the nielsen's

Morgie's 1 st Field Trip

2011-10-31T09:12:00.000-07:00

Morgan had her very first field trip last week. She and her pre-school class got to visit Black Island Farms. This place is so much fun, Morgan had a blast with her class mates.

Silly faces with both of Miss Marsha's classes

Jack, Maddie and Morgan

Playing in the sand, I mean corn box

Miss Marsha and Morgan in the Pumpkin Patch

Morgie found the perfect pumpkin that
she got to help cut off of the vine
Can't wait til next year!

For My Sister

2011-05-19T14:48:00.000-07:00

We went to Pittsburgh to visit my sweet sister and her adorable husband in April. It was so much fun to see them, I just love them to pieces. It was even more exciting to see McCall's belly. She is preggers!!!! I can't wait to meet her sweet little boy. While I was there, Cally asked me to take some pictures of her and Tannon and "the boy" (her belly). Here they are sis!! BTW. No fair looking this beautiful during pregnancy!! And to my nephew, I can't wait to meet you! I love you so much already! Stay warm and I'll meet you in August!!

Shake Your Tale Feather!!

2011-02-25T18:23:00.000-08:00

Halloween 2010

This year Morgan got to have a say in what she wanted to be for Halloween. I love, love, love what she picked! I loved the costume so much, we had to get her picture taken in it! Here is my little peacock!

Luckily we had these pictures taken! Halloween turned out to be very rainy, and my little peacock wasn't able to trick-o-treat around the neighborhood because of the crappy weather.

Baby It's Cold Outside...Again

2011-02-17T14:46:00.000-08:00

So, we have been spoiled the last week or so with beautiful weather here in Utah. The temperature has been close to the 60's!! Morgan and I were loving it! But last night a big snowstorm came roaring through, and it is back in the 30's, so I told Morgie it was cold outside and she had to wear a coat. Well, that didn't go over so well. For some reason she has been fighting me when I ask her to wear her coat. So, I finally convinced her that she at least had to wear a beanie, but she still wasn't too happy with me. So, I had to sanp a pic of her sweet (mad) face). I love you Little Lady, even when you're mad at me!

Tiny Dancer

2011-02-17T11:52:00.000-08:00

Morgan has always loved music and has always "grooved" to it, but over the past few months she has stared actually dancing. Now, I am a mom who knows absolutely nothing about dance, so she hasn't seen me twirling around and gracefully standing on one foot. I have watched her over the past few months and she is actually pretty getting good. She has been quite the entertainer at church as well. She dances in the isles whenever the organ/piano plays. A few people at church have asked me if she was in a dance class, but she's never had a class (mainly because I can't find dance classes for 2 year olds, they all start at age 3). Just yesterday(2/16/2011) I found a "Mommy and Me" dance class for toddlers, so we decided to check it out. Morgie had a blast! She loved the ballet room with mirrors on every wall. Once the class got started, she decided to forgo listening to the teacher and just ran around the room performing her own dance moves. She was in awe of all the mirrors and was totally diggin' being able to see herself dance. Here's a few shots of my tiny dancer (and yes, she already has a leotard, she talked Nana into getting it for her a few weeks ago.

P.S. I realize many of these pics aren't in focus, I'm still learning how to get the right exposure with the right ISO in low light to still show movement, but not blur. Any suggestions are welcome. :)

Aunt "Woggy's" Visit

2010-08-05T03:39:00.001-07:00

"Woggy's" here !! Morgan just
had to show McCall her new
sandals.

Discovery Gateway with Woggy

Morgan had a blast here. She loves balls
so she was in heaven putting them in the
different holes and watching them fall down
the corrugated tubing.

Building a city with McCall

YUMMO!!! Mini's Cupcakes

Munchkin thinks she is being sneeky!

She of course goes for McCall's favorite, the Tiffany

Fireworks on the 25th of July (we were a day late).
We had a way fun BBQ with Tannon's family on the
25th. If only Uncle TaTa could have come too.
(Crappy finals).

McCall's first experience with Morgie
at "Circle". McCall was priceless, she
saw the playground and said "that's
what all the hype is about"? I died
this, is my life. Trying to keep my
borderline albino baby happy and
active, yet out of the sun.

"Woggy's" Visit Continued

2010-08-05T03:13:00.000-07:00

"Circle", as in Arctic Circle Morgan loves this place

Swimming with "Woggy"

Playing with a new toy

Flying with "Woggy"

Trying to jump rope with ribbon from a present.
Morgan is obsessed with jumping right now. She
is getting some big air too!

Showing off her new shoes Grandma Nielsen gave her

Her favorite present...

That is until the basket ball hoop came.
Morgan calls it "sacket ball" soooo cute.

