Nickerson Family

It has been quite the year so far and its only May. My brother, Mike, and niece, Claudia came to live with us from January to March, which was quite the experience. Then "Aunt" Lis came home from Japan and was here for April- she is now in Missouri doing an internship, so its back to just our family again. The house seems so calm now, which is good perspective with 3 children! The kids have been sick a lot on and off this year, so I am extra happy to see spring arriving. Yesterday was mother's day, a beautiful sunny day that I was able to enjoy, relax, dinner with family, and even a good nap- whcih has become a rare thing. Andy and his brothers completely re-made the garden in front of the house and finished it in time for mother's day- I love it! We also got a new zero turn mower this past week- which I also love. We've struggled along on a very old mower for the past 4 years, which was worth it, but hopefull it will no longer take almost 3 hours to mow each week.
My little baby is not really a baby anymore, he's now 1 year old. I still feel like he is my baby, but when he is around babies I see how big he is. He is walking when holding onto things, -not on his own yet. He says mama, dada, and ball. He is full of smiles and quickly gives them to anyone. I love that about him.
Grace turned 4 recently and she is very proud of her age. She got her ears pierced on her birthday and did great- such a big milestone. She loves school. My favority Gracie saysings are- when I ask her to do something she says, "yes Your Majesty" and "yes mother dearest". She loves all things princess, always wearing dresses. She likes to help cook and clean- pretending she is Cinderella and singing while she works. She shares a room with Logan right now and they get along very well.
Logan is 6 years old now- hard to believe. He is so loving, always quick to give a snuggle or kiss. He has given his teachers a little bit of a hard time this year, but they are handling him well, He gets distracted easily- which he definitely gets from his dad!! Hopefully Logan will grow out of his, lol. Logan loves to investigate how things work. He loves doing crafts. He is reading now and doing a great job. He is also writing his own sentences- which are fun to decipher. Kindergarten will be rapping up soon and next year he will be in first grade- Grace will be in pre-k every day- that will be a busy year!
I am hoping to go on vacation this year. Last year we went camping, but its just not the same as a real vacation. Andy and my 12th anniversary is coming up in a few weeks, so I'm trying to come up with ideas for that as well. Fun times:) Andy was looking into going to police academy this year but it didnt work out. I am relieved, but disappointed for Andy- we'll continue praying to see what is the next step for Andy's career. My career continues nights/weekends at VNS and I pray that continues throughout these years before the kids enter school so I can be home with them. I'm interested in seeing how the next few years go as the kids get older, what my and Andy's jobs will bring, how the kids will do, what other things I'll be doing as well. I've been doing more catering- will that end up being a career field, any massage work, parish nursing? We'll see....