What Up with the Watt Family!

Updating my blog

2012-01-05T20:33:00.000-08:00

Some awesome pictures- not best quality but we were having fun:

Jaxon

Jett

Kaitlyn

So, it's been a little while since I've posted! There is so much I could post on, the end of summer, the beginning of fall, halloween, thanksgiving, and Christmas, family and friends. But that task seems a little too daunting so I'm going to write about some of my favorite things that are current. These are random and out of order!

1. Muppet treasure island (one of the funniest movies in the world)

2. robes- Josh got me this soft yellow one and I'm wearing it right now. I love robes. I really do.

3. My sister makes up funny words like jiggle-bot to describe her after-christmas cookie eating body (she's no jiggle-bot though)

4. working out with friends

5. vibram toe shoes and running in them because they make my calfs sore in a good way!

6. blowing raspberries/ making fart noises to distract them from their tantrum- it works it makes everyone laugh

7. reading scriptures and wanting to read more

8. people that are kind just because they have tender hearts

9. Josh slapping my butt (it's like were on a baseball team together and it's his way of saying thank you, go team WATT!)

I know posting ten things would make sense but when do I ever make sense? It's pretty rare, so, enjoy

The Good ole' Summer

2011-07-22T07:59:00.000-07:00

Summer time is my favorite time of the year. It always has been my favorite time. I love hearing the sound of sprinklers, lawn mowers and I love swimming. There is a freedom that comes with summer! I don't know why I feel that way because my schedule doesn't change and Josh's doesn't change that much either but the weather and the different summer activities just make me as happy as a kid (or me) in a candy store (okay change that to a fresh bakery). Oh and we were so lucky to have had family and friends come and visit but stay tuned more posting is in my future.

Here are some fun pictures to describe our awesome summer in go ol' Mississippi!

Botanical garden! we love this place!

The First baseball game of the Season for the Watts

An Awesome Super Hero Party for our great friend Krew! My friend threw an awesome party!

The Children's Museum Splash Party

My kids always take the best pictures!
We love Zoo Members Night! They have free rides and the kids were so brave and pretty much tried them all!

Southaven had a Family Day at Central Park! They had a petting Zoo, Jump Houses, Free Food and a magic show. They also had Fire trucks and a helicopter. Josh told me they were going to offer free rides and I of course believed him for a second! It was cool to see the helicopter take off, the kids loved it!

I was in charge of our Ward Pioneer Day Parade! It was simple but pretty Fun! The kids decorated their bikes.

My kids LOVE boxes! This box was a Theatre for a puppet show, a space and now a peace of Modern Art! Gotta love Boxes.

Life at the moment!

2011-05-24T19:32:00.001-07:00

Flowers make me happy!

These are some of my babies, the picture does not to them justice!

Here is a picture of my real baby:

Sometimes I wish I had something profound to say or even a joke to open my blog post, but alas, I got nothing. Oh, wait I do have a joke I can share, my niece and my sister came up with it and it's a crowd pleaser. So, why did the chicken cross the play ground? (wait for it... wait for it) To get to the other SLIDE!

So, Life doesn't seem to stand still does it. Kailtyn is 4 and she is more helpful and creative than ever. Just tonight she told me a quick story about a cow named, "Moolea". How cute is that? Jaxon is acting like he is four. I have to constantly remind myself he is only two. He talks so well and is imagination is amazing. Last night after dinner he ran from his chair telling us we needed to fly away from the dinosaur because we would be safe in the sky! He is so fun. Jett is becoming a handful. He can pull himself up to stand on practically anything and can crawl up a step on our staircase. He is only 8 months; he really needs to stop growing up. He is the happiest baby. You only have to smile at him to make him laugh. It's wonderful having him, he calms me down and gives me perspective. Yes, babies really can do that!

Last weekend we took the kids to a park and went fishing and they caught their first fish! We didn't bring our camera, so we only got pictures of Jaxon on Josh's phone. But the kids loved it. The fish were small so we just threw them back. Kailtyn and Jaxon had no fear. They would throw those slimy things back into the water, no problem! Later that night we went to a free concert at Overton Park in Memphis. There are perks when you live close to a city! It was a great day!

Here are some pictures of what we do when the storms are really bad or the tornado sirens go off:

Okay so josh doesn't really relax in his hammock but he is always the calm one!
We all get in the hallway and have a party (above). Or we all have a slumber party!

Mother's Day was excellent. He made me dinner and got me a cast iron skillet and glass mixing bowls, something I have been mentioning, not hinting, forever. He is so thoughtful. It was a relaxing Day and we just spent the day outside playing with the kids! Josh also gave me a trip to Utah. I got to see my sister Nicole and her newest baby girl and my sister in-law and some of my friends. It was great and Jett did awesome. I will not discuss the journey home, however. It was an adventure to say the least and worthy of it's own blog post, entitled, "Stranded!" I will post pictures of my visit later!

We had a great Easter filled with lots of fun activities, SCO Easter Egg hunt, Community Easter Egg hunt, Field Day Party, Colored eggs and Easter Dinner with great friends! It was so fun!

Kaitlyn's birthday!

2011-03-20T13:29:00.000-07:00

So, pardon the un-ladylike pose and she couldn't keep her hands out of her mouth!
Birthday party! It was a princess pony party! Very simple and very fun!

my first attempt at fondant- it is not the same as clay!

She is 4, Josh and I have been married almost 6 years and have a four year old! I remember when I was four, it's crazy to think how fast time flies when you watch kids grow!

A long long post!

2011-02-13T19:05:00.001-08:00

Kailtyn:

She loves make beleive. She changes her name every day to her pretend names, Ariel, Jasmine, Odette, Cinderella are just a few. She loves celebrating birthdays. We "make" a cake (you know the 0 calorie air kind, and "wrap" presents. She will start a little preschool once a week. This will be so great for her! She loves to pretend that she is the mom and I am her child. Her theatrical talents never cease to amaze me. She can cry on demand and is very convincing. Sometimes when she tells me that barney has died, I really think he did. One time she ate a poisonous apple and fell to the ground and I had no idea what to do. She whispered, "mom go call Aladdin". So I called him and he came. She puckered her lips and gracefully rose from the bed looking around with a look I can't describe, princess- like might be a good word! She loves playing with girls and frequently tells me that we need to leave the boys at home and go on girl dates. Kailtyn is so affectionate and caring and the my favorite thing she says is, "Mom, I really love you!"

Jaxon: Jaxon plays make believe right along with Kailtyn. He fights dragons, aliens and monsters. And sometimes he is one of those things and we have to run for our lives. He is caring. The other week we had a soccer game (Josh and I play) and afterward he ran around with a bunch of kids kicking the ball and when someone would fall, he asked if they were okay and helped them up. I love that little guy. He loves sports and is usually throwing balls and hitting with anything that looks bat-like. He also has asked me to slow dance a couple of times- so those princess movies have turned him into a real charmer. The other night we were pretendning have ladybugs in our hands and he came up to me and said all distraught, "My lady bug c(r)ying!" He started to "cry" to and then I "gave" the lady bug food and it flew up high in the sky and he chased that pretend lady bug all over the living room! I love the minds of children. He talks so well and is so eager to learn. He now mimics me by saying, "Are you kidding me?" He yells it too, it's pretty funny!
Jett: He is the happiest baby ever! His demeanor has a calming effect on all of us. He just makes everyone happy! He sleeps through night most nights and wakes up happy! I can't ask for more than that. At 5 months he weighed 15 lb 13oz. So he is much bigger than the other two. Kailtyn weighed 17 pounds at a year- I can't believe how small she was! He is rolling around the floor like crazy. He doesn't stay in one spot any more, he just rolls and rolls. He is so ticklish, so that's pretty fun for me! He also, loves bath time. He splashes like crazy.

My perspective on life has changed I think pretty drastically. Long story short, I try not to sweat the little things and make memories with the people I love. The key word here is TRY! I can count numerous occasions where I got mad and frustrated because my kids wanted me to play with them and I was trying to do the dishes, fold laundry or you know do something so very important that the mere threat of it going undone would result in total world destruction. I phrase it that way because I reacted that way. Anyway, I have realized how special this time is. It's a time where my kisses make any owies disappear; I am a magical healer who knew! It's a time where Kailtyn thinks I am the coolest person to hang out with and frequently tells me, "I don't want to play with friends today, just us." It's a time when they all think I'm funny (Josh still has yet to learn that I'm hilarious!). It's a time when I can be a kid with my kids.

Anyway, to all the moms out there, your kids think you're a rock stars and I hope we all accept that and then live up to our rock star reputation.

In all seriousness, my kids are just awesome and so funny! I'm not biased at all but they may be the best children to ever exist. Okay I say that now, because they are all sound asleep but they are great kids.

Josh/ Daddy: Josh is always up to something. So here is the new something, he sold his motorcycle to buy a car, an 87 BMW (I think that's right, I may need correction). He was sad to see his motorcycle go but he was excited to get a car. He had to make a grown up descision and choose practical over fun! I love that Josh supported my love for Germany by purchasing a German car. He passed the test when he liked Sauer Kraut and soccer- getting a german car is the cherry on top. He doing this business plan competition and if he wins the school level, he than goes to nationals in Utah. His plan is awesome and he has a website! I'll post that later because I do not have the URL!

Christmas 2010

2011-01-25T17:00:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures from our Christmas in CO. We drove 18 hours and survived. Hurray! It wasn't nearly as bad as I assumed it was going to be. The kids and Roxy did great.

