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Summer Fun Recap with Cousins!!!

Cousins are ready made

friends for life!!!

"2 peas in a pod"

The Watkins crew... "the final 11"

What a silly bunch!!!

"So much better playing

with a real baby"

The Crans crew...9 and counting ;-)

Laughter, Joy and Memories...

Such Sweetness...

(A cousin is also an older brother or younger sister you never had)

Boys...will be boys...

Slumber parties are sooo much fun...

especially playing "spa" alllll day long!!!

Cousins are one of life's greatest joys!!!

The Swing...

Yes, it's true...

My boy still...sometimes enjoys

a good afternoon nap in the good ol swing ;-)

All of my girls have loved their swing

but retired it much sooner than this big boy...

I figured I better capture this moment

before I have to retire this swing for him ;-)

Sparkly Ears...

My baby girl kept asking me to pierce her ears...

Of course I said, "let's wait another year"

But no way...

she wanted to have "sparkly ears" now ;-)

Can you tell how happy and proud she is

to show off her new "sparkly ears"!!!

A Few Favorites

We ended summer vacation with my husband's

side of the family, at Hilton Head, S.C.

~which was cut short a day early

due to hurricane Irene...

But I must say, the weather we had was

absolutely beautiful and allowed us to capture

some of our time together...

These are a few favorites of my family...

Dedication/Birthday

1 Year Old!!!

It seems like yesterday

I was wondering what it would be like to have a little boy

And to see him holding this little shell in his hands...

Something that was just a momento

of my pregnancy with him...

Sure enough this moment came by a lot faster

than I thought it would ;-)

Oh Ian, you truly are a blessing...a gracious gift from God!!!

You have brought so much life to our family.

Thank you for your sweet snuggles

that make time stand still...

And for showing me that,

"dreams"

are so worth waiting for!!!

"BIG JON...little jon"

Your love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens,

your faithfulness to the skies ~Psalm 36:5

Your sister's adore you so much

and love their snuggle time with you too ;-)

Happy Birthday Ian Nathanael

We love you!!!

My Baby's Walking!!!

Where has the time gone...

I was just fully pregnant this time last year

and now my big boy is growing up so FAST

and is now WALKING!!!

Mr. Ian wanted to show up his big sisters and start

walking at 11 months instead of 12...

We were vacationing with my older brother's family

which provided lots of "little helping hands"

Needless to say he got LOTS of walking practice

and is now doing very well himself ;-)

10 Month Old little grom...

Ian has started his introduction to the world of skateboarding...

I knew it wasn't going to be much longer

since we have skateboards all over the house

and he sees daddy skating outside ;-)

6 teeth at 10 months...the eye teeth just broke through...

My happy little guy!!!

Already starting to be a little chatterbox...

Saying...momma, dada, hi daddy, hi sissy, k-k, nah-nah,

mom-mom, pa, ba-ba, uh-oh, num-num, hello, all done,

birdie, i-luz-u, and was-sat (what's that)...

To Live For!!!

Ready to jump right in clapping and dancing

when someone is singing

or the music is on...

And is ready to be on the mooove...

I think he wants to keep up with the BIG sisters ;-)

He has been practicing standing on his own

and as of yesterday......has started taking

his 1st BIG step...

I can't believe my baby is growing up so fast :(

Cruising with Daddy

When I grow-up I wanna be just like my Dad...

(10mo. sats: 20lbs & 28.5")