The Watson Family

Hello Tuesday!!

2012-01-24T10:54:00.000-08:00

Here is us on the way to school! Annie loves getting her picture taken for GiGi. It was extremely foggy outside this morning (as you can see in the background)... I am so proud of Annie! She is so smart! Can't wait for her next trip to PawPa and GiGi's house! I can't believe she will be 3 in February! It is beautiful weather here, the sun is shining and I am in short sleeves! Happy Hump Day Eve!!

HELLO NEW YEAR!!!

2012-01-06T13:35:00.000-08:00

Wowzer!! Has it been that long?? I am determined to keep my blog up to date! So, there is no way possible to go back and tell you the past 2 years or however long it has been... To start you off Cory got home from Iraq in October! Annie and I were very thrilled by that! Cory and I are doing awesome!! Like North Carolina, but we are Texans... always ready for a trip home. We will be making one in January! Very excited to see the family! Annie is doing great! I don't know how my parents did it with me HAHA!! She is coming up on the thrilling three's I would like to say :) Hope all is well, more updates on the blog coming soon!!

Lots of pictures!

2010-06-10T10:50:00.000-07:00

Our Sunshine

2010-06-10T10:42:00.000-07:00

Summer is HERE!!!

2010-06-10T10:22:00.000-07:00

Wow! It has been a while. I'm sooo sorry. Things have been crazy over here on the east coast :) We celebrated Annie's First Birthday since the last time I blogged.

She is now 15 months old!!! She is walking all over the place and trying to run. Annie has a one-of-a-kind personality... or shall I say her mothers'.... I let the dog outside yesterday to use the restroom while I was standing on the deck Annie was standing by the back door eating her snack and sippin some juice, perfectly happy. I let our dog back inside and finished sweeping. Annie was beating on the glass and screaming to let her out with me loud enough for me to turn around and tell her, "NO". Then the little princess looked at me with the cutest face and just stuck her tongue out and let all of her pretzels that were in her mouth just fall out and onto the floor. She looked down at the half eaten pretzels, looked up at me, and just turned around and walked away.

That's just one of her little tantrums, she continues to amuse us everyday. She is a spoiled (thanks to auntie and granny), have it my way or no way, busy, and hard headed little girl but we love her more than life itself. After all she is are life.

Other than the everyday tasks of laundry, cleaning, changing diapers, taking care of kids, paperwork, paying bills, potty training, cooking, and basically just running the house... I do nothing. Life is pretty simple for me right now. My daycare has taken a turn and is on the right track now. I have a full house (that is 6 kids might I add). They are wonderful and I love them! We are having a blast! Cory and I celebrated our 2 year anniversary on the 31st of May!!! WHEW HEW! We played our traditional putt-putt game I won't say who won, but I can say he cheated. Cory is doing awesome. I am so proud of how great of a dad and husband he has become. He, like Annie, continues to amuse me everyday. Happy Father's Day Cory!

Well, enjoy this post hopefully it won't be as long until the next. Enjoy the weekend! We miss everyone and can't wait for the next visit to Texas! Love you all, Valerie

Annie's First Valentine's Day

2010-02-22T09:29:00.000-08:00

Daddy sent us flowers for our special day! Wow was that a surprise... all the way from Haiti! Thanks Cory! Love you lots!

My Dedicated Readers:

2010-02-22T09:20:00.000-08:00

Our little Annie is going to be one this Saturday! I can't believe it! Cory has been gone for 40 or so days now... I lost count at 5 :( BUT the good news is he is coming HOME!!!! YAY! He will be here for Annie's Birthday! Well, I have 7 kids now... not always at the same time because the most I can have is 5 but it is an adventure everyday! We had a provider's banquet on Saturday and I got a couple awards. My director gave a nice speech about how nice my home is and how awesome I am... not to brag :) Have a good week. I know I am!

Our Sweet Girl

2010-02-07T18:44:00.000-08:00

She is walking!!!

2010-02-07T18:38:00.000-08:00

Annie is a trooper. Let me tell you... she has been taking her first steps! It's amazing. I love it. The daycare keeps me busy too! My first arrives at 6 AM and leaves at 6 PM! Try doing that 5 days a week. WOW! Cory is still in Haiti. Its been about 25 days so far and who knows how much longer. A news reporter from the area has been there with them and just returned this week. They did a report on the 82nd and it was all good news, so we are very proud of them. Us army wives have been sticking together these past couple of weeks switching off dinners and movies. Ha Ha. Today we rearranged the living room. Looks alot better! Annie's 1st birthday is on the 27th! I can't believe how fast time is flying by! Well, enjoy the pictures, she still looks like her daddy! Much love!

