Family Pictures

Here are some family pictures for everyone....don't worry we'll be adding PLENTY more on Kayden's first Christmas with everyone!


Trying to get a Christmas card picture.....


Success! Thanks to Uncle Mike and Connor for making Kayden laugh!


Daddy!


Mommy!

Family Picture at the Nelson Family Christmas

And here I thought this would be a cute picture, of us giving Kayden a kiss.......I guess I thought wrong. :) LOL

Mr. Giggle Pants

Since we are lucky enough to live in Minnesota and "enjoy" the -40 windchill, I was wearing my hat when we got home from the family Xmas....and apparently Kayden thought it was the funniest thing he'd ever seen. Here's our little Comedian at work! Enjoy!

Here's what Kayden was laughing at...Mommy!
Yes, I know - funny looking, but I was warm!

Nelson Family Christmas

We had the Nelson Family Christmas this weekend at my mom and dad's. Just about everyone who lives around here was able to make it, in the NASTY weather. The other half of the family resides in California....where those lucky ducks were NOT experiencing -40 windchills for the drive home! We miss & love you guys! Lucky us and our fun MN weather!
Here are some pictures from the day!


Kayden opening his first Christmas presents, with Connor's assistance. A first Xmas snowglobe from G-ma and G-pa and some fun toys from Aunt Coralie & Uncle Dayton.


Eating some squash with help from Auntie!


The boys posing for cute pictures!

Yeah - more smiles.

Kayden punching Connor b/c he got in his bubble.......

now Kayden is pretty pleased with himself, and Connor is done with pictures.

Coni & Kayden

RARRRRRRRRRRRR

Trying to attack Grandma's hands.

The attack continues.

You will sit here for a picture Connor, thanks Uncle Eric! lol

Grandma with some of the grandkids - Emily & Jeni in front.

Jodi, Adam, his fiance' Amanda, and Erin

Grandma with Coralie, Linda (my mom), and Paul

Grandma & Jodi & Jeni, I think Grandma doesn't like pictures anymore!

Grandma & Coralie & Dayton

FIRST Food!

After my hectic week of dance EVERY night last week, we finally started Kayden on his first foods. We started with sweet potatoes - and they were a hit! He has yet to NOT like any of his food....imagine that, our little 5 1/2 month old is now weighing in at 20 lbs! Sometimes his belly still even needs oatmeal or a bottle to wash down his food.



Trying our first food....sweet potatoes


These aren't too bad!


Yummy....get some more in my belly!

Hanging with the Family

Here are some pictures of our family over Thanksgiving break and around there!


Samantha and Jen
(I know - we are very cute & photogenic~!) :) lol


Kayden "hanging" out at dance class w/ Mom


Giving Auntie Jodi some loves


Chillin' out with Uncle Mike


Jodi's belly - I told her I wouldn't put this on the Internet! :) I think she's like 25 weeks in this picture?? Not sure.


Cousin Connor....a dancin' machine - I know AWESOME moves! (to Grandma's snowmen, and other singing Xmas decorations)


Kayden sat all by himself for Auntie Jodi....about 5 seconds after this picture was taken he tipped over. :)


Proud Cousin watching Kayden sit by himself


My new favorite picture of me and my little ham! HE loves the camera! Good thing since I'm his mom!


After Thanksgiving dinner, hanging with Uncle Brandon


Relaxing with Aunt Kristie after our big Turkey meal


Reading the AARP magazine at G-ma & G-Pa Loftus' on Thanksgiving...I think we need to get them some more kid friendly books. Although they did keep Mike and Amy entertained.

Kayden's First Thanksgiving. He had oatmeal for his meal!

Loving Great Grandma, he always holds her hand when she feeds him, its cute!

Playing with Connor....and thinking "what's he doing under here?"

Laughing with Grandma Lind - they are so silly!

The New Arrival

Today Eric's brother, Mike and his wife, Amy had their little baby girl - 12/5/08. Since I am pretty much working nonstop until Christmas, Kayden and I were able to run up and see her quick. Here are some pictures. While I was getting ready Mr. No Naps (as we call him now) fell asleep in his jumperoo - he's just always fighting it and won't take naps for anybody lately. I did manage to snap a cute picture of him before he caught me. The other picture is of Kayden and his new hat - ready to go meet his baby cousin....I think he looks super duper cute - Eric just kept laughing at him! Oh how we love Minnesota Winters already!

Catching a little shut eye

I'm ready for the cold weather Mom!

MacKenzie Claire, born 12/5/08, 12:42 am
6 lbs. 15 oz. & 18 3/4 inches long

She loves sticking her tongue out at everyone!

Holding the new baby....meanwhile a certain someone sure was curious as to what was going on and who I was holding!

Kayden with Uncle Mike

(lucky Kayden has 2 Uncle's named Mike!! & 1 named Brandon :) )

Exhausted after meeting his new cousin.......AND there is another baby girl cousin arriving in February or March (to Auntie Jodi, Uncle Mike, & Cousin Connor!)

Kayden won't know what to do w/ himself! :)

He's a Machine!

So we have our hands full now!! Kayden finally rolled from his back to his tummy last night for Daddy...and continued throughout the night. I had to get up w/ him every few hours because he would roll over in the crib and get stuck and start yelling! Now WHENEVER we put him down on his back, 2 seconds later...boom, he rolls over. He was trying to squirm (I don't think we can call this crawling) off his blankets and his activity mat. I turned around one time and he'd made a full circle, yelling the whole time. He rolled back over last night for Eric, but today I have pretty much just been chilling out next to him, ready to turn him back over when he gets mad enough! So I guess this is when our lives get even MORE busy! (This is our first attempt at uploading a video, so I hope it works!!)