Watkins Kids

Watkins Kids
the kids at Panama City Beach - Nov 2009

Mar 19, 2011

Apparently my movie was too loud...

Clara was downstairs with us while we watched a movie. She made a pallet and laid down. But apparently she was bored with our movie (The Social Network) and had to tune it out somehow. When we got up to turn off the movie, we found her asleep like this.

Mar 16, 2011

Long weekend

Clara has started using the phrase "long weekend". I think sometime around Spring Break I must have said this and she's picked it up as a time frame for anything she wants to do.

- Can I get a haircut on the long weekend?
- Can I go to nana's/mimi's/pop-pop's on the long weekend?
- Can I see Sophie on the long weekend?


Mar 8, 2011

Abraham Lincoln

The other night, Aidan was making faces in the mirror while I dried his hair. He kept making a very solemn expression and then told me that he was "Abraham Lincoln" -- because Abe never smiled in pictures. Then he told me that people didn't smile back then because they had a hard life.

Feb 22, 2011

Aidan MotoX

Imagine that -- it's another Watkins' boy on a motorcycle!



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Goofy G'Parents

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Basketball

Brandon & Nachite at basketball.

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Brandon at Three Palms

Brandon @ Three Palms!



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Devlin @ Three Palms

Devlin kicking dust up at Three Palms in Houston!







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I just can't!

Tonight, Clara and I had a disagreement over bedtime. When Clara stormed out of my room, she said to me, "I can't love you anymore!" It's hard to be mad at 3 feet of attitude in pigtails and dinosaur PJ's

We worked it all out and by bedtime she loved me again :)


Feb 20, 2011

It's your baby!

This past weekend, Clara and I had a lot of mommy-daughter time. One morning, she woke up before me and crawled up in bed with me. She laid next to me and wedged herself into my arms in as if I were cradling her. She then woke me up by tapping me on the shoulder. She told me "mommy, it's your baby!"


Feb 17, 2011

Feb 14, 2011

Super-Clara

Clara re-discovered her Wonder Woman onesie and has been wearing it around the house. She puts it on, puts her hands up (Superman style - one arm in front, one arm by the armpit) and runs around yelling "I, Super-Clara!".

V/day!

Aidan's final product - the V-Day Mailbox :)

Feb 8, 2011

So big!

Is it just me, or does Clara look like a kindergartener in this picture? She looks so big!

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Feb 6, 2011

happy faces

Clara is playing portrait photographer again. She told me to say cheese and I made a big face that was a tad goofy. Clara told me, "Not a silly face. Make a happy face!"

Night out with the g'parents

Clara took her suitcase everywhere with her..

And Aidan wanted to read his book everywhere he went...

Feb 2, 2011

Perfection

Last night, after Clara’s bath, she was jumping on the bed as we put PJ’s on. After she was dressed she put her arms out wide and said “Now I’m perfect!”

Jan 30, 2011

I welcome.

Clara's developing very good manners and always says please and thank you. However, when she says "You're welcome" she says "I Welcome!"

Ready to Skate

Clara was trying out her skates and padding! She especially protected those legs!

Jan 27, 2011

Jan 12, 2011

Say cheese dada!

The other night Clara found the tri-pod and used it to set up her own little portrait studio.

She sat each of us down separately, posed us, and then took our picture. She even made me and James do a couples portrait. It was adorable. She sat us down together and then told us "now hug". :)


Jan 5, 2011

Christmas breakfast

Pop pop gets lots of help from the grandkids while making Christmas breakfast.



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Christmas Hats!

Another favorite tradition... funny hats!









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Girls!

This was Moyra's first Christmas. Clara adores "her baby". The rest of us are pretty fond of her too :)


Clara likes to twirl in her Christmas dress.

Moyra and Aunt Tina

Moyra and her daddy
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stocking hunt

The (mostly) annual stocking hunt! This is always one of our favorite traditions at dad & jenny's.

Each kid/parent team has to find their stockings by following clues left by a clever elf :)







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