The Nielsen Family

Easter Time

2010-04-13T13:23:00.000-07:00

Dane and I weren't in town for Easter, but we still got to be a part of the ward Easter Egg Hunt. I also got some shots of the kids in their Easter attire the Sunday before Easter. Don't worry the Easter Bunny still made it to grandma's house (where the kids were staying).

Not the best on keeping up on my blog!

2009-10-29T13:45:00.000-07:00

Layla just had her 1st birthday. Yeah! I am happy to say we are settled in our new old townhouse. It is kind of crazy that both Logan and Layla celebrated their first birthdays in the same house. I think it is safe to say that they will not be sharing their second birthday experience in Poky.

The Half Way Move

2009-07-03T13:01:00.000-07:00

I hate the half way move. (Logan would be mad at me if he knew I was using the word hate) I know that a lot of you have experienced it. It's when you are living some where, usually the parents basement, for a short time, but not long enough to justify unpacking everything you own. So you have a bunch of boxes in the storage and only the essentials are unpacked. It is a lot easier to unpack the essentials when you don't have a baby to unpack for. It seems like all of Layla's things are essentials. And being the unorganized packers that we are all of her stuff seems to be in different boxes. I am in my mother-in-law's basement everyday looking for something that is packed away. Today is the bottles, yesterday was the breast pump. Who knows what it will be tomorrow. I am counting down the weeks until we can move into our town house. I am greatful that we don't have to pay our mortgage and we are practically living for free. I guess that is why we tolerate the half way move.

Nielsen Update

2009-06-18T14:08:00.000-07:00

So we are moving out of Poky on Tuesday. I am getting super excited, but I am dreading the pack. Dane as been packing little by little for the last couple of months. I know it is good, but I hate it because I can never find anything. We have a slight change of plans. We aren't actually moving into our town-house until the middle of August because our renters want to stay until then. Good thing I have a super awesome mom-in-law that is letting us live with her for 6 weeks. After we move we are off to Disneyland with the Davis side of the family. I am very excited for Logan to go to Disneyland. Hopefully he doesn't poo his pants with excitement. Speaking of... potty training is going awesome. He has gone in the toilet every time for the last two weeks, so I am crossing my fingers that he is completely potty trained. Minus night-time of course. I haven't even attempted to conquer that mountain yet. Adios Idaho!

Home Sweet Home!

2009-05-20T14:52:00.000-07:00

Our time in Poky has almost come to an end. Part of me is a little sad, but the other part of me is super excited to move back into our old home. That's right, old neighbors, we are coming back. So look for our moving van some time the end of June beginning of July. Unless of course you don't want to help us unload. Hee Hee! Dane got a job at Alpine School District as a School Psychologist.

Here a just a few of the luxuries I am anxious to get back to.
1. Family
2. Old Friends
3. Dish washer
4. Garbage disposal
5. Ice Machine
6. Counter space
7. Playground in our backyard (Logan is going to be stoked)
8. 700 more square feet

I am going to miss the people in Poky and the valuable lessons I've learned about being grateful for what I have. I wouldn't have traded this experience if I could do it all over again.

Potty Training!

2009-04-27T22:59:00.000-07:00

So, I told myself not to worry about potty training Logan until he was 3 years old. Well his third birthday has come and gone. So a couple of weeks ago we started "The Process". Everyone told me to wait until he is ready, but as far as I am concerned Logan would be content to be in a diaper for the rest of his life. It doesn't bother him that I have to wiped his stinky butt everyday. He thinks it is hilarious! I'm over it... the butt wiping must end. So Logan does a pretty good job of going on the potty when we are inside our house, but I get the inside headache and have to go outside at least once a day. I have just been putting pull ups on Logan when we go out, but he treats them just like a diaper. I got brave one day and decided to run some errands with Logan and his underwear, instead of a pull up. He had three pee accidents in two hours. I only brought one change of clothes, luckily the last accident was at a store were we could purchase some new underwear. I am getting pretty tired of the potty process. Does any one have any words of wisdom for me?

Happy Birthday, Logan!

2009-03-25T23:02:00.000-07:00

Logan had his 3rd birthday today, well I guess technically yesterday. He is such a sweet boy. He loved every second of his birthday. We are down in Utah this week. So last night I put his presents on Sue's kitchen table. This morning he woke up before me, of course! Mommy loves her sleep. Even though I told him yes the first time he came in my room 5 times asking if he could open his presents. He was so excited. He loved his new Mr. Potato Head and Lightning McQueen shirt and matching jacket (that really lights up). As far as Logan is concerned, I am the coolest mom ever. I love that he is satisfied with birthday gifts under $20. I wonder how long that will last? Anyways...so I had to draw the line when he asked if he could eat his birthday cake for breakfast. I took him to Cabella's to look at the real stuffed animals (good thing I am not a member of PETA) and the fish. It was our first time and Logan thought it was pretty cool. At night we met Grandpa Doog at Chuckie Cheese's. Logan loves that place. He has been asking for months to go there for his birthday. We finished the night off at my favorite restaurant, McDonalds. Maybe I am the coolest mom ever. I haven't met any moms that loves McDonalds as much as me. We had a blast today. I think the b-day festivities were a success. I'd have to say that Logan is starting to become my new BFF. Sorry Dane, you are going to have to step up your game!

