Watkins World

2009-10-19T18:00:00.000-07:00

Random photos

2009-07-20T18:22:00.001-07:00

Well it definetely has been a while! Here are a few photos of our growing baby girl! Hard to believe that she is almost 15 months old!

Who's gonna fill their shoes?

2009-04-24T20:02:00.000-07:00

Camdyn decided to try daddy's shoes on for size...still a little big! We are less than two weeks away from celebrating our 1 year birthday! UNBELIEVEABLE! We are looking forward to a Meeska, Mooska, Micky Mouse celebration!

Where have you been?

2009-03-20T19:27:00.000-07:00

It has been a LONG time since I have updated the blog! I almost forgot how to do it! A lot has happened recently. Of course several months back (September) I started working at Heartland Health. Weldon and I recently purchased our first home (about a month ago). We also had the pleasure (I guess that is what you call it) to have the opportunity to purchase our first mini-van (because Weldon's car broke down). We have so many blessings to be thankful for. The Lord has blessed us in more ways than we can count. I started thinking the other day, if I made a list of all of the blessings the Lord has provided me, I don't think there is enough paper in the world!

We love the house...we have everything where it needs to be, but we don't have pictures on the wall. We are wanting to paint a few rooms, so I am getting a little anxious for spring time, so that we can open the windows and paint! We are going to try to do Camdyn's room this weekend!

Camdyn will be turning ONE YEAR OLD in just a little over a month and we are just scratching our heads thinking "where did the time go?" UNBELIEVEABLE how fast time flies! She has three teeth, she says "Dadda" (of course), kitty, bye bye, hi and now tigger! I try so hard for mommy or mama but she just smiles great big and giggles when I say it!

Camdyn is so much fun. Being a parent is hard work, but you don't realize it because the joy you receive outweighs the sleepiness! She is just the best. Recently she started throwing fits...which is new to us, so we will see how that pans out. Her fits really aren't bad, so sometimes I giggle thinking "come on, you can do better than that," but of course I don't encourage it!

Hope to write soon!

Healthy Life Weight Managment

2009-02-06T06:43:00.000-08:00

Hello! It has been a while since I have added anything to our blog. Our computer at home has decided to be difficult and so we cannot download pictures, etc... So hopefully that will be up soon! We have been very busy, between work and finishing things up for the house, trying to pack and oh yeah, trying to be a parent! We CANNOT wait to move! So far, everything has been on time and things are going smoothly...almost too smoothly! February 27, 2009, is our closing date, so we hope that remains the case and we will be able to start moving in that Friday! Wish us luck and keep us in your prayers!

I have exciting news! I have begun a new weight loss program at Heartland called Healthy Life Weight Management. It is a meal replacement program that provides entrees, shakes and bars. The program I am on is called Healthy Solutions, which means I can also eat fruits and vegetables. I have been on the program for two weeks and have lost 11 pounds. I am also exercising and feeling so much better. The reason I am telling you this, is because myself along with a co-worker are taking the challenge together. We have started a blog to track our success along with our ups and downs on this crazy weight loss roller coaster. Feel free to check it out! We will be posting our weekly results each Friday. Feel free to check out the program if you are interested, but mainly I just need your prayers and support. Losing weight and being healthy is very important to me. Mainly because I have a precious, almost nine month old that really needs me to be healthy!

CLICK HERE to read my Health U blog! Set it as a favorite and check in on me every once in a while if you have time and please remember to keep me in your prayers!

Hope to see you soon!

FINALLY!

2009-01-18T16:38:00.001-08:00

It has been so long since I have been able to blog! Our silly computer has decided to throw in the hat, so it has not been allowing me to download photos!

So I have decided to upload a group of misc photos! One is of Camdyn and one of her new favorite toys from our friends from Maryville, Roger and Bev Stone. Another is Mom and I at Grandma Hetz's 90 birthday party. Also included is Jensen - isn't he getting so big! Finally, what happens to Camdyn when she just can't take anymore....her bear is a soft place to fall (asleep)!

We have exciting news....we bought a house! We are closing at the end of February and we couldn't be more excited. I hope to have pictures on the blog as soon as possible. It is a wonderful house. Four bedrooms, two full baths and is just as cute as can be. The previous owners fixed it up and did a fantastic job! We are so excited to get out of an apartment and into a place we can call our own!

