Lets try this again!!

So I got on here once and wrote one blog then never messed with it again! I know that's bad but honestly I feel like I have no time. But considering I have so many family and friends that I don't get to see that often, I would like to try to keep this going so they can know how we are doing and see how Payton is growing.

To start off, I am SUPER excited that the holidays are here! It is most definitely my favorite time of year! We had a wonderful October that was filled with so much fun and friends. We took Payton to her first pumpkin patch and got lots of adorable pictures. Our friends Mike and Jenn came down from Idaho and brought their handsom 3 month old son Ethan. He was such a good, happy baby! Then Halloween was just all together fun! We went to Nicks parents house where his dad and his brothers built an absolutely awesome haunted house for the kids to go through. There are already plans for a bigger and better one next year. :) Payton was Pebbles from the Flintstones and luckily we had just enough hair and the help of some colored hair spray to get the bone to stay in her hair. I dressed up as Wilma and Nick was Fred just long enough to get some family photos. (He had to change into his scary Werewolf costume to scare the kids.) Micks brother Justin and his wife dressed up as Barney & Betty and they dressed their brand new baby up as Bam Bam. Payton went trick or treating for the first time and it was ADORABLE! We only went to a few houses but she loved taking the candy from everyone. She would not even let me touch it to put it in her bag! Oh well!

We are headed to Oklahoma next weekend for Thanksgiving and I cant wait! I miss my family so much and I know they miss watching Payton as she grows. Yummy home cooking and a week with family, I cant wait! I probably wont post again until after then but I will try to do my best to keep everyone updated! :)

Sorry for the poor pictures, they are off my cell phone! I will put more on later from my camera that are much better! The first one is Payton trying on a HUGE bow my boss got her :) and the other one is her as Pebbles.

It's Friday!!!

I am so happy it's Friday! This week has felt so long but has flown by at the same time! Tomorrow I take Payton for her 6 month photos. I cant wait to see them, they always come out so cute and end up costing me so much more money then I intend to spend! I tried so hard to get her to sit up on her own for these photos but she acts like she wants nothing of it. Every once in a while she will sit by herself but then when she realizes what shes doing she just lets herself fall over. Its frustrating but I know when shes ready she will get it. She has also figured out now that if she doesn't want to do tummy time that she can just roll herself over! So now I block her from rolling, let me tell you how mad that makes her!
She is getting her first teeth! 2 at once, poor thing! One has started popping through and the other one you can see is right below the surface. They are both her bottom front teeth. She is a very good tether though. She doesn't fuss at all but she does drool like crazy and she loves to suck on her clothes. The front of her clothes are always soaking wet!
OK, well there really isn't much more going on with us right now as soon as I have more I will write! I promise to add more pictures soon too!

Were going to try this!

So I have noticed so many of my friends "blogging" and really didn't think much of it. I thought it was neat to get updates on them, especially the ones I don't get to talk to very much but I never thought about starting one for our family. It just occurred to me (I know, I know) that we have so much family and friends that we just don't see that often that this might be a perfect way for us to keep in contact with them! So were going to try this!!

So whats new with us... First off Payton just turned 6 months old yesterday! I cant believe how fast it has gone by! She changes everyday and I look forward to seeing her do something new everyday. Everything goes in her mouth now and she has learned to grab her bottle and put it in her own mouth if I'm not going fast enough for her. She is starting to roll over and she is attempting the motion of crawling but it seems like her upper body doesn't want to go with the rest of her. She absolutely loves the dogs! I had no idea watching a dog scratch was so amusing! Whenever they do she just cracks up! I cant help but laugh with her. They of course love her, especially when there is food on her face they are hoping they can lick off! (Don't worry, we don't let them but we have to keep a close eye on those sneaky pups!)
We recently went back to Oklahoma to surprise my grandpa for his 80th birthday. He had a great turn out and the quick trip was well worth it to see how happy he was. However we brought with us a stomach bug that Payton got and we ended up passing it on to almost everyone in the family! Poor Payton was so sick with the stomach bug and before that she had strep throat and a double ear infection! Poor baby! She is a 100% better now which is such a relief!
I think that's all for now but I hope I can keep up with this and keep everyone posted on our updates! Once I figure this thing out more I will add pictures!