A Kate Flashback

Since I put up the video of Jack walking, I though I would put up one of my favorite videos of Kate. Last summer (2007), she was really into performing her original songs on the big boulder in Grandma and Papa's front yard. She would make Papa introduce her, then she would come out and sing. (This is the short video -- I'll try to get the longer one uploaded.)

She's Once, Twice, Three Times a Princess

For Kate, one crown is not princess enough. On our most recent trip to Disneyland, Kate required three crowns (mini crown, crown clip and large pink crown - not pictured) to satisfy the princess in her. I was briefly allowed to wear the large pink crown (see Disneyland post below) until the princess demanded it back.

Disneyland

Kate and I love Disneyland! We try to go every few weeks and, thanks to Grandma generously watching Jack, we have had multiple Kate and Mommy days in the past few months. We have such a good time on 'Girls Day' and Kate is such a fun kid to be with. I kind of get the squishies when I'm with her because I'm so extremely proud to be her mom. Here we are on what used to be Tom Sawyer Island. It's now a pirate island with caves, forts and a stash of pirate treasure. These pics are us by the treasure, Kate pretending to find a crown on top of the treasure and me hoarding the treasure...by the way, Kate took the picture of me. Not bad!

Walkin' Man Loves the Ladies!

Jack started walking on Sunday night, March 2nd. Unfortunately, I was at a USC TriDelta meeting with him when he decided to walk over and flirt with the lovely ladies of the Theta Xi Chapter. I couldn't interrupt the meeting and yell "Holy Crap! My kid is walking across the room!" nor did I have a video camera on hand to record his first real steps. So here he is walking over to the offered iPod...not as much motivation as a USC TriDelt, but it will do!

My Kids Rock!

With the new year and the chaos that has been my life, I've decided to take control of something and change the look of the blog. We'll see what happens, maybe I'll change it back...I am seriously stubborn and opinionated you know!

Last weekend, the Watkins Family went hiking and had a fun afternoon. As we were coming down the mountain, the wind really picked up. I let go of Jack's stoller and the wind was so strong that it prevented the stoller from rolling down the hill. During this pause, Kate decided to lift her shirt to the wind and raise her arms. It was hilarious! Of course Jack had to copy his big sister, so the photo above is what we got. They are so funny and it's awesome to see their individual personalities developing each day.

Zig-A-Zig, Ahh!

Last night I had the wonderful opportunity to see the Spice Girls at Staples Center. I have to say that it was AWESOME!! No one went to that show to hear the powerful vocal talents of these 5 British beauties (they all looked amazing!)...oh no, we went to be a part of the spectacle that is Spice World! I will bet you that not one person walked out of that venue disappointed. From Posh Spice's Madonna/RuPaul walk down the stage's catwalk to Scary Spice pulling some dude from the audience and gyrating all over him...magnificent. You all know my taste in music, so of course I knew every word of every song and I belted them out along with the other 20 year olds in the crowd...that's right, you read me, 20 year olds (I averaged my age with my companions last night). Oh, did I mention that I was with two 17 year olds and a 15 year old? Not important. What IS important is that I let all of you people know how fun this concert was. Even those of you who mock me would have had fun...you wouldn't have admitted it, but you would have been highly entertained. I was a little envious of the fact that these women were being paid ridiculous amounts of money to "sing" and prance around in gorgeous Roberto Cavalli clothing, but my envy could not overpower the teenager-like glee that was bubbling inside me. I loved how the concert opened, I loved how it ended and I loved everything in between. If I had the money, I would go again tomorrow. Girl Power!!

Kids Love Churros!

Churro kids
Originally uploaded by brianjwatkins

So we went to the wonderful Montrose Christmas Parade on Saturday night and it was freezing! This isn't just California wussy style freezing, either -- it was like 45 degrees! I bought Kate a churro and soon found out that Jack wanted some, too. Who am I to deprive my 9 1/2 month old baby of the sugary sweet goodness that is a churro? Of course he loved it and didn't want it to leave his mouth! Nothing like getting your kids all hopped up on sugar at 6:00 pm to keep them from complaining about the cold! Hooray for churros!