Peyton Dancing at Six Flags Show

Peyton Clapping at Six Flags Show...

Six Flags on Mother's Day...

Mother's Day started off great with breakfast in bed. I really do appreciate the days when Buck gets Peyton up & I can just stay in bed a few more minutes. Then we headed to Six Flags to meet YaYa, Papa Joe, and Uncle Josh. We didn't stay too long, but it was a very relaxing and fun trip. I was so shocked at how excited Peyton was about riding everything...No fear yet. I am sure Buck thinks she is about ready for the coasters. She even sat through the Looney Tunes Talent Show clapping & dancing. Thanks to my family for a wonderful day. I love being a wife, mom, and daughter!

Exploring...

Some of my favorite moments with Peyton are when she is being spontaneous & learning, when she is exploring new things. She has "her" cabinet in the kitchen. This is the only one she is allowed to open, and for the most part she honors that. Anyway, this picture is from about a month ago. She just climbed right in the cabinet. I guess it was more fun that pulling everything out. It was even more fun watching her figure out how to get out.

My friends Farah & Lindsay both gave me a blogger award. I am glad I still have so many friends blogging...I am much better at keeping up with people this way!

So here are the rules:

1. When given the award you write about the seven things that you love

2. Pass the award to 7 bloggers that you love, and be sure to tag them and let them know they've won. (You can copy the picture of the award and paste it on your sideboard.)

Seven things that I love:

1. Jesus--He IS everything I need

2. Buck, the love of my life who I know will always be leading me on this journey

3. Peyton, who brightens everyday when she reaches for me

4. My friends & family who love me just as I am, but encourage & challenge me to grow

5. Food--I am God gave us something so enjoyable to do to sustain life!

6. Getting Away--vacations are way underated, short & long

7. Auburn--It's Great to be an Auburn Tiger!

Now I give this award to seven friends and bloggers.(this means you get to put this cute little award on your blog so don't let me down by not participating and passing it along.)

I give the award to:

1. The Updegraff Family

2. The Friday Family

3. The Ross Family

4. Meredith Evans

5. The Luippold Family

6. The Wisor Family

7. The Newton Family

Our Trip to the Zoo...

Buck, Peyton, and I went to the zoo this past Saturday. It was a lot of fun! There were times when she wasn't sure what she was looking at, but there were some animals she really liked. She would wave and point to a lot. She really enjoyed the petting zoo, but her favorite exhibit was the new parakeet exhibit. You walk into and atrium with 500 parakeets. You can buy a feeding stick for $1 & they will fly right onto it and eat. She also got to get down and walk around in there chasing the parakeets. Overall, it was a good experience for our family.

Peyton Walking...

Easter 2009...

Well, this was Peyton's 1st Easter because it was before she was born last year. We went to MLC yesterday for a great day of celebrating Jesus. I am so thankful that His grace is BIG enough for ME and all my failures. Today, we headed to Peachtree City to my mom's & had lunch and hung out. Peyton enjoyed playing with her Easter Basket, eggs (w/cheerios inside), stuffed lamb & duck, and new purple ball!!!

Two Birthday Parties...

BIRTHDAY FUN!!!

I had two birthday parties for my first birthday. My first was with my nana, and cousins Olivia & Annika. They came a couple of weeks before my birthday, so we celebrated with them. They got me a princess balloon & a chocolate cake just for me.




I'M TURNING ONE!!!
My second party was with my friends and family that are close by. We had quite the crowd--twenty-nine people in all. My mom fixed a strawberry cake just for me & then a big one for everyone else to share. The theme was zoo animals, because I love animals and we were supposed to go to the zoo the next day...but, it stormed all day.


my birthday party dress

My friends Colin, Ryan, Cole, and Dax came to my party.


I was playing peek-a-boo with Mr. Louie using my books.
Uncle Daniel came to my party too!



eating & enjoying my cake--I ate all the strawberries off the top before I dove in


opening my presents from YaYa, Papa Joe, and Uncle Josh after everyone left---I was exhausted.

An Update on Peyton at 1 Year!!!

Well, Peyton is one now & is doing so many big girl things besides looking so big! So here are a few quick things about our girl:

• 31.1 inches (97%) - not really shocking
• 21.8 pounds (63%)
• Head: 18.2 inches (81%)

Things I Like to Do:

• Talk, Talk, Talk (especially at home) - words I say: dad, WOW (my favorite), moo (but I say boo), quack (whack), yeah, no & no-no (there is a distinction to her), what's that?, dog, bye bye, more, momma (on accident sometimes); I also like to repeat all sorts of things or just make up words...I am trying to say giraffe because of a video I watch & when I don't know how to say something I usually say wow or dog instead:)
• I am way more interested in solving problems & talking than walking, so I'm taking my time. I walk all over the house with my walker and around all the furniture. I really like to push the dining chairs around the room. I took four steps on my own last weekend, but just get bashful when I try to walk--so, I'll keep crawling for now.
• I love cleaning up my toys now (mom likes this) by putting them in the basket, bin, or my animals in the ark
• I enjoy my stacking rings, but I get frustrated when there is one missing because the other one won't go down all the way.
• I like to show love to my toys & dolls by holding them against my shoulder and putting my head down on them
• I like to point at everything
• I love to do the motions to different songs like "The Itsy Bitsy Spider"
  
• She is wearing 12-18 month clothes (they look so much bigger than the 6-9 month stuff)
• She loves to look at what you ask her about like "Do you want to go to bed?" and she will look at or go to her bed. She does this with outside, baby doll, her walker, her kitchen toys, and some other things--it is fun to watch her learning about new things
• I still love to read! YAY!
  
• She will "blow" when you come to wipe her nose...it is cute!
• She is learning to stack things just to knock them over; she concentrates so much when she is doing this.
  

Happy Birthday Peyton...

Well one year ago I was in labor with our beautiful girl. She was born at 9:13pm...3 hours short of being an April Fool's Baby. I cannot believe how fast this last year has gone & how much we love having her as a part of our family. I will spend the next few days updating, sharing pics, and remembering this first year. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PEYTON!

Happy Anniversary...

It's been four years with you, babe. I love you. Thanks for loving me.

Playground Fun...

On Friday, Peyton and I went to the park with Dax, Cole, and Farah for a picnic and some play time. I forgot my camera, but she had a blast. She went down the slide, crawled around a lot, tried to climb various things, and walked around the edges some. She was actually quite dirty & completely exhausted when we got home. On Saturday, Buck and I took her to the neighborhood park. She played so hard and laughed a lot.

11 MONTH PICS...

Here are Peyton's 11 month pics. She is getting so big & doing so many new things. We are really enjoying this time:

Are we done yet?