July 4th Pride

We are proud to be AMERICANS! Since I am a dual citizen, it has been very easy to adjust to the American ways. Ever since I was young I always loved visiting and was excited to move to the States when I was 20. Ever since I have been here I have loved it. I think it is the people in Utah that make it so great. I have loved living in the Mormon community and have learned alot since I have been here for a while now, plus I found my babe here too. I have no desire to move back to Canada, and we plan to raise our family here in Utah, as of currently.




We had a sweet time with all our nieces and nephews on July 4th at the PARADE. Josh and I have always walked around the little booths afterwards and have enjoyed all the enteratainment provided after the parade. I luckily ran into Robyn and her little family. It is always so fun seeing good friends. We then headed over to our sister Marisa's house for some great grub, hunging out and rested and then went to Jessie's over productive neighborhood were fireworks go off like crazy. It was just a blast watching all the little ones light them off. It was a late night,but no one burned anything down, thankfully.

Sadly, this year we did not celebrate Canada Day on July 1st, but I did call all my family and wish them a good one. I gotta always remember my roots, cause I love going home and visiting Canada.
I Guess I Just Have The Best Of Both Worlds!!

Joshy's 10 Year Reunion

GO Timpview T-BIRDS!! That is ten years ago. Josh had a great time seeing everyone at his 10 year reunion. Here he is with TJ and Daniel.

For me, it was fun putting faces to certain people. The best was putting a face to the girls he dated. It's crazy because Josh says he was abit shy in class, that is definatley not the guy I know today. Sometimes it's hard for me to get a word in, so I guess 10 years does a lot. I am so proud of my cute husband for all that he has done in the last 10 years. He has become the most amazing, fun, exciting and positive person in my life, and definatly the best looking in his class of 1998!! The scary thing I face, is that next year is my 10 year reunion! WOW, time has flown by so fast.

An old and a new birth to celebrate

Well, my 27th birthday has come and gone. I always thought 30 was old, yet as I'm getting up there I am noticing that it is really quite young still. I had a fabulous birthday, thanks to those who spent it with me. Again I spent my special day in California right next to one of my favorite places.
My cute husband woke up at 5:30 and had written cute little messages for me in the sand along the beach. He even made me a birthday cake out of sand and 27 seaweed bulds for candles. Of course I made a wish.

One of my favorite parts about my birthday was the romantic walk we had along the beach, collecting sea shells and sea glass. Josh made his yummy pancakes and I ate them in bed and my cute little nieces and nephews helped make me a bithday cake. I also felt very lucky to go on a girls night out to Lagoona with my Mamma and sisters. They treated me to dinner at an amazing mexican restarant and then we went shopping. Thanks to everyone for the phonecalls and remembering me, you all made it such a great day.




Luckily we also had a new arrival while we were out there. Little Baby Beckam was born very close to my birthday. He is to die for. He has alot of dark hair and already looks like a little boy. Since this is Josh's twins baby, he kept on reminding me that our little guy will probebly look similar, because he is the closest to genetics than anyone else. I would be fine with that, because he is a total good looking baby. Being around all of this, made me even more baby hungry. Congrats Lacey and Jarod for your new arrival and thanks for letting us visit and enjoy him too.

Nielson CALIFORNIA TRIP 2008

Every year since I have joined the Nielson clan, we have had a BIG NIELSON SUMMER GET AWAY TO SAN CLAMENTA, CALIFORNIA. It is always such a blast. This year everyone could not come, yet that still left us with about 15 bodies in the beach house. We missed everyone else, yet had an amazing time together. Josh and I have come to a conclusion that children always bring more enjoyment and spice to our vacations. They are usually the life of the party and we love our little nieces and nephews dearly.

Since Josh and I are the only ones without children yet, we enjoyed our last Nielson vacation sleeping in and not waking up at 6:30 like everyone else. Every morning without fail, we would hear little knocks on the door or little voices telling us to wake up, yet we stuck to our guns and kept on sleeping. I mean it's vacation right? A little sleeping in won't hurt. Plus, next year we will have our share of our little one crying in the middle of the night and waking up early. So we didn't feel bad one single bit.
This was a little shop that everyone got a pair of sandles at. These were the biggest pair of sandles that I had ever seen. The little twins thought it was pretty cool.