We had three Christmas celebrations awaiting us in Colorado:

Our first christmas celebration started at my moms! We had a fancy feast and opened presents! We also went out on a drive through my mom's neighborhood and looked at all the lights while listening to Christmas music. We let Jaxon sit on Josh's lap and drive for a bit (I know some of you might be shaking your head but it was a sweet memory!). He loved it and it was great feeling the Christmas spirit.

Here are some Christmas festivities at my Dads:

Jaxon got a lightening Mcqueen from my Dad and Jaquie, he loved chasing it and then pouncing on it. He was our entertainment for the evening!

Now the Watt Christmas:
Children Museum membership! My favorite gift!
I also got to hang out with my sister Andrea and her Family, I love these people!
The trip back to Mississippi was also filled with family fun! We stopped by and saw two of Josh's Aunts, Nola jean and Sharon, and my Uncle Kevin. All of our families were so generous and loving. It was great getting to see so much family. My Aunt Valerie had her house totally decked for Christmas, it was awesome. They had this huge Santa in their entry way and Jaxon had a love- fear relationship with it.

We were very busy but made a lot of memories.

Santa Baby!

2010-12-02T20:55:00.000-08:00

Which Santa Baby is Jaxon and and which one is Jett? Can you tell?

Who is this guy, a little harder of a challenge!
Or this one
Or this one!

Shutterfly Christmas Cards!

2010-11-20T07:54:00.000-08:00

I am so excited about Shutterfly's special holiday offer, you blog about Shutterfly and receive 50 free holiday cards! Amazing! I have already started designing one, I really like all the Christmas card collection Shutterfly offers. They range from having very simple one picture cards to collages. I'm doing the collage because I want a good picture of all the kids and Roxy and a decent picture of all 4 is pretty much impossible. My sister inlaw did a family calnder for last year and Shutterfly also does that as well, I really liked seeing pictures of the family instead of the iconic calender images, kittens or puppies. Here are some other products they offer:
greeting cards
invitations
personalized mugs
photo books
I think they are having some other promotions like free shipping and 20 % off photo books. And if your like me and do not scrap book, photo books are awesome.
If you want to participate in this promotion click here!

Brad Paisley and Halloween

2010-11-19T07:12:00.000-08:00

I HEART BRAD... AND JOSH!!

On October 20th at 10:30am I recieved a text that changed my life forever (I'm not sure that was the time but it builds suspense doesn't it?). Brad Paisley was coming to Memphis and my great friend texted me asking me if we wanted to go and the best part was that it was only going to be $27 per person. I decided that this would be a perfect surprise for Josh. I actually kept the secret for a while, which is a miracle considering how many times I almost spilled the beans. But alas, I surprised him one night after working out. I rang the door bell with sausage and cheese in one hand a bag of Reeses Pieces in the other (flowers for a guy would be weird right?). I asked him on the date and he said yes. The Concert was amazing. We had so much fun together singing the songs we love. It was great screaming like love-stricken teenager with Diedre, thanks again guys for inviting us! Darius Rucker was the opening act and he was awesome too! I really like his music!

Look how cute he is wearing my hat!
Look at our very attractive friends, beautiful smiles!

Here are some Halloween pictures of the kids! We went to our Church Trunk or Treat, a mothers group party and then a Halloween party my neighbor threw on Saturday! The Kids LOVE Halloween. I wonder, does the candy have anything to do with it? Kaitlyn was Cinderella and princess Aurora, she wanted to be something different everyday so we went with it! Jaxon was a baseball player for one of the parties and loved it!

My Cute Lion!
My mom was there for some of the fun! Yay Grandma!

Counting my Eggs Before They Hatch!

2010-11-01T16:59:00.002-07:00

I think this saying could resemble my experience transitioning from two to three children, or perhaps I have totally misinterpreted this catch phrase due to sleep deprivation. Anyhow, I wrote a post just yesterday praising the newest little member of our family, describing his many great attributes and declaring that he was in fact an easy baby. Well, I counted my eggs before they hatched; he showed his rebellious side today. Jett can have bad days, which in turn gives mama Watt a bad day too. The Sun will come up tomorrow... I hope!

Jett's First Month

2010-10-30T18:38:00.000-07:00

Jett's first month has just flown by! He is still such a good baby. All baby's are good but the definition of the word, good, that I am utilizing includes these qualities:

1. Doesn't cry too much
2. Not too Demanding (he can sit in his swing and be just fine)
3. Sleeps pretty good (wakes up twice at night)
4. Did I say doesn't cry too much
I really have fallen in love with my little Jett. He seems to eat none stop and thus is growing so fast. He has made making the transition from the 2 to 3 kids so much easier than it could have been.

Kaitlyn and Jaxon are great at being the big sister and brother. It is so fun to have Kaityln help change daipers and see Jaxon tickle Jett. They love him.

For some reason it won't post the middle picture correctly! Watt is UP, pardon the pun!

Papa Watt and Jett. So, Jett is a pretty easy going baby but for some reason is crying in a lot of these pictures, camera shy I guess!

He is just so cute!

Jett and his Nanna! They had some good bonding experiences in the middle of the night, thanks mom!

Aunt Catherine and Uncle Joshua got Jett this adorable outfit! I love this picture!

We went to the Botanical Garden with Josh's parents and my mom. This is when we went with my mom! Beautiful Day!

This was right before his second doctors appointment, 2 weeks old! Gained all his weight back!

Look at my man adorning my awesome wrap. He flipped it inside out so it looked more masculine.

Welcome Little Jett Dylan Watt!

2010-09-30T09:20:00.000-07:00

Our second little guy is here! This pregnancy went by so fast that going to the hospital Wednesday morning was totally surreal. Josh and I couldn't believe we were having Jett! But it was a great experience. I got to the hospital at 6:00am and they gave me the epidural at 8:45am (before I was really contracting regularly but I wanted the head anesthesiologist to perform the epidural and if I didn't jump on it, I would have had to have students do it- wasn't too comfortable with that!) So, the anesthesiologist did a great job, he gave me low doses of both the epidural and the additional pain drug. He even turned it off for a while and I still did not feel any pain during the contractions. I could still move my legs and actually felt the pressure during the labor, which is something I never had experienced before because I was always so incredibly numb. Anyway, they broke my water and I was progressing well, not as fast as I thought I was going to because of Jaxon's fast labor! They gave me some Pitocin and then I went from a 5 to a 9.5 in an hour or so and had the little guy at 4:14pm. I pushed for about 15 min. It was a great experience and he looks so much like the other kids. It was such a happy day. The kids came to visit and immediately wanted to hold him. I am feeling really great and am so grateful for our growing family!
The kids came to visit before the baby was born and Jaxon decided to take a little nap!

Jett Dylan Watt 7 lb 1 oz, 20.5 inches long and looks just like the other two kids!

New Projects and Getting Ready For Baby 3

2010-09-21T09:19:00.000-07:00

So, today my car died again (it died yesterday right before my haircut appointment and luckily I have a friend who is an angel and let me use her car! I love you Laura!) and so anyway, going out and running errands was not a possibility so blogging sounded like a great idea! I'm not sure I will agree with it being a good idea after I am done because I am letting my children destroy the house while I do this!
Anyway, Josh and I have been getting things done around the house and things are looking awesome. Josh painted the entry way and our hallway to the garage and I must say I love how it turned out. I am really not going to want to leave this house! Josh also put dry wall up in the bonus room (he had some help, thanks guys for helping!) and we found an awesome guy to do the mud and taping. It looks great! We should b getting the carpet very soon, Yay! We are making room for our growing family!

So, I also found this King size bedding at Marshells' for $40! It is a really nice quilt! I found the sheets at JC Penny and got them for $16.88. We had been using our old queen size stuff and I was looking for bedding I liked for a while and stopped because I found nothing I liked or things were just way too expensive, so when these crossed my path I couldn't resist! I love the price and I love how soothing my room feels now! I want to make some throw pillows that ties the blue and green together! We will see what I can find (or what what my sweet awesome mother-in-law can find at her store!!

So, I am finishing my curtains for the living room and try to get everything done before the baby comes next week, CRAZY! I can't believe it's coming so soon! I have all the car seats cleaned out and now my next project is putting more shelves in the closet to make room for the baby clothes! I am so excited about having another one but I need this whole week to get ready for the baby so, hopefully this guy will be patient just a little longer!

Our Fun Visitors!

2010-09-07T20:05:00.000-07:00

Be Prepared For An Extremely Long Post!!

So, we had some of our close friends, the Crawford's come visit us in mid August! We had so much fun with them. Kailtyn really misses her friend Ava. We had a blast doing some of the fun activities Memphis and Southaven area have to offer. We went to Gus' Chicken, sprinkler park, peach picking, baseball game (sooooo hot and humid, yikes) and went to the river walk! We love seeing them, it's great to see people that you haven't seen in a while and start back up right where you left off.

Oh and Carolee I need to get the pictures to you still!

We also, had some other visitors! A first year family stayed with us for a while until their house closed! It was a neat experience to have complete strangers come stay with us and after the 2 weeks (not sure how long) feel like we've known them forever and now they are really great friends! Brandon (the first year SCO student) gave me the most awesome nick name "Volcanic Ash". I'm seriously thinking this is the coolest nick name I have ever had! If only I can get it to stick! Anyway, My kids still ask me me when our friends are coming back! We had so much fun with the Sloans, thanks guys for being awesome people!

The kids playing, Jaxon Zollinger, my Jaxon, Kailtyn and Krew Sloan

Here are Jaxon and Krew and the Memphis Botanic Garden!
Here are some pictures of our Labor Day Lake PARTY!!
We invited our friends to Lake Sardis and it was an awesome day of sun shine, fun people, and good food! Roxy Loved it as well! She would play fetch in the water and was right with the guys when they were playing "500" (at least I think that is what they were playing!)

