Monday, September 29, 2008

Sippy Cup Envy





My niece Jemma got to spend this past week with us while her momma started a new job. She and Payton could not be more opposite. She is all girl and he is all boy! She spent her days quietly reading books, trying on clothes, taking small bites of food, playing with little people, talking on the phone and "cooking". Payton spent his days climbing on top of the coffee table, scrambling from one room to the next, pulling the books off the shelves, eating like it was his last meal, playing with the dogs and banging pots and pans together. They got along surprisingly well. The one issue we had was "sippy cup envy". He wanted her sippy cup. She wanted his sippy cup. By the end of day 3 it was a losing battle trying to keep the sippy cups with their original owners. Every time I turned my head they had swapped. The grass is always greener I guess. Oh well, I suppose that if that was the worst of it we had a pretty easy week. They were both exhausted by the end of the week but they had a great time playing with each other and enjoying "little person" company.

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Puppy Party Blowout!

Payton arrived at Cabela's well rested and ready to party! He did really well and was so excited to see everyone. Shortly after we got there Payton had a "blowout" of his own and had to spend the rest of the party in just a diaper instead of his cute puppy dog outfit.
Payton had a Puppy theme birthday party. His cake was all bright colors with paw prints and little cute puppy dog toys on the top. The party hats, table cloth and plates had pictures of dogs with party hats and sunglasses on. His Daddy tied blue and orange balloons around the room.

This is a picture of some of the 40+ guests that came to celebrate with us. Everyone had a great time eating chips and cake, visiting, playing the target shooting game and feeding the fish in the indoor river.

Payton took turns opening presents with his Mommy and Daddy. He got clothes, cool new toys and lots of books. He loves to read books and has had fun playing with all his new stuff.
We made it through the party with no meltdowns, injuries or tears. Just an exhausted little boy who passed out within seconds of getting in the car. I would say it was a success!

Thursday, September 18, 2008

LOOK WHO'S 1!

Well, our little man is 1 year old today. I must confess that I cried today because my baby is growing up so fast. He is so big and he is always ready to show off all the new things he has learned. His favorite one to show off is telling you how old he is going to be on his birthday.

It sure didn't take him long to get into the whole cake thing. Our funny guy prefers to use utensils when he eats. You might be able to recognize a spoon hidden under all that icing.

I'd say he thoroughly enjoyed his first experience with birthday cake. It took longer to clean him up than it did for him to eat the cake.

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

1st Year Month by Month

SEPTEMBER, 2007

OCTOBER, 2007

NOVEMBER,2007

DECEMBER, 2007

JANUARY, 2008

FEBRUARY, 2008

MARCH, 2008

APRIL, 2008

MAY, 2008

JUNE, 2008

JULY, 2008

AUGUST, 2008

Monday, September 15, 2008

Payton's First Year In Review

This was one of Payton's very first portraits. He was only a minute or two old. Many minutes (and portraits) have flown by since this image was taken. This last year has gone by faster than I could have ever imagined! On September 18 our busy little boy will be one year old!

4 months to 8 months

Payton was 4 months old at the time of this picture. He has always loved the camera/attention. Doesn't it look like you caught him mid-sentence in this picture? He has always had something to say and we have always acted like we knew just what he was talking about. This has made him into one little motor mouth.
This is his 8 month old picture. My friend Lynsey came over and just happened to have her camera in the car and asked if she could take a few pictures of the baby. Payton really likes Lynsey and this is his typical reaction when he sees her. It works out great for us because he looks super cute in this picture. (Lynsey was the photographer for our birth and the 4 month old pictures as well. You may view more of her work at www.dfwbirthphotographer.com)