DISNEY LAND is always a hit with the little ones. Our nieces and nephews have been there almost every year, and this was only my 3rd time, so I think that I might have been even more excited to see the disney characters than they were. Half of the fun was watching and going on the little kid rides with all the young ones. I loved watching their expressions and having them hold on tight during scary parts of the rides.

The parade is always a highlight and it really makes all disney come to life. I loved it, I think it brought the kid back into all of us.
Little Miss Amelia was loving every second. She is seriously so adorable and such a communicator at her age of 1 and 1/2. She was alot of fun and such a princess.

Once the kids started getting tired and worn out, everyone went back to the beach house, except for the boys and I. We stayed until about close and hit all the big rides. Than we called it a day and went home tired too.

This year our biggest reward was being so close to the beach. This is the view close to our beach house. The ocean was right across the street from were we were staying. Just looking out of our window was incredible. There was no point of a noice machine at night, because the ocean waves splashed right next to us. The pier was close to us and we went fishing once, but didn't have luck catching any. I have realized that the ocean is one of my favorite places, it seems to clear my thoughts and just let you feel relaxed and that there isn't a care in the world.

Every single day we went swimming at least once in the ocean, sun bathed, or walked along the beach. My favorite thing to do was to boogie board. I caught alot of waves, yet at the same time swalloed alot of salt water and got taken out many times.


I have the greatest family, they are just as great as my own. I feel so blessed to have such amazing people in my life to enjoy these great moments with.

I have come to appreciate California weather. It is so perfect. The days are hot, yet not to hot and and nights cool off just perfectly.
We just wanted to say a special thanks to our wonderful Jason and Melissa for making this happen and for all they did for us and everyone else this summer. This California Trip 2008 will always be remembered. I love you all and am excited and looking forward to next years trip.

IT'S A BOY!!!!

Talk about a dream come true for my husband. He was so determined to have a little guy. He would refer to our little one as a HIM always, he would pray for HIM andI am sure he dreamed about HIM often too.

As we were walking into the docters office, I suddenly had a change of mind. I had been thinking that we were having a boy, yet right before we walked in I changed my mind a bit. I told Josh that I thought I was 60% sure that it was a girl and 40% sure it was a boy. Josh did not alter at this point, he stuck to his guns and said I know it is 100% a BOY. So we walked in and of course we were so excited that we told all the nurses there that we were finding out the gender today. After Josh told them that he wanted a boy, they all said that we would probebly have a girl then. So as I was laying on the bed having the ultrasound,(not really understanding what was in the picture) the lady said "Well, it definatley has outdoor plumbing." Josh was shouting for joy and some people outside of the room pocked their heads in, wondering if everything was alright. At that moment I suddenly felt like I new our little son even more.
Our handsome son will be named JAMES WALLACE NIELSON. We can't wait till he joins our little family.

When I got home from the appointment, I pulled out all the stuff I had for a boy(which was alot more than what I had for a girl) and started organizing the closet and some parts of the room. So now I'm thinking blue, creams and browns.
This is such a new exciting part of life. I am already having fun just getting the nursery going, keeping my eye out for good deals on cute, useful things and waiting to feel James kick. Hopefully that will be soon, there are so many great things to experince while pregnant and building the anticipation.

IS IT A BOY OR GIRL?

So it is time to find out what I am having. A BOY OR A GIRL. What is your guess? Let me know and on Thursday I will find out the gender of my angel. We are so excited and we can't wait to start naming him or her, getting the nursery going with the correct colors and actually shopping for our new arrival. I will only be 18 weeks along by Friday, so I am very close to being at the half way mark. I wish I could speed it up a bit, I just want the baby here in my arms. But I guess abstance makes the heart go fonder. We have a name picked out for a boy, yet have not fallen in love with any great girl names. One thing I don't want to do is name my her a unisex name. If you have any girl names let me know, and give me a guess on our future child. Till next time, I will have the fabulous news. Josh is hoping and praying that it is a boy and I am thinking it is going to be a boy too, yet I think it is because of all of Josh's complete excitement and talk about having a boy. I would be completely happy either way. I just want our little one to be safe and healthy. What do you think?

