10 Months

I think that this baby is so cute because of his little button nose, or maybe his mischievous smile.

This baby has taken a few steps but his major mode of transportation is crawling! 

Final Masters

   So getting a Masters was the easiest and hardest thing that I have ever done! I got a 4.0 GPA with all of my classes but when it came to doing my project and writing the reflection paper it was so very hard. As I stated before the only thing that kept me going was Dave's wouldn't let me go to Disney World and I didn't want McCovey to have an example of a quitter! So I pushed forward! The scariest thing is that I turned my paper I had two weeks to study and build my presentation. In those two weeks, I had Indian Creek and the Nielsen family reunion. Once I got home from them I had one day to practice with my professor and then at 9:00 that next morning I defended.
   I study through my reunions and tried my best to know all of the words and phrases I would have to in order to defend my project. My confidence was shot because of the frustration with writing my paper and I seriously was convinced I was going to fail. I didn't want to set myself but I thought my professor thought my project was crap and he had me so turned around that I am didn't know what he wanted any more. So when I walked into that practice I was seriously seconds away from crying. So as soon as I messed up I started crying and then I struggled to stop. I said "I am sorry but I am extremely nervous. I don't want to fail and say the wrong thing." He looked at me and said the closest thing to a compliment I ever got "Melissa I wouldn't let you defend if you didn't think that you would pass." That was the first time I thought he thought I could pass. He decided that I shouldn't go through all my presentation and then have them ask me questions, I would sit down as we go through they would ask me questions as we go. It felt like that would be a good decision.
   As soon as we were done, I went to the temple. I have never needed my head to be blessed more than I did then. First I waited like 30 minutes for one of my names to get baptized. Which was most definitely what I needed. I calmed down a lot although I was not fully feeling better yet.  I went did initiatory and pretty much cried through the whole time thinking that these were family names and although they needed me to do this work and tomorrow when I need them to support me the next day I knew that I could walk into my defense and know I would be ok. I also had Dave give me a blessing. It was so good to
   So I made Dave drive me and he had to wait outside. Yes, I made him wait for me it took 2 hours but since he is such a good husband he did it without a complaint. I just told him I need to know that he was super close. So at nine I got there early and felt calm. One of the people on my committee was 30 minutes late because she works on the Idaho Falls compass and went to the wrong building. My professors kept checking on me but I was fine.
   I can't say that I smashed my presentation but I did keep it together I didn't cry I kept it together and only messed my words up a little bit. I finished and they deliberated and then my professor shook my hand and said you passed.
   I got down and called Dave and he picked me up and I said that I passed! It was really weird because I was sure that the shoe would drop. That is how it was with my professor since I had started planning the project and writing the paper. I did tell people that I passed but I really didn't believe it till it was on my transcript!

Nielsen's Family Reunion

This Nielsen Reunion was in Island Park! We stopped at Mesa Falls. It is was pretty. I had a rough day and a miss communication with Dave and we didn't have any cell service so there was a chunk of the group that was waiting at the lower falls.

Our poor baby who thought the world was 67 degrees because his parents keep his house so cold. Look at those red cheeks!

All of the grandkids but Bonnie! Such cutes!

We had a Karaoke night! Here are the boys singing Five O'clock World.

McCovey is clearly loving it!

What a cute Baby!!!

9 Months

This little boy is 9 months old he is a very happy baby except when he is hungry. He is standing! We are about to have trouble on our hands.

Hogle Zoo

I was really excited to take McCovey to the Zoo because I thought he would love it but he really could care less. But it was a lot of fun with family! We saw a lot of animals but I didn't get a lot of those pictures.

We went on the Carousel.  

His little scratch is rough but he was a happy baby!

I kept trying to get him to look at Dave but I wasn't having any success.

Candice was behind us! She loves carousels! 

Laura and Bonnie on the other peacock.

I think this is Dallin!

I was clearly more excited about the umbrella than McCovey. But a souvenir that we will use a lot!

I can't wait till I can use it at a Homecoming parade!

On the train!!! 

A perfect photo bomb!

We had a ton of fun and McCovey didn't take a nap the whole way! He was very excited to have someone in the back with him. He loves his Grandma Candice so much he talked to her all the way home and then after we dropped her home McCovey cried the whole 30 minutes home. 

On a side note my whole life I thought it was hoggle zoo.

Summer

Summer was something that I was very nervous about! As I look back I was suffering from postpartum but I just didn't have the time think and go to the doctor. 

I would like to point out the fact that my nine-month-old baby has feet that are half the size of mine.

This poor little boy went to through the screen door and scrapped his head. He only cried a little and then was totally fine.

Baby Giggles

This kids smile!!! He is so adorable!

Just look at that smile