Big News!!!! Dallas here we come...

Ok, I know it has been 3 months since I have blogged but our lives have been CRAZY busy! After much praying and weighing all of our options we have decide to move back to DFW...WOOHOO!!! We are so excited! We finally made the decision about 3 weeks ago. We are moving next week because we have to get settled somewhere before Payton starts kindergarten. Where... you might ask, we don't know yet. That has been an ongoing adventure trying to find the right house in the right neighborhood, in the "best" school district and in a very short period of time!

We do love Austin but there is just no place like home, family and good friends. We will miss Lake Hills Church the most! !

Another reason I haven't blogged is because Ashly and I got a Facebook account and it has been very addicting in my spare time (what little I have). Look us up on FB at "Nicole N Ashly Watkins"!

So, that is the big news going on in our lives! Please keep us in your prayers over the next few weeks as we continue to look for the right home for our family.

Until next time (hopefully not 3 months later)...

Ashly took the girls to get their ears pierced!

I have been trying to get Payton to pierce her ears for a couple of years now. She has come close a few times but always chickens out! Well, not with Daddy she didn't. Ashly takes care of the girls every Friday while he works from home (lucky Daddy). On Friday, April 3rd he decided to take the girls to get their ears pierced and take pictures with the Easter Bunny at the mall! I'm so jealous! I wanted to be there to see them get their ears pierced but they definitely had a Daddy-Daughter bonding day and I wouldn't take that away for nothing!

This is Payton before the ears pierced. Ashly said she was fidgeting so much that it was very obvious that she was nervous. She kept asking if it was going to hurt. Payton is our cautious little one (like her mother)!


Ashly said as soon as they punched the gun it scared her a little bit. Just when she was about to start crying, Ashly said "Baby, it's over, you did it!" This picture was the teary-eyed smile he got right after that! She didn't know whether to laugh or cry.


Presley on the other hand was the exact opposite. She was ready to do it, not scared one bit and laughed before, during and after the whole thing! She is so care free and always smiling about something!

We've Been Crazy Busy...

I realize that I haven't blogged in awhile! I have so many cute pictures and stories to post. The girls got their ears pierced, Easter, trip to San Antonio and we went to South Padre Island last weekend! Hopefully I will have some down time this weekend to post some cute stuff. I have been so busy at work by the time I get home, workout, cook dinner, get the girls bathed and in bed...I AM DONE! Don't get me wrong, I still need to watch my shows (American Idol, The Biggest Loser, and Grey's Anatomy) in between all the busyness!

Speaking of Grey's Anatomy, I cried uncontrollably last night during the show! The Cancer thing brought back horrible memories and the Daddy holding the precious terminally ill little girl! I just couldn't imagine and I couldn't control myself! It made me stop and thank God again for such healthy little girls. It also made me realize that having two little girls that are healthy and happy (not suffering in any way) is the most priceless gift that God could ever give Ashly and I! We are sooooo blessed in every way!

I will try and update my blog this weekend...until next time!

Happy Birthday Daddy!!!!

No picture...just wishing Ashly a Happy 32nd Birthday today! We are getting old!

Boots and Hats Festival at Lake Hills Church

The day after we returned home from California, our church had a little festival. Ashly, BJ and I took the girls and they had so much fun. There was a chili cook-off, a pie eating contest, bouce houses, petting zoo, cake walk, and homemade ice cream. We did it all!

Frank and Wendy's Wedding

Ashly and I went to California on March 26th to attend the wedding of two of our closest friends, Frank and Wendy. It was a short trip but we had so much fun.

We met Wendy and Frank for the first time on our trip to Mexico (April 2006). They have been to Texas three times to visit us and we have been to California three times to see them. We talk to one of them at least once week.


As soon as we landed at the airport in LA we dropped Ashly off at Wendy and Frank's apartment and Wendy, her family, bridesmaids and I went to the nails salon to get manicures and pedicures!


Wendy and I at the rehearsal dinner.


While we were at the nail salon, Ashly was helping out by putting the finishing touches on the name cards for the reception tables.


This is Frank and Wendy the night before the wedding. We were all hanging out at the restaurant in the hotel lobby.


This was Wendy's mother lacing up the back of her wedding dress right before the wedding!

After two nights in beautiful California, we returned home to our sweet little girls. BeBe was so kind to drive down to Austin and watch the girls while we were gone!

Hanging Out and Having Fun...

Like I said, we didn't have any plans this week except to relax and have fun. We went swimming a bunch, went to the park, watched movies and napped!!!



Payton decided she wanted to really annoy her sister right after Presley woke up from her nap. She was tickling her and spanking her on her bottom...basically driving her crazy. Can you tell by the look on her face?