Terry Nielsen

Terryl Marc Nielsen
1978 - 2009
Terryl Marc “Smiley” Nielsen, passed away Friday, December 11, 2009. He was born June 10, 1978 in Provo, Utah to William Craig Nielsen and Aline Nielsen.
Terry was a talented enthusiast of the outdoors and loved fishing, hunting and four wheeling with his family and friends.
He was employed by Clinton City where he was raised and educated. He loved his job and was a hard worker. He was always willing to help anyone with anything and was a tremendous help to his family.
Terry will be dearly missed by his family, friends and loved ones.
Terry is survived by his wife, Shana, along with her children, Brooklynn, Dominick and Gabrielle; his children, Jade and Natosha; grandmother, Mell Neilsen; parents, William Craig Nielsen, West Point; Aline Neilsen, West Point; brothers, William Wayne, Nibley; Brent, Preston, ID; a sister, Michelle, West Point; and many nieces and nephews.


So, not the way I wanted to end my blog for the year but it is a chance to start over fresh. We love Terry so much and will miss him terribly. We have fond memories of him and will keep those in our minds and hearts. We have also grown from this experience. We know who are friends and family are, we know there are many who care about the family and how they are doing. We learn to put aside our differences and to come together and be stronger. My boys lost a great uncle and my husband and I lost a brother and we all lost a friend. See ya on the other side Terry.

Hare,Babinsky, and Jones Christmas Party

Here are some pictures from my family Christmas party this year. It was fun and everyone did make it. Now it wouldn't be a party without something getting broken. So here are the pictures to prove it. Ryan and Weston were wrestling against this wall and look what happened. They trashed the wall. It was so funny. Roger didn't think so, I think he was pretty upset. Now they have to fix it but my brothers did feel pretty bad. Either the walls are really old or they pushed really hard.

Tanner got a microscope from his Uncle Mike.

Tyler received a remote control car.

Mikey got a volleyball with "Wilson" hand print on it.

My darling little nephew Malachi.

Tanner and Christian eating dinner at Grandma Hare's.

Alex and Tyler enjoying Ham.

Malachi getting his train.

Raiyah Turns 3

Happy Birthday to my niece, Raiyah. She turned 3 in December and is growing so fast. There was a bad snow storm that day so the boys and I went down early and visited with her. She was so excited that she was turning 3. Since I don't know how to shop for girls, we bought her a princess Belle with changeable clothes. She seemed to like it so I think we did fine. We love visiting the Babinsky's.

The highlight of the day was when Malachi threw up on Tyler. He was mortified. He refuses to hold him even now.

I love Raiyah's face in this picture.

My little brother Ryan goofing off as usual.

Putting Up the Trains

This is probably the hardest thing to put up at Christmas time. But now the boys are old enough to do it themselves. When I was a child my dad and his family made villages and mountains for the trains to run through. Well I have not gotten that far. We just put it on a board covered with fake snow. Not super cool but the boys love it. Their Grandpa and Grandma Babinksy bought them each a train on the year they were born. So I guess they are antiques now. Actually I still have mine back from 74. So this is a tradition we have each year. It takes some time to do but lots of fun once it's done.

Another thing we do each year is when we put the Christmas tree up everyone gets a new ornament. This year Tyler received a snowman making a funny face because the dog has just peed on him. He thought it was so funny.

Wayne received a 4-wheeler ornament because he got a new 4-wheeler this year.

Well this one is funny. Maybe not to Tanner but the rest of us. Tanner has been begging us for a cell phone. I just can't seem to get him one yet. Anyway I bought him a cell phone ornament. He didn't think it was to cool. Especially when he found out it was fake.

My Children are Normal! Right?

Well my boys tried to convince me that it was not cold outside. So what did they do? Then ran outside and jumped into the snow. They said it was warm. Whatever! I think they were just being tough and didn't want to admit that their mother was right.

