Family Reunion

Over the 24th I had some big decisions to make since there was so much going on! Our 10-year class reunion, Joldy's district tourney, and my own family reunion...............I chose family reunion. It was up at my great grandmother's cabin at Warm River, with a whole lot of really old people, but the sad thing is.....there aren't going to be the really old people much longer. Pretty soon us great grandchildren will be considered that. SCARY to think. But my eskimo Grandpa Ted came and my girls just love him.

The reason we all try to get together around the 24th at the cabin is because it was my Great Grandma's b-day. It also happens to be Nickole's son's birthday on the 26th so she brought a cake to celebrate both!

Here are some generation pictures with my grandpa

So along with this mass production that seems to come in 3's......this time it is in 4's! It is a definate race for who will deliver first. Me-December 25, Nickole December-29, and Halley's set of twins February!!!! AAAAHHHHH. So many babies at once. My poor mom doesn't know what to do, she is always such a huge help when we all have babies and even though Halley isn't until February she is likely to have hers at the same time as Nickole and I!!!

Halley's ultrasound:

Here are the pregnant chubby girls :)

I grew up in Havre Montana, where my grandpa is from, and they have these fabulous "rocky mountain hot dogs" that are the best in the world! He brought us a pack.....so I thought I would take a picture to blog hot dog history! Oh the memories these brought back :)

My grandpa came to stay with me after the Blue Angels on Sunday and I was getting his bed ready when I realized that I was in need of some pillow cases. So the only ones "extra" I own are pretty girlie. I went down stairs and handed him 3 and said "here you go grandpa take your pick tinker bell, princess, or carebear?" He looked at me like I was kidding and then laughed. I responded by saying....this is a house full of girls you know.

My BABY turns 2!

This has got to be the funnest birthday age ever. The animation in Aynslee's actions all day was PRICELESS. Joldy was gone in Washington for a tournament so he missed the whole day. I have had this wretched cold for over a week, so the whole day was a struggle. All for the kids right?

We started off at the zoo...............she has this infatuation with monkeys (aka ooh ooh's). That was the first exhibit we went to and she FREAKED with excitement. Then we headed to the park for a picnic and sang happy birthday. I had made monkey cupcakes for the occasion. Then all the girls and cousin Ryelee played at the park. We came back to the house to have a kid pool party and BBQ!!

Such a fun day. I must say that my little Jo Jo spurts more personality day by day. She is my most polite child, always saying thank you, please, welcome, bless you, and excuse me. Aside from some serious tantrums every once in a while this is by far my best behaved 2 year-old :) She gives the sweetest kisses on the cheek, and her latest and most precious is calling my mother "mygrandma" ONE WORD. She will say "thanks, mygrandma" or "hi mygrandma" like she isn't sharing with anyone else. So my mom has started calling her "myJoJo". My mom spoils her rotten so yes, by far she has earned her name:) When you ask Aynslee who her favorite is....she points to herself and says "me" and then laughs. Her daddy taught her that. She puts on Joldy's Bee hat or shirts all the time and gives a thumbs up and says "cool dude". Such character!

After the pool party, the birthday girl was so exhausted she put herself to sleep for a little nap.

She is also into minnie mouse.....like as bad as my mom. So she got minnie everything, pj's, towels, toys, and panties. She is so darn cute!

She asks to see "the baby" in my belly every day and she gives her kisses. She will be a good big sister:)

July 4th....and boy or girl???????

The baseball team had a tournament in Park City again this year, so along with baseball....we also got to shop! The weather couldn't have been better, the hotel was great, and the food was even better! The Bees won 3 of 4 games but gave up too many runs to advance, so we had all of Saturday to hang! We took the girls to the park, played beach volleyball (yes my chubby self can move a little still) and watched a fabulous firework show. All the baseball families stayed so it was way fun! I am finally feeling "human" again now that most of the nausea has FINALLY gone away and food even tastes good again!

So the verdict is in.......we cheated and found out at 15 weeks what we are having. I always go to the fetal studio at the Southtowne Mall in Sandy. First I must say that after 2 heartbreaking miscarriages, I just wanted to hear a heartbeat and see a moving fetus. Wasn't as concerned with boy or girl...........................................but I must say one thing

I

HAVE

BECOME

MY

MOTHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Yep, cheerleader #4 on the way and that will complete our cheer squad! Having 5 sisters....it's all I know.....girls, drama, attitude, fighting, stealing eachothers clothes, pulling hair, but most of all bonding. I feel the most for my husband not getting at least one son in the mix. We were actually done except when he started coaching I saw how good he was with the boys and decided I would suffer through one more pregnancy just to see if maybe one more time would get Joldy a son. (When I say suffer, it's the truth. As much as I love new borns and creating a family, I am the first to admit that there is nothing I enjoy about pregnancy. I HATE IT!!!!!!)

The funny thing is, Joldy is a great father of daughters!!! More patient then most men are with all the drama, hair, jewelry, and PINK!

When I told my dad the news he said "only real men create little girls" coming from a father of 6 girls!! Funny old Poppy. The upside is......I don't have to buy a darn thing, except chubby clothes for me cuz I did get rid of those!!!!

INTRODUCING

MISS LAINEE ROSE WATTS................DUE ON CHRISTMAS DAY(this is the second child I have managed to have that same due date.....who does that?)


Here she is healthy, moving, stretching, and sucking her thumb!!

Some parenting milestones:

1. When another is on the way, it jumpstarts EVERYTHING a lot FASTER

2. Aynslee potty trained.....check

3. Aynslee moved from crib to big girl bed.....check

4. Breaking Aynslee from the binkie.....yah right! The more you have the worse this one gets, for my own selfish sleeping reasons....this one can wait!! Whew!

Boise Tourney....Joldy is 28!

So I am now about a month behind bloggin....but it's okay to be a slacker right? We were in Boise for Joldy's birthday so we had a b-day bash at my sister's house since all 12 boys stayed in her livingroom!!! That's right Katie was the host house for a weekend and I CANNOT believe how much boys can eat!!!! We were the head chefs for breakfast each morning and then Kaleb (Katie's husband) pulled off a BBQ dinner, which was fabulous, to celebrate Joldy's birthday. I was still feeling pretty pregnant icky so it was so nice to have my sister help me out with the kids for the weekend. (Like I might have randomly fell asleep a few times and she watched my kids :)

Anyway, it was a good birthday which ended with the boys winning the whole tournament!