Don't forget.....

I wanted to post this right away so not to forget it. There are no pictures. Tonight Emmah was placed in a time out, well Emmah is my challenging child we'll say. She always goes straight to "Mommy hold you" phase when she gets in trouble. I explained to her why she was there and I would come get her when it's done. This was the conversation between Paiyton and Emmah that I listened to from the next room:

Emmah: (crying) Paiyton I want my mommy

Paiyton: I know

Emmah: (still crying) Paiyton I want my Mommy to hold me

Paiyton: I know I know you do

Emmah: Paiyton I want my Mommy to hold me

Paiyton: Well Emmah Mommy is disappointed right now

Emmah: Silence........

I chuckled from the kitchen as I was hearing this conversation. I love my chickies and I am so thankful that even in the middle of an upset/time out time that there was still smiles and joy. It has been exhausting lately so I am thankful for these moments. When time was up I held my sweet little monkey and had lots of kisses.

What a Smile.....

My sweet girl brought home her first school picture. I know I'm partial but I think it turned out awesome. She is such my little lady. I love you Paiyton!

Apples and Pumpkins 2008

My Sweet Girls! Aunt Tara and the Carlton Chicky's

Well, this one is a bit late. At the end of October we went to the Apple Orchard with my family one Sunday afternoon. This has been a family tradition since I was a baby and always the same two orchards. They have hay rides, pumpkin patches, feeding farms to feed the animals, apple picking and much more. We all had a great time specially the kids. It took me a couple weeks with the hunting season to readjust to the large popularity of it up here (Tim does not hunt). I have been out of the Northern loop for a while. This was a fun day of memories with the girls and my family.

Poppy and Emmah!

All the grand kids......Jessica, Emmah, Paiyton and Preston

Yeah...

Yeah....I am starting to get caught up a bit with my blogging. I know 3 post's at once is a lot. But her they are, more to come this weekend.

Green Eggs and Ham

This is our favorite book right now among many other Dr. Seuss. We are just loving his books, we ready them over and over each day. I asked Paiyton is she wanted green eggs one Saturday morning and so here she is enjoying her green eggs (no ham this time). Fun stuff!

Paiyton first field trip!

Jensen, Paiyton and Victoria (Paiyton's Chapel buddies) Paiyton and Mrs. Neumeyer (her teacher)

This was Paiyton's first field trip, yeah. It was on October 16Th. It was so much fun for her and for Mommy. I was one of the drivers for her class so we loaded up and off we went.

We headed to Mitchell Farm about 30 minutes north. They have hay rides, pumpkin patches for picking your own pumpkin, four different enclosed play areas and animals to feed and see. This was a field trip with the Kindergarten and the 6Th grade class. To give some back ground the 6Th graders are the chapel buddies for the kindergartners. It is a buddy system to help the small ones to pay attention as well we an accountability for the 6Th graders to be good examples for the little ones, it is awesome to see and watch them with each other. Paiyton's chapel buddies are Victoria and Jensen and let me just say what two wonderful little ladies that have been paired up with Paiyton. They are so caring and loving with Paiyton and have such genuine concern for her. Coincidentally Victoria's family goes to our church so Victoria and her Mom are Emmah's teachers in Puggles at Awana each week as well.

This was so much fun for Paiyton. It started with a hay ride to the pumpkin patch to pick their own pumpkins. Victoria and Jensen just surrounded Paiyton and helped her pick her pumpkin, then they let Paiyton pick their pumpkins for them as well. I thought that was so thoughtful. After the hay ride it was off the the Popcorn Popping, the old fashioned way and to learn about how the farm is run.

After that is was seeing the animals and some feeding and play...play...play. The baby pig was the talk of the day though. When Farmer Mitchell picker her up she screamed! And I mean screamed, hence Paiyton covering her ears in this picture. They also have these partially enclosed areas that are filled with hay to play on and slides and tunnels. Paiyton was in her glory and I am so blessed to be able to stay home with the girls and attend all these wonderful firsts with my little lady. What a Blessing!

Leaves...Leaves....Leaves..

My sweet Emmah Grace...you light up the room when you walk in each and every time. I love you my little monkey!

