My Sweet Little Peyton

So, I walked in my room yesterday, & this is what I find. I'm pretty sure that this is about the funniest, cutest thing I've ever seen!! She goes to the bathroon all by herself now, which is a blessing & a curse. I love that she is so independent, but she always has to take her pants all the way off & then likes to walk aroung naked until I threaten to send her to time out!! I just couldn't resist taking a picture of her cute little bum. It's times like these that being a mom is so much fun. The next time I get frustrated & think why do I even try, I'll have to look at this picture to remind me of why I ever had kids in the first place!! Here's to all of you hard working moms: )

One Year Ago Today...

Derek & I were taking a trip down memory lane & started thinking about what was going on last year at this time. Alot has happened in the past year, but I definitely remember this. I just thought I would share my memory...

It has been exactly one year since Brandon had surgery to fix his broken arm. We were visiting my family for Christmas last year & the day before we flew home (January 3, 2007), he snapped both bones in his right arm. He had to have surgery to reset it once we got back to Ohio (6 days later), & I was so sad watching them wheel him into to operating room. He was screaming for me, & I'm pretty sure I was crying for him. Luckily, everything went well, & his arm healed perfectly. Thank goodness for great doctors!! I'm sure it won't be the last time we end up in the E.R.

Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas to all of you!! We hope that you all had a wonderful & safe holiday. It was so great to see some of you & to those we didn't see, we sure miss you & hope all is well!!...We had a great Christmas here in our new home. It was so great to wake up on Christmas morning with our own little family & celebrate. We've always been at one of our parent's homes on Christmas morning, so this year was extra special!! The kids had a blast playing with their new toys & opening them as fast as they could. Brandon asked for a set of golf clubs, so he can go golfing with his dad, & also surprise, surprise, Transformers!! Peyton asked for a Princess scooter & anything My Little Pony or Princess. I wasn't quite sure if she would be able to ride it, but she is actually doing okay. She puts her ponies in the little basket and rides up & down our little hallway!! After we opened all the presents here, we went to Derek's parents house & opened more gifts!! They had so much fun this year, & we had a blast watching them with all of their new toys. Christmas is so much more fun with kids!!

Brandon's Brithday!

Wow!! I cannot believe that I have a 5 year old. My little boy is growing up way too fast! We made the mistake of letting him watch transformers & ever since then he has become OBSESSED!! So, obviously, he just had to have a transformer birthday bash & that is what we gave him. We had transformer cake, a transformer treasure hunt in search of the allspark, a transformer obstacle course (to see if they were strong enough to become Autobots) & a transformer pinata!! Needless to say, I am completely transformered out, but he had fun, I guess!! We only invited 5 kids, but I'm pretty sure I was maxed out!! It was crazy & fun: )