We'll keep you updated!

What happened?

2008-12-11T15:22:00.000-08:00

This is what happens when Daddy feeds Camdyn! To tell you the truth, I was coming home from work and it was Weldon's first try at feeding her solids...well I was knocking on the door and this is actually what happens when Camdyn is left alone with carrots! SO CUTE!

Just chillin' with Daddy!

2008-12-11T15:18:00.000-08:00

Daddy was on the phone and I noticed little Camdyn just chillin', so of course I grabbed the camera!

Grandma and Grandpa Watkins

2008-12-11T15:12:00.000-08:00

Grandma Watkins watches me everyday in the morning and grandpa comes to visit!

Aunt Amy is HOW OLD?

2008-11-30T14:15:00.001-08:00

Aunt Amy turned....um....Thirty something on Thanksgiving! Camdyn LOVES her Aunt Amy and so we celebrated by eating Turkey and taking pictures! We are wild party animals! Also, when Camdyn started getting hungry, you'll notice who took over with the feeding...Papa snuck in to "watch" and ended up feeding her and I believe there was an airplane involved! Also, mena brought out the pots and pans and Camdyn was entertained to the max!

Happy Thanksgiving!

2008-11-30T14:06:00.000-08:00

This was a BIG week for Camdyn. Her first thanksgiving AND her first snow fall! She didn't eat anything other than squash baby food, BUT she is the BIGGEST reason that Weldon and I are thankful!

As for the snow fall, I didn't have the patience to wait for Daddy to wake up, so I threw on a coat and wrapped her in a blanket and at about 6:30 a.m., Camdyn and I went outside and she LOVED the snow. Because we were by ourselves, I had to take the picture...you know the one with the arm out front...it took a couple of tries, but if you look closely you can see the snow flakes on her head! I bet the neighbors thought "who is the crazy woman in her PJ's cheering outside at 6:30 a.m." Yep, I'm now that woman! and it is wonderful! These are just a few pics from thanksgiving morning and with one of my best friends (and one of Camdyn's Godmothers) Monica who was in town from Sprinfield!

My new stocking!

2008-11-19T17:02:00.000-08:00

Weldon and I put up the Christmas tree last weekend (yep, we are pretty excited!) and a lady that lives where Weldon works made Camdyn her very own Christmas stocking...the detail is pretty amazing and we were honored to have her think of us. How sweet! Here are a few pictures of Camdyn sitting by the tree with her new stocking...I especially love the one with Laney's (the cat) ears in the picture...she was wanting some lovin' too!

Eye sight is getting better!

2008-11-08T16:23:00.000-08:00

Camdyn is 6 months old now! WOW has time just flown by in the blink of an eye! She is getting so big! What did she get for her 6 month bday you ask! YUMMY CARROTS! The verdict is still out on that one!

Trick or Treat!

2008-11-02T05:36:00.000-08:00

At the end of Halloween we FINALLY put her in her costume (it was so hot she couldn't wear it during the day)! So comparatively speaking, it was a pretty expensive costume for only wearing about 15 minutes:)

With the nice weekend we were able to go to Krug Park in St. Joe wear the trees are gorgeous and get some nice photos for our Christmas cards!

Happy Halloween!

2008-10-31T04:54:00.000-07:00

It is our FIRST Halloween! How exciting! Ronell gave us our first halloween bib and sweatshirt...might be a little snug (check out the elmo crack)...but there will be more pics after we go trick or treating tonight in our pumpkin costume!

Big Girl!

2008-10-31T04:49:00.001-07:00

We are sitting up like a BIG girl in restaurant high chairs and she LOVES it! She can see the world and try to stick her fingers in our food...we're not quite ready to eat real food yet!

Pooh on my head!

2008-10-31T04:45:00.000-07:00

We had to upgrade from our piggy hat and since it is getting cold out we thought we would find her something warm....I think she likes it?

My twin?

2008-10-24T05:03:00.000-07:00

Now that Camdyn is a big girl and sitting up all by herself, I thought I would see what happened if I put her in front of a mirror! She loved it....until she tried to suck her twins thumb and then she got mad! It was HYSTERICAL! She would put her mouth all the way to the mirror & then just look like "why can I not get it?"