Blowing out her candle. Yes,
I was lame this year and didn't
make a fun cake for her. Sorry
Morgie, we were having too much
fun with Aunt Woggy.

At least she still liked it!

We had so much fun with both of our birthdays and the best part was that McCall was here for everything!!! Morgan has the best aunt in the world, and as you can see, she kind-of likes her Aunt "Woggy". She wouldn't leave her sight the whole time she was in town.

Look What's New, Morgie's 2 !

2010-08-01T17:55:00.000-07:00

I honestly cannot believe that my little munchkin is 2 years old already!! The years have flown by I tell ya. Morgan is so much fun these days, full of energy and mischief. She loves being outside (she doesn't realize she is borderline albino). We have been swimming a lot as well as playing at the park. Morgan also loves "Circle" (Arctic Circle) that is. Since it has been sooooo HOT lately, that has been her park! Morgie is a little girly-girl these days too. She loves wearing jewelery. Every time I open my jewelery drawer to put on my ring, she has to pull out a necklace or bracelet of some sort to wear. She also loves to wear lip gloss so she can look "pretty". This little girl cracks me up.

Morgan's birthday was a fun one mainly because Aunt "Woggy" was in town for it. Morgan got to go swimming, go to "Circle" for lunch and open presents with Grandma and Grandpa Nielsen and Papa and Nana Morgan. I will be posting pictures of her birthday and McCall's visit soon!

Race to Save Second Base !!

2010-05-12T17:12:00.000-07:00

Chris and I joined my friend's team (Trudee's Tribe) for the "Race for the Cure". We ran the 5K last Saturday and had such a good time, and even ran into some friends and family.

My best friend's mother-in-law was recently diagnosed with breast cancer, so Jen put a team together to support her. We wish Trudee the best of luck and we know she is going to beat this disease!!

Angie (Chris' Cousin), Me, Chris

CANCER SUCKS !!!!!

Thanks Val for the fun title (I had to use it)

Pittsburgh!!!

2010-03-25T14:40:00.000-07:00

So last week we took a little vacation to Pittsburgh, PA to see McCall and Tannon. We had such a good time hanging out with them and just being together. We sure packed in as much as we could while we were there. We went to the Children's Museum, the zoo, a great bakery in Oakmont, and of course just had a great time hanging out. I just love being with my sister and I love seeing Morgan and her together. Morgan adores McCall, she even called her "mommy" and wanted absolutely nothing to do with me back in Pittsburgh! Here is a bit of what we did! (Sorry, lots and lots of pics)!

Much to my surprise, Pittsburgh is an awesome place with beautiful views of the city. I couldn't believe how many bridges were there. It's no wonder Pitt is called the "City of Bridges!" These pics were taken on Mt. Washington and the view was breathtaking.

Mt. Washington at night is spectacular!!

Morgan, McCall and Tannon on top of Mt. Washington

Chris, Morgan, Tannon and Cally at the
Pittsburgh Zoo

The Pittsburgh Children's Museum

I had no idea that Mr. Rogers was from Pittsburgh!
And let me tell you, I was a huge fan of his show. It
was so cool cause the whole lower level of the museum
was dedicated to Mr. Rogers and had everything from
his set, but I will just show you a few and not bore
everyone. This is a pic of McCall, Morgan and Me
on the swing from his set.

Here, Chris is performing a puppet
show that Morgan was not interested
in at all!

The museum also had an awesome floor
just full of water that kids could put on
croc shoes and a rain coat and just get
wet!! Morgan was in HEAVEN!!

Morgan playing at the museum

Morgan and Auntie M making silly faces on camera!

Me and Morgan on the fastest slide ever! I was

quite surprised how freakin' fast this thing was

(my face tells all). The thing is only like 15 feet

long, I was afraid that I was going to crash with

my baby! (Luckily I didn't).

Morgan on the old Oakmont railroad

St. Patrick's Day

McCall and Tannon were so sweet,

They got Morgie a Leprechaun pinata

for St. Patrick's Day! She loved it.

Morgan with her "lucky" headband

Virginia

Morgan wearing the traditional hat in Williamsburg

Me and Morgan in Jamestowne

Chris and Morgan in Jamestowne

Chris finally got to go back to Virginia (where he served his LDS mission) and take me to all the sites. We had a great time there, I got to meet one of his converts as well as stay with one of his friends from there. Thanks babe!

I Think I'm In L-O, L-O, L-O, L-O-V-E !!

2010-02-14T14:43:00.000-08:00

Since this is Valentine's Day, I decided to post a few pics of my sweet love! (Your welcome Cally)

My Morgie melts my heart!!

Here are some pictures of her and Chris from today!

Valentine Kisses for Daddy

This picture cracks me up! Morgan loves bubbles and she was so happy that she got some today!

