Getting Acquainted

Grant Parker Nielson

born April 3rd, 2012 @ 8:40pm

Weighing 7lbs. 11oz. Length- 21''

JUST PERFECT...

Lovin this sweet little baby of mine

All the hooligans...4 kids...WOW!!!!

"Who's the BIG brother... oh ya!"

"Alright...I guess another boy will be okay!"

"Uhhh... you said he looks like me, mom ...

I don't really think so!"

Just after delivery, and headed to get some much

needed REST!

Another attempt at a family photo.

Welcome to your new home, Grant!

Enjoying their new little brother to pieces!

Easter Morning! What a perfect way to celebrate

NEW LIFE!!!

Being so helpful

Sister is in LOVE

"Looking for a little attention over here..."

Daddy bonding with Grant, watching a Spurs game no doubt!

"Is there still room on that lap for me?"

Love Day

We started the day with the traditional

heart sprinkled pancakes and Valentines

for the kiddos

We made (and ate) lots of these...

After a long day, we came home to a surprise

Valentine dinner from Daddy. THANKS LOVE!

The Jello Jigglers turned out delicious...

and entertaining

The kids made us a surprise "date" that consisted

of strawberries, fish crackers, donuts and chips.

They also made sure that we could sit next to

each other..."since there were no kids"!

Of course they had to make sure that donut was

safe to eat...

"Hoppy" Valentine's Day

"MOOOOWAHHHHHH!"

The kids decided to pose together in front

of the Christmas tree and told me to get the

camera...how often does that happen?

Can't say no to that!

Liz also lost her front tooth...just in time

for the infamous Christmas song!

These little Turkeys of mine...

Love my turkeys!!!

Thanksgiving day...

Lots of baking, lots of fun family time and oh so much delicious

food! Carter tried sneaking the cute little candy turkeys

before he even touched his dinner. I think his Thanksgiving feast

consisted of reeces pieces, carmels, and maybe a roll. And he couldn't have been happier! Look at that innocent face...

And then they played and played and played.

Cousins are the best!

Liz and Josh had the greatest time on the indoor slide that was

set up on the stairway. It kept the kids very busy and eventually

(after some coaxing) Carter joined in too. SO MUCH FUN!

My turkey man at Preschool. He LOVES it!

And my little Lizzy pilgrim, having her "Pie Feast" at school.

Of course this month being football season, the kids got booted off the TV more often than usual. But they managed...and I got a cute picture :)

And don't forget this fun celebration...Happy Birthday to Daddy!

Fun in the Fall

Autumn is one of our most favorite times of the year,

mostly because of all the fun things we get to do together.

This year we decided to try out the Corn Maze and it was a hit!

And off they go...

The kids had a blast finding animal tracks,

Train Riding,

Pedal Cars,

Horse Races,

Petting Farm,

Bouncy Pad,

and of course endless picture taking

We also went to our traditional pumpkin patch

to see how the kids measure up...

and to pick out our pumpkins...

And then to "kill the pumpkins" as Carter puts it :)

The finished product- a ghost, a bat, and

Jack the pumpkin King!

Liz and Josh also had a "no-carving" pumpkin contest

at school and won 1st place for scariest. They

were pretty proud!

We had a great time at the trunk-or-treat party as...

Elizabeth Swan...

Bumblebee...

And after changing his mind a bazillion times,

a JEDI!!!!

And of course trick-or treating with the fam

Liz and baby Kacey

and our beautiful Brinley

Carter started out as Elmo, then ended up

roasting and itchy, and looking like this by

the time the night was over!

Liz had a Halloween piano performance at the Mall.

What a cute DOLL!!!!