Watson Family

Catch Up!

2010-07-02T14:10:00.000-07:00

It has been a really long time since I have posted to my blog (Sorry). All is well in the Watson house! Because I haven't posted in a while I thought I would put up a few pictures for you to feast your eyes upon while I find the time to do a real post. Stay tuned for Emily's first birthday party, as well as other fun family happenings.

Pictures

2009-11-04T08:54:00.000-08:00

Pumpkin Carving

2009-11-04T07:54:00.000-08:00

This year carving pumpkins was a lot more fun... Last year James was very nervous and cried the whole time. This year he was very onto it. He painted his pumpkin, colored on it and stabbed holes in it with a butter knife... Such a difference a year makes. Here are some pictures from this years occasion, and a video clip from last year.

Teaching James to Read

2009-11-02T13:05:00.000-08:00

James seems to be very accelerated in the learning department. After researching a little of information online I have learned that he is most likely consider to be a gifted child. I taken a few online Q&A's as well as reading through several checklists that could help determine if he is in fact gifted. In most all areas he shows as an extremely high possibility. A pediatrician or specialist will not be able to determine if he is until he is about school age and can do the testing so until then I should be treating him as if he is. In doing so one of the biggest things that I should start working on him with is reading. I know your thinking "WHAT" he just turned two; I know I said the same thing. However I am going to attempt to teach him how to read. I wanted to share with you what is said to be the most affective way of teaching a child to read, especially at such a young age. It is called the phonics alphabet. The way this works is that you don't teach the kid what the name of letter is because the kids don't read the letters. You teach the kid the sound the letter makes. So when your kid looks at the letter "C" they don't say "SEE" they say "CUH". It's really interesting. Saying the alphabet just became a lot more challenging for me. Watch the video clip and you try to say the ABC's this way, it's quite funny!

Wish me luck as I teach James how to read.

Saving Money!

2009-10-30T12:30:00.000-07:00

Since moving to Agoura in July our grocery budget has suffered greatly. I don't have Super Walmart close by so we are shopping at regular grocery stores. Not that you all care but we were spending approximately $600.00 a month on groceries. This includes, cleaning and house hold products, Toiletries, diapers/baby, and our food. I would like to cut my spending back to no more then $400.00 a month. I tend to by name brand everything so I know just by switching to store brand I will save quite a bit of money. The main thing I am having problems with is finding budget friendly recipes that will make enough to freeze for later or have left overs. I know that buy in bulk is more cost effective, however it costs a lot of money up front which is hard for us to spend. I need ideas for that as well.

Don't take this post in the wrong way... Ryan and I are doing just fine and can make ends meet every month with our $600.00 budget. We just want to pull a head and buy a house someday. In order to meet our buy a house goal we need to save $200.00 more per month on top of what we are already saving. If you have any tips for how to cut back, or save money at the store, or have cheap recipes it would be much appreciated. Thanks for your help!

Mile Stones

2009-09-12T08:39:00.000-07:00

These are some pictures from James's second Birthday Party. He was a little sick that day but still managed to have the energy to swim in the pool all day, eat his yummy ice cream cake, and play with all of his new toys. We had the party and great Grandpa and Grandma Lang’s house we were accompanied by Grandpa Tim, Grandma Shari, Cousin Madison, Uncle Robert, Robert's girlfriend Sasha, and Uncle Steve. James got some new books, two new DVD's, a vacuum cleaner from great grandma, and a whole kitchen set from grandma Shari. I got teased quite a bit about wanting a little kitchen for him, but I am glad I withstood the criticism because he absolutely loves his kitchen. He spends a lot of time playing with it. Thank you everyone for the wonderful gifts for him and for making his birthday a really special day.

This was Emily's first time eating cereal. She was a little apprehensive at first but very quickly grew to love it. Every time I get it ready for her she starts kicking her feet and laughing. She always eats the full amount I make her and sometimes wiggles for, she usually finishes her second helping as well.

I Know I know... I am horrible!

2009-09-10T16:10:00.000-07:00

I vow from this momment on to be a better blogger. It's not that I don't have plenty of things to post about, it's just finding the time to do it. The computer is in my bedroom now so I can't post when Emily is sleeping. I did however move the computer so I have a view of the living room this should hopefuly make a difference because I will now be able to see what James is up to while I am on the computer. Things are good for us since we moved, the area we live in is great and we have the added blessing of being able to see Grandpa and Grandma Lang on a frequent basis. We love going over their for dinner and hanging out at their pool. We are very blessed to have them so close and for them to spoil us like they do. (Thank You Grandma & Grandpa)

The kids are doing very good...