Bubbles!!

More bubbles!! Life can't get better than this!

I love watching these two play together! Morgan is such a Daddy's Girl these days.

Morgie with her Valentine gift

Of course, she likes her new sunglasses best.

Morgan has also had an obsession with sunglasses lately. This current obsession all started when we turned her car seat around to face forward. She noticed that mommy was always wearing sunglasses, so she needed to. I can't believe that she actually keeps them on during the car rides! Now she has a second pair, I mean a girl can never have too many accessories right??!

We hope everyone had a Happy Valentines Day!

Christmas

2010-02-11T11:27:00.000-08:00

This Christmas was a hard one for me because it was the first time that McCall, Tannon and Hudson (their dog) weren't with us. But at the same time, it was great because Morgan was so much fun this year. She even figured out how to open presents without help! We have been so blessed with that little girl and there isn't a day that goes by that I don't thank my Heavenly Father for her and the rest of my family.

Christmas this year went something like this at our home this year: I made brunch for my parents and Chris' parents
Morgan got her own little table and chair set

(Not too sure it was a hit)

But, she loved her own "big girl" chair to lounge in

She also loved the toy Cally and Tannon gave her

And she Loooooooves the Wonder Pets

Chillin' with Grandpa on Christmas EveOpening presents

Lovin' her guitar

The Nielsen Clan on Christmas Eve

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!!

Mother of the Year !!

2010-02-11T10:54:00.000-08:00

Last month Chris and I had some of Chris' cousins over for dinner. It was so much fun cause I really don't get to see them all that much. So after dinner, all the kiddo's left the table to play and the adults stayed around the table to talk. I could hear the kids and Morgan was in my sight (with her back towards me that is), so everything should be fine right???? She couldn't get into any trouble within my sight. Well, that was not the case. The next thing I know, Collin comes up to me to tell me that Morgan had eaten a marker. I told him that I don't own any markers so how could she have eaten one? I got up to check on her and to my surprise, there was a huge box of markers that the other kids had brought and Morgan really did munch on one!!! I know that this age is really going to test my patience because I really can't handle messes or my daughter being a mess. I have some complex about keeping my things nice and keeping everything clean. I know that the day will come when something does happen to my house that won't be fixable and I will just have to get over it. Luckily, my house was fine, just my Morgie Monster got drawn on!

The culprit
I think she thought she was in trouble!

She knows I'm wrapped around her finger

How can I not be with a face like that?

Queen Bee!!

2009-12-06T18:10:00.000-08:00

So I know that it is nearly Christmas and I am barely blogging about Halloween! I am the worst, I know. Anyhoo, we had a great Halloween. It started with a surprise 50th Birthday Bash for Chris' Aunt Viki. Morgan had so much fun playing with Chris' cousin's little girl, Sadie. They had a great time running around and they even found some balloons! Morgan had so much fun with those balloons, she took them everywhere. We even had to take them home with us cause she was so sad she had to put them back. It was quite sad when they lost their air after a few days. She didn't understand why they wouldn't float anymore!

This began Morgans love for balloons!

(she is now obsessed every time she sees one)

Sadie, Jana Chris and MoMo

Morgan's Halloween costume

I couldn't believe how well she kept the head piece on!

Trick-o-Treat
I love this pic!

Somehow she knew what candy was even though she hadn't had it before!

Morg and her lame parents who didn't dress up!

Daddy and Morgan

Grandma with Morgie (and the balloons)

Nana and Morgan

Papa and Morgie

Chowin' down on Auntie Great's delicious bread sticks! Every Halloween my Aunt Marlene make homemade chili, homemade bread sticks, homemade root beer & homemade doughnuts! I think Morg likes this tradition. YUMMY!!!

I love my little honey bee!

Black Island Farm

2009-12-06T12:25:00.000-08:00

This Fall we went took an adventure to Black Island Farm. Morgan loved it! We have never been before and were surprised how much there was to do (even with little ones)! We will definitely try to go every year with the Morgie Monster! Morgan and Daddy on the small slide.
Morgan clapping at the pig race!! (Her pig won too)!

Petting the llama

Morg getting the cow's attention

Morgan loved all of the animals, that is until we got to the tire bull!

Getting sick of the camera in her face!

This was so funny, Morgan was tapping her foot to the music! She cracks me up.

Picking out the perfect pumpkin

We had so much fun and we didn't even get to do it all before Morgan tired out. Next year we will try out the hay ride and maybe even the corn maze!

Pittsburgh !!

2009-11-02T11:18:00.000-08:00

Last month my mom, Morgie and I went to visit Cally and Tannon in beautiful Pittsburgh!! It was so good to see them again, it seemed as though it had been years since I've seen them, when in reality it had only been 3 months!! (Looks like it's gonna be a long 4 years for me).

