The rest of the Halloween pics

Look at all of the candy I got!
And yes, this is what she had for dinner:)
Our pumpkin pooped out on us.

Halloween Night

I will give anyone one guess as to what Payten wanted to be for Halloween........Cinderella, of course. That is all we hear about these days at our house. This was the first Halloween that she was old enough to really understand what was going on. She was so excited to be a beautiful princess. Seth was a little pumpkin. He only lasted about 3 minutes into the whole ordeal. I think the time change has really gotten to him because he was asleep by 5:30. We couldn't even get him out of his outfit, as you can see. Payten cracked us up because we had talked to her about what trick-or-treating was, and I guess somehow she got the idea that we were going into people's houses, so the first house that we got to, we rang the door bell and when the lady came to the door and didn't invite us in, Payten broke into tears. She was so upset that we didn't get to go in her house. We had to stop and re-group and explain what the whole idea of trick-or-treating was. She was okay once she finally understood. I know she didn't think it was funny, but this was one of those times it was really hard not to laugh.
Our Princess
Our little pumpkin
Cinderella
Daddy and his pumpkin
I'm ready to go trick-or-treating

My first REAL bike!!

Gram and Poppy (Jon's Mom and Dad) came for a visit last weekend to have a birthday party for Payten. This was only the 3rd party that she had. Her Aunt Mandie and cousin Ethan came as well. We had a great time going out for pizza and playing at our new house. Payten has been talking about getting a new "bikecicle" for a while now, so when her Gram and Poppy showed up with a brand new Cindarella bicycle, she was elated. She is still having a little trouble figuring out how to ride it since every time she pushed her legs backwards the bike stops. Her toddler bike let her peddle backwards and forwards, so we definitely have some practice to do, but she is loving every minute of it.

She could not believe the she really got a "bikeicicle"
.................and a Cindarella helmet

Here she is all decked out in her new gear. Her cousin Ethan is behind her.

Funny Story

We were at my Mom's (Grandma's) tonight for Sunday dinner and Payten wanted to go outside a ride in her car. She has a little red play car that her feet hang out of the bottom and she can push herself around. Grandma was out there with her, feeding Seth, and all of the sudden Payten started pretending like she was slamming on the horn and yelled, "Damn!" Grandma said, "Payten, we don't day things like that," and Payten said very seriously in reply, "Yes we do Grandma. That is what Daddy says every time the cars do something bad and he has to honk the horn." Grandma tried to explain that sometimes Daddy's say things that they shouldn't, but it seemed like a lost cause. Although, it was hilarious, it goes to show that kids pick up on EVERYTHING that you do and say.

Thank you for my candy apple Miss Kim

A couple of weeks ago, a friend of mine that I work with, Kim, had gone to the fair and brought me back a candy apple. I gave it to Payten and didn't really tell her what it was. She started eating it and after a while come running to tell me, "Mommy! Mommy! There is a surprise apple in the candy!" It was adorable. So, a few days ago, Kim made some candy apples and sent a few home with me for Payten. She was so excited. I had to take a few pictures of her eating. She got all ready...shirt off and all. Thanks Kim, for the joy you have brought to her life...the discovery of candy apples.

Razorback Football Saturdays

He pulls the plant down and doesn't quite know what to do.
"I guess I should run away so Mom doesn't know what I did."

We teach em' how to call the Hogs around here at a young age. Whoooooooooooo..............
Pig Sooie! Razorbacks!!!! GO HOGS!!!!
(The final score of the game was 38 to 3, Razorbacks...still undefeated in the SEC)

Every Saturday during Razorback football season, we spend the day watching football!! This morning the Ole Miss/Arkansas game was on at 11:30, so Payten had to take a little nap right after the first quarter. Seth, Jon and I played with Seth for a while. He is starting to feel a little better, and is definitely into EVERYTHING!!! We can't turn our backs anymore. He pulls him self up on anything-including the wall if he can't find anything else to grab a hold of. I think he feels like he's missing out on something if he isn't standing up. This morning, he pulled a plant down on top of himself. In some of these pictures, you can see the not on his head. He is at such a fun age. Can't believe it's already been 7 months.

Happy Birthday Payten!!!!!!!!!

She was so excited that she got a Cindarella balloon.

