Family Fun Weekend....

It was Family Fun weekend this past weekend! Ryan and I both had the day off on Friday and spent the day downtown, walking through the Children's museum at Crown Center and people watching! :) It was pretty warm outside but we had a great time just spending the day together as a family.


Saturday we hit the zoo with Cousin Will and had a great time. It was HOT and muggy, but we were able to do quite a bit before some storms rolled in. We plan on going back soon to the children's petting area and spend more time there. Paighton rode the carousel for the first time and had a blast. She kept watching all of the animals go up and down. She's such a good girl and I love watching her experience new things. It's one of the best things about being a parent.



Grandma and Grandpa Geiter have graciously agreed to watch Miss P on Saturday night as Ryan and I are going on a date! Michael Buble here we come! I have been waiting so long for this concert! He has been to KC before, and I always regretted not going. I bought tickets in February and have had to wait since then! Ryan is "thrilled", but knew how bad I wanted to go so we are making it a date night! Wondering where we should go to dinner? Ryan suggested Chipotle. I said no. :) We'll see where we end up! We'll take lots of pictures!

Hope all of you have a fabulous week!

~S

But I didn't....

So my sister Jen and I decided we should have a blog post entitled "But I didn't...". This post is dedicated to all those times when you really wanted to do/say something but didn't. So for this post, I'll start with some examples and feel free to join in on your own blog!

Today when I was in the bathroom at work (stay with me here...), there was a lady on her cell phone talking to someone the entire time she was in the bathroom. A public bathroom. With 8 stalls. I really wanted to turn up the speaker volume all the way on my Iphone and use the fake fart app my husband dowloaded on my phone to get her to HANG UP. But I didn't...

Or like tonight when Paighton and I were on our way home from Hobby Lobby and we drove past not one, but TWO Sonic's. Torture people. I really, really wanted to stop and order a Reece's Peanut Butter Cup Blast. With extra candy and whipped cream. But I didn't...

So there you go. A few examples to get you started. What didn't you do this week?

~S

Dear Miss Paighton,

So much has changed in just ONE month!

You are a rocket! You are everywhere on your hands and knees and when we stand you up-you LOVE to walk. You walk and talk everywhere. It's like you are telling us how fun it is to walk around. Those little legs can get moving! You are pulling yourself up onto things and try so hard to stand up on your own when you are sitting down.

You also got your first TOOTH! Thank goodness! It was your bottom right tooth that decided to pop through first! Although all the other ones are coming in right after this one, so it's not making things very easy for you. My baby girl you try so hard to laugh, but sometimes the cry just comes out instead. I wish I could take away that pain for you, but the good thing is you won't remember it!

You have completed your first swimming class and have been to the neighborhood pool for the first time. You had a great time and loved to splash around. You love watching all of the big kids and smile everytime one of them come by to say hi to you. You are very social! (I can't imagine where you get that from....) You "talk" to all the kiddos and they love to play with you.

We are getting ready to celebrate your first 4th of July! Dont' worry, you have an outfit for each day of the weekend! Thanks Grandma Thurston! :) I'm not sure how you will do with fireworks, but let me tell you something kid, for as many times as you have been through some torrential thunderstorms, you have never woken up. So hopefully you'll be okay! We will be hanging out with family all weekend and I know you will have a fun time playing with your cousins!

Included are some of my favorite pics from the last month. Time is flying by baby girl. You are going to be 10 months in a few weeks and I can't believe what a big girl you are. I love you so much sweetheart and love spending every minute I can with you. Your laugh fills my heart and cuddling with you is the best part of my day.

"You're not going to make me pick up all these toys right Mom?"

You are everything to me sweet girl and I love you so much! I thank God for you everyday!

~S

Sing a song for me..

I LOVE music. It always helps my mood and I love that my mood can change with a certain song. Songs/music are emotion for me and I always have music on in one form or another. On the computer/my I-Pod/car radio/radio at work, etc.

