The Nielsen Family

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=198774651845&ref=mf I know, I know, I'm her mother.  But I can't see how this little girl could be any cuter!  She had her dance recital on Saturday and did a great job!  I'm so proud of her! p.s. I can't seem  to load the video to blogger, so I hope you can see it on Facebook.  I'm hoping to be able to add it soon!

First though, I have to draw your attention to my other blog, Practically Perfect Parties.   practicallyperfectparties.blogspot.com .  Just so you are all aware, I don't think I'm awesome, and I don't think I look like Julie Andrews.  But I do think my dress is awesome and I know I have fun being Mary Poppins.  That is the important thing right?

But I'm just going to post some pictures instead. I love these kids!

I look at this picture and I think Carlie looks so big, and this was taken a month and a half ago! I love watching the kids grow and learn. It's amazing how smart babies are. How can they know so much when they've been on earth for such a short time? These are her first attempts at sitting up. She tipped over a lot at first, a few weeks into it she was sturdy as a tree! She's happy to be sitting up!

Zack had a great birthday, but don't sing to him. He will hurt your feelings We had a little party at our house on the 21st and then bounced over to Kangaroo Zoo. I feel bad that everyone doesn't have a Kangaroo Zoo 3 minutes from their house. Our kids love it!

What's better than three kids under 4 in a van for 12 hours? Well, a lot really. But I'll tell you what's not better is trying to go through security with three kids, two strollers, and a car seat (plus other assorted crap that you have to carry on with you to keep the kids occupied). So, all things considered, driving was better than flying. The best part was that we didn't tell the kids where we were going, and we were in St. George before either one of them even became curious. JJ told them we were going to a hotel, which seemed to completely appease Cadence. Zack continued to ask where we were going for the next five hours. When we got to Harbor Blvd it was dark outside, but we could still see a few familiar reminders that we were near the happiest place on earth. I'm pretty sure Zack knew where we were and I could swear I heard him say Disneyland when he saw the entrance. They both said they could see Mickey Mouse, but it didn't seem to turn on any l

I don't know why my blogging has become so sporadic, but I'm thinking that's got to stop. Or start. So be prepared bloggers. . . . I'm back!

Nice view, adorable girls! This is Zack and JJ playing cars on the tile. Zack was having too much fun and didn't want to get dressed. Luckily, JJ was already dressed before they started playing. Gabbi loved carrying Carlie around for me. Carlie was quite happy with the arrangement. Cadence and Maddi. Aren't they cute? Jeremy played the match game for the longest time! That is one patient guy. Playing with Zack can be, well, difficult. All ready for a soak in the hot tub Zack and gorgeous Nikki getting ready to make some cookies It's so nice to be related to the Kingstons. When they are bored, they like to rent out very nice vacation homes. On Valentines Day, they ended up in a sweet twin home at Thanksgiving Point. They were nice enough to let us and Deardens stay a night with them. It was huge, and nice, and fun and stuff, and I'm now addicted to checking VRBO's website!

Carlie is a happy baby. If you I haven't told you, she's about the world's easiest baby, and she's so smiley! JJ has gotten her to laugh more than I have, and this video is just cute. It's Sunday afternoon, and the kids are all wearing their typical after church attire- Cadence's third dress-up, Zack's undershirt since his church shirt is now dirty, and JJ wearing his pj's.