Random Recent Stuff

I know it's been FOREVER since my last post (if you don't count my pay it forward one that is). I don't have much of an excuse...really I'm just a slacker. The sad part is I LOVE to read everyone's blogs, and check them a few times a day (ok, now I know I need to get a life:) So here we go! Here are a few from Easter:

Getting ready to find the eggs!

Watching the girls play...


Easter just isn't complete without some sister boxing!

Laynie got a new kite! (except that is her pool skateboard in the pic, oops!)

Peyton loved the eggs!

We went to a snow day/ice skating thing that my friend Sharon was sooooo nice to organize! It was a lot of fun, and Riley was trying to make snow angels. But the snow was really the ice scrapings in a huge pile! But in Florida that's about all you can get!

I can't believe it's almost the end of April already! It seems like time is just flying by us these days. I can't wait to relax this summer with the girls. I start nursing school in the fall so I know my free time will be sparse, so I want to soak in as much fun with them as I can until then!

Pay It Forward

I know it's been a while...and I promise to post more about what we've been up to lately, but I keep forgetting about this...

I was one of the lucky first 3 commenter's on Tiffany's Blog, and I'm so excited to get one of her creations! So here are the rules...

Pay It Forward

1. Be one of the first THREE bloggers to leave a comment on this post, which then entitles you to a handmade item from me.
2. Winners must post this challenge on their own blog, meaning that you will Pay It Forward, creating a handmade gift -anything!- for the first THREE bloggers who leave a comment on YOUR post about this giveaway!
3. The gift that you send to your 3 friends can be from any price range and you have 365 days to make/ship your item. This means you should be willing to maintain your blog at least until you receive your gift and have shipped your gifts. And, remember: It’s the Spirit and the Thought That Count!
4. When you receive your gift, please feel free to blog about it, sharing appropriate linky love! If you are not one of the top three commenters on this post, you can still play along. Go ahead and start your own Pay It Forward chain, and encourage your blogging friends to do the same! SO, REMEMBER...Pay it forward!

The item that I make for you can one of many different things! I'll be starting an etsy account later today...so you can an idea of what you may want from there! Please don't sit there and think "well, I'd like to do this, but I'm just not very crafty...." Anything homemade is awesome, no matter how big/small, easy/hard it is! So please...just have fun with this! :)

Mistress.

So...I am sad to say that I have been cheated on.

I received a call a few weeks back from Keith telling me that he had met someone else.

I was a little disturbed to hear that, as I thought we had a pretty good marraige.

Since I love my husband so much, I agreed that "she" could come live with us. Provided that she helped with the cooking, of course.

A few days later, she arrived with all her stuff.

We've adjusted quite well...she's a heck of a cook!

I took a couple of pictures so everyone could meet this new addition to our family.

:) Yup, he got a new grill. It does propane on one side, charcoal in the middle and is a smoker on the end. It's awesome, if I do say so myself. Not that I'm allowed to use it.

Peyton is going to be 2 on April 4th, I took a few pictures today to put on her invitations. She was being a ham!

Peyton loves to shake her booty...I was finally able to get it on video. Enjoy!

Laynie, LuLu, Booger-butt...

I know it's been a while since Riley's special post, but better late than never, right?? This time it's Laynie's turn. What can I say about my Laynie? Well, she was my first baby...and it took us what felt like an eternity to have her! We decided pretty soon after we got married in 2000 that we didn't want to wait very long to start a family. It took us over a year to get pregnant, which in hindsight wasn't too bad, but when everyone around you is getting pregnant like it's the easiest thing in the world it can be a little trying. So when I finally got my positive test it was hard to believe! But sure enough...we got our Laynie. She's always been a very friendly, outgoing and sweet girl. She loves to dance around the house, ride her bike (especially with her Dad), and she is a great artist! She will make at least 4-5 things a day, sometimes more. She started Kindergarten in the fall and absolutely loves it, and also takes ice skating lessons. She is so much fun to be around and is a great big sister. I get sad sometimes seeing her grow up though, I feel like 6 years have gone by so fast, it's hard to believe. I wish I could just freeze time, but unfortunately it doesn't work that way! So we just enjoy every moment with our girl...and take lots of pictures, of course!

There will be one more new post to come...hopefully later today or tomorrow! And don't forget to check for the other one I just did!

Two New Posts...don't get too excited!

I know, it's been forever since I've posted. I don't really have an excuse...I'm just a poor excuse for a blogger. Anyways...I'll start off with just a couple of cute pics of Riley. She was being my model again :)

Here's a couple of the girls playing outside. We live on a cul-de-sac with a bunch of other kids, so it's nice for the girls when it's nice out. Peyton insisted on wearing her helmet (size 8-12 year old:)

On Valentine's day we went out to lunch with my parents. The restaurant we went to has a little alligator pond in the back where you can feed them with a fishing pole. The girls thought it was great!