Here is McCall in front of her own sign! (For those of you that don't know, I gave her the nickname "Bubble Butt", but apparently her friends changed it to "McBubbles" in high school). I realize to most, this won't be funny, but we couldn't stop laughing when we saw the sign and we had to snap a pic!! Love ya Sista!!

Singing in the rain with Auntie M

Lunch at the Cheesecake Factory

Amish Country!! Smicksburgh was amazing. It was so beautiful and surrounded by gorgeous trees, and old homes that have been turned into shops. The Fall Festival happened to be going while we were there. We had a blast!!

Morgs eating her first whole apple straight from the Amish trees!! These apples were yummy. You will see that Morgan has the same apple that she had been working on all day. She ate the core and all, I couldn't get it away from her!! She's a little possessive of her food I guess! Yikes.

My little pumpkin

McCall just adores Morgan (I think Morgie kinda likes her auntie too)! It was so fun to see them together again.

Morgan has made some progress on her apple by this point.

Sipping on the best apple cider in the world!!

The apple, Morgan and McCall

Morgan and Uncle Tannon

How sweet is this guy? He is so good to my baby girl!

Morgie with Cally and Tinman

Mom, Morgan, Me, McCall, and Tannon

We had such a great time guys !!! WE LOVE YOU and can't wait to get back to the Burgh!!

For McCall

2009-09-20T15:12:00.000-07:00

As many of you know, my sweet lil' sis moved to Pittsburgh to follow that husband of hers to dental school. She has been on my case about not updating my blog with pictures of Morgan. So this is for you Sis!! We love you and can't wait to visit ya in less than 10 days!! Yahoo!!

Oh what fun, look who's 1

2009-09-20T13:42:00.000-07:00

Our sweet Morgie turned 1 on July 27th!! (I know, I know, I realize that I am waaaay late posting). I can't believe how time flies. Here is how we celebrated!

My sweet friend Celeste helped me make MoMo's first birthday cake
Morgan really liked her yummy smash cake

Mommy and Morgie celebrating both their birthday's and Grandma and Grandpa Nielsen's

Moran and Uncle T

Morie with her adoring Auntie M

Close-up of the chompers!!

Happy girl on her big day!

My 1st Mother's Day

2009-05-18T14:02:00.000-07:00

Happy Mother's Day to me!!

I had such a nice first Mother's Day. We went to church with Chris' parents and listened to his dad speak . Then we had a yummy dinner with the Nielsen's. We then drove to Kaysville to spend some time with my family. I could't have asked for a better day, the weather was beautiful and spent the day with fam!!

Oh, ya! The best part is that my sweet hubby gave me and McCall Taylor Swift tickets!! I can't wait! McCall and I actually tried to get tickets, but they were sold out and I was bummed, but somehow Chris always finds a way to suprise me!

One last concert before she and Tannon move to Pittsburgh!!!

So Excited for SPRING !!

2009-04-10T15:53:00.000-07:00

Morgan and I have just loved the weather lately. It has been so nice and we have actually been able to get out of the house and go for stroller rides! Morgan absolutely loves being outdoors (too bad her skin is so, so, so FAIR, thank goodness for sunscreen)!

The other day, my cousin and I got together and took some pictures of our little girls. Here are a few of my favorite pictures that I was able to capture of my little Morgie! She just brightens my day!

We hope that everyone has a wonderful Easter holiday!

The Lone Star State

2009-04-04T17:52:00.000-07:00

San Antonio 2009

march 21-25

We went to visit Chris' brother and family a few weeks ago to beautiful San Antonio. (I was a bit sad that they moved from San Francisco cause I fell in love with the city, but change is good right)?? This was my first trip to Texas, and Morgie's first plane ride. I was really nervous cause I didn't know how she would act on the plane, if her ears would hurt, or if she was going to be naughty. Luckily, she did very well with minimal crying. We had such a good time and can't wait to get back to visit again!

The Riverwalk

Morgie, Chris and Anja in the boat on the Riverwalk
Morgan absolutely loved the boat ride, she was just talking and talking just about the whole time.
She must have worn herself out, luckily she had Daddy to rest on! (She melts my heart).

Morgie and Daddy

Chris and Nikola

Me and Anja

Anja and Kola

Chris, Justin, Morgan, Missy, Marija

Nikola, Anja

Our family at the Alamo!

Daddy and Morgan enjoying the nice weather

Morgie and Mommy in the breeze

Kola and Anja making faces in front of the Ripley's Believe it or Not store

Lance and me

As most of you know, Lance Armstrong is my favorite. The wax figure of him does not do him justice at all!

