Cousin Fun

Since the whole fam was here we decided to have a little pizza party and celebrate Grace's birthday! Lots of random pics from our family-filled day. My house was crazy with little kiddos....I love every minute of chaos!

Back from Boise!!

Once again the girls had a blast!! Wish the weather would have been warmer, but at this point I will take anything but snow. Time with Poppy and Mimi is always fun and to mix in a little shopping and baseball; it was well worth the hotel room of drama queens!!!! Due to the stinkin Idaho weather, we had to cancel our family pics and reschedule for this summer when we can get everyone together AGAIN. So no fun family pics. Joldy's team had a rough weekend, but played with a lot of heart. Just a lot of errors mixed with a very young team. Joldy was pleased with his pitchers though. I think once they get a little more experience outside it will help out a ton, practicing inside ALL the time is hard.

Very Generous Tooth Fairy!!!

Jaycers had to get her first tooth pulled and got the 100% best patient award in my book. She didn't even want me in the room. She says "I am a big girl mom, just stay out here and watch my sisters." I did go back with her and she didn't even flinch or make a peep, what a trooper. And since the tooth fairy felt so bad that for her because her mother waited too long to get her "sugar bug" fixed and the tooth actually abcessed, she was extra generous when leaving money in place of the tooth!!!

I like em' big....I like em' Chunky!

My sister Halley babysits my kiddos 2 days a week and she has her hands full!!!!! Since the cousins are so close in age their schedules are pretty close, so when the are hungry it is some serious MULTI-TASKING! And you just pray that if it is your shift, that they all don't mess their pants at the the same time!!!!! Poor Ryker man, stuck with girlies all the time (what a pimp)

Family Gettaway!!!

Getting out of the house is always something we REALLY enjoy. Here are some random pics from our weekend out and about. Joldy's team did well the first day, then not so much the second day. It was good getting some sunshine and doing A LOT of shopping. My mom came along on the trip to help me and I couldn't have done it without her. Thanks Mom!!!

I have always loved my man in uniform........even if he has lost his butt compared to college!!! Love you hun!!!!

Watts family Scoop

This week kick-starts an even busier schedule than I am already on. First of all I must dish that every working mother's worst fear happened yesterday. Monday's at work are always crazy and I feel like I don't even have a moment to breathe....and so to add to my already frustrating day Joldy calls to tell me my baby is crawling, more like a half army crawl, but clearly gets around. It's hard knowing that I will not be there for all of her "firsts". It is bitter sweet I guess. This also means that we have to gate off my big long stairs or we will be taking trips to the ER!!!

We also started our tournament in co-ed volleyball last night. We are going in ranked #2 out of 11ish teams I think. Each season we get a little better and rank a little higher so cross your fingers for me so hopefully we get a hooded sweatshirt this season (which means we take first).

Also, Joldy has taken the Bonneville Bee's assistant coaching job and we are heading off to Utah for the first tournament and to hopefully enjoy some semi-good weather. Then the next weekend it is off the Boise. The girls are way excited to travel......well anywhere...but way excited to see Poppy and Mimi. When we get back we have FINALLY scheduled family pictures for my side of the family. The last family pic we got Jaycee was the only grandbaby, so three added sons-in-laws and 9 total grandbabies later......we will finally get a pic!!!!! Our family color is pink of course and Joldy is so excited (not) Don't plan on seeing a smile on his face cuz it won't happen, but please do notice the lack of hair that he will be sporting!!!

My Baby Sis turns 19 (i think)

You know growing up people would ask how old my sisters were and it was easy because it was either and even or odd year, and since we are all two years apart I could just blurt out 10, 12, 14, 16.....Anyway, now that we are older I have lost track. Once you hit digits past the 20's who counts????

My fam came over to enjoy a seafood safari. Well I wouldn't exactly call it that but I made a talapia dinner covered in alfredo sauce with garlic veggies. Also with that Chelcey's favorite shrimp scampi!!!I don't think that the guys were too impressed with "FISH" but the gals loved it. Even my girls ate their "chicken" (wink, wink). Anyway this is a picture of my chubba baby with my sister who makes fun of her.....well chubbiness. Just wanted to prove with the pic how much she actually resembles her.

Ryker is crawling all over the place so Jo Jo is right behind him any time now. Since they are so close in age, once Ryker starts something I expect Aynslee soon after. Except for getting teeth. Ryker has two teeth now and Jo Jo isn't even showing signs, no complaints here though the later the better. Rylee has like four teeth and she has that cute little or big split between the front ones just like Steph had growing up!

