Holiday fun and a Few Days shy of 14 months

I seriously don't think our peanut could be any cuter! Have you seen anything like it?! Diane bought her this snowsuit for her first birthday so she would be ready for the snow and Zack and I picked up the matching hat! That "Hannah Anderson" is to DIE for. We got ALL bundled up and went with both grandmas and the Leppin's to take a walk down the holiday street in our neighborhood. This street is amazing. We did go a little early so not all the houses were lit up but you still get the effect. I always laugh because Payton is definitely the daughter of an electrician. Whenever she shes big sparkly lights she say "ooooooo"! it doesn't have to be Christmas lights ... it could be a chandelier,etc. This girl thinks lights are so fun!

Cousins all decked out! YaYa got them blinking Christmas light necklaces. They both LOVED them

me and my girl

The Leppin's

Davis girls!

Payton is just a few day shy of 14 months which just absolutely amazes me as well as the milestones she has accomplished. She has the BEST personality.Although we have gotten to see a little here and there of what you would call the beginnings of tantrums. Even with her mini tantrums she is the sweetest funniest toddler already. We have already talked about what a walker she is and now she is running. She learned at "Aunt NaNa's" house what stairs are and how to climb up them. Oh boy. Why did we teach her that,lol? She loves climbing and now that she realized that there is something to climb everybody watch out and put your baby gates up! Another physical milestone that she is slowly making is eating with her own spoon. I scoop it up. Hand it to her and she scoops whatever she is eating right into her mouth. Its wild to see this Independence when she still a baby to me in my mind.Payton is off bottles except her bedtime bottle which we will get serious about at 14 months. i have slowly been watering the bottle down to make her not like it so much anymore. If I must admit she probably would be fine without it but I selfishly sad to give it up because no bottles means a true toddler. Which she is anyways it's just hard for mommy to come to the realization : (. Payton has understood A LOT of language for a while now but she is talking and replying a lot more now. You ask her what a kitty,lion,pig,etc. says and she will reply with the correct sound. She is starting to say "YaYa" and "Nana" now. She says "Papa" and has turned grandma Kerruish into "Ma". All these nicknames have come from us looking at pictures and doing call and repeat. Payton is also starting to say dog and kitty. She will in her good time say "Hi" and "Bye". She like to play telephone and hold the phone up to her ear and say "HIIIIIIIIIIIII".She is a happy go lucky kid. Super goofy. She has recently decided that she wants to try to do handstands. Where she got this.... I have no idea. Although she would make her mommy proud being a born gymnast ,lol. She will start in a tripod and the literally try to kick her leg up. It is fun to have my little cuddlier back. We lost her for a bit but she loves now to run into your arms. I caught her the other day melting my heart. I was sitting on the couch and she walked right over,rubbed my leg, and put her head in my lap. So sweet. Payton's favorite activities right now are for you to chase after her saying "I'm gonna get you , I'm gonna get you" and reading her books over and over again. I can't even wait to see what she does next. I Love watching her and seeing how her brain works. We love you Payton.... You are the best thing that happened to mommy and daddy!

X-mas Pics!

Yup! Its that time of the year ....... time to get your holiday pics for your Christmas cards. We went ahead and made a shoot with our awesome photographer for a Payton's 1 year pictures as well as our holiday pictures. We ended up having back to back shoots wit the Leppin's which was great because we were able to get this shot for my parents. Yes literally ONE shot but at least everyone is looking ; ). This was the day Payton decided to REALLY show off her walking skills. Up to this point November 1st Payton had taken 4-5 wobbly steps and then would sit. She loves having photo shoots so while we were having our pictures taken she decided she really wanted to get to Julie;'s camera. She walked from one side of the bridge all the way across to the other. " Aunt NaNa" saw this and was so super excited she crouched down for Payton and Payton literally started running to her. I think all of our screaming with joy got her excited and gave her courage. You can see our faces in most of these pictures just so astounded and excited by the milestone!

Sweet Leppin's

Yes that is right... That sweet baby Leppin's name will be Lucy Kathleen Leppin. I CANNOT wait to meet her

My FAVORITE!!

sister love

Here we come!

kiss face!

happy girl

family portrait : )

there she goes!

So Sweet! Daddy's girl

love this!

My little walker

Christmas Card!

Lets Give Thanks!