While we were in San Antonio Morgan just about learned how to crawl. Here are a few pics of her trying to stay on her knees.

My little peanut is growing up way too fast, I can't believe that she is 8 months! She is just so much fun and I have enjoyed every stage so far. What the crap did Chris and I do before we had Morgan bless our lives?

The biggest scare of my life!!

We also had our first scare with Morgan while we were visiting in San Antonio. At breakfast the morning after we got there, I was teasing Chris about not giving Morgan big enough pieces of biscuit to chew on. So, I took over and gave her a bigger piece. She was loving the biscuits but on like the third bite, she started to choke. This was so scary, but luckily I was able to give her some back-blows and it came right out. I didn't know that my sweet sister-in-law was already on the phone with 911. She told them that Morgan was fine and that the biscuit came out, but it was their protocol to send the paramedics over to check her out anyways. Here come the sirens!!

Morgie with her new friends, the San Antonio paramedics

Checking out her vital signs

I feel so blessed that everything was okay with Morgan and that even though I was scared, I knew what to do (I won't complain now that I have to take CPR classes every year for work) ;)

Morgan with her cousins (Check out the difference in their skin) Morgan is so light and Anja and Nikola have such dark features. This pic just cracks me up.

Anja loves having a a baby cousin and she is so good with Morgan

You can't visit Texas and not get some authentic down home cooking! Rudy's had some good BBQ

We had such a fun time in Texas and can't wait to get back to see Justin, Marija, Nikola and Anja! We love you guys!

Splish, Splash...and more Splashing!!!

2009-03-16T17:08:00.000-07:00

So last Friday, Chris and I took Morgie swimming for the first time! I was kind of nervous for her being in that much water cause I didn't know how she would react, but luckily, she LOVED it! Morgan just splashed and splashed! She absoulutely loved being surrounded by so many kids, she even joined in on the screaming and laughing that was going on all around her! So, thank you Jenny and Kirk for inviting us to go with you guys. Who knows, we may just be getting a pass so that we can go more often with ya! ;) Morgan and Daddy!
Morgan just getting used to the water

I wish that I would have brought our video camera, cause Morgan was just a kicking while holding onto the wall! It was so dang cute.

Morgan actually smiling for the camera! (She just loved this fish that she is sitting on).

All tuckered out after her first swim!

Morgan's 6 months!!

2009-02-14T09:38:00.001-08:00

Holy Crap!! I can't believe that Morgan is already 6 1/2 months old! Time just goes by so fast. My little peanut is just so dang fun and getting bigger and smarter everyday. She is defiantly a mommy's girl (for the time being), don't get me wrong, she loves her daddy too, but she just likes to know that her food is close by ;) Morgan is definitely growing up, even though the stats from her last Dr. apt tell us that she is in the 10th percentile for her height and weight. Morgie now weighs 13 1/2 lbs and is 24" long! Here are a few pics of our little sweetie! (Thank you Andrea for the kick in the behind to update my blog). All dressed up for our outing on a snowy day.

I just think that this outfit is so dang cute, but Morgan is sick of the camera in her face.

Morgan has stopped sucking her thumb (for the most part) and has now found her toes! Every night when we are getting her ready for bed, she sucks her toes . Morgan seriously cracks me up every day with her new talent!

I'm afraid that soon she will be able to fit her whole foot in her mouth.

Morgan is now eating Big Girl food. That is, once she is done gnawing on her bib! Morgie is now eating rice cereal, pears, apples and bananas.

I actually have to feed her without her bib now, because all she wants to do is chew on it. It is like her favorite toy. Seriously MoRGie!!

Not so sure that she is loving the rice cereal.

It got better after a few bites.

I think she liked it!

December at a glance

2009-01-13T10:35:00.000-08:00

It seems like December came and went in a flash. Now that it is over, here is what we have been up to.....

We went to visit sweet Grandma Morgan in Soda Springs, Idaho

How cute is my Grandma? I just love this woman so much and I wish that I could see her more often.

Morgan on Christmas Morning (looking sleepy)

Now, she is mad that she missed her nap!

Morgan and Daddy

Morgan in her Christmas dress

Morgan on Christmas Eve. (Yes, she pulls the same face every time the camera pops out).

See what I mean

Christmas Eve with Grandpa Nielsen

Reading "Silent Night" on Christmas Eve with Grandma Nielsen

Some candy that mom and Morgan made for Christmas

Morgan getting bored helping mom make candy

Hudson rockin' his new winter coat (Huddy is the best dog ever, we just love him to pieces).

Another photo of Morgie in her Christmas dress

We hope that everyone had a great Christmas and an awesome New Years!!!

Tonight's the Big Night!!

