The Nelson's

Chase Preschool Graduation!!

2014-08-26T14:24:00.001-06:00

Chase graduated from Preschool. He went to Washington Rec Center for his last year of preschool and really liked it. Great job buddy!!

Baseball

2014-08-20T15:02:00.003-06:00

Pinewood Derby!

2014-08-20T13:35:00.002-06:00

Caden had his first Pine Wood Derby in Scouts. Caden and his Dad built this pimped out car in the shop and it by far won best looking car of the group. Caden's car was also fast he won third place and was so proud. Great job Caden!!

Easter 2014

2014-08-20T10:22:00.004-06:00

Caden Science Fair 2014

2014-08-20T10:16:00.001-06:00

Caden wanted to do the Science Fair this year. He chose to do his experiment on what brand of bubble gum makes the biggest bubbles. He had 10 people chew 4 different brands of bubble gum and then blow bubbles measuring the biggest ones. He had a lot of fun doing this experiment and I hope he learned something. Thanks to all those who helped us gather the information.

Kauai Hawaii 2014

2014-08-15T16:03:00.000-06:00

For Spring break we went to Kauai Hawaii and had a blast. We went on a train ride through a plantation, played on the beach, went whale watching, kaiaking, zip lining, hiking, bass fishing, swimming, and snorkeling. The boys loved Hawaii and ask all the time when we can go back!!

There were chickens everywhere and the boys loved chasing them!

Caden ready to go Kaiaking. We went on a tour that we went Kaiaking 2 miles, stopped at a couple of rope swings, zip lining and then on a mile hike. It was really fun and so pretty!!

Caden took this picture of three turtle on a log in the river.

Caden doing the zip line into the water.

Katie, Chase, Kysen and Grandma whale watching!!

Chase got so sunburned (even with sunscreen) the second day we were there. He got blisters all over his face, ears and arms and his face swelled up so you could barley see his eyes. It was so sad, he look like a little asian man!! We had to go buy him a BIG hat and a long sleeve sun shirt to try and keep the sun off of him. He hated it but it did the job. He didn't get sunburned the rest of the trip.

Caden caught this bass on some private lake. He was the only one that caught a fish and he was so Proud!!

Valentines 2014

2014-08-09T18:08:00.003-06:00

The boys made the cutest Valentines boxes for their school parties!!

Caden's Baptism

2014-01-09T12:51:00.001-07:00

January 4th 2014 Caden was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints. We had such a good day and weekend leading up to his baptism. Grandpa and Grandma Erickson, Sheila, Jessica, Megan, Machesney, Morgan, Alan, Kerri, Ellie, Maddie, Ethan, and Annie came down on Wednesday. Thursday we went to shopping, to the children's museum and swimming. Friday morning Grandpa and Grandma, Alan and Kerri and myself got up and went to the early session at the Temple and then came home got the rest of the family and headed to Zion's National Park for the rest of the day. Saturday we got ready for the baptism, watched Caden's basketball game (he scored 5 baskets), road bikes and then went to Caden's Baptism. We had so much fun with our family we were sad to see them leave on Sunday. Thanks to all of our family and friends who came and supported Caden, it really means a lot.

Caden was baptized by his Dad!

The Nelson crew!

All the kids getting baptized in our Stake.

Our cute little family!! (Chase would not look at the camera)

The Erickson Crew

Our Friends from Hurricane (Robin, Noah, Adam, Devin, Janilee, Brennon and Keaton)

The boys with their friends from Hurricane

The Nelsons

Grandpa and Grandma Erickson with Caden

Hiking in Zion's

Chase, Ethan and Caden pulling funny faces

Kysen trying to stay awake!

