Friday, November 21, 2008
The Ring 11-04-08
Here is a story of a ring. When Shane asked me to marry him he gave me a beautiful ring. I loved it very much. Well- four years into our marriage we went to a family reunion and we were having a blast Dad had brought his new water toys for all of us to enjoy. We had a blast out their on the water. Then once we got back to Grandpa's house I went to put on my ring and I couldn't find it. I had chosen to take it off so I wouldn't loose it in the water. Well- that was a poor chose on my part because I lost it anyway. We looked all over for it. I was quite upset and thought it over many times and the more I thought about it the more I questioned where I had put it for safe keeping. Over the years we hoped that it would show up but I told Shane that if we didn't find it by our 10th wedding anniversary I would love a new ring. I figured out by then we would be done with school and hopefully have a house. Well- I was right and this was the year of our 10th anniversary. When we went to IF to celebrate our anniversary Shane kept leaving and was gone for hours at a time. By the last time I figured that he must be looking for a ring for me. He really liked the place he got it from last time and said he would get it from them again. To say the least I got my ring again. No more plain band for me! Thanks for the beautiful ring Shane. The girls all love my ring and ask if they can wear it and my response is no I'm never taking off this ring (not even in the water)!
Trick -or -Treat 10-31-08
This year as you all know Halloween landed on a Friday!!!! We had a great day and a fun night with our girls this year. Brianna was a GO-Go girl, Paige was a Queen, and Lauren was a monkey! In Bri's school they can't wear costumes or have a Halloween party but they had a Harvest party which from what I could gather included eating fruit and veggies. YEEPPPYYY! After school we dressed them all up and went trick-or-treating downtown. OH- did I tell you that this is the first year I have ever seen kids not have to wear their coats. It was great. We went out for dinner and then did some more trick-or-treating we didn't get home until close to 8:30. The girls loved it because they got a truck load of yummy candy. (We are all enjoying it!)
Another great thing was Shane had taken the day off so it was a great three day weekend for us which doesn't happen very often.
Doesn't she look like a queen. I said she was a princess and she informed me that she was that last year and this year she was now a queen.
Brianna loves to sort out her candy when we get home. One of her favorite things are nerds and smarties. GROSS!
I just realized that we don't have any pictures of Lauren in her costume. She learned to make a monkey sound before Halloween it was adorable. I think she ate the most candy that night because she kept asking dad for more and he would give it to her because she is do darn cute.
This picture is one of the girls out trick-or-treating. Sorry it's sideways I don't feel like redoing it!!! The following picture is before we left the house. 
Another great thing was Shane had taken the day off so it was a great three day weekend for us which doesn't happen very often.
Doesn't she look like a queen. I said she was a princess and she informed me that she was that last year and this year she was now a queen.
Brianna loves to sort out her candy when we get home. One of her favorite things are nerds and smarties. GROSS!
I just realized that we don't have any pictures of Lauren in her costume. She learned to make a monkey sound before Halloween it was adorable. I think she ate the most candy that night because she kept asking dad for more and he would give it to her because she is do darn cute.
This picture is one of the girls out trick-or-treating. Sorry it's sideways I don't feel like redoing it!!! The following picture is before we left the house. 
Corn Fabulous 10-18-08
The time had come for the Nielson's to go on a adventure. One where the 4 year old chose the way and the 6 year old found the post markers along the way. Yep! It was corn maze time. The girls were very excited when they found out they got to be a large part of figuring out the maze. We were there for two hours and we did find all 18 markers. However- Shane did have to bite his tongue when Paige wanted to take us in a circle. He did Great! After one hour of the maze Shane decided that he would take control and figure out the maze so we wouldn't be there all day. The girls were fine with that because at this point they were getting hungry and a tad bit tired. Once we finished we headed home and in no time the girls all fell asleep. It was a GREAT ADVENTURE for us
A BOX 9-20-08
Don't you think it's one of the strangest things that when you give a kid a box they are happy for hours. Well this is the case today! Although Lauren did get a tad frustrated when she couldn't get out.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Long time HUH?? Summer catch up.
Well- Don't worry we haven't died! I just seem to be very busy and once I get the kids to bed I seem to completely out of energy.
Instead of catching up on all the wonderful things that you have missed I will summarize our spring and summer. The last time I blogged was in April. We had a great time with my sister and her family here. Once her spring break was over it was time for ours to begin. The girls and I packed up our stuff and headed to Idaho for our spring break. We did some service for my mom and that made us all feel great. The two older girls are wondering when they get to do that again for grandma.
School got out and we headed for Utah that next weekend for a four day vacation which included the two days of traveling. The reunion in Heber was a lot of fun and we hope that Shane will be able to get more time off so we can do it next year otherwise we will not be going down. It was to hard on the kids and us. The family keeps growing and changing it was fun to see everyone!
After we got back from Utah we caught up on our sleep and started swim lessons for the two older girls. Both of them loved it this year but it wasn't a very hot summer here. So- some days it took some convincing to get them to go in the pool. Especially one day when it was raining. Brianna was sure that the pool would be closed so I told her I would call and ask. Sure enough it was still open and I had to drag her to the pool. Once she got in she said she was ok.
