The Watt Family: Carlton, Amy & John Turner

Happy Birthday, Gran!

2012-01-25T20:21:00.003-06:00

We celebrated my mom's birthday last week at our house. John Turner insisted that we throw her a big party. He planned every detail of this party. He wanted it to be just perfect for her!

My sister and her family also came over for the big celebration! We got a very rare picture of Gran with ALL FOUR grandkids! NEVER happens!

He insisted that we have cupcakes because Gran would like that better than a cake (John Turner LOVES cupcakes!!) He also said she must have a "G" candle on her cupcake. Luckily, I was able to find one at the party store. He picked out some beautiful pink plates, napkins and matching table cloth that had cupcakes on them. He also picked out a beautiful crown for the birthday girl!

The kids got her this cute little apron with Gran monogrammed on it! It was a perfect party for a perfect Gran!

Warm Winter Days

2012-01-19T20:31:00.005-06:00

We have been fortunate enough to have had some beautiful weather days this winter in Mississippi. December and January have both given us several days to play outside! This kind of weather makes this Momma and her two boys very happy!

When the weather is nice, we spend pretty much the entire day outside! John Turner got this big boy bike from his GiGi for Christmas. He LIVES on this thing! He wants to ride it in the mornings before school! He is a pro at riding it too! He can make several laps around our neighborhood and that is a rather long ride for a three year old! He loves to ride around and toot his new horn from Santa! He also sets up cones and make obstacle courses for himself. It is too cute!

After he spends some time on the bike, he usually switches to his Gator. We have now switched it up to full speed and this thing will fly! It is great exercise for Momma to have to follow this thing around the neighborhood all while pushing a stroller or carrying a baby in the Bjorn carrier!

He often gets it stuck on things or in the grass!

Another fun outdoor activity he enjoys these days is playing with his remote control car. He has so much fun watching it go over stuff and flip.

Baby brother also enjoys our days outdoors. He usually spends his time in the Bjorn or either in the BOB stroller. He LOVES to watch his big brother play. He just squeals and kicks those little legs like he is dying to get out there and chase his brother and play with him. I know that time will be here before we know it!

I love days outside with these two sweet angels of mine!

Looking forward to spring and summer outside fun with them!

Shooter

2012-01-16T11:22:00.003-06:00

Well, we had a first last week that Momma wasn't ready for! John Turner learned how to shoot the pellet gun. He was so proud of himself! He did very well with it! He loaded it all by himself and even hit the target with a little help from Daddy. I know it is only the beginning of this big boy stuff!

2012

2012-01-15T17:38:00.005-06:00

Happy New Year to all! I can't believe that 2011 is over with already! This had to be the fastest a year has ever passed for me! Maybe it had something to do with being so busy with a 3 year old and an infant! 2011 was an incredible year for our family! Welcoming Judson was for sure the highlight of 2011!

We spent New Year's Eve out at our friends, the Hatcher's, house. We had a great big bunch of wild kids running around out there! It was a blast! We ate dinner, shot fireworks and were home and snuggled into bed by 9:00! I can't remember the last time we have actually made it up to midnight! My little "night owls' had a great time!

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I have a feeling that 2012 is going to be another fantastic year for our family! Some things we have on our calendar for 2012 and are looking forward to are:

--Carlton and I are going to see Jimmy Buffet with our best friends in February! This is a concert we have always said we would attend one day! We are super excited!

--July we will celebrate sweet Judson's 1st birthday

--September we will celebrate our big boy's 4th birthday!! I honestly can't believe I am writing that!

--In November we are taking John Turner to Disney World for the first time! It will also be Carlton's first trip to Disney! I have not been since I was very young. We have already booked it and are counting down the days!

I can't wait to see what surprises 2012 has in store for us! We look forward to a year of making memories and having fun with our two sweet babies! I sure hope time slows down a little this year though! My babies just need to grow a little bit slower for me!

Judson is 5 Months!

2011-12-30T21:52:00.007-06:00

Our sweet baby turned 5 months old the day after Christmas. It is so hard to believe that he will be half a year old already next month. I absolutely love this age! I think 5 and 6 months are my favorite age! The smiles, the laughs, the coos, and the new-found skills just make this age so enjoyable! John Turner has spent the night with Grandparents several times this month so I have gotten one on one time with this baby! I just can't get enough of him!

He is just full of love and laughter these days!

He loves to play on his belly. If you lie him down on his back, chances are he will be on his belly a minute later. He still gets stuck on his belly sometimes and it just makes him so mad!

He loves to play with his feet this month! I find him like this most days!

We have started using the exersaucer this month. He likes it for short periods of time. He is getting stronger and liking it more and more each day.

We started rice cereal and oatmeal this month. The boy LOVES some oatmeal but is not too fond of the cereal.

His favorite place to be right now is in this doorway jumper. He will bounce in this thing for hours! He just bounces and talks. I love watching him in this! His brother was also a huge fan of this.

My beautiful blond-haired blue-eyed baby boy!

Judson at 5 months:

-weighs around 16 lbs

-wears size 2 diapers

-wears 3-6 month and 6 month clothes

-eating oatmeal or cereal twice a day; takes a few ounces of milk with it

-takes a 6-7 oz bottle first thing in the morning and before bed

-goes to bed around 7:30-8:00 and sleeps until around 6:00---this past week we have had some bad nights!! Due to some major teething, we have been waking up several times during the night!

-drooling and chewing everything in sight! Also irritable the past few days--waiting on a tooth any day now!

-takes 3 naps a day that are usually around 1 1/2 to 2 hours in length

-sitting up pretty well with little support-loves the sitting support pillow we have, but doesn't really care for the Bumbo seat too much right now

-grabbing and playing with his toys a lot this month

-loves his toys that play music

-rolling all over the place and even trying to scoot around

-talks and squeals while he plays

-grabs our faces and pulls us toward him(loves this!)

-watches every single thing his brother does

-his hair is getting thicker but it is so blond you can hardly see it

-loves his bath time

-he is a snugly baby--JT was not, so we just love this about him!

-truly a happy and easy baby; we can take him anywhere and he never fusses or makes a sound

We just fall more in love with him each day!!

Man, this is just flying by way too fast for me! I am ready to hit pause now!

My Artist

2011-12-30T21:44:00.003-06:00

John Turner LOVES to draw these days. He is quite the little artist for a three year old. Here are two pictures he has drawn on his new doodle pad that Santa brought. I, of course, think they are very good! I am thinking that art lessons will be in his near future!

First, this is the kite that he drew.

Second, this is an elephant that he drew.

Christmas Day 2011

2011-12-30T20:40:00.010-06:00

And Christmas morning we woke up to find this....

"Look! Santa has been to our house!!!!"

We really had a fabulous Christmas this year. Since John Turner was really into everything this year, Christmas morning was so exciting for all of us. Judson woke up in time to see what Santa had brought as well. This post will just be a bunch of pictures that I want to have to remember this day by.

Judson was thrilled with what Santa had left under the tree for him! He is the sweetest.baby.ever. Last year at Christmas we had just found out that we were pregnant with him! I just can't imagine life without this precious angel!

Big brother enjoyed opening all of Judson's gifts and showing them to him.

Sophie Giraffe is one of our favorite gifts from Santa!

Sweet Brothers!

Now to take a look at John Turner's Christmas. First of all, he only asked for a few things from Santa: a John Deere Gator, paint, tape, and scissors. Here he is with his new Gator!

Paint and a horn for his big boy bike. (His GiGi got him a big boy bike for Christmas. I will post pics of him on it later. He looks like the biggest boy ever riding it!)

Some appliances for his kitchen. The boy loves to cook up a meal. The coffee pot even works with water like a real coffee pot!

He had outgrown his old chair so Santa brought a new big boy chair for him to read and watch movies in.

My little artist can now draw anywhere he wants!

The stockings were also full of goodies. Lots of candy, more paint, a set of paintbrushes, bandaids and a flashlight

And Scissors and tape!!!!!

It rained the entire Christmas day! Not fun when Santa brings you a ride on toy! So we just backed the cars out of the garage and John Turner rode around and around the garage for hours!

He got two buckets of pretend animals and I just love to watch him use imaginary play with them!

Mommy and Daddy also wrapped up a special gift for him under the tree. He opened it Christmas morning. He got a LeapPad. We have already downloaded two books and two movies. He LOVES it!

Me with my two boys! I love this picture!

And finally, our annual family Christmas Day picture in front of the tree. This year we have a new addition. Makes the picture even better I think!

Christmas Eve

2011-12-30T19:47:00.008-06:00

We started off Christmas Eve with a brunch at my sister's house with my family. We have started this brunch tradition since having kids and I just love it! We come in our pajamas and just have the best time! John Turner got two of his favorite gifts while we were there. He got his very own karaoke machine and a really big fire engine. These are two things he has been asking for lately.

That afternoon we headed over to Carlton's Grandmother's house to do Christmas with his Dad and that part of the family. Santa Claus even made a visit to that one. I wish I would have had my camera. I swear with two kids I barely remember to get dressed before we leave the house!

We didn't arrive back at our house until pretty Christmas Eve night. Judson was beyond exhausted so Carlton bathed him and put him to bed while John Turner and I baked cookies for Santa. This boy was filled with such excitement knowing that Santa was coming to his house that night! This is the first year that he has been this way at Christmas. He has loved everything about it this year. The carols, the stories, the movies etc...He also asked for certain things this year which he hasn't done in the past.

After baby brother was down for the night, we went outside and sprinkled reindeer food on the lawn so Rudolph would be sure to find our house!

We got our cookies and milk ready for Santa. John Turner decided that he should try one of Santa's cookies before bed!

We then gathered around our tree and read " 'Twas the Night Before Christmas" and we read the story of Jesus' birth.

Then is was time to say goodbye to our little elf, Elvin. I never knew how hard it would be on my boy! He just cried big tears and hugged him. He said, "I just love him so much, Mommy!"

After the tearful goodbye, we got him in bed and awaited the arrival of Santa!

Cinnamon Salt Dough Ornaments

2011-12-22T21:47:00.005-06:00

Another fun activity that John Turner and I did this week was to make cinnamon salt dough ornaments. It was such a simple project! And John Turner truly had a fun time doing it! It is probably going to be a yearly tradition from now on.

We first got all of our ingredients and supplies ready. It is such a simple project that it didn't take very much prepartion on my part. That is my kind of project!

John Turner enjoyed measuring out all of the ingredients.

His favorite part was mixing up the ingredients with his hands to make the dough. He had the best time! Seeing his face doing this made the project totally worth it!

We then stuck the dough in the fridge to chill for a bit.

After chilling the dough, it was time to roll it out and decide which ornament shapes he wanted to make.

He did a great job rolling the dough and cutting out the shapes all by himself. He is mister independent these days!

After baking them and then cooling them, John Turner decided that the perfect thing to do was to use them to decorate our chandelier in our kitchen area. I tied some ribbon on them and hung them for all to see! He also chose some special ones to wrap and put under the tree for two very important people!

Christmas Cookies

2011-12-22T21:32:00.003-06:00

My mom, my sister and her kids, and me and my kids got together this week for our annual Christmas cookie baking and decorating. The older the kids get the more exciting this even becomes. Here are the three big ones getting ready to use the cookie cutters.

John Turner loves to roll out his play dough and use cookie cutters to cut out shapes. So this activity was right up his alley!

Once they were cut out, baked, and cooled, it was time to decorate!

Carly and John Turner were a little obsessed with the sugar sprinkles. I think almost every cookie was completely covered in sugar sprinkles!!

They were very proud of their hard work!

And here is was sweet thing did all morning! He is the happiest and sweetest thing in the whole wide world! Next year he will be in on the fun!

I love this tradition that my mom, sister, and I started many years ago. It doesn't seem like Christmas season until this event takes place!

Christmas Art Project

2011-12-22T21:25:00.002-06:00

Since John Turner has been out of school all week for Christmas holidays, I have been looking for fun ways to spend all of our time together. This boy LOVES to paint! He is quite messy with it thoug; so Momma rarely lets him do it! Well, I decided we would do a little Christmas art project. John Turner made a beautiful Christmas tree using his hand prints. Then he used a wine cork to dot paint on for the ornaments. He drew a bright yellow star on top and a nice sturdy brown tree trunk on the bottom. After we finished this wonderful project all he wanted to do was give it to his Gran!! So that is what we did!

Meridian Christmas Parade

2011-12-11T14:49:00.016-06:00

We decided that John Turner would probably enjoy the Christmas parade downtown this year. We invited his best friend,Will, to go with us which made it even more fun for all of us! These two silly boys get together and everything is FUN!!!

Our first stop at the parade was for some treats! The boys insisted on cotton candy and a funnel cake! Nothing like a sugar high to help one enjoy a Christmas parade.