SWEET GIRL

2010-01-13T09:03:00.000-08:00

Today....

2010-01-13T08:58:00.000-08:00

Well...Soldiers are the most amazing people I know.... You should try living with one! =) My daycare is up and running for about a week and a half I have had a FULL house. A 2 month old, Annie (10 months), 2 year old, 3 year old, and 4 year old! O am I worn out at the end of the day! But they do keep me young :) haha! Anyways, got a couple of minutes to write so I decided I better for my dedicated readers. Love you guys! Keep Cory and the other guys in your thoughts and prayers.

Pictures!!!

2009-12-10T10:59:00.000-08:00

WOW

2009-12-10T10:54:00.000-08:00

So it has been a while I've noticed. Well things are going just about the same, except for Annie. She is all over the place 24/7. The only reason why I am on the computer is because she is taking a nap! Ha. I love every second of it. Today it is about 67 - 70 degrees. Very pretty. I think we will go for a walk when she wakes up. I hear it is freezing in Texas. We will be going home for Christmas for a short break. Daycare time when we get home and then it will be busy busy busy. I am very excited to see the family again. I love letting everyone see Annie. She changes everyday. Bailey will be tagging along with us all 22 hours. Ya, thanks for the laugh. Anyways, hope everyone had a very exciting Thanksgiving holiday. I know I did, my mom was here. We got the awesome cooking. Hopefully it won't be so long next time....

2009-10-22T10:10:00.000-07:00

2009-10-22T10:04:00.000-07:00

I have been sick since Saturday. Cory and I went to a restraunt downtown to enjoy the Texas Longhorns beat OU! I barely made it to the end of the game :( They say I have a sinus infection. I feel better today but my has this week been long. Annie is finally getting over her cough and runny nose, then mom got it. We are crossing our fingers Cory doesn't get it. Wow is he a baby sick. Everything is going good. Slowing down since I finished all my classes for my daycare. I am just waiting for the final inspections. Anyways, not much new news EXCEPT.... Cory gets leave for Christmas! YAY! Hopefully Obama doesn't sign the "send Cory to Afghanistan" paper. It's all day by day now. :( Keep praying! Here is a picture of Annie taking her breathing treatment with Mr. Bubbles! Much Love.....

2009-10-12T10:38:00.000-07:00

Update on the Watson Fam

2009-10-12T09:09:00.000-07:00

We had some company these past two weeks :) Aunt Elizabeth came to visit us on the 29th. We had alot of fun. It seems like we were going the whole time she was here. She got to see Cory jump! Annie and I were excited because we got to see Daddy! I have been extremely busy. I am working on getting my certification for Family Child Care. It is basically a daycare in our house! HAHA. Elizabeth and I painted the daycare room while she was here! We are very spontanious, what can we say :) This week sometime I will have my initial inspection so I have been running around making sure everything is in proper order. It seems impossible now a days with Annie crawling all over the place. She is constantly eating a shoe, sharing Bailey's dog food or picking a DVD to watch and scattering them all over the place. She is doing awesome! Apart from the recent scare we had with amoxicillin. Apparently she is allergic. You couldn't even tell now she is her normal self again. We also had another visitor who just left Sunday :( GRANDMA!!! YAY! My mom had a meeting in Virginia and we got to surprise her on Thursday and stay the night with her and she came to stay with us for the weekend! It all went by way to fast with Auntie and Gamma but hopefully Elizabeth will be back soon and Gamma will be here for Thanksgiving and most importantly MY BIRTHDAY!! Hope to write sooner next time! Enjoy Pics.

2009-09-10T06:54:00.000-07:00

* Disco Girl *

2009-08-28T10:51:00.001-07:00

Happy 6 month B-day Annie!

2009-08-28T10:44:00.000-07:00

Annie,

I love you more than words can express! I am so proud of all your accomplishments. From sitting up all by yourself to eating "big girl food". I love to watch you move about and see your eyes and the way they light up when you are happy, which is almost all the time. You amaze me and the way you make me feel. Any bad day can be quickly forgotten when I see you smile! I am so excited to see the young woman you will become, I know it will be far to quick, but your daddy and I love you with all of our hearts and wish you many more birthdays to come!
- Love you
Mommy and Daddy

Annie Live!!

2009-08-08T14:31:00.000-07:00

Aren't I cute?

2009-08-07T11:30:00.000-07:00

It's Friday!