Morgan and Kysen at the Children's Museum

Christmas 2013

2014-01-09T12:07:00.004-07:00

We had a great Christmas this year. We stayed home and celebrated with Chad's family. Christmas Eve we went to the Nelsons house for Prime Rib dinner. Christmas Morning we opened presents at our house then went to Jeff and Seanne's house for breakfast then to Grandpa and Grandma Nelson's for more presents. The boys got spoiled like always. Caden got a Razor scooter that goes up to 10 MPH, basketball hoop, Legend of Chima lego ship, movies, laser tag guns and a bop-it game. Chase got a Ninja Turtle sewer, van and action figures, batman cave, laser tag guns, mario cart video game, and movie. Kysen got a ball pit, horse, activity block, clothes and bath tub toys.

This is a house we found while out looking at Christmas lights. It is a Phines and Pherb castle with thousands of lights. The boys loved this house and we made a couple of stops throughout December.

Chase, Caden and Kysen in their Christmas Eve PJ's

Caden's 8th B-day!!

2014-01-09T11:47:00.001-07:00

Caden turned 8!!! I cant believe it, I know I say that every year, but I really cant believe I have a 8 year old. He is such a GREAT kid. He loves school, sports, friends, video games, Oreo cookies and milk. Caden had a fun birthday we went to the movie Walking with Dinosaurs in the day while we were waiting for Dad to come home from work. When Dad got home we went to Laser Mania with Kasey Carlos and Christen were we did laser tag, miniature golf and arcade games. We then met up with Grandpa and Grandma Nelson and Kori for dinner at Red Robin and back to our house for presents, cake and ice cream. Caden got an i-pod, video game, night stand that his dad built, scriptures (of course since he is 8), remote control car, and art stuff (Caden loves to draw).

Happy Birthday Caden!!

Kori, Kasey and Caden at Red Robin

Caden wanted a GIANT Oreo cookie for his birthday cake!!

Carlos, Kasey, Chad, Katie, Christen, Caden and Chase at Laser Mania

Chase's School Pictures 2013

2014-01-09T11:25:00.001-07:00

Snow 2013

2014-01-09T11:23:00.000-07:00

The first of December it snow a couple of days here in St. George harder than I have ever seen it. We got about 6inches one day and it lasted about 2 weeks. They said it hadn't snowed that much in 40 years. The boy's loved it of course, we built snowmen several times, had snowball fights and built forts. The Saturday that it snowed 6in Caden and I (Chad was sick throwing up all day) shoveled the drive way and sidewalks with gardening shovels (since we don't have real snow shovels) for 2 1/2 hours. The snow was so wet and heavy!! Church was canceled the next day due to ice and snowy roads. They have no snowplows or shovels here because it doesn't hardly snow so snow removal just doesn't happen and it turned to ice. Caden's school would not let them play outside for recess for 2 weeks because the temperature was below 32 degrees. It was pretty cold and icy for a couple of weeks but we enjoyed the change. I do have to say we were ready for the sun to come back and the snow to be gone after a week. The boys kept asking when it was going to warm up and said they liked the heat better!!

Chase and Kysen

Chase with his snowman

Caden and his snowman that he built out of the leftover from Chases

Kysen enjoying the snow for the first time

Our house Saturday night after the 6in of snow fell!

Christmas Programs

2014-01-09T11:06:00.001-07:00

All of the 2nd grade classes at Riverside put on a Christmas Play. Caden was Charlie Checker in his play (He tried out for the part and got it, He was thrilled). He did a great job and remembered all of his lines.

Chases preschool did a play about Christmas in Hawaii. They were really cute and of course Santa paid a visit after the play.

We are so Lucky both Caden and Chase are in really good school which they LOVE!!

Fall Soccer 2013

2014-01-09T10:53:00.003-07:00

Caden and Chase both played in the Fall Kicks soccer league. They both had a really fun time and Great Coaches. We were out of town on picture day for Chase's team so my photos will have to due.