The boys were so excited once they started to see some of the parade entrants coming down the street. Carlton parked his truck downtown earlier in the day. So we had excellent seats for the parade! Our friends, the Hatchers and the Kings, also met us for the parade.

Judson tagged along with all of the big kids and he just had the best time! The loud sirens from the fire engines nor the marching bands even phased this one!

I am telling you that the cotton candy was enough to make this one of the best nights ever for these boys!

This was toward the end of the parade and the sugar high was beginning to wear off and some boys were beginning to get tired!

Judson was still awake and going at the end of the parade!

Here are a few of the entrants that we enjoyed most.

Of course, they don't throw candy throughout the whole parade like they did when I was little. Only the Santa at the end of the parade threw candy.

We had a wonderful night and plan on this being one of our Christmas traditions each year!

Breakfast with Santa

2011-12-08T21:47:00.008-06:00

The Junior Auxiliary hosts a "Breakfast with Santa" event each December. The event raises money to help needy children around our community. Each child that attended the breakfast also brought a toy for a needy child in the community. John Turner is at the perfect age to enjoy this type of event. And to make it even better; John Turner's best friend, Will, and his sweet Momma, Jenny, went with us. Judson got to stay home and get some snuggle time with his GiGi.

John Turner was not at all scared of Santa this year. He told him exactly what he wanted! "I want a John Deere Gator under the tree, and I want scissors and tape in my stocking." He even told Santa all about our elf, Elvin. It was fun to see him actually get excited and enjoy visiting with Santa!

There were several stations set up for the kids to visit. The girls from the Dustys social club manned each booth. Seeing as I taught most all of these girls at one point during my teaching career, this just made my day! It was great to see these sweet girls all grown up and helping with such an awesome event! Made me so proud!

We visited the "reindeer food" station first. John Turner had the best time making this! He can't wait to sprinkle it in our yard Christmas Eve night! This sweet girl is Caroline. She is one of my most favorite students ever!! I taught her in 4th grade and in 8th grade. She is now a senior!! WOW! I am old!

Next, we traveled over to the decorate your own goody bag station. John Turner loved this! Anytime there is glue involved he is happy!

Next up came his favorite station--The Candy Bar!! He loves chocolate! And this table was filled yummy treats! That sweet thing went through and only grabbed one of each type of candy and placed it into his bag!

We went over and decorated our own pair of reindeer antlers next. He looked super cute wearing these things!

We had to sit down and eat at least one piece of our candy before moving on!

John Turner chose to have a reindeer painted on his hand. He still will not allow anyone to paint on his face! HAHA!!

A silly little pose in front of the tree with the letter to Santa he wrote.

After all of this excitement, we were all hungry and ready for breakfast. The served up pancakes, John Turner's favorite food! He also got orange juice which this boy LOVES!

The inflatables were quite a hit with these two boys!

We just had the best morning together with our sweet friends! We have decided that this will be an annual event for us!

Judson is 4 Months Old!

2011-12-01T21:54:00.006-06:00

Tater Tot turned 4 months old on November 26th. Don't ask me why we call him tater tot. It is just something we have all started calling him. We always called John Turner "Monkey" when he was a baby. So it was only fair that Judson had some crazy embarrassing nickname as well! At 4 months, he still the sweetest most laid back baby I have ever been around! He is starting to be full of personality as well! A baby becomes so much fun at around 4 months of age! I look forward to the next months ahead with him!

I absolutely think that he has the sweetest baby smile I have ever seen! And it doesn't take much to get one out of him either!

He is starting to really adore his brother more and more each day. Big brother is starting to interact with him more as well, as he is staying up for longer periods and paying attention to toys, sounds etc.. He is really enjoying sitting in his Bumbo seat these days and having a little TV time with brother!

He is rolling like a pro! I mean I put him on his play mat one day and came back a minute later and he was on his belly! I was not expecting this. JT did not roll over until he was 5 months old. Judson rolled over right after turning 3 months! I hope this doesn't mean I should expect an early crawler and walker! I am not ready for two mobile children yet!

And just look at how much my sweet baby has grown this month! I just can't believe 4 months have already gone by! I am enjoying each and every day with this angel baby!

Judson at 4 months old

--14 lbs 4 oz (25th percentile)

-- 26 inches (75th percentile)

--head circumference 17 cm(75th percentile)

--can still wear some 3 month clothes but mostly wearing 3-6 months

--wearing size 2 diapers

--eating 5-6 ounces of milk every 3-4 hours during the day

--eats last bottle around 8:00 and goes to bed. Usually sleeps between 8-10 hours at night

--takes 3 naps a day usually between 1 1/2 to 2 hours in length

--able to stay awake for longer periods during the day now

--doesn't sleep well in the car seat when we are out and about anymore. He really likes to be in his own crib for a nap

--started laughing out loud this month and it is the sweetest sound ever! He is very ticklish around his neck and he will just cackle and cackle if you tickle it!

--rolling from back to stomach and from stomach to back. He gets stuck on stomach sometimes and it makes him SO mad!!

--drooling everywhere and chewing on everything! I am expecting a tooth to pop out early just like JT's did

--grabbing toys and holding on to them now

--tries to sit himself up often when he is lying in his bouncy seat or on his boppy

--will smile at anyone who speaks to him

--still has the most beautiful blue eyes and gorgeous blond hair

Thanksgiving 2011

2011-11-29T20:23:00.004-06:00

We had a great Thanksgiving this year. We spent Thanksgiving lunch with my family and Thanksgiving dinner with Carlton's family. We did a lot of visiting and a lot of eating! It was a great day! Of course with two kids this year, I didn't have much time to snap pictures. I managed to get one family photo before we left for dinner.

And here are our two little turkeys! These are two things we are extremely thankful for this year!

North Pole Breakfast 2011

2011-11-29T17:24:00.016-06:00

Our family has had its very own elf, Elvin, for two years now. He has arrived after Thanksgiving each year and has stayed with us until Christmas Eve. This year Elvin made a grand entrance! He hosted our first ever North Pole Breakfast! He brought snow covered donuts and hot chocolate with floating snowballs all the way from the North Pole! He also left each of the boys a new pair of Christmas pajamas. Big brother also got an elf ornament for his tree, bubbles, Santa socks, and an elf cup. Each boy also received a special note from Elvin.

Baby brother was only able to stay awake for about 5 minutes of the breakfast! John Turner does not wake up until after 8:00 on weekends and Judson had already been up for over an hour and was ready for his morning nap! He stayed up long enough to read his letter from Elvin and to see his new pajamas.

John Turner didn't really know what to think when he walked into the kitchen and saw all of this! He had the cutest look on his face. Even though this is our 2nd year with Elvin, it is the first year John Turner has really understood why he has come to visit us.

This is what he did for quite a while. He didn't touch anything! He just stared at the elf!

Then he began giving me these cute little smiles of excitement!

He then ventured over to his side of the table to see all of the gifts Elvin had brought for him.

Daddy then shared the story about Elvin. We learned that he is magical and if we touch him he will lose that magic. John Turner also learned that Elvin will report to Santa each night to tell him of his behavior of the day. Let's hope this helps some of this three year old craziness!

The snow covered donuts and hot chocolate were big hits!

Look at that face!!!! Such excitement!

I love this big boy!!

We look forward to continuing this tradition each year when Elvin arrives.

(I can't take credit for this awesome idea! One day when I was wasting all of my time away on Pinterest, I came across this idea! I knew that John Turner would love it! So we created it at our house!)

John Turner at 3

2011-11-18T20:50:00.007-06:00

I have been wanting to write a post about John Turner at 3 years old. There is so much that I want to remember about him at this age. He is just precious...well, most of the time! HA HA!! We have actually had some challenging moments with this boy since he turned 3. I know some of it has to do with having a new baby in the house. He is a smart, curious, creative, strong-willed and energetic boy!

Here are a few things I want to write down about him so I don't forget.

He weighed 29 pounds and was 37 1/2 inches tall at his 3 year check-up. He is still a skinny little thing, but he has started gaining weight. He was even on the chart for weight this time...just barely!

He can spell his name (well half of it) he can spell Turner perfectly. We are working on John. He can write a T and a J kind of... we are working on that too.

He can say the entire Pledge of Allegiance. It is the cutest thing you have ever heard!

He can name and locate at least 5 states on the US map. He has quite an interest in geography

He knows all of his ABC's and the sounds each makes

He can count to 20 and can name some of his numbers- I am thinking he is going to be my language arts child--not a math child

He loves everything to do with his daddy right now--he loves spending the night at the hunting camp, feeding the deer or turkey or just riding around the hunting land on the buggy! In a few years he is going to be gone with Carlton every weekend!

He has quite an imagination. He loves to pretend we are fire breathing dragons and chase each other around, loves to pretend he is a fireman putting out fires, loves to prepare pretend meals for our family

He also loves to pretend his stuffed animals are babies. I mean they get diapered, fed, changed, burped and rocked to sleep!

He loves to sing and dance!

He is a pro on his tricycle and we are thinking he will be moving on up to a real bike before long!

He still enjoys reading books and working on puzzles

He loves going to school and to Sunday School. He gets very excited on Sunday mornings to go see Mrs. Karen, his SS teacher

He is totally potty trained now! HALLELUJAH!! We finally poop on the potty!! YIPPEE!!

He loves eating Mexican food! He wants to go out to eat cheesy rice every day! He also asks me to stop at Taco Bell at least once a week and order him a cheese roll-up

The boy LOVES some ice cream!

He is starting to be able to go without naps--I am not ready for this one!

He loves to have his Gran, GiGi, SuSu or Johnnie Nell to come over and play or take him places

He will build with blocks for hours!

We watch Calliou a lot!! The boy is obssessed with Calliou!!

Here is an interview I did with John Turner. I plan to do it each year.

An interview with John Turner at 3 years old:

What is your favorite color? blue

What is your favorite toy? blocks

What is your favorite fruit? apples

What is your favorite show? Calliou

What is your favorite movie? Cars

What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? pizza lunchable

What is your favorite game? chase the dragon

Waht is your favorite snack? pudding

What is your favorite animal? monkey

What is your favorite song? ABC's

What is your favorite book? Goodnight, Gorilla

Who is your best friend? Caleb, Sophia and Harper Anne

What is your favorite cereal? Fruit Loops

What is your favorite thing to do outside? jump on my trampoline

What is your favorite drink? grape juice

What is your favorite holiday? Halloween

What do you like to sleep with? Glo Glo

What do you like to eat for breakfast? pancakes

What do you like to eat for dinner? spaghetti

What do you want to be when you grow up? cowboy

A Thanksgiving Feast

2011-11-18T19:28:00.011-06:00

John Turner's classroom had their Thanksgiving party today at school. His teachers had the fabulous idea to have a traditional Thanksgiving feast for their party. We had the best meal!

Here is my turkey ready to head to school for his Thanksgiving feast!

Gran was also in attendance at the feast. Can you tell how excited he was about that?

Here is Mommy trying to attempt to get a picture with my silly turkey!

Brother had a fabulous time at the feast as well. He didn't even get his morning nap today, and he was still as sweet as pie for the entire party! I just love this angel baby!

Some of the cute Thanksgiving artwork JT has made this year.

Here my son is saying "Happy Turkey Day". He only said it about a million times today!

Finally a sweet picture with Mommy!

Posing outside for me after the big feast--but not wanting to because he was ready to go home with Gran for the weekend!

I am so thankful that JT has such loving and caring teachers this year. They love him like their own! I am also thankful that he loves them and is happy to be at school each day. I am also thankful that he has a sweet group of friends in his classroom. I am also thankful that I am a stay at home mom and get to attend these special events with my boy!

Dr. Watt and his Precious Patient

2011-11-15T18:06:00.005-06:00

Halloween

2011-11-08T13:06:00.009-06:00

We had a fabulously fun Halloween this year! John Turner was very excited about dressing up, going trick or treating and eating lots of candy! Both of our families came over on Halloween night so that all of the cousins could trick or treat together in our neighborhood. A fun time was had by all!

Here is my cowboy with his cousin Strawberry Shortcake

Daddy and his boys on the buggy ready to trick or treat! As you can see, John Turner was already eating candy at this point! Brother, the horsey, only made it around to a couple of houses and then he went to our house and spent some alone time with his grandparents; something that he never gets!

John Turner had the best time going door to door this year! He wouldn't even get back on the buggy each time! He would take off running to the next house as soon as they put candy in his bucket!

He would run to meet us after each house and say, "Look at all of these treats!"

Here is a collage of our little horsey on his first Halloween! He didn't even complain one bit about being dressed up like a horsey! Sweet angel!

This year our SS class decided to do a little Halloween party for our children. We had a hayride, roasted hot dogs and just enjoyed great fellowship with one another. Some of us decided to join in on the fun and dress up with our children.

