January Nelson Family update

Well, the new year has started out pretty good so far for the Nelson family.  Bryce finally gave up wrestling.  He decided that he didn't like being held down and strangled anymore!  I never really cared much for the sport but tried to be the supportive Mom.  I personally would hate wrestling for the same reasons!  So, he tried and found out that wrestling just wasnt his thing.  Now he wants to play lacrosse!  He also wants to take a dance class.  Not sure what we're gonna do.  Mike is not pleased that he dropped out of wrestling before the season was over but, he also needs to be doing something other than sitting around the house listening to his ipod and watching movies.  So, we will see what the spring brings for him.  We need to keep that boy busy...he is starting to get a little more interested in girls....HELP! 

Stephen has decided to play baseball again.  It was a toss up between baseball and soccer.  He loves soccer and played it for 7 years when he was little.  But all his friends are playing baseball again and the coaches have been trying to recruit Stephen so it was kind of a no brainer for me that he should go ahead and play baseball.  Baseball is a bit more challenging for Stephen although he is good at it as well.  Just not his best sport.  They really needed a catcher and he is a good catcher.  So, baseball it is for Stephen for the spring.  He continues to be involved with Choir and really enjoys that.  He is also taking his second year in spanish...I bought him a hymnal in spanish for christmas this past year and he loves it!  Said it was his favorite gift!

Summer activities for Stephen are already being planned. He has the opportunity to go to the Dominican Republic to do service work with a group from school.  He also has the opportunity to go to EFY but he cant do both.  It will be interesting to see what he ends up doing.  He really wants to go to D.R. cant blame him. If we can raise the funds to go that is what he will likely do.(we can kill 2 birds with one stone if he goes...as he could count it as his Eagle project.) Then football camp starts July 5th and that is what he will be doing for the rest of the summer. 

Mike's job is going well.  It was a rough start for him but now things are looking up and he is feeling more and more adjusted each day.  Whenever Mike is feeling like he needs some extra help he starts to attend the temple regularly making it a weekly visit, and he always gets the extra help he needs.  He is teaching Bryce's sunday school class and is a bit frustrated trying to get them to listen...such is that age.  Hang in there hunny!

I am enjoying being home and getting my home organized.  I have lots of projects that I am tackling and want to get done before we make the transition over to the new house this summer.  Looking forward to finally landing some place where we will stay for a long time!  I am enjoying working in the RS presidency in my ward.  We are really focusing on VT this year....so lots of visits ahead.  We are also planning a ward Emergency Preparedness activity for February.  Lots to do! 

We shall carry on!

An Extension

Well, it looks like Elder Nelson has more time left to do this than we thought!  I got a random email the other day from him stating that he has been asked to extend his mission.  So, instead of coming home on May 31 as was planned, he will be staying until the middle of July it looks like.  I have mixed emotions about it.  While I am so proud of him and the great work he is doing, I have to hold my excitement a little longer for when he returns.  These are the best years of his life and I am glad that he is loving it so much.  Go get em' Elder Nelson!

A beautiful day to build a house!

The sun was shining today!  Look at that clear blue sky!

Now you can see the garage

being framed on the far right side of the house.

Today Dad worked on the Bay window in the kitchen that will sit

here with a view out to Mom and Dad's house.

This is where I will sit in our office and look out the windows.

Here is another view of the office.

This is looking out from the front door.

Here is the other end of that room where the fireplace will sit in the middle

of that far wall with windows on either side.

Here is a view of our bedroom too.. there is lots more

done but didnt want to bore you with all the framing.

So exciting though.  Today was a beautiful day to build a house!

It's time to get organized!

"Organize yourselves; prepare every needful thing; and establish a house, even a house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house of learning, a house of glory, a house of order, a house of God" - D&C 88:119

Only the home can compare with the temple in sacredness.

New Years Day

New Years Day Mike was so excited that he got to work on his house!

This is our family putting up a wall together!

Then the 3 of us(Mike couldnt tear himself away from working) went over to Mom's for some Albondigas soup and a fun time with family for New Years day afternoon.  We played some uno and watched the movie "Salt" quite the action movie.  It was just the Mason's and the Nelson's there.  It was a nice to spend time with Mom at her place.

Here are the 4 cousins together. 

Joey, Stephen, Christopher and Bryce.

New Years Eve 2010

We spent our New Years eve day at Soldier Hollow this year. It was much colder than Christmas eve was when we went tubing and it snowed the whole time we were there...brrrrr! Unforntuately Mike had to work so he wasn't able to come:(
 This is Stephen with his good friend Cami from school, they are good buds. Then of course Bryce and I. Soldier Hollow is up Provo Canyon and it was a beautiful drive.

We went with Mark and Coleen and their family, Stephie and Ryan and their family, Kara and Nathan and theirs, and Uncle Keith and Aunt Sondra.
 It was a lot of fun and a great way to celebrate the last day of the year. I think we will make it a tradtions to go tubing or sledding and just play in the snow on this day  every year from now on!

Tubing with family, a great way to celebrate the last day of the year!

Happy New Year!

Walls going up!

Came home Monday and saw this happening!  Walls are going up!

By Tuesday we had this.  This picture is the front entry way of the house!

This is to the right where the garage will go.

This is the side view from where I sit at my desk right now next door. 

The window straight ahead is where the bathroom will sit and the two

windows to your left is where our bedroom will be. 

Closet in between the two rooms

and on your left is where the office will be.

Here sits the other side of the house where the kitchen, kitchen nook, storage/pantry, laundry room/mud room, bathroom and entrance into the garage will be.

So, it's getting exciting.  The only thing Mike and I regret now is putting the bedroom on the side that we did.

We would have had a better view of the mountains if we switched sides with bedroom and kitchen areas! Dangit!

We toured the house last night in the dark.  It was fun to imagine how it will all look.

Down in the basement is where the 3 other bedrooms and bathroom will be.

Today it is snowing again so, it looks like progress will be on hold for a day or 2.