Kylee is here!!

My sister had her baby today and I am so excited for her! Kylee Noelle Bricker was born around 2pm this afternoon. She is 6 lbs 8ozs and 19 inches long. Kylee looks exactly like her brother Tyler! She is so adorable and I cant wait to go to Logan to see her. Here is the picture my sister sent to me of Kylee moments after she was born!



Congrats to the Bricker family on their new baby!! We love you guys!!

SANTA

I have been wanting to take Nate to get his picture with santa for a couple weeks now and today I finally had the time. I was a little nervous because he is teething right now and when he teeths he tends to be a little clingy. He did great though! My Mom, Amanda, Alena and Ty all came with me so while I sat Nate on Santas lap I had everybody call his name to get his attention. The picture taker was taking forever! He had to sit on Santas lap for like 5 minutes before she actually took the picture! This year the mall let us take pictures with our personal cameras too so we took a couple. He is smiling in the a picture the mall took so that was exciting! I wish I had a scanner so I could show you that one, but I have some of him smiling to so I will just post those. I dont think Nate even realized he was sitting on Santas lap because he was distracted by us and all the decorations around him. He kept looking at the toy bag and wanting the big white bear poking out. When he looked up at Santa and realized who was holding him he looked back at me with a look on his face that was priceless! I wish we would have got it on camera! He started to cry a little and then I went and got him.

I have to say I was a little disappointed with that Santa in the mall. He looked the part, but definitely didnt act it! He was not personable at all! I didnt care as much with nate because he is to young to understand, but he didnt even talk to the toddlers or yound children! Normally the Santas are really friendly because that is how Santa is, but this guy didnt even say Merry Christmas!! The picture taker was really nice, but the mall definitely needs to find a new santa!!

Nathans Christmas Pictures

My mom's friend, Amy Hummel, took these cute pictures of nate a couple days ago. I edited a couple of them, but for the most part they are all still the orginal photo.

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!!

St. George had its first snow of the season today! It didnt stick to the ground at our house, but we were able to find a field filled with snow (which I was really excited about because I really wanted to see how Nate would react to being in the snow). It was Nates first time seeing it but he wasnt that big of a fan. He just had a confused look on his face the whole time we were taking pictures. We sat him on the ground and his jacket was so puffy that he had a hard time sitting. He kept falling back and he was not happy about it! We only put him on the ground for a second because he didnt have snow pants on and we didnt want him getting to cold (We also didnt want to stay outside to long because none of us were dressed for playing in the snow!) It was fun having it snow today, but I am so glad I dont live somewhere where it snows all the time!! I dont think I could handle it!



Tonight Nate took 3 steps! He again was playing with a ball on the foot rest and Grandpa Rick came around the room and he wanted to go to him. With the ball in his hands he let go of the foot rest and started walking out to him! He took 3 great perfectly balanced steps and then stopped and looked at me and then Rick and realized what he was doing and got scared and then dropped to the floor. He could have kept going if he didnt get scared! It is so fun and exciting to see him try and do new things! I also was able to capture a couple of pictures of him standing all by himself! He stood there for about 10-15 seconds! I was so proud :) He was watching TV and chewing on a toy so thats why he isnt looking at me in the pictures. If he has something to focus on he can stand somewhere for quite awhile, but when he realizes what he is doing then he falls down.





Here is a picture I took of him on sunday and I think his smile is so cute! It shows his 2 teeth perfectly!

Nate is 8 months and I'm 23...

Nathan turned 8 months on monday and I cant believe it! He is getting to be so grown up! He is so full of life and wants to explore and get into everything! He took his first 2 steps on wednesday and it was really exciting. He was standing up and playing with a ball that was on the foot rest and it rolled off and he went after it. I would love for him to start walking because he is already into everything so he might as well walk to things instead of crawl (then his legs, hands, and the tops of his feet wouldnt be so dirty all the time!) So he is now in training :) He also got his second tooth at the beginning of last week. His 2 teeth are so cute! I love them!



Yesterday was my birthday and I had such a fun day! I got everything I wanted and then some! Skyler got me a new camera, I actually got it the day after thanksgiving, but he was nice enough to let me use it before my birthday :) My mom took me out to lunch on tuesday because she was getting work done on her mouth yesterday so she couldnt really talk. We went to Red Lobster and had my favorite coconut shrimp! She is also getting me a shirt I want and I am so excited to get it! Yesterday my mother-in-law and sister-in-law took me out to lunch to Olive Garden which was really yummy! They gave me a really cute tank top and sweater! Both skyler's grandparents (The Webbs and Ences) got me a card and money which I am so grateful for! You guys are so sweet!! Last night I went to Red Robin for my birthday dinner (it just opened on wednesday). All my closest friends were there so it was so much fun!! My girlfriends Amy, Jackie, and Kaitlin got me a shirt, necklace, bracelet, purse, and black heels!! They are all so cute and I cant wait to wear them!! (you will see them in the pictures I took last night) I want to thank everyone that gave me a card, present, called, text, or left me a message on facebook saying happy birthday! You guys are all so awesome and made my birthday one of the best I have ever had!!

Nelson Family Pictures

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