Jaxon can confirm the good food part!

This is what I love about really fun days; really long naps!

Nauvoo Trip!

2010-08-27T14:11:00.000-07:00

To celebrate our fifth anniversary we were able to go to Nauvoo without the kids! Much thanks go to our friends, the Jackman's and Schurtz's, who watched the kids and Megan and Mike who watched Roxy. It was so nice to spend time together, just the two of us. We stopped by an awesome restaurant in Siksten Missouri call "Lamberts Throwed Rolls". It was an awesome place, they throw fresh hot rolls at you and give you tons of food! I ordered a salad (driving in a car for 6 more hours, I figured a "lite" salad would be nice for a pregnant lady). Oh, their salads are a little bigger than I anticipated!

Here is a picture of Josh catching his roll from across the room! These rolls are extremely hot, so being a good catch is highly recommended!
We missed the crazy summer season in Nauvoo and thus received an awesome deal on a great hotel that was just minute walk away from the gorgeous Nauvoo Temple! The Hotel room was so pretty inside and had a double jacuzzi tub (definitely getting one of those when I am rich!). The temple was beautiful and it reminded Josh and I of our marriage in the Denver Temple. One of the five anniversary surprises I have done this month was brigning along our old letters Josh and I wrote to each other when we were engaged and reading them really reminded us how much we really love each other and how we are so good for each other. It is so easy to forget that when life is so busy!

We saw so many sites in Nauvoo. We learned how bricks are made, stopped by the iron smith, took a carriage ride through the woods, ate yummy fudge, and saw a corny play performed by a bunch of cute elderly missionaries! Here is a picture of Josh and I standing on the stone where the entire city of Nauvoo was surveyed. It took us many times to get our faces, our feet and the sign in the picture but Josh did a great Job!

We also stopped by Carthage Jail. It was such a spiritual experince to be where Joseph and Hyrum Smith were matayred and here the account on audio while sitting in the room. We saw the original door that had the bullet holes from the mob. It made everything so much more real. It gave me so much more appreciation for the prophet that restored the church that I belong to and love.

It was a great trip. Josh and I enjoyed having the 8 hour drive together and visiting the sites. It was wonderful and I really can't wait to plan our next trip! Maybe Chicago or Atlanta?

5 Years Married!

2010-08-17T13:59:00.000-07:00

We were married 5 years ago on the 13th of August. We had friends over on the day of our anniversary and so we are actually celebrating it next week by making a trip Down to Navoo. This month instead of making the celebration 1 day, I have decided to do fun surprises for Josh on 5 random days of this month. The first one was on the 9th; a very special day. Josh and I went on our first date (it was my very first date ever) 8 years ago! While we were dating and engaged Josh surprised me with so many sweet things and so now I'm trying to do the surprising. So far so good! It's been so fun reading cards, letters and emails we gave each other in the past. He really is my best friend and I am so glad we got married and can share this journey together. He continues to introduce me to new things and broaden my horizons. Thank you babe!

My Birthday!

2010-08-17T09:41:00.001-07:00

Josh surprised me with a lunch at his work! He made a delicious ice-cream cake (Dairy Queen copy cat) and Little Italy pizza that was so good! I almost left Josh for the man that makes this pizza but then he brought out his ice cream cake and it most definitely won back my heart and affection! His coworkers, especially the two girls, went above and beyond to decorate their break room! They were so cute and excited about it! Thanks everyone who pitched. And I must say thank you to my pregnant brain that allowed me to be totally surprised by not asking questions or really analyzing any part of the situation the night before!

Even Josh's boss wore a party hat! I felt very honored!
The next day I went out with some friends an they treated me to a delicious molten lava chocolate cake from chilis. It was so fun to go out with the girls! The next day Josh prepared my b-day dinner for lunch (too much pizza for lunch , scallops with a pineapple salsa! Fun times!

Splashing in Puddles and Other Fun Stuff

2010-07-19T14:50:00.000-07:00

It rained for a couple days last week; it rained a lot acutally. Kaitlyn was also sick last week and so, playing with frineds was out of the question, but the kids were dying to get out. So, we took Roxy on a walk in search for the biggest puddle in the neighborhood. Don't worry everyone, although Kaitlyn looks dressed for chilly weather it was probably about 80 degrees with 100% humdity! God gave Kaitlyn something called "free will" and she exercises it daily, especially with her clothing options! Anyway, we were successful and found an awesome puddle. I don't have pictures of the puddle or the splashing because I was holding onto Roxy but it was a very fun activity!

Here are some other pictures of brotherly- sisterly love:

Again, Kaitlyn always chooses the warmest looking clothes. But she is very proud of herself when she puts an outfit together and that makes me happy. She never complains about it being too hot either, which impresses me. Here are some more shots of my sweet heart!

Ode to Josh, the Handyman!

2010-07-13T11:14:00.000-07:00

This man I married is so skilled in home repairs, it's insane! He has an idea of a project and then Boom, he does it! "Install wood floor, no problem; Make a pantry, easy! Build a fence and then a pergola, done." He doesn't stress; he simply gets to work. I really admire that about him, especially because I'm the one who stresses so easily or I second guess everything. "Are you sure this is going to work?", or "Is that even possible?", are questions that I ask frequently when we discuss a project. I also appreiciate his ability to repair things like washing machines and cars. Or being able to set up Bunk Beds while a little boy is tagging alongside him the entire time. I'll have to take pictures of the bunk-bed. We found it online for a great deal and Jaxon loves his big boy bed. He is now wanting to go potty when Kaitlyn does, so we will see what happens with that.
So, I am a very lucky woman and really take it for granted most days. Sometimes, I really miss those romantic dating/ engaged/ first married days but I think I need to really see what I have in front of me. I have an image of a georgous pergola in my head and he creates it without complaint, that's love!

The Fourth of July Weekend

2010-07-13T07:49:00.000-07:00

We have had some good times this month! The 3rd (or Independence Eve, haha) was celebrated with a an awesome Rib bbq with friends and a REd Birds baseball game! Sounds like the American dream, doesn't it? The fireworks at the game were pretty spectacular and frightening at the same time. We had seats on the "Bluff" which was awesome because the fireworks were so close. So close, in fact that when the finally began- we all got in army-crawling position to avoid what sounded like a sudden terrorist attack on the Baseball stadium, very exciting but kind of terrifying. Even still, we left that stadium proud to be Americans, walking tall with remnants of firework Ash on our clothing. The next night was more low key for us! We went to church and afterward made rice crispy star teats. We celebrated the fourth with grilled brats topped with our famous coleslaw (famous because we have burned many of friends mouths with the little kick we add to it!). I have never put coleslaw on a pulled pork sandwich or hot-dog before moving here. That is one southern tradition I have grown to love so much! Later in the evening we went on our routine walk with Roxy, which is always so fun! We ended the night with a firework show. I love living in America! I'm so grateful for the soldiers and the government officials that protect this country and allow me to live the way I choose. It is such a huge blessing!

Fun Activities this Week

2010-06-26T07:12:00.000-07:00

This week we have done so many fun things! We went to the Botanical Garden in Memphis with some friends. We have a pass there and I am so happy we do. There are so many different activities for kids. They have a, Sand box area, a series of music stations, and a tree house. Speaking of the tree house, we had a traumatic experience on (or should I say in) the tree house slide. They have this tube-like enclosed slide that twists and turns quite a bit and Kaitlyn's friend Lucy was just zooming down that slide and so Jaxon wanted to go. I'm too large to go down the slide with him, so I was just going to send him down by himself. He got pretty wet from the Sand box area and so either his lite weight or his sopping wet shorts caused him to get stuck in the slide. I freaked out little of course. We tried sending Lucy down but she got scared seeing Jaxon stuck, so I was going to try (yeah right, like that was really an option). Anyway, my friend Heather saved the day and crammed into the slide and saved my little boy. She said he was just sitting there stuck and right after he got out, he acted as if nothing had happened. It was so funny! That drama didn't ruin our fun.

On Thursday, we went to the sprinkler park in Memphis. They have a great playground that is directly under the shade of trees, which is awesome in 100 degree weather! Btu the best part are the fun sprinklers. It was a blast and a great way to keep cool!

Kids Say and Do the Darndest Things

2010-06-19T08:11:00.000-07:00

So, today I had one of those moments where I loved being a mom. I was doing the dishes and of course, letting my children run loose throughout the house. I paused from my work to look and see what they were doing and it was the cutest thing to watch. Kaitlyn was singing at the top of her lungs declaring her love to Shaggy, the man she wants to marry at the moment and Jaxon was being as manly as can be throwing a ball around while adorning a fantastic dress-up high-heel. It was so funny to watch and I naturally got out the video camera to record such a hilarious moment.

I finished the dishes and then went upstairs to check on them again. They were having so much fun, of course. I sat down with them and we started playing and Kaitlyn proceeded to tell me how Shaggy was her prince and he gave her a necklace. She has talked about him rescuing her from a tower before but he is even giving her gifts now. I think this relationship is moving a little too fast. She then abruptly stopped speaking and realized that she was late meeting Shaggy at the castle. She ran frantically to the other room and them came back and told me she couldn't find the castle and so I told her to find a flying horse and fortunately that planned was successful.

