Cousins

We have been trying to find a part time nanny for a few weeks now. In the meantime, we have had various people watch Peyton (my mom watches her Tuesdays and Thursdays), Nana came to visit for two weeks, our sitter Lauren, and last week my 9 months pregnant sister helped out! She watched Peyton on Tuesday and Thursday. Now, not only is she 9 months pregnant (due in the next 3 weeks), but she also has an adorable 20 month old, Sierra! She is the BEST sister ever!! Boy oh boy did she have her hands full! It is so fun to see these little girls interact. You can tell how much fun they are going to have when they get older!

I babysat Sierra while Jen had a doctor appointment and boy was that exhausting! I've always said that I wanted my kids to be close in age (Jen and I are 15 months apart), but it sure is a lot of work! I know it would be worth it when they get to be older, but it would probably be a rough couple of years....unless we have two perfect kids like my parents had ;)

Sierra colored while Peyton took a nap

The bouncy chair looked like so much fun, Sierra decided to try it out!

Both girls love to be outside; so, we went on a walk. It is much harder to push two little people in a stroller!

Thank you soooo much Jen! Peyton is lucky to have such a great Tia and cousin!

4 Months!

I'm four months old today!

Sweetheart

LOVE this picture!!

Nana's Visit

We were lucky enough to have Nana come visit for 2 weeks and help out while Poppa and Lala were in Europe. Peyton had such a great time with Nana (and Mommy and Daddy were able to get for a couple of dates and dinners with friends)!

They hung out on the porch, rocked, and watched the birdies eat from the bird feeder.

They went on lots of walks.

They played in the exersaucer...

and even watched the royal wedding!

Granddaddy came for a couple days at the end of the two weeks too!

Thank you Nana for coming out; we LOVED having you here and can't wait for your next visit!!!

Rolling Over Again

We finally got Peyton rolling over on video! Here it is!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPK5sPv0C2o

Mother's Day

Today was my first Mother's Day as a mom! We actually started celebrating on Friday when Matt surprised me with these:

Aren't they the cutest cupcakes ever?!?! If you don't recognize the little owl, it's the same one that is in Peyton's room on a canvas bag that holds all of her stuffed animals and that my mom painted on her tree and my mom put on a hooded towel! I LOVE that owl!!! I have such a sweet, thoughtful husband :) He knows me so well that he didn't just get me cupcakes/sweets; he also got me my other love....that's right, Starbucks gift cards! I've been trying not to go there as much lately (to save money and all that jazz), but now I can go lots without feeling guilty!

On actual Mother's Day, Matt got up with Peyton in the middle of the night so I could get some sleep. He offered to get up with her at 7 when she wakes up, but I love the mornings! She is always so happy in the mornings! We had a great time playing, we went on a long walk, and we even fit in a trip to Starbucks all before her first nap of the day at 9! Once she woke up, we all went to Hopdoddy for lunch (yummmmy burgers!) When Peyton was taking her next nap, I headed off for a quick trip to the mall! We spent the rest of the day relaxing, stopped by Jen, Kyle and Sierra's to say hi and give Jen a cupcake, and ordered Chinese food for dinner! It was a wonderful first Mother's Day! I am so thankful that I get to be Peyton's mom! What a wonderful job!!!!!

Play Date

Aunt Jen and Cousin Sierra invited us to go to Amy's Ice Cream and this past Saturday for ice cream and play time (they have a nice playground); so, Peyton, Matt, and I joined them! Since Jen is super pregnant (due in just weeks!), she, Peyton and I sat and watched Sierra and Matt play!

They looked like they were having lots of fun!

Sierra went down that huge slide and mommy was there to catch her!

Sierra even got to ride the baby cow!

Peyton was tired of just sitting and watching; so, she convinced Daddy to let her ride the cow too!