Weekend in Jackson

This past weekend we were in Jackson, GA visiting Bert's family.  We had many things to celebrate this weekend....Thanksgiving, Grandmama and Pawpaw's wedding anniversary, Jeff's birthday, and just being together!  On Friday morning we all got up and Bert's parents treated all of us with a trip to the Georgia Aquarium!!  It was sooo much fun!  Rosemary, Alison and Stephen's little girl, wins the award for being the most excited about everything we got to see at the aquarium.  The aquarium really was amazing and so much fun, but being there with Rosemary made it even more exciting.  I would recommend asking Alison and Stephen if she can go with your family if you're planning a trip in the near future.:)  

Emily and Rosemary were attached at the hip the entire day!  Emily was really excited about being at the aquarium and seeing all the fish, etc., but I think she was equally as excited about being with Rosemary.  She basically held her hand the entire day.  If Rosemary got more than two feet away then Emily would start shouting her name asking her to wait!  Rosemary was so sweet to include Em all day!  

In the picture below we were in a glass tunnel with water and fish all around us.  Hannah had just noticed all the fish above us when I snapped the picture.  She was excited!:)  

Hanging out with Grandmama...she does love her grandbabies!  

Hannah has a special place in her heart for her Pawpaw!  She literally lights up when she sees him.  It doesn't matter if we are FaceTiming with them or if he walks into the room where she is.  She gets SO excited! Sweet! 

Family picture - Emily 3 1/2, Hannah 21 months, and Baby Watts 33 weeks in utero.  

Sweet cousins!  

We were also able to see the dolphin show while we were there.  It was a-mazing!!  

Family picture...we missed Carrie, Michael, and Michael's crew!  

The girls were worn slap out after our fun day!  Hannah was asleep before we got out of the parking deck and Em wasn't far behind her.  I love watching our babies sleep!  

Friday night Alison and Stephen had an adoption party over at Stephen's mom's house.  They're raising money to bring home their second daughter from Uganda....so excited!  They had so much great stuff...so thankful we were able to be there!  

On Saturday we had a big lunch to celebrate all the special occasions that I mentioned above.  Rosemary was singing and playing the drums for us....our girls were dancing!  Rosemary is talented....loved listening to her!  

It was fun to get to see Michael  (Bert's brother) and his family on Saturday.  Millie and Billie are getting so big and Aidan is one of the kindest, most respectful 6th graders I know!  

I took about 8 pictures of the pose below...this was the best one.  Keeping Millie, Billie and Hannah all still at the same time proved to be impossible on this particular day!:)  

All the cousins!  

We had a really fun weekend!  We're thankful for our family and for being able to spend time with them!!  

Visit with Aunt Renea-Nea

My Dad's sister, Renea, lives in New Mexico and she came for visit last week!  It was sooo great to see her! She drove over to Greenville on Saturday (from Toccoa) and spent the day and night with the Watts' crew.  Even though it was a short visit, it felt like it was much longer because it was such great quality time!:)  I've always called Renea "Nea" or "Nea-Nea."  For some reason during this visit Emily started calling her Aunt Renea-Nea....cute!:)  

Aunt Renea-Nea and the girls...

Doing a little afternoon coloring...

After dinner on Saturday night we headed over to Yogurt Mountain for a little after dinner treat!  Nea was a big fan of the place, even if she was a little overwhelmed with all the yogurt and topping choices.:)  

Me and Nea-Nea!

Nea, I'm so thankful for you!  Thank you SO much for coming to see us!!  We love you and we can't wait to see you and Mat next spring!!:)  

Wordless Wednesday

  

Baby Watts Update - 31 weeks

Baby Girl Watts is doing just great!  I finished my 31st week this past Monday.  That would mean I have 8 weeks and a few days until my due date.  There is a real possibility that she could decide to come earlier than that.  Yikes!  

I've been "nesting" more with this pregnancy than I have with any of my others (I don't really remember nesting at all with Em and maybe a little with Hannah), and it actually started a few weeks ago.  If I think of something I need to have done before the baby gets here I basically want it done yesterday.  I think the nesting may be compounded because of her due date falling less than 2 weeks after Christmas, but whatever the reason I have no doubt there have been many times that Bert's wanted to tell me to take a chill pill.  Ha!  I've never considered decorating for Christmas before Thanksgiving, but if Bert would let me I'm pretty sure I would decorate this weekend just so that I could check it off my list.  I know...crazy!  