Here is our family Halloween 2011: A cowboy, 2 Indians and their horsey!

Scary Jack O' Lantern

2011-11-06T20:46:00.007-06:00

We have several Halloween themed books at our house. John Turner has been reading these books since October 1st! He LOVES everything that has to do with fall and Halloween! One of his favorite books is one about different types of jack o'lantern faces. His absolutely favorite jack o'lantern in the book is the scary jack o'lantern. When we decided it was time to carve the pumpkin we had picked at the pumpkin patch, there was not even a question as to what kind of face it would have! John Turner brought out this book and showed his daddy exactly what kind of jack o'lantern he wanted!

They really had a great time carving the pumpkin this year. John Turner was able to participate a lot more and he was very proud of what he was able to do!

Here is the finished product. Along with John Turner and Carlton showing their scary jack o'lantern faces!

I had to at least have one picture with this precious pumpkin carver!

And finally, here are the two cutest pumpkins in the whole world!!

Judson is 3 Months Old!

2011-10-28T14:10:00.007-05:00

This little man turned 3 months old on October 26. I can hardly believe that three months have passed since we welcomed this perfect baby into our family!

He is starting to really feel out and look more like a baby rather than a newborn!

Judson at 3 months:

-weighs around 12.5 lbs according to our scales at home--we go back to the Dr. in November

-wearing size 1 diapers--starting to use size 1-2 with him this week

-wearing size 0-3 and 3 month clothing--starting to use some 3-6 month clothing too

-eats about 4-5 oz every 3 1/2 to 4 hours

-started sleeping through the night a few weeks ago--takes his bath and goes to bed around 7:30, I usually give him a bottle around 10:00 before I go to bed, he then sleeps until around 5:30, he then wakes up to eat and goes back to sleep until around 9:00

-staying awake for longer periods after his feedings now

-takes 1 1/2 to 2 hours naps 3 times a day

-bath time is his favorite time of the day--I have to just take him out of there! He never fuss to get out--I think he would play in the warm water for hours!

-starting to "talk" to us with some sweet coos and sounds

-we have gotten close to some out loud laughs; no big belly laughs yet; I can't wait to hear one though!

-loves being in his swing, on his play mat or in his bed watching his mobile

-loves for someone to sing to him

-hasn't rolled over yet; has rolled to his side a few times

-getting very strong and able to hold his head up for longer period of times while on his belly

-his changing table is his happy place!

Judson is truly the sweetest most content baby I have ever seen! I am so thankful for that! I say that God gave us a baby like this because he knew we were going to be dealing with a crazy three year old too! Ha Ha!!! We just love him more and more every single day! We love our crazy three year old too:-)!!!

Pumpkin Patch

2011-10-19T14:54:00.008-05:00

We made our annual trip to Lazy Acre Pumpkin Patch last weekend. We have taken John Turner here every year since he was born. This year our friends, the Dinglers, went with us. Their oldest son, Will, is John Turner's very best friend. John Turner had more fun this year than ever before! It was also hotter than ever before! It was a 90 degree fall day!! We were all sweating by the time we left! Nothing like fall in the south!

Look how tall my big boy has gotten!

John Turner and Will decided they wanted to go get their faces painted. Will chose a blue cat for his face. Love that sweet boy! John Turner told the girl straight up that she couldn't paint his face, but that she could paint a pumpkin on his hand! That boy!!

These boys just had the best time together! They almost look like brothers in some of these pictures. They had fun on the playground and petting all of the animals.

The coolest thing that has been added since we were there last year was this cool bouncing pillow! I even got on this thing! It was fun, fun, fun!!

Then we rested and got ready for the pig races!

Of course, we had to ride the train at least once before leaving!

Then it was time to get on the hayride and ride down to the pumpkin patch to pick our pumpkin. This was the first time Judson actually woke up that day so we got him out of his stroller to enjoy the hayride.

John Turner and Daddy picked just the right pumpkin for us! Well, Judson didn't seem to think it was the best one!

I always look forward to this time of year! The pumpkin patch is one of my favorite annual fall events!

The Fair!

2011-10-15T13:50:00.007-05:00

The fair came to our town last week. We decided that John Turner might be old enough to enjoy some of the rides and games this year. So, we set out for a night at the fairgrounds. Now, this trip to the fair was totally for John Turner! I used to be able to ride all of those carnival rides. Now if I even watch one of them for a long period of time I feel nauseous! Time does change you!! HA HA!!

Here is Daddy paying for our way into the fair! He had no idea just how much money he was going to spend for a night(a couple of hours) at the fair!

The first thing we visited was the petting zoo. Carlton and John Turner enjoyed this part a lot! The llama was a big hit since his favorite series of books these days are the "Llama, Llama" ones.

John Turner then ran over to this bouncy house! Since Dora and Boots were on it, he just had to jump inside. Carlton paid for his way inside and he jumped for a total of about a minute and then he was ready to move on!

Then we headed out to the actual fair! The first thing John Turner wanted to ride was this mini roller coaster. He wanted to ride it because it looked like a train! Lucky for me I had sweet baby Judson in his stroller and I just couldn't leave him so Daddy had to ride all of the rides:-)

Next, he wanted to ride these motorcycles. Well, he did for about a minute. Then he began screaming and crying to get off! Luckily, the man stopped it and let him get off. He said it went way too fast and "scared him to death"!!

Next up was the carousel! Always a hit with John Turner!

Then he found these helicopters. He LOVED this ride! It was the favorite of the night!

We then entered the long, long row of games(AKA- a bunch of people trying to take a lot of your money just to give your kid some kind of junk!)

He chose to play the duck pull and the fishing for sharks game.

And lucky for us, we got to come home with these two lovely stuffed animals!!

So, to sum up our trip to the fair...

a petting zoo, a bouncy house, 4 rides, 2 games, 2 stuffed animals and ALMOST $100.00 later we were headed home!!!

Down on the Farm

2011-10-10T19:08:00.002-05:00

John Turner's teachers used farm life to help enforce what they were learning about the letter "f". They learned all about life on the farm and the animals that live on the farm. On Friday, the students all came dressed a farmers. My little farmer was absolutely adorable!

Judson's First Trip to Church

2011-10-05T13:34:00.002-05:00

Carlton has been taking John Turner to church by himself every Sunday since Judson has been born. We didn't feel comfortable taking Judson to the church nursery until after he had his two month check-up and shots. Well, he finally got his shots two weeks ago, and this momma was so glad that she could get back to SS and church. I sure was missing all of my precious church friends!

I think John Turner was the happiest of all that momma and baby brother were going to church with him finally!

We took him to our SS class with us for a little while when we got to church. We, of course, wanted to show him off a little. And to be honest, I just wasn't sure if I could leave his sweet self in the nursery yet! After getting a lot of attention and love from all of our SS friends, Carlton took him down and dropped him off at the nursery.

I swear the church service seemed to go on forever that Sunday! HA HA!! Anyway, he was just fine when we picked him up. He had taken his bottle and had taken a long nap! We are all super glad to be back at church as a family of four!

Judson is 2 Months Old

2011-10-04T09:00:00.008-05:00

This sweet little thing turned two months old on September 26th.

I took him to see Dr. Ross for his two month check-up last week. He got a bunch of shots! He was such a big boy though. He cried for only a minute! Here we are in the waiting room.

He has started giving us the sweetest smiles this month. Not just those random smiles either. These are intentional smiles directed at us! They just couldn't be any sweeter or any cuter!

Some of his biggest and happiest smiles come first thing in the mornings when he sees big brother! He absolutely adores John Turner already! I just love that!

He enjoys spending some of his awake time in his bed looking at this mobile. John Turner LOVED this thing when he was this age. Judson is really enjoying it too! He will lay there for at least 30 minutes at a time just watching and talking to this thing!

He also enjoys sitting in his rock and play sleeper and watching out the window. He enjoys just looking at things in our backyard.

He has also recently become interested in this play mat. This was also something John Turner enjoyed(and still enjoys)when he was a baby! That monkey hanging down was John Turner's most favorite toy when he was that age. Judson is also very fond of the monkey! He just likes to swat at it and watch it swing!

He enjoys a little playtime on his tummy sometimes. He is really getting strong and starting to be able to lift that head way up! John Turner loves to get down on the floor and cheer him on when he is trying to lift his head.

Boy, has he grown this month!

2 month stats:

wearing size 1 diapers

wearing size 0-3 month clothing

weight is 11 pounds 12 ounces (50th percentile)

length is 23 inches (50th percentile)
head circumference 40 cm (50th percentile)

eating 4-5 ounces every 3-4 hours

still not sleeping through the night-usually gets up around 3:00 to eat and then goes back down and sleeps until around 7:00

you still like to be swaddled at night

still not fond of the paci

loves a bath

still just a sweet baby that is laid back and just goes with the flow!

Sun, Sand, and the ER: Beach Trip 2011

2011-09-30T13:35:00.007-05:00

We went down to Orange Beach for our annual week long family beach vacation at the beginning of September. We always stay for the first part of the week by ourselves. My parents and my sister and her family always join us later in the week. Well, this trip was the most eventful one yet!!!!

Carlton, the boys and I left on Sunday morning headed to the beach. This was Judson's first long trip in the car. He did amazingly well! Never hardly heard a peep out of him unless he got hungry! We had a wonderful trip on the way down! Once we got there we unpacked and settled in our condo. I then left Carlton and the boys and headed to get groceries for the week. When I got back Carlton and John Turner went down to the beach and set up our tent for the week. Judson and I just unpacked and organized things.

The next morning we were all up early and ready to head to the beach to play! Here the boys are snuggling after breakfast.

Carlton and John Turner slathered themselves in sunscreen and headed out to the beach right after breakfast. Judson and I stayed up in the condo for him to finish his nap. John Turner was super excited the first morning!

Once Judson woke up and ate, we headed down to see what the big boys were up to. They were busy building sandcastles, collecting seashells and, John Turner's favorite thing, covering Daddy

in sand!! John Turner has never been a real fan of the beach. He would much rather be at the pool all day just like me! This year he did like the beach a little more. He and Daddy spent quite a few hours out there this year. He loved walking on the beach and searching for shells.

And this is pretty much what Judson thought about the beach the whole time we were there!!

We just hung out on the beach or at the pool all day Monday. Tuesday just happened to be John Turner's birthday! We started it off with a big birthday breakfast with cinnamon rolls and of course, 3 candles!!! We all sang happy birthday and let him blow out his candles. This is the second year that John Turner has gotten to celebrate his birthday at the beach! We then spent the day playing on the beach and at the pool.

Since it was his birthday, John Turner got to choose a special place to have his birthday dinner. He chose the Hang Out! We have taken him here several times and he loves it! We had a wonderful table overlooking the ocean. After the delicious meal, he played and played and had the best time!

On Wednesday, my parents came down. John Turner was very excited about Gran and Grandpa being with him at the beach. He couldn't wait to show them everything he had been doing. Once they arrived John Turner had them at the beach and pool in no time.

That night my parents kept the boys and let Carlton and me go out for dinner all by ourselves. What a treat!! We went to Cobalt and enjoyed it very much! Date night sure makes a girl happy!

This night things became pretty scary for us. Judson was already in bed when we got home. about 11:00 that night he woke up crying. He normally doesn't wake up at that time, but we thought maybe he was hungry. We fed him a little and put him back to bed. A couple of hours later he was up screaming again. I knew something was wrong at this point because this is not like him. Carlton picked him up and said he thought that Judson was running a fever. Crazy us forgot to bring a thermometer with us! Carlton leaves and runs to the store. When he return and we take his temp it is already over 101 degrees. This scared me since he was only 7 weeks old at the time. We decided to call our pediatrician at home and see what she thought we needed to do. After talking to her we decided to head to the ER. We took him to a small ER near Foley. After blood work, urinalysis and a long wait. They decided that he had a urinary tract infection and needed antibiotics. We called our pediatrician and told her what they had said. She disagreed and told us not to take the antibiotics. She said that if fever went high again to take him to Mobile to Children's Hospital. His fever was down at this point so we headed back to the condo and wait.

That afternoon we took his temp and it was over 104 degrees!!! We then grabbed our things and rushed him to Mobile to Children's Hospital ER. They admitted him quickly and begin the blood work and urinalysis process again. Once we arrived there, my nerves just seemed to calm down. Our nurses and doctors there were so amazing and made us feel so at ease! They really took care of my sweet baby!

The blood work came back and showed that he had a viral infection. There was absolutely nothing we could do but give Tylenol every 4 hours for the fever. This was a relief! Not knowing what could be wrong with your child is so scary. Seeing him go through those procedures at 7 weeks was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do!

When we finally got back to the condo, we all three slept the rest of the day!

