Tinker Bells Fight

Tinker bell got in a fight with the step in the entry way tonight. I think the stair won, she just laid there and cried. Poor thing it thudded so hard, just perfect right on the straight corner!! Her first goose egg. You can see the line in the middle of it from the grout. I cannot believe it took till now. I thought for sure while she was wobbly or crawling, etc. she would have done it. Oh well, she will sleep well tonight!!

Happy Halloween

Our family had a great Halloween. We went to Pei Wei for dinner and then cam home and handed out candy. Oh and Tinker Bell got in a fight with the entry way!!!

Halloween Party

Tonight we had our Halloween Chili cook off Ward Party. Payten dressed up as Tinker Bell. She had a blast. She ran around playing with all the kids like a big girl. Then she started doing this hop/leap throwing an arm in the air. I have no clue why she started doing it. She did it non stop. Everyone laughed and watched her. Someone actually asked me if she was in gymnastics or something. What a little stinker. I think I need to put her in something next year. Love that little girl!!

Oh, I know her outfit looked short. It was 12-18 months (she is 14months) I did not try it on before tonight. Either she is really tall or it runs really small or both!!

Yeah Linus!!

We are so proud of Linus. Yesterday he just received his instrument rating!! If you know anything about flight training you would me proud of him too. It took a lot of time and hard work. Now he just has a couple more ratings to go. Hopefully those will be quick ones. We sure miss him when he is gone so much. Payten will cry at the garage door at night. It makes me sad, but I know how much she loves him!! We are so proud of all his hard work!! We love you!!

Best bath EVER!!

Tonight after the park we also decided it was time for Tippy to have a bath. Well, Payten had a bad diaper so I put her in the bath before bed. Next thing I know Linus puts the dog in the bath so I ran for the camera (of course). Who knew she would find it so funny and amusing. She absolutely loves her doggie. Every kid needs a dog. It really teaches them so much. I need to video Payten feeding Tippy. It is her job and she does it every night with her daddy! It is too cute!

Daddy swinging

Daddy felt very sad that he could not be there for her first swinging! So today for our date we went to the park as a family! She had fun with her daddy. Apparently he thought he could fit on the baby swing!!

A day at the park!

My friend Summer and I took the girls to the park today. This was Payten's first time in a swing. Needless to say she LOVED it!! She giggled and laughed the whole time. I am sure daddy will be taking her soon too, we wished he could have been with us but someone has to work right?!?! I cannot believe I have not done that with her till now. She also had fun going down the slide. She even did it by herself (only halfway though). What a little daredevil!!

Little Landscaper

This weekend we worked on landscaping our back yard. The first few hours Payten took a nap. Then when we started again in the early evening, she was up to help!! Oh how she loved climbing, falling and rolling in the dirt. Later when daddy turned on the hose it turned into a fabulously muddy mess!! These pictures don't show how muddy she really was. But she loved it, and was ready to be done too!!

SpaghettiO's

First of all, YES I feed my baby canned food. BUT, there was sliced cheese and diced tomatoes that she completely ate too. She loves her spaghettio's. The picture does not quite show all of the damage. She is orange all over her lower tummy and thighs. Needless to say I threw her in the tub after. I then had to clean the tub due to the orange ring!! I usually but a bowl bib thing on her but thought I would just strip her to her diaper. I will always do the bowl bib, it really helps control the mess and I usually do not have to give her a bath after she eats!!

Good old Arizona

You Should Live in Arizona

If you don't want to live in Arizona, you might also consider: Georgia Kentucky New Hampshire South Carolina Alabama

What State Should You Live In?

Linus wanted me to post this. He took the test and got Arizona. He insisted that I post it. He was excited. Not that there is a right answer but we do like Arizona and California but it seems I never see these answers.

My Little Pilot

Today we went down to Falcon field where daddy was working with grandpa. Grandpa put Payten in the plane. She took the controls and smiled. Then she waved goodbye for him to close the door. I guess she thinks she can fly!! Little stinker!!!

Thought I would post some recent pictures of my cutie. Payten has finally started showing interest in books. Yesterday she kept bringing me books, she would sit on my lap and do sign language for more! She has been doing that sign for months but ONLY if she is hungry or if she wants more food, so anything associated with eating. Of course I was impressed that she knew what it meant enough to use it for something else!

You Should Live in South Carolina

If you don't want to live in South Carolina, you might also consider: Alabama Kansas Kentucky North Carolina Oklahoma

What State Should You Live In?

Ok so I think this is pretty inaccurate. I have visited the east coast and DON'T love it. It was nice to visit but that's it! I would not choose to live there. What about the west coast?? Has anyone ever had that one??!!

Payten's 1 yr old pictures

Here is my little ANGEL'S one year old pictures. I think they turned out super cute. I just love Target. She was such a good little girl. She lasted 10-15 minutes which is pretty good for a 1 yr old who just wants to make a run for it out of the studio laughing all the way!! I am glad she stayed happy for a while to get some good shots. Especially the one of her whole body. That one was really important to me. My mom always had all of the kids 1 yr old pictures on the wall. I always loved looking at them. That one is my favorite of Payten!!!