These two are the best of friends...I love that they have a close relationship and that they want to have the other one with them all the time.

These are some pictures of fall fun in the leaves, the one up top and on the side are from this fall as well. The girls would run and jump in leaves no matter where we were at and what they were wearing....church closes. This fall the girls and I had a ball playing in the leaves and loving the vibrant fall colors that only Michigan has. Paiyton talked every day about the colors of the leaves and when would they all fall off the trees. She is growing so much this year and is so interested in learning about anything and everything. We had many conversations about the outdoors this fall. Awana had a little to do with that because Emmah has been learning in her "Puggles" class that God made everything and each week they teach specifically about something. One week was the Moon and the Stars. One night after Awana driving home Paiyton was watching the FULL moon. We had made a couple turns driving and all of a sudden she says to me:

Paiyton: Mommy the moon is following us. (It took all within me to not laugh)

Me: No honey it is not following us it stays in the same spot all the time, we are the ones moving and when we move then the moon may end up on one side or the other of the truck. (she wasn't understanding)

Paiyton: No, Mommy it is following us.....SEE...(as I turned again)

Me: I explained again the as we turn and change directions the moon stays in the same spot. We are the ones moving.

Paiyton: Mom the moon is moving I saw it and it is following us. I know it is!

Oh, my Chickie I love you so very much and these conversations with you just melt my heart. I love your curiosity and zest to learn and I pray that you always have it. You bless Mommy beyond words.

This was some of our October 2008 fun times with Dance class and visits to the Dairy Farm. We have a dairy farm here that is a favorite for all locals. They make their own ice cream that is very good. When it isn't too cold they have their calf's out to see and pet, the girls loved this! We stopped several times on Monday evenings on our way back from Dance class to see the calf's and run around outside.

Emmah in here attire of choosing for her creative dance class!

The famous Jack-O-Lantern.....

Do ya'll remember doing these Jack-o-Lanterns when you were a kid in school? I always loved to do these and was always so proud of them. Paiyton did her first one in October. The fun part was that I was able to help her. I didn't do any of it except staple it, she did the designing and gluing. Mrs. Neumeyer loved it! She also stated that no one else gave theirs teeth and hair. Mrs. Neumeyer chose to keep Paiyton's at school for the Art Fair, how fun and exciting for her!

Potty Time!

Well, after many many many attempts to get Emmah to start potty training she has finally given in to try.....yeah! I am so thrilled at the thought of not having to buy diapers or change dirty ones for that matter, especially at the current high prices. (Is any one having trouble with your paragraphs running together on blogger? just wondering)

It took some convincing though, Emmah's favorite thing right now is "Sleeping Beauty", anything that is Sleeping Beauty she is there and all about that. She walks around singing "I know you I walked with you once upon a dream, I know you the gleam in your eye is so familiar to me". If any of you have seen the movie than you will recognize the words and know the tune. She just LOVES "Sleeping Deauty" as she calls her. So, I used that to my advantage and told her that Sleeping Beauty goes potty on the princess potty, (we have a little toddler princess potty for the starting out). She won't have anything to do with the big potty at all yet. So, Emmah wants to go potty just like "Deauty" does on the princess potty.

She has been wearing panties off and on this whole week and not had any accidents. Although I think she is holding it and than going all at once, I ask her every 30 minutes if she needs to go though. I will take any suggestions for the night time. That was my challenging time with Paiyton as well. But I am elated that she is now willing and trying....whoohoo!

Gotta Love Fall Football

Up here in Michigan it is a on going tradition to jump into the high school sports games among many other out door events up here. I must say I love going to a football game in the crisp autumn air here.

Max is my Best Friend's youngest son (14). He entered high school this year after being home schooled since second grade. He is doing awesome! We are so very proud of him and his Godly example to his peers as well.

Paiyton and Emmah ADORE Max and want to make sure they see Aunt Dawn and Max on Sundays at church. These pictures are of the game we went to October 11Th. (I know a late blog, I am catching up again.)

Getting her Driver's License...