Meanwhile, little Jaxon was still wearing the one high-heel and trying to climb every where and get into everything. Fortunately, no head injuries today. He has some new phrases he likes to say:
"No way!"- Now where did he get that? Oh yes, Kailtyn says that every day!
"Baseball" - well he says ball really well but for every sport he mumbles the beginning and so every sport, football, basketball, they all sound the same!
"Soccer"
"Meat, Meat, Meat" He loves meat and says that so well because he wants meat all the time

He is really such a great talker and repeats everything we say! Something that he is starting to do that is not the best is spitting. A few Days ago we went to "Wise Guys" Pizza to celebrate Josh being out of school and the funniest/ saddest thing happened. This really nice waitress was saying hi to Jaxon and just thought he was so cute. Well I think things changed when his response to her was a mean look and then spitting in her direction. I was shocked; he usually is so sweet and polite. I then told him to apologize but things got worse. He shot another mean look in her direction and said "No Way!". I felt so bad but at the same time it was pretty funny!

Well, kids do funny, crazy, entertaining things! I love it!

Summer Days

2010-06-17T20:54:00.000-07:00

Summer is probably my favorite season, yes, even in Mississippi's hot and humid weather. I love that we can either go swimming, or play in the water in our backyard everyday. I also love eating BBQ, fresh fruit and veggies, and having my husband home. Josh completed his summer semester and so now he only works in the mornings. Hurray! We are excited to so some fun acitivites in our area and also do some more projects around the house.

Summer is already flying by. I think I need to grasp that time isn't going to slow down because I think I mention how fast time goes in every post I publish. I don't think I will be able to accept it, so readers be prepared for at least one mentioning of how time flies in each of my posts. Anyway, on to more interesting things. We flew to Colorado Memorial weekend for to see Josh's brother Jordan before he left to serve a 2 year mission to Korea. It was so fun to see so many friends and family. It was also so special to see Jordan prepare for his mission. I, fortunately was able to stay a week longer and visit with family, whereas Josh could only stay the weekend. So, I was able to drive him up to the MTC in Utah with his family. We had a great time but I definitely was ready to see Josh toward the end of the week.

Kaitlyn was so excited to see her cousins Carlie and Landon!
The Day Uncle JoJo left for the MTC. We were sad but so excited for him!

Papa Watt spending some time with his grandkids!
Cousins jumping on Aunt Barb's jumping toy

After I got back from Utah we got to see Grandma Susan and Papa Marrott. I forgot my camera- it was so sad because we had a lot of fun. We played in the water with Grandma Susan and had blast playing outside at Papa Marrot's house. The kids loved wresteling with their uncle Rick. Christine (Aunt Teen/ Tine) came back with me and the kids. It was so great. We went to the Zoo, swimming and she got to have some good brother-sister bonding time playing volleyball. She was so fun to have!

Also, while I was in Colorado I went to the fabric store and picked up tons of fabric to begin my sewing projects, couch pillows, and curtains. I have just finished the pillows and loved making them. I can't wait to start the drapes!

Here is a picture of me at 23 weeks or maybe 22 I don't remember but just in case people want to see my growth progress! Bad picture but you see the baby bump!

We are Having a Baby BOY!

2010-05-07T11:05:00.000-07:00

We are going to have another boy around the house and we are so excited! Kaitlyn still thinks we are having a girl but I think she will eventually come around! I had a girl name picked out already (I am the type of person that picks names very early!) but I have a list of boy names! I am curious to see what you all think of my names. It's okay if you hate all of them- just don't comment that you hate them. Be positive and if you think of a way that my child will be made fun of horribly, let me know. I still may choose a name that will get made fun of if I like it enough! But I'm just curious what every one thinks!

Jettson- Jettson Dylan Watt (We would call him Jett)

Jordan Dangerfield Watt

Justin Dean Watt

Jamison Day Watt

Jake Daniel Watt

These are our names. We have a tradition for the boys in our family- all the boys will have the initials JDW! So we are excited to continue that tradition.

The Things I Love in Life!

2010-04-15T08:18:00.000-07:00

Hello world or just the eight or ten people who read my blog! It has been some time since I have posted the latest news and so instead of just listing our latest goings on I am going to just tell you all about some of the things I love about life in general and the things I love right now.

It probably isn't a surprise to most of you that FOOD is right at the top of my list (Sorry Josh but your right at second I promise!). Being 15 weeks pregnant also makes food a very important resource in my life currently. When I fulfill a craving it's as if concourses of angles surround me and sing a beautiful, glorious and dynamic chorus of "Alleluia". You may think I'm exaggerating just a tad but I kid you not food make me very, very happy- I just can't eat ton at a time or it makes me sick and sad! As a side note, I am so glad I married a man who loves food just as much as I do- it makes every meal we have together so fun.
(My friend made these delicious cup cakes for the baby shower I threw! LOVE THEM!

That was a very long segment on food so, this blog may not include all the things I love because let's face it, I love so much in world and writing every down would take quite some time. So, do I want to use all of my break time (Jaxon's nap time and Kaitlyn's time at thursday school) to blog? hmm Not really the whole time. Anyway, back to things I have really been enjoying lately. Oh yes, motherhood. Kaitlyn's imagination, her constant singing and incessant need t0 ask "WHY?" make me laugh and smile everyday. It's crazy to think that this dramatic and spunky girl was just a little tiny baby not too long ago. She is such a blessing in our lives. She makes life so fun and exciting. I will be folding laundry and she'll come running to me, out of breath, and say, "Oh no, Sharp tooth is coming. He got Cinderella. We must Save her!" Some days I say let her know that I need to finish doing what I am doing and then other times I'll drop the clothes and run around. I bet children totally bewildered when adults choose things like laundry over fighting and slaying a dinosaur to save princess.

I have loved being a mother of two. Seeing Kailtyn and Jaxon play together is the greatest thing to watch. They have a tradition now to go outside together and sit in their camping chairs or in the plastic pool and eat pop-sickles. When I see that I recieve one those epiphanies, "This is why having a family is so precious!"

Also, seeing how different and the same the two of them are is so fun. Jaxon, is such a boy; he climbs every where and loves to get dirty. Kailtyn will climb on a jungle gym or the couch but she doesn't climb in the table, ladders, or anything dangerous. Jaxon will try anything, he is fearless. One of the things is has been trying lately is standing up to mom, which I particularly do not love but I have to admit he's feisty attitude is rather adorable. He loves saying "NO!" very strongly. It really is adorable but it isn't good behavior so, I have begun to send him to the infamous naughty step. That has kind of backfired. He sits there all proud and satisfied imagining, I'm sure, "I am the coolest boy ever. I am so big now that I get to be punished like older sister, this is awesome!". So, I love being a mom. I love how my kids humble me. Just when I think I have figured a certain part of parenting out, they give me something totally unexpected and that's when I laugh or want to scream- but it sure does make life interesting!

I love having fun with old friends and meeting new ones. There are so many great people in this world. It's so fun to see how other people live there lives and then be apart of it. It's great being out here in Mississippi- you can make a friend anywhere. People are just more open here, I hope that mid-southern hospitality rubs off on me.
Melissa you will understand this picture and I will laugh every time I look at it! Oh and the story Jay told us- really umforgettable! Certain words will always remind me of him!(We loved seeing our good friends Carolee and Colby Crawford and Jay and Melissa Pitney recently! It was so fun to see old friends.)

I love the warm weather we are having, family, dogs (good ones that do not smell!), exercising (especially shaking my bootie at Zumba), acting like a kid, spending time with my best friend, my husband Josh (he is awesome), new experiences, remembering old experiences, singing (obnoxiously and nicely), drawing, getting great deals in things and sleeping!

Today has been a good day so maybe that what inspired this post on things I love. Maybe if I'm having particular rough day I'll write a list about things I hate, just kidding that will go in my journal. I think what really inspired this whole thing is that I am pregnant with my third and I am so excited but I know it will change things and I guess I wanted to document what our family four is like and I what I love about it. I saw my baby for the first time on the ultrasound and I immediately fell in love and so I'm very excited but it is weird to know that things are going to change (I'm thinking it will be hard but so fun!). So, I will now stop my blabbing!

Love is in the Air

2010-02-14T14:05:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentine's Day! I actually really have loved having Valentine's Day on Sunday because we've been able to spend the whole day together (thanks to Stake Conference- well with the kids we didn't have too much interaction but still we were together!). Kaitlyn and Jaxon got great Valentine presents from their Nanna and Pappa, thank you! We also have been enjoying the Olympics- so excited for couples skating! I wish I could have been an ice skater (I must pause and take a moment to day dream about that fantasy... ok I'm done!) So, all in all a very good day!

Josh had a snow Day the other day and it was so fun! We built a snow man and went sledding. Jaxon was a little afraid of the sledding but enjoyed walking in the snow. Kaitlyn enjoyed every minute of the snow!
We came home from sledding and sadly our snowman fell over. Kaitlyn naturally looked mortified and asked ," Where di' my noman go!!!" I first told her the truth that he fell over and that didn't set wll with her and so I had to adjust my story and tell her that when snowmen fall over they go and visit Santa at the north pole. She liked that, so much in fact that she talked about it for the next 30 minutes.

When you haven't got boots one must improvise- stylish and practical!
Kids playing their favorite game- taking off all the cushions on the couch and jumping all over the place!

Cute Kaityln Stuff:
She is the safety monitor in our home- every time we are in the car she tells when to stop and go ("green light GO!; red light STOP") Daddy/ Mommy not buckeled!

We always have talks before she goes to sleep (I don't mean short talks!)- she talks about everything including, getting married, bad guys that are outside that want her car(don't know where she got that), how I am her mommy and Jaxon's mommy and so on!

She sings, "Jesus wants me for a Sun Beep!"

Jaxon's Awesomeness:
Loves climbing on the table
Says "nanna"- banana or nanna
"mobie"- movie
"I ove you"
gives hugs by leaning his head in
"bees"- please
"ankyou"' thankyou
"cheese"
"done"
doggie- he loves dogs so much that I think Josh and Jaxon have convinced me to get a dog!
He loves to dance, escpecially naked
blows kisses
high five
loves jackets- he loves to put on his jacket or any one elses!

