Monday, April 5, 2010

A Post at Last!

Many exciting things have happened to us lately. Platte got an offer to work at the University of Utah's Office of General Counsel (which he accepted). Because of this, we are officially moving back to Utah after Platte's graduation in May. But the most exciting thing is that our little family of three is about to get bigger. Heather is due October 2nd! We are thrilled!

Most of the pictures below are from our Spring Break trip to Utah. The original reason for our trip was so that we could run the races in Moab with my family. Platte ran the half marathon with my brother Adam and my Dad. I was supposed to run the 5-Mile race with my Mom and Adam's fiancee, Kristina, but due to Baby #2 I didn't run (unfortunately I've been A LOT more sick this go around than with Belle). My sister-in-law Andrea stepped right in though and ran the race as "Heather Nielson from Mesa, Arizona," at least that is what they announced when she crossed the finish line. :)

Another highlight of our trip was watching my little sister Amanda perform in her high school musical, Cats. As always, I loved the show. Platte even enjoyed it.

We had so much fun spending time with family and watching Belle and Olivia learn how to play with each other. Although they had a hard time figuring out how to play together, I think they had a good time overall. Their playtime definitely made for some good laughs!

My Easter Babe. My sister Whitney made her this adorable dress!

Seeing Grandma and Grandpa for the first time in a while.

It was so funny watching Belle and Olivia play together. Belle is a bit bigger and would just sit in the car and read. Olivia wanted to play in the car too and would climb all over Belle. After quite a few tears, they ended up playing well together. So cute!

Daniel is already teaching the girls how to play the organ.

Visiting Whitney at BYU and playing with the ducks.

The first family picture taken in a LONG time.

Amanda as a Cat.

Platte right before he crossed the half marathon finish line.

All the runners after their races.

Waiting for the runners to come in.

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Belle's Second Christmas

Here are some pictures from our holiday in Utah. Most of them are of Belle, because I just plain forgot to take pictures of all the festivities. We had so much fun hanging out with our families, going to movies, watching Belle play in the snow for the first time, watching football, and celebrating Christmas.

Christmas morning
First step in the snow
Eating snow and loving it
I just love this picture
Belle loves dressing up, especially in this tutu her Aunt Andrea made for her
Playing Rock Band--Platte's favorite
Practicing
Lunch at our favorite restaurant, The Lion House
Doing what she does best
Belle in her Ricks Running Club shirt
At Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix

Friday, December 18, 2009

Pre-Holiday and Holiday Fun

November treated us very well. My mom came down to spend a few days with us and we had so much fun. Belle loves her grandma! And why wouldn't she? When grandma comes Belle is so spoiled. They had so much fun napping together, reading books together, eating together, and going to the zoo together! What a great week we all had. The fun didn't stop there. A few days later we spent Thanksgiving in Blanding. I guess we're all pretty spoiled!

At the Mesa Temple Lights!


Kicking field goals at San Juan's football field.
Thanksgiving at Sunny's house!
I found Belle like this one afternoon. Yep, she loves shoes.

At the Zoo









Sunday, November 8, 2009

Family Pictures

We finally got some family pictures taken!! Here are some of our favorites!










Sunday, November 1, 2009

Little Wizard

Belle was a wizard for Halloween. She wore a costume my mom originally made for my younger sister almost 20 years ago. As you can see, Belle was so funny and cute in it! She wasn't bothered at all by the hat or cape!! Halloween is definitely a lot more fun when you have kids!

Our little wizard.

Off to practice her wizardry.

Playing with a bunny at the Ward Party!

Belle loved her little pumpkin. She thought it was a ball though, and kept bouncing it and rolling it around.

The pumpkins we carved. Heather's on the left. Platte's on the right. (Yes, that's a real flame.)