James:

Just turned 2 years old
He is talking like a maniac, He wakes up taking and doesn't stop until he goes to bed. (Sometimes he even talks in his sleep)
He loves swimming and is fearless when it comes to the water.
He loves the beach, and now that we live closer he gets to go atleast once a week, He has started to enjoy wading in the water and jumping over waves.
He is now fully potty trained except for at bedtime
He wears big boy underwear with Elmo and Diago on them, He picked them out himself.
He is really into stickers, coloring, play-doe, and cooking (He got a play kitchen from Grandpa Tim and Grandma Shari and he totally loves it.)

Emily:

She is 5 months old now and weighs 14lbs
She smiles all the time! I have never know a baby to smile as much as she does.
She can sit up if her hands are on the floor to support her
She rolls over and uses that as her mode of transportation
She loves to stand up (Someone holding her of course)
She just started eating cerial and will start her veggies next month
She too loves to go in the water, and enjoys making the water splash
She loves her big brother even though he isn't always that nice to her, she always has smiles and laughs when he comes around.
She is not the best sleeper, she still wakes up about 2 times a night wanting a full feeding; occationally she will let me sleep until 4:30am but that is a rare occation.

I love my kids, I feel so blessed to have them in my life even when they don't sleep or they are bratty. They truly are wonderful spirits! Here are some pictures from the last few months... Enjoy!Daddy, James & Emily

James showing love to Emily... She loves him too; but only from a distance. He tends to be a little rough!

Emily loves sitting up this is how she spends a lot of her day.

Almost Sitting

NOT ENOUGH TIME IN ONE DAY!

2009-08-14T09:32:00.000-07:00

You ever feel like there just isn't enough time in one day to accomplish everything that needs to get done... That would be how my life has been for that last few months. The only reason I have time to sit down and post this blog is because I am hiding in my bedroom from my screaming two year old. Yeah! probably not the best method to solving the temper tantrum problem, but after a week straight of constant fits I can't take it anymore. I am giving my self a ten minute brake while he throws himself all of the living room screaming and crying for no reason at all.

There has been a lot of changes in the Watson house lately, hence the reason my blog hasn't been updated in so long. First off, we moved. We are now living out in Aguora Hills closer to our family. Next we took a trip to Mammoth with Ryan's parents, grandparents, siblings and all the nieces. It was very fun. The rest of the craziness is all just from everyday things such as dishes, laundry, diapers, baby, and toddler. I will try and find sometime in the next day or two to sit down and give you the full scoop on things along with with posting a bunch.

Stay Tuned, my ten minutes is up!

Fishing With Daddy

2009-06-16T13:18:00.000-07:00

On Saturday Ryan took us all to Castaic Lake to go fishing. James absolutely loved it. He got to throw rocks in the water, play in the dirt and climb on rocks. He also got to learn a little about catching fish. Ryan was very patient while helping James; not even 5 minutes after casting the first line James caught his first fish. It was a beautiful 8" rainbow trout. Later Ryan showed James how to gut the fish (not that James understood). After Ryan was done dismembering the poor fish, James referred to it as "broken". Hopefully James won't be traumatized by the experience.

MY CUTE KIDS

2009-06-08T20:25:00.000-07:00

I took a few random pictures and decided that I had to put them on the blog because they were so cute. I love this little boy so much... He is so much fun; he talks my ear off all day long. He is quite a handful, but always entertaining.

As for Emily she is my happy little red headed baby... she is always smiling at me. Sometimes it even seems like she is trying to laugh. She has been sleeping a lot better at night recently (only waking up once) It's crazy how much she has grown in the last 9 weeks and how much more alert and curious she is about things. She now likes to look at colorful toys, and enjoys it when I let her touch the toy or put it in her mouth.

Today!

2009-05-30T11:05:00.000-07:00

Well I must say that having two children is a lot more work then one. Some days are really hard, it seems like the hours are going by so slow; and I just can't wait for the day to end. Then other days, like today and yesterday, being a mom feels so wonderful and rewarding. Since Emily was born James has been a little more of a handful then usual. These last two days he has been a dream child. Giving me kisses, telling me he loves me, and wanting to hold and help with Emily. Even though some days are extremely rough, I truly feel blessed to be a mom of these two beautiful children. I love watching James learn at least two new words a day, and try to put sentences together. I love watching him experiment and try new things. He is a true joy. As for Emily, she is a good baby, she is starting to smile, and it is so precious... I have learned through James to take the time to appreciate every little milestone because time goes by way to fast.