I'm also sharing some pics of my best friends little girl getting baptized. They asked Weldon and I to be Godparents and we were honored! I'm also throwing in some pics with Camdyn and her new little mittens (well not so little). I couldn't find any her size, so she'll have to grow into these!

Kristy and Robby Williams

2008-10-13T16:31:00.000-07:00

My cousin Robby got married over the weekend to a good friend of the family (Kristy Falk)...so it was a busy weekend, but a fun one. This weekend we also attended a baby shower for my cousin Josh who is expecting his first child this month with Mandy. I love the picture of my Grandma holding Camdyn...Grandma will be 90 this December and she can still run circles around me:)

MMMMMM....Rice Cereal

2008-10-13T16:23:00.000-07:00

Camdyn had her first try of Rice Cereal this weekend...I can't believe that it is time for her to start eating something other than what's in her bottle! It was funny to watch, but she did VERY well for the first go around...As you can see, she wasn't real sure about it! However, she LOVED her high chair! Ever wonder what it would be like to eat and be holding on to your feet at the same time?

Shoes and Shades!

2008-10-11T06:42:00.000-07:00

Camdyn's first pair of shoes...I thought we better get her in some shoes now with cold weather on the way...She hates having a blanket on her feet, let alone shoes...and of course, I thought she needed a pair of cool shades...she hates those too! Isn't this one of the privileges of being a parent? (I especially like the pic of her giving the thumbs up, that's my girl!) For some reason she looks like Yoko Ono in her shades! Maybe it's just me:)

I'm 5 months old!

2008-10-07T19:49:00.000-07:00

Today is Camdyn's 5th Month Birthday and what did she get? A big ol round of shots! Yep, she went for her wellness checkup today and she is 18 pounds and 26 1/2 inches long! She is in the 80-90th % for both weight and height....Who knew that she would be a long baby, she must have got that gene from her grandpa gene! Here are some pics from over the weekend...check out my dad...I think he has lost over 100 lbs...I'm so proud of him! AND, it's good to know that he is the still the same ol silly man!

New friends

2008-10-02T19:29:00.000-07:00

Camdyn finally got to meet one of my best friends from KC, Jenn S (yes I know, ALL of my friends are named Jenn, Jennifer or Jenny). Camdyn loved her of course....Camdyn hasn't been feeling well lately, she has had a small cold, but has toughed through it without a doctor involved:)

It's been a while since I have written...things are going very well..I started a new career path as a communications associate for Heartland Health, our local hospital. At first, I have to admit, I wasn't so sure that I made the right move. After three weeks, I'm positive I have. I will be doing a weekly newsletter, which is the number one form of employee communications in a hospital that employs over 3,000 people. I will also be working on employee recognition through a program called Center Stage Awards, where we award employees for "jobs well done". I will also be working on various other projects that come along.

I have had to learn many new things and the list just gets bigger and bigger. It is helpful that I work with a FANTASTIC group of people, they have been kind and welcoming and boy are they smart! I need to make sure to take my ginko!

I have a prayer request...I have friend going in for surgery on the 6th of November. It is a surgery that they can possibly do laproscopically (sp?)...so please pray for the doctor's hands to be guided by God and that her surgery goes well...her name is, you guessed it...Jenny!

I've added a few new pics....some with Jenn S and Camdyn. One where Camdyn wanted to show us her belly (so cute) and then the final picture cracked me up. Laney and Camdyn, THE SHOWDOWN....Laney is still not sure that she thinks Camdyn should stick around, especially now that Camdyn has noticed how fun it is to pull, I mean pet laney!

Here comes the bride....

2008-09-15T07:14:00.001-07:00

Amy and I hosted a bridal shower this weekend for Kristy, who is marrying our cousin Boober (ok, real name Rob)! Boober is one of our favorite people, but we would NEVER tell him that, his head would get WAY to BIG! Kristy has been a good friend of the family for a long time and we are excited to finally have her be a part of the family!

Monica

2008-09-15T07:11:00.000-07:00

I was lucky enough to see one of my BEST friends this weekend and one of Camdyn's Godmothers, Monica. She just got back from a conference in Florida and is on her way back to Springfield. She will be moving to CO soon, so we take every chance we get to see her AND it was her Birthday! Happy B-Day Monnie!

