boston

lunch on the water in cape cod

the destination of our bike ride in cape cod

on the ferry to cape cod

with our good friend paul revere on the freedom trail 

red sox game #3

we have a red sox fanatic in the family... it's official

the family sans kelsey and robby took a trip to boston this past week and it was a blast!  we did the freedom trail, roamed around quincy market and ate a lot of delicious food, took a ferry to cape cod and spent the day there biking and shopping, and most importantly we went to 3 red sox games!  this was cole's dream come true.... and even though they lost two of the games we got to see them beat the yankees!  it was such a good game!  we missed you kels and robby!

 

Big Daddy and Baby Girl's Home-Cookin'

we were so lucky to have aaron + kimberly and art + victoria over for dinner a few days ago. aaron brought his "rub" for the steaks and we had a great bbq style dinner at our house.  we could not stop laughing.  we even took video... so stay tuned.

ELDER BEARNSON!

i got to see my cousin alex today!

elder bearnson and i!

i caught alex and his companion in action on the bridge! 

burton on trent is so pretty!

alex and his bike!

clare was so awesome- she taught the lesson on missionary work... how fitting! she did a great job and was so nice.  i think i convinced her to make a trip to the states when alex gets home :) 

alex and his companion from hyde park

this is right in the middle of town on the river.

april was sooo nice to come with me on the 12 hour journey... it was totally worth it. we had a blast.

Alex looks so great and seems so happy!  The members LOVE him.  Clare's daughter called him her "big brother."  There were a lot of really strong women in relief society and the ward seems fantastic.  Rue, I will email you with more details!

Food Network Commercial

the best

hires big H... classic family favorite.

easter pics... finally.

goofy ana

ellie!

dying easter eggs

have a look...

kels was in the salt lake tribune today... check it out here.

yeah yeah yeah!

Introducing....

As some of you know, Kels was picked to be on The Next Food Network Star Reality T.V Show. We've had to keep it to ourselves for a while, but the press release came out today so now we can tell all of our friends and family! The show will air June 1 and we are so proud of her and can't wait to see what she was up to for the 5 weeks that we couldn't see or talk to her. Get ready to book your Sunday night's to watch our favorite sister represent North Ogden, Utah... here she comes!

BOBBY FLAY “GRILLS” A NEW SEASON OF
FOOD NETWORK HOPEFULS

Network Announces Season 4 Finalists On
“The Next Food Network Star”
Iron Chef Flay Joins Selection Committee As Permanent Celebrity Judge
Series Premiere Set For Sunday, June 1st at 10pm ET/PT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Television’s most challenging food fight, The Next Food Network Star, returns this June for a fourth season filled with star-studded appearances and culinary challenges sure to test the boundaries of any palette. Premiering Sunday, June 1st at 10pm ET/PT, the series offers viewers a cast like never before – filled with 10 contestants eagerly vying to be the next face of Food Network. From a stand-up comedian, to a cookbook author and a self proclaimed “Mini Martha Stewart” – the contestants are sure to introduce a new flavor to the line-up. The names of the finalists were announced today by Bob Tuschman, Senior Vice President, Programming and Production for Food Network.

“Last season’s show was our network’s highest-rated, most-watched series ever and we look forward to keeping that bar raised and the level of competition high,” said Tuschman. "This season's finalists are our most skilled ever, and we put them through the toughest challenges we could devise. We guarantee viewers an incredibly compelling and entertaining series."

The 10 finalists include:
Nipa Bhatt, 35 (Victoria, MN) Marketing manager
Jennifer Cochrane, 32 (Woonsocket, RI) Executive Chef, Geppetto’s and Briggs Corner restaurants
Lisa Garza, 32 (Dallas, TX) Owner, Suze Restaurant and kitchenwear fashion designer
Adam Gertler, 30 (Philadelphia, PA) Former restaurateur, server and actor
Cory Kahaney, 45 (New York, NY) Stand-up comic and playwright
Shane Lyons, 20 (Colorado Springs, CO) Private chef
Aaron McCargo Jr., 36 (Camden, NJ) Executive Catering Chef, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Kelsey Nixon, 23 (North Ogden, UT) Freelance food writer, culinary class instructor
Kevin Roberts, 39 (San Diego, CA) Radio contributor, restaurant owner & cookbook author
Jeffrey Vaden, 43 (White Plains, NY) Caterer and former restaurateur

The Next Food Network Star follows Food Network’s nation-wide search for its newest on-air talent. The finalists, ranging from professionals to amateurs, compete in a series of difficult challenges that test their knowledge, skills and personalities. The ultimate winner will star in his-or-her own six-episode series on Food Network. This season, Food Network chef Bobby Flay joins the selection committee as a permanent celebrity judge. With appearances from other Food Network stars and other special guests, the new season of The Next Food Network Star is set to be the most intense one yet! The Next Food Network Star is produced by CBS EYE too Productions.

Easter Time

Hey Everybody,

We had a great time at Easter with the Robison side of the family.

Kylie post a picture of us having fun at Easter.  (still don't know how to do a picture).

Dad

WELCOME HOME KELSEY!!!

We're all so happy that Kelsey is home!! We're so proud of her. To celebrate, we had a lovely dinner at Cucina Toscana in Salt Lake.
It felt good to have the whole family together... finally!

Hey there,

here I am.

It's Dan from the Nixon Family.

Thanks to Kylie for showing me how to post on a blog!!!!!
and Thanks to Kylie for exposing our family to the world.

dn

update on kels

Everyone keeps asking for an update... so here it is! Kels has been gone for exactly a month now. It seems like it has gone by so slow... maybe because we miss her so much! Anyways, we heard from her on Saturday and she sounded wonderful! She says that she doesn't know when she will be done, but she sees the end in sight. Thank goodness. Hopefully we'll see her this weekend :) We'll keep you all informed!

SNOW

let's face it.... we got dumped on. we've never ever seen this much snow in north ogden! perfect for cole and his snowboarding obsession, but not fun for snowblowing the driveway...

new blog!

hi everyone, it's me- kylie! i got a blog for my photography stuff so i hope you will visit!

click here

weekend fun.

i brought up all of my friends from school and exposed them to the wonderful world of north ogden. we slept over on friday night and woke up early and went skiing up at snowbasin. it was a perfect ski day and we all know that snowbasin is the best resort around... the best part had to be mom's 5-course breakfast in the morning made by mom. thanks mom! you are the best and your domestic skills never cease to amaze me.



it was a great weekend! felt so good to be home for a minute. thanks for hosting mom, dad, & cole!

Other California Adventures...

at a vintage shop in L.A

we got to see WICKED! loved it... and clearly we are really good at impersonating the sign above.

we all walked the huntington beach pier and ate at ruby's

the lovebirds

culinary grad

This past weekend was a BLAST. We all got to go to California (except cole) to watch kelsey graduate from the Kitchen Academy in L.A. We stayed in Huntington Beach with Art & Victoria, our favorite family friends who used to be our next door neighbors in North Ogden. Way to go Kels, we are proud of you! I'm pretty sure we are officially the best-fed family in the United States.

christmas family style

we all keep saying that this christmas was probably the best christmas yet... we had the whole family together plus two. we got to have robby and ro spend christmas with us and they made it that much better. It was so good to see everyone and can't wait to get together with family again soon.


the tree

abby

kylie & abby

the view from grandma & grandpa nixon's house

ro & kylie



we went to go see the lights in willard and cole was really excited

snow angels on christmas eve


mom's dinner party... beatutiful presentation as always


neighbors

milk & cookies for santa

cole's 8th grade christmas dance

isn't he handsome? not to mention the best little brother two sisters could ask for.