tradition?

The boys have been taking turns fishing with Grandpa Watson and LOVING every minute of it. They usually call Grandpa up and set up a little half day adventure. From what I gather they go fish one at a time.. for far too long {at least for this lady} .. have some good times.. then pick up a yummy treat on the way back to the house. {Pretty spoiled} Who knows.. all this fishy business could turn into a tradition!?!

Girlies

Oh dear.. these girls.. oh how they warm my heart. {Not always} But when I stumble upon spontaneously adorable moments like this, I am quick to slow down.. stop the laundry.. let the dishes pile up.. and just enjoy the moment from a distance. Grateful I have them. Grateful that they have each other.

Grateful for this moment.

Max's Birthday Week

Love this kid! Max turned 9!! I can't believe I have a 9 year old. .. Right? What? Did I really just write that my babes turned 9!! I did. He is such a good boy. I heart just about everything about him. He is good natured. Little Max, Maxy Doodle, smelly cat... whatever we call him.. he is pretty amazing. Max is the one who takes care of others. He is a great example of how to love. How to live. And how to have a good time. That elephant remembers everything!! He just so happens to bring "funnies" up at the most opportune times. He is a great kid to have around! He is TO. DIE. FOR!

We started his birthday celebrations with a "Minute-to-win-it" themed birthday party the weekend before. It was wild. Crazy. And definitely an all boy celebrations. Good times for sure.

At the Watson house we start our "birthday day" out with the perfect breakfast {Max's choice}. Max's choice was our new "go to" pancakes... with Strawberries.. syrup.. whip cream and.. AND.. you can't forget the candles!! YUM!!

A birthday wouldn't be a birthday without a special trip to their classroom. Lola and I got to go to Max's 4th grade class and share ice cream. It couldn't be just any ice cream but Max requested Creamies. The boy knows what he likes!

This is me on Max's birthday.. "Max, what kind of cake would you like?" "Do you want to go to dinner?" "Do you want to go swimming?" "Trafalga?" "Anything?" Well.. this boy decided that he wanted to play night games with his best buddies and roast smores. Love it! Easiest.. most fun .. birthday day ever!!

Birthdays are a lot of work!! So worth it!! Love this kid to pieces. He's my babe!

Karate Update

Jacqualynn is really doing well in Karate. It is so fun to watch her in action. She is so determined to do well. So determined to do everything PERFECT! Jacq's perfectionist side really shines through in karate. When she is practicing her forms it looks like a combination of karate and dancing. She is determined yet graceful. These are pictures of her second belt test. She is pretty excited about that. Yeah Jacq. Keep up the good work!