Along with summer we did lots of yard work, pruning trees, mowing weekly, planing a vegetable garden, and towards the end of the summer we did a ton of picking up apricots and plums. We gave out I'm sure hundreds of pounds of fruit this summer. Our trees went crazy. Lauren was the biggest helper with picking up the rotten fruit. She thought it was fun to squish is in her hands. I always had to keep a eye on her to make sure she didn't eat it. YUMMY!
Labor day weekend Shane and I celebrated our 10th Anniversary. We drove Idaho and spend the 5 days with my family. Grandma took us all to the county fair and spoiled us all. Shane and I got to go on all the rides we wanted and we didn't have to watch our kids. (That might sound weird but for us that was AWESOME!) She also bought us all food and treats and played games, won prizes for the grandkids and even gave them some spending money to purchase what they wanted at the little booths. We loved the time with time. However, going there for our anniversary we made Brianna miss her first day of 1st grade. We now realize that we can't go on vacation on our anniversary because we have kids in school. :(
As for school Brianna has a wonderful, kind teacher which she really needed. Her reading continues to amaze me and her sisters love her to read books to them. Lately, If Brianna is sitting around you can bet that Lauren is getting a book for her to read to her. It is very cute.
Paige is growing up way to fast. She celebrated her 4th birthday with a friend party in our back yard. Party's are worth all of the stress once you see the birthday kid with a smile. Also, we are doing Kindergarten at home and she is catching on very quickly. Lauren and her have started to play really well together when Brianna is not at home. Paige likes to teach Lauren how to organize things. :)
Lauren is going in to nursery next week and seems to be able to understand things really clearly right now. It amazes me how they are so little and yet they can do and understand so much.
Shane and I continue doing what we do. Unfortunately there is not much new going on. OH- Except Shane is now the boss at his work.
We love you all and I will really try to keep up on the blogging. Thanks for being so patient with me and hope all is going well.
Love,
Vonae
Instead of catching up on all the wonderful things that you have missed I will summarize our spring and summer. The last time I blogged was in April. We had a great time with my sister and her family here. Once her spring break was over it was time for ours to begin. The girls and I packed up our stuff and headed to Idaho for our spring break. We did some service for my mom and that made us all feel great. The two older girls are wondering when they get to do that again for grandma.
School got out and we headed for Utah that next weekend for a four day vacation which included the two days of traveling. The reunion in Heber was a lot of fun and we hope that Shane will be able to get more time off so we can do it next year otherwise we will not be going down. It was to hard on the kids and us. The family keeps growing and changing it was fun to see everyone!
After we got back from Utah we caught up on our sleep and started swim lessons for the two older girls. Both of them loved it this year but it wasn't a very hot summer here. So- some days it took some convincing to get them to go in the pool. Especially one day when it was raining. Brianna was sure that the pool would be closed so I told her I would call and ask. Sure enough it was still open and I had to drag her to the pool. Once she got in she said she was ok.
Along with summer we did lots of yard work, pruning trees, mowing weekly, planing a vegetable garden, and towards the end of the summer we did a ton of picking up apricots and plums. We gave out I'm sure hundreds of pounds of fruit this summer. Our trees went crazy. Lauren was the biggest helper with picking up the rotten fruit. She thought it was fun to squish is in her hands. I always had to keep a eye on her to make sure she didn't eat it. YUMMY!
Labor day weekend Shane and I celebrated our 10th Anniversary. We drove Idaho and spend the 5 days with my family. Grandma took us all to the county fair and spoiled us all. Shane and I got to go on all the rides we wanted and we didn't have to watch our kids. (That might sound weird but for us that was AWESOME!) She also bought us all food and treats and played games, won prizes for the grandkids and even gave them some spending money to purchase what they wanted at the little booths. We loved the time with time. However, going there for our anniversary we made Brianna miss her first day of 1st grade. We now realize that we can't go on vacation on our anniversary because we have kids in school. :(
As for school Brianna has a wonderful, kind teacher which she really needed. Her reading continues to amaze me and her sisters love her to read books to them. Lately, If Brianna is sitting around you can bet that Lauren is getting a book for her to read to her. It is very cute.
Paige is growing up way to fast. She celebrated her 4th birthday with a friend party in our back yard. Party's are worth all of the stress once you see the birthday kid with a smile. Also, we are doing Kindergarten at home and she is catching on very quickly. Lauren and her have started to play really well together when Brianna is not at home. Paige likes to teach Lauren how to organize things. :)
Lauren is going in to nursery next week and seems to be able to understand things really clearly right now. It amazes me how they are so little and yet they can do and understand so much.
Shane and I continue doing what we do. Unfortunately there is not much new going on. OH- Except Shane is now the boss at his work.
We love you all and I will really try to keep up on the blogging. Thanks for being so patient with me and hope all is going well.
Love,
Vonae
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Ride 03-26-08
Paige and Lauren on some rides. Thankfully they are small and can fit together and enjoy each others company.
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