This is little Rylee who is ready to walk and has started talking like crazy

Memories by the moment!

Really, I can't keep up with this child. Who needs crawling when you can just pull yourself up on things? For Aynslee it is as easy as 1,2,3. I was getting her bath water ready and I found her in her room like this (no making fun of the serious cottage cheese butt......Halley) Aynslee amazes me every day. She is at the super fun age of starting to get some personality. She can shake her head no, and she does it to everything, she will only give Joldy high fives (okay well low fives), to get her to laugh the hardest just throw her in the air, and most of all the HUGE smile she has when she wakes up in the morning is very infectious. Really, I could walk to her room half asleep and when she sees me her arms go a million miles an hour and she starts smiling and laughing and I can't help but do it right back. Nothing like Jo Jo to start your day off with giggling!

She is sporting her first pair of nikes......well first pair of shoes that she wore all day without being able to kick or pull them off. Sadly, Jaycee wore these when she was like 14 months for the first time.

This is my new bloggin buddy. Since she doesn't like to go to bed early anymore Aynslee gets to hang with me while I blog (which is after the girlies go to bed) I think that she has just caught on to staying up to get quality time with me. I am loving every moment of it! Minus the part when she helps type.

Me and the girls went shopping today while Joldy went to practice and I have to tell you I had people commenting on my children at every store. Miss Jaycee and Sicilee decided to pretend they were models walking down a runway and were striking poses in the store windows. Me, I was cussing them for it, everyone else got some serious entertainment. People were saying stuff like OMG look who it is, and then call them a famous model. Other people were saying "you go girls!" Anyway, life is never boring with the Watts family.........of girls with spunk!!!

Sister Snugglin

I don't know if time change MESSED with anyone else's kids but mine are completely off schedule from it. My baby used to be an 8 to 7:30 sleeper and ever since the time change she has been an 11 to 9 sleeper. SERIOUSLY!!!! She will not go to sleep at night and she is taking this weird late nap. And the girls play around in bed for a good 1-2 hours before they go to sleep too. I guess I should love that they are sleeping in a little, but it just doesn't fit my schedule. I liked it better when they got up early. Anyway, I went to Salt Lake for a meeting today so Daddy got to take care of the girls, and he informs me that this is how he got Aynslee to take her nap. Yep right accross Jaycee's belly while watching cartoons. I love how dad's pull off a daddy-day with kids!!!

Jaycee the Hairstylist!

I went to check on the girls since they were being really quiet, that is a huge red flag for TROUBLE. When I walked in the room this is what was going on. Meet the "Snow White, the hung over look!" Must I say any more with my girlie girls!

Journaling

As a full-time working mother of three sassy little angels, this is usually my agenda:
BUSY
BUSY
BUSY
So I actually have to slow down and mentally tell myself to spend quality time with the kids and make sure I am not "that" mom that continuously sends their kids out of the room I am in; to go watch T.V. I usually catch myself and stop doing housework and sit down to do some kind of activity with them. I am usually opposed to anything that will make a mess.......for the obvious reason that I am the one who will have to clean it up. So I decided to go out on a limb and do activities that include a mess (for the kids). I bought them paint, play dough, and lots of blocks, let them spell their name on the table with shaving cream, and as a watts family tradition decided to make double chocolate chip cookies. Even though this set me way behind on housework (yes I am a freak when it comes to my house) the kids enjoyed all the quality time with mom and even Jaycee was like "Mom, this is going to make a big mess!" It is pretty sad when your five year old has caught on to my mother ways of NOT MAKING A MESS rules.

For the record, Sicilee only spilled the paint three times and cried twice because Jaycee wasn't sharing the blocks!

Family Night Out

Wow, Jaycee looks and bowls just like her daddy. Although for the first time ever, dad kicked all of our butts. I think he actually had like six spares in a row. He pretty much tripled my score and I usually beat him!!

Here is little Sicilee getting ready to do her allstar bowling technique!


Sicilee's Technique:

* Crouch down really small
* Stand back up, just enough so show the famous Sissy plumber-butt

* Jump up and down until it makes it to the pins an hour later and mysterously knocks down more than half of them!

This is my little Jo Jo who was soooo entertained by the fun floor and was practicing her almost crawl!!!