Pine Wood Derby

2009-03-18T20:30:00.000-07:00

As Young Women's President, I decided to put on a Pinewood Derby: Young Men vs. Young Women. I always felt jipped out that I never got to race a pine wood derby car. Naturally, I made a car with all of the Young Women. We recruited a Pinewood Derby expert in our ward to be our coach. The young women smoked the boys. The girls took the top six places. Who was the first place winner? You might be asking yourselves. That's right, yours truly took first place with my pink sparkly car. Logan has since taken ownership of the pink car. He is proud of his mommy's fast car.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

2009-03-17T14:38:00.000-07:00

Layla Sue

2009-03-16T18:19:00.000-07:00

So no one probably looks at our blog anymore because it has been forever since I've posted anything. You know it is bad news when it is almost St. Patty's Day and my last blog says Summer Fun. Well here is our not so new addition to the Nielsen Family. Layla is almost 5 months old now. She is a super good baby. We love her crazy hair and her toothy smile.

Summer Fun

2008-08-07T16:46:00.000-07:00

We have had a ton of fun this summer going to the different parades and festivities in Poky. We were even in Utah during the Highland Fling.

I love Pocatello

2008-06-22T19:10:00.000-07:00

We have been getting hate-comments due to not having a post since March, so since I am out of school and have a lot of time on my hands I thought I would put my first post on the Nielsen family blog. We have been living in Pocatello for almost a year and I wanted to share some words of wisdom I have heard from the locals and some experiences I have had that have taught me a lot. For those of you who don't know, Pocatello is a quiet town in Southeast Idaho. Much like Scranton, things move a little slower here in Pocatello. I thought I could paint a picture of what I have seen and learned in my short time here.

Experiences that I have had:

I went to the doctor’s office and the nurse asked me when I received my last immunizations, I said I served a mission in South America nine years ago and that is when I received everything. She said, “Oh, my grandparents just got called on a mission to South America”, and I asked what country and she said “Africa”. I looked at her and she didn’t even flinch, so I let it go.

The apartment manager one afternoon was found frantically running around to everyone’s doors to tell them to keep their kids inside because there are a couple of mountain lions on the loose.

In Gospel Doctrine class a member quoted Patrick Swayze from the movie Roudhouse. Swayze is a bouncer in a small town and he used the quote "pain don't hurt" in a comment. It is my favorite quote of the movie.

The morning DJ’s said they love it when people they know move back to Idaho from Salt Lake because they know all of the latest’s fashions and they dress really cool and have cool hair.

I asked one of my professors what they gave him when he ran the Pocatello marathon and he said “a sack of potatoes and a couple bags of hash browns”.

Our bishop’s alarm on his watch goes off every Sunday at 9:30. It is about as loud as my alarm clock and nobody tells him. It beeps every Sunday for one minute during someone’s talk.

My priesthood teacher has answered his cell phone during class twice, once right before the lesson and once during, while teaching. It was his daughter both times.

Some of my favorite quotes I have heard are:
“My grandpa is the most smartest man I know”, a member during his testimony.
“Pocatello doesn’t exactly have the same amenities as Salt Lake”
“Philo T. Farnsworth would be rolling in his grave if he knew what we were doing with TV”. Southeast Idaho is the birth place of TV.
“The Mariners have the record for the most wins in a season with 168” and I said are you sure about that and he said “I lived in Seattle and am a huge Mariners fan so I would know”.

Pocatello is great. It is a little behind the rest of the world. The majority of the people I know don't have any kind of cable or dish. Many of the members in our ward don't even have TV's, which is weird because Philo T. Farnsworth grew up about an hour from hear. We are the only people I know here that have some type of DVR. I also don't understand why no one from Utah has visited us more than once, I'm blaming Pocatello because me and Erin are pretty cool. I am going to try and help Erin post more so everyone can keep up on what is going on in the thriving community we live (Pocatello).

Easter "Egg"travaganza!

2008-03-28T15:08:00.000-07:00

Logan was totally into the Easter Egg hunt. He was beside himself when he discovered there was candy in the eggs.

Logan's 2nd Birthday Fiesta!

2008-03-28T15:00:00.000-07:00

Logan had a jam packed weekend planned in Utah over Easter break. His birthday was on March 25th so we celebrated it on Saturday the 22nd while we were in Utah. He got two birthday parties, one at Grandpa Doog's house and one at Grandma Cheetah's house. He got lots of good presents. but his favorite was the Motorcycle (Logan's pronunciation: FoFo-Bikle).

Christmas in California

2008-03-10T19:44:00.001-07:00

Here are the California pictures. We had a blast in Cali. We want to move there when Dane is done with school.

Christmas Pics in March

2008-03-10T19:33:00.000-07:00

Here are some of our Christmas festivities pictures. I know we are only 3 months too late. I blame it on the dial-up internet we have. We spent the first half of Christmas in Utah with my family and the second half in California with Dane's family. I loved California it was like 70 degrees the whole time.

Justin Timberlake hat!

2007-11-05T22:24:00.000-08:00

All of the old men at church were so jealous of Logan's new hate. One man in particular, Brother Stephens, admired his hat the most. I noticed Brother Stephen's wearing the same kind of hat to church the next Sunday!

Check out my Slide Show!

2007-10-27T15:33:00.001-07:00

California Trip

2007-10-27T11:31:00.000-07:00

Logan and I took a trip to California in September, compliments of Jon-o and Anneli. It was a blast. We went to the zoo and the beach. We visited all of "The Hills" hotspots: The Grove, Pinkberries, and let's not forget a Spencer favorite, Don Antonio's. How fun is that! We were sad that Dane couldn't come. He had to go to school and study.

Logan with his cousins

2007-09-26T23:59:00.000-07:00

Logan loves to spend time with his cousins! He loves to act like a big boy!

Pocatello Playground Fun!

2007-09-26T23:33:00.000-07:00

Since we've moved to Pocatello, Logan has insisted upon find all the hot playground spots. He is tackling the play ground one step at a time. He has mastered the big slides at our neighborhood park. He is pretty proud of himself.