I've been having a lot of heartburn in the last few weeks...mostly in the afternoon or evenings.  Earlier in the pregnancy I had trouble with lower back pain, but thankfully that's gotten much better and almost never bothers me.  I've recently had some trouble falling asleep at night...can't get comfortable, etc. (sometimes it takes me 2 hours), but once I'm asleep I sleep pretty good...other than the bathroom breaks!  

The girls are getting more and more excited about the baby.  They both give my baby bump hugs and kisses all the time!  We're so excited about meeting our sweet girl!  

My OB appointments are coming around every two weeks now, which we all know means GET READY because the baby will be here before you blink.  Can't wait!:)  

I'm so thankful for the sweet little girl that is constantly moving and kicking inside of me.  She's most active from about 8pm to 10:30pm.  

Here is a picture of me at 31 weeks.  

We love you, sweet girl!  We're praying for you!! 

Celebrating Katherine

On Saturday afternoon we headed over to Toccoa to celebrate Katherine!  We were celebrating her birthday (Nov 4th) and her upcoming graduation from grad school (she'll be graduating from East Carolina University with a Masters in Library Science in December)!  I'm SO proud of my sister!  She's been working so hard....working part time in the school system, going to school, having to complete over 100 volunteer hours for one of her classes this semester...all while being an amazing wife, mom, daughter, sister and friend.  I honestly don't know how she did it, but I'm proud of her and so excited for her that she's almost finished with the craziness!:)  

We started out the party with a pinata for the kids.  

Emily taking a swing at it...

Hannah only wanted to take one swing and I missed getting a picture of it, but here she is holding the bat...

Jacob's turn.  He's getting some pointers from his big cousins on Brett's side of the family. 

Hannah was having a great time at the party...until someone busted the pinata.:)  It scared my sweet girl.  Her Daddy was quick to pick her up, but it still took her some time to recover.  

Side note:  I had actually forgotten about her fear of pinatas and she was sitting in my lap as I uploaded these pictures onto the computer.  As soon as she saw the first picture of the pinata she started scooting back and crying.  She ran from the room just wailing.  Poor baby.  I had thought it might be fun to do a pinata for Em's next birthday party, but if we do I just might have to have someone bring Hannah Beth inside before the kids start swinging at it!

Notice Bert in the back corner with his eyes glued to the TV.  The party just happened to be planned during the GA v. FL game.  Big game!  He was definitely a good sport about it, and I don't think he ended up having to miss much of the game.  He just let all the craziness happen around him.:)  

Happy birthday and congratulations, Katherine Marie!  I love you and I'm so so thankful for you!  

Kristin's Shower

Kristin and I lived on the same hall our freshman year at Clemson.  We've been friends ever since.  We were both in each other's weddings and now we are due with sweet little girls just three days apart.  She's due Jan 3rd and I'm due Jan 6th.  Keri, Tia and I wanted to give Kristin a baby shower to let her know how much we love her and how excited we are about meeting her sweet Charlotte!   

Food table...Yum!  

We had a fun morning!:) 

Kris and me at 31 weeks.   

We go to the same OB practice and we'll be delivering at the same hospital...wouldn't it be fun to be there at the same time?!  We'll see.....soon!:)  

Halloween 2013

This year Emily was Princess Aurora and Hannah was a Strawberry! They were both too cute!:)

 

The picture below was my favorite of the night!  You can click on it to make it bigger.

After the girls were all ready we stopped by and visited with one of our neighbors for a little while and then headed to our church fall festival!  They had a free hotdog supper, a cake walk, and about 5 huge inflatables for the kids!  

Hannah with her friend Hudson!  

Emily loved the slide!  She probably did it at least 30 times tonight.  This past summer our church had an event with several inflatables and Emily cried if we took her near any of them...especially the slide.  It's safe to say she's overcome that fear!:)   

  

Bert was busy, busy helping out with different things tonight, but not too busy to spend some time playing with his girls.  Hannah wanted to do the bouncy house soooo bad.  All night, every time we walked by it she tried to get in, but there were always bigger kids in it.  One time Bert noticed that no one was in it so he and Hannah ran over.  She was SO excited!  

He also did the slide with them.  Things their preggo Mama couldn't do this year...

Me and Em with my good friend, Dawnielle, and her daughter, Shaelynn!  It was a fun night!  

Happy Halloween!!