Clara Sayings
Erupting me = Interrupting me
Watkins Kids
the kids at Panama City Beach - Nov 2009
Oct 19, 2012
Tiki?
Clara: I hurt my tiki finger!
Me: Your what?
Clara: My tiki finger! That's her name! I hurt her and then I put water on her and now she's dead!
April 2012
Me: Your what?
Clara: My tiki finger! That's her name! I hurt her and then I put water on her and now she's dead!
April 2012
Space!
Clara has been studying space at school this month. She told me today that she wishes she could make a “cont-sta-la-tion” in the sky (she says very slowly so she can get it right). She wants to make a real one, not just on paper. Then she showed us her drawing of the “Monkey Way”. She cracked herself up because she couldn’t say Milky Way. She says that she likes saying “monkey”.
Dirt
ME: Who's taking a shower?
Clara: Why?
ME: Because you're dirty
Clara: But, dirty is awesome.
April 2012
Nexterday
Clara sayings:
Nexterday - Tomorrow or yesterday.... could be either, or both
Last year - Anything from yesterday to anytime in Clara's memory
"the next day" - tomorrow
Summer 2012
Sticky lips
From September 2012
Clara had waffles this morning. Afterwards I started to give her a kiss and she stopped me. She said I couldn't kiss her because her lips were sticky and then we'd be stuck together forever!!
Clara had waffles this morning. Afterwards I started to give her a kiss and she stopped me. She said I couldn't kiss her because her lips were sticky and then we'd be stuck together forever!!
You can never be too careful at the Watkins house.
From May 2012
This is how she fell asleep... helmet and all.
I need it for a dirtbike.... Or a phone
From March 2012
Clara informed me today that she needed money.... for a dirtbike.. or a phone. Apparently she's planning WAY in advance for either option.
catching up from a year's worth of blog posts....
Clara informed me today that she needed money.... for a dirtbike.. or a phone. Apparently she's planning WAY in advance for either option.
catching up from a year's worth of blog posts....
Jan 4, 2012
Spider Bugs
2012 started off for us with a really nasty stomach bug. It started with Aidan, 36 hours later hit Clara, 48 hours later hit me, 36 hours later hit James. D and B managed to miss it, thankfully.
Clara overheard me describe Aidan's virus as a stomach "bug". When she got sick, she told me that she had the spider now. As she explained to me, "because a spider is a kind of bug."
She told me that she must've eaten the spider too and that's why she got sick.
Dec 31, 2011
What's behind your back?
Clara is probably the sneakiest of all of our kids. When told that she can't do something, she usually takes that to mean that she can't do it in front of you. Her face almost always gives her away especially when she's trying to hide something behind her back.
Its hard not to laugh though because she mixes up the words "nothing" and "anything"
Me: What's behind your back?
Clara: Anything....
Dec 19, 2011
Dec 18, 2011
What did you say???
Clara really had to examine this little guy before she would stand next to him for a picture.
Dec 11, 2011
Dec 5, 2011
A new haircut
Clara has been asking for several weeks now for a new, short haircut. Her hair is prone to tangles and constantly is in her face and in her food. I think she finally tired of the morning battle of combing out the tangles and of me constantly trying to put it in a pony tail to keep it free of debris.
Here it is! She’s super cute with this short sassy bob.
Before – I’m ready!!!
And After!
Dec 2, 2011
Santa Tree Decorating 2011
We tackled the Santa Tree @ mom’s house last night… as always, these kiddos do things their own special way.
Ladders? We don’t need ladders!
Yay! One picture of Clara smiling at the camera without something in front of her face!
And I have no idea why I took this picture sideways…. oops!
Nov 30, 2011
Dancing Queen
Clara doing a little dance at our hotel over the past weekend.
This went on for a while, it was adorable ... enjoy.
Nov 24, 2011
Rockin' Thanksgiving
Passing a band at the Turkey Trot, Clara says, "I've never seen rock & roll before!"
Turkey girl!
Clara at the Turkey Trot. She and Aidan "ran" a mile with me and Mom while the big boys ran the 5 miles. Clara calls this her "chicken shirt" and was very proud to be wearing her very own number this year.
Nov 23, 2011
Santa, Chocolate Milk & Frosty Hats
Nana & I took Clara to have breakfast with Santa and Frosty. At the event, Clara got to visit with Santa – no tears, but no smiles either – and decorate a Frosty hat. Frosty was also wandering around but Clara wanted nothing to do with him either.
She enjoyed the glitter glue and decorations best.
Riding the Metro!
Clara and I took a ride on the Capital Metro commuter train! I think Clara’s favorite part was running to catch the train. She kept re-telling me the story of how I yelled, “Hold the door!” and then put my arm through the door.
It was a fun little trip and much better than driving downtown.
Nov 16, 2011
Aidan at Savvy Kids Conference
Aidan and I went to a kids conference where we practiced our Destination Imagination structure building skills. Our challenge was to build a structure using any or all of the materials available: masking tape, note cards (4), paper (6 ), straws (4) and stir sticks (4). We then measured our structure against how much weight it could hold.
Aidan came up with this design of a triangular shape braced by stir sticks and straws. It held a whopping 45 pounds!!!
Nov 14, 2011
No footers
This is Brandon’s trademark move… at the finish line jump he always does a no-footer. This kid’s got style.
Race day
Yesterday was race day at Del Valle MX. Aidan raced for the first time. He raced in the 51cc Sr Class. He did great and had a wonderful time. James only signed him up in one class but Aidan let him know several times that he would’ve been ok with more racing!
In between races, which for Aidan was hours, he only took off his helmet. He kept on all other gear so that he was always ready to go.
Despite getting to be so big, I love that he still holds my hand and wants to sit in my lap… I dread the day he grows out of that phase. When it does though, I’ll at least have pictures for proof.
Nov 10, 2011
Loving her new shirt!
Clara got a bunch of new clothes for her birthday. I snapped this pic of her modeling one of those shirts (the pants were not part of the outfit – those were PJ’s). What you can’t see is that she’s also wearing big black boots with this outfit.
When she got this shirt, I thought that it would be too big. I was wrong. It fit her perfectly – I guess she’s bigger than I want to believe!
I just love her expressions in these pictures.
Four Year Well Check
Clara went to her four year well check wearing Aidan’s old Elmo costume. It was on Halloween, but I think she would’ve worn it regardless. At this well check she weighed in at 33 lbs (33rd percentile) and was 39.5” tall (46th percentile).
Queen of the Track
After Clara’s birthday party, we drove to the Motox track to let the boys ride. Clara took along her blow-up crown and scepter. When she wasn’t bonking the boys with the scepter, she used it to direct traffic most regally! All that’s missing is a red carpet.
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