A Social Network Christmas

I'm finally getting into the Christmas Spirit! I stole this from a Friend's blog, I watched it and I just thought it was kind of cool! You might have to scroll down and pause my playlist because the music with clash with the music on the video!
We went driving around last night as a Family to look at Christmas lights, it's a tradition that my Family used to do every year and I really want to keep it going. Payton actually was kind of into it, we had to prod him at first to "find the lights" but after a while he was pointing at the lights and clapping. Our favorite house looked like an actual Gingerbread House, we had to look at that one twice. It was a great evening to spend together as a family!

Merry Christmas!

Remember

This week at our MOPS meeting, we had a speaker who spoke on cherishing this season of our lives. Even though sometimes we get tired of repeatedly picking up toys, or scrambling to get out of the house on time with everything we need, we sometimes might wish that our Children were old enough to do things for themselves, or that our house might stay clean for at least a day after we clean it! Someday those things will happen and when they do we'll find ourselves wishing we had more time with our little ones! I cried pretty much the whole time she was speaking!
This last month or so has been really busy at our house, as I've been working evenings and weekends for the Holiday season and also working another job which thankfully I can work from home. Of course this time of year is busy for everyone I think, but I feel like the last 2 months have flown by, right before my eyes! What little time we have had together as a Family we've tried to really get the most out of! But, the speaker on Tuesday really got me thinking, one of our discussion questions was, "What will you miss most about this season of your life?"

 I'll miss watching him run around the house with his Hat & Mittens on because he genuinely is having fun doing it!

I'll miss picking kitchen utensils up off the floor because he loves taking them out of the drawer and using them as drumsticks

I'll miss watching him have fun with Baby toys even though he's too old for them

I'll miss random hugs when you're not expecting them, hugs with a running start are the best!

There are a lot of things that I will miss about this time in our lives, which is why I have to try to record everything I can! I don't want to forget anything!

Our Family wishes you all a Blessed Christmas Season!

Christmas 2010

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Smitten with Mittens

Today I got Payton's hat & mittens out because we were going to go outside and play, but when we got outside it really wasn't cold out at all, which is great!! So, when we got back inside his mittens were laying on the couch and he was playing with them but I could tell he didn't really know what they were. So, I put them on his hands and he absolutely loved them, He was running around, giggling and clapping with them. It was so funny! Hopefully that's a good sign for the coming winter, if we don't have to fight him every time we put his mittens on that is going to be great!!

He even tried to play with his toys while wearing his mittens, I kept taking them off of him and he kept bringing them back to me to put back on him. It did make picking things up a little bit difficult but he didn't seem to mind!

In the end he decided it was easier to just knock all of the toys over than continue trying to pick them up! So we were done with the mittens at that point! 

Branson Vacation

At the beginning of October our Family took a little vacation to Branson, Missouri with Corey's Parents. We had a lot of fun! Here are a few a lot of pictures from our vacation. That was your warning!  Here they all are:

Payton playing on the deck of our cabin one morning

A Rare picture of Momma and Payton

Daddy & Payton

Payton had fun playing with all of the landscaping!!

Grandma & Grandpa & Payton - I love this picture

Payton trying to get the butterfly

You can see the butterfly better in this picture

Big Cedar Lodge in Branson - this is where we stayed

We had to Cheer on the Hawkeyes on Saturday as they took on Penn State

Family Photo Op - Payton isn't looking of course (it was very sunny)

Payton loved playing at the playground - you can see his little feet kicking

Corey and Ed grilled Ribs for us all one night - they were delicious!

The fall decorations were so pretty and I wanted to take Payton's pictures by all of them!

I love his stocking hat with the overalls!

This pictures is so sweet and I love his eyelashes!

Daddy & Payton - this is the face I love to see!

Taking a walk by the lake

Time for a nap after our walk

We got to visit my Grandparents - here Payton is with his Great Grandma Janice

And Great Grandpa Jerry

He liked "Riding" the Goose the Grandma had in her laundry room

We even got to visit my Great Grandma - Payton's Great Great Grandma Macel

Payton in the big chair

Smiley Guy

We watched this squirrel eat corn one day and Payton thought he was playing Peek-A-Boo with him it was so cute!

Payton really enjoyed his bubble baths in the whirlpool tub

We even got to go swimming one day in the heated pools - this is the kiddie pool - he really liked being able to walk in it himself

and really enjoyed playing with the water fountains

Here is in the big pool with Daddy trying to catch the water from the waterfall

I really like this picture - I like his little feet peeking out of the water

Doing the back float

Later we went to the stable to visit Festus the Horse and this has to be one of my favorite pictures ever! It looks like he's yelling Yee-Haw!!

More Fall Decorations

Turtles we watched one night while we were walking

Daddy showing Payton the Turtles

Payton checking out the corn - he liked holding it!

We had a great time in Branson, as we do every time we go there!! Thanks again Grandma & Grandpa!