28 weeks & counting...

Well we have had a crazy last couple months! We ended up being in Colorado for about 3 weeks & I loved every minute of spending time with my family in Montrose. Payton loved being with her Nana, Papa, aunts, & uncles.... and of course all of the animals ;) It was super hard leaving this time knowing that next time I see everyone, we will have a new baby girl in the family! Mike & I are so excited for her to arrive, but it is hard being sooo far away from all of our wonderful family & friends out there. We have been home now for about 2 weeks & it has been crazy getting back into the swing of daily life! It has be soooo hot & dry here, so we have been trying to stay cool (i.e. the picture of Payton at the pool). She is getting so big & I can't believe that she is already 2 years old! I am planning on potty training her this week so we will see how that goes...

Cowboy Boots

We are having a Tutus & Cowboy Boots Birthday Party for Payton this year, so I bought her new boots the other day. Let's just say she is absolutely in love with them! This picture shows her after her bath... she could literally not wait to get out so she could put them back on! Then the next day when I came into her room to get her out of bed, she was saying "boots! boots!" & wanted to wear them right away. lol. SO cute! I am sure we will get plenty of cute pictures from her party tomorrow... cant believe she is almost 2!

Tuesday Morning...

Another gorgeous day! Sunny & in the 70s! This morning Payton & I went out in the backyard to hang some laundry & this is what she looked like. I thought she looked too funny not to snap a picture :) She really wanted to wear this headband, which doesn't really work with all her hair now!

Day at the Park

Yesterday we went to the park for the morning with a few friends. Payton is absolutely obsessed with swings & slides, so she was basically in heaven. She loves plaing with her best friends Audrey, Bohman, & Samuel too. It was such a beautiful day out... low 70s! This weekend it is supposed to be in the 90s so we really enjoyed the cool weather. Payton loves wearing her sunglasses & she looks so stinkin cute in them! For some reason though, she only likes that 1 pair.

18 weeks

Preggo pics!!! 18 weeks along here :) SO excited to find out what we are having in just 1 more week! yay!

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day from my goofy little girl! Love her & am blessed to call her my daughter!

Daddy's Golfing Buddy

On Saturday Mike was out in the backyard messing around with his golf stuff Paytonwanted to join him... of course. So he made her her very own little golf club & taught her how to "golf." It was pretty cute & she loved it! The "adventure" ended with Payton taking quite a fall in the slippery mud & scraping up her knees. BUT, they had a fun time!

Lazy Saturday...

It is SO hot today! The high was supposed to be 90, but the bank thermometer said 95 when Payton & I were on our way home from the store! And believe it or not, Mike is actually in our backyard pouring concrete in our rain drain gutter thingy. Yes he is insane lol. I thought about snapping a picture of him, but decided I would be nice considering he is sweating like crazy! So Payton & I decided to head inside to cool off & she is enjoying drawing. It is so cute to watch her... she is just now really getting into it. Before, she kind of liked to color but lost interest pretty quick. But not lately! Anyways- we are trying to cool off before we head to a birthday party tonight. Happy Saturday!

22 months old

Hard to believe Payton Emma is 22 months old already! She is just getting so big! We have been enjoying as much time outside as possible when we have nice days. This morning was just beautiful outside... warm & sunny! We went on a long walk & then watered all of our flowers in the front yard. Mike also got my planters put up under our front windows... he made them out of pallets!

Random

So Payton decided that doesn't want to nap today (much to my dismay). Here are a few pictures of us going on a walk & playing with her new garage sale find baby bed! The other picture is of her foot that she learned how to "draw" on with a pen.
I also got a cute new curtain & super cool shoes for Payton yesterday at the garage sales. I must say that Bev & I had way too much fun shopping lol! I found soooo many great deals & was pretty pleased with myself!

Just another day at the Farm...

Last week my sweet friend Megan asked if she could take Payton along with her out to her mom's farm for the day. I had been having a rough week, so I was very thankful & I knew that the day would be good for Payton as well! She picked her up the next morning & they were gone until 2:30 that afternoon. Payton had an absolute blast seeing all of the animals & just getting dirty out on the farm! She just loves animals! So, after that day we all decided that it would be fun to all go out the farm one evening as families. Well- we did just that this past Saturday evening! It had rained ALOT the few days before so it was supper muddy... which I think the kids thought was even better! lol. We spent the evening seeing chickens, 1 day old kittens, cows, goats, horses, & a pony. I got to try milking a cow & tasted goat's milk also. We went on pony rides & just had a wonderful time outside! Made me miss my parents' & grandparents' house next door to them with all of their animals & farm like atmosphere! We had a great time & by the end of the night Payton & Audrey were just covered in mud. But, that is the best part about beeing a kid right?! Having fun, getting messy, & exploring! And someday Mike & I will have our own farm where Payton can do that as much as she wants!

Popsicle!

We have been pretty busy lately & enjoying our weather! Today is sunny & in the 70's... can't get much nicer! Yesterday Payton & I were sharing an (all fruit) popsicle, but then I decided to just let her have her own. She doesn't drink juice or really have any sweets ever so I figured it would be fine :) She lovvveeed it & finished the whole thing off pretty quickly! Then she said "more??" haha. Poor thing was pretty disappointed to find out she could only have one.