Nickell's Picture a Day

Day 172: My Kindle Fire (4/12)

There are really two great things about the Kindle Fire:

1. free library ebooks

2. the free books offered by Amazon weekly.

The Metropolitan library offers so many free ebooks and I can loan them from the comfort of my own home. They can be loaned for two weeks and then they are sent back to the library without having to worry about returning them! The only down part, the wait for a really good book could be weeks.

Every week I check out Amazon for there list of the most downloaded books and there is a list of the most download FREE books. I glance through there at least once a week and download to my hearts content. They may not be the best written books but if I don't like it I just delete it. No harm, no foul; it was free!! :)

Day 171: Grad Classes (4/11)

All my homework for the week is due on Wednesday at midnight. So most Wednesdays after school you will find me here on Blackboard completing my assignments. I only have two more semesters to go and then I will have my Masters in Library Science! Yea me!!

Day 170: Five Weeks (4/10)

When I was pregnant with Gavin I took one picture a month of my belly. It was fun but I also had a weekly journal. Since I have this blog and Gavin I think that the tradition will be the picture that you see above. Each week Gavin will hold up the week with my belly showing.

It will be fun and different. This way we can see Gavin and the baby grow. :)

So every Tuesday, it's going to be a belly picture for the next 8 months.

Please enjoy, I know I will.

Day 169: "No chocolate!" (4/9)

The video says it all!! We have been saying this since about Tuesday when Rennie told Gavin that he was getting chocolate but when he got to PopPop's house. PopPop gave Gavin some candy!! This has been repeated all week!

Day 168: Happy Easter! (4/8)

We had such a busy morning.

We first went to church at St. Paul's. We are officially members {the first time I've been a member of a church without my parents!}

The church had a large Easter egg hunt after Mass and Gain got lots of candy and a stuffed bunny.

We then went to the Cowboy Hall of Fame for brunch with my parents, Susan and Brian, my Aunt Shanda, Uncle Greg, Allisha and Ava, Dana, Jeff, Rye and Cort, and Sami Jo and Garvis. The people there told us numerous times, "You are our largest group!" The food was wonderful!

Then we headed to POPS for an egg hunt. It wasn't as good as we thought it would be but we have lived and learned. What a wonderful way to spend Easter Sunday.

Day 167: Egg Dying (4/7)

At first, Gavin was a little unsure about dying eggs.

However, he jumped right in and loved putting the eggs in the colors and pulling them out with his hands.

We dyed eggs at Nana and PopPop's house so it didn't hurt that PopPop was helping out. The crayon confused him at first because, "It's not coloring!"

I love dying eggs and always make my own. I'm an artesst!! :)

Day 166: Tulsa Zoo (4/6)

Today Nana, Gavin and I met up with Molly and her boys for a day at the Tulsa zoo!

We had so much fun. The boys enjoyed spending the day together and Gavin cried when he had to leave Jason and Tommy.

They got to ride the camel and the carousel. It was beautiful weather and we all enjoyed it so much.

My favorite picture is Gavin in the monkey outline!

Day 165: WE ARE PREGNANT!! (4/5)

Big news!!

The Nickell family is growing by one!!

We are finally pregnant! Blood test confirmed it today as well. The days are going to fly by!

YEA!!!

Day 164: Book Review (4/4)

As you all know: I love to read!

I try not to put looks of books on my blog because I could recommend a lot of books. I really try to just put books up that are REALLY REALLY good!!

So far my previous recommendations have been:

The Hunger Games

The Girl with the Dragoon Tattoo

I think I have a pretty good record at recommending books!

This series isn't as good but I have really enjoyed it. Heres a quick summary:

High school sophomore Miranda’s disbelief turns to fear in a split second when an asteroid knocks the moon closer to Earth, the way “one marble hits another.” The result is catastrophic. How can her family prepare for the future when worldwide tsunamis are wiping out the coasts, earthquakes are rocking the continents, and volcanic ash is blocking out the sun? As August turns dark and wintry in northeastern Pennsylvania, Miranda, her two brothers, and their mother retreat to the unexpected safe haven of their sunroom, where they subsist on stockpiled food and limited water in the warmth of a wood-burning stove.

It's a good read and there is another book in the series but I haven't go that far yet! ;)

We didn't realize there was one in Moore until we were Easter dress shopping. It was just as good as we remembered!