Here's Peyton being goofy (a pretty normal occurrence around here)

We went to Disney at the end of February...we had a really great time! The girls slept good, behaved good and were generally just pretty fun. Every evening on the Boardwalk (where we were staying) they have street performers and Laynie just loves it! She got to be the assistant for one of the magicians this time, but it was too dark to get any good pictures of it. But here is a cute one of them sitting watching a show.

Here's a few of the girls just hanging out on the boardwalk...check out Peyton's face here..what a stinker!

I have a slight obsession with pictures of Peyton from behind...I just think it's so cute. I can't wait til bathing suit season...

We all squeezed into one teacup...it was so much fun! The girls all loved it, and luckily we hadn't eaten lunch yet :)


Every morning when the Magic Kingdom opens they have a big celebration..the train comes bringing a bunch of the characters to open the park. It's pretty cool to see when you get there early enough!
That's all for this post, I have a couple more to come! Sorry it's so boring after all this time, other than going to Disney there hasn't been too much going on (unless you count illnesses...if so I can post a lot!)

Video

So this is basically a test...I got a new camera and I'm trying to make sure I like it. The video quality is pretty good, but it takes them in a weird format that when converted to the right kind of file sometimes get a little pixelated...I'm trying to figure out if I can fix it. In the meantime...here's the first one! It's Riley singing about Ariel..she's hard to understand her but it's still cute.

Time Out

Riley got in a little trouble today. Can anyone see what she did?

Yup. She decided she wanted bangs apparently. Luckily she wears a headband every day of her life, so it shouldn't be too bad. She also didn't cut them too short, so they aren't too bad. As you can see she was a little upset about being in time out!

All About Riley

Since the blog tends to be so much about Peyton, I thought I'd devote a post just to Riley (I'll do Laynie next!) I've been trying to learn how to use my camera, and yesterday and today she agreed to be my model. We had fun, and I think they came out okay. Riley is in preschool 3 mornings a week and she loves it. We have her conference tomorrow with her teacher, I can't wait to see what she says! She is also taking dance classes Saturday mornings, which she loves. She is a very sweet girl, but also has a bit of an ornery streak. I just love her to pieces. I know it's hard for her sometimes, she was only 19 months when Peyton was born...very much still our baby. She had to share us before she was ready to! She is becoming a great big sister...especially now that Peyton thinks she is 3 too (or 6, depending on if Laynie's home). So here are some pictures of our beautiful Riley...my special girl. Enjoy!

And my personal favorite...

Pey-Pey and Pres

So we made it to Baltimore and back! We left early Thursday morning and got home Saturday afternoon. On Friday, Peyton saw Dr. Ain and Dr. Hoover-Fong. Her appointments went great, she is doing wonderfully! Friday night we met Kim and Preston for dinner...it was great! I have to say...every time we meet people from the blogs (Cat and Owen, Destini and Trace) I have been amazed at how it seems like we already know them. This was no exception! When I found out about Peyton having dwarfism and first posted to the POLP group (when I was still pregnant), Kim was the first person to respond to me with a very sweet email. So I have to say it was so great to meet her in person almost 2 years later. And no matter how cute Preston looks on the blog-he is even cuter in person (same goes for Owen and Trace, we seriously have some handsome boys around here!). Here are some pics from their date...I think Preston liked Peyton, after he got over not seeing the silly chicken. Maybe next time Peyton will bring a chicken with her for him :)

These were taken at a rest area in NC...hey, we'll take snow anywhere we can get it!

And here's my pretty girl in her sister's dance outfit!

All in all, driving wasn't bad! We got to have actual conversations for 3 days whenver we wanted without being interrupted. That was amazing. But I missed my Laynie and Riley and was happy to come home to them.

And if anyone with girls is ever in Florida, please let me know! Peyton could use some girlfriends :)

Flying

The title of this post applies to two things. First...Keith was supposed to be flying to Baltimore this week to take Peyton to her appointments at Hopkins. Now, we hate to fly to begin with...only do it when necessary. So! When a plane decided to "land" in the Hudson River, we started to think about this whole trip. It now looks like Keith, Peyton and I will be driving up to Hopkins and leaving Laynie and Riley home with the Grandparents. It will be a quick trip, leaving Thursday morning and coming home Saturday afternoon. It is kind of crazy, I know, but we will feel more comfortable with it. Plus, it will have the added benefit of meeting Kim and Preston for dinner on our way through Richmond! We are excited about that part of the plan....it is so exciting to get to meet in person! Peyton is scheduled to see Dr. Hoover-Fong and Dr. Ain. We hope to get a good report, as always.

The next thing the title refers to is this picture of my Laynie on the swing this afternoon...I thought it was pretty cool! Do you think we might be in trouble with this one? Look at this face. She is such a wiseguy...I love it.

Here are some other pics of the girls, enjoy!