Finding Ways To Help

Each year my work has a nice dinner with their spouses. But before that begins we have the opportunity to serve with our family. We have done this for 3 years now and my children look forward to it each year. This year we had to move the operation indoors because of the snow. We worked for 3 hours at the food pantry. It was the day of the Food Drive. People from all over the Valley donated goods to the pantry and we separate it and put it in boxes. This year there was an especially great need of food and the call was answered. It was as I call it "controlled chaos." It sure makes you realize how much food can help out a family. Some people donated an open bag of cereal and I did open a dirty diaper. I just hoped some Boy Scout picked it up by mistake. All in all a great day with the family. And a great way to serve and teach the boys about helping others. Wayne filling up the Can Box.

Tanner just happy to be there.

Everyone calls Tyler the peanut butter boy. He collects peanut butter from everyone and puts it in this box. The food pantry is always asking for Peanut butter. We were able to collect cases of it.

Here are all the volunteers. These tables got chuck full and the floor was covered also. It sure makes you happy to know how much everyone helps out.

Of course they give us hot chocolate and donuts to thank us for our help but they don't know it's them helping us this season.

Sledding- Nielsen Style

The first real snow storm of the year fell today blanketing the ground with some slick powder. After the boys shoveled the driveway and stairs Wayne felt like going for a 4-wheeling ride. He had the boys get their snow gear on and they were off. Pulling everyone behind the 4-wheeler on sleds they stayed out side for an hour. Neighborhood kids jumped in on the fun and a good time was had by all. They came back in frozen like pop cycles and covered the floor with all their gear. Sometimes I wonder "Would I rather have them dirty or throw their wet clothes all over the floor". It's a toss up.

Some Teeth Pulled

And so we begin our journey of the Braces era. Both Tanner and Tyler need them. Tyler's teeth seem to be all over the place taking after his mother. Tanner had to have 2 cuspids pulled and Tyler had all 4 cuspids pulled. Needless to say it was a long afternoon for Tyler. They both healed nicely and are back to normal. Check out the pictures for the swelling.

Happy 15th

Today is the day Wayne and I celebrate 15 years together.

Happy Anniversary Wayne!

Halloween 2009

Well, I don't know how it happened but it did. The boys dressed up in a theme together. They were Mario and Luigi. We had to make Tyler plump which is hard because he is so thin. The costumes were XL men sizes so we had to alter them. With Halloween being on Saturday they were ready to go at 5:30pm. About 9 boys and 2 girls all met at our home and they all left for the evening trick-or-treating. Tanner came home around 8 and I called Tyler who ended up at a girls house. They scored tons of candy and had lots of fun. I am so glad the weather turned out nice and warm for them. It will probably be their last year which makes me so sad. The grow up so fast.

Tyler, Matthew, Dakotah and Tanner. The neighbor boys and best friends.

Carving Pumpkins

Last night we had the opportunity to have the Missionaries over for dinner. Since I am not the best cook, we had pulled pork sandwiches, salad, chips and pumpkin bread for desert.
So we thought it would be fun for Elder Scott and Elder Lunt to crave pumpkins with us since we have not gotten around to doing it yet. Elder Scott dug right in but Elder Lunt was a little nervous because this was his first time. I wish I would have taken a picture of his face when he had to put is hand in the pumpkin and scoop out the insides. He was grossed out totally! So funny. They couldn't stay to long so they didn't get around to carving but told me they would take them home and finish them. It was a good time for our family. We really enjoyed having them over.

So, I tried to get a good picture at night but it didn't take well. This is Tyler's, he made a helmet. It turned out so cool!

Mine was of course a Turtle, Wayne asked me what a turtle has to do with Halloween but I didn't care I thought it was cute.

Tanner made a Falcon Pumpkin, of course. He is so into football it's great. He made his own pattern and I thought he did a terrific job.