This morning James was adamant about holding his little sister... he wanted to feed her an apple, and burp her. He is a little rough with the burping but I let him try anyway. He was so cute with her; kissing her, and petting her head. I love these babies so much!

Both Smiling (What are the chances!)

James was so excited that Emily was watching Barney with him this morning, He thought it was pretty funny. (Look how much Emily has grown)

Emily was being so smiley, the pictures didn't capture the peek of her huge grin, but none the less they show her sweet little smile. I love this girl!

All Better!

2009-05-27T14:32:00.000-07:00

Well after reading advice from my responders, and researching a little on the Internet I cured the problem. I compared all the ingredients of the products that were irritating her skin and found one common ingredient (Cocamidopropyl Betaine). I then looked at all the products that didn't seem to bother her and discovered that the same ingredient was not present. I looked up the effects that this ingredient could have on the skin if you were allergic. Sure enough eczema, rash, and little water blisters are what you get. I then looked up the Mastella product that was mentioned in response to my last post; after reading several reviews I decided to try it out. Like magic I gave her a bath using the body cleanser and shampoo, by that night it was looking so much better. I gave her a bath the following day and now it is totally gone. No cradle cap, no eczema, no nothing!!! She is now a much happier baby.

For those of you, who responded, thank you so much for your advice.

Help/ Advice

2009-05-20T10:09:00.000-07:00

I need some advice... About a week and a half ago after giving Emily a bath she broke out in this nasty rash. When it didn't get better after two days I took her to the doctor. They were no help at all. After reading a few things online I decided to eliminated all scented soaps and lotions, change our laundry detergent. And I proceeded to covered her in A&D Ointment, and Aquaphor creame. The rash started clearing up and was just about gone so I gave her another bath yesterday ( I waited more then a week between baths) and she broke out again. I used the Aquaphor bath soap and bathed her with room temperature water for a short period of time and none of it mattered. She is not a happy baby with this rash, she is definitely uncomfortable. I really need some advice because the doctors did not help at all. (Please; any advice will be appreciated) In addition to the rash she also has craddle cap... advice for that would be nice as well.

I know after reading this the correct assumption is to not give her a bath... That is not possible; her hygiene still needs to be maintained.

Thank you!

POOL TIME :0)

2009-05-12T18:44:00.000-07:00

This may seem a little white trash to some people, including myself. However I do not regret it and will probably do it several more times over the course of the summer. Do to the fact that Emily is to small to go into the big pool at our apartments I decided that James still needed some sort of outlet. I went to Walmart and bought this $5.00 blow-up pool and set it up outside in the grassy area of our apartment complex. Him and his little friend had a blast playing in it.

ps. sorry the pictures are bad... I had my camera on the night setting (Oops!)

Our LIttle Princess!

2009-05-07T15:59:00.000-07:00

One Month Old

2009-05-05T13:48:00.000-07:00

Emily is now One month old. I can't even believe how fast time is flying by. Emily is such a wonderful baby. She is a very calm, but gets a little upset when I set her down. I am not sure if it 's because she really loves it when I hold her, or if she is scared that her big brother will get her if I set her down.

So far her mile stones at one month are:

She has a really strong neck and likes to lift her head up and look around
She sleeps about 4 hour streches at night time
She loves to eat (She kind of humms when she is eating)
She his starting to smile at little

Other then those few things she eats, sleeps and poops a lot!
We absolutley love the newest addition to our family and enjoy every moment of her in our lives.

(We love you Emily!!!)

Easter

2009-05-05T13:32:00.000-07:00

Easter was a lot of fun this year since James was old enough to enjoy it. This is him dying the eggs. He loved this activity; he must have dyed each egg about 10 times. When all was said and done we didn't have any eatable eggs. They were all very cracked and looked pretty ugly.
(Sorry James!)

I took these pictures Easter morning... I was trying to get the studio affect with my Non- studio camera. I still think they turned out okay.

These pictures were taken Easter morning. between two sets of grandparents, and Mom & Dad I would have to say that Easter ended up being a little more like Christmas when it came to the gifts. He got a ball, sidewalk chalk, cloths, a swim suite, sand toys, bubbles, and lots of candy. As you can see James really loved the candy part. He rarely gets sweets so this was a true privilege for him.

Two Of A Kind

2009-04-11T12:20:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to post these two pictures to show how James and Emily look a like. It is really hard to look back at pictures of James and then look at him now. He has grown up so much. As I am taking care of Emily, I feel like I just did this with James. How fast time goes! soon I am going to look at a picture of Emily and think the same thing.