The next day Judson was feeling back to normal again. He even got to have some pool time with big brother!

My sister and her family arrived during all of this craziness. I have hardly any pics of our beach trip at the end of the week. I think I was just so exhausted and relieved over everything that pictures just weren't on my mind!

The last night we were there we all went to eat at LuLu's. This is a tradition in my family! Here's the only family picture of us all four together during the entire trip!

The kids had a blast at LuLu's! They were all so well behaved and we had a great dinner!

Whew! What a beach trip this was!!!!!!

Round and Round We Go- WHEE! John Turner Turns 3!

2011-09-25T14:46:00.005-05:00

We decided to have John Turner's third birthday party at the historical carousel, the Dentzel Carousel, here in Meridian. There were several reasons why we chose this location. First, every child that grows up in Meridian has to have at least one birthday party at the carousel! Second, John Turner and all of his friends are at an age where they LOVE to ride the carousel. Third, and most important, Momma knew she was going to have a newborn and she needed something that required little time and effort on her part for this birthday party!!!

We had Carol Fanning make his birthday cake again this year. She never disappoints! It was an amazing piece of art! I didn't want to cut the cake!! John Turner loved his cake very much!

We snapped a family pic before the party. I knew once the craziness of a three year old birthday party began there would be no time for a family picture!

So many of John Turner's friends came to the carousel for his party. He was so excited to see that his friends all came to celebrate his birthday! He really does have some of the greatest friends already at age 3!

He enjoyed being sang to and blowing out his candles this year. He could not wait to dig in to that cake though!

We had pizza, Cheetos and cake after we finished the first round of carousel rides.

After eating, the children were able to ride the carousel a while longer. After the final rides, each child received a bag of cotton candy and a balloon to take home with them.

Here are a few pictures I captured of John Turner's face throughout the party. He just had the best time this year!

Judson slept through almost the entire party! He woke up at the end of the party to eat and be snuggled a little!

This was for sure a birthday party John Turner will never forget! He said it was the "best birthday party ever!"

Grandparent's Day

2011-09-21T21:53:00.003-05:00

A couple of weeks ago, John Turner's school celebrated Grandparent's' Day. All Grandparents were invited to a tea at the school. Can you tell how excited John Turner was that his GiGi and Gran-Gran came to his classroom to visit?

It was fun to see how much all of these children love their grandparents and just how much their grandparents love them too!

John Turner had been telling me all week long that had been working on a special project for his grandparents. Here he is giving them to his GiGi and Gran-Gran. He was so proud of this special book that he made for them!

He got to share some cookies and juice with them. Then his teacher went through their morning routine with them so that we could all see what they do each morning. I knew he had learned a lot at school already this year, but what they all knew really amazed me! They said their colors, shapes, days of the week etc...

John Turner got a special treat after this too. His Gran-Gran checked him out of school early and he got to spend the rest of the day with her! Spending the day with her is his absolute most favorite thing in the whole world!

We love you, GiGi and Gran-Gran! Thanks for making this day special for John Turner!

Rainy Day Fun

2011-09-21T21:34:00.003-05:00

I have always LOVED a rainy day! Nothing like staying in pajamas all day and not having to leave the house! Now I have two little sweeties that make rainy days even more enjoyable!

This rainy day just happened to be on Labor Day so Daddy was off of work! This made the day even better! Daddy and John Turner decided fort building was in order!

After baby brother got up from nap, John Turner had to show him the fort! I know he just loved it:-)

I love making these kind of special memories with my boys!

Clowning Around

2011-09-21T21:03:00.005-05:00

A few weeks ago, John Turner's class studied the letter "c". On Friday of that week they had a "c"ircus party to celebrate. All of the students dressed as "c"lowns for the party. They celebrated with "c"otton "c"andy and other "c"ircus treats!

I am so fortunate to be able to be at his school for fun days like this. I just love being able to see him in his classroom with his teachers and his friends.

Of course I only had my iPhone at school that morning so here are some pictures I was able to snap with my phone.

John Turner and his best bud since birth, Harper Anne posed for a pic for me!

This is how Mommy looks most mornings when I drop JT off at school. In my defense, Judson and I were headed to workout after that!

Sweet little Campbell gave me a cute clown pose!

Precious Zoe was just the cutest clown!

Jett, Harper, Laney, Lila and Riley are such sweet friends to John Turner!

Judson is 1 Month Old!

2011-08-26T20:44:00.006-05:00

This sweet boy turned one month old today! Mommy decided we needed a photo shoot!

This photo shoot is wearing me out, Mommy!

I am done with this, Mommy!

Judson Taylor Watt- 1 Month Old- August 26, 2011

You are wearing a size 1 diaper

You are starting to outgrow your newborn clothes this week. Mainly because of the length. I am starting to put you in your 0-3 month clothes now.

You weigh about 8 1/2 pounds (according to us weighing you at home)

You are eating 3 oz of formula every 3 or 4 hours during the day. At night you sometimes can hold out a little longer.

You are beginning to become more alert and are staying awake for longer periods during the day.

You have started getting into a really great eat/wake/sleep schedule. We are going to Babywise you just like we did your brother! HA HA!!

You take great naps during the day despite the loud noises your big brother is constantly making!!

You seem to enjoy being on your tummy

You rarely take a paci

You love to spend time in your Nap Nanny or in your Rock and Play Sleeper seat

You are sleeping in your bed and have been for 2 weeks now

You love your bath time

You are always calm while lying on your changing table

You like to be swaddled at night

You make the cutest pouty face ever

You had your first sickness this month. Your big brother brought home a stomach bug from school and he shared it with you:-(

You are sweet and only cry when you are wet or hungry.

Your brother is crazy about you and Mommy and Daddy love you to pieces! We can't imagine our life without you!

My New Baby and Me

2011-08-26T20:09:00.005-05:00

A sweet and precious friend of mine gave John Turner this book when Judson was born. It is going to be such a wonderful keepsake! It is basically a memory book that John Turner gets to make about himself and his baby brother.

It has places for John Turner to glue pictures of him, his brother and our family. He is all about being able to use the glue! He knows it is a special occasion if I am letting him use it all by himself!

It also has places for John Turner to draw pictures and show off his 2 year old artistic skills! It has questions for John Turner to answer about himself. His responses to the questions have been quite amusing!

Of course we had to take a break and build things with our crayons! He is such a boy! I mean I barely ever get him to even sit down and do arts and crafts with me!

John Turner is extremely proud of this memory book that he is making for him and his new brother!

First Day of School 2011

2011-08-14T16:45:00.002-05:00

My big boy started back to school this past week. With all the changes going on around our house, I was worried about adding yet another change to his life right now. I was very worried about how he would adjust to being in a new classroom with new teachers.

I should not have worried at all! He did great! Once we got to his new classroom and he saw that his teachers had Bob the Builder on their door, he was just as happy as could be!

He recognized many of his friends from last year when he walked in. He also fell instantly in love with his new teachers, Ms. Alicia and Ms. Cathy. They are just precious and we both love them to death! I left him sitting at this table just playing with these fish. He didn't cry at all! He was such a big boy! It made it so much easier on Mommy to leave him! He just is getting so big on me so fast! I just can't stand that he is almost three!

We can already tell that this is going to be a great school year. I know he is going to learn so much!

Doctor's Visit

2011-08-14T16:06:00.003-05:00

Judson went for his first pediatrician visit when he was four days old. Dr. Ross checked him out and said he was just perfect. When we took John Turner for his first visit we found out he had a broken collar bone and had to take him for his first x-ray that day. Judson's first appointment was much easier.

He weighed 6 lbs 9 oz at his appointment. Since he had lost a few ounces since birth, we had to take him back at two weeks old for a weight check. When I took him back last week, he had gained a whole pound! We were so proud!

Here are a few pictures from his first doctor visit.

First Two Weeks at Home

2011-08-14T15:45:00.002-05:00

It's hard to believe that it has now been over two weeks since we became a family of four! Today is Judson's actual due date! I can't imagine how life was before him. It just seems like he belongs in our family and that he has always been a part of us!

Here are some pictures of Judson at one week old. He had already changed so much even at a week old!

Here are some pictures of him at two weeks old. He is really starting to look older and he is growing so much!

Judson has pretty much been an angel baby since we brought him home. He usually only cries if he is wet or if he is hungry.

At two weeks old, he is now getting on a regular feeding and sleeping schedule. Mommy loves that! He normally eats about every 3 hours or so during the day. At night, he sometimes goes 4 hours between feedings. One night this week he even went 5 hours!

Judson also went into his own bedroom this week and is now sleeping in his crib. It was so much harder for me to let him go to his room than it was with John Turner. I guess because I know how fast time has flown with John Turner and I am just trying to hold on to this precious baby time as long as possible with Judson.

Judson is also starting to wake up more during the day now. He is looking around and paying attention to our voices much more this week.

He is just a precious and perfect addition to our family!!!

Big Brother

2011-08-13T19:44:00.004-05:00

We were all very worried about how John Turner would react to having a new baby in our house. He has been the one and only, the center of every one's world, for almost three years now! We read many books about being a big brother and having a new baby in the house. We talked about how things would change. He didn't really want to talk about the baby all that much while he was in my tummy.

After Judson was born, my mom picked John Turner up from my neighbor's house and brought him to the hospital. It was almost 5:00 when I had him, so they had Judson in the nursery until late that night. John Turner only got to see him through the nursery window the first day. Carlton was in the nursery with Judson when John Turner first went to see him. My mom said he cried and said, "That's my daddy!"

The next day my mom brought him up to the hospital and Judson was in the room with us. He still was not very happy about the baby at this point. He pretty much just wanted my mom to take him back home to play.

When he came back the next day to be with us to take Judson home, he was a little more into the baby. He wanted to help carry his car seat and he wanted to ride in the car with him.

Once we got Judson home, John Turner just transformed into the most amazing big brother! Judson could not ask for a better brother!

He wouldn't hold him for the first couple of days. Then he decided one day he wanted to hold him and now he wants to hold him all day long! If Judson is crying and John Turner holds him, he instantly just calms down! It is amazing!

The first thing John Turner asks me when he wakes up each morning is "Where's my baby?" Yes, he calls him "my baby". It is just precious to hear him say that. He tells everybody we see
"Look at my baby!"

He is a great helper also. He knows how to get me whatever I need for Judson. He loves to help feed him. He also gets on his step stool and watches me change diapers. He is really just wanting to see if brother has pooped! He is obsessed with that! BOYS! He told me the other day that all his baby does is eat and poop! So true!

John Turner really watches out for him already. If we are in another room and he hears Judson cry, he will say, "I've got to go check on my baby". The other day Judson started crying in the car. I heard John Turner tell him, "It's alright, brother. We are almost home and Mommy will feed you".

I am just loving watching my two boys bond! They are going to have such a wonderful time growing up together as brothers!

Hospital Vacation and Heading Home

2011-08-10T18:09:00.001-05:00

I told Carlton at the hospital that I felt like we were on a little vacation. John Turner was with my mom being spoiled to the max, so all I had to do for two days was lie around and snuggle with this little bundle of joy!

Since my delivery was so much easier than last time, I was able to enjoy these first few days with Judson so much more than I was able to with JT.

Of course, I had to share some snuggle time with Daddy!

On Thursday morning, we were told we could go home. We enjoyed our mini vacation, but we were ready to bring our baby home and to hug and kiss his big brother!
We got him dressed in the special gown that Gran bought for him to wear home. She always buys a special gown for each grandchild to wear home from the hospital. He didn't seem to like it very much! Ha ha!

Big brother came to the hospital to help us bring baby brother home. (I'm going to write a whole post on how big brother is doing with the new baby when I have a chance) He really really wanted to carry the car seat!

I was so excited to take yet another precious baby boy home to my house!

Home Sweet Home!!

Our new family of four!

Visitors

2011-08-06T13:39:00.000-05:00

We had many very special people visit us at the hospital. Of course, I only got pictures of about half of them!

My mom and my sister were both in the delivery room with me again this time. I also was in the delivery room for both of my sister's deliveries. We have a picture on the couch at the hospital just like this at each child's birth.
Such a special time to share with your mom and sister!

My niece, Carly, is in love with baby Judson! She wants to visit him every morning when she wakes up! She loves to act like his mommy and take care of him. It is just precious!

What would we do without this sweet lady? Our neighbor, Johnnie Nell, is always there to help us out. When we found out we were being admitted to the hospital on Tuesday morning she ran up there and got John Turner and took care of him for the day so we didn't have to worry about him. She's one precious lady!

Our sweet friend, Courtney. She's missing her hubby, Andy, and their two precious boys in this pic though. Such a caring and thoughtful family! Always there to help you with whatever you need!

