What's in a name?

So I was just thinking today (thanks to a recent conversation with my sister) of all the changes we go through as we grow up. From different hair styles, different taste in music, wardrobe changes, etc. But how many of us have changed names. Or at least varied a little from our original name. There are names people use that I haven't heard in years. Names that only my family (or just my mom) still uses. Names relatives still use. Names old close friends have come up with. Lastly names I have decided to go with just to be a little different. Here is a list of what I've had through my life and the evolution of it:

Rebecca (born given name)
Beck
Becky
Beck-a-boo
B
Becie (thought I'd change the spelling in HS. Can you tell English wasn't my best supject)
Bec7ie (the 7 is silent)
Becca
Reba
and back to good old Rebecca

So if someone calls, a letter is addressed to me, leaves a comment on the world wide web about me I will know exactly what era this person is from.

Now it's your turn to share. If not, I'll have to be forced to make up some on my own for you. My family has a real talent for coming up with names for people. Having said that, here's a shout out to Kevin the 7-11 slurpee lip Baulm and Shane the shoe shining Sherman.

I didn't know it was this bad

I haven't given up completely!

So I'm sitting here at home spending the last hour checking out all my friends blogs and realize that I need to stop with the excuses and get on here to blog once and for all. I am going to dedicate myself to blogging more, at least once a week to keep up on our lives. Life moves so fast that if I don't take a moment to capture what has happened, it will all pass and we'll wonder where time has gone.

Another reason why I need to post is that I just downloaded all my pictures that have been on our camera only to see pictures on there from before Halloween. It's been that long? I know I took some of those pictures for a reason and am trying to remember why and what the story is behind it. Hence, the need to post more. Mostly just for our family to have record of the craziness that occurs around here. Otherwise nobody will believe the stories I tell and I won't have evidence to hang over the kids heads when they get older and are more embarrassed with me as their mom.

Having said that, here are just a few pictures of what we've been up to lately. I'll also post fun things I find along the way like the recent blog my sister did. I can't do it justice by trying to repeat it so you'll just have to check it out. It's a family classic and by viewing it yourself you are now sucked into the world I grew up in. It all makes sense now!

Day at Disneyland to see the Christmas Decorations

Checking out the Reindeer at Santa's Reindeer Roundup at Disneyland. Pretty cool!

Christmas Eve with their new pj's.

The only thing Walker asked Santa for this year....an eye patch!

Talmage enjoying his orange out of his stocking.

Neil Diamond concert Cordell and I went to! Happy day!

Talk to you all again soon!

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!