JAMES 07'

EMILY 09'

HOME SWEET HOME!!!

2009-04-11T11:58:00.000-07:00

It's nice to be home... As you can see, house cleaning has been a little difficult during this transitional period; hopefully my Super Mom power will kick in before I go crazy with clutter.

This mess was actually photographed a few days ago... It has gotten a little better since.

Other then trying to maintain some sort of order in our small apartment, things are actually going very well. James LOVES Emily. He always wants to hold her... He likes it when she grabs his finger, or when he puts his finger in her mouth and she sucks on it. He wants to give her kisses constantly. After every time he gives her a kiss he sighs "Ohhh! cute" it is so precious watching him interact with her.

Her are two stories that have happened in the last few days.
#1.
James accidentally ran into the baby swing when Emily was in it (He didn't know she was in it) When he bumped it he made her cry... He then started crying and saying sorry because he felt bad that he made her cry. He then smothered her in tuns of kisses to make it all better.

#2.
We were at the park yesterday and one of his little friends wanted to look at the baby. I got down on my knees and started to show his friend, and he pushed his friend out of the way and said "My Emmy". Apparently he is a little protective of his baby sister.

We are having so much fun as a family of Four, and can't wait to create more memories as time goes on. Ryan and I also wanted to say thank you to everyone who has helped us as we adjust to life with another kid. We thank you and love you!

These are pictures that we took since being home... I just wanted to point out the picture of James holding a piece to my breast pump... He was trying to make " Mommy milk" apparently how Emily eats is really fascinating.

James & Emily

2009-04-11T09:33:00.000-07:00

Just 7 hours after Emily was born James got to meet her for the first time. At first he was a little nervous; he didn't quite know what to think of the hospital situation, and was UN-sure about the little baby that Mommy was holding. however after taking a few minutes to warm up to the environment he was very willing to give little "Emmy a kiss"
(Emmy is how James pronounces her name)

Welcome Emily

2009-04-11T09:22:00.000-07:00

Emily was born on March 31st @ 2:41am. She weighed 6lb 13oz and was 18" tall. From start to finish the delivery process only took 5 hours ( 3 pushes and she was out) She arrived in perfect condition with no complications.

WELCOME EMILY KATE WATSON!

37 Weeks

2009-04-10T18:50:00.000-07:00

A GREAT DAY FOR THE BEACH!

2009-03-29T16:09:00.000-07:00

The weather was beautiful this weekend so we decided we had to go to the beach. I am so glad that the cold and rainy days are coming to an end because I truly love the summertime. James was pretty hilarious this trip... He was really scared of the waves, and would cry every time we brought him close to the water. Once we showed him how to throw rocks in the water he finally warmed up to getting a little closer. He would throw a rock and say "Yeah Man!" and then run away from an on coming wave. It was very entertaining to watch.

Saturday

2009-03-27T20:24:00.000-07:00

Saturdays are the best... It is so fun to see the way Jame's face lights up when he sees that daddy is home. He loves to climb into bed and snuggle up next to him. Usually I am in the kitchen making breakfast, and I can hear the hysterical laughs coming from both of them as they tickle and wrestle each other until there is no more energy left.

This particular Saturday it was to cold to go to the beach, but James really needed to get out and play so we went to the park to blow some steam. It was a special treat for James since usually it's just him and I at the park (A 9 month pregnant Mom isn't to fun for running and playing) Anyhow, the two of them had a great time playing, running, laughing, and digging. It was pretty windy and cold outside but neither of them seemed to mind.

For dinner I made Jame's favorite (Spaghetti) this is the one food he will continually shove into his mouth until there is nothing left... He will then proceed to pick the remaining noodles of his lap when he has finish what is on his plate. Yes, it looks messy; but usually there is very little to clean up off the floor.

Getting Ready for Emily

2009-03-20T21:15:00.000-07:00

Today was my last day on bed rest... You are probably thinking "Give me a break it was only two weeks". Let me tell you; that two weeks was miserable. I am not good at sitting on my... "you know what" especially when I have James running around. Good news is I am a free woman as of tomorrow and I simply cannot wait to scrub my house from top to bottom just the way I like it. It is super hard to give up control to you husband, friends and family as far as the house work goes. Anyhow, Emily will be here soon and their is much to do before she arrives. We have started preparing by; organizing closets, sorting out cloths, cleaning our carpets, putting up shelves, setting up the swing, and getting her bed ready. We cannot wait for our new addition to arrive, we are so excited!

