Parents

“To understand your parents' love you must raise children yourself.” Chinese Proverb

For those of you who didn't already know, my mother is on the path to sainthood.

Instead of spending her precious vacation days languishing by a blue lagoon, hiking and communing with nature, she waded through the filth and grime that is our daily life. She was christened by baby puke (not just once mind you, three times), helped clean dirty tushes and did her share of the perpetual laundry and cleaning while she was here. It cuold be said she enjoyed her visit so much, she took something home with her. That something was the flu virus! Feel better soon mom!

That being said, we don't have any good pictures of her visit. It seems that both sets of her children take lots of pictures of dear old dad with the munchkins but leave out mom. I hearby declare the rest of 2007 and the whole of 2008 to taking pictures of my mother. Watch out mom- here comes the camera your way! :)

Seriously, one of the greatest highlights of their visit (and obviously the most photographed) was celebrating Dad's birthday...

Instead of making birthday cake (a Watts family staple) we made Dad's favorite Grandma Watts recipe, chocolate eclairs. Rebecca ate hers and proceeded to steal grandpas and then share the rest with Maggie!

And although she claims only to like fruits and veggies, Granny may have found a dessert she actually likes!

Rebecca and Granny swam in the pool... Although from the looks of it, they cooked in the pool. It has been in the hundreds here pretty routinely... Which is HOT!

Since they've gone, Rebecca has lost her tea party buddies so she tries to recreate with Patrick. She makes him tea and toast. Sometimes with peanut butter. He's a lucky guy!

And Patrick, like all good babies, showers us with his smiles and cuteness. Here he models the latest in baby attire- the post-bath robe!

We love and miss all of you!