Events in May

This month has really been super busy, yet exciting and suprising at the same time. First off, I must express how lucky I have been to feel so wonderful during my pregnancy. I seriously can't complain. I have not had morning sickness at all and my husband is amazed that I have not been one bit moody either. Yaa, I just hope it can keep on being so great. I have really enjoyed being pregnant, and knowing that my little one is growing in my tummy a little more everyday. I just can't express the excitment and joy that comes from knowing that a little angel is preparing to come to Josh and I right now. We feel as ready as you can be to have a child (so we think). As of Friday, I am 4 months (16 weeks) along.


Our sister, Marisa gave birth to her second daughter last week, and it was so great being able to visit and meet our newest member of the family about an hour after she arrived. Her name is Scarlett and she is just so cute, she got the double chins and lots to love. She weighed 10 lbs and 10oz. I am so proud of Marisa, she has really been a trooper and is such an amazing mother, sister and friend. I know baby Scarlett will be so happy to belong to such a great bunch.

Yesterday we babysat her kids and it was nice to have those young little bodies heping around the house. Josh got them to work. It was their first time mowing the lawn and it was the cutest thing, cause they both had to push the lawn mower to make it move. Check out the picture, it makes me smile.
While the boys did the lawn, Audrey and I painted. I am working on some things for the nursery. I just need to know the gender and then I can really start decorating. As for now, I am just painting and staining some really cute frames and mirrors. I will post them once they are finished.

Friday was a big day at school for my students and I. I threw them a 3rd grade gradutation. It was a complete success. My 23 students felt like stars and they loved all the recognition for a year well done. I was so proud of each one. I have fallen in love with them and am pretty sad to leave them. As I have almost completed my first year of teaching, I can definatly say that it has been extremely rewarding, and busy. I have loved every second of it and have learned that "to teach", is one of my passions. I can not think of a better job, then to educate and teach these little minds. To see these kids grow and progress through out the year has been remarkable."2 teach is 2 touch lives 4 ever."
I also got released from primary and got called as the 1st counselor of Young Womens. I am pretty pumped. I have always loved working with the youth. Yet, this time it won't be at a treatment center, but with girls that don't have a crazy problems. At first I was shocked, yet at the same time I was excited. I am sure I will learn a lot from these girls. I hope to do the best I can. Wish me luck.For these callings, I think alot of us feel like we can't measure up at times. Yet, I guess all we can do is our best, and GOd will come through and help us out.

The BIG, EXCITING and AMAZING MIRACLE

I do not have a face to see,
Or put inside a frame.
I do not have soft cheeks to kiss,
I don't yet have a name.
You can't yet hold my tiny hands, 'nor whisper in my ear.
It's still too soon to sing a song, or cuddle me so near.
But all will change comes this November,
That’s when they say I'm due.
I'll be a new bundle of joy; I can't wait till I meet you.
All I ask between now and then is your patience while I grow.
I promise I'll be worth the wait, because of all the love we'll know.
So have a great 6 months of time
A wish to you from me.
I cannot wait to be a part
Of this great group of friends and family!

Love,
Baby Nielson


This is problebly the best news I have ever been able to witness. The pregnancy test was a positive and I am now 15 weeks and 2 days along.

It is pretty amazing knowing that I am almost 4 months along come next Friday. I have had an amazing 1st trimester. The only thing that really effected me was smells and the taste of food. I totally lost my appetite the last month and had to make myself eat. During that time I lost some weight, yet I am sure I will gain it back soon when the baby starts growing. I have also been more tired then usual, so when I get home from teaching all day, I usually have to take a nap or go to bed earlier around 9:00.
In all reality, it didn't really hit me until we heard the babies heart beat. It was the most incredible noise. I started crying, just knowing at that moment there was a little miracle growing inside my stomach. As we went in for the ultrasound there are no words to describe the feelings we had as we actually saw our little angel moving around and posing for us. We got some great pictures. Josh says that it's gotta be a boy because he is flexing for us.I love the picture because he is totally clinching his fists and showing off his skeleton muscles.