New Job

2008-09-15T07:04:00.000-07:00

I am starting a new job on the 16th. I will be working in the marketing/communications department at Heartland Health. It was a VERY hard decision for me, because I have been in radio for 12 years! First off, I can't believe that I am old enough to have been in a profession for TWELVE YEARS! What happened to the freckled face, red headed little girl....OH WAIT, I'm still the freckled face red headed girl:) I will miss radio a great deal, but this was a great opportunity for me to learn new skills and to take the things I LOVE about radio and utilize those skills in a new, but similar field. Pray for me and my family that this is the move we were supposed to make and that I will enjoy this new journey! Before I left the office on Friday, I had to say goodbyes, which were hard...but as you can see, these two were not shedding any tears! This is my former boss Kevin and my good buddy BJ from Eagle Radio...I will miss them both!

And the pig goes, Oink Oink!

2008-09-07T16:33:00.000-07:00

I couldn't resist this! Ronell gave us a whole bunch of Lauren's clothes and my favorite has to be this little piggy hat...So naturally I slapped it on Camdyn and grabbed the camera....towards the end you can tell that she had enough of mommy's foolerie! I personally like the ones where she is saying "Smell my feet"! "Seriously, smell my feet"! After all of the picture taking, she was tuckered out and daddy was a soft place to fall asleep!

My new threads!

2008-09-07T16:29:00.000-07:00

My great Aunt Pat gave me lots of new clothes and mommy really liked this jump suit, so I tried it on and surprise! I looked C-U-T-E, cute!

Almost Rolly Polly!

2008-08-21T06:19:00.000-07:00

Our little girl decided to get to her side the last couple of days and before we know it she will be on her tummy....so far she is half way there! The last two pictures are of Camdyn waiting for daddy to get home, I guess that is a job that tuckers you out, because she feel asleep. I just happen to have the camera:)

Sleepy head!

2008-08-19T17:22:00.001-07:00

Sleepy head feel asleep...looks like her bear wore her out!

New Toy!

2008-08-19T17:15:00.000-07:00

Camdyn is now 3 months old and this is a 4 month old chair, so she's a little young yet, but if you stuff a stuffed toy beside her, it helps hold her up.

Daddy's hat!

2008-08-11T18:12:00.001-07:00

I think Daddy and Mommy were the ones really having fun here....but the moment made for cute pics!

All smiles!

2008-08-11T18:08:00.001-07:00

We just can't get enough of that smile! I'm beginning to wonder how she still has room to smile with those cheeks!

Grandpa's little girl!

2008-08-11T18:05:00.000-07:00

For Grandpa being such a tough man, he sure becomes a softy with Camdyn!

Texas Cheerleader

2008-08-06T06:16:00.000-07:00

Natalie got Camdyn this TX Cheerleading outfit, only she didn't feel much like cheering today:)

Hook 'em

2008-08-05T06:26:00.001-07:00

Our good friend Becca is from Texas and knows how much Weldon LOVES the Longhorns, so she got Camdyn this adorable Hook Em Horns outfit while she was in TX! Natalie got her a cheerleading outfit which I will have pics of soon! I tried to get her to do the hook em horns, but she's a little young for that...Daddy will have to teach her that one!

Bath Time

2008-08-04T06:33:00.000-07:00

Thanks to everyone for your prayers while Camdyn was sick. She is doing so much better. She eating up to 6 ounces now and sleeping all the way through the night! Which mommy and daddy LOVE:) She weighs 13 lbs and 14 oz and is 23 1/2 inches long. I had no idea how fast she would grow. She smiles ALL of the time and is just so much fun! What a GREAT baby! She had her first round of shots this past week and screamed bloody murder. It wasn't so bad for Mommy and Daddy because we were with her when she went through her sickness and they poked on her then. It still wasn't easy to watch her be so surprised when they gave her the shots. Poor little thing, our hearts break for her. Over the weekend Grandma Judy watched Camdyn while Weldon and I went to search for houses (the hunt is on) and we also did a little shopping for the tax free holiday weekend. More pics coming soon!

New Chair

2008-07-26T06:55:00.000-07:00

Aunt Amy got Camdyn a new chair to help her learn to sit up straight! We are still working on holding our head, so we are not quite there yet, but soon!

