is.

The Neilson Family

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