Paiyton had a ball back a few weeks ago driving Papa's tractor. He placed it in slow gear and let her go across the yard. He came to get me inside the house to show me that she was driving it. When she came to a stop, I told her she was to young to drive and didn't have a driver's license...she proceeded to tell me that she didn't need one that she knew how to drive without it. It was too cute. This picture looks like she is sitting still but she is actually moving. She pulled the tractor right up to the trailer where Papa wanted it placed. Later that evening Papa created her a "Tractor Drivers License" on the computer and presented it to her with his signature. She was so excited to show me that she had one now!

Happy Voting Day ......Free..... Free.... Free.....

Good Morning all, well I am happy to say that I do not have to wait in the voting lines today, Tim and I voted by ballot last week at our local precinct. But there are a few freebies today: Star bucks will give you a free cup of coffee and all you have to do is ask for it. Ben & Jerry's ice cream will give a free scoop of ice cream today as well. They are celebrating election day. So enjoy the free stuff. (Katy, I am sure you probably already knew this stuff since your the freebie queen.) Have a great Day and VOTE VOTE VOTE!

Oh, How I Love This Man.....

I have lots and lots of other post's to come but tonight just a quick one. I am Soooooo excited that my wonderful husband is in flight to Michigan for a week long visit. The girls and I are missing him so very much, this is a needed visit for all. It has been six long weeks since we sent him off from the last visit. Despite seeing him by Web Cam most days it has still been a long time for the girls to not physically see him and hug him. They are SO excited

I am so thankful for such a wonderful husband and Daddy, he calls Paiyton every morning in the car on our way to school to tell her he loves her, miss' her and to have a great day at school. (He talks to Emmah too of coarse). Than in the evening before bed we see him by web cam or talk on the phone again and he talks to the girls and asks about their day and they fill him in on everything. I am thankful for the blessings of technology these days. Oh, how I love this loving, gentle, thoughtful Man!

Paiyton said to me tonight "Mommy is Daddy staying longer and longer and longer and longer and longer and longer this time?" I proceeded to tell her that Daddy has to go back to work next Monday and she was upset and said "Mommy I want to tell him that I want him to stay here longer and longer and longer and longer with us." I told her that would be a great idea to tell Daddy that and that I know Daddy wants to stay longer and longer and longer. This was a moment I didn't want to forget, 1) seeing the excitement and joy in the knowing that when she wakes up in the morning Daddy will be here, 2) her understanding and words for time of longer and longer and longer.....she must have said "and longer" twenty five times. My Sweet little Chickie.

My last thoughts are from this morning when Tim sent me this text message on my cell phone while he was at work:

"12 hours, 25 minutes and 00 seconds. 745 minutes or 44707 seconds until I see your beautiful face. I love You."

OH,HOW I LOVE THIS MAN!

First Lost Tooth.....

On September 11Th Paiyton lost her first tooth. Tim was saying good night to her and calls out to me from her room saying to come in that her tooth just fell out. (This was when he was here for that unexpected week visit.) So, I took her to the bathroom and put a cotton ball on her gums till it stopped bleeding. I was a bit shocked by this. I was thinking that is was to early being that it was only two weeks after she turned 5. I was also selfishly thinking my baby can't be loosing her baby teeth and starting kindergarten all in the same month! Lord, this is to much growing up all at one time for Mommy. I have since come to grips....I know...I know. Paiyton had fallen the week prior and hit her mouth on her bed and so I was thinking that maybe this tooth came out before it was suppose to due to the fall. I took her to the dentist and he said that it came out at the right time, that the fall probably helped it happen a little quicker but you could see the big tooth right below the gum line in the X-Ray. He also said it won't be to much longer and the other front lower tooth will come out soon. So we have now ventured into the loosing the baby teeth arena. Emmah tells us that Paiyton's teeth is broken but hers (Emmah's) is not broken. It is too funny to listen to her tell us this. Emmah showing me that her teeth are not broken.... I Love you my Big Girl Paiyton, many more firsts to come!

Pictures...Pictures....

Well, Paiyton and I worked on a picture board to hang in her room. The focus for the board was to do pictures of Daddy and of Her and Daddy. Paiyton misses Tim so very much and asks every day when is he coming home. She also asks if I am going to leave too, it breaks my heart. But back to the board, she sat with me and picked some pictures off the computer and we printed all that she wanted on her board and we went to work. It was fun to listen to her as she talked about each time and place where the pictures were taken and how she wanted to go back there again and do those things with Daddy again. Not sure the pictures do it much justice but here it is. Paiyton love love loves it...it hangs above her bed.

