For my friends who didn’t see my first two as babies

These pics are for my dear friends I have made since moving to Houston.  Ya’ll have been with me through this whole pregnancy, and I thought ya’ll might like seeing Aiden and Seth as newborns since you’ll get to see Eli in real life, very very soon I hope!

AIDEN: December 1, 2006.  21 in, 6 lb. 14.5 oz.

SETH: December 14, 2008.  20.5 in, 6 lb. 1 oz.

I told ya’ll he looked like Mr. Burns.  Can you believe he grew into the cutie he is now?  (Don’t tell him I said that, he hears it too much from everyone else>)

Other belated but deserving pictures

Here are some other pictures that never got posted but are worth the wait.

Yes, he actually did a push up with all three kids on his back.  See what the Army could do for you?

This fishing picture has become my favorite.

Except for maybe this one.  Seth’s first fish.

I dare anyone to argue with me that these two aren’t related.

This is what my Willow House addiction did for the boys and a creative daddy.

Even when they say the burn ban is lifted… my dad’s tractor after he tried to put out a fire by scooping water from the pond and pouring it on the flames.  Dolores and I could see the smoke as we were driving home from Beaumont.  They received a visit from the Sour Lake, China, and Nome fire departments that day. 

Yes, the rocket ship is made of cake, and yes my awesome husband did all of that.

My camera is now empty

I know it’s hard to believe, but I figured I’d make some room on the flash drive for our newest arrival next week (or this week if he gets motivated).

Love the boots and pj’s for Christmas at school!

A favorite Christmas present.

This was Seth’s first dentist appointment.  I thought is was so cool of the hygienist to have sunglasses for the kids to keep that bright light out of his eyes.

Dolores and I went to the King Tut exhibit, very cool.

Theresa may hate me for this, but I love this picture (you little prima donna)!

Aiden loved singing in the musical at church.

Mother’s Day

Solar system

And here is the solar system Whitney painted in Aiden and Seth's room. She did an excellent job!!

Anybody still checking this?

Here is the mural Whitney painted in Eli's room.

I told you I would

Hi everyone!

He just won’t wear pants

I don’t know which came first.  Seth going upstairs to get his boots (and the trains he is holding) or taking his pants off.  This is what happens when I get busy and don’t see him for a few minutes.

Going Commando

Lately Seth will cry about 15 minutes after we put him to bed, and I’ll go up there and find his pants off and he’s crying because he’s having trouble putting them back on right…in the dark.  Sometimes in the morning he sounds more upset and I find him pant-less and diaper-less.  Tonight I got to go out, so I went up to kiss the boys while they were asleep.  This is what I found:

Scott says he didn’t fuss after he went downstairs.  At least once a day I don’t hear him for a while and I find him in the bathroom with his pants and diaper off.  Today, he even climbed on the potty by himself.  He hasn’t gone in the potty yet, and thank goodness the sheet was still dry tonight!

Fredericksburg

Scott and I got to take a trip, just the two of us, so we decided to go to Fredericksburg.  I love this town, but it is totally being taken over by Austin hippies.  It’s been over 5 years since we’ve been there, and there were hippies everywhere.  Shopping, running stores…it’s not quite the quaint little town I remember.  Despite that, I still love this town, when had some great shopping and did some awesome outdoors stuff.  This is from Enchanted Rock:

Fantastic Momma

And then this post to just to remind everyone to nominate me for mother of the year.  Earlier in the month, Aiden had his first homework assignment ever.  We had a whole week to do it and it was due on a Monday.  When did we get it done?  That’s right.  Monday night of the day it was due.  What a great precedence to set.  Turning in his first assignment a day late.  That’s what happens to the son of a procrastinator.

Anyway, he had to disguise a turkey so that the turkey would survive through Thanksgiving.  He didn’t understand what disguise meant, so Scott told Aiden that the turkey needed a Halloween costume.  Of course, his immediate response was…”Robot”.  Scott did a great job of “helping” Aiden with his homework.

And finally, this is the picture I walked in on with the movie “Cars” on the TV.

I promise my couch potatoes play outside whenever the weather permits.

The day after Thanksgiving

I refuse to decorate for Christmas before Thanksgiving.  So the day after Thanksgiving is a big deal to me.  This year was kinda funny because a few days ago I mentioned to Scott, while the weather was still nice and warm, that my daddy and I always had the luck of putting up the outdoor lights on the ickiest and coldest day around Thanksgiving.  Well, today the weather was cold and icky.  Scott got about half the lights done outside because it was too cold for me to help him hold the ladder, so only the shorter stuff got done.  I’ll take outdoor pictures when we get it all done.

This year was Seth’s turn, and first time, to put the star on the tree. 

Aiden wanted to help too, although it was short lived.  I did get one picture of him putting a branch on.

And I just thought this picture was hilarious.  The boys had been playing outside and I asked Scott to clean the window before Thanksgiving.  Seth thought it was so funny to put his face up to the window that Scott was cleaning.

Overly Blessed

We got to host our first Thanksgiving in our new house.  It turns out Scott and I have no idea how to cook for only 6 adults.  We could have fed 3 times as many people.  But the fullness of our table made me realize how blessed we are, not only with food, but with family.

And then the kids table.  It was exciting to sit the kids at their own table, but of course we were hollering at them the whole time…”stop moving the table, sit on your bottom, eat some of your food…”

The kid with the full plate is obviously not mine, that’s our niece Emma, who will actually try other foods.  We just wanted to enjoy our foods, so the kids probably went to bed hungry because we didn’t force them to eat!

And then there was the turkey.  In my family, prime rib takes priority because my daddy and I do not like turkey.  So since the oven was occupied, Scott decided to fry the turkey.  He even went and bought a fire extinguisher just in case.  That was good because it started raining and he had to fry under the walkway.  Personally, I loved the boots.

We had a great Thanksgiving!

29 years or so

Check out these two pictures.  John is a dear family friend who we met when I was about 2.  My daddy and John have been great friends ever since.

Our conversation

Me: You better watch your mouth, son.

Aiden (in a very sweet and innocent voice): But, Momma, I can’t see my mouth.  I have to go to the mirror to see it move.

Family Pics

If anyone would like to look at our family pics, here's the link:

http://rachelrobinson.zenfolio.com/watsonfamily