Halloween 2013

2013-11-07T12:06:00.003-07:00

We LOVE Halloween and this year was no different. Grandpa and Grandma Erickson came down for the weekend and helped us celebrate. I am Caden's room mom in his school class so I was in charge of the Halloween party. Grandma Annie was a good sport to dress up as witch and make home made root beer for the party. The kids loved her and she did such a great job. Thanks mom!! We had several parties this year first was the Saturday before Halloween we had the ward party and trunker treat, then both Chase and Caden had a parties at their schools. We went trick or treating around our neighborhood Halloween night. Caden was a skeleton Ninja, Chase was, something different every party, Iron Man, Power Ranger and a Knight, Kysen was a chicken.

The first of October I found the boys matching skeleton PJ's. Chase wanted to wear his pirate costume though!

The boys carving their pumpkins. Chase made is a pirate and Caden made a scary face. This was the first time Caden has carved his pumpkin by himself from start to finish.

Chase at his school Halloween party as a Power Ranger!

Caden's school Halloween Party!

The kids playing minute to win it games.

The kids decorating cookies.

The kids making spider suckers.

Caden with Grandma Annie

Caden with his teacher Mrs. Shakespeare

Caden with his pumpkin.

Chase with his pirate pumpkin.

Kysen as our cute little chicken!!

Chase's 5th Birthday

2013-11-07T11:40:00.001-07:00

My little man is 5!! Chase had a great time celebrating his 5th birthday. We went to McDonalds with his friend Emmy for lunch before school. At school his got to be the special helper and take cup cakes for the treat. After school our family went swimming at the Washington City pool and then home from presents and cake.

Emmy and Chase eating their lunch.

Kysen playing in the play land.

Chase and Emmy eating ice cream cones.

Chase playing at the water park in the pool.

Chase has wanted scuba gear for a year now. Every time we would go into Costco and they had it he would beg for me to buy it. I am not sure why but he was so excited to get it. We will have to take him somewhere to try it out!

Chase got a lot of fun presents. He got Disney Infinity game for the playstation, supper hero costumes (Chase loves to dress up year round), scuba gear, pirate sword, Doggy-Doo game, ninja turtle action figures and costume and Jakes hide out.

Chase is such a cute kid and is always making us laugh. Some of his favorite things are the color Orange, school, ninja turtles, cheese pizza, apple juice and playing with friends. Chase is such a happy kid and we are so happy he is part of our family. We love you Chase!!

Kysen's 1st B-Day!!

2013-10-17T15:32:00.000-06:00

Our Sweet Kysen turned 1!! I cant believe it, he is so cute and has been so much fun. We had his party at our house with Grandpa and Grandma Nelson. He got so many fun toys and clothes he didn't know what to play with first.

Kysen's 1 year old stats:

Weighs 23lbs

Height 30.75in

Kysen loves to play with his brothers, toys and go for walks. He loves his Mom and cry's when she leaves the room. Kysen is an excellent sleeper!! He can crawl, walks around furniture, wave bye-bye, clap to patty cake, and loves to read books. He can say Hi, Dad and shakes his head No when he doesn't want something. He is growing so fast and is such and sweet little boy. We love you Kysen!!

First Day of School 2013

2013-08-22T11:31:00.002-06:00

We are back in school and the boys seem to be really excited. Chase's first day of school was on Aug 19th. He is going to the Washington Rec Center Preschool's 4 year old class. They get to do Karate, Gymnastics, Zumba, Swimming and cooking at this school. His teachers names are Mrs. Julia and Mrs. Jessica. He seems to like his new school so far!

Caden is back at Riverside and is in the 2nd grade. His teacher is Mrs. Shakespeare and he loves her already! He started school on Aug 14th and seems to be really enjoying it.

Wyoming Summer 2013

2013-07-29T17:40:00.002-06:00

Chad went on his annual fishing trip to Canada so the boys and I headed up to Wyoming for the week. We had so much fun and stayed busy playing with all of our friends and family. It was so fun to see everyone and the kids loved playing with their cousins. We went to the Rec Center swimming, pond craw dad hunting, Bear Lake, train park, and Star Valley for the Erickson Family Reunion.

Bridget and her kids at Bear Lake

Kristin 8 months pregnant enjoying the lake.

