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!

Off to the Pumpkin Patch

I just LOVE this time of the year and from what I can tell Payton does too. We have been too the pumpkin farm twice so far and she had a great time! We are now giving Payton her milk in sippy cups for breakfast and dinner just for her to get a feel for it. She is really good with her cup and she seem to like it.Payton is basically off of baby food is on to big girl food. I cannot believe how fast it all changes. She is starting to say momma, although I am not sure if she realizes what it means. I will take whatever i can get :). Payton LOVES being outside. When we are not outside I have found her a couple times by the window just standing and staring outside. It is so sweet. Hard to believe that next weekend we are celebrating her first birthday. She really has the best personality and is my bestie forever. God has blessed us