Life so far!

2010-01-18T06:43:00.000-08:00

January is almost over. Josh is going to be 26 on the 26th and I just think that is cool! One of his birthday presents this year is a sports vision conference in Boston. Josh is going this week and is very excited. Hopefully he will make some good contacts! I'm very excited for him too because we saw a boston episode from "man vs. Food" and the food looked mighty tasty.

I am really enjoying my new calling as chorister at church! I love singing the songs all week and I love working with the primary kids! I also got this really cool laminator to make all the games and pictures for singing time. I also plan to make fun little activities for Kaitlyn and Jaxon to do. I'm so excited about all of these little projects. I'm also getting into sewing which is something I thought I would never say because I thought I lacked the patience. Maybe motherhood IS making me more patient! Oh something fun we did recently was attending the "eye ball". It was so fun. It wasn't really a ball though- it was like a hmmm like a rave I guess (basically there were no slow songs) But I enjoy bustin' a move every now and then and so I had much much fun! Barb, Brynn, Jaimee, Ali, Jillian, Jill, Goober, (i did some of our stake dance/ dorm room moves! wish you were there!)

Kaitlyn is going to be three in March and I can't beleive it! I want to enroll her in soccor either this spring or fall and I'm so excited. The YMCA here has really affordable classes and so I thought soccor would be fun! Kaitlyn can be like her uncle JOJO! Kaitlyn talks about gtting married all the time now. She points to these big church's here and says, "I want to get married in temple!" It is so fun seeing her thought processes progress.

Jaxon, my little man! He is just so entertaining! He loves to dance! I made this little platform for the kids and goes on it and turns in a circle while sing! It's so cute! He loves playing Kaitlyn and still remains so incredibly patient with her. He is now cutting another tooth! He's getting a huge molar! This kid has so many teeth!

More pictures that you requested

2010-01-12T15:31:00.000-08:00

The Pictures you need Mom (Nada)!

2010-01-12T09:01:00.000-08:00

Apparently I had a hard time narrowing down the pictures. So have fun choosing! Kaitlyn's 2nd B-day pictures are on Josh's lap top and so we will post those later! Let me know if you need anything else

Frohe Weinachten!

2009-12-09T12:21:00.000-08:00

I am really excited for Christmas this year. Kaitlyn has visited with Santa already and has told him what her wish is. She really wants a mermaid, or at least she wants a mermaid 3 our of 7 days of the week. The other 4 days she changes her mind and her wish ranges from a Dora doll to a Snow White princess dress. She really gets the whole "fantastic" part of Christmas. But what makes me the happiest is that she is starting to understand why we celebrate Christmas, well as much a 2 1/2 year old girl can. We have been talking about Mary, Joseph and Jesus and recognizes who they are in pictures and movies. Our church put on a live nativity and although they usesd an "Ernie" doll from Sesamee street, she was listening and repeating parts of the story. We recieved a little toy nativity set from my mom and she immediatley started talking about the baby "Jesus Christ". I just love this time of the year and I love sharing the story of Christ's birth with my kids. I love singing the songs and starting family traditions. People are kinder and happier. I love what President Uchtdorf said in the Christmas devotional, that we need to see the Christ in Christmas. I hope we all will this year!

Slide Show of Thanksgiving Festivities

2009-12-09T12:17:00.000-08:00

Just give me somthinng to Blog about.... I'm singing that right now!

2009-12-09T11:12:00.001-08:00

So, we have been really enjoying the holidays! We went to Omaha for thanksgiving to visit Josh's grandparents and on our way there we stopped in Springfield Missouri to visit our friends! It so much fun to be with old friends and family. Much fun was had so instead of me boring you with my words I will let you all enjoy the pictures!

We went to Pro Bass Shop headquarters to see Santa. Kaitlyn and Avalee hada so much fun and we did too!

We also went to a "Jump Mania" ( or whatever it's called) place. It was so so fun!

So, Kailtyn looks so funny in t he picture and surprisingly it was the best picture of us all together!
Omaha here we come!
All the little Watt cousins together for the holidays

Jaxon was enjoying his grandpa
By the look on Jaxon's face I think we can conclude that he likes uncle Bill!
See, Barb and were trying to make serious faces like our ancestors... didn't work and please notice Catherine's face!
Ok now the fish face!

Four generations of Watt right there!

Watt Ya Doin' This Fine Autumn

2009-11-12T19:44:00.000-08:00

So, it's been a while since I have been able to post but hardly ever is still better than never, right. We have been having so much fun discovering Mississippi and Memphis together. We make almost weekly visits to the Memphis Zoo (which is awesome by the way), check out new stores, go to parks, and play in our yard. Although, I miss Josh while he is at school it has been so fun getting so close with my kids. It's so nice that we can play together everyday! There are times I need a break from them but these past few I have just really had so much fun staying home with them. I feel bad that Josh has to miss many of their sweet, cute, hilarious moments but he at least experiences some of them. I am so proud of him and his dedication toward his schooling.

So, another thing that we have been doing that is very fun is having people over at our house for crazy parties. And by party I mean dinner, possibly dessert and a game. We are pretty crazy party animals. We had a pie night. I made two pies (Triple Berry ribbon pie and strawberry Rhubarb pie) and we had maybe 4 more couples come and bring pie or a pie-like dessert. It was heaven. Josh figured out a way to make Pie Day on October 12th if you want to know ask me but it's a pretty complex explanation.

Halloween was also so fun. We went to our church for a trunk or treat. They had a hayride that drove through a really pretty part of Southaven. Kaitlyn was a Princess and so when she found other princesses at the party she naturally followed them around holding her dress very properly the whole time I might add. Jaxon was the Cutest clown ever! Nanna did a great Job sewing the costumes. Our neighbors across the street invited us to go trick or treating with them and then we went to their house afterward for food and fun. It was a really fun Halloween.

Anyway, so much has happened and too little time to get caught up on everything. Here are some fun Kaitlyn and Jaxon facts.
Kaitlyn:

Kailtyn has an imaginary named... Cinderella of course. For some reason Cinderella is always running in the road and Kailtyn yells, "Erllella, come on! It's Dangerous!" Kaitlyn will sing the Song from Ella Enchanted with feeling. She is totally potty trained and tells me what animals her poo poo is shaped like. Right now her favourtie color is blue and she loves horses. She says that's her favorite Animal at the Zoo (strange- there aren't any horses at the Zoo oh well!) She is so funny and makes me laugh every day!

Jaxon:

So you, may be wondering why Jaxon has a bucket on his head. One of his favorite things to do right now is take that thing on and off. It is actually pretty hilarious. He'll crawl over with that thing on and now he tries to walk with it on but the balance thing is compromised due to the extra weight of the bucket. He is a crazy boy. He is always in to everything. He loves to be chased, throw balls and tackle Kaityln. Anything that I say is off limits intrigues him. He says uh oh, mama, I love you and constantly tries to repeat what we are saying. He is so happy and loves to make people laugh.

So I got some new glasses! I love that Josh is going to be an optomitrist because I love getting new, discounted glasses!

New State, New House, New School, New People... a whole lot of NEW!

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

I really like Mississippi. People are so nice down here and there a lot of younger couples going to SCO down here. So I have made some friends. We finally have internet!! Now I can take some pictures of the area and share them with all of you. Our neighborhood is so cute and peaceful. Everyone does a really great job of keeping their yards clean and beautiful. Our yard on the other hand needs a little cleaning up. We had a dead tree in our front yard when we drove up. Fortunate, we have finally removed the dead tree and mowed some of our jungle grass. I do love our house though. It stays cleaner and the kids don't go crazy because there is room to move. Thank you so much all those who helped get it in living condition (cleaning, putting in the flooring, moving the boxes, etc.) A lot of hard work! We aren't totally moved in yet but we are doing a little at a time because that is what we can do right now. We plan on painting in the next week or two. We have the paint, we just need to finish the prep work.

Josh is really enjoying school. They dove right in to teaching and Josh seems to be doing well. He has a member of the faculty as his adviser and say he's really funny (mostly because this guy is a complete nerd who wears a bow tie everyday and says the funniest things!). We will see how his schooling continues, it's only been a week. He got a lot of his official optometry equipment and "Doctor" materials, so now he wants to check my blood pressure all the time! I'm sure I will suffer eye damage due to my husband checking my eyes on a frequent basis. I am very excited for him and for us as a family while we go through this schooling process together.

I have been trying to potty train more for the last week and Kaitlyn went poo poo in the potty but because we aren't totally settled I can't just focus on potty training and so we have not been successful and so probably going to have to wait until I can really focus on potty training. Maybe when she's a teenager she will finally learn, haha!

Anyway, love it here in the South!

2009-08-04T11:36:00.001-07:00

Summer Time

2009-08-02T12:14:00.000-07:00

So, I have had many requests to update my blog and so here we go. So much has happened this Summer that I really won't be able to write about everything. We are in the works of buying a home in South Haven Mississippi. We really lucked out with this home because the South is cheaper and also because this house a foreclosure and hence even more affordable. So we got a steal of a deal. So that is very exciting, I hope everything goes well.

Josh's sister recently got married in the Salt Lake Temple. Kailtyn was a flower and adorned a princess dress made by her Nanna. She looked beautiful and Catherine looked gorgeous as well. I love Weddings, there are such happy days! We were glad the wedding was in Utah because we got to visit some of our friends. (If we didn't see you, we wish we would have! Not enough time in a day!) I got to see my sister and together we visited our grandparent's grave. I also received soem of my grandma's things. I love looking at my grandmother's things because there are so many good memories I have of my grandma. I love memories!

