Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Photos from Peyton's 2nd Birthday Fun!
**You might want to read the post following this one first as it gives more context to some of the birthday fun :)!
Monday, November 16, 2009
Peyton's 2nd Birthday!
Happy Birthday to Peyton and Elmo! Although Elmo has 38 years on her, Peyton has had a fantastic time celebrating her second birthday "Elmo style"!
And of course we played lots of party games: Pin the nose on Elmo, Where's Elmo's Dorothy?, and last but not least an Elmo pinata filled with candy and toys! Everyone had a great time playing and winning "valuable" prizes :). We then opened all of the wonderful gifts Peyton received that ranged from special books & adorable outfits to Elmo toys and her very own talking vaccum!
Today, on Peyton's actual birthday, we took Kylie to school and then went to the community center so Mommy could return some books & dvds to the library and Peyton could play with some of her buddies in the childcare room. Once it was made known that it was Peyton's birthday today, everyone sang Happy Birthday to her which she loved! She even did a little birthday dance as they sang!
This afternoon we went to Toys R Us for her birthday club goodies and instead of a toy Peyton chose one of her all time favorite things to play with- an umbrella, a Tinkerbell umbrella! Then it was off to meet Daddy & Paige at McDonalds Playland for a fun night to cap off a fun birthday day! After everyone ate, we had cake & ice cream that Mommy had brought and Peyton opened one last b-day gift: a Tinkerbell teapot filled to the brim with plates, spoons, pots and cups. For all of you that know Peyton, these days she couldn't be happier than when she's having tea parties or cooking in her kitchen with LOTS of water!
We were joined by family, friends & neighbors for Peyton's Elmo party on Saturday. Birthday fare included a variety of appetizers including the oh so popular homemade BLT dip, bagel dogs, italian beef, potato salad and LOTS of sweets! An Elmo cupcake tree, ice cream cups, cookies, candy...I better stop there before Dr. Sam (our family dentist) gets wind of this post :).
And of course we played lots of party games: Pin the nose on Elmo, Where's Elmo's Dorothy?, and last but not least an Elmo pinata filled with candy and toys! Everyone had a great time playing and winning "valuable" prizes :). We then opened all of the wonderful gifts Peyton received that ranged from special books & adorable outfits to Elmo toys and her very own talking vaccum!
Today, on Peyton's actual birthday, we took Kylie to school and then went to the community center so Mommy could return some books & dvds to the library and Peyton could play with some of her buddies in the childcare room. Once it was made known that it was Peyton's birthday today, everyone sang Happy Birthday to her which she loved! She even did a little birthday dance as they sang!
This afternoon we went to Toys R Us for her birthday club goodies and instead of a toy Peyton chose one of her all time favorite things to play with- an umbrella, a Tinkerbell umbrella! Then it was off to meet Daddy & Paige at McDonalds Playland for a fun night to cap off a fun birthday day! After everyone ate, we had cake & ice cream that Mommy had brought and Peyton opened one last b-day gift: a Tinkerbell teapot filled to the brim with plates, spoons, pots and cups. For all of you that know Peyton, these days she couldn't be happier than when she's having tea parties or cooking in her kitchen with LOTS of water!
As expected after such a fun filled day and not wanting anything to do with a nap, the birthday girl fell fast asleep on our way home!
Happy 2nd Birthday Peyton! We are so blessed to have you healthy and to have your little smile and laughter to brighten our days! It is so exciting watching you grow and learn more each day and Mommy, Daddy & Sissy are looking forward to all of the adventures to come in the next 365 days until your 3rd birthday :)!
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Drawing, Sawing, Pounding, Carving!
Pumpkins, that is!
We haven't seemed to carve pumpkins in a few years with the girls so little, but we got back to it this year as a part of our pre-Halloween festivities last night. Apart from munching on Halloween fare here and there, we were all very hard at work on our creations!
From Daddy needing more power for his, Mommy not even being able to carve a straight line, Kylie pounding light pegs into hers with a mallet, Paige most interested in the yummy seeds around the corner and Grandma providing us with the laughs, we were QUITE the group!
Here we are in all of our carving glory!
We haven't seemed to carve pumpkins in a few years with the girls so little, but we got back to it this year as a part of our pre-Halloween festivities last night. Apart from munching on Halloween fare here and there, we were all very hard at work on our creations!
From Daddy needing more power for his, Mommy not even being able to carve a straight line, Kylie pounding light pegs into hers with a mallet, Paige most interested in the yummy seeds around the corner and Grandma providing us with the laughs, we were QUITE the group!
Here we are in all of our carving glory!
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Operation P.T.P!
Today marked another exciting milestone for our not so little Peyton anymore. As I have recently started thinking about her 2nd birthday plans for next month, I also started mentally going down "the list" of what we should be working on with her at this stage. With Kylie it was a whole different ballgame because she was at daycare all day every day during the week. I'm fortunate now with Peyton to be able to play a more active part in things that we're home ALL day, EVERY day, ALONE, TOGETHER :)!
Today was the official launch of Operation P.T.P aka Potty Training Peyton! At the end of last month I put the little potty out after noticing that Peyton was very "present" when each of us were in the restroom. She really seemed to get it. Hadn't done much with her for a week or so- until today. She jumped off our bed while I was trying to get her dressed this morning and was wandering around in our bathroom without a diaper. She sat on her potty a few times, flushed it to hear the song it plays and I didn't really notice much of anything else after that. Until later in the afternoon. I saw Peyton peeking in her potty and then I noticed a bit of a smell. Sure enough- there it was- she had used her potty in the morning for the very 1st time!
YAY PEYTON! You're a bright little girl that we know will get the hang of this potty thing in no time! It'll just take a little bit of extra patience, a few extra rolls of tp, some extra time hanging out in a place not so great to hang out in and lots of applause! We're excited to teach you just another important piece of this journey called life :)!
Photos taken 9/25/09:
Today was the official launch of Operation P.T.P aka Potty Training Peyton! At the end of last month I put the little potty out after noticing that Peyton was very "present" when each of us were in the restroom. She really seemed to get it. Hadn't done much with her for a week or so- until today. She jumped off our bed while I was trying to get her dressed this morning and was wandering around in our bathroom without a diaper. She sat on her potty a few times, flushed it to hear the song it plays and I didn't really notice much of anything else after that. Until later in the afternoon. I saw Peyton peeking in her potty and then I noticed a bit of a smell. Sure enough- there it was- she had used her potty in the morning for the very 1st time!
YAY PEYTON! You're a bright little girl that we know will get the hang of this potty thing in no time! It'll just take a little bit of extra patience, a few extra rolls of tp, some extra time hanging out in a place not so great to hang out in and lots of applause! We're excited to teach you just another important piece of this journey called life :)!
Photos taken 9/25/09:
Sunday, September 13, 2009
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