Connor - The HULK

So not many people believe that Connor has been pulling himself up and trying to walk and he is only five months old. Well here is proof! Not the best video since he was like a foot away from the camera but he pulls himself up on everything and now tries to turn and walk, only catch is he can't walk yet. Pretty sure thats coming next and he may be walking before he is 6 months old, rediculous! Guess he wants to start training for Team USA earlier than we had planned.

TO SEE THE VIDEO GO TO:

www.WestANDWatson.blogspot.com

Ronald & Sounders

This past weekend we went with the Watsons to a cabin in Ronald, WA, where is ronald you ask?... Its right next to Roslyn. Here are some good pics we got on the trip.

Hiking by Salmon la Sac - Family pic by the river

amazed that everyone is almost looking at the camera,

best family picture yet (sad)

Grandma Patti w/ Connor - Who absolutely LOVED the hike!

Lauren & Joe with the hiking backpack - a lifesaver for us all!

Connor playing at the cabin - yes he is only 5 months old and he is pulling himself up and trying to walk behind a walker. Lots of head bonks in our immediate future.

You can kind of see him standing up on me in this pic

They had a lot of kids toys at the cabin and lauren found her calling - a makeup table, she did everyones makeup at least twice, oh what joy. Here she is using mommys eyelash curler.

Sounders GAME - Joe got some suite tickets through work

We had a great time but I think Lauren liked the free popcorn the best!

She also loved her scarf as you can see.

Wedding in July

And I almost forgot to post pictures from Leslie (Joes sister) & Michaels wedding.

Here is connor in his pre-wedding outfit

Lauren didnt make it down the aisle by herself, she had a rough morning.

& Joe had to hold her through the ceremony to.

But Connor was good the whole day! or as good as he can be.

He had on a whole suit with a vest & tie, but they

kind of turned into chew toys instead of part of his outfit.

Then Lauren finally came out of her shell at the reception and loved playin gon the rocks outside.

Final wedding of the summer (The Hedricks)

So we had another wedding this past weekend that all of us were in, including Connor but he didn’t walk down the aisle with us (thank you grandma Patti for watching him). Lauren was the highlight of the day! We learned our lesson at Aunt Leslies wedding oh how to get her to walk down the aisle, at Leslies everyone was talking to her and she froze up and we (Joe) had to carry her down the aisle and through the ceremony. So for Jeremy & Tiffany’s wedding we practiced throwing flowers non-stop before the ceremony and kept her going all the way until we actually went down the aisle. She made it to the chairs and threw the first petals behind the chairs (we had been "practicing" there so I think she thought that was what we were doing) once we re-directed her to the aisle she threw them down and the proceeded to stand next to me for the ceremony. For about 5 minutes when she started to KICK her flower bucket, so I picked her up for a bit until I thought she was calmer. Then she stood there for a minute and then proceeded to throw and kick her flower bucket into the bushes about 15 feet off to the side of the ceremony, she then came back and stood next to me. I guess she was done with the flowers and didn’t want the bucket anymore?... Who knows what goes through her head sometimes.

More wedding pictures to come soon.....

What a weekend

Well we had quite a busy weekend with lots of family & friends.

All the West family was in town for Uncle Pats celebration on saturday

and then after that we had Connors baptism all of this in 95 degree weather!

It went by way to quick I wish we could have hung out more, but life is just flying by lately.

Connor getting Baptised, he absolutely loved it!

With Grandpa Bob after the baptism

With some of his godparents - Jeremy & Tiffany

& his other godparents Jamie (aunt mimi) & Matt

with Uncle Joey & Aunt Susie

Uncle Pats Celebration - We had great weather and a great party, lots of stories, beer, volleyball, jello shots, sushi & beer, I think there would have been more beer if everyone didnt have to keep drinking water because of the sun! I wish we could have stayed longer but it was so hot I dont think may of us would have lasted but Pat would have loved it.

(More pictures coming soon)

Great Grandma & Grandpa West with Lauren & Connor

Lauren swinging @ Joey & Susies

Connors Crawling!

Connor is 4.5 months and he has mastered crawling! This video was taken about a week ago and he started just going backwards and in circles and within 2 days he was doing a one armed army crawl and then the next day he is going everywhere.

TO see this video go to: www.WESTandWATSON.blogspot.com

July Updates

So we have been a little busy this week with Joes sister (Leslie's) wedding and I am a horrible mother and because I was so busy there I didnt take one picture. I am hoping the photographer got a few of the kids because they looked so cute and had so much fun. Lauren was not so cooperative during pictures (weird) and Joe held her while we walked down the aisle, but she had a blast at the reception dancing and running around. And Connor got held by many different friends and family and became best buds with Uncle Joey. I'll get some pictures up from the wedding once I get some but here are some others from the past week or two. And we are all in another wedding in 2 weeks and I will definetly get some pictures of us then.

Connor @ work with Mommy

Lauren LOVES going on the boat,

this whole time she kept saying I like my boat,

I like my boat over and over again.

Not sure where Lauren gets it but she loves to get her nails painted.

SO when the girls all went to get them done for the wedding we brought her along and she absolutely LOVED IT!!! They had a little kids chair with a DVD player and everything. She picked out light pink polish with sparkles and they even put flowers on her thumbs and big toes, it was seriously way to cute!
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