Christmas 2009

This was my Christmas Letter this year.

Did this year go by slowly or quickly for you? I was thinking about how quickly it went by when I was hunting for the Christmas stockings last week. They were still in the kids bedrooms as I never got around to putting them away last YEAR. Has it really been a year? Wow. It went by so fast.

How slowly it went during that first Sunday after Tayla left for BYU. I missed her so much. I think the year slowed down after she had gone. I also felt the length between paychecks much more keenly and that made the year go by more slowly as well.

The summer vacation went by quickly. One moment we were enjoying a lovely reunion and wedding with my family in Utah and then I was hurrying to buy uniforms for Ben, Hyrum and Tacie to start at their new charter school and now those very clothes are already starting to wear out.

The time passed slowly the nights I waited for Carder to finish his play practice and for Micah or Mariah to finish up at an activity or at a friends house.
I spent a lot of minutes that felt like hours waiting in the car this year.

Quickly passes the time after the kids leave for school before I have to pick them up in the afternoon. I have big plans for all the cleaning etc..I am going to get done but it seems like I only have time to get myself and Sam ready for our day, run a few errands, throw in a load of laundry or dishes and it is time to grab them again. Then the evening flies by with homework, dinner, and my shift at work.

Slowly passes the time I try to spend exercising. 20 minutes feels like an hour when I am on my Gazelle exerciser. Slowly passes the time between meals when I am trying to watch what I eat!

How quickly passes the time when I am on the computer. Hours go by like minutes when I am facebooking, ebaying, or emailing.

AND…how precious the moments I spend reading the scriptures and praying to my Heavenly Father, thanking Him for His many blessings and asking for the strength to keep going in hard times and to keep my testimony bright.

My wish for myself and all of you this year is a few moments of peace and quiet spent contemplating the amazing scene you witnessed as an angel over 2000 years ago. I hope that the spirit will help those moments last for hours, even days as we enjoy the peace the spirit brings this time of year.

Love, -deBBie Nicholas (and the family)
Visit our blog at www.nicholasnutfarm.blogspot.com

Hi friends and family,

I am sorry I haven't posted on my blog lately. I do a lot of posting on face book and have lots of pictures there. I apologize.

I took some pictures on a recent fall day. I hope you enjoy them.

Ben in a tree.


Mariah is the one who suggested the photo shoot. Isn't she beautiful?

You're a braver man than I am.

Carder was in a melodrama play last month. He played Cokie Joe. It was a melodrama. He was so funny!
Below is a picutre of Sam from that fall day.

Sad News.

We said goodbye to some dear friends the last two months. First we lost one year old Cosmo. (above)

Then two weeks ago we lost Mangy. (below) He has been with us for around 12 years.

This is the last photos I have of him, in Earl's arms. It was taken about 5 hours before he died.

Happy Halloween

The kids and I carved pumpkins together for FHE

We had a family portrait taken at the ward Halloween party. Devon (back left) was staying with us for a little over a week. He came with us. It was fun to have him there. Mariah had already left the Ward Halloween Party when the above picture was taken.


Mariah and Micah.

Ben and Hyrum playing in the fog machine in town.
Carders "Edward" had the girls (and women) in the ward swooning.

Tacie and Dad...AWWW.

Our friend Devon who stayed with us awhile. It was lots of fun.

Tayla will be home for two weeks at Christmas. We are so excited. Someone just gave us a 10 ft tall noble. We are so blessed. Christmas can start now.

I love you all.

This is a video the kids are working on with friends...the rest of the story is on youtube.




I recently entered Sam in a Johnson and Johnson baby bath , maybe not a great idea...and not a very good video..but she is cute so I am including it.

Nicholas Family Update

Christmas 2008, our nativity....Tayla is the angel, Micah, Carder and Hyrum are Wise men, Ben and Tacie as Mary and Jospeph and Sam is the Shepherd

Finally got a 2008 Family Foto

Tacie and Sam at a friends Carder and Micah Twins...

This month Tayla and Carder were in the Musical "Little Shop of Horrors". They did such a great job! I am so proud of them. There are more pictures and videos at http://s264.photobucket.com/albums/ii199/debbittybears/

Carder on SKID ROW Ronnette, Chiffon, Crystal

Carder as Mr. Bernsten SKID ROW

Carder passed out as a Psycho...he started each act with is own "bit" as a crazy person.

Here is a little series of pictures I have entitled "Look at ME Tacie!"

When I was trying to take the pictures it went something like this...

"Look at me Tacie!"

"Tacie, please look at me!"

"Tacie, nice smile, now please look at me?"

"GOOD! Now smile!"

"That was pretty good, can you smile again?"

Great smile, now hold it!

"OK, look at ME again, OK?"

Much Better!

PERFECT!!!!

I Love and Miss YOU ALL....-deBBie

Our trip to the zoo.

Photobucket Album

Halloween 08

Click on Hyrum

to go the Nicholas nut farm halloween album

war of the worlds album

Click on Carl to go to the War of the Worlds photo album.