Payton is 2!

Our precious little boy turned 2 today! Happy Birthday Payton!









Don't know if you can see the runny nose in the pix, but Payton, as well as mike and I have been passing a bad cold to one another...On top of that, Payton climbed out of his crib twice and onto the connected diaper changing table. The first time, I found him sitting on top of the changing table, I freaked out and he just laughed at me...By the second time, we realized, time for the toddler bed...well, it's been a week, and he just doesn't want to stay in his bed! The first night, I was trying really hard not to laugh, because, for a half an hour straight, he ran from his door to the bed and back again....and finally fell asleep out of sheer exhaustion...He doesn't do that anymore, but he still gets out quite frequently, and we are still trying different tactics... (like, reasoning with him, etc...) so, far, it's been a battle...we welcome any tips! :)

Gingerbread House

We made a gingerbread house a couple of weeks ago when my family was in town. It was alot of fun, however it did not turn out as the picture on the box. I don't know why, when I bought it from Michaels', I had this idea in my head, that it would be so easy to do. Well, note to self for next year, making a gingerbread house is not that easy, especially if you don't follow the directions (which we did not), for example, like waiting 30 minutes for the walls and icing to dry, before putting on the roof...anyhow, payton had fun decorating. Notice the furrowed eyebrows, as he concentrates on putting the candy in the perfect place...


translation of what Payton is saying in the video below... "yellow"... "another one" :)

Choo Choo Trains

Payton is absolutely in love with trains. Especially Thomas the Train. He calls them "choo choos".

I remember before having Payton, I would hear toddlers talking to their moms, and the mothers all seemingly understood every word they were saying, even though it sounded like gibberish to me. Well, I am now one of those moms. Payton can say a ton of words, but many may not be understandable to most people... :) my favorite word that he "says" currently is "ALLIGATOR". (if I was more computer savvy i would have edited this video shorter...so, you can always stop it after he says "alligator".... :) ) And, if you watch the whole video, i wonder, can you understand all the words he is saying?

Let it Snow

The snow stuck for the first time, recently. So far, we've really enjoyed it. Mike was the first one out building a snowman on our street...


our street


Daddy helping Payton get on all his gear to go outside.

Payton's first experience with snow. He started to like it after a little while.

A week later, our snowman is still the only one on our street. I think only us native texans were excited about the snow... :)

Thanksgiving

We have much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. We are especially thankful to Auntie Harriet, Uncle Chuck, Harmoni, Gong Gong, and Po Po for coming to our place and taking care of Payton (and us) over the past month, when we were in the hospital and during Roberta's recovery. Payton already misses all of you. Thanks so much for all your sacrifices and for taking care of us!