08 August 2009

A baby girl!

This morning at 5:07, we welcomed a sweet baby girl to our family!

Daisy Aurora Nielson
6 lbs 14 oz., 19 1/2 inches long

We were surprised and happy to finally get out the stack of little pink clothes and blankets that has been sitting in the cedar chest for so long.

We are all doing well. We love her already and we are so happy she's here!






06 August 2009

Beach

We went to the beach (at the lake) the other day and had such a great time. I love it that it's close enough to ride our bikes.





Some ducks came by. Ky quacked at them:
And Seb tried to catch them:









It was such a beautiful day. We loved it!

31 July 2009

Splash Pool

We have been spending so much time at the regular swimming pool, it's been a while since we went to the splash pool. But we love it. Here are a few pictures.




Black-eyed Susans

These are one of my favorite summer flowers, and we have a lot of them around. Some are cultivated and some are more wild-looking, but I think they are the same kind of flower.


Most of the wild ones are a lot tinier. I think they are SO cute!


Ky points at an airplane. I think I have one of these pictures in every set I take (living by the airport is fun!).

30 July 2009

Some things Ky does these days

Still sucks on those two fingers---when he's sad or thoughtful.

Says lots of sentences or phrases:

  • "Up please, Daddy!"
  • "Two sprinklers over there!"
  • "Hold Mama's hand?"
  • "Look, Monkey Hat on!"
  • "Ayyyyy-bee! Ahhhh-bee!" [yells for Abey and Sebby if they aren't close by]
  • "Ready? . . . Set? . . . Go!"
  • "Daddy, come back!"
  • etc.

Says the prayer (with help) and finishes "Jesus Christ, AMEN!" all by himself

Loves his toy donut ("nut-nut!")

Pretends he is a sprinkler, with Sebby

Laughs if anyone else laughs





29 July 2009

Car

Two boys in the back of our new car.

Sebby said, "Mommy, it's called a 'minivan' because it can hold SO . . . MINI . . . PEOPLE!"

21 July 2009

Some miscellaneous pictures


After running through the sprinklers


Watching some cement (sorry, concrete [that's for you, Spencer]) being poured next door

A nice seat

A pirate shark

08 July 2009

Cute

I really, really love this picture. I feel like each of the boys looks just like himself, complete with appropriate facial expressions.

07 July 2009

Balloon-gazers

Ah, the Hot Air Balloon Festival: one of my favorite parts of the 4th of July. Since I can never really capture how beautiful the balloons themselves look as they inflate, these are mostly pictures of boys gazing up at them in various stages of nervousness--excitement--concentration--glee--etc.