2008-12-29T13:11:00.000-08:00

As many of you know, I am a total dork who follows silly reality shows on MTV. My crazy obsession all started in 2004 (oh my gosh!) when a show called Laguna Beach premiered. This show followed a group of amazingly gorgeous high school students, and exposed all of the drama that went on in high school. This is where it all began. After Laguna Beach, a series called The Hills came to be (I told you I had a problem). The Hills has been even better than Laguna, and that is why am I so excited for tonight's premiere of The City! So everyone pop some popcorn and check it out!!

Morgie in her BUMBO !!

2008-12-08T12:28:00.000-08:00

I absolutely love Morgan's Bumbo that my mom got for her. At first I was a bit skeptical of her actually wanting to sit in it, but she absolutely loves her bumbo. Which is so nice for me in the mornings when I have to get ready for work. All I do is place her in her chair and pop in baby einstein and she is completely entertained. I think that she looks so dang cute in her very own chair, we have her sit in it for dinner time and we have even taken it to restaurants so that she can be more involved. (If any of you know Morgan, you know that she is quite nosy), but I like to call her observant!!! I love this little girl so much and am so blessed to have her in my life.

Tagged by Cally Wog

2008-12-06T17:32:00.000-08:00

Tag about my Husby

1. Where did you meet? At my cousin, Libby's wedding
2. How long did you date before you got married? Gosh, a long time with a break-up in the middle. But we dated like 2 1/2 years total
3. How long have you been married? Just over 4 years
4. What does he do to suprise you? He brings home little gifts for me every once in a while, just for no reason which is so sweet. (He loves trying to pick out the perfect present for me, and he does an awesome job too).
5. What is your favorite feature of his? His hair (when it's cut), I also love his lips!
6. What is you favorite quality about him? He knows how to make me happy and he can always make me laugh. Plus he is like the only person who can calm me down and get me to think rationally when I am having one of my panic attack meltdowns (which occur quite often these days)!
7. Does he have a nickname for you? Middy or Mithy
8. What is his favorite food? Chicken & Cheesecake
9. What is his favorite sport? Anything with a ball. He watches sports constantly and if nothing is on, then he watches ESPN news (as if he missed anything, REALLY)! He does like to play basketball best though ;)
10. When and where did you first kiss? On our second date after a football game at his parents house.
11. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple? We go to the gym (so romantic I know, we need to get a real hobby to do together).
12. Does he have any hidden talents? He plays the saxophone (he even played for the UofU concert band), he will never admit this, but he has a really good voice too. (I wish that I could say the same for his wife).
13. How old is he? 28, that is...until December 22!
14. Who said I love you first? He did (Through a text, lame I know,but he always tell me, that it worked and to "look at the end result" when I tease him about it). Long story ,but we were actually broken up at the time and we had just started to talk again and go out occasionally. Then one night I wasn't returning any of his calls (I was on a date) so he sent me a text. Funny huh? ( FYI he freakin broke up with me on my 21st birthday, he is so lucky that I came back ). :)
15. What is his favorite music? Counting Crows and Neil Diamond ! (I HATE Neil Diamond)
16. What do you admire most about him? He has a huge heart. He would do anything for anyone
17. What is his favorite color? Blue
18. Which side of the bed does he sleep on? He now sleeps to the right of me and he hates it! We switched sides during my pregnancy cause I was always so hot and his side was closer to the window air conditioner unit that I made him purchase for me for carrying his child! I can't believe he hasn't made me switch back yet.
19. Will he read this? Ya right. He thinks that blogging is a waste of my time :)

I Tag: Libby, Alana & Jenn

Spooky!!

2008-11-25T09:01:00.000-08:00

HALLOWEEN !

Yes, I am just now getting around to posting our little chili pepper's first Halloween (mother of the year, I know).

We had a great Halloween that started off at Grandma and Grandpa Morgan's , then to Holman's Halloween party and then we had yummy homemade chili, bread sticks and root beer at my Aunt Marlene's. Morgan was quite the trooper. And next year I will definitely dress her in a more girly outfit cause, she was mistaken for a boy a few times. (Maybe next year her boring parents will dress-up too)!!

A Day at the Zoo with Friends!!!

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Morgie's First Trip to the Zoo!!!!!

Here are a few pics of her favorite animals.

We were so lucky to catch the elephants while they were performing for an audience and we got like front row seats!!! This picture is for Breckan, he told me that the elephant is his favorite animal.

What can I say, other than I think that giraffes are like the most amazing animals. I love the pattern on their skin and their long, long necks!! What a BEAUTIFUL creature!!

This tiger was so active and he was very close to the fence. And I was just hoping that this chain link fence would hold if he decided to attack!!! (That is a hungry face if I ever saw one)!

Lazy Rhino, but look how huge those horns are!!!

