Time is Flyin'

Sorry I haven't been keeping up with this as good as I should... Time is seriously flying by. I wish I could bottle it all up and keep every memory, thought, smile, moment of my life. My life is truly complete with our little Peyton! She makes me smile every time I look at her. I was just telling my mom last night that this stage is the hardest and most fun stage we have been in. She is testing her limits, which is hard. But, she is talking all of the time and cracking us up! She has such a wonderful personality! It is great! Here are some pictures of her that I have been taking recently:

Cute overalls, hu!

This is her Doll's stroller, but Peyton seems to think that she belongs in it... Too funny!

Peyton loves refried beans!


This is Peyton's favorite thing to do lately. You will see more below too! She crawls underneath things and then tries to crawl out.

See what I mean...

This is what we call multi-tasking. She is playing with her board and watching Finding Nemo. She's pretty talented. :)

I LOVE this picture, just cute.

Peyton on her horse watching a movie. Not sure which one though.



Another maze for Pey-Pey...

HELP ME MOMMA!
Now, she is pissed that she is stuck.

Photos from the Holidays

So, I finally got some pictures to share with you. They are pretty cute! I still can't believe that Peyton is a year old. It still seems like yesterday that we were taking a pregnancy test. Peyton is a complete joy and continues to learn something new every day. It has been truly amazing seeing this transformation. God has really blessed our little family and I am very thankful each day!

Here are some pictures:

Jenna, Peyton and Jude playing on their toys

Peyton and Jenna in matching PJs.

I love my cousins!

Playing on my horse. I love this toy and can't wait to plug it into my TV at home!!!

Stylin' and profilin'...

I have to find a picture that my parents have of me that looks identical to this.
It is really funny :)

Gotta love birthdays, sorry these are a bit late...

What an awesome b-day outfit! I love her shoes!

All smiles!

Chillin with my momma!

So, when we were growing up, my Meemaw (mom's mom) made stockings like this for each one of us. They were always hung on her mantle every Christmas. My mom had our stockings from when we were kids and just bought new ones for people brought into our family - husbands, babies, pets. I know that my mom has had a tough time since my Meemaw passed away in 2007. So, I decided to make the stockings like my Meemaw did many years ago. Now, we all have matching stockings and WOW, it looks awesome!!! They were pretty time consuming, but totally worth it. My mom was kinda speechless when we gave them to her, I could see it in her eyes that she loved them and that is all the mattered to me. They really look great and are almost perfect to the ones my Meemaw made. I am sure that she is looking down from heaven and smiling!!!

New Words, by Jenna Yarbrough

This post is written by Peyton's cousin, Jenna Yarbrough. Here goes...

Here is what Peyton says now.

• Roar - what a lion says
• Two - as in one, two, three
• Juice
• Enna - for Jenna
• Dude - for Jude
• Emma
• Jack
• Peas - for please
• E - for Erin
• Ho Ho Ho - for Christmas, she learned what Santa says
• WOW

She also reaches out for you to hold her and she also gives you pretty eyes.

Dianne back here, Thanks to Jenna for a wonderful blog!!! Yep, Peyton is growing each and every day and with each new day comes a new adventure! We love it! I never knew that being a mom would be as rewarding as it has been. I thank the Lord every day for the life that I have and for the blessings that he has bestowed on us!

Here are some pictures from Christmas at my parent's house.

Peyton in her new car. Thanks Aunt Erin, I love this!!!! Peyton thinks she is the coolest little girl in the world cruising around in this. It is too cute!

While in San Antonio for Jack's funeral, we stayed at a La Quinta. Peyton found her new favorite toy... the luggage cart.

I love this toy! It is from GiGi and PaPa. We can hook the game up to our TV and she can "ride" all day and play games. A pretty cool toy!!!

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

So, on Christmas Eve, we went to Mike's grandparent's house. Peyton got TONS of great toys and had a blast with her cousins!! Her perfect mom, me, forgot the camera... SOOO, no pictures. Sorry. We will take a ton when we get to my parent's house on Tuesday night. Here is what she wore to Granny and Papaw's house. This dress has some history... This was a dress that my mom had started to make for me. She never finished it though. So, on Thanksgiving, she pulled out the dress. Can you believe it, she kept it - for 30 years!!! She finally finished it and Peyton got to wear it on Christmas Eve. She looked so cute in it. It was the perfect dress, and I loved it.




