{photo by Jed Wells}Happy Friday!Yipee!I have so much to do this weekend.We are blessing our baby girl Charlotte on Sunday.I am preparing a celebration party at my home following.This baby girl is ou...
Oliver asked me today what he thinks his 1st grade teacher is doing right now.Just yesterday Jane told me what her 3rd grade teacher has planned for the summer.And Claire talks about her 4th grade te...
Tonight the Nielson home was honored to spend good conversation and dinner with the Godparents. Andrew and Reachel and their beautiful children.It was just like old times.{Levi and Nicholas}{Mr. Niel...
My days are so precious and if I blink I feel like Oliverwill be driving or something crazy like that.I want my children to continue gather around me whenever I sit down to nurseLottie, or talk to me...
{Nicholas and Lottie}Nicholas asked me why the astronauts were so rude, yesterday ashis legs were crossed on the couch(like his dad Mr. Nielson does when he is reading)Nicholas was casually flipping ...
Nie asks on BlogHer:What do your family photos look like?Tell me here.
Last Day of School!!!!We are celebrating today.Let the summer begin!
{On our way to Arizona}Mr. Nielson, Charlotte and I are headed to Arizona for a mere 24 hours.A quick meeting, and I am pretty sure I have a breast infection. Awesome.Sometimes I feel bad for this sh...
Today I was looking through some old photos.I found these darling self-timer photos of Claire, Jane, Ollie and Gigson my computer.I laughed out loud.These photos were taken while I was in the hospita...
Its that time of year- outside dining. I love it.This evening I made salmon with vegetables and dessert:Chocolate chip scones.My only dismay with making salmon,is that it makes the children smell lik...
{poem by Claire Elizabeth}Charlotte is our miracle, Charlotte is our perfect angel, it must mean Heaven is here. Perfectly clean and pure she is the 5th pea in the pod, she is our jewel, she is our h...
Nie asks on BlogHer:What do you use to freshen up your home?I always decorate with fresh flowers.Tell me here.
Yay! Its the blessed weekend!This is also going to be the last weekend until school is out.I cant believe school is coming to an end.Next year Claire will be in 5th grade,Jane in 4th, Oliver in 2nd,a...
Anderson Cooper is a gentleman.He is kind and genuine.I was honored to be a guest on his show.He took such good care of my family and I met his mother,THE Gloria Vanderbilt.It was a treat.We discusse...
{she needs me most, and just me.}I feel like I have been on the go go go a lot lately.I have been distracted and unavailable for what I love most.I have laid a few ground rules for myself.I told my c...
{me and natalie, ya we are pretty much besties}My first interview took me to the TODAY show studios whereI was warmly, warmly greeted by Natalie Morales, Al Roker, and Ann Curry.Wow.Ann got down on h...
My family and I just returned from a lovely time in NYC.I have so much laundry to do-whew.Some of my favorite tweets of last week: Aylabadayla 8:01am via Twitter for iPhone Hoping to read more of @ni...
H a p p y M o t h e r s D a y!I want to share two of my favorite movies:Watch this beautiful and inspiring mothers day videoand...Enjoy my special Mothers Day video.{Video by Jed Wellsmusic by Ryan T...
{Special thanks to the music man-Scott Wileyand sung by Ryan Tanneron the most beautiful lullaby album ever!!}Happy Mothers Day!{Christian, me, and the sweet Natalie Morales}TODAY show segment here. ...
{photos by Justin Hackworth}****Today the Nie family will on:The whole Nie family on Anderson Cooper Friday afternoonWhen its on: here.BTW: Absolutely Shocked and sooooo excited!!!Check it out here.v...
Life before baby:{Photo by Justin Hackworth}Life after baby:{Photo by Justin Hackworth}And we are so much happier about it!The Nielson crew are traveling right now to NYC where we will beappearing on...
Nie on TODAY Show this morning 8:00-9:00(check your local listings for times)Talking about my new book released Heaven in Hereavailable everywhere books are sold.Have a happy Thursday!{photo by Justi...
As you may know,I am running a motherhood essay contestin connection with the release of my new Book"Heaven is Here"{which is available everywhere on April 3rd everywhere}The essay contest wa...
Motherhood is...By: Ani TaylorI Needed to be Super-MomIt had been seven months, to the day, since we had sent our seven month-old daughter back to Heaven. I was driving with my three year old in the ...
I hope you had a wonderful weekend!We spent Saturday afternoon celebratingThe Kentucky Derby.Sadly, since just having surgery (and a baby) we decided not to have ourannual Derby party- or our Cinco D...
What do your children always ask you to do for them?My girls ask me to paint their nails a diffrent color almost everyday.Tell me here.
My dear friend Beth, in Mesa painted gorgeous announcements for me to sendout and share the exciting news of Lotties birth.I told her I wanted kind of a Snow White in the forest feel for these.She pa...
Spring has sprung in Utah.Out my window, my apple tree has gorgeous white blossoms.Charlotte looks and reminds me of a baby bird.Her mouth open for nourishment and her little blue eyes so innocent an...
Motherhood is....By: Erin Shepard It’s 26 steps from my bed to my daughter’s room. On the nights I am woken up by her tears, I count each painful step; toe to heel, ankle to knee, hip, back, shoulder...
I woke up suddenly last night.Charlotte hadnt cried to wake me up like she has been doing in the past.I looked out my window and noticed the sky was going from black to dark blue.The birds were chirp...
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