Here are some pictures of her little bed. The bassinet belonged to James so we had to spruce it up a little to make it welcoming for our little girl. (So cute!)

New Camera

2009-03-20T20:52:00.000-07:00

Well I am so excited, Ryan and I got a new camera because our last one broke recently. This Camera has every feature that I wanted and takes better pictures then I could have imagined. I took this picture of Ryan's hands on the Macro setting... I can't believe how good the quality is for how much the camera cost. We bought the camera on Amazon. It is a Canon Power Shot A590 and we only paid $134.00 for it. That price included the camera, a 4GB memory card, cleaning kit, TV attachment, multi media card reader, and carrying case. (What a steal)

I know as your looking at the pictures your thinking WOW!... Ryan has some beautiful hands. Well if it weren't for Ryan's beautiful hard working hands we would be camera-less, home-less, food-less. etc. So I love and am very thankful for these beautiful hands.

Quick Pregnancy Up-date

2009-03-11T13:49:00.000-07:00

Well… Baby Emily is trying her best to arrive early (just like her brother). With 5 weeks still to go my body is progressing very quickly through this first stage of labor. As of Monday I was 70% effaced and almost 2cm dilated, so my doctor decided to put me on bed rest for the next two weeks. This is to try and prevent what could be a very early delivery. When my water broke with James (3 weeks early) I was 75% effaced and 3cm dilated. You can see that potentially I don’t have long before she gets here. Bed rest sucks... and it's even worse with a 1 &1/2 year old. I am feeling very sad because James is going to have to spend a few days a week with people from the church in order for me to get the proper rest that I need to make sure that Emily arrives healthy. Wish me luck as I lay on my couch (feet up) with absolutely nothing to do for the next two weeks. Pray for Emily that when she arrives she can be healthy enough to avoid the NICU. Thank you!

Potty Training

2009-02-17T10:29:00.000-08:00

I know that James may seem a Little young to be potty training (17 months old). But he has made it clear that he is ready. For example the other day I was changing his diaper, as soon as the diaper came off he started say "Pee Pee" over and over again. The next thing I new Pee was flying all over the place. This drew the line for me since he has been doing similar things for the last two months. Yesterday James and I went to Walmart and picked out training pants, an Elmo potty book and an Elmo potty movie. This morning was our first attempt. I put him on the potty and told him to go "Pee Pee", and after about 3 minutes of pure concentration, and some flexing of his stomach muscles he signed "All-done." I assumed that he hadn't gone because it was his first try, but sure enough when I took him of the toilet their was "Pee Pee" in there. Not wanting to overwhelm him or push him to hard to go to the bathroom I waited two hours before the next attempt. Sure enough attempt #2 was also a success. I am so proud of him. He didn't stay dry between bathroom brakes but I think for day one he as done extremely well. Wish us luck in this new milestone, we are hoping to have him completely potty trained in 6 months (age 2).

Family Day

2009-02-02T08:04:00.000-08:00

I know that it has been I while since my last post; but I promise that this New Year will be better... I am not going to attempt to play catch-up because there is way too much that I would have to post (sorry) however I will start with what we did this weekend.

Saturdays are our family days... (This is my favorite Day!) This Saturday we woke up and made breakfast together... We had breakfast burritos and pancakes. This was the first time that we all participated in the preparation. Daddy and James made the pancakes; and I did the rest. It was so fun to watch Ryan help James crack the egg, stir, poor and flip the pancakes. They both had a blast. (Ryan is such a good Daddy).

Ryan worked a few hours at Grandpa & Grandma Lang’s house and afterward we went to Zuma beach for about an hour. It was kind of cold, but we still had fun putting our feet in the water, chasing the seagulls, and building a sand castle. I love my little family and I am so excited that we get to add little Emily into the mix in a few months. Life couldn't be better for us!!! Ryan and I are so blessed.

Disney Land

2008-12-22T14:09:00.000-08:00

About a week ago some friends of Ryan and mine offered us some free passes to Disney Land and California Adventure; so of course we couldn't say no. So the next day we went with a the friends that provided the passes and our nephew (little Ryan).

We had such a good time... James loved the rides that we went on, he loved the food, he loved all the people, colors, music, and especially the parade at California Adventure. Taking him just made us even more excited for when he gets older because it will only get more fun for him...

Too Cute!!!

