An update on us..

It's been awhile since I've blogged on here! Bear with me..my keyboard is having serious issues..so if I'm missing letters in words..you'll know why and you'll not question my ability to homeschool. :o)

The Kashon puppies are now 7 weeks old. They are both "sold"..deposits have been made and we're just waiting for them to be old enough to go to their new homes. I'll miss the little scrappers..they sure are cute! Even when they're attacking my toes while I'm trying to cook supper.


Eliahna is 3 months old already. I can't believe how quickly they grow. Her new baby cousin "Shell" was born last month..she's so tiny compared to Eliahna!

The weather has warmed up a bit here in MN..in the 30's..we even saw the upper 40's the other day! So we went for our first walk of the year. Here's a pic of Eliahna after our first walk outside. She loved it in the Baby Bjorn!

Here is what you get when you send 5 boys outside to play and there is melted snow on the ground (aka-a big lake in the yard)

Eliahna and Obie....and yes! She's got a bow in her hair!Obie loving on his baby sister...
.the older boys and their lego creation..
..we definitely need spring to come..(Noah)..


..and last but definitely not least..Mikey aka "Robin Hood"..(yes, that's a trampoline in my living room..the only kind the children will EVER have)
Alrighty then..I think that's an update on all the kiddos...Grammy Cilla sent these from WA. As you can see from the pics far below..they went thru a horrible flood and lost so much. But their home is being "redone"..and it looks SO nice. I'll post a pic soon on that. But she came across these jello molds. MY gramma used to make jello in these for my mom and her siblings..so they're REALLY old. (ROFL!) Grammy sent these for the boys..with jello included of course. So I had to whip up a batch.


Mmmmmm...And since the Easter season is upon us..here is the link to a wonderful Easter message..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQh1cjZLmUo

Kashon puppies!

Taffy had her "Kashons" last Saturday, the 26th of January. They are Cairn/Bichon Frise mix. The two little girls are doing fine and gettin chubby!


At birth....



Few days old..


Today 2/4/08

Eliahna Rose is here!

Born Dec.11th at 3:45am. 7 lbs 9.9oz, 19 1/4 in long.

Dec 3rd flood in Washington State-Lewis County-Meskill area

These are some flood pics of my parents home (the home I grew up in). They built this place themselves 35 years ago. It rests right along the Chehalis River, just across the road, with a creek running behind it. My mom called me that morning from her cell, and said the river was going over it's banks..and they were heading up the road. The river has NEVER went over its bank (30 ft bank).

First pic is a "before" pic from when I flew back to visit exactly one year ago.

This is a picture of their front yard. There's been alot of volunteers coming to help.

This is a pic take of the field up the road from their house. It's just MUD. The road runs right along the tree line and the river is on the other side of the trees. They had to head up the road, across the field to the main highway.
This is the kitchen, minus the appliances which were already hauled out.


This shed was several yards to the right..and floated down and wedged itself against the house.

Family pics & current belly pic

Just a few family pics from back in August...and a current preggo pic. 35 weeks, due Dec.14th.

New curtains...finally!!!

I have new curtains!! YAY! (and no, I didn't make them..my MiL and SiL did!!!..I did a little ironing though LOL!)

Kitchen update

Before painting...

Obie and Daddy..and Mikey watching a video...
One half of our kitchen is painted. We still need to do a couple more coats on the lower cupboards put in a new vent hood, new ceiling, and trim work.



New vent hood!! :o)

Sword and Shield sets

(we're still making these..email me if you're interested!!)

Kitchen remodeling!!!

In August, during a severe t-storm, lightening struck and "fried" our kitchen range! So..getting a new range set things in motion to completely remodel (and finally finish) our kitchen! We've lived here 7 years and have yet to do anything to this room, except tear out the chimney that run up through the center of our house, behind where the range is in this first pic. Here's a few progression pics... I'll post more when we're finished!

Tearing out the brick wall covering.
Before pic of the flooring. We left the old stuff down underneath the brown linoleum. I had to pound down a million or so tacks though.
The laminate flooring. The new range..and Isaac!
New sink, counter top and window!
We're working on the cupboards and cabinets now. We bought a rich cream paint for the cupboards, and "frosty melon" for the walls. It's gonna be orange! But we like it. I'll wait till we're completely finished painting before posting new pictures. We have paint, trim, ceiling and light fixtures yet to do. Then..organizing! There's gonna be a challenge LOL!

It's a GIRL!!!

We had our ultrasound on July 20th...it's a girl!!! The five Watson brothers will have a little sister! Eliahna Rose :o) (Eliahna is derived from Elijah..and means "God answers")

Our boys...

Oldest to youngest..Ethan, Isaac, Noah, Michael and Obadiah.

#6 is on the way!!!

I found out on Monday, April 2nd (baby Megan's birthday!!)..Watson baby number 6 is on the way!! I thought AF came Sunday..but by Monday morning she was gone. So I "knew"..and took a test strip that evening (from birthjunkie.com...not a bad thing for any momma to have on hand..5 tests for 6 bucks) I got a very faint line. I told Gabe that night. We waited to tell anyone until Friday, because I wanted to retest and make sure the line was getting darker. I took two more test strips throughout the week..and they were "slightly" darker..but on Friday morning..line showed up right away..nice and pink (I miscarried a few years ago, twice at 5 weeks). I believe I'm due anywhere from December 14th-19th. What a blessing! My mother's birthday is Dec. 14th. The boys are all excited. After the initial shock..so is everyone else. Obie James is only 9 months old..but will be almost 18 months in Dec., so that really isn't too bad. The Lord knows best! We'll be doing some rearranging in our home. Ethan and Isaac will be moving their room to the basement den..not sure where we'll put the tv..might have to stay down there for a while (that would just break their heart!) Noah and Mikey will share a room upstairs..and Obie will get Mikey's little room, and baby with us, until we "shift" again. (Obie going in with Mikey and Noah and baby in the little room) It'll work! We can fit a family of 8 in 1500 sq ft!!! (+3 dogs and a cat!) The Lord is good! Happy Easter!!!!!!

In prayer..

Always be joyful. Keep on praying. No matter what happens, always be thankful, for this is God's will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.
~1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

My mom's in the hospital again. This is the verse I came to.

Mikey's infected lymph node

Well..it's been a while since I've posted on this blog. Happy New year by the way! Here's a few pictures of Michael when he had the swollen infected lymph node in the hospital back in August.
And one of him after the drainage tube was put in.