Josh has been working really hard painting houses with his brother this summer. I haven't been able to see him as much I wish but I'm so grateful for all of his hard work. We have been visitng with family. In fact, I have seen all of my siblings this summer. I'm glad we got to spend time with family before the big move. We also got to visit friends in Utah one last time before we move down south.This is Kaitlyn's friend Chance! They had a couple goodbye kisses... we didn't force them of course!
Kaitlyn also said Good bye to her friend Briane. She will miss Briane and her toys!

Jaxon is crawling all over and pulling himself to stand. He is really determined and wanting to be a big boy. He sounds like he says "MaMa" but who knows. He is such a sweetie! He also has been enjoying the water this summer. He hears water running anf crawls double time to the tub. It's so funny. He kicks, splashes, and rolls around in the water and I find it quite dangerous at times.
Kailtyn is still my little drama queen. I love her personality. She loves to pretend she's a princess. A few weeks ago I took her with me to the mall. Her Aunt Tine and I were trying on dresses and Kailtyn found a short prom dress she loved. So I put it on her and she was just beaming. She was dancing and singing through the dressing room. It was so cute. She loves to sing dance and read books. She LOVES movies. She knows how to turn the TV on, reset the Input and turn on the DVD palyer. That should tell you how much she loves her movies.

Well life is busy but we have really enjoyed being in Colorado this summer. Here are some random pictures!

Vacationing with the Barlows in California

2009-05-12T15:02:00.000-07:00

So, we have been visiting with Christa now for almost 2 weeks. This initial one week vacation was lengthned due to an "offer we couldn't refuse". Sam and Christa offered to pay Josh to paint their kitchen, bathroom, and laundry cupboards and their entertainment center. So, we are still enjoying our time here. Here are some pictures of some of the fun. We have been to a few of Kyle and Alex's baseball games, went to the beach and swam in their pool. I'm really loving having a pool so easily accessible.

Jaxon Loves to Fly

2009-04-20T21:59:00.000-07:00

Jaxon's Crazy Laugh

2009-04-19T21:33:00.000-07:00

Easter Time

2009-04-19T21:11:00.000-07:00

Easter was really fun this year. Kailtyn was able to attend 3 Easter egg hunts, so by the time the last one came around she understood the concept. We decided to take some family pictures that Sunday. We just used a tripod and they turned out pretty good. It is so fun to celebrate traditions and holidays as a family. I am so grateful to have my husband and two kids. They make life so wonderful. Sometimes it's hard to remember gratitude when I'm overwhelmed by laundry, screaming children, and toy turndos whirling through my apartment. But it is nice to have times like Easter where we turn to the Savior and can remember what life is about and how blessed we really are. Those mundane tasks like, cleaning, suddenly have more significance when I realize that I'm doing it for my family. I am so grateful for them.

My Little Rockies Fan

2009-04-18T09:30:00.001-07:00

I love taking pictures of my little boy. The camera loves him! He smiles so easily. I really think he is the happiest baby I've ever seen. I put him in this outfit and was so excited for Josh to come home and see his adorable son, but of course this is when he decides to have a massive explosion in his pants! I'm glad I took pictures!

Arizona Spring Training FUN FUN FUN

2009-04-12T21:51:00.000-07:00

So, Josh's little brother had a high School baseball tournament in Arizona last month. We were very tempted to attend but then we found out Nanna, Papa Watt, and Christine were all going to this fantastic event and so the temptation became stronger. Also, the fact that the Spring training games were proceeding at the same time didn't hurt. We decided that we should tag along and vistit our freinds the Pitney's, the Cutlers and catch a Spring Training Game. Arizona was fantastic. It was warm... need I say more. We went swimming, layed out, went on walks, played volley ball, and of course watched baseball; a wonderful combination for Josh and I. Here are some fun pictures.

Jaxon is yelling Go ROCKIES!! Even though he is wearing Cubs Colors he is definitely a Rockies fan like his daddy!
Kaitlyn isn't cheering for the Rockies, she just likes to yell!
Three generations of baseball lovers, you gotta love it, play Ball!

Kaitlyn is TWO!

2009-04-09T14:07:00.000-07:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY LITTLE GIRL! I can't
believe she is two. She had a great birthday. Her Nanna and Papa Watt were in town just before her birthday and gave her a little preview of what was to come. She loved the Tinkerbell card- she sleeps with it still! Then her grandma Susan came out for her actual birthday and course did what grandparents do best, spoil her (with love of course!). We had family and some friends over for the big event and let's just say this... I always overestimate the size of my apartment.That next week we took her to Disney on Ice and she loved it!

The Past Few Months

2009-04-09T13:25:00.000-07:00

So, life doesn't slow down for me. I can't beleive it is already April. Josh will be graduating and that means bye bye BYU. I'm excited and sad to leave. We have had so much fun here and made great friends. Here are a bunch of pictures giving you a little recap of the past few months.

Josh took me to a ball! I love being a princess for a night!

Cousin Fun!
London came to visit and Jaxon really enjoyed having someone his size to play with. We later went to the Hogle Zoo with Nicole, Carlie and Landon. It was so fun to see how the kids react to the animals.

Kailtyn's first haircut and the early stages of potty training. I cut her bangs and well I have found that cutting hair is too scary for me, bangs are probably the most I will try... better leave the rest to professionals.

Some cute pictures of my little guy Jaxon. Sleeping, eating and laughing are three of his top favorite activities.

2009-02-17T09:52:00.000-08:00

Life Goes On!

So my little guy is 2 months old and I can't beleive it! He is such a mellow and happy baby! He takes after Josh! I've been so lucky because both of my children have loved getting their daipers changed. Jaxon is most happy when I change his diaper and let him enjoy a little naked time! He loves to smile and his laughed a couple of times. His aunt Nicole made hime laugh the other day and I was in the kitchen, I was sad I missed it! He currently weighs 11 lb 4 oz which is so much more than Kaitlyn weighed! I love not having to worry about him gaining enough. Kaitlyn is really showing interest in him, wanting to hold him, kiss him, give him the pacifier and unfortunately sometimes hit him. We are still working on being soft with our feisty lady!

Kaitlyn is bursting with personality. Her new things she likes to say are, "No Way!" (She especially likes yelling that at Jaxon), "Where did it go? hmmm", "Where are you?", "Are you sure?", and "I love you!" She loves saying "Cheese!" before we take her picture which has made it a little easier to take her picture! She also is obsessed with her cosuin Carlie. Every morning, "Larlie play!" She also knows all of the clothes Carlie has given her! Well, I'm glad she loves her! Kailtyn is such a character she loves to dance and sing in the front room (A drama queen and a performer... I know what my family is thinking, Oh no another Ashley AHHHH!). Kaitlyn will also repeat the funniest words. She was wathing a preview for cinderella and they said the word romance and out of all the words she tried to say that one and the other day I said difficult and she tried to repeat that one. It's so fun watching our little princess grow!

Here is Kaitlyn on Valentines Day with her little bear!

I love this picture of the kids! Kaitlyn was being a party pooper and refused to participate!

So this valentine season was pretty fun! Nicole, Carlie, and Landon came over and we made valentiens. Nicole and I made beautifully obnocxious valentines for our hubbies. It was so fun having them over! Carlie and I put playdough mustaches on our faces. I mean that alone sounds awesome, right? Then Valentines day Josh and I saw Twighlight (we wanted to see the Mall cop but it was sold out, I liked the movie the second time so much better!) We gave Kaitlyn a cute little teddy bear, which she thought was from Santa! She thinks any time where gifts are invovled it means it's Christmas. We had steak at home and watched a movie. It was very fun! Josh wrote me the sweetest card and made me cry! I love when he writes sweet things!

Happy Birthday Josh

2009-01-27T11:51:00.000-08:00

Yesterday, we celebrated Josh's 25th Birthday and yes it is so exciting that he can officially rent a car without paying the underage fees (sorry if that sounds a bit on the sarcastic side but it's crazy how many people mentioned that detail wishing Josh happy birthday). Our family birthday tradition includes making a special dinner and dessert for our Birthday Boy/Girl and so we made PF Changs Kung Pao chicken with lettuce wraps, and for dessert I made this fantastic, amazing, delicisous, beautiful blueberry cheesecake. Josh and I find great joy in making food and most of all eating good food. So last night was a sucess because the food was GOOOOOD!

After we got the kids in bed we watched our new favorite show, "House". So it might not have been the most eventful Birthday but we had fun. (The fun continues as Josh anxiously awaits the arrival of his Mac Computer!)

Josh told Kaitlyn to smile and this is what face made!
It is becoming more and more apparent that Kaitlyn is turning two. In about month she will have an official diagnosis for her dramatic tantrums, feisty attitude, her loud screaming
(happy and sad screams), her need to do everything herself; and the diagnosis is... the terrible twos have begun! She lives by her own rules now or at least she thinks that's how should be. So here are some fun little "Kaitlyn Coping with the Terrible Twos" anecdotes. Last Sunday, we were sitting in church and Kaitlyn was being pretty good but being a little detracting to those around us so I tried to destract her (pareting tip for toddlers I learned in my parenting class) and asked her to sing the hymn with me. She looked at me with her mouth hanging open and rolled her eyes at me and rejected my idea like a defiant teenager, "NO!". I have now realized that there are children that those parenting tips acutally work on but I have a child that nulifies any of those paretning helps. And I'm ok with that because Kaitlyn was born with spunk and attitude; I'm going to have to be a very creative parent.

Kailtyn never fails to demonstrate her independent nature. She dresses herself, which can lead to frustration. She'll be walking with her pants on backwards while trying to put her head through her sleeve and suddenly she flails her body to the ground because her big ideas of getting dressed are not working so well. She initally rejects my help even though she's flapping around the floor like a fish, but then allows me to assist.