Prayer.....

Would you all please be in prayer for one of the teacher's at Paiyton's school, her husband passed away in a car accident this morning on his was to work. They also have four children ranging in age from college down to third grade. Thank you for your prayers for them and for the school staff and students. St. Stephen is a close knit Church/School family and this is affecting them as well.

Funny Boys......

Well, it has been a busy week, I can't believe it is Thursday already. This morning I stayed at the school to volunteer to help out with the "FUN RUN" for the morning. The kids get to do different obstacles and runs that they have asked for donations for. The first class to kick off the fun run was Paiyton's class, it was fun and just too cute watching the kindergarten class do this and of coarse they loved it and was asking if they could do it again tomorrow. When the 1st graders came out well lets just say there are some wild kids in that class..... they were funny though, two of the boys I was helping with the first obstacle were being very giggly and all of a sudden the one little boy says to me What do you have on your lips? I said lip gloss......he said oh, mean while the other one is still just giggling. I than asked him does your Mom where lip stick or lip gloss and he said no. Well, the two are still giggling and than he says to the other boy....I thought maybe she was a super model...I was laughing without them knowing I was...than he told me his thought.....I told him thank you but no I am not a super model I am a Mommy. This was all just too funny....I have been around many little boys over the years as well as baby sat boys and these two were just a hoot!

Being a Child Again....

I was just thinking tonight what a true blessing it is how God designed the circle of life and the amazing blessing he gives us by giving us our children (or child). I know that this is not anything new to any of you Mom's, but you know sometimes God reminds us of this in the business of everyday life just when we need it most and I guess today is one of those reminder days for me. I was struggling with having to leave at bed time to go to Paiyton's school for a volunteer training class. I had put the girls to bed and Tim's Mom was going to be here to stay with them. Well, it did not go as planned and I had two crying children wanting Mommy and I had to leave and let Grandma finish bed times. I felt HORRIBLE and as I pondered that I was reminded how wonderful it is to have the love, fun, excitement, play time, silly time, all the firsts, even the difficult times with my girls. How wonderful it is that God gave them to me to bring him praise and joy but at the same time to bring me such wonderful joy in a world that has tons of heart ache and disappointments. Part of it is like he is giving us another childhood (but with a lot more responsibility), if that makes any sense....I am thinking out load. I am so thankful and honored that God thought so much of me to die for me but to than also bestow such wonderful blessings of children!! These were just my reminders and thoughts today.

Day Four......

This is the picture of Tim and the girls on day Four of Kindergarten. Tim came back home unexpectedly for a week and was so glad to at least be part of the first week of school with Paiyton. She was soooooo happy that Daddy was here to take her to school too.

on a side note Emmah's binky is now HISTORY praise God..........finaly.....whoohoo. Paiyton did not have hers any where near as long as Emmah...thank goodness. This was one of those things that you feel like your the worst Mom, because she had it till 2 yrs old. Looking back I don't know where I went wrong with the binky thing with her).

Look With Your Eyes Mommy.....

There are no pictures for this post, I just wanted to post it to remember and put it in Paiyton's Scrapbook. We were in the "Great Indoors" store a couple weeks ago and was just looking around. I decided I would pick up a frame on one of the shelves to check it out and when I did one of the other items started to fall over. I placed them back up-right and started to move on when Paiyton says to me "Mommy your suppose to look with your eyes not with your hands"...."I told her she was so right and thank you for reminding me of that Paiyton".....too funny. I say this to the girls all the time before entering stores. Well, at least I know she is hearing what I am saying to her. A side note, she was very good and not touching anything just as Mommy told her before entering the store. (Emmah was following directions very well too.)

Loved the First Day of Kindergarten!