2009-08-07T11:23:00.001-07:00

I can't believe how fast Annie is growing! She is almost crawling! Her favorite food is carrots by far! It seems like she never gets enough. Cory and I are doing great! It has rained 10 out of the last 12 days here! I am not talking blowing rain like in Texas either. Just straight, pouring down rain. Cory and I went outside to walk the dog one day knowing it was bright and sunny day when all of a sudden, like a water faucet was turned on, it just started pouring. My mom had her 49th Birthday yesterday! I wish we could have been there to celebrate. :( I know she had a good day though! I think Cory and I are going to relax this afternoon, maybe go enjoy the warm weather, now that it isn't raining, and swim! Have a GREAT weekend!
Much Love

Annie Live

2009-07-27T09:35:00.000-07:00

Happy 5 month Birthday Annie!!

2009-07-27T09:26:00.000-07:00

So Annie and I just got back from our Texas trip on Wednesday! We had alot of fun thanks to Gamma and Ganpa! They spoiled us rotten and then sent us home :) They took lots of great pictures and got to show Annie off to lots of people! Annie is doing great! She just said " I want more food mommy." I'm joking! The girl eats all the time! She is getting so big! I don't think it will be long and we will have a tooth... we have already been dealing with the whole process of "teething" for a month now... hopefully it comes in soon. Bless her heart! It is good to be back home but visiting family is always fun! Annie misses the constant kisses... there is no way I could even try to get them all in! Thank you Mom and Dad for everything! I could not have asked for more! Much Love!

2009-06-26T14:24:00.000-07:00

Cory's back!!!

2009-06-26T14:19:00.000-07:00

Well Cory just got home a few hours ago! Yay! He had a jump Wednesday and they were out playing "Army". We missed him! Anyways, I got a couple of cute pictures to share from our Father's Day outing! Annie was being rotten in Chili's. She wanted everyone to know it was her daddy's first Father's Day and would not be put down in her car seat by her daddy so we could eat! :) Attitude already! But I love it! All the estrogen from Me, Annie and Bailey is enough to drive Cory crazy! HaHa. Have a good weekend!

I love Daddy!

2009-06-22T12:15:00.000-07:00

Annie Live!

2009-06-21T09:59:00.000-07:00

Happy Father's Day to All!

2009-06-21T09:52:00.000-07:00

So sorry it's been so long. I figured out how to put movies on here. It's pretty neat, "Annie Live"! Ha! We are all great here. Same ol' Same ol'. Cory is getting excited about jumping into Little Big Horn. Me, on the other hand, I can't wait for fourth of July festivities! I had a blast last year watching the fireworks. They are unbelieveable on base! Anyways, love the movie... no one else can make the beautiful noise that a baby makes. I could listen to her stories all day. Happy Father's Day, Dad! Hope you have an awesome day. You deserve it...and Cory this February we were blessed with a little girl that already has you wrapped around her finger. I love the way she smiles at you when she sees you for the first time after work. I know Annie is going to be a daddy's girl! Thank you for giving me my little angel. I love you so much! Happy First Father's Day and many more to come!

New movie

2009-06-18T15:45:00.000-07:00

For My Aunt Elizabeth

2009-06-04T07:54:00.001-07:00

2009-06-04T07:37:00.000-07:00

1st Swim

2009-06-04T07:33:00.000-07:00

I really think she enjoyed it. She loves her baths so it was just like a huge bath to her. She loved kicking her feet, she was also trying to lick the water... haha! I can't believe how big she is getting. Her toes are getting long like her momma's! She is also starting to sit up on her own. Cory is doing a funeral today so Annie and I will prolly be on our own until later tonight. Yay! Anyways, tomorrow is Friday!! Enjoy the weekend!

2009-06-01T10:55:00.000-07:00

Summer is here ~

2009-06-01T10:47:00.000-07:00

It's been awhile. I was doing so good the first week. Ha. Annie is doing great! Getting bigger everytime she gets up from a nap. Her personality is starting to show. And I think it's alot like her mommy's! I love it! Ha... I am so excited it is finally summer! Yesterday was our one year anniversary. I can not believe it's already been a year. Gee... Next big thing is William's graduation! Unless Auntie Elizabeth wants to make Annie a little cousin... :) Anyways, we had a good weekend. Cory passed Jumpmaster school so that's a relief. I almost forgot to tell you what I got for our one year... a 2010 MUSTANG, YAY! My dream car... It is midnight blue with black racing stripes... BEAUTIFULLY wrapped in plastic. Ha Thanks hunny. I can't wait for next year. Happy Monday....

2009-05-23T19:40:00.000-07:00

So Sweet...

