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!