While Daddys away...Reid and I will play! :)

While Ians deployed its been just me and Reid. I am enjoying my time with my sweet sweet little boy. He is such a GREAT baby! Sleeps through the night, hardly ever fusses, and smiles ALL day!! I love my little monster so much :)

Our newest addition... :)

Since my last post our life has changed dramatically. We now have a beautiful baby boy! Reid Avery Watkins was born on June 4th, 2010. He is amazing and has changed our lives so much already! We could not be more blessed. Another huge change in our lives...Ian is currently on deployment with the US Marine Corps to Afghanistan and won't be returning until at the soonest March of 2011. It has been a huge trial for us and we continue to hope and pray that this is a time in our lives that we both grow closer to one another and closer to our Lord. We also pray for Ian's safety and protection. I pray he comes home safely and that he would not come home hardened to the things he has to endure and see while he is over there. That being said, Reid and I are living in Redding, Ca while daddy is away. My sisters are close and it has been a huge help and blessing to have them close by to help. Without their encouragement and advice I'm not sure where I would be. But we do miss our family back home in Washington and look forward to Ian returning so that we can go home and start our lives as a family together :)

A little peak at our life this past summer...

This summer Ian and I went on a trip to Cabo, Mexico with a group of friends, Had the pleasure or hosting Megan and Nichole while they visited from Santa Clarita, Celebrated our first annivarsary, my 22nd Birthday, the Play Wicked for my bday from the Crabtrees, and went to a seahawks game...as well as a few other things. But heres a few pics so you can see what we have been up to!!!

Hope now by Addison Road

If everything comes down to love Then just what am I afraid of When I call out Your name Something inside awakes in my soul How quickly I forget I'm Yours
I'm not my own I've been carried by You All my life

Everything rides on hope now Everything rides on faith somehow When the world has broken me down Your love sets me free When my life is like a storm Rising waters all I want is the shore You say I'll be ok and Make it through the rain You are my shelter from the storm

Everything rides on hope now Everything rides on faith somehow When the world has broken me down Your love sets me free I am not my own I've been carried by you all my life

Everything rides on hope now Everything rides on faith somehow When the world has broken me down Your love sets me free You've become my hearts desire I will sing Your praises higher Cause

Your love sets me free Your love sets me free Your love sets me free


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDXEvkS0iPA

Ian and I had our First Christmas!

Our first christmas together! :) We both had a lot of fun shopping for eachother (and spoiling eachother) even though we had said we wouldnt. Due to the snow Ian and I opened our presents a little early at our apartment and then headed to Kent for the next four days to be with friends and ians family without getting stuck at home. We had a great Christmas together and with Ians family. We had Christmas eve dinner with his family and then headed to the Crabtree's and each opened our matching PJ's from tracey and watched a movie. It was a fun night and very festive with the snow coming down hard. :) Christmas morning was nice and relaxing and it was very fun to spend together. All in all, our first christmas was very special and we had a good time being with the people we love the most. (even though I missed my sisters, and mama very much!) We were definately glad to get home and sleep in a bed again though. Plus, we brought the newest addition to our family home. Ian and Tracey suprised me with a little kitten. We named him duckie and hes adorable. So far very well trained as well...for an 8 week old kitten.

I'm sad to see the christmas tree's come down and the lights put away. But I know it will be right around the corner, it always seems to come so fast. So its back to work and reality we go...well after new years!

and the snow just keeps coming down...

we got another six inches last night and are expected to get another 4-8 inches tonight. It has officially been snowing for more than a week now....and the accumulations of all the snow is really adding up. Making leaving the house and going places...a very difficult task. With Christmas only days away, I am hoping that I get my white Christmas...but now I'm worried about getting to Kent to celebrate it when family and friends! Hopefully the roads at least clear up a bit!! Also, notice that Ians moped is slowly dissappearing into the whiteness. :)

A little change for the winter...

Along with the fun amounts of snow this week...I decided to do something different. I decided to color my hair brown. I didnt really think about it and a girl at work wanted to do it...so while I was coloring hers...(well why hers was processing) she did mine. Oh the benefits of being a stylist. You can change your hair at any second. :) And I did. It was fun and I like it. Ian says he likes it too...so for now I am a brunette. haha

The snow has been tons of fun and its sooo pretty. I made Ian wake up at almost 1 am last night to take a walk in the snow with me...it was so pretty. and it was coming down hard. I lovehow when its snows at night its like white outside, this snow lights up everything. it was very fun, well for me. Ian was a bit annoyed. haha Getting to work today was a little bit more difficult. Thank goodness I live so close. I'm still praying for a white christmas, so we will see. If not, it sure came pretty close!! But I am getting tired of being sooooo freezing! Brrr.