Snapshots into a beautiful personality

Winter 2008

Hello Friends and Family: Yes, I know.....I have not updated our blog forEVER!! These are some of our fun moments between October and December 2008!! Elisa, our exchange student from Spain has already gone home, but as you will see she is/was a big part of our family. We all miss her and Natalie keeps asking about her. Enjoy .....and Merry Christmas!! Elisa, Natalie and Dallan......the kids :)
Thanksgiving

Ready to 'trick-or-treat'

This was taken at Natalie's first dance recital!! It was the cutest thing Mommy and Daddy have ever seen! She performed so well up on stage and even remembered some of the dance moves.

Natalie loves Santa......obviously she doesn't understand who he "really" is....the guy in the red suit that eats cookies and leaves presents under your tree....maybe next year!

"I think I want this pumpkin...and I can carry it myself"

Our handsome boy

So sweet!!

Natalie really thought these were socks for her feet. Chad and I couldn't stop laughing!!!

Dec. 13.....our first winter snowfall. Natalie was helping her cousins, Emmie and Lilly decorate the tree outside at Grammy and Grampy's house.

Candy making day at Grammy's house....we made so much yummy candy!!!

What a fun tradition!!

Enjoying a fun day ....candy day....grammy snuck me a little chocolate...don't tell!!

This picture was taken on our way up to Yellowstone in October. What a fun, memorable trip with Anna (from Germany...my Mom's exchange student) and Elisa.

September 2008

Hello All, We closed the office for a week and met our friend's Scott and Stephani in Lake of the Ozarks. We had such a fun, relaxing time and wanted to share some of our photos!!
I had to share some pictures of homes on the shoreline of the lake. There were 100's of homes like this...WOW and to think they are 2nd homes.

The kids enjoying our BBQ on the Pontoon Boat

Dean, Jake, Scott, Chad, Natalie and Dallan

(Chad is fishing and Dean is grilling)

Lunch on the Lake

...not to mention the toys

Caters and Nielsons

The Toys

The Cater's Lake house

Floating with Daddies

Wide eyed and bushy tailed....after 12 hours in an airport....thank goodness Mommy fought the ladies at Delta and got us a motel room.

Miss Natalie with the Chicken Pox!!! Yeah!!!! She is naturally immunized.

Flower Girl Natalie - she did her job...she did great!!!

Elisa (our exchange student from Spain) and little Miss

Me and My Brother!!

July 08

Dallan Jay - 4 weeks
Me and Daddy
"Fair Winner" :)
Our handsome boy

Our Family (We didn't have enough hands for Tiny- our dog)

My Little Brother- Born 6-17-08

Hello All, Here are some pictures of Dallan Jay Nielson (finally). Today he is 8 days old and doing very well. His weight is back up to 10lbs 10oz. He is nursing like a champ and sleeping well. He is a very good baby. We are so blessed and happy. Big sis is getting use to him. We are having to work on soft and gentle constantly. With each day she gets better. Yes, we already took him camping. Chad had closed the office months ago so we couldn't just stay home. We all had a great time. Enjoy the pictures and thank you for all the thoughts and prayers, gifts, cards, and emails everyone has been sending.

Love - The Nielsons

Proud Daddy - and Dallan's first camping trip

Proud Big Sis - Yes he is half the size of her :)

I caught my first fish...and I ate it for dinner (she was so excited!)

My Lil' man

Uncle Jason, Aunt Em, Garrett and Adalynn came over to meet me

Daddy took me on a little ride...so much fun
Priceless!!
fishin' with Daddy

My birth-day

A day old and oh so big!!
Mr. Handsome ( I just new we would end up with a boy with lots of hair :)


My new shades

Getting weighed - providing mommy with some answers :)
Connie had just weighed him and daddy was double checking (the picture above this one is actually Kala, our other midwife, weighing him on her scale and YES sure enough the weight was correct!! 11lb 2oz ...ps the date on the picture was a day behind and this was about 3:00 am)

Proud Gramma Nancy with Dallan's first "Hair Brush"