Who are these people?

2008-07-21T06:30:00.000-07:00

Camdyn finally got to meet Ronell, Greg and Lauren this weekend and also got to hang with Monica and Jennifer!

Camdyn's Baptism

2008-07-21T06:11:00.000-07:00

Camdyn was baptized on July 20th at Trinity Lutheran Church in Atchison, KS by the same pastor that baptized me! Isn't that amazing! Camdyn is one lucky girl, she has 4 AWESOME Godmothers: Aunt Amy, Jennifer Brincefield, Ronell Humble (who drove all the way from Houston, TX) and Monica Scheaffer (who drove all the way from Vail, CO). It was a great weekend of friendship, family and fun!

Big Photo Shoot!

2008-07-01T15:56:00.000-07:00

Ok, so here are a few that turned out pretty good!

First Photo Shoot

2008-07-01T15:48:00.000-07:00

Camdyn had her pics taken and was a trooper. Keep in mind she is only 7 weeks old. We had to wait over an hour past our apt time and when we got there she was all smiles...when it was her time to shine, the smiles went bye bye....We'll call this the blooper reel! The first picture of me holding her CRACKS me up everytime I look at it! I think that is my favorite!

Camdyn's bad habits!

2008-06-24T09:29:00.000-07:00

Camdyn is just like her Aunt Amy! She loves to suck her thumb! Also, Laney got confused and thought she needed a bib on!

Our 2nd Baby!

2008-06-22T18:54:00.000-07:00

Laney was taking a nap on "daddy's" feet! I would think that would be a smelly place to land:)

Camdyn finds her feet!

2008-06-22T17:21:00.001-07:00

Camdyn was sitting in her new bouncy and discovered that she has feet, so I put rattles on her feet to make it more fun!

More Blankets

2008-06-20T18:28:00.000-07:00

Here is Camdyn with a few more blankets made by Grandma Watkins, Aunt Lavonne and one from Kristy Falk (soon to be Kristy Williams - Robby's future bride). Also you will see the cutest little outfit that Weldon's boss, Steve brought back from Peru. Unfortunately Camdyn was a little bit bigger than babies from Peru so she never got to wear it. Her hat a booties were made from Steve's neighbor Linda. There are two pair of white booties that were made from cousin Becky. There are a lot of talented people in the world....I'm not one of them when it comes to making blankets and booties, so we are lucky to have so many people love us. As you can tell by the end of this photo shoot, Camdyn was done...it was time to eat, hince the fist in the mouth!

Camdyn's Blankey's

2008-06-20T15:35:00.000-07:00

Camdyn has been blessed with lots of love and that includes all of the blankets that have been made for her, so we decided to take a couple of pics (as if we need a reason for pictures)! The first one is from her grandma in love Linda Johnson and it matches her car seat! The second one is from her cousin Becky and it is all of the colors in a sunset, cool huh! Also, Camdyn is wearning a brand new outfit her Aunt Amy gave her!

Weldon playing!

2008-06-15T13:00:00.000-07:00

Weldon had more fun than Jensen and Katelyn (my best friends little girl). They spent hours running around at Aunt Amy's house playing tag. As you can see in the end, Jensen captured Weldon and used the dog pen as jail!

Camdyn's Smile!

2008-06-15T11:56:00.000-07:00

Daddy wasn't believing Mommy that I could smile, so Mommy captured the moment! We went to Mena and Papa Hetz's house to celebrate father's day!

Candid Camdyn!

2008-06-11T11:07:00.000-07:00

Here are some misc pics of our little girl. Be sure to check out the John Deere boots that cousin Jensen got Camdyn!

Camdyn's First Bath!

2008-06-11T11:04:00.000-07:00

Camdyn loves taking baths! She has to hold daddy's finger, but she loves the water!

Camdyn's Home!

2008-06-10T11:12:00.000-07:00

Camdyn's first day home was wonderful, exciting and scary all at the same time! She did great and has continued to sleep well and be a wonderful baby!

Camdyn had lots of visitors!

2008-06-10T11:04:00.000-07:00

We had lots of visitors to welcome her!

Camdyn's big arrival

2008-06-10T10:59:00.000-07:00

Camdyn's big arrival was May 7th at 3:21am. She weighed 8 lbs and 6 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long.