Athens' Christmas Parade

The rain came and went just in time for the annual Christmas Parade. We had our float in it but we opted to not ride this year and watch the parade instead. We met up with a bunch of friends including Peyton's boyfriend Owen. There were marching bands, an elementary step group, a live rock and roll band (on our float), dogs, candy, and of course Santa. We had a great time!

Santa!!!

We went to Dawsonville today to see Santa with Lily and it was so much fun. Peyton was so excited, she played peek-a-boo with Santa before we even got in line. Here are some pictures!

Hotel Hallway

We were in Statesboro last weekend and stayed at a new hotel. Peyton and Ian enjoyed running down the hallway.

Peyton's new friend Lizzie

Our friends Ally and Stephen had their sweet baby girl a few weeks ago and Peyton got to meet her for the first time last night. She was excited to see the "beeby". This picture looks sweet and innocent but this is right before an earthquake shook Lizzie's world. I think that Peyton wanted her to wake up and play because she took a hold of the sides of that bouncy seat and shook it. Lizzie didn't budge but we did quickly move Peyton away from the "beeby". From that point on she admired her from afar.

Homecoming

This weekend was UGA's Homecoming and at Peyton's school they dress up for such occassions!

End of Summer

We have had a very busy summer overall. Peyton has grown so much and changed tremendously. She is very independent and loves to climb up on anything and everything. She is talking non-stop, of course, we can only understand some words but she really has a lot to say. She entertains us constantly, singing, dancing, talking, playing with Oliver, playing with her toys, etc.

She figured out that she can get behind the blinds and thinks it is really funny!

A yummy breakfast of bananas and milk before school. But I really wish Daddy would just let me eat and watch Curious George and stop taking my picture.

Go dawgs! (this is one of the first pictures that I can really see baby Anita in her!)

Wow, that lemon is sour!!!! (but she continued to eat it until it was all gone)

Bubbles

Even More Summer Fun....

Peyton's favorite guys, Daddy and Oliver

Playing dress up in TJ Maxx

Dancing Queen!

She loves the grass hat from our honeymoon!

Baths are soooo much fun!

And More Summer Fun.....

taking baby to the mall

little vampire

relaxing in Oliver's bed

a caged animal

brunch at 5 star, our favorite!

More summer fun

working on her laptop, like daddy!

modeling her new hat

giggling with her "big sister" Lily

AthFest

Daycare family night at La Parilla

Peyton, Lily, Owen and Ian

Summer Fun

I know it has been a long time since we have posted pictures of Miss Peyton Louise so now I am going overload you with a lot of shots from the summer, including her birthday, playing with friends, bath time, dress up, etc.

Yeah, Birthday cake! It was so good and she was so much fun to watch. She looked at it for a while and dipped one finger and then it was two hands and finally she figured out that she could put her whole face in it. First birthdays are so much fun!

Peyton and Ian

Ian is staying with us for a few nights and they were really cute in the bath tub tonight so I wanted you all to see it.

1 year olds like Flagpole too

Peyton really enjoyed this week's issue of Flagpole!

Peyton's first raspberry

Since Peyton started walking she is almost always on the go, this morning was no exception. She likes to walk to the car in the morning when we leave for school, this morning she walked a little further then normal and got going a little too fast on the small incline and fell on her face. Here are some pictures of our little prize fighter!

Laid Back!

My brother was able to get a hold of a couple of my things from when I was a baby and this rocking chair was one of them. Peyton has figured out how to climb in and turn around and rock and she loves it. I tried to get some video but she stops rocking when I turn it on so these stills will have to do. The last one is really cute!

Banana Pancakes

Peyton loves this Jack Johnson song and dancing.

Hospital Fun

Peyton had a really high fever Friday afternoon so her pediatrician sent us to the hospital to run some tests. They checked her blood count and it was a little high but they went ahead and sent us home. Then Saturday afternoon her temperature spiked again so back to the hospital we went and this time we were there for the long haul. We are finally home and she is doing much better. No fever in almost 48 hours now!!! Here are some pictures we took of our little patient.

Easter Pictures

Again, we had a great day. We played with our Easter baskets and had breakfast. Then we all took a nap. After nap time we went to lunch and then went to see the cows and horses. Peyton didn't care much for the cows but really enjoyed the horses. Then we came home for an easter egg hunt. She wasn't much for hunting, as soon as she got an egg she would shake it till it came open and then try to play with the change that we put inside. Here are some pictures!

You Decide

So a friend of mine, Melinda, recently started her own blog about her boyfriend, Nick's, t-shirt company, Satisfactory Printing, and some new things they are doing together. Another friend, of ours, Jessica, wasn't checking her blog often enough but checking mine every day because there are always cute pictures of Peyton. Melinda got upset and posted about it and here is a small quote from that blog: "I routinely post pictures of Nick on here, who could possibly be the cutest person of all time. No offense, Anita, your baby is cute, but I'm taking Nick on this one." Now you decide who is cuter! (Please understand that I think Nick is a nice looking guy but you can't compare any guy to the cuteness of a baby!)