Every year I say "next year we do easy patterns" and every year they get harder. It is a lot of fun once we get around to doing it. But I am still glad we only do it once a year. My hands still are cramped up. HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO ALL!

He Must Have 9 Lives

http://www.hjnews.com/photography/2009/10/22/houseexplosion/

Thursday October 22, 2009 was a day we won't forget anytime soon. It started out like any other day. Everybody got off to work and school without any problems. I was at work when I called Wayne about 11am. He had asked me if I had heard about the explosion in College Ward. I told him the fire trucks and ambulances from the hospital nearby were very active a little bit ago but I hadn't heard about an explosion. He seemed a little shock and I asked him what had happened.

At 10:23am a home had blown up due to some leak in propane. My husband had just delivered their mail. He was shaken and said if he would have been just running a few minutes behind or had a extra package he could have been right there. In the pictures at the link you can see the roof landed in the street and all over the fields and in the trees.

Now this makes me realize that someone was watching out for him. It was a miracle that the people inside did not die. It makes me see that life is so precious and things can change in a blink of an eye. And now I know that you should not put off things you can do today and wait for tomorrow. Because you never know what can happen.

I am so grateful that Wayne was not there at that time. He was just around the block and the sonic boom scared him. I never considered his job to be a hazard. This is the second close call at work. The other was when the women fell asleep in her car and almost ran him over on Highway 89/91. It really does make you grateful for the time you have on this earth with loved one.

I Thought This Happens When They Are 16!

*Sorry still no pics- I will get better*

So last night Tanner had a recital at school. He plays the viola and has been for over 4 years. He was in the advanced group so they did not play till the end. Well, when we got there he found his friends and that was the last we saw of him until the performance.

When he got up to play he kept smiling. We thought it was because we were watching him and he was nervous, boy was I wrong. They all played quite well and I was impressed. He wants to quite next year but he is doing so well I really don't want him to give it up yet.

After the performance was over he split. We had to wander the school halls looking for him. Turns out he was talking to an 8Th grader who gave him a king size candy bar for doing so well tonight. He was giggling and talking funny, you know when you are flirting and act weird. Well that was him. It was so weird to watch and he didn't even care we were standing right there. So when he smiles during a performance it's not cause everyone is watching it's cause girls are watching. I think it going to be long teenage years in this home. Wish us luck.

Such a Bummer Day

Have you missed us lately? The whole 3 of you that actually read this blog! Well I have so sad news. The reason I have not posted in a month or so was I did the unthinkable. Let me start at the beginning. I had the chance to babysit my niece and nephew last month and I took them to a football game of Tanners. Well my little niece loves the camera and she played with it, so when I finally got it away from her I put it in my jacket pocket to hide it. And forgot about it. A few day later I was doing laundry and yup you guess it, I found it at the bottom of the washer. My heart sunk, I can't believe I did that. I tried all the tricks, freezer, blow dryer, letting it sit for days, nothing works. So I know what Wayne is buying me for Christmas. Lucky for me my camcorder also takes still pics so all is not lost. I just have to remember to charge it. So until then I will keep you posted. Thanks for checking my blog. Love ~U~

Are You Ready For Some Football?

Here he is! My handsome QB, receiver/ what ever the coach needed to be played, Tanner. Yes football is over and he wishes his team did better but what fun we had this year. He did so good, I am going to toot my own horn for a minute if I could. He received 4 touchdowns 1 interception, many carries and blocks. He only sat out like 5 plays. He was also so tired after a game and only once was he injured in his ribs. He did awesome and grew so much this year. We are so proud of you Tanner! Keep up the good work.
We traveled all over this year and played some tough teams. Some close games. Tanner is #5 his new favorite number.

His Coach, Coach Rigby, used him to call all the plays in, luckily he had them on his arm band.

This was taken one day when all the family came to see his game. Thanks for the support.

All in all a great year. The weather was so great and with me being team mom we all were really involved, it made it that more enjoyable. Can't wait till next year. Go Mustangs!