Peyton's Blessing

Peyton was blessed on November 9, 2008. She slept through the whole thing! Her Daddy gave her such a sweet blessing, and it was extra special that she got to wear the dress that her mommy, aunts, sister, and cousin have all worn. I was sure feeling the pressure to keep that thing clean!

Birth Announcement

Here is the birth announcement I made for Peyton. Since handmade announcements take so much time, we only sent out a handful to immediate family.

Halloween 2008

Paige was so excited to be Cinderella for Halloween this year! Peyton was a pumpkin (to go along with the Cinderella theme), though didn't spend much time in her costume as she was so little. Paige got to don her Cinderella dress at a few Halloween parties, and then had a lot of fun trick-or-treating on Halloween night with her friend, Anoushka (the cute zebra!).

Peyton Eliza--October 14, 2008

Peyton Eliza was born on October 14, 2008 at 2:46pm. She was 7 lbs. 13 oz. and 20 inches. Everything went beautifully, and Peyton and Mommy are doing well. Paige LOVES her new baby sister and was so excited to meet her (as you can tell by the huge grin on her face in the picture). Paige loves to hold her and give her kisses, and even makes up songs about her.

Apple Picking 2008

My one reason to look forward to fall--apple picking at The Elegant Farmer. We love the hay ride, picking a peck of apples, and taking home a caramel apple pie baked in a paper bag (you have not experienced apple pie until you have had this!). Unfortunately a hail storm hurt the crop this year, so the apples weren't quite up to par, but we just go for the experience anyway, so we didn't mind so much. Oh, and I included a shot of the baby bump--I know there has been a lot of curiosity out there as I am getting close to the due date!

Paige's 3-year Pictures (in part)

I did a photo shoot with Paige, but had a hard time getting a natural smile out of her and she didn't cooperate for very long for the more candid shots I wanted to get. But I still wanted to post how cute her haircut turned out from the day before these pictures were taken. I'll post more if I get them taken soon enough!

First Day of Preschool

Paige had her first day of preschool group in early September. There are 5 kids in the group and the other moms and I trade off hosting the group at our houses (we have it once a week). Paige was so excited for it--and of course I had to get a picture of her with her cute little backpack! The bear was for show and tell, which the kids do each week.