New Pictures

It's surprisingly hard to get a good picture of a newborn.

Thomas Aaron Nielson

I think everyone that reads my blog already saw these pictures on facebook or via email, but I want to upload them here as well for posterity's sake. Tommy was born September 9th, 2012 at 458pm. He weighed 8 pounds 14 ounces and was 19 inches long.

Killin' time

There was a lull of a few hours between the Wedding Luncheon and the reception yesterday, so we went to the Pleasant Grove Heritage Festival and Cabelas with Amber and Chase.

Josh and Levi practiced driving nails into a stump. when they were done driving a nail, they were rewarded with a piece of hard candy.

Even a week away from her official due date, Erin pulled a bow saw with Levi so he and Josh could learn hands-on about Pioneer logging.

I didn't let Erin saw for too long before taking a turn, though!

After We got our piece sawed off, the man who owned the tools branded it for us. Levi Chose a G for his and we got a Boot for Josh and Luke on a spare piece of wood the owner gave us.

Levi Feeding the piglets in the petting zoo

Jorgia, Luke, and I feeding the same piglets.

Luke also enjoyed petting the goats and kept calling them "Doggie" but I think that's pretty good for someone who only recently started using a few words here and there.

Levi and Josh also got to learn about spinning Wool into yarn and then try to help with it a bit!

Lizi's Wedding

Lizi and Jeff's wedding was yesterday. What a fun day!! These pictures were taken by me, Erin, and Marci.

My job at the Luncheon? to get Grandma and Grandpa Nielson on Skype. I couldn't remember my sign-in info at first, but we got to see them after a while. :)

Josh had fun playing with the goblets while we waited for food.

Levi, however, was a little less patient. :)

Luke enjoys the last little bit of Orange Juice. "Sippy cup? I don't need no stinkin' sippy!"

Jana, Abby, and Alec sharing a bit of downtime at the Luncheon.

The bride's parents talking to Grandma and Grandpa Nielson.

Emma and Leah Model some borrowed sunglasses while cousin Becky hams it up for the camera.

It's so great to have Holladays around again! Amber, Chase, and Jorgia wait for the bride and groom outside the temple with some of the Nielson men.

Jana

Luke and his Daddy outside the Temple.

 

The fathers welcome out the happy couple - now man and Wife!

The Reception center was sooo pretty with waterfalls mingled in among all that greenery. Later that night, happy well-wishers enjoyed the beauty while they dined on popcorn, Ice cream sundaes, cotton candy, cake, and snow cones! Sugar buzzes all around!

The bride's family outside the temple.

Great profile shot of the Bride, Marci!

The Happy Couple.

Emma and Luke twirl while waiting for the couple at the temple.You can see Erin's very pregnant tummy in the background - thankfully Tommy didn't try to make his entrance that day!

Fathers' Campout

The older 3 kids and I went to the ward's "Fathers and sons (and daughters) campout" friday night. All in all, it was pretty fun. The pictures are in "Upload order" instead of chronological order.

The Beaver Dams are still there and still beautiful.

Josh heading up the trail after the beaver dams. He stuck with me more than the other kids (who had run on ahead with friends) so that's why there are more pictures of him than them here.

He didn't want his jacket on, but I told him he needed to put it back on because it's easiest to carry that way. Walking in this position for a few hundred feet was his compromise.

SPLASH! The kids had fun tossing rocks in the stream.

Levi, Emma, Mimi Nelson, (an older Nelson sister whose name I don't know) and Anna Lund tossin' rocks in the stream.

I saw this and thought "Huh...ready-made natural firepit". Left it that way, though - we didn't need any more wild fires and the day was already warming up anyway.

Doug, Maddie, and Anna Lund hiked to the beaver dams with us.

I like the color and drops in this shot. too bad my lenbs couldn't capture reflections in the drops.

We filled empty pop bottled and launched them with a generator-powered air compressor. I tried to get Emma's rocket as it launched, but instead I only got its trail.

Friends and neighbors at the river -  Maddie and Anna Lund, Levi and Emma Nielson.

Thought the shot of Emma and Anna holding hands was cute as we walked back from the hike.

There was a rockslide on the side of the trail.

Hanging out at the new bridge that leads to the Crows' Nest campground.  Doug, Maddie, and Levi.

Better shot of the new Cement bridge. This is a big improvement over the old Wooden one.

I want something like this in my backyard someday and I'd like to have it end in a pool or pond next to a deck (with railing) and barbeque.

 "Dad, I'm just waiting for you."