crafting

Ma Deb is the best. She takes our sewing crafts and makes them real. She made the Utah Grand-girls fun bags/purses. My girls love love their little purses. Thanks Ma Deb.

In the process. Cute.

 This girl loves her purse.. almost as much as she loves her Deb! 

She calls Ma Deb.. "My Deb." We haven't quite got that figured out yet. :)

Thanksgiving point.

 Thank you Alyssa! When Alyssa is around we know we will have pictures. I have been such a lazy record keeper this year. No pictures. No blogging. No nothing. I have lots of excuses, but really none of them are good enough. I am going to try to be better in 2013.

These cute girls at Thankgiving point.

 Lola and Best friend, Mom. (I love that we are best friends right now.)

 Brooke and Hailey.

 I want to believe that Lola is playing with Jax.. but I kinda thinka NOT.. 

I think she is playing with his toy. What a good cousin. :)

 Jaxon.

 Aunt Lyss and Jax.

 All of us together on the wagon ride.

We should play more. Let's do it!

Spring Soccer

 I don't know when soccer started to click for these boys. .but they had a really great spring season. They hustled more. They passed.. they had a great spring season.

Barrett.

 Alexander.

 Hustling.

 Barrett getting after it.

Alexander's turn. I love their faces. They are so animated.

Medals! 

 This is a Max signature. "Look at me.. I'm open."

 He can move it when he wants to.

 Go Max!

First Pinewood Derby

Pinewood Derby is not my favorite scouting event, but boy oh boy were these boys super excited about racing their cars. They worked hard to design and decorate their masterpieces. They were AWESOME!

Alexander.

 Barrett.

 Go Watsons!

Easter 2012

Starting the festivities..

Easter is just around the corner. We are trying to spread out the fun times over the next few days. We started with a little egg dying. This year we went for oven baked eggs and kool-eggs. "Oh Yeah!!" My babes are getting to such a fun age. Every single day i feel fortunate to be their mother. So blessed to try my best at mothering them and then to try again the next day. I have heard this stage referred to as the "honeymoon" stage. I am going to soak up every second of this "honeymoon" stage. More fun times tomorrow.. and the next day.. and the next..

My little Stud Muffin

Conference 2012

This conference was amazing! It 100% spoke right to me. Right to my heart. Right to my needs. Even when i wasn't all the way engaged... words.. stories.. and thoughts would jump through the television and pulled me in.
Some highlights right from our living room..
Max. He is a funny guy! Bless his heart! Please bless him! Maybe bless hims heart twice! Don't worry he didn't pick favorites. Everyone got a fun face of their very own.

Alexander. Love my bundle full of energy. Taking notes was not his strength. I asked him his favorite part of conference. He said, "Mom I know Heavenly Father answers our prayers." Bless his heart. Oh my. Or bless mine. He went on to retell the story of the Father that prayed and prayed for his children when he thought they had died because they were stuck under their house. He prayed that if anyone of them were alive that he would know what to do to help them. Alexander said.. "Mom.. he heard his kids. (yes I wrote "kids" Tim. ha! ha!) He heard them crying and then singing. Heavenly Father heard the dad's prayer and helped him save his family." I'm not going to lie. I loved that moment. Love that he KNOWS Heavenly Father answers our prayers, because I KNOW he does too!!

Barrett. He got it. He totally got President Uchtdorf's message. "STOP IT!" He said, "Mom when I want to fight with my brother.. just STOP IT!!! Just STOP IT. I totally got that talk." YES! When it hit home for him he totally lite up. I maybe did an inside happy dance. I resisted the urge to act too excited or it would have totally ruined the moment and the message. Hardest thing to do ever!

Jacq. I am going to tell you a secret. This is the first time I have ever printed these fun conference packets. Best. Idea. Ever. The kids didn't color and do every one of the speakers, but the ones they did made it all worth it.. made me smile over an over again. They tried so hard to listen to every talk and take notes on the speakers they had space for. It was awesome! For instance look at Jacq's little message. "We forgive for others. Forgive. Do not hate. Be kind." There is a little space for them to "be better." love this. She wrote, "Play with Lola. Show love!" Awesome! And she did. Today for instance she played babies forever with her Sissy. That's love!

Since I pretty much talked about everyone I have to say a little something about our Lo*Bugga. She did great. She was quiet and listened. Maybe didn't listen, but for the most part did her thing. She played kitty.. and snuggled.. colored with the kids.. Great conference weekend for the Watsons!