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 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!!
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!!
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!!
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!!You Should Live in Arizona |
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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!!!
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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!!!
I guess Linus got tired of pulling her around the house today. Next thing I knew it was Tippy's turn! A little bit of whiplash never hurt anyone right?!?!(Oh, this was my $3 find at Target a month ago so I saved it for her birthday)
So I don't believe in buying your children things and spoiling them. I don't buy her toys or anything. I don't want to collect a bunch of stuff. I have been talking that I cannot wait until Payten turned 2 and the Christmas she is 2. We want to buy her a Radio Flyer Off Road wagon and a radio flyer bike, couldn't decide which one for which occasion. We were at Target last Saturday (before Labor Day) and Linus found this wagon HALF PRICE($55)!!! It was the EXACT one we wanted too. They are pricey wagons! Well, needless to say we bought it, who could pass up that deal right! So I said she would have to wait until Halloween and go trick or treating in it. Well we got home and Linus HAD to put it together. I think her daddy loves her too much. She had a blast riding in it the next evening. Did you know it has a 200lb weight limit. I guess it comes in handy when your daddy wants to ride down the hill with you huh!!
Payten had a very nice 1st Birthday. She loved being sang to (I think?). She LOVED eating her cake OF COURSE. She ate it all in a matter of a couple minutes. She had cake all the way up in her arm pits, it must have been REALLY good! She got a few things one was a dolly and a doll stroller. She liked pushing it around. She looks like such a big girl doing it.
Today she also had her Doctors appointment. All was well! She chunked up to 19lbs 1oz. the 20th% up from the 7th% last appt. (3mnths ago) She is 30" tall, still in the 75th for her height. I am so blessed to have a healthy Happy little girl. I love spending every minute of every day with her. She makes my life absolutely WONDERFUL! I truly have the best life!!
A few weeks ago I caught her acting like she was talking on the phone. I finally got a picture of it tonight. She was pretty excited that I did not snag my cell phone RIGHT away from her! It is funny that they learn these thing so early! This will be the last post before she turns 1! this is the eve of her birthday. I am filled with excitement and sadness too. I love that she is growing up, it is just a little too fast. I still miss that little newborn. But at the same time I love her walking around and acting all grown up!!
Today we visited Linus' grandpa, Payten's great grandpa that is 93, at Banner Baywood Hospital after he had his hip surgery. He fed Payten some Ice chips, she had lots of fun running the halls, then she gave him a nice kiss goodbye. She has so much fun walking, it is ALL she wants to do!!
I think I have told a few people about Payten and the Soy Joy commercials. When Payten was 6 or 7 months old and this commercial would come on she would push her bottle away and pop up and stare at the tv like she was mesmerized(if you know Payten you know that to refuse her bottle is very serious!) Well now when this commercial comes on she literally cannot control her body. She is so silly when it comes to dancing anyway, but this puts her over the top for some reason. In church yesterday she she started bobbing her head to the hymn music. Also when she hears music and really gets into it she start popping her lips like she is singing! It really is the cutest thing ever. I love that she cannot control herself, sometimes she dances when there is no music at all, I guess she hears it in her head!
Payten has become quite the little dancer. Whenever she hears music her hips start moving. She hardly ever stands up and bounces, she always sways her hips. Sometimes she sways them so hard she almost falls over. I also caught her in the crawl position and she had to dance, that is a rarity, she is always standing. It is so cute that they naturally hear music and find the beat and dance!! Oh did you notice the music. One is rap the other is Barney. It does not matter she will dance to anything, even your singing. I LOVE IT!!!