2008-12-05T13:17:00.000-08:00

I am 21 weeks pregnant now which you can tell by my clicker off to the right; I had my ultrasound yesterday and found out that we are going to have a daughter... That's right, we are having a little girl; and we are very excited. I think James is excited too because for some reason he woke up at 11:00pm last night and wanting to play. Normally I wouldn't let him stay up and play but he was being so cute I just couldn't pass up the opportunity to enjoy his adorable behavior. I took these pictures of him being his silly self. And her are some pictures of my rapidly expanding belly.

Decorating the Christmas Tree

2008-12-05T13:01:00.000-08:00

On Monday night we made pumpkin cookies and decorated the Christmas tree (Oh and James decorated his body with a marker) It is always so much fun to look at all the ornaments from past years. We had a lot of fun showing James the different ornaments and letting him put some on the tree.

New Hair Cut

2008-12-04T10:35:00.000-08:00

I gave James a hair cut today... This would be hair cut #3 for him (His hair grows fast). I tried to give it a little style, but becuase he is so wiggly I just ended up buzzing it all off. Now he looks all grown up just like his daddy.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

2008-11-28T16:45:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving came and went so fast this year! We had a really good day... We had dinner at Ryan's Uncles house. There was lots of food, people and conversation. I always love getting together with his family (They are a lot of fun). This year my sister and her son were able to join us, it was good to spend a Holiday with her after 6 years.

Love you all and we wish you a wonderful holiday season!

James eating

The two hottest twins ever!

Yummy Food

Me & my baby!!!

Great Grandpa carving the two turkeys

Grandpa Tim & James playing airplane

James being his oh so cute self

James & Daddy Band

2008-11-28T16:35:00.000-08:00

Ryan and James are so cute together... Ryan is such a good Dad!

James loves music (All kinds) and he loves it when his dad plays music with him. Good thing Ryan also loves music. (Like father like son) In February they are going to be taking a music class together twice a week through the City Parks & Rec preogram. I think they will both enjoy it a lot.

Halloween!!!

2008-11-05T16:48:00.000-08:00

Halloween was a lot of fun for us... We started off the week with some good old fashion pumpkin carving (James was not a fan). We had a halloween party with some of our friends from church, followed by trick-or-treating with James for the first time. James was a complete natural when it came down to trick-or-treating, We went to Ryan's old neighborhood and James would knock on the doors (More like pounded with both hands) he stuck his candy bag out, and then he would take off real fast to try and go to the next house. We were out for about an hour and only went to about 8 houses, we figured by the amount of candy in his candy bag that we could be done. James was not happy to go. Out of all of the halloween events that we attended James was the only kid that was not scared of Ryan and I. We are so proud of our brave little man.

One Year Update!

2008-09-17T07:21:00.000-07:00

Well as you know James turned 1 year this month; for the sake of my journal I am going to post all that is new James by the time he turned one.

Waves Hi & Goodbye
signs "all done"
got his first hair cut
cut his seventh tooth
can blow bubbles in the pool
took 3 steps
climbs on everything
throws temper tantrums
fights like crazy when it's time to change his diaper
turns on and off the TV all the time (Ruins the Tivo session)
Loves to watch Barny (the big purple dinasor)

2008-09-16T07:48:00.000-07:00

Well I must apologize for neglecting my blog. Life has gotten extremely busy for us here at the Watson house. I guess I should probably take you back to August and start from there.

In the middle of August Grandpa Tim took our little family camping up at Twin Lakes in Mammoth with Uncle Logan & Uncle Robert. We had so much fun… We went hiking, fishing, we took a ride on the Gondola, the big boys went mountain biking etc. This was James’s first time camping… He had fun, but just couldn't understand why he was sleeping outside in a tent.

Shortly after going to Mammoth my sister Diane called and invited James and I to the Antelope Valley Fair… We had a great time, James loved all the animals and getting to touch them in the petting farm. He also really liked the children’s play area, there was a sand box full of toys, but the difference between this sand box and any other sand box is that it wasn’t filled with sand; This box was filled with corn bits. James thought it was the coolest thing ever. We played in the corn box for at least 45 minutes.

On September 5^th James turned the big #1… That’s right; my baby is growing up and is now a year old. We celebrated at Grandma Lang’s house on the 6^th. It was so much fun, we went swimming which is one of James’s favorite things to do, we ate a wonderful lunch, James opened his many presents, and loved all of them… and last but not least he was introduced to his very own birthday cake. It was hilarious… He started off slowly by plucking each little balloon off of the top of the cake and eventually dug in full force. He loved the cake and was really mad when we took it away. I have a video of him eating his cake but for some reason I can’t get it to down load.

