Watson APRIL Update

Wow! I am not good at keeping up posting on this thing - sorry you are going to have to put up with not a lot of updates until I graduate this June! Having 3 and sometimes 4 jobs makes for a pretty busy life add on the kids and house, husband, yardwork, housework and it gets a little crazy or whatever is past crazy! Usually I can handle all kinds of crazy, I've been used to it all my life but I can honestly say this is the first time in my life I have truly been pushed to my limits! There is just way to much going on and I cant wait to only have 1 job (or maybe 2 at the most).  So here is a quick lil update of this year!
The kids are doing awesome! Lauren just turned 6 and can now read anything, which is amazing since she didnt want anything to do with it at the beginning of the school year (kindergarten).  I catch her doing homework in her room and reading when she is supposed to be sleeping - her teacher and school are all kinds of amazing and I could go on and on forever about how great it has been for her.

Lauren with Her Snowman - she did 90% of it herself        A typical Lauren pose (I hove LOTS of these)

       Her favorite book - Green Eggs and Ham                        All dressed up for the Father Daughter Dance

Connor is now 4! And is still our little Bubba, testing every limit possible.  He is a sweatheart and loves his sister but loves to test us all! He is doing amazing at school too! Hes made LOTS of friends and gets to go in the "Big Kids" class next year - YAY!

Connor with his snowman that he only built so he could knock over         &         on his birthday

Whats great is that they LOVE each other (for the most part)!

 

And the last one is of a card Lauren made for Connors Birthday - It says " I Love my Bruthr (Brother)"

2013 Catchup!

WHOA - SO I am WAY behind with posting on here. I guess working full time, 2 kids, grad school and an internship will do that to ya -  Here is a quick catchup of 2013.  

The kids both started school full time! Lauren is in Kindergarten and Connor is in Preschool (Montessori)

Lauren caught a few BIG fish on the Puyallup River and we went out in the boat a lot! 

The Kids LOVED Christmas and were great for Santa and Connor is ok with being on the naughty list. 

Connor did "help" cut down the Christmas tree.  

 Our attempt at a family picture 

 Lauren with her gingerbread man and getting treats for Santa!!!

It was a great year but we are ready for 2014!!!

July 9th!

Yesterday (July 9th) was a big day for us! The kids had their first full Montessori school day (Lauren in Kindergarten / Connor in preschool) and they both loved it! We were on their waiting list since February and we are so glad they finally got in - I've already seen a lot of great progress with both of them!  Connor is the staff's favorite - they say he is the sweetest most polite kid they have ever had and Lauren has already made about 5 new friends (this is a big deal for her, not everyone makes the cut) and watches over her brother like the best big sister ever, so proud of them both!

THEN AFTER SCHOOL/WORK

We went to the Watson's for dinner and Lauren decided to swim without her floaties! 

Thanks to her coach Uncle Michael! 

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THEN 

And if that wasn't enough we got home and Connor pooped on the potty! 

He has been #1 trained for a few months but this is the first #2 progress! What a day!!!

Connors Jazz Dance

Poor Connor, this is what happens when you have a bossy older sister. 

He is such a sweetheart for playing with her like this and 

we will be playing this video at his wedding someday!

P.S. You better hurry to the website and watch it before Joe makes me take it down. he he

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Lauren's Dance Recital

Videos of Laurens Dance Recital last night - Enjoy!

 

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Laurens Preschool Graduation

 Lauren is now in KINDERGARTEN! She is in a summer school program now and will start "real" school in the fall. She graduated last friday from preschool and here are some pictures from that day.

 

She still loves to play dressup and sometimes insists on wearing her princess crown no matter what!

 

First day of Preschool Fall 2012    -      Last Day of Preschool June 2013 

 Singing songs at graduation

 Her last Pledge of Allegiance as a preschooler

 Lauren after the ceremony     -       with her BFF Sydney

 All of us at family fun night the night before graduation

Happy May!!!

Here are some fun things we did last month

PUYALLUP SPRING FAIR!

This was the first ride they went on all by themselves together!

Connor was so excited he was about an inch taller than the line to ride the kids rids - I told him to stand behind his sister in line, which he did very well by holding on to her tight the whole time.  

 This was Connors favorite ride - the motorcycles!

 Back at home....... 

Having a sister is rough, especially when she likes to put you in Cinderella dresses 

and dance with her - this is a weekly occurrence in our house.  

Connor takes it pretty well - as you can see

 Last weekend Lauren got to take the train with Daddy down to Portland for 

Audrey's b-day party, since mommy was stuck at school - 

we thought she would love it. She did not agree 

and said it was to long and to boring, oh-well.