She is also very specific about what she wears; a crown and pretty sunglasses to bed are a must.

Well, kaitlyn is also very observant. I didn't know how closley she watches me until a couple of weeks ago. I love candles so I light a candle pretty often. So I went to light a candle and set the mathches next to me. I looked a away for a second and heard a familiar noise. Kailtyn lit a match right next to me and said, "I did it!" She had the biggest grin on her face and I freaked out of course but I tried not to react to crazily because I didn't want her to burn herself or the floor. She is a smart one. Needless to say, I never set the matches down low even if I am right next to them.

Even though, she is becoming more defiant and even more dramatic, I love who she is becoming. She makes me laugh everyday and is really a good kid. She makes my life easy in so many ways because she is so happy and fun. She already has such a great imagination. Yes, the drama can be exhasting but Josh reminds me almost everyday that she gets that from me. The terrible twos aren't so terrible... I mean at least not quite yet.

My little man Jaxon is mellow and patient, very much like his daddy. He is so cute and loves to cuddle with me. He smiles at people and especially at his mobile that has a hanging soccor ball, football, basket ball and a baseball and mit. Josh was very happy to find out that his first smile occured as he was staring at a basball and mit. He is so chubby now! He eats all the time and continues to get round! I love my chubby guy!

He looks like such a stud!!

He fell asleep on the couch like that, it was so cute!

2009-01-13T10:14:00.000-08:00

So, my friend posted something about this blog, (http://udreamitvinyl.blogspot.com), that sells vinyl lettering decor stuff. I was very intrigued by the part that mentioned a free giveaway, which is why I'm writing this post. I have to write about the giveaway on my blog in order to enter to win the give away. Here is what her blog says about the offer:

For this contest, I'm going to be givig away this 3 tile (or plate) holder, with the vinyl for 2 seasons. You can pick which seasons you would like, but you will have to choose from our pre-designed decals. Once again, to be entered into this drawing, you will need to post about this give-a-way on your blog or facebook and leave a comment. If you post in both places, you can leave 2 comments! This give-a-way will end Saturday, Jan.17 at midnight. I will post the winner Sunday morning, and you will have to contact me within 24 hours. Good Luck everyone!

I love stuff like this! We will see if I win, wooo hoooo!

2009-01-12T12:56:00.000-08:00

A New Year and a New Baby

2009-01-09T12:53:00.000-08:00

So it has been quite a while since I have blogged and that is because we have welcomed little Jaxon into our home amidst final exams and the Christmas season. It is crazy how fast time has gone and continues to go. Jaxon David Watt came on the 11th and it was an ideal labor. I experienced very little pain and he came very quickly (Josh almost missed the delivery because he went in the hall to give his mom the diaper bag). My sisters and some of my friends have now given me the nickname "Baby Machine/ Factory" because my easy going pregnancies and fast deliveries.

Jaxon has been such a good baby. He is exactly how I thought he would be. He is patient and mellow. He also loves to cuddle, I call him my little monkey because he loves snuggeling on my chest like a little ball; it looks like he's clinging on to me!

Kaitlyn is a very good big sister but it has been a rocky transition. She frequently tells me "swing, swing" when I'm holding or nursing Jaxon (that's how she orders me to put him in the swing). She has moments where she does not like him very much but there are really precious moments when she wants to hold him and kiss him.

Kaitlyn has grown up so much since we brought Jaxon home. She likes to dress herself and pretty much do everything on her own. She has become a little comedian, doing anything she can to make us laugh. She also likes to remind us that she is "Fuvvy(Funny)" after her little comedic shows. She loves playing with her friends and cousin Carlie. These past few days she's been constantly asking to play with Larlie a.k.a. Carlie her cousin (Nicole, hopefully Carlie and Landon get better). It's so cute that she has friends and remembers who they are.

Kaitlyn and Chance are enjoying a quiet evening together!!

Some more exciting news is that we are officially going to SCO in Tennesee for Optometry school. Josh was accepted the day Jaxon was born. He had interviewed at Missouri and received an invitation to interview and Ohio but Tennesee was the best choice. We are excited to move on to the next phase of life. Also, I'm officially a BYU graduate. I took my last final the day before Jaxon was born. (I know I'm crazy)

Well, I will post more pictures soon!

Happy Halloween... belated!

2008-11-14T08:19:00.001-08:00

Halloween was a blast this year. It was so fun having a a little "trick or treater". We were able to go to Colorado to visit family for the weekend. The visit there was great but getting there is a different story. We have come to find that princess Kaitlyn is very susceptible to the road trip plague, CAR SICKNESS! She threw up twice on the way there! It was quite the ordeal, we had to actually stop halfway and stay at a hotel. But luckily the ride back home was much more pleasant and absent of any messes.

My Sweet little lady bug!

While we were there we were able to go to my dad's halloween party, visit with my mom (we went to the park and found that Kailtyn can swing from a bar all by herself) and see Josh's family. We were able to see new baby London (Barb's and Jack's baby) and Brock's baby blessing (he looked so cute!) Seeing these newborn babies really made me excited to have little Jaxon!

A picture of the entire Watt Family (I look pretty big!!)

Brock is so cute!

Some good pictures:

Kailtyn picked out her outfit and decided to go for the "Madonna-tutu" look

Kaitlyn and her friend Ava takin' a bath

OCTOBER FUN

2008-10-23T11:28:00.000-07:00

I have decided to try to update my blog more than once a month, we will see how it goes. October has been very fun so far. I have really enjoyed the cooler weather and thanks to my generous sisters, who have given Kaitlyn so many warm clothes, Kaitlyn has been able to really enjoy the outdoors despite the chilly weather. Speaking of clothes, there is one item of clothing in particular that Kaitlyn has to wear every day; her green crocs. My sister Christa gave them to me and well Kaitlyn and the crocs have been inseparable ever since. My other sister Nicole gave me so many adorable shoes for cooler months, but Kaitlyn freaks out every time I try to steer her toward a new shoe. Well, there is another shoe she will wear and that is her shiny Sunday shoes. She likes to get dolled up every now and then. She definitely knows what she wants and never hesitates to let us know.

This was on the first cold sunday of the month. I love her little school girl look!

Earlier this month we carved pumpkins with Kaitlyn. She loved the gooey aspect of it all but once we start carving the pumpkins she got a little bored.

Then when we lit the pumpkins she decided blowing out the flame would be much more fun than looking at how cool the pumpkins turned out.

Kailtyn got pretty upset when we wouldn't let her blow out the candle!

Our beautiful pumpkins! Kailtyn loves butterflies so I chose to do carve a butterfly for her! Sadly, she really didn't appreciate it as much as I thought she would.

Well, the only new news we have is that Josh got free tickets through Nuskin to a "Goo Goo dolls" concert on Saturday and I'm very excited for that. Other than that nothing really is new but I'll keep posting!

Kaitlyn recently found an old pacifier and gives it to her dolls and stuff animals. She's getting ready for Jax!

WELCOME AUTUMN

2008-10-17T12:57:00.000-07:00

I haven't updated my blog for a while and thought that I would take this opportunity, Kaitlyn's nap, to share "Watt" is up with us. (I know that's probably getting old to some of you but I think it's funny!) I wanted to tell you all a little bit about September but frankly I don't remember what all happened so I'll just say what comes to mind. I am taking my last few classes at BYU. My watercolors class ends on Monday. Right now my class has an art show in the Harris Fine Arts Center and two of my paintings are there, it's pretty fun.
Josh has turned in his applications for Optometry school, which is both exciting and nerve-racking. He should be expecting some interviews in the near future. So if any of you are pretty savvy with making inexpensive flight arrangements, please feel free to let us know. We should know by December which schools he got into.
I was so excited for fall to come. Not only because my pregnant body was was becoming a walking thermos but because there are so many fun things Kaitlyn gets to experience. For example, in the middle of the two general conference sessions on Sunday, we let Kaitlyn splash in the rain puddles, play with the leaves and totally drench herself. It was so fun to watch her dancing in the rain.

We also, decided to got to the petting zoo before it got too cold outside. She loved seeing the horses, goats and chickens especially! She also had her very first horse ride.

It's so fun to see Kaitlyn develop her own personality. She is so goofy! She loves to dance and make people laugh. Her favorite things right now are taking an hour long bath (of course splashing me as much as she can) and watch movies. Well, she doesn't actually watch them all the way through, she likes being a big girl and switching the DVDs in and out. Hence, we have had to hide her DVDs... for their own protection (I'm obsessed with the show prison break at the moment and so I tend to start talking like the characters on the show!) She also, loves planes and pumpkins!

I'm now 31 weeks along according to the second due date December 18th. The doctors say that due date may be off as well because I'm measuring a tad big. Well, I'll I know is, is that Jaxon is coming sometime in December, which is one of my favorite times of the year. I'm so excited for him to come. He is kicking all the time but is much more gentle than Kaitlyn was. I think he'll be more like his daddy, patient, not over-dramatic and just cute! Kaitlyn is already calling him "Jax", I love it!

August Rush

2008-09-09T18:37:00.000-07:00

Once Josh and I got used to the fact that it was August, the month had already come and gone. This month was so fun but very busy. It began with my birthday, final exas, I had my graduation cermoney, we went to Vegas for our anniversary and Josh took the OAT. It's been a great month though because we got to hang out with family (those who came to my graduation)and our anniversary trip was just what we needed. It was so nice of Nanna to watch Kaitlyn while we got to have some time together. Josh did great on his OAT, which was a huge load of our shoulders. Now he's beginning the application process and although it's a lot of work, we are so excited. We are looking at these Universities now with different eyes. Those cities are going to be where we live for four years and it's just crazy! Anyway, I'm so proud of Josh and excited about the future.