Erin and Chad minus sweet Harper Anne. Erin and I were pregnant together with JT and Harper. They are like brother and sister! Erin is having another baby girl in October. I know Charlee Kate and Judson will be best of friends too.

Jenny and Abigail minus her two sweet boys, Will and Drew, and her hubby Steven. Jenny's friendship is such a blessing to me! She always takes care of me and knows just what I need. She's my lifeline on mommy stuff! This is one sweet family!

Carlton's Aunt Linda is always around to spoil the boys!

There were so many more friends and family members that came by and checked on us. I wish I'd got pictured of everyone.

Judson's Birthday

2011-08-05T21:42:00.004-05:00

Well, this is a picture of me the day I became 37 weeks pregnant. I never imagined this would be the last picture of me pregnant with Judson!

I started having some contractions and feeling a little strange on Sunday night the 24th. I continued to have some contractions and feel strange all day Monday the 25th. That night the contractions became much stronger and much closer together. I woke Carlton up around midnight and told him I thought I might be in labor and that we should probably go to the hospital. My husband told me I was just having some contraction and to go lie down on my side in the recliner and I would get better. Well, I did just that and nothing got better!

When Carlton got up to go to work on Tuesday morning I was still having contractions. He decided then to take me up to the hospital and at least get checked. We woke John Turner up around 6:00 that morning and headed up to the hospital. I had dilated 3 cm and was having some contractions. So they wanted me to walk around the hospital for an hour and see if I was still progressing. After an hour of walking, I was at 4 cm. They then decided to monitor me for yet another hour! After that hour I was up to 5 cm and starting to have some stronger contractions. At this point they decided to go ahead and admit me! We were having a baby today!!

Here is us after finally being admitted. We were glad a decision had finally been decided and that we were going to get to meet our baby boy soon!

They ended up breaking my water around lunch that day. And at 4:49 p.m. Judson Taylor Watt made his debut! He weighed 6 pounds 12 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long. He was just perfect!

For those of you who know me well, you know my first delivery was not a very happy event for me! Well, I am happy to say that this time everything went perfectly! I got my epidural when I was at 6 cm and I never felt a thing after that! I was also glad to not have to endure 17 hours of labor this time!

Here is my sweet doctor, Dr. Myatt, showing us our new baby boy! So thankful he was there to delivery my baby this time!

Here is one proud daddy! He had two boys now!

Here is Mommy meeting her new baby boy for the first time! I was already in love!

Daddy showing off his new baby to all our family and friends waiting outside.

Daddy at the nursery getting a good look at his new baby boy.

I finally got my baby back later that night. Mommy was ready for some snuggle time!

What a great surprise he was! I never expected when I went to the hospital that morning to get checked that I would be holding my baby boy by 5:00 that afternoon! What a sweet blessing he is to our family!

More to come...

Celebration

2011-07-19T17:18:00.003-05:00

Our precious friends threw us a celebration cookout last Saturday night! Not only did we celebrate the fact the Judson will be here in a few short weeks, we also celebrated the fact that John Turner will get to be a big brother soon! I loved that he and his friends were included in the celebration! Here is the cake that my sweet friend, Jenny, had made for the party.

Kelly and John hosted this celebration for us! They are truly the best friends ever! We have been friends for many years now! When we first met neither of us had children. They now have two precious boys and we are about to join them on that! Here is a picture of me and Kelly. I don't know what I would do without her in my life!

Here is a picture of some of my girlfriends at the party. That is not everyone but it was as close as I got to having all of the girls in one picture! This precious group of friends makes my life so much happier!

Here are just a few pictures of everyone enjoying the cookout.

The big brother and his friends also had a great time at the party!

Of course, they all brought some sweet gifts for Judson.

We had a fabulous time and feel so fortunate to have such an amazing group of friends in our life!

36 Weeks

2011-07-19T16:51:00.002-05:00

Pregnancy Highlights:

How far along: 36 weeks

Size of baby: a watermelon

Weight gain: 30 lbs

Maternity clothes: YES! running out of stuff that fits!

Gender: It's a boy- Judson Taylor Watt

Movement: All of the time! Very strong punches and kicks!!

Sleep: So hard to get comfortable and sleep these days!

What I miss: cute summer clothes, exercising, sleep

Cravings: fruit, Mexican

Symptoms: Major pain in my right rib! Some pains in my legs, feeling a little pressure--I have had no swelling so far in this pregnancy!

Best moment of the week: Having a cookout with our closest friends celebrating the upcoming arrival of Judson and the fact that John Turner is about to be a big brother!

--I will be getting a pelvic exam for the first time at my appointment on Thursday. I am excited to see if I have made any progress!

Library Time

2011-07-14T12:30:00.001-05:00

As I said in an earlier post, Mommy is always looking for cool, indoor activities to entertain John Turner this summer. One of our favorite things is our weekly trip to the library. Last week he loved the books he checked out so much that he told me he didn't want to take them back he just wanted to buy them so they could stay at his house forever!

I want to remember what types of books he's into at this age. So I decided to take pictures of the books he checked out at our last two visits. Books about trucks and trains are usually our top choices these days.

One thing is for sure! We will not be leaving the library without at least one Thomas book in our stack!

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34 and 35 weeks

2011-07-10T17:14:00.002-05:00

34 weeks

35 weeks

Pregnancy highlights:

How far along: 35 weeks

Size of baby: large cantaloupe

Weight gain: 27 lbs

Maternity clothes: yes, even those are getting small:-(

Gender: it's a boy: Judson Taylor Watt

Movement: YES! Much more movement than I ever felt with John Turner

Sleep: not much

What I miss: cute summer clothes, sleep, exercising

Cravings: Mexican, fruit

Symptoms: pain in my right rib

Best moment of the week: hearing the dr say that we need to come every week now for appointments! That means we are so close to meeting this baby boy!

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First Trip to the Movies

2011-07-09T13:38:00.001-05:00

It has been so hot around here lately! Especially for big pregnant girls!:-)
So we have been searching for cool indoor activities to keep John Turner entertained. This past week we decided to take him to the theater to see his first movie. We saw Cars 2. We went to the cheaper matinee showing not knowing how long we'd actually stay in the movie.
Here's the big boy requesting 3 tickets for Cars!

John Turner did much better than we ever imagined he would. We stayed for the entire movie! He sat in our laps and ate his popcorn and drank his sprite. He only got up twice, and that was for two bathroom breaks. His favorite parts were the racing scenes on the bridges and the car crashes! He's such a boy!

It was a fun activity for the three of us to enjoy as we spend our last few weeks as a family of three. I am looking forward to taking him to more movies in the future!

32 and 33 Weeks

2011-07-01T13:32:00.002-05:00

32 weeks

33 weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:

How far along: 33 weeks

Size of baby: pineapple

Weigh gain: 25 lbs

Maternity clothes: Oh Yeah! Even some of those are getting too small!

Gender: It's a boy: Judson Taylor Watt

Movement: yes!!! Some very strong punches and kicks lately!

Sleep: Not very much these days:-(

What I miss: my cute summer clothes, working out, sleep

Cravings: fruit, Mexican

Symptoms: pain in my right rib, some pressure

Best moment of the week: seeing our sweet boy on the ultrasound last week; he weighs about 4.9 lbs and should be born around August 10th; he had the back of his hand in his mouth most of the time and he had the chubbiest little cheeks; he reminded us a lot of John Turner!

One Last Trip!

2011-06-21T16:19:00.006-05:00

We decided to take one last trip as a family of three before baby brother arrives! Carlton and I went the beach alone back in May. We are planning a long beach trip in September for all of us. When I say all of us, I mean that we will be a family of four by then! So, we decided we wanted to take one last family of three trip. We know that the trip in September will be fun, but we also know that the trip will not be all about John Turner like our trips are right now! We wanted to have one last weekend where we could just play and enjoy our sweet first born!

The trip started out with a bang! We had a blowout on the way down. It was quite a scary experience! Thank goodness Carlton was driving and knew exactly what to do to keep us safe! After spending a little extra time getting a new tire, we finally made it to the beach. We stayed at The Beach Club. It was our first time to stay there and we really enjoyed it !John Turner was ready to swim the moment we got the condo! He just finished up with swimming lessons a couple of weeks ago and he was ready to swim!! He paddled and kicked his way all over that pool! He was so brave in the water this year. Total opposite of last year! He even started jumping off of the side of the pool by himself! He loved to play with his pool noodle and his water shooter. He also liked for Momma and Daddy to throw him back and forth across the pool. He also made us laugh a lot while swimming at the pool. He would get on the ladder and lay back and say he was doing his stretches! We have know idea where that came from. He also decided to introduce himself to everyone in the pool with us! He would swim right up to them and ask, "What are you doing today?" He is quite the little people person these days!

As soon as we finished dinner each night, we would get back to the room and John Turner would grab his swimming stuff and he was ready to go again! He and Daddy had quite a fun time doing some night swimming!

I have to say that John Turner is still not too fond of the actual beach! He like it a million times better than he did last year, but he still doesn't stay out on the beach for very long periods of time. He did enjoy playing in the sand and building sand castles with us. Actually, I should say he liked for us to build the castles and then all he wanted to destroy them! He was still a little afraid of the waves this year.

John Turner has been talking about catching a crab at the beach since we told him we were going! So Daddy bought a net and a flashlight and crabbing they went! I never thought they would actually catch one! Well, they actually did!! Daddy found out just how it felt to be pinched by a crab too:-)

John Turner has slept with us probably only once in his whole life. Well, he got to sleep with us on this trip. He was so excited about it! Momma had to wake these boys up every morning and at every nap time! They both love some sleep! Momma just wishes she could sleep for a few hours at this point in the pregnancy!

We went out to eat a couple of times while we were there. We went to the Hangout which is always so much fun for John Turner!

We also went to Tacky Jack's. John Turner loved it there because it is on the marina and he could see all of the fishing boats. One of the boats had just come in from a trip and he got to see all of the fish they had caught.

I just love this little boy more than I could ever imagine loving anything! He is my heart!

Here is Judson on our trip. I am 32 weeks pregnant here! I know that my love will grow even more when he is born!

Next beach trip we will be a family of four! We can not wait to experience it!

30-31 Weeks

2011-06-14T13:46:00.003-05:00

30 Weeks

31 Weeks

How far along: 31 weeks

Size of baby: head of lettuce

Weight gain: 21 lbs

Maternity clothes: OH YEAH!!

Gender: It's a boy! Judson Taylor Watt

Movement: All of the time! This little boys is way more active than I remember John Turner being!

Sleep: It is getting so hard to get comfortable! Sleeping on my left side all night is not fun!

What I miss: sleeping all night, my pre-baby body!-- I am getting BIG!

Symptoms: pain in my right rib- had the same exact thing with John Turner

Best moment of the week: going through all of John Turner's newborn clothes and other things. I love remembering him in them and then picturing Judson in them!

We are looking forward to a fun weekend at the beach! We decided to sneak off with John Turner for one more big brother trip before Judson arrives~

Swim Lessons

2011-06-10T14:38:00.003-05:00

We decided that John Turner really needed to take swimming lessons this summer. Since he is only two and very scared of new experiences and new people, we knew that private lessons were the only way to go this summer. We were very fortunate to find a wonderful swim instructor. Ms. Liz was fabulous with him! She is a teacher of first graders during the school year so she knew just how to make John Turner feel comfortable!

The first few days were a little rough on him. First, I had to just drop him off and leave him there with total strangers! Second, he had to put his face in the water at least three times at his first lesson. John Turner does not like to be left with strangers and he does not like water in his face! After day one, Ms. Liz told him to bring a favorite toy that could do swimming lessons with him the rest of the week. Well, that worked like magic! He decided to take two of his Weebles, one boy and one girl, with him on day 2. He still was upset about putting his face in the water on day 2, but overall a much better experience. Each day just got better and better! He got braver and was following commands in the water! He especially enjoyed when he got to use the pool noodles and the pool rings!

Today was his last day and when I picked him up I got to sit by the pool and let him show me what he had learned this week. I was amazed! That boy paddled his hands and kicked his feet with his face underwater from his instructor to her assistant! This was a huge step for him! On the ride home today he said, "Mommy, I am so proud of myself!" Mommy and Daddy are very proud of him too!! We love that precious thing!!

Nursery Sneak Peek!

2011-06-04T15:26:00.002-05:00

Here is a little peek into Judson's nursery so far. We have been working hard lately to get some things done in there! When I look at the calendar and realize that there is only 10 weeks left until my due date, I start to get a little nervous that things are not going to be done in time! I know that they will though! And what doesn't get done probably won't really matter anyway! We can hardly believe that in 10 weeks or less we will have a new baby sleeping in this crib! We are beyond excited to meet this little angel!

