First day of preschool!

So this week Shayla started preschool (aka a paid playdate, aka mom errand time, aka her social hour)...she is going to go 3 hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays, enough that she will love it and I won't miss her too much! Anyway, of course I had to document the first day like any good mom would do...She had a great time and was one of the few that did not cry all day! She loved it and already is asking to go back!

On the way out the door...

With her/our first homework assignment...

Squirting one of the classes pet hermit crabs Mr. Bumpy!

Looking at the horses out the window (you can't see them in this pic but they are out there and fun to look at for the kids).

Cute Cousins!

The past few weeks we were lucky to have Jon's sister Tara and her family visit from Utah! Ever since they moved from California, we have really missed having them around. We were able to spend lots of time at the beach, visiting at home and even made it to the Long Beach Aquarium. They are gone now, so we miss them again, but we were able to get all the cousins together for photos before they left!

All the cousins -Shayla, Cole, Cody, Bryan, Stella, Tony

The boys!

The girls!

Tony & Stella

Shayla

Some fun videos of Shayla!

Shayla is such a cutie - I try to capture some of her cuteness on film and I am sharing it here for your viewing pleasure!

The cutest thing to hear in the whole world!

Playing the wake up game...

Singing her ABC's really fast so she can watch the vidoe of herself!

Baby #2 on it's way!

Yes, you read correctly! Baby Nelson #2 is on it's way!

He or She will be joining our family end of February 2010!
(although my due date is March 5th 2010, I already know I will be having a c-section 7-10 days before the due date thanks to Shayla's stubbornness in not turning and having to have a c-section with her).

So I am happy to announce that I am pregnant with our second child. I am about 10 and a half weeks right now (which means peak of morning sickness and exhaustion). Here's some proof:


Okay, here is ultrasound photo of last week of Fetus Nelson...

I always thought it was gross having a photo of pregnancy test (and worse to save the stick - which I did not) but since this is digital, not so bad. The first 2 pregnancy tests I tooks were negative so this one was extra exciting!

And of course, Shayla, sharing in the joy!

Firewoman Shayla!

This weekend we went to Shayla's little boyfriend Hank's 2 year birthday party! We had a lot of fun especially when the local firemen stopped by and gave the kids rides in the firetruck! Happy 2nd Hank! Thanks for the fun!

Here is Shayla eating her ice cream with Hank the birthday boy!