The best thing about music is that Paighton loves it too. Her mood can go from cranky to happy the instant music comes on. She has been this way since she was born. It's kind of crazy, but it totally works and she loves to dance to the music. It's fun to watch her listen and learn to bounce around and "sing" to the songs. I see show choir in her future. :)

What's playing on my i-tunes right now? "East to West" by Casting Crowns. Love this song. It's on shuffle right now, and to be completely honest, my shuffle includes more Christmas songs than anything else. I swear every third song is a Christmas song. It doesn't bother me at all, but Ryan seems to be amazed at the ratio of Christmas music to our other music. :) What can I say? I'm a sucker for a feel good Christmas song. :)

What's on your i-tunes? Anything I need to listen to? Anything for Miss P?

Our plans this week include a mommy's night out with the neigborhood girls to SITC 2, my in-laws in town for the weekend and mommy working on Saturday (again a big BOO).

In other news, my car DIED on Saturday and we missed Miss P's last swim class. A HUGE BOO. The car is fixed now, but mommy's heart, not so much. Yes, I know that she will have MANY MORE swimming classes, but it was important to me and I wanted her to get her certificate from class. So what does any good mommy do? Of course, you call the center and have them make a certificate for her so you can include it in her baby book. :) So I did, and they did, and it's in the mail to our house and should be arriving soon.

Speaking of mail, I am waiting on lots of goodies in the mail!

My mother's day gift is on it's way from http://www.thevintagepearl.com/. I can't wait and I'll take pics once it arrives.

A package of goodies that I left in Iowa (thanks mom for sending to me!) A package that includes fun stuff for the 1st birthday party! I found the perfect plates/napkins at Hobby Lobby back home. We also found some fun stencils and tools to get crafting for the party as well! I need to check my list....so much to do, so little time. :)

Last but not least, a few pics of baby girl. She outgrew her bathtub but is still really little for the huge bathtub in the bathroom, so I saw this online and bought it at Target a few days ago. She LOVES it. She thinks it's hilarious. Each time I make the beak "quack" she looks around to find where the sound is coming from. Again, I have video, but it still would'nt upload, so I am going to have to figure out what the h-e-double hockey sticks is going on! :

Have a WONDERFUL week!

Love

~S

A busy weekend...

We had a WONDERFUL time back home for the holiday. We headed up on Friday afternoon and spent as much time with family as we could. Saturday was spent shopping/browsing at the mall. Ryan and Dad hit Sheels and Mommy and Grandma hit Gymboree. I LOVE when they have a sale. Miss P got a few new things and mommy and daddy got, well, nothing. :)

Sunday was a big day as a lot of our family and friends came out to Mom and Dad's house for a bbq. We got to see Dave, Alissa and Tate and Mr. Tate got to sit up on the tractors! I hope he enjoyed them! Come back anytime Mr. Tate! I know Uncle Jim will give you a ride!

Monday we came home and ended up going to our neighbors bbq for dinner. A packed weekend! We had such a good time and I DID NOT want to go back to work today! Miss P has slept so good the past few nights as I am sure she was wiped out. She met so many new people this weekend and was such a good girl. She only had one case of the "I don't know you and I'm kind of scared.....buuuutttttt, I guess you're okay". :)

Our plans for this week include a check up with Ryan and his Cardiologist. A 9 mo (eeek!) appt for Miss P and Mommy has to work this weekend (boo). I am waiting until next week to go and see Sex in the City 2 with my fabulous neighbor girls. I have heard mixed reviews. Anyone else see it yet? What were your thoughts?

Now that June has officially arrived, I feel like we are going to be in full gear for the rest of the summer. If I'm not working, we will either be a) at the lake, b) in Iowa, c) at the Michael Buble concert (yeah for me, not so yeah for Ry) or d) hitting up the neighborhood pool. Oh, or a big E) planning Miss P's party. I have a running list of all the things to do/get/create for this party. So many exciting things to look forward to this summer!

Last but not least, my attempt to upload video was a huge FAIL. So, I have included some pics from this weekend for your enjoyment.

Please keep in mind the toy she was playing with was from 1966. Older than ME!

Paighton and her GiGi. They love each other. :) And I love that GiGi gets to play with her. My grandma is the greatest, and I can't wait for Paighton to know all about her!

Please excuse this picture-Mommy and Daddy just got back from a ride on the 4-wheeler and it was HOT ouside. We both look kind of worn down and ready for bed!

Hope all is well with you and yours!
~S