Can I play with it too???
She couldn't get it open fast enough!
This was her opening her present first thing in the morning.
Seth was enjoying the wrapping paper and bows

Here she is playing her game.
I cannot believe that she is actually 3. She had a blast today. Jon and I decided that we would get up really early in the morning and have it decorated for her birthday. I had to work today and Jon is working tonight, so early morning would be the only time that we would all be together. She was a little groggy at first, but as soon as she saw the balloons and present she perked up. Seth seemed to enjoy the festivities as much as Payten. She has been going around the house lately making tents with all of the blankets and furniture, so we thought she would like a Dora tent that she could play with. As I type, she is fast asleep in her bedroom in a princess sleeping bag inside her Dora tent.
Linda always has a little party for the kids birthdays as well, so she also got cupcakes and a birthday present at Linda's too.
After work, I took the kids to Grandma and Grandpa's house, where she had more presents to open. We spent a few hours over there while she played her new Good Night Moon game and then colored her new Cindarella coloring book.
I love to see her so happy!

Seth eating tonight

Tonight was the first night that Seth has sat in a high chair to eat dinner all by himself. He really likes to be in control of the spoon. He may let up on his death grip long enough to allow you to get a spoonfool of his food. As you can see, he was enjoying every minute of it.

pumpkins part 3

We were sitting on the hay ride ready to go.
We had to take Seth out of his seat because she needed a place for her "baby pumpkins."
He loves to stand up. He was really concentrating on balancing.

I couldn't decide which ones I wanted to put on. Here's the last of them.

....more pumpkins

Both in their own world
She was so excited that we FINALLY got to the pumpkin patch. She had been asking about it for weeks.
Payten being silly


For some reason, it was not letting me post more than a few pictures at a time, so, I am doing a continuance of the last entry...........

Our annual trip to the pumkin patch

Here is our attempt at a family photo. Not one of the pictures had everyone looking.

Seth was so enthralled with the weeds and dirt. It was like he was mesmerized.


We have made it a family tradition to go out to the pumpkin patch every year and let the kids pick their pumpkins. We had a great time this year, as usual. Grandpa (my dad) came with us this time. We made the wonderful discovery that Seth is allergic to hay. We went on a tractor hay ride and he was totally enthralled with the tractor, however, by the time we got home, he was covered in red dots all over his face and head. I swear, both of my children have the most sensitive skin. (We discovered this summer that Payten is allergic to the plastic that floaties are made out of. Every time she puts them on, she breaks out in hives.) I can blame the sensitive skin on Jon:) Anyway, here are quite a few pictures that we took while we were out at the pumpkin patch.

I got a birthday card.....

We got home tonight and went to check the mail. Payten was so excited when she got a birthday card in the mail. It was from her Great Grandma Jo and Grandpa. She carried around with her all night and read it over and over. When her Grandpa came over to see her, she was sitting at the front door waiting for him with the card in hand. You would have thought she had won the lottery. It is so sweet to see the excitement that the littlest things bring to the face of a child.

Who's eating cake Mommy???

You can see who Seth's going to be friends with. When we were down in Helena for Nana's funeral last weekend, Seth's Aunt Rachel gave him his first taste of sweets: strawberry cake. She could hardly shovel it in fast enough. I finally had to take the plate away so that he couldn't see it because he would not take his eyes off of it. It was so funny. The crumbs everywhere don't give him away at all, do they?

My New Room

The night we moved, Payten came home and was so happy to see her new room. She stayed up until midnight running around getting used to her new home. She was so excited that she had a big bed in her own new room! She loves it. Everyone that comes to the house, (even the refrigerator installation men) she takes back to show her room. Awww to be 3!!!!

Nana's Funeral

Jon's grandmother passed away on 10/5. She had been really sick for the past four months and had hospice at home for the last month or so of her life. We went to the funeral this past weekend and took Payten to the viewing. I sat down and talked with her before we went and explained that she had gone to live with Heavenly Father again. It was so adorable because after I told her she said, "So are we going to see her at church on Sunday?" We always talk about church being Heavenly Father's house, so I guess she figured that's where Nana was going. Then when we went to the viewing we were standing there looking at her, and talking about what happened to her. I was holding her and she said, "I want to get down so I can look at Nana in the basket." A little bit of word confusion, but it was cute. All things considered, she did very well through the whole experience.

Payten posing with her baby

Most of the time these days, Payten can be found holding a doll of some sort. Here she is with her Strawberry Shortcake. She looks so proper. I think it is so cute when she poses.

A few recent pictures of Seth

Here are a few pictures of Seth that have been taken over the last couple of weeks. I can't believe how fast he is growing up. You'd think you would get used to it after the first one, but it never ceases to amaze me that you blink your eyes and they grow up so fast! He has been sick the last couple of days with a bad ear infection. Payten never had any ear infections, so this is a first for me. Other than an extremely high fever (104) for a few days, he has been doing okay. We're just waiting for the antibiotics to kick in. He is still a pretty happy baby even when he is sick.

Do you think he's trying to tell us something?

Not much else to say...the finger says it all :=)

Life should be this easy

We have spent the entire weekend moving and are totally exhausted. I wish that life could be this easy for all of us!!