New Princess

...And we have found an even better "Princess Dress"...

Build A Bear Day

ommy got suckered in by a coupon, so we went off to Build-A-Bear for an early Easter Present.  Payton picked out (yes she did, even though it was my first choice too) a "Scruffy Dog" to take home.

First she had to help stuff it...   Then she had to find a heart and rub it for good luck...

Then we placed the heart inside with lots of love.....

Now it was time to clean her up and give her a bath and dry her hair...

Let's see we need a name, and "Molly Dog" it is...

As we left for dinner, I guess the exhaustion had finally caught up...

To finish the day off, we waited for yummy Olive Garden!

 

Nightgowns have become the new fashion statement in our house (along with the shoes!)

We do not have to be in the house for more than a few minutes and we want to put on a "Princess Dress".
As a few of Payton's nightgowns are getting small, I have been on the lookout for more, and go figue that are hard to find right now.  I did by chance go over to the little girls section of Kohls and found one that would probably last a while (better for the price anyway, LoL)  This one went to her feet and she loves it.

Looks like the new Donna Reed...

This is the Kitchen that Santa brought for Christmas

Getting a start on St. Patty's Day.
A small town down the road was having a Parade.  I was told that it was getting to be a pretty big event.  Since Payton had never been to a Parade, I figured that ths was a good one to start with and a much more PG-rated one than going to the big one downtown.

Chilling before we leave with all our Green on!

We were worried about the candy once it started to get tossed out, but I really wanted to get a pic of her waving to everyone it was too cute but hard as I was holding her for the whole hour. 

She had the Miss America wave down pat!

I just wanted to post these pics cuz the neighbors have a Big Mr. Chair like Miss Dylan once had....

Also had several comments on how long and curly Payton's hair was getting

Here are some pics to catch up...

It has been a while since we have uploaded some pics....

We took a trip to Chicago as Ashley wanted to experience Christmas Shopping in the Windy City. 

I think we wore the two out!

Here is one of the Pictures that we took for Christmas

...and here is one that we took to surprise grandma for Christmas...

Tried to get a pic of Miss Payton in Aunt Debbie's Valentine present. 

Alot of clownin and only a few pictures!

Halloween 2009, Year of the Lady Bug!

As we have for the last few years, we took our candy next door to the neighbors and walked around with their Grandchildren. Payton, Maria, and Dominic were all a hoot and had a blast.

Go figure that the kids were into the candy before we even left the house!

One of the houses up at the end of our street rents a horse drawn hayride that circles the block and is free to everyone. It is a great break from the walk, and the kids really remember it. I think that both Payton and Maira had at least 10 suckers a piece by the time we cut them all off, and who knows what else.

This time we went in the evening to a Pumpkin Patch in St. Louis.

This is on a big Orchard that really has this seasonal thing down! There were several rides, lots of food, a big play area, animals, a fun house and a Haunted Hayride. The little stinker did just about everything that she could. Not even the ghosts and goblins along the hayride could spook the little girly away! She enjoyed every minute of the trip and was out like a light less than 5 minutes out of the parking lot.

Look Uncle Mill, she even carried her gost along for the trip!

Happy Birthday to Payton !

We had the opportunity to go home for Payton's second birthday. 

While the concept may not be there yet, who can resist cake and presents! 

Her two favorite gifts were the dress up clothes she got and the "Soccer Ball!"  Look at her go, she even got a Blackberry before I could.  ...and what lady doesn't eat their cake without her high heels! 

She is getting so big.

We had a good time but was a bit cold at the Pumpkin Patch! 

Did a corn maze for the first time.  Had Payton on my shoulders while we walked and she sang to us!  Ashley came up behind her mom and gave her a scare at the end.  We had to ride a tractor out to the maze and when we were done we picked out the best pumpkins.  Then we were told that we picked them from the neighbors farm!  Another tractor ride later, we found our pumpkin and were off to see some of the animals before getting into the warm car to go home.