Diaper Head

We started this funny game where we will put Payton's (clean haha) diaper on her head like a little hat. It looks sooo funny... kind of like a little bonnet or swim cap. She thinks she is sooo hilarious when she wears this! Usually she pulls it off right away, but this morning she left it on & was playing like that! It is was too funny not to snap a picture of!
Also- PRAISE God! Mike's mom's pathology test results came back Cancer free! What an answer to prayer! Continue to pray for her recovery!

Have fun in Alaska Papa!

Here is Payton Emma (at 14 months old). She thinks she is so cool wearing daddy's hat! I talked to my dad on the phone tonight & after we got off I said, "Payton, say Papa!" And she did! It is so cute when she does because she kind of whispers it. Then Mike & I took her out to the fridge where her picture with Nana & Papa is and we said, "Where's Papa?" And she pointed right at him! Then we said, "Where's Nana?" And she pointed right at her!!!! It was awesome! We just wanted to tell Papa to have a fun time in Alaska! We love you so much & miss you! Hugs & kisses!

Grants Farm

We got to see so many cool animals at Grants Farm in St Louis today & the girls (& us) were just exhausted and very hot when we left! They had this "misting" thing there & we kept going through it to cool off throughout the day lol. Payton couldn't even make it back to the car & she crashed in her stroller & didn't even wake up when we transfered her to the car. We had such a great time with amazing friends!

Goats at Grants Farm

We went to Grants Farm today in St Louis with Jay, Kati, & Audrey. The girls absolutely loved the little goats! You could pay 1$ for a bottle of milk & feed them too. The 2 of them just ran around as fast as they could touching all of the goats & hugging them It was just the cutest thing ever!

All in a (1 year old's) day's work...

Payton's Friday evening before bed was sure a busy one! It consisted of three things-
1- Single-handedly demolishing my favorite candle by scratching all of the wax up & getting black candle wick all over her hands.
2- Breaking my necklace & scattering tiny beads all over the bathroom floor. And both of these things in 5 minutes! PHEW! She was sure busy..
3- Wrestling with daddy. And let me just say that Payton is anything but lady-like when it comes top these daddy/daughter wrestling sessions! I think Mike comes out with more injuries than she does usually! She is soooo rough & she just laughs & laughs!
Let's just say that she sure slept good after this busye evening!

Babes in the Woods 8-25-11

Yesterday Payton & I went to "Babes in the Woods" at the Nature Center with Kati, Audrey, Bo, & Megan. I know I have said this before, but it is so nice that the Center does these classes every month for free! This time the kids "learned" about fish! We took them on a nature walk to the little pond & they got to put their feet in. They also got to touch a fake fish. Payton & Audrey really wanted to jump in the pind and swim ha! Then the kids got to use nets to try to catch little minnows- I was a little scared that Payton was either going to squish the poor fish with her net or fling one of them out of the water! Luckily neither of the these happened :) They also got to use "fishing poles" to catch "fish" with their magnets. Payton caughte her first Big One! lol
It was such a beautiful day so after the class Kati, Megan, & I stopped at Sonic to pick up lunch & headed to the park with the little ones. It was so nice to be able to relax (as much as we could with 3 little kids) with the girls & spend some time outside! What a great day!
On a sadder note- please be praying for Mike's mom- she just had surgery yesterday to remove two tumors & is in a lot of pain! Be praying that the surgery takes care of everything & that her recovery is not too long & painful.

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