Family Time

We decided to have a family day and took the kiddos to Bear World for the afternoon. It was actually funny cuz when we were at the window paying the guy was all like "so, where you guys from" and I laughed and said "Rigby". He just looked at me and smiled and ended to conversation.......like we were then uninteresting. Anyway it was Aysnlee's first, well second, but being weeks old doesn't count.......and she was pointing and oohing and awwwing the whole time.

This was Aynslee and daddy and her first impression of animals up close. Not okay with it at first......

.......................then she warmed up and was just fine :)

Look......................3 little bears!

and 3 sleepy, being good little bears!

This little stinker has expanded her vocabulary a little too far recently. I have heard sh** come out of her mouth like 8 times a day. And, honestly, the swearword I say all the time is dammit. So it makes me wonder if her Aunt Halley who watches her twice a week for a couple of hours has rubbed off on my innocent 2-year-old......................naughty Halley. So at first I didn't know what she was quite saying until she only said it when she was frustrated, so here was my conversation with my child

"JoJo! We don't say that word......you can say oh my crap instead, okay!"

"Ooooooookay mom, sh**, oh my crap!"

Yeah, I didn't get anywhere with teaching my 2-year-old about what not to say. Bad mom award.

So for the record, the other 2 kids caught Jaycee's little flu bug but minus all the vomiting so Sicilee caught it the 3 days following Jayc, and JoJo caught it the next 3 days after that. LUCKILY I did not catch this one just needed to catch up on some sleep after 2 weeks of being up with kids all night. I have to admit I have been pretty lucky in the catching sickness area with this one, usually I catch every sickness at least twice while pregnant.

So finally after I am getting at least 6 hours of sleep a night........I FEEL GOOD, LIKE NOT SICK OR TIRED! I even can sleep COMFORTABLY at night which is new in pregnancy for me. Routine with the kids in school has helped a lot but my only complaint now is I CANNOT BREATHE! To the point of passing out but if that is my only terrible symptom then I can handle it. The contractions have even stopped. I hope I can coast on through the last trimester and cross my finish line of having kids with a smile :)

Trouble at the Homestead

Don't let this picture fool you at all. She is cute, adorable, cuddly, polite, and gives the best kisses ever................................this is what I keep chanting to myself



terrible two's is just a phase, it will pass
terrible two's is just a phase, it will pass
terrible two's is just a phase, it will pass

It is my phrase of the month!!!!!!!! This girl has got attitude and is the biggest bully ever. Her and Sicilee go the rounds all day long. The tantrums and independence of this child are at a level even I am unaware could happen. We sure do love this little girl. My favorite lately is when we go to a public bathroom and I let her go first, then as I am finishing I get the "good job mom" with a high five and pound it. EVERYTIME. LOL Still taking naps......oh so grateful right now. And is my wart on my bum all day long. Does everything with me, shower, makeup, hair, lotion, toe painting, all the fun girlie stuff.


Aside from my 2 year old being 2
BOY HAS IT BEEN A LONG WEEK AT THE WATTS HOUSE!!!!!!!!!

A better explanation of the pics of my toughest Jaycers ever. It started out as me thinking a bad flu bug...............it just hasn't stopped for a week now. Just a fever, stomach pain, and a whole lot of vomiting (mixed in with sleepless nights) This poor girl by day 4 was so dehydrated that we had to go in for 2 days for an IV, followed by blood tests, x-rays, totaling about 5 trips to the doc in a week. Talk about a trooper though, every time they poked her she didn't even flinch. Actually I am pretty sure she does better than me with the needles :) So just when I thought maybe I would start getting sleep again.......this morning Jayc starts up with the vomiting, Sicilee has a bad cough mixed with an ear infection, and Aynslee woke up crying with the nasty croupy cough. As I laid there almost in tears already awake when the alarm went off , it is then I started a new chant:

I can do this, all moms do

I can do this, all moms do

I can do this, all moms do

LOL i am just exhausted!! To the point of having some serious unwanted, way too early contractions. Although it has been almost a whole week since I have had morning sickness and aside from lack of sleep I do seem to just barely be getting the second trimester energy:)

I had my ultrasound and I really think this last one is definitely going to be the "odd" man out child. All 3 first kids were grabbing and playing with their bums and had the hiccups, this one decides to grab her toes and suck on them. All 3 kids have been born on the 11th day of the month, most likely not for this one. Although it is the same exact due date as Jaycee had. I am just hoping to be home with my family for Christmas and not spending it in the hospital :)

My sister Halley and I have been having Sunday dinners lately and cooking things we crave. We came across a recipe for churros here are some questionable pics:

So basically teeny turds, sugar-coated turds, and boiling turds. We are now not craving churros for some odd reason!

My pregnant sisters and I are sharing the same brain without even knowing it. I had rescheduled my ultrasound 3 times (due to baseball) Nickole had hers from day 1 and Halley scheduled hers 2 weeks before she went in. We all ended up on the same day within an hour of each other. WEIRD. I cheated of course and am still clearly having a girl, Nickole is having another boy, and Halley is most likely having twin girls! All happy and healthy babies.

There is the Watts update and school starts in 1 day! Jaycee in 1st grade, Sissy in preschool, and JoJo to the sitter!

State+Regionals=I have a husband again!

The smell of fresh cut grass, hot dogs on the grill, and spittin' out seeds has just come to an end for the Bees. They sure did end well though! They took state, then we headed to Bozeman, MT for regionals. Last year they were out in 2 games....this year made it to game 14. We took a young team and they held their own the whole time :) It was a good way to end the season.

First game in we played the Alaska eskimos...that's right, my ancestors. I was actually confused on who to cheer for the first game (hehehe)

Daddy and his girls

Porter's biggest fan.........she cheers him on the whole game. "Go Porter" she says and claps! She will look back one day at this picture and know that she knows someone famous cuz this kid will make millions for his talent one day very soon.

Since the team has done so well this year, Joldy is getting tired of getting cold water dumped on him at the end of the games......so he turned on them and threw it at the boys instead......

then the boys grabbed the "fire hose" they use to water down the field and hosed him down good:)

In Bozeman there was a statue of a little boy with a baseball glove, when I lost her for a split second (weird, me lose a kid) I would always find her talking, hugging, and kissing this little statue.

And last is our water babies!!!! They got to go swimming like 2x a day and were loving every second.

We were able to spend some time with Joldy's high school baseball coach and family since they live in Bozeman. After 5 days of eating out....we had dinner and smores at their house for the last night there. We haven't seen them since Aynslee was born so it was good times:) But I seem to not have taken any pics while we were there, oooops.

Aside from Joldy heading to Chicago to meet Cal Ripken, that's right you heard me right, he is coming back on sunday..WHEW! I will have a husband again! My list of "honey do's" has gotten pretty long. Life can go back to a routine with the girls starting school and most important they will get to spend time with their daddy! I guess that means I will actually have to cook dinner now that he will be attending the dinner table:)

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:)