This picture was taken on Christmas day - yes, no camera again. This was taken with my iPhone. This is Mike's sister's dog, Jake. He is part Golden Lab and Great Dane. He is HUGE and is the sweetest dog on the planet. Just look hoe big he is next to Peyton.



On a very sad note... My brother-in-law's father, Jack Heeney passed away on Christmas morning from complications from liver cancer. He was such a wonderful man and a role model for many people - including me and Mike. It was a bittersweet Christmas and will be for a few years. I know he is in a better place, but I wish he was here. My Aunt Jo sent me an email and really put it in perspective for me. Here is what she wrote:

"Yes, that makes for a very sad Christmas; but... he is now viewing Christmas from heaven! What better place for Jack! ...We just have to think of it from their view, hard as that can be."

WOW! That really helps. He gets the best view in the house! We miss you Jack, and we will see you again one day!

Merry Christmas!!!

Hello everyone! I hope you are having a wonderful Holiday Season! The fun is really about to begin, and I can't wait... I haven't updated the blog in a while, so I thought now is as good a time as ever. Peyton is growing and changing with every day! She says please all of the time, well she signs please - which is really cute! She is talking and walking and in to EVERYTHING!!! Just crazy how quickly all of this happened. Just crazy! Here are some pictures we have taken lately. Enjoy!

Merry Christmas!

I love her cheeks!

Miss Blue Eyes in her birthday tu-tu and bow :)

Peyton with her BFF from school, Austin.
They have so much fun together!

The best friends a girl could ask for. We all got together the other night and had such a wonderful time sharing stories, eating paninis, drinking wine and just sharing in each other's company. I love each of these ladies with all of my heart, they are just wonderful and I am so blessed to have them in my life. Who would have thought I would find such wonderful friends here in Austin, but I did and I am so thankful. We had our Girl's Christmas on Thursday night at Courtney's. We gave each other "green" presents. It was so much fun and I haven't laughed that hard in a LONG time. Thanks ladies, I love you!!!

This is what I found the other night when I was getting Peyton ready for her bath. I told her to go in the bathroom and I would meet her. When I got in there, she was splashing in the toilet! Me being a great mom, I ran for the camera! Priceless!

What I'm Doin' These Days

I don't have any pictures right now, but I will add some as soon as I can. I just wanted to update everyone on what Peyton is doing now that she is one. Here is a list:

• She is walking everywhere and trying to run.
• She has earrings. They look so freaking cute!
• She wipes her nose when you ask her to do it.
• She blows kisses when you tell her bye.
• She has a pretty good vocabulary, it consists of:

1. Momma
2. Dada
3. Papa
4. GiGi
5. Ball
6. Dog
7. Woof-woof
8. Ah-ah (what a monkey sounds like)
9. Hi
10. Bye-Bye
11. Holly Girl (it sounds like Hi Girl)
12. Uh-oh
13. Apple

At school, they are teaching her to sign. She now knows the signs for more, all done, and thank you. It is pretty cute :)

Peyton is getting more and more fun every day! She is so animated and makes some of the cutest faces I have ever seen. Mike and I are so proud of her and amazed by her with each passing minute. She has been such a joy in our lives and has only been here a year, but I honestly can not remember life without her. She is just the most precious and perfect thing I have ever seen in my life and I love her more and more every day! Life sure has changed in the past year, and I know that it will only get better and better!

She's a YEAR!!!!!

Can you believe it, Peyton is a year old. It just seems like yesterday that we were telling everyone that we were expecting. Time flies faster and faster now :(

Here are just two pictures from her party this past weekend, I will put more up here when I have a bit more time. Today is her 12-month well check, so I will have plenty more to write about later today :)

Yes, I just ADORE and LOVE her kicks!

Ms. Blue Eyes wanting to grab her candle...