The next huge thing that has happened in our lives, and perhaps the reason I haven’t gotten around to catching up on my blog is that my older sister (Chavonne) and her 5 year old son (Ryan) moved in with us about a week ago. We had about two weeks to get ready for there arrival so we had to move everything out of James’s bedroom and some how fit it all into our bedroom. James now has a new bedroom, that most people would call a walk in closet. That’s correct, our son is sleeping in the closet. Don’t worry, and please don’t call child protective services we took everything out of the closet, assembled his crib in there and even decorated it, so besides the fact that is small it’s actually pretty cute.

Last but certainly not least Ryan and I have a few announcements that we would like to make public at this time…

Number 1: Ryan and I have been working very hard as members of the LDS church; we have been taking temple prep classes, and have been preparing our selves to live a higher standard of life. On October 24^th we are going to be receiving our endowments at the Los Angeles Temple, and the following day (October 25^th) will be sealed for time and all eternity as husband and wife along with our precious baby. We are very excited about this big step and thank all of our family and friend who have helped us get to this point in out lives.
Number 2: We are expecting the second addition to the family. We are about 10 weeks along and are expecting the arrival of baby #2 in mid April. (SURPRISE!!!)

Long Time No Post! (Sorry)

2008-08-01T08:01:00.000-07:00

I must admit I am not very consistant with my blogging, however in an attempt to catch up for lost time I will jumble everything we have done the past few weeks into one post. (Don't worry our life isn't to exciting so their really isn't much to post.)

A few things that have happened are... We went to San Diego for Adam's farewell, we went to Sea World (James loved watching the shows!) In addition James learned to share, Sign more, Climb on things, And last James started trying to stand on his own. I have a video of him standing by himself for the first time but I havn't figured out how to post it.

One Big teethy smile for all of you! (Cheese)

Sea World was so fun, Thank you family for taking us!

4th of July pictures with Daddy

He has learned how to share, and can also sign when he wants more. His sign is more of a hand clap but I know what he means.

He goes to bed at 8:30pm and sleeps so long at night that I have to wake him up in the morning (@9:30am) He never seems to happy about that.

He has figured out how to climb up on things; like the dishwasher.

Not All Baby!

2008-07-03T21:21:00.000-07:00

My little baby boy isn't all baby anymore... 10 months came way to fast!

He eats pizza and pretty much everything else we eat. (Won't eat baby food)
He has has 6 teeth
He is crawling everywhere and getting into everything
He pulls up on things and is starting to walk while holding on
He throws tantrums when he doesn't get his way
He fake cries to try and manipulate me into getting what he wants
He sleeps through the night 8:30pm- 8:30am
He wears 18 month size cloths and size 4 shoes
He weighs 21 lbs
And he is starting to get very clingy (Only wants Mommy or Daddy)

Best Friends

2008-07-03T21:14:00.000-07:00

I got the chance to babysit our neighbors baby last night. She and James are like two peas in a pod; They play together everyday, they follow each other around, and get cranky when they are not together. I took these pictures of them playing in Jame's room. Too Cute!

COOL sHOES!

2008-07-03T21:10:00.000-07:00

Check out babies new shoes (Size 4). aren't they so cute.

Evening @ The Park

2008-07-03T17:53:00.000-07:00

It's been a little hot here the last few weeks and the park by our house doesn't offer much shade during the day. We found that around 7:00pm is the perfect time to play... Good weather, lots of shade, not so crowded. James loves to go to the park. He loves the swings, the slide, and especially the sand.

PS. Notice James has his two front teeth in the (swinging picture).

Playing Guitar w/ Daddy!

2008-06-12T09:58:00.000-07:00

I thought this was so cute; every time daddy brings out his guitar James gets so excited and wants to play too. James usually doesn't touch the guitars when Ryan is gone but as soon as Ryan picks up one of the guitars James finds the other guitar and starts slapping his hands against it.
(It's so amusing that James wants to play along with daddy)

Huntington Library

2008-06-09T14:57:00.000-07:00

For my birthday James and Ryan took my to the Huntington Library. I have been wanting to go for such a long time, so this was a really awesome present for me. We didn't get to see everything, but the stuff we did see was amazing. The desert garden & the Japanese garden were the best. James was really good the entire time but I think he had the most fun when we went to the children's garden... (Lots of water to splash in!)

New Past Time

2008-06-09T14:46:00.000-07:00

As a family we are aways looking for more wholesome recreational activities to do; this month we have discovered bike riding. Ryan and I both got hand-me-down bikes form grandma and grandpa Clausier, we then bought a bike trailer for $20 bucks at a garage sale for James (He loves it). So anyhow we have made a point to go on a family bike ride at least twice a week.