28-29 Weeks

2011-05-31T14:49:00.002-05:00

28 weeks

29 weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:

How far along: 29 weeks

Size of baby: butternut squash

Weight Gain: 16 lbs

Maternity clothes: Oh YEAH!

Gender: It's a BOY! Judson Taylor Watt

Movement: All of the time!! Especially at night when I am trying to go to sleep!

Sleep: it's getting tougher and tougher to get comfortable!

What I miss: sleeping comfortable all night, exercising, long, hot baths

Cravings: anything orange!

Symptoms: rib pain, some pressure, back pain

Best moment of the week: Just working in Judson's nursery and getting it ready!

Here is John Turner posing for his weekly pregnancy pictures!

Crawfish Boil

2011-05-31T14:18:00.005-05:00

Carlton and I hosted a crawfish boil for some of our friends and their families. John Turner was so excited when we told him that all of his friends were coming over to his house. He kept saying, "I am so excited that my friends are coming to my house!" He barely even napped the day of the event!

John Turner and his friends weren't so sure about these crawfish when they saw them. Brave litle Wyatt was the only one who would touch one!

The children ran and played and had the best time together! The adults actually go to enjoy a bit of conversation and some yummy food!

You can see the handsome crawfish cooker below! He did an amazing job on them! Some of the best ones I have ever eaten!

We love spending time with this group of people! It is always such a fun time! And the group just keeps growing and growing. We will be adding two more by the end of this year!

26-27 weeks

2011-05-16T14:05:00.002-05:00

26 weeks

27 weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:

How far along: 27 weeks

Size of baby: eggplant

Weight gain: 16 lbs

Maternity clothes: YES!

Gender: It's a boy! Judson Taylor Watt

Movement: Very often and getting very strong!

Sleep: getting to be more and more of a challenge

What I miss: sleeping on my stomach and back!!

Cravings: chips/salsa; fruit

Symptoms: nothing major; a little back pain and rib pain

Best moment of the week: getting the first item with Judson's name on it! It makes it so much more real! Our sweet friends, Aaron and Megan, had a name plaque painted to match his room. I love it!

John Turner decided that each week when I take my picture he should have one made also. He is just the cutest thing ever!!!

Mother's Day

2011-05-16T13:51:00.003-05:00

For Mother's Day this year, my precious husband took me on a little "babymoon" to relax before baby number two arrives. Our trip was amazing! I was pampered like a princess the whole time! As part of my Mother's Day gift, I was treated to breakfast in bed and a pregnancy massage! It was such a fabulous trip!

We came home on the Sunday of Mother's Day. My sweet boy was waiting on me with a precious handmade card and a potted flower he had made me at school. Here is a picture of me with my two precious gifts! I am so blessed to be their mother!

Fishing with Daddy

2011-05-16T13:42:00.002-05:00

Our sweet friends, The Hatchers, invited us over to fish in their pond one Sunday after church. We had a great time! I love being able to capture these precious father/son moments! Of course, I only had my camera phone!

Yee Haw!

2011-05-16T13:38:00.002-05:00

To celebrate studying the letter "W", John Turner's school had a "W"estern day. He absolutely loved being able to wear his cowboy clothes to school. He didn't take those chaps off all day long! He now asks me at least once a week while we are getting dressed if he can wear his cowboy clothes to school again!

First Trip to the Dentist

2011-05-04T14:09:00.005-05:00

We took John Turner to visit the dentist for the first time this morning. We were not sure how he was going to react to this experience. We have talked about it and practiced what to do for months! When we arrived he was very excited to see all of the toys that were in the waiting room!

After playing for a while, they called us back to meet with the hygienist. She was super sweet with him. She talked to him about what was going to happen to him. She also let him pick out the toothbrush that she would use to polish his teeth. He chose a Dora and Diego toothbrush. He was very proud of it. When she told him he would get a prize if he was good, he asked if he could get money or candy! HAHA!

We then waited while she got everything ready. This is the face he gave when they called him name and said that they were ready for him!

For his first visit he did very well. Only a few tears were shed! The hygienist let him sit in Carlton's lap and lay his head back in hers while she cleaned them. Dr. Ellis then came over and examined and counted his teeth. He was so proud that he had 20 teeth! She was so amazing with him. He had no cavities! He got to put his name in the monthly drawing for kids' with no cavities! Hopefully he will win that free pizza! HAHA!! He then picked out his prizes. He chose a bracelet and a bouncy ball.

All in all, this experience wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it might be! He did end up getting some money too. Daddy slipped him a dollar bill on the way out for being such a big boy!

25 weeks

2011-05-04T13:58:00.004-05:00

Pregnancy Highlights:

How far along: 25 weeks

Size of baby: a rutabaga

Weight gain: 15 lbs

Maternity clothes: oh yeah!

Gender: It's a BOY! JUDSON TAYLOR WATT

Movement: Very active; especially when I am resting

Sleep: It is getting harder to get comfortable at night:-(

What I miss: sleeping on my stomach and back; working out

Cravings: chips and salsa; I swear this baby is part Mexican

Symptoms: a little back pain and trouble breathing; nothing major yet
Best moment of the week: working on Judson's nursery; we have it painted and the bedding is here!

Easter 2011

2011-04-25T14:26:00.006-05:00

We had a very fun and busy Easter this year. John Turner seemed to enjoy this holiday more than any other so far. He would tell people, "Happy Easter Egg!". He thought the holiday was called Easter Egg Day!

We dyed eggs with John Turner on Saturday afternoon. He did such a fabulous job with it this year. He had dyed some with his teachers at school earlier in the week so he was a pro when we did on Saturday! He kept telling us, "Put the eggs in very softly!". He checked them a million times while they were in the dye to see if they were ready. He was very proud of them when they were all done!

Sunday morning when we woke up, the Easter Bunny had left John Turner an amazing basket of goodies! He was beyond excited about his prizes! His faces in the pictures below are priceless. He was most excited about the "monies" that the Easter Bunny had left him in some eggs. He loves getting money for his piggy bank. We count it at least once a day! There was also a flashlight in his basket. Daddy was glad about this because now John Turner won't have to play with his flashlights anymore! He also got some new markers, bubbles, coloring books, stickers, a singing toothbrush, a Sing-a-ma-jig, Weebles for his Weeble Tree House, and of course a bunch of candy!

After eating some of our candy for breakfast, we all got dressed up and headed to Easter services at our church. It was a very, very hot Easter Sunday here!

Of course, this little wild monkey didn't want me to get a good picture of him in his cute little Easter clothes. This is the best one I got! He looked so handsome and so grown!

And we couldn't forget to snap a picture of sweet baby Judson. I was 24 weeks pregnant Sunday!

After church, we went out to Carlton's Grandparents to eat and hunt more eggs! We left there and spent the afternoon with my parents. We love being close enough to be able to spend holidays with our families!

Church Egg Hunt

2011-04-20T14:16:00.004-05:00

Our church hosted an egg hunt for the preschool children last Saturday. It was at the home of Ms. Dana, John Turner's Sunday School teacher. He was so excited to not only be going to an egg hunt but to be going to see Ms. Dana's house as well! Daddy didn't get to go with us this year. Gran Gran did though!

Before the egg hung, they got to make their own nightlights. John Turner did a really good job with the painting.

This is a picture of John Turner patiently listening and waiting for them to say go! He had already scoped out about all of the eggs in the place!

He did such a good job this year. He was so funny though because he looked for specific colored eggs the whole time. He was more worried about the color eggs he had in has basket rather than how many he had!

After the hunt, we relaxed with lunch and some fun Easter snacks! It was a great day! We love our church family!

21-23 weeks

2011-04-20T13:56:00.003-05:00

21 weeks

Due to the stomach virus and a tornado, there is no 22 week picture!

23 weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:

How far along: 23 weeks

Size of the baby: an ear of corn

Weight Gain: 10 lbs

Maternity clothes: Oh, YEAH!
Gender: It's a BOY! Judson Taylor Watt

Movement: All of the time!! He is quite active!

Sleep: Sleep is OK- I got a body pillow last week and it has helped

What I miss: working out, sleeping on my belly

Cravings: anything and everything! I am just hungry!

Symptoms: none- I am feeling great!

Best moment of the week: I ordered baby bedding! FINALLY! I swear at this point with John Turner I was completely ready for him to arrive! This time I am struggling to get anything done!

John Turner at 2 1/2 Years Old

2011-04-17T14:52:00.008-05:00

This sweet boy is now 2 1/2 years old! I can't believe I am saying that! I wanted to do a post of things I want to remember about him at this age. This is such a fun yet challenging age! He keeps us laughing all of the time!

Favorite toys and activities: -play-doh

-drawing/painting- he has just started to enjoy art a little-

foam/magnetic letters- he can recognize pretty much all of his letters now and know the sounds for many of them

-his computer

-games on mommy's iphone or ipad

-toy trains

-puzzles

-anything to do with music or musical instruments

-counting his money from his piggy bank- he calls George Washington Santa Claus!

Favorite characters/movies: -Thomas the Train -Mickey Mouse -Bob the Builder -Blue's Clues -Dora and Diego

Favorite outdoor activities: This child would stay out all day long if he could! He wakes up asking to go outside to play! He is an outdoor lover for sure!

-riding his 4-wheeler -blowing bubbles -sidewalk chalk -sports- t-ball and basketball -sandbox -running up and down hills -hopping around -playing with Oliver Cat

Favorite foods: Still doesn't eat much at all. We are eating chicken now so that is an improvement. Still eats no vegetables unless I trick him in some way!

-mac n cheese -chicken nuggets -parfaits -ice cream -any type of fruit -pancakes -pb and j -pizza

Favorite books:

He is a big lover of books! He loves to for us to climb up on his top bunk with a pile of books and read for hours!

-Llama Llama series

-Thomas the Train books

-Dr. Seuss books

-Bible story books- he can name characters and retell several Bible stories- Moses, Jonah, Adam and Eve, Jesus, Noah, David and Goliath

-Chicka Chicka ABC

-How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You

I could write a whole post on John Turner's developing language ability! At 2 1/2 he has an amazing knowledge of words and vocabulary! He amazes us everyday with the things he says! Here are a few things he has said or says that I want to remember:

JT: Mommy, I go to time-out at school today

Me: Oh, no! What did you do?

JT: Ha Ha! I just kidding, Mommy! That is so funny!!

JT: Where are we going?

Us: To "any place we may be going"

JT: And then?

When he does something we are proud of we always tell him what a big boy he is. Now, if we do something he things is good he will say, "Mommy, you such a big girl!".

JT is great with directions. If we have taken him there once he can always tell us how to get back there!

His memory is also very amazing! He never forgets anything!

He loves the color blue! If he picks out a drink, snocone, toy ect.. it has to be blue!

He is still doing great with the tee-tee on the potty. The poo-poo on the potty still not so great! We are still working on that!

He is doing great with his big boy bed! He is getting up earlier in the mornings now which Mommy is not a fan of!

One of his favorite times of the day is when Daddy comes home! First thing he wants to do is "ride the bull". Carlton puts him on his belly and pretends he is riding a bull! He LOVES it!

He is already a gentleman. He holds the door for people everywhere we go. He will hold it open and say come on in/out.

He loves to play "tickle monster".

He can sing quite a number of songs. His favorite right now is "Jesus Loves the Little Children".

There are probably a million other things I could think of to write about him at this age! We love this sweet thing!

Big Brother Getaway- Part 2

2011-04-12T19:33:00.006-05:00

Sunday morning we woke up and had a great big surprise for John Turner. We told him that we were going to see Thomas the Train! He was beyond excited! He wanted to leave the hotel right then! He didn't even want any of us to get dressed! He LOVES Thomas! He loves the movies, the books and just playing with the train pieces. He knows almost every character's name that goes along with Thomas. It is quite amazing to listen to him name each train, crane, bus, etc.. When we arrived I gave him his ticket to ride on Thomas. He was thrilled and wouldn't let us touch his ticket!

This is an event at the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum in Calera, AL. We had been there last year to ride the Polar Express. It is a fabulous way to spend a Saturday with your children if they enjoy Thomas or trains for that matter! John Turner had a blast! Here are a few highlights of our "Day Out with Thomas"!

The Petting Zoo: There were some chickens, goats and bunnies that the children could pet.

Meeting Sir Topham Hatt: John Turner was speechless when he saw Sir Topham Hatt standing in this tent!

Giant Sandbox: John Turner is always happy to spend some time in the dirt!

The Gift Shop: John Turner was able to talk Daddy into buying him a few prizes at the gift shop. He picked out a new train for his train table. He chose James the red engine he loves. He also picked out a Thomas t-shirt. He even talked his daddy into paying $9 for this huge Thomas balloon. It has been worth that $9 to me! It has entertained him for many hours over the last few days!