What a wonderful thanksgiving this year! My sister and her sweet family moved into a new home and decided they wanted to host thanksgiving this year. It was great! her family , her in law family, my family, my mother in law,and our parents all under one roof. We really were all able to relax and hang out together as the cousins played wildly running around. My sister was the hostess with mostess and made the turkey and potatoes. The rest of us brought sides and so forth. This made it not stressful on anyone but EVERYBODY felt like they were doing something. Like I said we all had so much fun and a little to much to eat ; ). By Thanksgiving our little peanut Payton was full on walking. Yes that is right. Right after Halloween Payton decided she was gonna full on walk. Little clumsy here and there for a few days and then all of a sudden she basically might as well been running! I can't believe how fast it is all going. I love Payton's age . It is SO much fun. On with the holidays...

Happy Halloween,2011

yes you are seeing that correctly! Mommy made Payton be a peacock this year for Halloween. I had never seen the costume and I just knew my peanut would make it SO cute. We has so much fun celebrating my favorite holiday. I am always off on Mondays and luckily this year Halloween landed on a Monday. We started the day off with Payton dressed as an owl and went and visited Gram K at work. She works at ECC and we got to go to the day cares Halloween party and parade. It was just too much fun. We went out to lunch with Gpa Davis and then came home and  put Payton down for a nap to gear her up for the second part of the day. When she woke up from nap time she turned into the sweetest peacock and we met up with the Leppin's,the Hansen's,the McGowen's, and of course daddy got home from work and got geared up also. We walked my sisters new neighborhood which was so much fun. Lots of  people with fire pits at the end of the drive,trick-or-treaters , candy, and we even ran into spiced shots for adult trick or treating. ; ) LOVED IT! Payton sat in the back of her new wagon YaYa and Gpa got for her birthday and loved all the commotion. We ended the night at Yaya and Gpa house for apple cider, chicken noodle soup,and love! what a great year. I had been waiting ALL year to be able to finally take my peanut trick-or-treating and it was so much fun. Thanks to everybody for dealing with my Halloween excitement!

our little owl!

SO CUTE!!!

 Look at these cousins!So excited.

Family Fun

While Uncle Nick was in town for Payton's first birthday we had some Halloween fun. The night before he was due to leave we all went out to dinner and back to our house for dessert. Little did everyone know that I was gonna make them carve a pumpkin ; ). It was a fun evening full of laughter and carving. Thanks Kerruish's!

everybody has a pumpkin to carve...... Gram and I are carving Payton who is already snuggled in bed for the night.

oh Uncle Nick! it was so fun having you home!

I carved Payton her #34 (Walter Payton's #) and Gram carved her her Jack-o-lantern!

the boys pumpkins ALL lit up!

Happy Halloween EVERYBODY!

Look Whoo's One?!

ok ok ok. I know I kinda went over board and made Payton's birthday almost a wedding. : ) It included a two tired cake, dessert table, and craft table! But it was so much fun and we just had to go all out for the sweetest little peanut I have ever had a pleasure to know, and luckily that would be my my amazing one year old.  I cannot wrap my brain around the fact that a entire year has passed. People tell you it goes by fast but you have know idea until the shoe is on the other foot. Payton had so many friends and family to celebrate her on her big day and we felt so much love. Due to the fact that it has been a trying year, with my health concerns, it was nice to celebrate with all the people we love. Payton had her FIRST piece of cake at her birthday and I have to say that at first she was confused but then she was all about it. She got a lot of gifts that she opened on her new comfy chair Aunt NanA , Uncle Jason, and Bel got for her. Payton was SO excited to see people walk in to her party she would just scream for joy when she saw new faces! It was the sweetest thing. I think she go the idea that the day was about her and really loved it up.who wouldn't : )?!

This cake was amazing!

yes she is wearing the happiest first birthday outfit u have ever seen! and she loved sitting in her chair.

we also had favors for everyone to take home. Carmel apples,yum!

this is the owl Gram K handmade for Payton. so cute

waiting for her guests to arrive!

family family everywhere!Uncle Eric, Cuz Jacob, & Uncle Nick even came into town especially for Payton's big day

we ended the day with Payton snoozing in her crib with a a stomach full of birthday goodies while daddy and I let her birthday balloons go to land somewhere special.

Payton is our beautiful baby girl and yet I know I cannot call her a baby anymore because definition says she is now a toddler. She will always be my baby though ; ). Just a few days after her big party we went to her 1 yr check-up. That consisted of some more vaccines and her numbers. She is 25 pounds and 30 inches long! Payton is on a sippy cup all day long and only gets a bottle before bed. Boy she is becoming a big girl. I remember fondly just last year at this time never imagining my beautiful baby girl being able to ever sit up on her own and now she is a toddler. Wild! I do love this age and can't wait for trick-or-treating!