We are having so much fun with it!

Bath Time

2008-06-09T14:29:00.000-07:00

Bath time is always fun... no matter if it's scrub time or play time James always loves it.

My Birthday Dinner

2008-06-03T10:06:00.000-07:00

FYI... My 23rd birthday is on Wednesday June 4th; For the occasion one of the things I got from Shari was a gift certificate to the Olive Garden. Ryan & I rarely go out to eat so with this wonderful gift we just couldn't wait until Wednesday. I decided that instead of getting a sitter that it would be fun to celebrate my birthday as a family... We had a really good time.

It turns out that James is a VERY BIG fan of Olive Garden food.

Trouble Is On The Way!

2008-05-22T09:40:00.000-07:00

I have been told by several people that I need to be posting a little more frequently... So I am letting you know that I will try. James has accomplished some huge mile stones in this short month, he is sitting up, and now crawling, and sometimes attempting to pull up on things. He isn't very quick yet, but let me tell you... He gets what he is wants. It is so fun to watch him grow and learn! Ryan and I feel so blessed to have such a well behaved, cute, and funny baby. Some cool tricks he learned are making an Indian noise, blowing raspberries, and gargling his spit. (Yummy!)

Surf'N BabY!!!

2008-05-03T21:27:00.000-07:00

Today we spent the day as a family at the beach in Ventura; as you can see James had a blast... He loved playing in, and eating the sand. No I didn't want him eating the sand but since it was pretty much inevitable I thought I should at least get a picture of it.

Water Baby

2008-04-12T17:42:00.000-07:00

Summer has started early for us... The weather is nice and we are taking advantage. James loves the pool, we go swimming at least twice a week.

2008-03-27T09:45:00.000-07:00

I love this picture;
I just couldn't resist sharing it with you.

Good Morning Sunshine

2008-03-27T09:34:00.000-07:00

James woke up so happy to start the day... All smiles & Laughs.

Friends

2008-03-26T20:41:00.000-07:00

James has a few very good friends... One particularly is his favorite. She is the cute baby girl that live three doors down in our apartment complex. James and I go over to her house at least twice a week to play. They love to share toys (and drool) they love to hold hands, and they love to stair at each other. It is so funny! They were playing and looking cute as they always do so I felt inspire to take a picture. (I love this age, I don't want him to grow up).

Cuttle Bug

2008-03-26T20:32:00.000-07:00

Because James is getting a lot more active; I find that in return he wants to cuttle more. He will snuggle up to, and show love to anyone that is willing to dish it out. This is a picture of Oma and James on Easter snuggling up and watch TV. (Too Cute)

Easter

2008-03-26T20:13:00.000-07:00

Well Easter came and went all to fast. We went to Oma & Opa Clausier's House and spent the afternoon. We had a Ham Dinner with funeral potatoes and broccoli with cheese cake for dessert.

As you can see in the pictures James had a lot of fun playing with the pups. The puppies enjoyed licking James, and he enjoyed trying to return the favor.

Yummy Veggies

2008-03-18T12:16:00.000-07:00

James is all about eating... Maybe you can tell by how big he is. This is the first time James got to sample some vegetables (5 Months Old) He has only grown to love his vegetables more and more since his first time & now he can't get enough of them.

Too Cute :0)

Feeding Himself

2008-03-18T12:08:00.000-07:00

James is getting more independent everyday. I don't know weather to be happy that I have to do less, or if I should be sad because our baby is growing up way to fast. He starting holding the bottle all by himself this week and seems to be really excited that he doesn't need my help with it anymore. In addition to feeding himself he is also attempting to crawl... he isn't very successful because his head is kind of heavy, but he sure is trying. I give him a month and he will be moving around all on his own.

Welcome to our Blogspot

2008-03-12T09:03:00.000-07:00

Welcome to our first blog... I have so many things I would like to share since James was born; pictures, stories etc. Instead of trying to put everything on here I will just clue you in on the important stuff.

All about James:

He smiles & laughs all the time
He likes all of his veggies (so far)
He babbles a lot
His favorite things to play with are food wrappers
He can sit up using his arms for support
He is totally enamored with the TV
He is finally sleeping through the night 8pm-7am
He loves being outside: walks, beach, pool, park etc.
He loves people (all people)
He constantly drools
He is extremely ticklish
He loves being upside down
He weighs 18 lbs and wears 6-9/ 6-12 size cloths