Burr...

We had a few really cold nights here so our German Shepherd (Tamera) got to stay the night inside. Payton had a ball playing with her!

Major Milestone!!

Well this is a major milestone to me anyways! Last night for the first time Payton said "Mommy I love you" just out of the blue on her own! Grady heard her and we were both laughing so then she ran up to him and said "Daddy I love you". This made our day for sure!!!

The Girls at Play

Payton really missed her friends over the holidays. We are very happy to have them back!! In fact I do not know which one of us is more happy she or I. She was SO bored and fussy during those couple of weeks they were not here. The three of them have been having SO much fun playing with all of the new Christmas toys! Here are a few pics from today!

Payton and Kenady just up from a nap!

Play time!!

Kate and Payton

This is how Payton plays with the doll house!

She was stuck so (little mommy) Kate helped her out!

Happy Holidays!!

We had a great Christmas this year! Payton was big enough to really enjoy it, Grady was healthy (last year we checked him out of the hospital on Christmas Eve)...what more could we ask for!?!?

Here is a little Payton update:
~She sings her ABC's all the time (even the end of the song) its so cute!
~She says complete sentences now. I think it shocks us all when she comes out with them!
~She is always singing and makes up her own songs.
~She thinks she can jump.
~She calls me meanie when she is mad and Brandi when she wants something.
~She is still crazy about her daddy.
~She listens intensely when Grady or I talk to other grown ups. I look over sometimes mid conversation and she is just a staring taking it all in. haha
~She loves Barney and Sponge Bob Square Pants.

Here are some pics from our 7 Christmases! Sorry they are not in order! Oh and I didn't have my camera every where we went.

She wanted to eat her breakfast at the table like a "big gul" as she would say.

Payton loves to help with things. She helped clean up the trash and loved passing out gifts.

She thinks she is something on the power wheels car that Nana and Poppa got her.

Cousins!

Yes we actually had a white Christmas!! On Christmas eve it was like a blizzard. There were really big flakes and the wind was out of control!

Going to check out what Santa brought her.

Notice she is making the same face as the figurine. haha

She really likes the rocking chair Nini and Pawpaw got her.

Hitting the pinata.

Getting some candy!

This picture says it all...she was tired after all of the going we did! But she had so much fun!!

LOL I promise these are bubble gum cigarettes!

Weekend

We didn't do too much over the weekend. Grady's cousin Cybil gave Kate's kitchen (that she has outgrown) to Payton. Thank you Cybil and Kate! It is so cute and Payton has had the best time playing with it. Saturday we went to my parents to celebrate my niece Sydney's b-day. Sydney got to pick the meal so we had her favorite salad (she would eat salad with Italian dressing every day if they let her) and steak. Payton was happy because she loves salad too! I didn't take any pictures (shame on me) but I really need to of the three of them next time we are all together! Anyways...here are a few pics from the weekend!

We do not have any dishes or food yet (Christmas) but Payton had fun cooking a car and whatever else she found.

He-he She climbed into her toy bucket! I made the guest room into a play room/ guest room. It's so nice not to have toys all over the living room!

Oh also we decorated the tree and I was shocked! I didn't tell her what to do she just walked up to the tree and put an ornament on. She must have remembered this from last year!