Peyton's Adventures

So, I in no way want to take away any attention to the wonderful time we had with Mattie, Morgan and Grandma Cristi, but I can't help but share with you the adventures of my two year old, Peyton. As you know she broke her fingers a few weeks ago playing with a universal gym. That is just the beginning of her escapades, when Mattie and Morgan came to visit, within about 1 hour of arriving, Peyton and Brennan decided that instead of participating in painting pumpkins again, they would well, paint themselves. I came out to the garage to find them both with their faces covered in paint and Brennan had painted his legs and one arm. I immediately told them to get to the shower so I could scrub off the paint. Peyton went to step in the shower and slipped right away hitting the back of her head on the edge of the shower. (OUCH!) I was standing right there, so I picked her up and already there was red in her beautiful blonde hair. I wrapped her in a towel and ran to the counter, I had yelled to my mom who wasn't quite sure what was going on or where we were. Sure enough she had cracked her head right open. There was so much blood, that I couldn't quite tell how bad it was. She was screaming and in a little bit of shock, I finally was able to see it and it wasn't as bad as I thought, luckily she didn't need stitches, but we were still cautious of a concussion.

A few days prior to this, I found Peyton, well.......the picture will explain it. This was in my pantry.

I have been told to take pictures of these situations in the past, but my rational thinking doesn't always prevail. She has dumped numerous boxes of pasta all over this same floor. She recently took my feather duster and decided to tear it apart and leave the feather remnants all over the office. She loves to get a hold of the wipes and scatter them throughout a room. A few weeks ago she got a hold of a highlighter and highlighted several walls in the house, then spread desitin on the wall with her hands. (Art I'm Sure) Needless to say if Peyton is too quiet for over about 3 minutes, I have learned to go searching.

Last Sunday I found her in the garage with those same (non-washable) pumpkin paints painting the inside of a brand new coat we just bought her. She also ruined the shirt she had on, but I was able to salvage the jeans. I love her, she's a cutie, but she may be my undoing. I just have to say to myself each day what a blessing I have. It's true, I am blessed, but with blessings sometimes come trials. Funny, but I wouldn't trade it for the world.

Be a joyful mother of children. Psalms 113:9

The Cousins Come to Play

Morgan and Mattie and Grandma Cristi came on Tuesday. We were so excited to have them come, Morgan got her cast off in the morning then they headed up to see us in the afternoon. We were all excited to see them but Brennan and Peyton just couldn't wait. We were able to play outside, paint pumpkins, have "2 sleepovers" as Brennan puts it and tons of other fun things. My mom and I actually tied a quilt for Peyton and have the makings of another for Brennan. I should be able to finish that one myself. Thanks Mom for getting all the stuff and bringing your frames, and most of all for doing all my laundry. You amaze me and I Love YA! The quilts are so cute, the kids will love them,.

We went up to Lynx Lake to collect some Fall items for Brennan. His preschool is doing a fall collage and wants them to collect things like leaves, pine cones, seeds, twigs, etc.... So we all joined in the fun.



After collecting the Fall items we headed to Peyton's favorite place to eat, Red Robin. We had tons of fun and Mattie talked me into trying the "Crane" game for her, you know the impossible claw game that is filled with tons of stuffed animals. I pointed out to her which animals I could possibly get for her, even though they weren't the ones she wanted, I ended up getting 6 stuffed animals with $4. Each try was $.50. I must say I even surprised myself. I got 3 animals in one try by knocking two extra over into the drop slot. That was the highlight of the trip for Mattie. She just kept telling me all day how great I was at that game. Thanks Mattie!!! It was so much fun, next time you guys will have to stay longer.

Brennan's First Fish

Well, you all know that Brennan got a Rocket Fishing Rod for his birthday. He finally got a chance to try it out this weekend. Our friend Brian took us fishing at a private pond, so of course it was just us and a ton of fun. Brennan got so excited, Brian rigged up his pole for him with a live worm and Brennan shot it out there. It wasn't quite where he wanted it so he reeled it back in real quick and shot again. It wasn't in the water for about 30 seconds when he got a nibble, Ryan helped him hook the fish and then Brennan reeled it in. He caught a small mouth bass, it was probably about 1-2 lbs or so, it was a decent size, but Brennan didn't want anything to do with the fish. He was quite scared to even stand near it, let alone touch it. Unfortunately for me, my camera ran out of battery right as he was ready to pose, I had new batteries, but we didn't want the fish to die so we released him. We did however, snag a photo or two with Brian's camera, so I will post them as soon as I get them. After that Brennan really had no interest in fishing anymore so he told his dad to let him know when he caught a fish and he would come reel it in for him. Here are some other photos I took throughout our excursion. The pic with a fish in it is one of the many Brian caught. Ryan and I had several bites but just couldn't catch em. Thanks Brian for a fun afternoon. We'll catch more next time!

The Weekend

This weekend was a surprise for us. We had no idea that it was Agua Fria Days here in the good ole' town of Dewey-Humboldt. So we thought we would go down and partake of the festivites. It was like a very very early Alpine Days. There were all sorts of vendors set up along both sides of the street, there was a band playing in front of one of the churches, they had a parade, a chili cook-off, and topped it all off with a street dance Saturday night. Here are a few pics of the parade. Lots of classic cars, refurbished John Deere tractors and horses. The parade probably lasted all of about 20 minutes or so, it was a fun, cold day.