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Making Animal Sounds!

Payton has been learning a new animal noise every couple days. Here is what we have done so far!

Sitting on the Potty, Take 2!

Picture Day....well kinda!

Today Payton had picture day at school. I have been counting down the days all week. Last night before Payton went to bed I said "Picture Day is tomorrow...you gotta get your beauty sleep." I stayed up late last night making her some cute hairbows to match her pretty dress.
This morning when she woke up I said "It's Picture Day!" I think I have been more excited about today than anyone. Payton looked so cute this morning when she left the house. I had to catch a few pictures of Payton and Daddy before they left.

I was so excited to hear about how picture day went when I got home. I wanted to know where we could go to look and order the pictures. When I asked Ricky he said "Payton's teachers said that she was the prettiest girl for Picture Day, but she didn't get her picture taken." I guess several of the kids were scared of the guy that was taking their pictures and Payton wouldn't even sit down in front of the backdrop to have her picture taken.

When I got home she was still in her dress from picture day, so we had a little picture day of our own. Unfortunatley, she wouldn't pose for me either!

LABOR DAY...yes, it was LABOR!

For Labor day Ricky and I thought we would do some work to the yard. We decided to pull up a few of the deck planks and fix some of the weak spots.....I guess there was a little more work to be done than we planned on. I guess a lot can happen over 5 years, so we decided to give the deck a make-over. I guess this Labor Day project has turned into a September project, seeing that today was the 1st day of many for re-staining.

Payton has been so good playing in her house, pool, slide, bubbles, but by the end of the weekend she was looking for something new to play with....

just wish it was WASHABLE PAINT instead of WATERPROOF STAIN! You know she is in to something when she gets really quiet!

"B" is for Baseball & Bubba

Saturday night was the 1st night of baseball for the fall season. It is so much fun to go to the games now because Payton runs around and pulls on the fence and says "GO BUBBA!" It sure beat last year when we had to drag toys and everything else out to keep her budy.

This was so cute. Payton gave Jacob a GOOD LUCK kiss through the fence. She sure loves her bubba!

I LOVE BANANAS!

Payton LOVES her some bananas and to hear her ask for a "nanna" is just so cute. AND YES, she does have clothes.....I guess with the heat in Texas she just likes being naked at home!

Payton on the Potty

This is also Payton's new face she does. Now she does it on demand!

August 31st, Payton's 6th day at CampFire, she sat on the potty and went for the 1st time.....she has sat on the potty many times since then, but nothing. Oh well, it's a work in progress. I just hope we will be diaper free by the end of the year.

School makes me SLEEPY!

She looks so long laying across the sofa. I have to fine the picture of her sleeping here when she was just a couple days old, when she wasn't even as long as the pillow.

Since Payton has been in school she's been taken 2-2 1/2 hour naps and is ready for bed a 7pm. She plays so hard that now she doesn't even put up a fight at bedtime. Sometimes she will just pass out anywhere!

School

Payton has been in school for about 6 weeks now. First we tried Children's Courtyard, but it just wasn't the right fit. We moved her to a place called CampFire USA and we couldn't be happier. Payton's favorite thing in the world right now is coloring. Here is her FIRST art projects from school.