A Day Out With the Girls!!

Last week a bunch of us got our kids together to go to the zoo. Okay, we used our kids as an excuse, we really wanted to go to the zoo. It was so fun cause I haven't been to the zoo for like 5 years. I can't wait to get back and for Morgan to be older so she can actually be as excited as me to go on little outings with her crazy mom!!

Libby & Sophie, Jenn & Breckan, Emily & Bella, Me & Morgan
(how lucky was Breckan to be the only boy)?

Sophie (how cute is that face)?

Enjoying the Awesome Weather

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The weather last week was absolutely beautiful and I am so glad that we were able to enjoy it before the snow fell!! We all had such a good time at the zoo! Here are a few pics of our adventure.

Libby & Sophie

Bella & Emily

Breckan and Jenn

Morgan
Me and Morgan

Bottle Worries

2008-10-21T18:11:00.000-07:00

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, so I am seriously about to have a nervous brake-down. I go back to work (part-time) in a week and my little stinker of a daughter has decided that she won't take a bottle anymore! I don't get it, she used to take a bottle without putting up a fuss, and then like a month ago, she decided that she wasn't going to have a thing to do with the bottle anymore.

I know what you all are thinking, how can a baby so cute innocent looking decide to do this? I really don't get it because my poor mom has been coming over every day to help Morgan practice taking a bottle. I feel awful because once Morgan sees the bottle, she starts crying. Then when the bottle is placed in her mouth, she gags and then starts crying hysterically. She gets herself so mad that she starts kicking and batting the bottle away, and the thing is, she is hungry. She is just so dang feisty and stubborn to give in. (She must get her temper from her father). ;) Morgan has put up this fight for longer than an hour before she finally gave in and took some of the bottle. I feel bad for my mom because Morgan now associates her with the bottle and cries when she sees her (even if she doesn't have the bottle). My pediatrician told me that I couldn't be the one to give her the bottle, and if any of you know my husband, he isn't the most patient person. He feels awful letting her cry so hard and then he gives in to her and then walks upstairs and hands her to me. We have found out that she will not take my milk out of a bottle and have had better luck with formula...?Weird. I have tried every make of bottle and I am seriously out of ideas. So if anyone can help, I definitely need it cause I don't want my babysitters to have to put up with her non-stop screaming. I wake up in the middle of the night with anxiety because I am afraid that my babysitters won't want to watch her anymore cause she is so naughty.

Morgie's 2 Months!!

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My baby girl is growing up so fast! I can't believe that she is already 2 months old. I finally got Morgan's pictures taken and here are a few of my favorites (it was way hard to chose cause she is so dang cute). I had her pictures taken by Hayley at Captures Photography (in case anybody is interested). She spent so much time with Morgan and I couldn't believe how well they turned out. (Thanks for the tip Jen and Jill)!

She Changes Everyday!!

2008-09-22T12:28:00.000-07:00

Here are a few more pictures of our little Morgan. I can't believe how fast she is growing and how much she changes. I am having so much fun staying home with her. She seriously cracks me up all of the time whether it's a funny face she pulls or a new noise that she is making. I never knew how much fun being a mom could be! I love you Morgie!!!

I'm ready for my close-up!!!

Here's a few pictures of Morgan in her Fall outfit. I think she looks so dang cute in her butterfly dress.

Morgan in Gramsy's Chair

2008-09-22T11:15:00.000-07:00

I absolutely love Gramsy's chair. I love the color, the height and how comfortable this chair is, it sereiously fits me perfectly (all of you shorties out there know how hard it is to find a seat where your feet actually touch the ground)! but Gramsy has decided to re-cover it. So, before that happens, I wanted to get a few pics of Morgan in it. Here are a few of my favorites!

Morgie Meets Great-Grandma Morgan

2008-09-22T10:53:00.000-07:00

Morgie finally go to meet Grandma Morgan!! It was so fun to see my grandma because we haven't seen her for over a year (since my grandpa passed away). Grandma was so happy to meet Morgan and couldn't keep smiling. We difinatley need to plan a trip to Idaho so she can see Morgie again.

BREAKING NEWS!!

2008-09-10T10:21:00.000-07:00

Lance is back!!
I am so excited because just yesterday Lance Armstrong announced to the world that he is going to be riding in the Tour de' France next year!! (He must have read my last blog post) ;) I can't wait for next July, watching the Tour just wasn't the same without him so, I really didn't keep up with it since he retired. But now he's back. Go for number 8 Lance!!

See how hot he is? (No worries, Chris knows about my crush and he is ok with it. His crush is Kate Hudson. It was hilarious when the two started dating, but they are no longer together.)

