Chase's Blessing

Well Christmas week was busy with Caden's Birthday, Christmas and Chase's Blessing. We blessed Chase on the 27th in up north. We decided to do it there because my nephew Tyus was getting baptised that day and all of my family was going to be there. It worked out well everyone was able to come except Kim Chad's sister who lives in California. Chase looked so cute and reminded me a lot of Caden in this outfit.

I just took him to the Doctor yesterday for his 2 month check up and we weighs 13 pounds 12oz. He is exactly a pound smaller than Caden at two months. He is a chunky little guy lots of fat rolls and chubby cheeks that I cant stop kissing. He is doing great and is such a good baby we are so lucky to have him in our family.

Merry Christmas!

Caden and Chad playing with the Dino

Caden and some of his cousins Jackson, Mayson, and Ethan in

their Spider man PJ's that Grandma and Grandpa Erickson gave them.

Chase and Caden

Caden's presents from Santa

We had a great Christmas and Santa found us even though we were in Wyoming. We spent the holiday with both of our families since they live in the same town. Caden was so excited about Santa and loved opening presents this year. He had his and his brothers presents opened in about ten minutes he didn't even care what was inside he just wanted to open them. Chase slept through most of Christmas but it was fun having a sweet baby to hold on such a wonderful holiday that celebrates our saviors birth, how special babies are. Caden got lots and lots of toys between Santa and the two families, some of his favorite toys were his remote control dinosaur, Geo track train station, spider man PJ's, and iron man, hulk, and sandman action figures. Chase got an activity chair, blocks and lots of cloths. It was so fun to see everyone and spend time with family. We hope everyone had a great Christmas and will have a Happy New Year!

Caden' s Birthday!!!

Caden and Tyus blowing out their candles

Caden opening his Geo Track Airport

Grandma Erickson, Caden, and Peyton

Playing at McDonald's

Caden decked out with his tools that Uncle Jason gave him

Caden turned 3 on the 23rd so we had a friend B-day party for him at McDonald's on the 20th. He had so much fun, there were 14 kids under the age of five, so it was mad house but what a great place to let kids run wild (McDonald's). I was busy trying to get all the kids there Happy Meals and Ice Cream I forgot to take to many pictures but I did get most of it on video so that will have to do this year.

On the 23rd we went to Wyoming and had a family B-day party for Caden and his cousin Tyus whose birthday is the same day. We went swimming at the Evanston Rec Center, Caden got spoiled again. I can't believe my little guy is three, time has gone so fast. We don't know what we would do without him, we love you Caden.

IT SNOWED!!!!!

IT SNOWED in St. George last night, we woke up to a couple of inches. Caden was so excited when he looked out the window and there was snow on the ground and it was still snowing. A couple of Caden's friends (Brennon and Keaton) were coming over to play this morning so we decided to make a snow man when they got here. The kids loved it they had a ball playing in the fresh snow and look at that cute snow man. They were so proud of it and wanted to leave it up to show Chad when he got home from work, but it has been to warm and melted to much it tipped over at about three (Caden was so sad) so Chad will have to look at the pictures. This is about as much snow as I have ever seen in the 4 1/2 years that we have lived here. It was fun but I am ready for it to be warm again. I better go Caden just put Play-Doh up his nose.

Life is never dull with kids.

Black Friday Deal!!

My sister and I went shopping bright and early black Friday morning. We got some goods deals and had a lot of fun watching the thousands of people going crazy. We waited in line to check out at Wal-mart for over an hour and half and about forty five minutes at target. Don't go if you are in a hurry, there are lots of people and long lines but is so fun if you know what you are in for. I went and stood in line at Home Depot for a shop vac that Chad had to have, when they opened the doors several people went running to the Christmas trees. I then heard a worker say that they were 7.5 foot LED pre-lit trees originally $200.00 going for $49.99. I decided I need one since our old tree wasn't pre-lit and I dreaded putting it up because it took me so long to put the lights on. Needless to say I got there in the nick of time and got the last tree, I was worried that when we opened it it would look like a $50.00 tree, but we are so happy with it. It looks great and fits perfect in our little house. The tree was my best deal of the day but I also got some other good things and my sister went nuts and bought tons of stuff. It was a successful year and to all of you who have never tried shopping on black Friday morning you should at least once, it is kind of addicting and I look forward to it every year.

Caden has redecorated our tree a couple of times not to mention he was spinning and fell in it, that is why the bottom half is almost bare. What is Christmas for it you can't have some fun right!!!

Crazy, Crazy

This is such a crazy time of year. We have been keeping busy and our computer was doing something weird for a few days so I couldn't get on to blog. Chase is getting chubby chubby he is so fun and such a good baby, I don't know how we got so lucky. Caden still cant keep his hands off of him. It is so fun to watch Caden hold and talk to him, you can tell they already have a bond. Caden's birthday is next week and he cant wait, this is the first year were he understands what is going on. He is having a spider man birthday and everyday he asks when is Spider man party is. Santa is a big name in our house this year, Caden talks about Santa and how he is going to bring him Spider man, Iron man, Hulk, and Sandman (action figures). (My son is obsessed with marvel comics, just like his dad) If Caden is being naughty or isn't listening Chad will tell him that he will call Santa and tell him to take one of his toys away, Caden listens really quick puts his arm out to stop Chad and says "Don't call Santa Dad". It is so cute but what a mean thing to do. Kids are so fun especially this time of year when they get so excited I cant wait for Christmas morning. I hope everyone has a MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Chase 4 Weeks old

Caden loves his Baby!!

