First day of school

Hayden started the school year first this year going back a few days before Carter.  Hayden's in his last year of preschool and Carter's in 2nd grade.  We just love both the kids' schools and their teachers, friends, etc. Here are some pictures from the first day.



Hayden's first day



Brothers

Carter's first day

Disneyland!

We were so blessed to be able to take a great family vacation this summer to Disneyland!  I had gotten the idea to go there around February or so and after tons of research we booked our trip for early July.  What an amazing time we had!  The kids were the perfect ages to travel well, ride all the rides they wanted to, experience the magic of Disney, and hopefully remember the trip.

Steve & Jennie get married!

On June 9th I got a new sister-in-law when my younger brother, Steve, married his fiancee, Jennie.  We have known Jennie for a year and just love her.  The wedding was held on a beautiful golf course in Tijeras, NM, just outside Albuquerque.  My boys were the ring bearers.  Carter also walked Jennie's dog, Cali, down the aisle while Hayden escorted the flowergirl.  The ceremony was lovely and the reception was fun and heartwarming.  We are so happy to welcome Jennie into our family and to watch the newlyweds embark on this new and exciting part of their lives.  Congrats Steve and Jennie!!



Aunt Jennie & the boys




Our family

The ringbearers



Hayden & Bella, the flower girl

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Honig



Jennie, Steve, and Cali



We're going to Disneyland!

The Watkins family is so excited to be going to Disneyland this summer!

Recent Happenings

Boy, it's been a long time since I posted on this blog! We have been a very busy family this spring. We took both boys skiing at Sipapu Ski Resort in February. Carter really got the hang of it and Hayden gave it a lot of effort but eventually decided he'd rather play in the snow. Carter started soccer this spring and Hayden started playing t-ball. Can't go wrong when the t-ball coach is the head coach for the highschool baseball team. :) Our weekends are full with their games till the end of May. So fun seeing the little ones play sports!

During spring break we went to Winters to visit Heath's family for Easter. His sister and her husband came from Boston and brought their baby, Mikey, whom we met for the first time. He's so adorable! The boys enjoyed interacting with him. I'm sure next time they'll have Mikey running around with them all over the farm!



Hayden at t-ball practice

boys at the miniture golf course in Los Alamos




playing around the statues at Ashley Pond



we made pinecone birdfeeders for our backyard


Easter egg hunt at Gran and Gramps'!

boys with the tree we planted at Callie and Belle's graves

Grandchildren with Gran and Gramps

Family picture--Easter 2012

Carter skiing

playing on the snow castle at Sipapu Ski Resort

AWANAs Yacht Races

Each year at AWANAs they have an event called "Yacht Races." The kids start with a simple block of wood and some basic guidelines and they create boats which they then race in gutters. Heath and the boys had so much fun designing their boats. Gramps even helped some when he was here. Carter's was a camo boat with a sail made out of a milk carton. Hayden's had an arrow motif with a sail made from a plastic cup with a propeller inside. Hayden's boat actually won the "fastest yacht" and the "best design" in his age group. Although Carter's wasn't the fastest, he did place 1st and 2nd in 2 different heats. We took the night off from our small group Bible study to watch the races. It was so much fun! Carter came home already designing his for next year.

Hayden's Birthday

I can't believe my little Hayden is 4! We sure had a good time celebrating his birthday. He had a gymnastics birthday party at Los Alamos Gymnastics and had 11 friends there to help him celebrate. What fun! The theme of his party was Hotwheels Battle Force 5 and Grammy made his birthday cake this year. Miss Jennie also made some awesome cupcakes to share. Gran and Gramps drove in from Texas for the occasion. The Monday following Hayden's birthday I brought cupcakes to his preschool. They ask the parents to bring pictures of the child to share with the class so I brought Hayden's baby book. He was really excited to have me share pictures of him with his friends.

celebrating at preschool

Happy Birthday Hayden!

cake and cupcakes

the proud parents

stretching at gymnastics

Carter on the zipline

birthday morning donut