Utah Trip and Easter

I can't believe how time flies!!! I haven't posted since January. Where did February and March go????? I got to fly to Utah for Conference and stay for Easter!! We have had soo much fun playing with the grandkids, I hate to go home!! I forgot my camera at home, who knows what I was thinking so thanks to Becky I got a few pictures of the kids!!! They are all growing up too fast and my time went by so fast too!! I missed John and Zan and J.T. and Kolter for Easter, but they were up just before I left and hopefully will be moving back up to Mckinleyville at the End of May. I am sooooo excited to have grandkids live close!!! Enjoy the pictures!


Chris, Becky, Jaxson, Carter and Payton Easter Morn.

Payton got a Princess Tea Set!!

Jaxson and his Easter Bunny

Carter Easter Morning

Payton Playing

Jaxson and Carter Coloring Eggs

Jaxson and Aubrey

Payton and Aubrey in the Tub!!! They LoveTheir baths!

Aubrey Swinging

Kaylee Playing



Kaylee after eating her popcicle from the Ice Cream Truck!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KELLY!!! I really need to start taking pictures of my kids without the grandkids. I couldn't find a picture of Kelly without kids. Kelly has brought so much excitement into her dad and my life there is too much to mention. There was never a dull moment with Kelly around. She especially always had her favorite spots to eat and I must say she was probably one of my most picky eaters in High School. Those days went by so fast it is hard for me to believe she is a mom and has two kids of her own. Dad and I love you soooo much Kelly and are glad you are our daughter, especially now the teenage years are over and you turned out to be the GREATEST!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY AGAIN WE LOVE YOU!!! I won't tell everyone you are now the big 27, three years to 30!!

CHRISTMAS 2008

I have been so lazy at getting this post done. This Christmas was our off year with the kids but we ended up going and visiting John and Zan just before Christmas and then went to Utah to spend Christmas there as Chris and Becky wanted to spend Christmas at home this year. They invited us to come spend Christmas with them. With Kelly's in-laws living there we got to spend some time with Kelly and Shane and their family also. It was a great Christmas!!! I must admit I love the low stress remember the meaning of Christmas kind of Christmas. I will have to make myself remember that for next year. We all enjoyed each others company and tried to make Christmas simple. Thanks to all the kids for a great Christmas!!! Here are some Pics of the great holiday!!

I didn't get a whole lot of pictures at John and Zan's but we went bowling at a new bowling Alley near Johnny's. John and Zan make us Nicholls Trucking Shirts for Chirstmas which we all wore bowling. J.T. didn't quite know what to think about the bowling, but we all had a fun time!! Thanks John and Zan.

Christmas with Becky and Chris was so much fun and the kids enjoyed Christmas so much. Jaxson and Carter loved the elf that visited their house before Christmas. Chris's mom came for Christmas also. It was good seeing her and the kids enjoyed her visit also.

There was soooo much snow this year in Utah we had a white Christmas. I must say though that I really don't care for the snow. Becky was shoveling her driveway when we drove up and even Jaxson got in on the shoveling!! Chris took the kids to the hill by their house and went sledding!! They had a lot of fun, but I stayed in the house where it was warm! I deceided I will not live in the snow. Here are a few pic. of the kids in front of the tree and with their favorite Christmas toys!

Chirstmas morning Shane and Kelly called us when their kids got up and we got to go over and watch Kaylee and Aubrey Christmas morning. They are sooo cute to and we enjoyed spending time with them too!!!

A Big THANKS to all the kids and grandkids for making our Christmas a great one for 2008!!!!

Thanksgiving and the beginning of Christmas!!!!

Well I haven't posted in quite a while, I tried to get this post done a week ago and I couldn't get the computer to download the pictures. We had a great Thanksgiving all the kids and grandkids were home our plans changed at the last minuet and we ended up not going to Utah and everyone coming home. We had a great time with all the kids.
Payton was not happy at first with Thanksgiving dinner. She eventually stopped crying and ate like a trooper!!! She is usally the funniest little girl with a big mind of her own. Fun to watch and try to keep up with.

AUBREY, THE YOUNGEST GRANDCHILD. HAPPY MOST OF THE TIME AND SUCH A LOT OF FUN!
Kolter is the happiest and most easy going baby ever!!! He is also so much fun. Zan and Johnny were lucky with this little one.

Teaching the kids how to play games and not always winning. That is a hard lesson but we had a lot of fun playing SORRY while the interest lasted!!!

Aunt Danielle made cupcakes and brought all the stuff for all the kids to make Turkey cupcakes. She brought all the toppings and the kids had so much fun making their turkeys and then eating them. Thanks to Danielle for entertaining the kids on Thanksgiving evening. It was a great project and all the kids loved it.

I would have loved to get a picture of all the families but somehow it didn't work. Thanks to John and Zan who to took the time for a family picture!!!






Last but not least, this Christmas is our off year where all the kids have Christmas with their In-Laws or some of them are having Christmas at their own houses. John and I are going to Utah to spend Christmas there. Chris and Becky are staying home and we will be able to see Kelly and Shane as Shane's parents live in Utah. I wasn't going to decorate the house at all, but John really wanted to put up the small Christmas tree. The picture of the Christmas ornament above is the John Wayne christmas ornament Jaxson and Carter bought for him. If you don't know the story, the parents when they are at Grandma and Grandpa Nicholls put the kids to bed and Grandpa proceeds to get them up and puts on a John Wayne movie. If ever they get put to bed they always ask when Grandpa is coming to bed. It is the funniest thing but they love Hatari, Hellfighters and asundry of other boring John Wayne movies. So the last two pictures grandpa wanted to make sure Jaxson and Carter saw. He loves his Christmas ornament.