Bouncy House and Slide: Normally our son is scared of this kind of thing. Well, not on this day. We couldn't get him out of there!

Imagination Station: This was John Turner's dream! It was a huge tent full of different types of train tables! He was in heaven!

Tattoo Station: He chose a Thomas tattoo. He wouldn't let us wash it off for two days!

Train Rides: He was able to not only take a ride on Thomas but also another train as well. He had his lemonade and popcorn along for the ride. He just had such a smile on his face the whole time!

Our little family enjoyed this time together so much! I am very glad we got to take John Turner away for a fun weekend before baby brother arrives. (We are working on getting Daddy to take us to the beach soon for another big brother getaway) We made so many fun memories as a family of three. We look forward to adding to those memories as a family of four soon!

By the way, this little munchkin passed out in his car seat before we made it out of our parking spot! He had the time of his life!

Big Brother Getaway - Part 1

2011-04-11T20:52:00.003-05:00

We decided to take John Turner for a little big brother getaway before little brother arrives. Our first stop was the Birmingham Zoo. Now, we thought going to the zoo would be a wonderful way to spend a Saturday in early April! Who knew it would be 90 degrees in early April?! This pregnant momma barely made it through the zoo! This little munchkin below had no trouble! He ran full speed all over that zoo!

Since we told him we were going to the zoo, he has talked about seeing zebras and camels. He said they were his favorite animals at the zoo! He also enjoyed the reptiles, birds and lions. He didn't stay at any animal too long. He would run up and squeal and name the animal. Then he would run off saying, "Let's go see more animals!".

He also enjoyed riding the train at the zoo. You know this boy couldn't pass by a train and not take a ride on it!

What hot day at the zoo would be complete without a little ice cream?!

After the zoo, we did a little shopping for baby brother and then had dinner. We spent the night at a hotel in Birmingham because we had BIG plans for John Turner the next morning. Part 2 of this post will be about that! John Turner calls hotels "ponytails". It is so funny! He said, "Mommy and Daddy we are staying at big ponytail!".

And the baby's name is...

2011-04-06T21:10:00.004-05:00

After finding out at our 20 week ultrasound that we are for sure having another boy, we decided it was time to give him a name other than "little brother". We have thought long and hard over this decision. His name will be

JUDSON TAYLOR WATT

We knew that whether this baby was a boy or a girl, we wanted he or she to have a "J" name just like big brother. I have always wanted my children to have names that start with the same letter:-) We decided that we liked the name Judson a couple of months ago. While coming up with middle names, I decided that I wanted him to have the same initials as his big brother. We tried out Taylor and decided that we liked those two names together. So, unlike John Turner there is no family history behind this name! Well, unless you count having the same initials as his big brother! We can't wait to meet baby Judson and see if he looks or acts anything like his big brother. Now I am on to getting some things monogrammed with his precious name!

20 Week Ultrasound

2011-04-01T20:05:00.003-05:00

Today we went to the doctor for my 20 week ultrasound and check-up. We really wanted John Turner to experience seeing the baby on the ultrasound with us. So my sweet Momma came with us so he could see the baby and then she could take him back home for some special Gran-Gran time while we waited to see the doctor.

John Turner was a sweet angel at the doctor. His favorite thing about our visit was seeing the BIG windows across the front of the doctor's office. He stood there in amazement watching the people and cars down below.

He waited so patiently for us to be called back for the ultrasound!

We were so glad we took him with us. He loved being able to hear the baby's heartbeat. The ultrasound tech even printed him his own picture of his baby brother. I am loving this sweet picture of our family of three soon to be four!

The baby is doing great. We were able to confirm for sure that it is definitely a boy! His heartbeat is very strong. He is still measuring to be due on August 14th. He was being very active during the ultrasound! Such an amazing thing to see this little life growing inside of you! We are so thankful for another healthy baby boy on the way! Now on to naming this boy, getting his nursery decorated, shopping for cute clothes, etc...

19-20 Weeks

2011-04-01T19:54:00.004-05:00

19 weeks

20 weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:

How far along: 20 weeks (halfway there!)

Size of baby: size of a mango

Weight gain: 9 lbs

Maternity clothes: Oh, Yes!

Gender: It's a boy! We found out today on the ultrasound that it is for sure a boy! Name to be announced soon!

Movement: Yes, especially at night when I am lying on my right side. Getting stronger and more frequent every day! I love it!

Sleep: I sleep well most nights

What I miss: working out often, sleeping on my stomach

Cravings: fruit(I made a fresh peach cobbler the other night at like 9:00! I had to have it right then! I ate almost the entire thing by myself!) or salty foods

Symptoms: none- I feel great!

Best moment of the week: Seeing this sweet baby at my 20 week ultrasound! Such an amazing and beautiful thing!

Big Boy Bed!

2011-03-18T14:06:00.004-05:00

Somebody spent his first night in a big boy bed last night!!

We had went to the store and picked out these bunk beds a while back. We weren't sure when they would be delivered. John Turner has been asking about them since the day we went and ordered them!

Well, yesterday the big boy beds arrived at our house. John Turner was napping when they arrived. He had a quite a surprise waiting on him when he awoke! He was very excited and told us he wanted to sleep in them last night. Well, when it got time for bed last night, he started to change his mind and ask for his baby bed. We talked about how he was too big for that bed and how the new baby was going to need it to sleep in. He finally climbed in! Of course he also brought along Glo-Glo, Big Al, Dolphin, Monkey and his Thomas the Train blanket!! We read some books and layed with him for a while. We then told him we had to leave. He cried for a very short period of time and then he went to sleep. He only woke up once about midnight. I went in and comforted him and put his blanket on him and he was back asleep. He slept until 7:00 this morning. He came running in our room screaming, "I woke up in my big boy bed!" He was so proud! We are going to have to work on getting out of the bed without calling Momma first!
He is now taking his very first nap in his big boy bed!

I can't decide if I want to be happy or sad about this! I am so thankful that is has been an easy transition for him! On the other hand, I am so sad that my baby will never sleep in his crib again!! BOO HOO!! It is OK because soon enough we will have another sweet baby boy occupying that crib!

17 and 18 weeks

2011-03-18T13:52:00.003-05:00

17 weeks pregnant

18 weeks pregnant

Pregnancy Highlights:

How far along: 18 weeks

Size of baby: size of a small melon

Weight gain: 5 pounds

Maternity clothes: Oh Yeah! I am enjoying the comfortable pants!

Gender: It's a boy (at least we think it is--we will have 20 week ultrasound in 2 weeks to be sure)

Movement: I am feeling small movements more often now. Carlton has even felt a little one!

Sleep: good on most nights

What I miss: nothing much; working out, sleeping on my back and belly

Cravings: anything fruity

Symptoms: none- I am feeling great!

Best moment of the week: John Turner slept in his big boy bed for the first time this week. I will post on it in a minute. It makes me happy and sad all at the same time!

New Toy!

2011-03-18T13:42:00.002-05:00

John Turner and his daddy got a new toy! John Turner calls it "the buggy". I know that they will have so much fun riding around the woods on this thing. Momma gets to ride around the neighborhood on it which is pretty fun too! I guess since I am going to have two boys, these are the kind of fun toys I can look foward to having at my house:-). I wouldn't trade it for the world!! I love it!!

15-16 weeks

2011-03-03T14:34:00.004-06:00

15 weeks

16 weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:

How far along: 16 weeks

Size of baby: size of an apple

Weight gain: 3 pounds

Maternity clothes: I am starting to wear some now; especially the pants; they feel so much better than regular pants!

Gender: It's a boy! (at least we are pretty sure of that; I will have another ultrasound at 20 weeks and we will know for sure then; but I saw something today that makes me pretty sure it is another boy!!!)

Movement: I think I may have felt some flutters when I am lying down, I am sure I will be feeling some major movement soon by the way that baby was moving today during the ultrasound today!!

Sleep: much better most nights

What I miss: nothing much; just sleeping on my back and stomach; working out

Cravings: fruit, jelly beans, salty foods

Symptoms: nothing much at the moment! I am feeling great!

Best moment of the week: Finding out we are having another sweet baby boy!! John Turner will have a best friend for life!!

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

2011-03-02T10:53:00.002-06:00

Today is the birthday of Dr. Seuss! John Turner's school had a big celebration today in honor of his birthday! The children dressed as one of their favorite characters from a Dr. Seuss book.

John Turner and his friend Deck decided to be Thing 1 and Thing 2 from The Cat in the Hat! These were perfect characters for two wild and crazy toddlers to be!! By the way, getting a picture of these two together was torture this morning!! This was the best one I got out of about 1,000 pictures!! Oh the joys of dealing with a two year old!!

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

February Fun

2011-02-19T13:45:00.003-06:00

February has turned out to be a fun and busy month for us! It happens to be my favorite month of the year because there is no hunting season for my husband to take part in this month! I always call February "Amy Season"!!

This picture is of our sweet little Valentine! He is on his way to his Valentine's Day party at school. He received a bunch of sweet Valentines from his friends and family. He also got also got special Valentines from Mommy and Daddy. He got some new books(one a, new Cd's(one with the B-I-B-L-E which is his favorite song to sing right now) and yummy candy! Daddy was on call at the hospital on Valentine's Day so we cooked him a nice dinner at home and celebrated as a family. My parents had kept John Turner the whole weekend before so we were able to celebrate Valentine's Day alone also. It was nice to have a weekend alone! We went to dinner with friends on Friday night, and then to dinner and a movie alone on Saturday night.

John Turner's class has been studying the letter "P" at school this week. On Friday, they had a party to celebrate the letter "P". They wore their favorite "P"ajamas, ate "P"otato chips for snack and had "P"ancakes and "P"urple juice for lunch. This is our cute little monkey on the way to his "P" party! Yes, we still have "Glo-Glo"! He has been with us since birth and I don't think he is going anywhere anytime soon!

Since we have had beautiful weather over the past week, we decided to drive over to Alabama one afternoon and let John Turner ride the tractor and play in the woods. He LOVES going and doing anything outdoors with his daddy! Mommy usually doesn't go but I decided to make this trip with them.

14Weeks

2011-02-19T13:29:00.005-06:00

Pregnancy Highlights:

How far along: 14 weeks

Size of baby: size of a lemon

Weigh gain/loss: 1.5 pounds

Maternity clothes: probably soon;regular pants are beginning to get a bit uncomfortable:-(

Gender: hope to find out at the next appointment(everyone I know says it is a girl; I still think it is a boy)

Movement: I think I may have felt a few flutters when lying down

Sleep: beginning to get better

What I miss: sleeping on my stomach or flat on my back

Cravings: candy(jolly rancher jelly beans!), fruit, salty foods, orange juice

Symptoms: not having any symptoms right now; feeling great!

Best moment of the week: hearing this sweet baby's heartbeat again; it was 165 beats per minute; nothing like that sound:-)

Snow

2011-02-10T10:55:00.002-06:00

We had a quite a surprise when we got home from church last night! It was snowing everywhere!!! John Turner and his daddy couldn't wait to get out in it! So, they bundled up and headed out to play in it last night at about 8:00!

They even had a snowball fight!!

This winter has been crazy!! I am glad that John Turner got to see snow again this year. It is crazy how when I was little we rarely ever got snow. John Turner has seen snow every year since he was born!! CRAZY!! I am ready for warm sun, sand and the beach!!! Come on summer!!

13 weeks

2011-02-10T10:45:00.002-06:00

Pregnancy Highlights:

How far along: 13 weeks

Size of baby: size of a peach

Weight gain/loss: We shall find out next Thursday at Dr. appointment!

Maternity clothes: I am starting to get some of the pants out--they are not as cute the second time around!

Gender: Hopefully we will find out next month!

Movement: none yet

Sleep: It is getting better

What I miss: sleeping on my stomach and back; working out as much as I was

Cravings: fruit, salty foods, candy (I was craving a footlong chili cheese dog from Sonic this weekend; Sunday night Carlton got it for me! Carlton laughed at me the whole time I ate it! He wanted to take my picture with it!)

Symptoms: none at all this week; feeling hungry more often maybe

Best moment of the week: we are cleaning out the guest room this weekend while John Turner is away at the Grandparents' house; that means one step closer to having my baby in a big boy room!!

Rabbit Hunting

2011-02-07T13:59:00.003-06:00

Carlton decided that he would take John Turner on his first rabbit hunt last Saturday morning. This momma was a little concerned, but Carlton reassured me that he would take care of John Turner and that they would have so much fun doing this together. I agreed and sent them off at 7:00 Saturday morning! As you can tell from the picture above and the one below, Daddy was right! John Turner had a blast!! He didn't want to come home! BOO HOO!! They ended up staying until late in the afternoon.

I don't think that Carlton and John Turner actually did too much rabbit hunting. It looks as if they...