< It was an early morning for Paiyton but she didn't mind at all. She was so excited to be going to school. We all had breakfast together and talked about school. Grandma was on vacation this week so she was there to tell Paiyton to have a great first day as well. When it was time to leave I set her back pack down for her and she said to me "Mommy did you put my hanitizer (hand sanitizer) in my pack pack (back pack)?" without laughing out loud I said yes my sweet girl I did. (I have rubbed off on her with the germ precautions obviously.) Then she proceeded with wanting to go down the list of other items to be sure they were in her pack pack.....I love it! Posing with her can that she decorated for school! Emmah wanted to pose for a picture with Sissy. I love these little apple socks..... apple was the theme of the first school outfit, it was also on her pony tail band that you can't see! I know, I know not very practical but oh so cute. I have to say I was doing well and held my composure until I stepped out of the class room to leave than tears started a bit. Though she is growing up and starting this new phase I can't wait to share each New thing with her this year. I am so very proud of Paiyton and happy for her. She did such a great job today. Than as I walked down the hall I was reading this Poem that Mrs. Neumeyer gave to each Mom this morning with a baggy attached that had a travel pack of tissues and some candy in it. It was so sweet and nice. I LOVE that Mrs. Neumeyer is Paiyton's teacher, what a Blessing.

Mrs. Neumeyer's Poem

I gave you a little wink and smile As you entered my room today. For I know how hard it is to leave And know your child must stay. You've been with her for five years now And have been a loving guide. But now, alas, the time has come To leave her at my side. Just know that as you drive away And tears down your cheeks may flow I'll love her as I would my own And help her learn and grow. For as a parent, I too know How quickly the years do pass. One day a while ago, it was my turn To take my child to class. So please put your mind at ease And cry those tears no more For I will lover her and take her in When you leave her at my door.

Love, Mrs. Neumeyer

Does this poem pull your heart strings even more or what? But at the same time it gave such reassurance and peace with leaving Paiyton on her first day of school.

My sweet girl LOVED Kindergarten. When I picked her up the first thing she said was "Mom I need a PACK PACK with wheels...this one is to heaby (heavy)" I said oh really she said yes really. It was too funny and cute all at the same time. Obviously she had seen someone else with one that had wheels that morning.

Grandma and Aunt Mary were waiting when we came back from school. Paiyton was very excited to tell them all about it.

WHAT A FABULOUS DAY!

Catch them all....

Hey all, sorry there are so many New post's at once. There will be a day I am posting when it is happening like the rest of you! The first day of school post is coming!

School thoughts......

I am not sure who knows this but God provided a way for Tim and I to be able to send Paiyton to a Private school this year. I had checked into it back in May when we were here in Michigan and than we had prayed about it all summer long. We had actually enrolled her in the Public schools. We felt God guiding us straight to St. Stephen School though. St. Stephen is here in Waterford where I grew up and has been open for 28 years. St. Stephen's is in one of the Public Waterford School buildings that they purchased from Waterford District many years ago. The other FUN thing is that I attended there when it was public schools for Kindergarten through 2ND grade. Paiyton's Class Room was also my Class Room for Kindergarten class. The first time we visited her class a flood of memories came rushing back. This was fun for me to tell Paiyton about my time in the same class room, and she thought that it was neet that Mommy went to school in her class room too, she said to me "Mommy you were little like me and went to school?" and "Mrs. Neumeyer was your teacher?" it is fun to listen to Paiyton and how she is taking in what your saying on the "little" level. I love it!

Gettin Ready for Kindergarten....

Paiyton is sooooo... excited to start Kindergarten, as you can see by this first picture. She has been preparing for it all week. She said to me in the car this week "Mom you have to drive me to school and let me out to walk in all by myself". I told her for the first couple weeks I will walk her to class and than Mrs. Neumeyer (her teacher)wanted her to start walking down the hall to class on her own. She said OK Mommy. Honestly I was glad she was ready and willing but also sad that my little Chickie didn't want Mommy to walk her to class all year...ha....ha. She is growing and changing so much this year, just as I get used to one change she's changing again. I know that's all part of being Mom and watching your children grow and I am so HAPPY and EXCITED for Paiyton as she moves into this next phase of life with Kindergarten. I pray that God protects and guides her and that her heart's desire is to always want to please God.

