Happy Birthday Baby!

It's hard to believe how fast a year can go by. Too fast - I'm sure if you ask any parent. Payton turning 1 is a little bittersweet. If only they could stay little forever.

Here's the precious angle we brought home a year ago.

And here's our sweet 1 year old princess! Hard to believe she's a year old already.

But enough of the sappy stuff - we had one heck of a party!

We played dress up......

We opened presents, well more like Mommy, Carsyn and Kate opened presents and Payton played with them once they were open. But who doesn't like to open presents, the three of us sure enjoyed it.

There was so much to look at and play with - it was a little overwhelming I think.

But then Daddy brought it the best present ever! Payton's very own pink Barbie four-wheeler. She loves to sit on Drew's and push the buttons and start it - so this was a huge surprise to her - jut look at the expression on her face - and imagine her saying "oooohhhh"

And why wait - let's ride it now - in Grammy's house!

Then we had cake. The cake was so beautiful and so yummy. (Thanks Grammy for getting an awesome cake)

Payton wasn't too sure about the cake, I don't think she liked the frosting on her hands because she kept tyring to fling it off. I think more wound up on the floor then in her mouth.

Then Carsyn showed Payton how yummy the cake was if you ate it instead of threw it.

Tookie's always looking out for her Peeps!

And it looked like so much fun - Kate wanted in on the action too! The girls were so cute!

Then after cake we took time to visit a while....

We love cousin Cole so much!

And Grandpa John was there too!

And Great-Grandma & Grandpa Lewis came all the way from Michigan for the party.....

And Great-Grandpa Barney from Michigan was there too!

And after the party was over -it sure was nice to sit with Papa and relax!

And then Grammy put me down for a much needed nap!

Whew what a day! It was so much fun - the Party was great! Thanks for all of you who came and all the fabulous gifts you gave Payton - the playroom is full to the gills! Thanks for everyone who helped to make it a success! And we missed all of you who couldn't be there!

Happy Birthday Baby Girl!

They're On The Wall

The baby mullet gets the chop!

Last Friday we took a trip to McDonough to see Aunt Leanne and get a haircut. It was much needed. Payton's hair was out of control! Thanks Aunt Leanne for giving us our first haircut!

Payton was such a good girl and sat really still and read her book.

And now we have a mullet free child! Whooo Hoooo!

An Afternoon in the Park

Grandma Kathy came down last week and we walked to the park and played. It's so nice having the park right around the corner. We just hate that it's getting dark so early! It was a fun evening.

The Cure for the Common Cold....

Cartoons, Nose Spray, Daddy, Tutu, and Wings. It always makes a girl feel better to dress up! Peeps has had a bit of a cold lately - nothing major, just the sniffles! But you can't slow her down, so here she is using her nose spray and dressing up!

Hayride in the Country

This past Saturday, we loaded up the tractor, bought some hay bales and pumpkins, put on our boots and headed out to the property!

Papa pulled us on the tractor all through the woods. It was so much fun and the weather was fabulous!

And we made a new friend. Aunt Mimi invited a friend from school and her sister and little girl. Emily is such a sweetheart. Payton liked her alot - can't you tell?

And We stopped in the neighbor's yard for a photo op - people in the country are so silly - making spiders out of hay rolls and PVC pipe!

And of course no activity would be complete without Puffs!

Thanks Papa and Grammy and Daddy for a fun fun Saturday!

Family Photos

We had our Family Pictures taken last week....

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I think Jenn did a great job - it's going to be hard to choose!

Decorating for Halloween

When else can a girl wear a bright orange tutu with Halloween pajamas? When you are decorating the house for Halloween of course!

Here's the little pumpkin who helped me put out all the decorations.

Note to self - only buy plastic decorations from now on!

The Cotton Pickin Fair

Sunday morning we headed out to Gay, GA (yes for those of you not from here it is really the name of a town) to go to the Cotton Pickin Fair. It is by far the best arts-and-crafts fair around! We spent the day just wondering from booth to booth, ooohhing and ahhing at all the fabulous things. It was beautiful weather and Payton was very well behaved. We had a great Sunday morning just walking around together. Thanks to Daddy for taking us and for buying us a few Halloween treats!

Saturday....

What more could a girl ask for on a fabulous fall Saturday afternoon ........

College Football.......

Playing in the yard..........


A few games of cornhole..................



Spending time with family...............

And a bonfire!

Just some more reasons we love the Fall!!!! Hope everyone had a great weekend!