The Quirkiest Quirks

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Tagged by: McCall

Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours:

1. I am secretly in love with Lance Armstrong. Ok, ok I am not in love with him, but I think that he is super hot!! I was obsessed with the Tour de' France like all 7 years that he was racing. He is in my opinion the most amazing athlete in the world, I mean after beating cancer, he came back into the cycling world and totally kicked everybody's trash !!

2. I am the most emotional girl that you will ever meet. I cry easier than anyone I know, and I am freaking out that my only sister has to move away from me for at least 4 years when she and Tannon go to dental school. I seriously get anxiety about it and F.Y.I. I have tears in my eyes right now just typing about it !!! I am a basket-case. I'm doing my best to try to be excited for them. I love you sis !!

3. I love watching the Hills (on MTV). I know that I am so lame for following the lives of Lauren, Audrina, Heidi, Whitney and Lo as they live their fabulous, (unscripted) lives in the Hollywood Hills. My husband Chris hates that I watch this show and tells me all of the time that I am a mom now and that I shouldn't be watching "crap like this on tv". Oh well, I still love it. In fact it is on tonight!! ;)

4. I love to travel. Although, it is no longer in the budget now that I am married and have the sweetest little girl. Here are a few of my favorite places that I have been: Italy (for high school graduation my cousin and I went to Italy and traveled all over from Milan to Florence to Venice to Rome to Capri to Pompeii to Verona to Sorento and a lot of other little towns. I would love to go back). Hawaii, New York, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Mexico and my family also went on a Chruch History trip starting in SLC and traveled east all the way to Rochester NY. I can't wait to see where else I can get to (hopefully soon )!!

5. I have a great appreciation for photography. I have a nice Nikon camera (that my sweet husband gave me last year for my birthday). I want to find time to learn more so that I can take better pictures.

6. I love the elderly. As many of you know, I am a Physical Therapist Assistant. When I was in school, I planned on working more with athletes, but I quickly learned that they had major ego's and knew more than anyone else (Nick Thiros). So, I went back to working in a nursing home with geriactrics!! I love working with them because they have such great stories (sometimes you hear the same ones everyday) and I love that I get to see the same patients everyday

You're it: Alana, Andrea, Jill, Jenn, Emily, Carrie, Ashley and anyone else who wants to tell us more about then!

Labor Day Get-A-Way!!

2008-09-05T17:26:00.000-07:00

Morgan's 1st Road Trip
Over Labor Day my whole family packed up and went South for a mini va-ca. Morgan got to meet her Great Grandma & Grandpa Rose as well as her Great Uncle Turtle!! We all had a great time. Chris and my dad went golfing, Me, Morgan, my mom, McCall and Tannon went shopping (sorry Tannon, you will have to pick-up golf) ;) We also played basketball and tennis with Uncle Turtle.
It was a nice little get-a-way.

morgan with great grandpa doug

Morgan got to meet her Great Grandpa & Grandma Rose for the first time, and let me tell you, she was sure adored by them! We had such a good time with grandpa and grandma!

morgan with great grandma rhea

The arrival of Sophie!!

2008-09-05T16:24:00.000-07:00

Congrats Libby and Brian!!

sophie elizabeth bailey

I just wanted to congratulate my cousin, Libby, on the arrival of her brand new baby girl! Sophie was born August 27th 2008. She is beautiful you guys.

sophie and morgie

The very first picture taken of Sophie and Morgan together. (My Aunt Diane is holding Morgan)

two peas in a pod

Sophie and Morgan in the hospital cart together. It was funny, when I place Morgan next to Sophie, she started to suck on her cheek, thus making Sophie cry. (My little peanut loves to eat!!)

Anja and Nikola in town!!

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Cousins!!

Morgan met her cousins, Anja and Nikola for the first time. Contrary to the picture, Morgan had a lot of fun with them. Safe travels back to San Antonio!

All of the Grandkids

Grandma and Grandpa Nielsen
with all of their grandkids !!

Morgan's born!

2008-08-25T13:19:00.000-07:00

Morgan Elaine was born on Sunday, July 27th 2008. She was 7 lbs. 3 oz. and 19" long. She was born at 7:03pm. Chris is now a proud papa !!

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This is my husband Chris. He is such an amazing person and I am so lucky to have him in my life. We have so much fun together and the past four years have flown by. Now we are parents (scary, I know) and Chris is such a great father to Morgan !!

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Me and my sweet husband (he's pretty cute huh?)

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Here is a picture of my awesome family: Tannon, McCall, Mom (Marsha), Dad (Al), me and Chris.

Blogger in Training

2008-08-25T11:09:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!! Since Morgan is now in my life, I've decided to finally post a blog. As many of you know, I am computer illiterate, so my sweet sister has helped me get my blog going. I will get more pictures posted soon, so check back soon.