I was talking to Paiyton about Kindergarten starting the next morning and this was her response....a great big HURRAY in the bath tub! We had a visit with her New Kindergarten Teacher Mrs. Neumeyer. This visit was a individual time the week before school started in her class room at the school. She loved that she could see her room and check out what there was in there. Her Favorite part after that visit was the Purple Bathroom that is just for the kindergarten girls connected to their class room, oh and the play horse's in the toy bin. She wanted to stay that night. She was asked by Mrs. Neumeyer to decorate a large coffee can that would hold all of her essentials, crayons, glue, scissors, pencils etc. The Friday before school started we had a Mommy and Paiyton night out. It was her choice where to go for dinner, she chose Chili's. So we had a great dinner together and talked about school. Than I surprised her and took her to a Scrapbook store to choose what paper and things to decorate her coffee can for school. She loved this.....she found lots so we narrowed it down to her favorites. Then we did a little Uniform shopping at Target and Kohl's to prepare for the first big week. We had a great time. It was just as nice for me to have some one on one time with Paiyton as it was for her, in the midst of so much change this year. I am so proud of My little Chickie!

Paiyton and her decorated can she did for school....it has three pictures on it that she wanted. 1. Her and sissy, 2. Her and Daddy, 3. her and Mommy. She loved doing this can and decorating it just the way she wanted, which was princess's of coarse.

Paiyton was getting all tucked in the night before the first day of school and being as silly as could be....we were both laughing hysterically. One of the things she said to me that night as I was hugging her was "Mommy I am hugging you so tight so your head pops off" Where do they come up with these? We had lots of fun that night preparing for the First day of school.

Paiyton's Birthday Week...

This has been a busy time with just getting back in Michigan and Paiyton's 5th Birthday and only two weeks before School starts Yikes!

Paiyton wanted this cake and it worked out that the picture I picked worked out perfect!

Paiyton with her NEW purple hello kitty lipstick on, when she kissed daddy he got some too!

It's the Big Day and officialy 5! August 31st

Filling out her "All About ME" that her teacher gave her to do before school starts. She is so excited to start school.

Paiyton wanted to bake some cup cakes for her Birthday today and here she is frosting them. She is getting so Big!

Emmah enjoying the fruits of Paiyton's Birthday Labor...this is too funny...no the frosting isn't rubber...the New Camera is so fast that it caught the frosting this way.

Happy Birthday Paiyton!

Happy 5th Birthday My Sweet Little Lady!

Our Sweet Baby 8 hours after Birth!

My Sweet Happy Baby....3 months old 12-2003

I loved this little Hat! Five years ago August 31st our sweet little lady was born. It was the BEST day of our lives (besides the day we married). Tim was working as an Active Duty Recruiter with the Navy and I was working For Daimler Chrysler in my 10Th year in the Automotive Industry as an Executive Sales Assistant (not all with Daimler though). When we found out that we were going to have a baby we both said at the same time how wonderful it would be to have a little girl. It wasn't just four weeks later that I was praying one night for the Baby (Paiyton)as I was laying in bed and it seemed as clear as if he was standing next to me I heard God whispering this is a daughter that I am giving you. I was in tearful thanksgiving for a while that night for his abundant blessings. I don't know how to explain it but from that night I KNEW it was a girl, I never questioned it again. From that night I also always called her my "little Chickie", which now I have Two little Chickie's. I had a wonderful pregnancy, I LOVE being pregnant, my pregnancies are easy. When we went for our ultrasound at 18 weeks Tim said to me are we going to find out the sex? I said sure, but I already know it is a girl. I think he thought I was a bit crazy or had lost some major brain cells because I had been saying girl from the time I had prayed that night in the first few weeks of pregnancy. Well, sure enough they said girl that day. I entire week before Paiyton arrived. I had been having contractions all week (but didn't know that's what they were), and was retaining some major water. It took all within me to go to work everyday. I had to put my feet up under my desk practically all day, my feet and ankles were so swollen. At Daimler Chrysler Headquarters I had to walk a long ways each day in and out and to get any where for that matter (the building and grounds are huge). That whole week I prayed Lord please do not let me go into labor during a work day or in the parking structure. I would pray please let her come at night. Well, he sure answered that prayer that Saturday night. August 30, 2003 Tim and I had spent the morning running around town getting last minute baby items, groceries etc. Than that afternoon was our niece Jessica's Birthday Party. We were on the go and on my feet all day. That night I was doing laundry and getting baby items put away when I said to my self I really don't feel well. I looked at the clock and realized it was 11pm. I told Tim I was going to take a hot bath and go to bed. While in the tub the contractions started and were progressively getting worse. I called Tim into the bathroom and asked him to time the pains I was having, I still wasn't convinced that I was having contractions. Well, they were 3 to 5 minutes apart. He said to me are you in Labor? I said I don't know I have never done this before. He helped me out of the Tub and into the bed while doing so he told me we needed to call the Dr. I said no I don't think I am in labor than it all of sudden they were two minutes part, so I called my sister (who had birthed two children). I explained how I felt when having a contraction and she said you need to get to the hospital that baby is coming. So we called the Dr. and he said "I don't think your in labor but come in anyway". After the Dr. saying come on in as a precaution I had to tell Tim item by item what to put in a hospital bag, I had not packed one yet. We arrived at the hospital at 1:30 am and at that point they said I was 4 centimeters and they were admitting me. I was still saying no I am not in Labor, I can't be yet, I wanted to work for at least 3 more weeks (crazy I know). So after the remainder of the night being very intense contractions every two minutes we were pushing at 5am and at 7:03am my sweet little lady was born, 7lbs .05oz and 21inches long. Beginning to end was 8 hours (pushing for 2 of those hours). But Paiyton was so worth it. Tim and I cried together as I held the most Beautiful baby girl in my arms. She was just wonderful and perfect.