2009-05-23T19:27:00.000-07:00

Annie had her first roll yesterday. She was laying on her belly and she rolled onto her back. I can't believe she is already rolling over! It seems like yesterday I was past the point of impatient waiting for her to arrive. I love these days. I wouldn't trade watching her grow for the world. She is starting to take 8 oz of formula at a time now! Wow... Cory got a four day weekend for Memorial Day. We will be going to our 2nd BBQ Monday. It's great living on an army base on holidays! We get awesome food. Our neighbors moved yesterday also. Cory helped load up the truck. I was so sad. We became great friends over the last few months. People have been coming and going alot the last 2 weeks. Mainly because of deployments and getting re-stationed. Anyways... Happy Memorial Day!

2009-05-11T14:33:00.000-07:00

2009-05-11T14:27:00.000-07:00

Monday's......

2009-05-11T14:19:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since I've posted something new. I had a busy weekend. My first Mother's Day was very nice. Cory hung up a flag pole on our house and it looks very nice. We sat around Sunday and enjoyed the nice weather. Friday night he took me out to eat! It was very nice! I got treated all weekend. :) Annie's pictures came in the mail on Saturday. I was so excited. They turned out very cute! I love them! They were perfect for her first photo shoot! She is taking a nap right now. I can't believe how fast she is growing. It seems like yesterday I was pregnant and ready to pop. Time is flying, she will be crawling in no time. Cory started Jumpmaster school today. Again. Ha! Hopefully this is the last time. Ha! Anyways, I'm going to get a nap in before the boss wakes up. Much Love

2009-05-07T15:05:00.000-07:00

Our Beautiful Girl

2009-05-07T14:56:00.000-07:00

I got a couple previews of pictures. These are just two of many gorgeous pictures. I can't wait to see all the others! Kacey did an awesome job! Today went pretty good. Annie is trying more and more everyday to sit up on her own. I love it! Especially when she trys to eat her hand... you would think the child never ate! Ha. She stares at her hand all the way to her mouth, sometimes I get a good laugh when she accidently crosses her eyes! She is growing way to fast! Cory and I are doing good. He is golfing right now in between rain storms. It has been raining off and on all day but the sun is out and its 90 degrees. I bet the humidity is 100 %. Have a good Friday!

2009-05-05T06:04:00.000-07:00

Rainy day

2009-05-05T05:41:00.001-07:00

Annie's pictures turned out so cute! She is so beautiful! I can't wait to get them and share. I love them! It has been raining all night. I woke up and fixed breakfast for Cory and his buddy, Bobby. They had a break between PT and the work day. Annie is back asleep. She has been sleeping good through the night and then taking a morning and afternoon nap, then back to sleep :) She's a growing girl! Cory got a promotion yesterday! He worked hard for it! Annie and I are very proud. Anyways, I don't have much more news besides Annie is now picking her head up all the time! Pretty soon she will be crawling! I can't believe it! Have a good day!

2009-05-01T10:18:00.000-07:00

To my dedicated readers:

2009-05-01T10:02:00.000-07:00

Cory got home at about 10 this morning. He got beat up on his jump :( He goes through alot for his family. He is a very good man. Hopefully he will get a good nap in and feel better when he wakes up. Annie is asleep with him and I just got home from working out. It felt good to run again. And tomorrow is Kaelyn's Birthday Party and Annie's first pictures! Yay! I am so excited. Anyways, Annie did the cutest thing this morning. When Cory got home he couldn't resist picking up Annie to hold her, of course. As he began talking to her she immediatly caught his eyes and gave him the biggest smile ever. I knew right then that this is where I want to be in my life, even through all the diapers and sleepless nights... she is our little miracle and I'm so anxious to see many more grins...

Sad day...

2009-04-29T10:52:00.000-07:00

Annie Rae got her first series of shots yesterday. I think it hurt mommy more than it hurt her :(

She is doing good though. She now weighs 14 pounds 8 ounces and is 23.9 inches long! I also went for my check up and everything is great! Cory is at work today. Tomorrow night they jump and they are walking back. I couldn't even begin to tell you how excited he is about that! Ha... This weekend is my best friend's daughters' 1st birthday. I can't believe it has already been a year! I first met her when she was 2 months old... Annie's age now. Wow! And on May 31st Cory and I will be married for a year :) Exciting! Maybe Grandma will come to babysit! Until next time...

2009-04-27T13:35:00.000-07:00

Annie - 2 months

2009-04-27T13:25:00.000-07:00

I figured today would be a great day to start a Watson Family Blog. Besides Annie is enjoying Oprah today :) But I tell you what there is no sound like that of a baby. Her coos and awws amaze me. Anyways, I am getting excited for this weekend. My friends photographer is taking her pictures here in North Carolina. It will be her first photo shoot! I can't wait. Well I hope I did okay for my first blog... Oprah went to commercial, got to go