Threw rocks,

Played in mud puddles,

and walked around exploring the woods!

Both of them were so excited and happy to tell me about their experiences when they got home. I was happy for them, but also a little sad for myself. All I could think of was that in a few years John Turner will be leaving me every Saturday to go do fun stuff like this with Daddy:-( I am very thankful that John Turner has such a special Daddy who makes such fun memories with him!

Cold and Rainy Days

2011-02-03T15:24:00.005-06:00

Thanks goodness Santa brought John Turner a raincoat and rain boots for Christmas this year! We sure have needed them lately. John Turner doesn't mind though. He LOVES when he get to wear his rain boots to school! Last week after school he begged me to let him jump in the puddles. So, of course, Mommy let him! He had fun jumping in them and throwing rocks in them. It is raining AGAIN today and tomorrow!! We won't be out playing in it this time though! It is below freezing here! This winter weather has been crazy this year!

11 and 12 Weeks

2011-02-03T15:06:00.002-06:00

I can't believe that I am already hitting the second trimester of this pregnancy!! It is flying by! I am combining weeks 11 and 12 because there is not much to tell at this time in my pregnancy! I go back to the doctor on the 17th. Looking forward to hearing the heartbeat of this precious baby again! Not looking forward to weighing-in at the doctor:-)

11 weeks pregnant

12 weeks pregnant

Pregnancy Highlights:

How far along: 12 weeks

Size of the baby: size of a plum

Weight gain/loss: Will let you know after the 17th-- dreading that weigh-in at the doctor on the 17th

Maternity clothes: not yet... I did go through all of them this week, they were much cuter the first time around

Gender: dying to know!!!! I still think boy, Carlton still thinks girl. Most of our friends say it is a girl.

Movement: none yet

Sleep: seems to be getting a little better because bathroom trips are less often

What I miss: sleeping on my stomach and back; energy to work out

Cravings: salty foods, fruits

Symptoms: a little nausea and a little tiredness

Best moment of the weeks: John Turner will now kiss my belly and say, "Hey, there baby. I love you". It is just precious!! He also says that it is a "baby gurl". HA HA!!

10 weeks and Big Boy Beds

2011-01-22T15:15:00.003-06:00

I am 10 1/2 weeks!

Pregnancy highlights

How far along: 10 1/2 weeks

Size of baby: size of a prune

Total weight gain/loss: none yet...

Maternity clothes: not yet...

Gender: Can't wait to know! (I am thinking it is a boy--Carlton thinks it is a girl)

Movement: I haven't felt anything yet

Sleep: going to the bathroom every few minutes makes sleep not so great!

What I miss: sleeping through the night

Cravings: orange juice, salty foods

Symptoms: a little tired and a little nauseous at times-Thanks Goodness that is all!

Best moment of the week: taking John Turner to shop for furniture for his big boy room! :-)

John Turner is still sleeping in his crib. He LOVES his crib!! He sometimes just likes to sit in it and play or read to his animal friends! He will stay in there for hours! Well, since we are going to be needing the crib for the new baby come August, we decided it was time to go shopping for some big boy furniture! John Turner will be moving down the hallway to a new and bigger room and the nursery will stay where it is now.

We took him to a kids' furniture store in town that has a 2nd floor devoted to nothing but big kids' rooms! He was very excited to go shopping here! Especially when he saw that he got to climb up a bunch of stairs to get to where we were going!

He was much more into playing with the stuffed animals and decorations rather than looking at the beds!

He did love climbing all of the ladders on the bunk beds.

He found this set that had Dora and Diego on it and said, "I need this one!" I don't think that Mommy could look at this in his bedroom every day!!

Then he found this one with a slide escape! He thought it was the best thing he had ever seen!!

Daddy feels that a boy needs bunk beds. Mommy wasn't so sure of that! But after looking today and seeing John Turner with the bunk beds, I am convinced! Bunk beds it will be!!

9 Weeks

2011-01-14T20:15:00.003-06:00

We went for our first doctor's appointment for the new baby this week. Everything went well! I had an ultrasound and the baby looked great! It measured at about 9 weeks and 2 days. That puts my due date around August 14th. It had a heart rate of 164! We could see it moving and we could see its arm and leg buds starting to develop. We were very excited to get a good report! When we got home we showed the ultrasound picture to John Turner. We told him this was his baby brother or sister. His response was, " That's a big mountain!". He continues to call it a mountain every time he looks at the picture! HAHA!!!

Here is our first official family of four photo!

(I didn't have a blog until right before John Turner was born. So, I didn't get to journal about my pregnancy with him. I totally regret that! I am planning on doing it with this baby. I probably won't be able to do it every single week, but I do plan to update and post pictures throughout the pregnancy.)

I am 9 Weeks!

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 9 weeks

Size of Baby: size of a grape

Total Weight Gain/Loss: no loss or gain yet...

Maternity Clothes: not yet...

Gender: we can't wait to find out

Movement: we got to see the baby moving on the ultrasound, but I haven't felt any movement yet

Sleep: I am up and down all night going to the bathroom right now, so sleep is not so great at the moment!

What I Miss: Nothing really... maybe caffeine and not being able to exercise as much as I was

Cravings: orange juice and salty foods

Symptoms: mostly just feeling tired; had some nauseous moments but no real sickness!

Best Moment of the Week: having the first ultrasound and seeing our baby for the first time!

Christmas 2010

2011-01-05T17:02:00.004-06:00

Our Family- Christmas 2010

Christmas was very busy and very fun for us this year. We did a lot of traveling and a lot of eating!! I didn't get pictures of us at every stop this year. So, here is a peak at Christmas Eve and Christmas morning at our house this year.

Christmas Eve night we prepared for Santa's arrival. John Turner baked some delicious sugar cookes for Santa, and we even put out some carrots for the reindeer to munch on while they were here.

We also sprinkled some reindeer food out in our yard to make sure that Rudolph was able to locate our house. Rudolph loves the smell of oats! So we sprinkled some oats out in our front yard. We also added in some glitter so that Rudolph could easily locate our house from the sky!

Santa was very good to all of us this year! John Turner was amazed when he walked into our dining room Christmas morning! He couldn't beleive what all was sitting there! Two is such a fun age!

The favorite present that Santa left this year was an outside playhouse. John Turner was in shock when he finally noticed that this was sitting there! The faces he made were ones we will never forget!

He also enjoyed all of the other prizes Santa left for him! (If you look closely into the playhouse, you can see that Santa left Mommy a special surprise---An iPad!!! Thanks, Santa!)

The stocking was also filled with some major goodies! John Turner couldn't have been happier!

The best gift that Santa brought to us this year was finding out that we are going to have another sweet baby in the coming year! We are thrilled! 2010 was an amazing year! It looks as if 2011 will be even better!

The Watt Family of Three

2010-12-27T13:03:00.002-06:00

...will soon be a family of four

And we just couldn't keep it a secret anymore!!

Carlton left for a hunting trip in South Dakota two weeks ago. I had an idea that I might be pregnant. So, I took a test the night after he left. Well, it was positive! I had to wait until he got home to tell him and it just about killed me! John Turner surprised Daddy when he got home by wearing this Big Brother shirt! Carlton and I are beyond excited about this new addition to our family! We told our families on Christmas day! It was the best Christmas gift ever! We are due sometime in August. It is still very early in the pregnancy. I will be going to the Dr. in January. I am feeling fine as of today. I feel a little nauseous at times and a little tired. Not sure if the tiredness is from being pregnant or from chasing John Turner around!

Christmas Cookies with Gran

2010-12-23T16:57:00.004-06:00

My mom has made homemade Christmas cookies with me and my sister each year for as long as I can remember! We don't really get to participate much anymore:-) It is all about John Turner and Carly these days! I am so glad that John Turner gets to make these precious Christmas memories with my mom!

John Turner had the best time making them this year! Last year he didn't really want to participate in the process! These year he was all up in it!! He loved picking out just the right cookie cutter.

Carly and John Turner learned how to work together to roll out the cookie dough.

Gran always lets you lick the extra icing! YUM!

They both did an excellent job decorating their cookies with the icing. John Turner decided his Christmas tree should be red!

And of course, no cookies is complete without the sprinkles!!

I think they tasted good! John Turner ate a ton of these things!

These two precious cousins do love each other very much! Even if they usually fight over everything! HAHA!

Santa

2010-12-15T18:43:00.003-06:00

We took John Turner to visit Santa this past week. He was very excited to see him! He has been walking up to him and saying "Hey there, Santa" every time we have been in the mall this month! I still wasn't sure if he would actually sit in his lap. Well, he did. He told him he wanted candy, suckers and playdough for Christmas! HAHA!!

The Polar Express

2010-12-08T20:33:00.004-06:00

Last Saturday night we hopped aboard the Polar Express and headed to the North Pole! The Ishees, Hatchers and Millers also boarded the train with us. We all waited outside under a tent for our train to arrive.

The train arrived and the conductor came to our tent and greeted us and told us we were to board on the Dome Car. He said our next stop would be the North Pole! The conductor then punched our tickets and we finally boarded The Polar Express! Since we had a large group, they seated us all together in a traincar by ourselves. It was nice to have all of us alone in one car!

John Turner chose the perfect seats for us as soon as we boarded the train. When the train began to move, his eyes were glued out of this window looking for the North Pole. A voice came over a speaker and began reading the story of The Polar Express to us. John Turner followed along in his book as the story was told.

After the story was read, the speaker told us, in a very excited voice, to look out of the train's window because we had made it to the North Pole! We could see Santa's workshop out of the window. We could also see Mr. and Mrs. Claus waving to us from outside of our train. John Turner was extremely excited at this point! The train stopped and some of Santa's elves came aboard bringing us a bell just like the one in the story. Then Santa and Mrs. Claus came into our car. John Turner wasn't so sure what to think of that! Santa even autographed his book!

Next, a waiter brought us some chocolate milk and some of Mrs. Claus' homemade cookies! This was John Turner's favorite part! He also recieved a Christmas mouse and an ornament for his tree.

We sang Christmas carols and danced as we made our way back home from the North Pole!

And what can I say--the adults had just as much fun as the kiddos! Friends always make experiences like this one even better!

We all plan to board The Polar Express next year and head back to the North Pole again!

Angel Tree

2010-12-02T13:22:00.004-06:00

I think that John Turner says the word "mine" about 2,687 times a day! HAHA!! I know that self-centered and selfish behavior are typical for a two year old. I know in time it will get better.

Well, We decided to take John Turner on a little outing to learn a lesson on giving to others who need help this Christmas. We headed to the mall and adopted an "angel" off of the Salvation Army's Angel Tree.

We adopted a little boy that is two years old just like John Turner. The sweet baby wanted a Big Wheel and a learning toy. He also needed clothes, pajamas and shoes. We were able to complete his entire Christmas list!

We then headed back to the mall to drop off the gifts. John Turner enjoyed the whole process. He very generously gave the gifts to the lady at the drop off location!

We plan on making this a tradition for our family each year at Christmas. John Turner has so much and we want him to always know that other children are not as fortunate as him. We want him to have a heart for giving to others.

I had to use my phone for pics because that is all I had with me. Sorry for the bad quality!

Tunnel

2010-12-01T14:20:00.006-06:00

Aunt Holly gave John Turner a very cool tunnel for his birthday back in September. Well, just recently this tunnel has become his new favorite place to be! John Turner LOVES this thing! He get inside and rolls over and over again. He just laughs and laughs. He also likes to put his "friends" inside and roll them around. I am sure that Barney and Elmo feel sick most of the time because they are rolled so much:-) He also has decided that snack time should be held inside the tunnel!

Now, this tunnel is a lot of fun during the day. But when Daddy comes home from work, it takes on a whole new meaning of FUN! John Turner's only rule is that Daddy has to be on the red end and he has to be on the blue end:-)

They will literally roll for hours in this thing!

This picture just makes me smile! What a fun Daddy!

John Turner screams "chase me, chase me" and "I'll get you" the whole time they are playing!

I love these two crazy, wild boys! They are my heart!

Happy Thanksgiving 2010!

2010-11-25T14:42:00.003-06:00

We have many things to be thankful for this Thanksgiving holiday. This little turkey below is one of our biggest blessings for which we are extremely thankful!

John Turner and I are also very thankful for this sweet Daddy! He provides for us and takes care of us each and every day. He works hard so that I don't have to work. Being able to be home with John Turner these past two years is something for which I am truly thankful!

I love this little boy and I am so thankful that God chose me to be his mommy! He is my heart!!

I love our precious family of three! I am so thankful for all that we have and feel very blessed that I am sharing my life with them! We are also very thankful for all of our family and friends. We are very blessed to have such a big and loving family and an amazing group of friends around us!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

The Watt Family 2010