The last five years have been so wonderful watching our Sweet girl Paiyton grow. God knew exactly what he was doing and the peace and comfort that came when we had her is indescribable. Paiyton you have turned five! I can't believe it. I am just over come with lots of emotions. I think back to the day you were born and how excited and absolutely taken Daddy and I were with you. We stared at you for weeks, we were amazed that God had used us to create such a beautiful little baby girl. We used to try to race each other to getting you from naps to hold you and cuddle with you and kiss your cottony little cheeks (which you still have, I LOVE to kiss your cheeks).

1st Time at Busch Gardens, 2 years old I love to watch you explore and grow. This last spring with your pure determination you taught yourself how to ride a bike. Daddy and I helped a little but you stayed focused for hours on end and conquered it and when you did Daddy and I were there to cheer and clap and give hugs and kiss'. I love this about you my little Lady, your focus and determination but yet your playful and excitingly funny. The things you are interested in these days are riding your bike as fast as you can, playing soccer and going to Ballet and Tap class'. You LOVE the beach so very much, you turned into our little beach baby over the last three years in Va Beach. You love doing crafts with Mommy and Emmah. You love to play horse with Daddy on his back. You love people and you have such a tender heart for others and loving them. I love that about you. You are free spirited but at the same time cautious. You are always thinking and you have such a memory, it amazes Daddy and I all the time how far back you remember things and places. You are so great with your sissy and play well with her. You two are two little peas in a pod. I love that you love your sissy so much. You two can't go to bed at night without giving each other hugs and kisses' and saying "I Wuv you" to each other. You love routine and can get cranky when it's not followed. You can be dramatic when you get the slightest little scrap or wound. But you always want Mommy to fix it and kiss it and than you are all better. I love that Mommy's kiss helps. You love Little Einsteins and all the Princess stuff. Your favorites are Cinderella and "Sleeping Deuty". You LOVE to Dress up and constantly be changing your outfits, shoes and purses. Oh, my little girly girl! I have had the best five years of my life with my sweet little Best Friend. I love exploring things with you and being there for all your "firsts" and I can't wait to have many more with you and watch you blossom into the beautiful little lady you already are on the inside. You excepted Jesus last summer 2007. I had taught your VBS class and that week while I was putting you to bed one night you asked about Jesus and said you wanted him in your heart. So there in your bed that night you asked Jesus into your heart. I was so blessed to be the one to pray with you. I pray for your protection and guidance from God. I pray that you always follow the path that Christ has for you. Remember that I love you more than I could ever express and God loves you even more. I love you my Chickie! Happy 5Th Birthday Paiyton Rea!