This is a picture of his side profile. Before we saw the ultrasound, Josh was praying that we would be pregnant with twin boys(he wanted them so bad because he is a twin). He wants a little boy so bad. So when ever we refer to our baby we always call him our little guy. I know that Josh's heart would be melted though, if we had a little girl too.

It has been so fun learning and going through pregnancy. We feel so blessed to bring a little one to this world and raise him/ her the best we know how to. This is definalty a great miracle that God has allowed us to be part of.

Happy Birthday Lover Boy!!

May 20th, 2008 was a special day for the love of my life. Joshy turned the big 29!!
I had so much fun planning and giving him a great birthday to remember. I'm a little cheezy when it comes to special events, just ask my husband. I just have so much fun doing it, and getting excited for him. I began with a scavenger hunt, with hints to the next event.

To start out, it was restaurant of his choice. We went to the Olive Garden, which was the place were he first said he loved me.
We ate great food, laughed a ton and got hooked up by his friend that works there. Of course I got all the waiters and waitresses to sing to him.

Then he was looking "Oh, so mighty fine", that I treated him to a piece of clothing of his choice at the mall. I got him a pair of Express Jeans that he looked hot in.

Then we were off to the fun stuff. It was getting dark so we went up to Vivian Park and chugged all the stuff that I had packed deep into the woods, away from everyone. I had packed blankets, bonfire supplies and a picnic basket full of his favorite sweets, cheesecake and drinks. We spent the evening up there playing a fun romatic game I had bought him. Along with the game, I gave him an intense machine he had been asking for for a long time. This machine does everything. So I told him that he better use it around the house, and he is all up for that.

For his birthday I also threw him a party with his friends. We had a blast with everyone. Thanks to all of our great, so fun and entertaining friends that we love for showing your love to Josh on his special day.

We ate tons of pizza, icecream cake, visited and played rockband. Josh had a great time.

Happy Birthday to my Babe. I love you to infinity and beyond!!!XOOXOXOOXOXOXO

A TRIBUTE TO OUR 2 BEAUTIFUL MOMMA'S

Josh and I have been so very blessed in our lives to be raised by such amazing and great women. We always comment on how lucky we are and that if it wasn't for them we would have never turned out like we did. Both of these women have given of their selves and have sacrificed a lot for each of us. I don't think we will really be able to understand really how much time and love went into us until we have a child of our own, but we can only imagine it.


My mother has always been so selfless and loving no matter the situation. She has had to cry herself to sleep on many occasions because of all of her kids choices when they were teenagers. The sorrow and love that she has always possessed for us was her desire for us to always choose the right and to see each of us happy and content with who we have become. Mom always makes family #1. She is always visiting her children know matter how far away they live, she is always calling us up to see how we are, despite our forgetfulness at times to keep her posted. Mom is a true example of what a loving mother and friend should be and resemble. Thanks mom for always being their for me and letting me cry on your shoulder, we love you so much and thank God everyday that you are a part of our lives. I hope that you never forget how much you mean to us. We know you are always praying for us and thinking of us, know matter how many miles are between us. Thanks a million times over again and again!!


Momma Rose is an amazing mother to both of us. As she lives close by we see her quite often and love visiting and playing games with her. I have always found Josh's relationship with his mom to be remarkable and incredible. He always says it is because they have been through alot together, but I also think it is because they trust eachother completely and tell eachother almost everything. Since Josh has always been so close to his mother, it has allowed me to get close to mom so fast. Eversinse I joined the family, mom has always invited me in as me being her blood child too. I have become very close to her and treasure her realtionship. It is the random days that she calls or stops over just to see us that make our relationship so special. I always look forward to her Sunday dinners, where everyone is together and where we are all able to laugh and have a good time. I am so blessed to have another mother that I love and adore and feel close to. Thanks for all you do for Josh and I. We love you to death and feel blessed everyday that we belong to you.

Happy Mother's Day