This is Clara's pose for a picture... such a goober.
Watkins Kids
the kids at Panama City Beach - Nov 2009
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.
Self-portrait
About a month ago, Clara spotted an easel at a store. She began telling me that she wanted an “artist” for her birthday. Unlike most of the toys she sees and wants at that moment, she held on to this idea. She even tried talking the grandparents to a trip to the store so she could show them what she wanted for her birthday.
Her Mimi and Pop Pop bought her this easel (the other side is a dry erase board) for her birthday. She loves it and has drawn on it almost every day.
This picture is a drawing Clara made of herself. She has just recently begun drawing pictures of herself. I didn’t realize this was a developmental milestone until the doctor asked at her well check a few days later if she draws pictures of herself with at least three body parts. Hmm.. head, arms, legs… check!
Candy Overload
Clara helped us stock up on candy for halloween. No, we did not throw in extra candy for the picture. We really did buy this much candy for Halloween. And we still ran out before the night was over.
Birthday/Spa day!
I took Clara to “take a haircut” on her birthday.
She LOVES getting her hair washed.
When the haircut is over, she gets her nails painted. She has become an expert on this step and if the lady doing her nails deviates from a step, Clara is quick to let her know! The ladies at Sharkey’s Cuts for Kids love her and get such a kick out of how much she enjoys her haircut days.
Nov 8, 2011
Nov 7, 2011
Clara's new PJ's
Clara is getting to be such a big girl. She is modeling her new PJ's for me here and she looks like she's five or six!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)