Week In Review

Tessa has started nursing her babies. She sits next to me, pulls up her shirt, and makes sucking noises. It's pretty funny!

 A daddy/daughter nap

 This week Gwen got to meet her Uncle Matt, Aunt Lisa, and her cousins Amie and Leora.

 We had a surprise birthday party for Aunt Dee. I made the cake and she blew out all 50 candles!

 After going to the Jazz game, Adam has been playing a lot of basketball. He and Tessa set up an inside court with cheerleaders! These are all of Tessa's cheerleaders.

 Here are Adam's cheerleaders.

 We started our Valentine's Day countdown this week. We decorated the house for Valentine's Day and did some heart attacking. The kids chose to heart attack Gwen and Daddy.

 Little Gwen came down with a cold this week and has been pretty congested. It has been sad to see her not feel good. Hopefully she will be on the mend soon. 

I ventured out with all 3 kids to a trip to the grocery store. It went fairly well and I think I will survive trying to keep track of 3 kids.

4 Weeks Old!

I know I say this every week, but I can't believe how fast 4 weeks has gone by! Gwen is wonderful and we just can't get enough of her. She turned 4 weeks old on Tuesday. I am healing well and finally turned a corner recovery wise at about 3 1/2  weeks after surgery. It's nice to be feeling a bit back to normal.

Here is our beautiful  girl!

 These kids can't get enough of their baby! 

 Tess loves being a big sister!

 I had to post this picture for Adam. He about wet his pants laughing when he saw it.

And then she made it very clear she was done with her photo shoot!!

Jazz Game

Monday night Eric and Adam were able to go to the Jazz game. They had such a good time together and Adam LOVED going to the game! Eric said he cheered so loud and loved screaming "defense!" Adam was thrilled that the Jazz ended up winning and loves telling us the final score. What a fun boys night out!

Gwendolyn Marie

~Gwen~

January 21, 2012

Eric's News!

Eric had some exciting news this week! Last Wednesday he interviewed at BYU for their Executive MBA Program. He felt that the interview went well and we figured it would be a couple of weeks before we heard anything from them. He got to work Monday morning and had an email waiting for him from BYU. He was accepted into their program! 

All his hard work paid off and we are grateful that he will have this opportunity to expand his horizons. We are not quite sure how we feel about being students again, especially with 3 kids, but it will all be worth it!

3 Weeks Old

Yesterday little Gwen turned 3 weeks old. We can't believe how much she has changed in 3 weeks! Her cry is louder, she cries tears now, she looks for noises, she makes funny faces, she squeaks and grunts like crazy, and she would eat all day if I let her. Eric and I were talking the other night about how it feels like she's always been with us. We are so grateful she is part of our family!

I love her little elf ears! Adam loves when she makes any kind of noise, even a sneeze. He often says, "Listen Mommy, she's making noise like a human!" The kids just love her to pieces! They are dying for her to play with them.

All About Me Interviews

I am a bit behind with life. I wanted to do these interviews with the kids at the beginning of the year, but I decided to have a baby instead:) We got around to it last night and we video taped the kids giving us their answers. They were pretty funny, so I am glad we did!

Adam

What is your name? Adam Richard Nielson

How old are you? 5

What color is your hair? Blonde

What color are your eyes? Green

What is your favorite food? Cinnamon Rolls

What is your favorite song? I Am a Child of God

What is your favorite treat? Candy-banana laffy taffy

What is your favorite color? Green

What is your favorite animal? Cheetah

What is your favorite book? My children's encyclopedia and Crash Course

What is your favorite store? Walmart-cause they have Hot Wheels

What is your favorite thing to do with Daddy? Going out with daddy to Provo Beach Resort 

What is your favorite thing to do with Mommy? Helping around the house

What is your favorite movie? Cars 2

What is your favorite TV show? Curious George

Who are your friends? Gavin, Treyvon, and Anni

What is your favorite thing to do outside? Play football

What is your favorite thing to play inside? race cars

What is your favorite toy? Hot wheels-El Super Fasto!

Poor Tess has a bad cold and got her hair stuck in a tent zipper last night...hence the look. She looked pretty crazy last night, but she had us all laughing with her silly jokes during dinner.

Tessa

What is your name? Tessa Ann Nielson Marie

How old are you? 3

What color is your hair? Red

What color are your eyes? Blue

What is your favorite food? Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches

What is your favorite song? Mickey Mouse Clubhouse

What is your favorite treat? Chocolate

What is your favorite color? Red

What is your favorite animal? Giraffe and cats

What is your favorite book? Little Einsteins

What is your favorite store? Macey's-cause they have ice cream and candy (samples are at Costco)

What is your favorite thing to do with Daddy? Hug him and play dolls and go to Costco

What is your favorite thing to do with Mommy? Be Mommy's helper

What is your favorite movie? Princess Songs

What is your favorite TV show? Mickey Mouse Clubhouse

Who are your friends? Gabby and Zeke

What is your favorite thing to do outside? Play soccer, smell flowers, and ride my scooter

What is your favorite thing to play inside? Play pretend, dolls, and kitty cats

What is your favorite toy? My doll kitty cat