Spoiled!

Can I just say that Payton is a very spoiled little girl. She and I went to the Dollar Store yesterday to pick up some odds and ends. As soon as we walked in the door she spotted all the balloons they had blown up. I mean she was entranced by them, it was hilarious. She was looking up at the balloons and not to where she was going. I am suprised that she didn't run into anything. Well she ended up wandering right into the store manager who thought she was so sweet and ended up giving her a happy face balloon. She was so excited. That same manager ended up running into us again and then wanted to give her a sticker. Payton was just beaming. Spoiled!

I also wanted to include this little picture of Payton's pig tails post nap...

I also just realized that I have not mentioned anywhere in my blog that I am pregnant. So here we go, I AM PREGNANT! I am just over 15 weeks along now. Thankfully over the part of my pregnancy where I am nauseated all the time. Hopefully soon heading into that short lived middle part when you are filled with energy and are obviously pregnant but are considered "cute" pregnant. Wish me luck! ;-)

Summer Fun!

Last year Dave and I hit the clearance racks at Target for kids pool and summer toys. One of our awesome finds was a little pool activity thingy. It looked like it would be a fun.

Yesterday I pulled it out and spent an hour blowing up all the things on it. I took it out and hooked it up to the hose. It was so fun. She loved it, especially the little slide. She wanted to go down it over and over again.

I think I need to go back and check out those clearance racks again.

As a side note, Dave and I went to Cheescake Factory last night for our friends Anna's birthday. The food was super yummy and we had a really good time.

Piggy Tails

Yesterday I bought some of those little elastic rubber bands to try and put them in Payton's hair.

I had no idea how I was going to tackle this task. I mean little girls wiggle and squirm, how do you get them to hold still? Wouldn't you know that Dave had it figured out last night. :o)

Here are some cute pictures of both Daddy and Mommy's pig tails.

A Fun Day!

Yesterday was such a fun day. We had a play date over at my house. It wasn't really any different than any other play date but I just had so much fun. I think part of it was that we haven't all been around in several weeks due to different vacations and such. I am so glad that I have such a great group of friends and that all our kids get along together. :o) You are all awesome!

To add to the already great day my sister was able to come down for part of the play date. I was so excited. I love spending time with her and watching her with Caeden.

After lunch all of us went to the pool for a little while. It felt so nice because it was so hot. I think today will be another pool day. It warmed up early.

As a little flashback, on Saturday Dave, Payton, and I went on a little bike ride. We have a little trailer that she can ride in that hooks into the back one of our bikes. She seemed to enjoy it at first but I think it got a little hot and she started not to have fun. I can't wait to go again.

Family Reunion

Dave, Payton, and I spent the last week in Utah visiting family and attending a family reunion at Bear Lake.

What a fun trip!

The reunion started on Thursday, July 2 so we had a couple of days to play and hang out before heading to Bear Lake. One of the days, we went to the pool in the development that Jen and Preston live. It was so nice because they had a baby pool and Payton just loved it. When we were swimming a thunderstorm started brewing in the distance but once the lightening started we had to get out of the pool. The storm came up on us really fast and soon was right over us. We ended up having to run back to Jen and Preston's house. Very exciting!

The reunion was a lot of fun. We stayed in huge cabins that overlooked Bear Lake. It was so nice getting to visit with everyone. Each day we had breakfast and dinner together and then did whatever during the afternoon. I think most everyone decided to hit the lake during the afternoon. Payton wasn't too sure she liked the beach at first. I think she takes after her mother and doesn't like to get dirty or be in water that she can't see her feet. :-) She did eventually warm up to the idea and had a good time.

Everyone was so nice and I had a great time.