Well time is going so fast Chase is 3 1/2 weeks and is growing like a weed. At his 2 week checkup Chase weighed 9lb 3oz so he gained over a pound in 2 weeks. Caden loves him to death almost to much he wont leave him alone. It is cute most of the time, but sometimes I just wish he would leave him alone. Good thing Chase his tough because Caden doesn't understand the word soft. It has been so fun to have a new baby in the house.

Welcome Chase

We had our baby, Chase Chad Nelson, October 23rd, 10:30 am.

He weighed 7 lb 13 oz, 20 3/4 inches long.

He is so cute and we are so glad he is here. He came really fast I was in labor for only 3 hours and the anastegologist got there 5 minutes before I had him so I felt everything. It was an experience to say the least but I would do it again to get such a sweet little thing. Chase and myself are doing really well he is such a good baby. Caden loves him to pieces and has handled this change really well. I will post more pictures later.

Staheli Farm

We went to Staheli Farm for family night, this has become our fall tradition. Caden loves it out there they have swings, slides, tractor rides, corn maze, and pumpkin patch were you can pick out your own pumpkin. They also have a little petting zoo of farm animals which Caden loved to see the baby pigs, chickens, goats, lambs, and roosters. What a fun place to visit if you are ever in St. George in October.

Caden's excited for Halloween

Caden is so excited for Halloween we went and picked out his costume a couple of weeks ago, as you can see he picked the HULK! As soon as we got home he had is on running around the house. Every time he sees any skeletons or Halloween decorations he gets so excited and says "mom look there Halloweens" so far nothing has scared him yet. His dad took him in a Halloween store and they both tried on scary masks Caden loved it and through a fit when it was time to go. He is so much fun this year and defiantly has an opinion on everything. So for now he is going to be Hulk that is if he doesn't wear it our before Halloween gets here.

Look at that belly!!

Well I am 35 1/2 weeks pregnant. I have been on moderate bed rest for the past 2 weeks because of high blood pressure (I did this with Caden as well). I went to the Dr. today and he said my blood pressure has stayed pretty much the same so I don't have to be on strict bed rest this week, that was good news. I am hoping to make it to at least 37 1/2 to 38 weeks before I go into labor or they start me. We will just take it week by week and see how it goes. I feel great and cant tell if my blood pressure is high so this makes it hard to rest but I will do my best. The best you can with a two year old. We are getting excited for our baby to join our family.

5th Anniversary

Can you believe it the 5th of September was Chad and my 5 anniversary!! Time goes so fast, we have had a great five years. I feel very blessed to have such a great husband and father in my house, that hard to find now days. Chad sent me these beautiful flowers to the house and called his sister to watch Caden so we could go have couples massage and go to dinner. What a romancer!!! We had a great date and really enjoyed the massages, we ate at the Gun Barrel, this is were we ate on our first anniversary and I am sure we will go back on another. The Gun Barrel is a steak house but they have wild game also like elk buffalo ext. Chad loves the buffalo steak, I of course get chicken every time but they have good food.

I hope to have many more anniversaries with Chad, it will be fun to see what the next five years has in stored for us. I love you Hun and thanks for everything you do I wouldn't trade you for the world.

Labor Day Weekend

We were going to go up to Wyoming for Labor Day but decided to stay home. We went to fiesta Fun here in St. George and rode the bumper boats and race cars. Of course Caden loved it but his attention span is about five seconds so we just chase him from one thing to the other. Caden has wanted to sleep out in a tent for a while so we decided it has cooled off enough that we could this weekend well it ended up raining so him and his dad set up camp in the living room. I don't think Caden cared much that he was inside all he wanted was to sleep in a tent. We ended up having a fun little weekend with just our little fam.

Ouch

Caden found Chads Ace bandages from when he hurt his leg last summer and was asking Chad what they are. Chad put one on his leg and Caden didn't want to stop there he got all of the bandages out and wanted them on. He loved it until he looked in the mirror and he must of got claustrophobic, he couldn't get them off fast enough. He keeps life interesting, we are so lucky to have him he is such a cute kid.

Silly Elephant

Caden wanted to take his elephant outside to play on the drive way with him. I told him he would get all dirty because his elephant didn't have any shoes. Caden went and got his shoes and stuck them on elephant so they could go play outside. How CUTE, how do you say no to that.

Caden's New Room

Caden moved into his new room last week and has done really well sleeping in his new big bed. We had to move him to get the nursery ready for our new baby I wasn't sure how well his was going to do with the change but so far so good. He is getting so big I cant believe how fast time goes. We are so proud of him for being a big boy and accepting change hopefully this will continue after the baby comes. We will see!!

Making a Mess

The other day while was in the shower Caden decided to take everything out form under our bathroom sink and climb in his "cave". He loves small spaces and calls them his caves. He didn't just take everything out, he dumped everything out of the box like the Q-tips ext. He is quite the kid with an imagination.

Vacation Time

Chad goes to Canada almost every year to Queen Charlotte Island on a fishing tip with his Dad and other guys. This year the fishing wasn't as good as the past years but they still had a great time, and Chad caught his limit.
Caden and I went to Evanston to stay at my parents house for the week while Chad was gone. We had a great time, we went to Lagoon and Hoggle Zoo. Caden loved Lagoon and wouldn't get off the rides. He would hit the workers hands when they would try to help him off and say" NO one more time."The weather is so nice up north we could actually go outside and play in the afternoon. Caden loved playing with all his cousins and asks where they are everyday.

Caden's New Bike

Caden has out grown his three wheeler so he got his first bike. He wants to show everyone he is pretty excited and making a statement with bright colors.