Bailey, Caden and Peyton

Chase eating his favorite food Chips

Kysen had been taking amoxicillin for a ear infection and broke out in these welts on day 7 of taking the medicine. We were in Star Valley so we took him to the local Dr there to see if they could do anything for him. The Dr. put him on a steroid to counter act the allergic reaction and within hours you could see a huge improvement. We wont be giving him amoxicillin again. Poor Kid!!

This is before I took him into the Dr.

This was just a couple of hours after taking his fist dose of the steroid. By the next day the spot were barley even there. I was shocked how fast they went away!

Grandpa Erickson teaching Caden how to play horse shoes.

We hiked up to the Geyser in Star Valley with my family and my Uncle Chad's family. It was so pretty and an awesome hike. Caden said he wished he could hike it everyday.

Caden

Grandma Erickson and Kysen

Chase and Grandpa checking out the ice

Caden drinking from the Natural Geyser. The water was so cold and good!!

Chase and Wiley

Machesney

Kysen, Grandpa Erickson and Uncle Chad

Jason and Uncle Randy hanging out at Uncle Chads house

Grandpa and Kysen

Machesney and Kysen

4th of July 2013

2013-07-29T16:49:00.001-06:00

This year we stayed in St. George for the 4th of July. It was so so so HOT, it had been about 115 degrees all week long, but that didn't stop us from having a GREAT time. We went to the St. George parade then over to the St. George park for kids rides and games, had a BBQ with Chad's family that afternoon and then off to fireworks that night.

KYSEN STATS

2013-07-12T16:48:00.000-06:00

Birth 20in 8lbs 2oz

2 Weeks 21.06in 8lb 16oz

2Months 22.75in 12lb 3oz

4Months 25.75in 15.65lb

6Months 27in 16.01lb

9Months 30.47in 20lb 9.5oz

KYSEN

2013-07-03T18:38:00.001-06:00

Kysen is growing so fast! He is so stinkin cute and such a good baby. We love having him in our family!!

HOT HOT HOT

2013-07-03T18:18:00.000-06:00

This past week has been so so so hot, between 110 and 115 degrees so we have been doing a lot of swimming!!

Erickson Family Reunion

2013-07-03T17:00:00.000-06:00

Alan and Keri were in charge on the 2013 family reunion. We went up to Daniel Wyoming to the Wagstaff Ranch. Daniel is a long ways from St. George (about 10 hours) and a lot colder but we had a blast. The boys were in heaven playing with their cousins, shooting guns, riding four-wheelers and playing in the dirt. On the 2nd day Caden was driving a four-wheeler by himself with a group of other guys on motor bikes and four-wheelers when he looked up to watch the group and ran his four-wheeler off the bank of the river tipping it over on him pining him in the river. Chad luckily was in the lead of the group and stopped to make sure all the kids made it past the river ok when he saw Caden going off the bank. Chad ran over and was able to get the four-wheeler off Caden's legs. We felt so blessed that Caden was ok and that Chad was there with him. It could have been a lot worse if Caden hadn't had a helmet on and if no one was with him.

All my boys!!

Ruby and Annie

Annie and Chase

Annie and Ruby

Caden riding the four-wheeler

Alan, Kerri and Grandpa Erickson

Sitting in the cabin watching a little TV.

Me shooting a shot gun for the first time. I didn't think I was going to be able to hear out of my left ear ever again.

Ellie and Chase floating boats in the ditch

Kysen playing the panio

Kysen and Bailey

Megan, Machesney, Jessica, Bailey and Maddie

Washington City Pool Party

2013-07-03T16:42:00.002-06:00

Washington city did a big pool party to start the summer off. Chad went into work on our office cabinets so I decided to brave it and take the boys. We had so much fun. There were a lot of people there but there were so many fun activities for the boys to do. They had action figures, mermaids, and pirates that were swimming and walking around, they had face painting, walk on water in balls, water fights, food booths, ice cream, live music, bounce houses and water slides. They really know how to throw a party!

The boys were so tired when we got home. They both fell asleep within minutes!