Our Date with Nee

Today my mom came over to play with us. We decided to go down to Lake Monroe to walk and play. We walked down and got a slice of pizza and then went to the park to play a little bit. Besides the fact that it was incredibly hot, it was a beautiful day. After playing we came home and put the kids down for a nap and my mom and I made a scary ghost. I had to have my mom draw out the ghost since I have horrible drawling skills and surprisingly my mom is a great artist. Lots of fun!

My mom made me take a photo of her dog Jack and I know she would be made if he did not make it to this post;). I love my brother.

Boo!

Thanks mom for the scary ghost and thanks Cindi for the Giant Spider idea ( I wish I was as crafty as you and could have made that light web... you need to come back to Florida;).

Kid's Photo Shot

Bubby and Sissy Payton 3 years oldBritton 11 months

At least Britton thinks his dad is funny.

Britton rolling down the hill.



I have been wanting to get the kids photos taken for so long and have had every excuse in the world so today I decide that I was going to get some photos and stuck to it even thought we only had 10 minutes before the sun dropped. I love getting the kids photos on the golf course but it is so hard because they just want to play. I need to get to a studio so bad and have made it a priority!

Uptown Altamonte

Rhea and Geoffrey found a great new location called Uptown Altamonte and I am in love! We meet up with them Friday night to walk around, feed the ducks and hungry turtles, dance to music and eat dinner. This was such a great place for family time or even date night. We will be seeing lots more of this place.

Feeding the turtles

Britton rocking out

Payton and Britton Dancing

The music was great. The band, Napoleon Complex, did an awesome job.



Britton walking down the bridge. 10m2w

Protective Big Sissy

Today I had to run an errand in Apopka right next to the 429 so I decided to jump on it and head to the Florida Mall with the kids. We went to Old Navy, walked around, got some pretzels and lemonade and then went to play in the kid area. There was a couple of aggressive little girls (and by aggressive I mean hitting, kicking and pushing Britton down) that were probably around 18 months and Payton was very unhappy about it. She kept taking Britton by the hand and pulling him over to me and telling me to hold him. When the kids would come over Payton would tell them, "you can't play with my brother!". It was so funny to watch her be the big sister over Britton and reminded me so much of me and my little brother because I could beat him up all of the time but no one else was allowed to mess with him.

Payton pulling Britton away from the stroller. Payton leading Britton back to me.

Payton's 3rd Birthday

After a few month of Payton talking about her birthday, the day has finally come... my little girl is now 3 years old! Payton's birthday started with opening a few presents and than going to school. Payton got to bring cupcakes in to class and everyone sang to her. After school I picked Payton up and we went to Chick-Fil-A and I let her play for over an hour. Then we went home and skipped nap time and played and played. When daddy got home we went to Birthday World to meet Linda, Rick, Natalie, Rhea, Jayden and Alex. Payton was looking forward to going to BW to be able to ride the choo choo train. Then we went home to open more presents from daddy. It was a great day even though I was sick with the flu. Payton was such a sweetie and had lots of fun. Happy Birthday Payton! I love you more than words could ever express. You have and continue to bring so much joy into my life! Payton sporting her new Dora Backpack Backpack.

The big kids playing.

Britton's first time on the train... and he did not like it!

Payton's Hello Kitty Birthday Party

The birthday girl

Payton thanking Nee for her new bike.

Payton and Madison

Water balloon fight.

collecting candy from the pinata.

I Touched a Worm!

Today I was the teacher aide in Payton's class so I got to see what she does when she is at school. I really like that they give the parents the opportunity to help out and come into the class room. I had so much fun being there with Payton and meeting all of her little friends. Miss Bonnie started the day off with her worm compost. She got some of the worms out and put them on top of the container and Payton thought it was the funniest thing. She would pick them up and start laughing so hard. Payton was the only girl handling the worms with her hands. A couple of the other little girls would take sticks and poke them and say ewww. So now anytime you ask her what she did at school she says, "I touched a worm!".
I can't wait to go back again! It is so nice to be able to visualize what she is doing when she is not with me and to know who she is talking about when she refers to her friends and what songs she is singing.

Payton telling me that she broke her worm... GROSS!

Outside playtime.

Circle Time.