ADOPTION!!!

YAY!!! It's official!!! We have been approved!!! NOW.... all we need is a baby! :) So I am pretty sure EVERYONE knows that we started the Adoption process and after 10 months of A TON of paperwork we are officially ready for Birth Mom's to view our profile. For everyone who isn't familiar with the process of LDS Adoption Services.... we are approved but have to be chosen by a Birth Mom. The average wait is around 2 years so we are hoping all of our friends and family will keep us in mind and help in passing our information along. We are so excited to be this far and anxiously wait for the day we can bring home a baby.

To view our Adoption Info log onto www.itsaboutlove.org and our Profile ID 24630594 or search by our names.

Football...Football... & MORE Football....

It's that time of year again....!!!! FOOTBALL!!! Tyler cheered again for an Optimist Football team and is still loving cheer more then anything which is a good thing because they bumped practice up to 3 nights a week (6 hours) and she was one busy little girl. Tanner played Flag football this year and he has decided that he loves to play Center even though the Coach said he makes a better Tight End. (I still don't know what either of those positions are) He loved learning new plays and loves to "fake" a pass. We have enjoyed every Saturday out at the fields and cheering them on!

Dustin Turns 30!!!!!

YAY!!! Dustin turned 30 last week!!! So I had the hardest time ever this year..... Not only WHAT to buy him but WHAT to do for his party!?!?! I wanted to do something really big and exciting but it was so hard since we just got back from our 2 big trips. Technically the BSU Tickets were his gift but I still felt like I needed to do something because 30 is such a BIG deal. Right?!?!? All he wanted was a Poker Party with his buddies so that's what he got. I totally forgot to take pictures during the party (I was a little busy hosting... and playing with all the babies) but here are some pics I was able to squeeze in... at midnight (as you can see from the picture of me in my sweats). Almost all of our friends were able to stop by and we had a blast!
Sunday night we had a family BBQ with Aunt Kirsten, his parents, and mine. Tyler and Tanner were able to teach Grammy and Crappa how to play the Wii.

And of course Grandma Olson made EVERYONES favorite.... BLACK FOREST CAKE!!!

Vikingman Duathlon....

Last weekend I completed my longest race and it kicked my BUTT!!! One of my best friends Kaley convinced me (I mean begged me!) to sign up for the Vikingman Duathlon a month ago and I knew it would be hard but I had no idea HOW hard it would be. After my parents were done laughing at me for signing up for such a big race my dad was right on top of it.... providing me a training schedule and a road bike. After a few days of training I was able to get Vanessa to sign up for the race and us 3 girls had a busy, busy, BUSY month of training. The race was in Burley so Vanessa and I went a day early and enjoyed some girl time and carb loading.
The day of the race was a little intense.... I had 2 flat tires and on my second I called my parents (almost in tears) to find out they made the trip to Burley to surprise us girls.... and it's a good thing they did! They were like our personal coaches riding right along side of us, filling our water, and changing my tire. The race was a 15K run-56K bike which we ended up running almost 3 additional miles due to bad signs. All in all it was an amazing experience and we all finished (which was our goal) Vanessa's time=4:13 Nichelle's time=4:30 Kaley's time=4:37
I don't want to even think about running... until next month!!!

New York & D.C. 2010

What an AMAZING trip!!! We started planning our trip with our good friend's "The Jones" clear back in January. The guys were talking about how much fun it would be to go to the BSU-vs-Virginia Tech game and with getting a nice hook-up on tickets (thank you April & Doug) we thought.... Hey, let's make a whole trip of it! I felt like we were gone a month and I think we did everything we possibly could during that visit. We first flew into New York and spent a couple days there doing all the "touristy" stuff, shopped, went to a Yankee's game and ate LOTS of really good food. We then took the train to D.C. and visited all the Museums and Monuments and one of the best parts of the whole trip was the BSU GAME!!! Sitting 9 rows back on the 50 yard line.....We were even on ESPN!!! Dustin's favorite part of the trip was visiting Little Italy and eating some amazing food there. He was actually able to use his Italian Speaking Skills quite a bit on the trip. I loved all the excitement in New York. You could just walk around all day and enjoy the people, lights, and entertainment. In D.C. the Holocaust Museum was definitely the best. We were also able to visit Arlington Cemetery and watch the Changing of the Guards which was such a neat experience. I think after our crazy busy summer of vacations we are ready to spend some time at home.....

First Day of School....

I can't even believe it.....!?!?! Tyler is in 3rd grade and Tanner is in 1st grade! The kids seem so big and ready do to everything on their own. I remember Tanner wanting me to stand on the sidewalk and stay with him until the bus came every day last and this year I turned around and he was gone. Tyler only wanted me to walk with her until she found her friends and then told me I was okay to go home. How sad.... So for the first day of school we did our parent thing and met up with Vanessa (Brad was out of town) and then walked the kids to school. Trace was excited to see her big brother and sister off to school and even followed behind them on our way.... Melted my heart! After they had an amazing first day of school we all met up again for dinner at Texas Roadhouse.


And this is what our family picture will look like when we get a baby......

Happy Anniversary!!!

I can not even believe we have been married 3 years already!!! Every time I think life is going to slow down a little for us.... it gets even busier!!! I will say we have gotten better at managing our crazy lives and still finding some time to spend together for our weekly date nights. We have had a lot of big changes this year.... First, Dustin was promoted to a Branch Manager 3 and is now working at the Wells Fargo in Eagle (with me!) and Second, We have officially started the adoption process. Tyler and Tanner are still just as busy as ever with all their sports and activities but we enjoy them more and more the older they get.

This year was a little challenging in celebrating out anniversary with just getting back from the coast and leaving for New York in 2 weeks our gifts were a little.... odd?!?! Kitchen knives for Dustin and a running watch for me. We did get to spend a day together and have what we call our "perfect date" Tacanos and a Movie Marathon! Dustin also spoiled me with chocolate covered gummy bears and a Chocolate covered strawberry waffle bowl from Dairy Queen (I am so sick just thinking about everything I ate that day!) The last 3 years have been amazing and I can't wait to see what happens next.....