OH BROTHER!

The Watson home would like to start up a three on three basketball league. Abby will be the cheerleader, dad will be the coach and the THREE little boys will take anyone on. Granted we need to teach Walker what a ball is, Talmage how to share a ball and the new little guy to get here in April.

We took all the kids to the ultrasound today to see the new baby. Abby was intrigued, Walker was scared of what it looked like and Talmage was nervouse that mom was laying on a bed in the dark. We got in the car and showed the kids the pictures to see if they could figure it out on their own. I showed them the two leggs, the bum and then asked if they knew what babies have in between their legs. Abby didn't know but Walker blurted out "a peanut". So he got it that it was a boy. We told Abby and she just slowly moved to the back of the car in tears. She is not happy at all. So now I'm a mother of three boys! Who would have ever thought. Growing up one of four girls and only one boy in the family I thought I could handle a house full of girls. Boys, I have no clue what to do with them. Other than trying my best to teach them to aim correctly into the toilet bowl I can only imagine the challenges or joys that boys will bring. My two boys are pretty entertaining as it is so we'll see what a third does to us.

Now what to name this one? We have no clue. Any suggestions?

Shave and a Hair Cut.....

We finally got Talmage's first hair cut. Mind you he's now 18 months old but that just shows how little hair he had. I will give it to him that he had quite the rat tale going and some crazy patch of comb over just on the top of his head. He did look quite homely so a haircut was in order. I'm not sure who reacted more over the hair cut, Talmage or his two siblings looking on and taking pictures with the cel phone thinking this was the best day ever for their little brother. When Talmage got done he smiled and with that baby talk of his said "Ahh good boy".

Oh what a night....

This week we had a Relief Society Enrichment night to help us prepare for those holiday dinner parties that we all wish we had time to put on. I was asked to put together some ideas how to decorate a dinner table for the Fall and for Christmas. My friend Patti was in charge of the menu which included a fruit appetizer, two different side salads, delicious sweet potato bisque, and two desserts. I split the table in half to do one side in a Fall theme and the other side in a Christmas theme. It turned out really pretty and I think everyone had a good time. Some were taking pictures with their cel phones and even commented that I open a store doing decorating and other services like this. This may just be another side job for Patti and I. I'll decorate and she'll prepare a menu. For those of you that were there, I hope we were able to inspire you in some way and give you simple ideas of what you could do for your home. For those that weren't able to attend we missed you greatly!

Trick or Treat

So we made a trip out to Utah the weekend of Halloween and it was so much fun. We had a party at my sister Caralee's house in Saratoga Springs. They had it all decorated to the hilt and it was awesome. Had the traditional sloppy joe's, chips, vegi's and soda. Couldn't have been better except for when her husband came out and freaked the kids out with his costume. Oh, and it freaked me out too!!

The kids had a lot of fun being with their cousins. It's the first time in 6 years that they were able to be together and as Abby said "this is the best Halloween I've ever had in my whole life".

Thanks family for making this happen! Miss you all!

Mouth of Babes

So it was my turn to carpool to Preschool today. I take Walker and two other little girls in the morning. They all get a long pretty well and enjoy the ride together to school. I on the other hand enjoy the conversations that take place in the back seat. Here's todays script:

Walker: Don't say mean things. I'm the boss now!
Jacey: You're not the boss!
Walker: Ya' my mom's the boss!
Jacey: She's not the boss! My mom is the boss of me!
Alyssa: Guys, Jesus is the boss!
Walker: No he's not, he just makes babies and puts them in your tummy.
Jacey and Alyssa: Ohhhh.

Ouch!

So while we were at the park the other day Talmage managed to fall down (that's not the unusual part) hitting his head. Although this time his head landed square on the water cover in the grass. Once I picked him up and wiped off the grass I saw the craziest marking ever. What is even more crazy is that is has stayed like this for three days now. I thought it would blend into his skin and just leave a big red mark or even a bruise. Nope, the grid mark stayed! So if you have seen him lately just know that it was an accident and I nor Walker branded him in any way.

Calgon...take me away!

So when I said I’d post soon I really meant it. Who know life would throw me so many curve balls all at once. I’ve been preoccupied with two recent deaths of friends I hold very dear in my heart. A family chaos resulting in a lot of sad outcomes. Keeping busy with business ventures and being pregnant with a lot of emotions and my head in the clouds the past two weeks. My ears are numb from spending so much time on the phone only trying to help people, my fingers are bleeding from typing so many emails and chats and my nerves are shot resulting in a two week major headache.

So among all that I happened to embarrasses my 6 yr old daughter the past two days at school. We had been looking forward to red ribbon week ever since she brought home the schedule of what they get to dress up in all week. This week has been Parent Teacher Conference with early dismissal dates. My friends have kids in other schools and are participating in the same thing. So naturally I thought it was taking place this week until a cute boy that I carpool with told me it was next week. I thought for sure he was wrong and how sad it is that he isn’t participating. Then I get home and check the schedule again….IT’S NEXT WEEK!

I’ve had my daughter dress all in red from head to toe on Monday for Red Spirit day. Can you guess what today was? Crazy shoes and socks day! I let my child out of the house like this only because we thought it was a dress up day at school. I had to break it to her that mom made a HUGE mistake and it’s really next week. Does she look impressed with me? When will it get back to normal? Does anyone have an extra hole I can crawl in for a while?