On Our Way....

On our way down South we stopped to stay a day in St. George before traveling on to Henderson, to our new home. While we were there we did a little shopping. Seeing as it's much much hotter in Nevada than Idaho we needed to get more warm weather clothing and pajamas. Colson was such a trooper the entire time. I found this really cute hat and he loved it. He actually kept it on his head, which Colson does not normally do. Most of his hats end up being Frisbees or a container to pour his water bottle into.

Colson's trying not to look too bord

I'm sure Colson is thinking "Wow lady your legs are way smoother than my mom's!" "Hey Mom! This lady doesn't have prickly legs like you!"

I'm sure I'll become more accustom to making sure my legs are smoother now that I can't hide them in pants. Boooooo hot weather! (But I'm sure Shane is jumping for joy)

Colson got a kick out of sitting on this dog. I'm not quite sure if he realized it wasn't a real dog, but it kept him occupied while we waited for Grandma to finish shopping.

Farewell Blackfoot Idaho

Well, I have mixed emotions as I sit and write this post. Over the past hour I've cried, laughed and continue to giggle uncontrollably. I'm so proud of my husband. He is truly a remarkable man, but of course that's why I married him. Shane has been accepted to Touro University in Henderson Nevada. It's a suburb right outside of Las Vegas for those of you not familiar with the area. We are still in shock but so excited. We have a busy two months ahead of us. Sell the house, pack up, I need to finish out the school year teaching, find a new home and move.

This will be a wonderful experience for our family. I am a firm believer in this. We have prayed, fasted and humbled ourselves to know if this is what we should be doing. I've never felt so calm amid so much excitement. We will be so much closer to family. We are excited to be near my sister, grandmother and my aunt. We will miss our family in Idaho so much. There will be more to come once our ducks are all in a row and we start toward southern Nevada!

Belated Christmas....

I thought I was bad at blogging last year....this new year has brought lots of work and little time. I feel like I'm getting a hold on things a little, but life is still kind of hard right now. I just wish I wasn't so tired and drained by the time I get home. These pictures sad to say are a few we took at Thanksgiving time. (that I'm just barely posting) We made the trek out to Denver. Right as we left Blackfoot they had closed all the roads in Bingham County because the wind was 60 MPH. But that couldn't even stop us. As soon as we walked in the door Grandma had a special toy for Colson. Colson loves Elmo despite that fact that if you ask him about Elmo he refers to the little red monster as melmo. I guess "Melmo" was crying or fussy on the way back home because Colson kept trying to put his binky in his mouth.

Sad to say we had to put our sweet little boy in timeout a few times. The bottom stair has been the Nielson Family timeout spot since forever. In fact I remember my sister even getting put in timeout on the stairs once when she was home for summer break from college.

He liked the stairs so much he lounged there even when he didn't have to be.

Grandma kept telling him he didn't have to be there if he didn't want to.

The boys playing the Wii

Grandpa got his tent out that he bought for the grand kids. Colson loved it!

Lower Floor Appliance Store

This year for Halloween(I know this post is a little late) the first floor teachers at the school I work at all decided to dress up as appliances. One of the other first grade teachers is pregnant, and she was going to be a bun in the oven. After deliberation, heaven forbid she offend anyone so we decided to back her up and all be appliances. It was so fun! My kids kept on pushing my buttons and asking for popcorn or Eazy-Mac. In the end we ended up with an oven, a computer, a toaster, microwave and a coffee maker.

Not to turn sappy or anything, but these ladies are a big reason I go to work everyday. They have such passion for what they do and are so fun to be around. Lunch time everyday is just ridiculously fun. I can't imagine a Stalker Elementary without them!

Pumpkin,Pumpkin.....

Take at Least One Bite

Today at lunch my colleagues stirred up some childhood emotions and memories. One of the other first grade teacher I work with started talking about this youtube kid who flipped out when his mom tried very nicely to get him to eat green beans. As we talked about how funny it was we talked about all of our childhood fears about food. All I remember is that my mom would say "Heidi you have to at least try it." Bless her heart. I have found that I am a meaner mom than my own. I make Colson eat everything. Which I think is working to my advantage. He loves broccoli, garlic, fruits, veggies you name it. I posted the Green Bean video because it's so so funny. In fact I almost wet myself I was laughing so hard. Enjoy!

Kid Hates Vegies