Speaking of future, Jaxon is becoming quite the kicker. He starts kicking a lot when I sing, which either tells me he's kicking me so I'll stop or he likes it. I perfer the latter reasoning. Kaitlyn is growing up so fast. She says stinky, shoes, juice, please, stroller (doesn't really sound at all like it), bear, bird, car and well much more. She loves playing at the park and has mastered sliding down all the slides on her own! She also loves playing mommy. She changes her dolls diaper, feeds her and puts her to sleep. She is so fun to watch!

Well, September has also started out with a excitement. I completed an art commission for an old friend and it was so fun to do. I realize that is something I really want to do in the future as a business/ hobby. I love drawing people! Josh completed his last triathlon of the summer and did great despite his lack of training for a couple weeks. He is incredible when it comes to stretching his limits. It's so inspiring to watch him! Well, life goes on and so far it's been good!

Fun pics

2008-08-08T12:28:00.000-07:00

Watt News?!

2008-08-08T10:33:00.000-07:00

Josh and I received some exciting news on July 18th... we are having twins! Haha just kidding, we are having a little boy! I had thought this whole time that we were having a boy and so I was more stressed about the boy name we had picked out (prior to the ultra sound appointment). So the night before, I realized that the name I was set on, Zachery James, was perhaps not the right choice if we were having a boy. I don't know it just didn't fit. Josh mentioned that we didn't know what we were having yet so we really didn't need to worry. But I wanted to look anyway. So in a matter of minutes (it seemed) I found the name Jackson online. Josh and I both agreed that Jackson seemed more fitting except we decided to tentatively spell it differently, Jaxon. Once we saw our little boy on the screen we thought Jaxon just worked. We are both so excited to have a little boy; Josh is already planning his little league baseball team.

Life is rolling forward. I had my 22nd birthday on the 4th and enjoyed a meal cooked by chef le Josh tu Watt (translation from French to English Josh Watt), presents and our friends Amanda and Jeff came over to help celebrate. Our wedding anniversary is on the 13th (which is also our next doctor appointment) but we are celebrating that with a trip to Las Vegas on the 18th. We are so excited but I'm nervous about the hot weather because I feel like I'm a walking sauna already. I also am graduating August 15. I am so excited to have friends and family celebrate this occasion with me. It's been weird thinking about graduation. I'm very excited but I will miss it. I loved the atmosphere and the feeling of accomplishment that comes when I worked hard on a paper or project and consequently did well. I could definitely see myself returning to school to get a masters or something like that just because I love to learn. However, I'm excited to say goodbye to the stress that comes with school.

Speaking of furthering education, Josh is taking his Optometry Admissions Test on the 23rd (The OAT- the name makes me laugh). We ask everyone to please pray for him as he studies and takes this test. I believe he will do great but it's still very nerve wracking.

Kaitlyn is still the busiest 17 month old I know. She is constantly learning new things. For instance she was eating an animal cookie with a thin layer of blue frosting on it. I decided to give her the cookie so she would let me put on my contacts. As I was doing this I noticed the little girl beside me was being much too quiet. I looked down and she had smeared the frosting all over her face, in attempts to copy her mama. Luckily she only got frosting in her eyelashes not her eyes.

She has also now learned to manipulate me and get what she wants by saying, "PLEEEEASE" in the most pitiful and adorable voice. How could I not give in, at least she's being polite, right? She also has developed her own sense of style. She frequently gives her opinion on clothes she wants to wear. Before we went on a walk she demanded she wear her winter hat, her crocs, and her shorts. She also likes stripping down to nothing and running around while I chase her. Kaitlyn has become a little aggressive as of late! She loves to wrestle with her friends and unfortunatley unleashes some illeagal moves such as, pinching, hitting and yes she has even bit her little friend Chance Nemelka. Here is a photo of the damage (look at the teeth marks... it's so sad). We are trying to teach her that wrestling is fine as long as no illegal moves are used and no one gets hurt!

The Olympic Triathlete

2008-07-15T13:48:00.001-07:00

Not too many people can say they would smile and pose for the camera after swimming a 1 mile race in freezing cold weather (ok... I might have exaggerated a little) but Josh comes running toward me with the look of enjoyment on his face. He is truly amazing! On Saturday, July 12th, Josh completed an olympic distance triathlon, which includes a mile swim, a 25 mile bike ride, and ends with a 6 mile run. He did an awesome job.
We woke up at 4:00am to drive there and arrived around 5:45 or so. Luckily Kailtyn's favorite babysitter (Aunt Catherine) watched her so I could actually go. The race began at 7:00am and Josh was done around 9:40am. I brought books to read, thinking I would probably get bored. But the excitement of this event was contagious and I couldn't find a second to be bored. Watching Josh accomplish his goals has been such a neat experience. Who knows maybe after this baby is born I'll try to be a triathlete... we will see! First, I'll take Josh down to the ceramics studio (my new favorite place) and have him make a little something, then I'll begin my training for a triathlon.

So here is a random picture of Kaitlyn's crazy hair, enjoy!

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2008-07-08T10:01:00.001-07:00

Summer Fun

2008-07-08T09:07:00.000-07:00

I think I'm finally getting the hang of this blog thing. By that I mean I'm actually updating my blog more than once a year now! Anyway, Summer has been a blast so far. Josh and I didn't take spring term classes this year and it was worth it; we've had so much fun. We drove to Bakersfield California and stayed with my lovely sister, Christa and her family. Her house was gorgeous and so much fun. Swimming in their backyard pool everyday made it possible for us to not really even notice the blazing 100 degree weather. We also enjoyed seeing my niece and nephews, which sadly doesn't happen very often. They have grown up so much. It was so fun to play with them, especially when Kyle and Alex would do cannon balls in the pool. Thanks again Christa and Sam!
After this vacation Josh completed his second triathlon. He did an amazing job coming in first in his age division. He has worked so hard and really knows how to push himself. And I must say he looks pretty attractive in his triathlete suit! We camped one night on the campgrounds where his triathalon was to be held and Kaitlyn did surprisingly well. We borrowed our friend's pack'n'play and just stuck it in the tent. She slept pretty good except every now and then we'd see this little head pop up and look over the edge of her bed and say "mama!" It was so cute I almost started cracking up. We had fun playing in the lake after the race.

Josh has really inspired me over the past months with his training. I have always wanted to run a 5K on the 4th of July since we've been married but I was either pregnenat or recovering from pregnancy. This pregnancy has been easier and I've able to keep running. So I decided I was just going to do it and I did. It was awesome. I never stopped to walk, I just ran. I may have looked like I was dying but I felt really good the whole time. It was an awesome feeling to sprint across the finish line and see Josh and Kaitlyn cheering me on. We also, had an awesome opportuniy to go to the stadium of fire on the 4th (thanks to Josh's cousins Mike and Tara). It was really cool to see the blue man group and well it was interesting to see Miley Sirus ( she kind of sucked). Still oit was very fun until Kaitlyn started really acting sick and tired so we had to leave before the best part, the fireworks. Luckliy on our way out we saw some good ones.

So far it has been quite the summer! And it is only going to get more exciting because on July 18th I find out what we are having. If you have any guesses let me know. Josh says it's a boy! We'll see!

Some things Kaitlyn loves to do:

Sitting on her dad's back pack and buckeling herself in (she loves anything with buckels)
Saying Moo
Making the Indian noise (hitting her hand to her mouth while going ahhhh)
hitting mommy's growing belly
giving high fives and "knocks"
going to the park and sliding down slides all by her self
watching baseball with dad

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2008-06-20T09:50:00.001-07:00

April and May Flew by

2008-06-20T08:02:00.000-07:00

April was the month where Josh and I were finishing up winter semester with final projects and exams. We were ready for summer. To celebrate we decided (I persuaded Josh) to go the Traditions BYU Ball. I got all dolled up and we went out to eat and then danced at the new Hinckly Building. It was a lot of fun.

We also made some visits to family during April and May (I forget which month now). We went to Colorado and visited our families. It was busy but very fun. I also found out I was expecting a new little baby that is due December 5th. So exciting! Our visit to Colorado was full of adventure for Kaitlyn; she had her first visit to the Zoo. She loves animals so this was paradise to her ! The rest of the month was spent going swimming, going to the park, and being with friends.

Kaityln loved the giraffes and also loved spending time with her Nanna and Aunt Christine.

Kaitlyn's 1st Birthday

2008-03-09T16:09:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday my Little Princess

What could be more fun than having twenty adults squeeze into a little apartment, just so they could watch a one year-old blow out a candle and stuff her face with delicious cake? I can't really think of much that tops that kind of event, so that's what we did for Kailtyn's 1st birthday. Her Nanna and Grandpa Watt, Aunt Christine, Aunt Amber, and Aunt Nicole came to this fun little party. Many of our friends also came to help us celebrate. It was so fun to see so many grown people sing happy birthday to this little one year-old. Kaitlyn loved opening her presents. One of her favorites was purse that included all of the accessories a one year old girl would need: lip stick, cell phone, mirror, keys and most importantly a debit card for those shopping emergencies. Kaitlyn also loved having her cousin Carlie there! Carlie made Kaitlyn laugh hysterically! It was so cute to see how they play together.

Time really flies! I can't believe a year ago Kaitlyn came into this world. Now a year later she is fearless, confident, full of spunk and absolutely curious about her surrounding world. It's been so fun watching her grow. I love seeing her very own, unique personality develop. She is a real character!

2007-11-12T22:50:00.000-08:00

Kaitlyn was very helpful in carving pumpkins!