My 28th Birthday

This is really sad, but I feel like I lost a whole year of my life somehow because up until Julie's birthday at the end of August, I thought we were 26! Yes, it is pretty pathetic, but then I realized we were 27 and so I got to actually know I was 27 for 3 weeks or so until September 19 when I turned 28! I'm a dork! Anyway, my birthday was on saturday, but Friday Glenn and Racheal, his "best girlfriend ever, who I secretly pray he will marry one day in the next 5 years" came up to babysit and spend the night because they were going tailgating the next morning. So, Paul and I got to go out and eat for my birthday (at Times!) and do some looking at cameras, which will be my bday present!
The next day for my bday, my wonderful cousin Nicole came over to watch the boys for us so Paul and I could go out to Walk-Ons with Glenn, Racheal, and Amy to watch the game! We had an awesome time and it was so great to get out of the house and back in the LSU scene! We had a blast and I had a great birthday!

Look at that....I still got it! First shot of the game; nothing but net! Haha!

Happy 1st Birthday Peyton

Peyton's actual 1st birthday was on Tuesday, September 15! I cannot believe how fast this past year has gone by. For his special day, Paw Paw came over and we had cake again and let him dig into his piece, which of course he thoroughly enjoyed! We all wore winnie the pooh 1st bday hats and mommy made his cake and decorated it all by herself! I think I did a pretty good job for my first time really doing a "decoration" on a cake! I'm proud of it! Anyway, we had a lot of fun watching Peyton get messy and even putting icing on the walls and in Preston's hair. And, out of all our boys' 1st birthdays, I have to say that Peyton enjoyed his cake the most! Not that the other 2 didn't, we thought they were maniacs with the cake too, but after seeing Peyton, we now know that he was the craziest with it! After cake, Peyton opened the few presents we saved for his actual day! Happy Birthday my baby boy!

1 Year update: Peyton has 6 teeth now, the 4 top ones and the 2 middle bottom ones and he now says "Buba," along with the usual moma, dada, and uh-oh!

Personality: He is still so sweet and so cute! He has a touch of the, as Paul calls it "Guerra-tude" but not as bad as Preston did/ does. Peyton will lay on the ground and kick his legs and put his head down when he doesn't get what he wants! He has little Paul's "climbing" abilities, and he loves, loves, loves big pillows and stuffed animals and anything he can lay on top of on the floor and kick his arms and legs out and laugh! (Preston did this as well, but not as much). He loves balls and can throw them pretty well for his age. A ball will entertain him for a long time! He also rides his little four wheeler all by himself very well, and has been since about 10 months old! But mostly, he loves playing with his big brothers, especially Paul because he's older and not as mean as Preston is to him (meaning Paul understands Peyton is a baby and doesn't know any better), but he still loves playing with Preston when Preston is in the mood! He really misses them when they are gone at school. Also, for those of you wondering about his ability to give "the best hugs ever?" Yes, he still does....he literally gives the best hugs I have ever had a baby give. He is just too sweet!

Physical advances: He started walking Saturday, September 5 with about 5 steps in the living room and then kept doing that half walk and half crawl thing they do for a while. It wasn't until the 17th of September that he began the more walk than crawl phase, which he is getting better and better at, so basically he's walking. He walked out of his room the other day and across the living room several times now. I find he really walks everywhere unless he wants to go faster....I guess he's impatient! He reverts to crawling when he wants to "catch up" with his brothers and he knows crawling will get him there faster! Other than that though, he walks! Our last little boy! We are cherishing every moment of this phase!

Preston's 1st day of preschool

Preston started his 3 year old preschool the day after Paul on Wednesday, September 9. It was a sad day for me because it was my first time dropping him off at school. I had a few tears, and apparently so did he, but he does seem to like it. It's just the initial getting out of the car that still has him sad. My little boys are growing up so fast! And Peyton gets noticEably sad when his big brothers are gone! He's so used to having them aroud to play with he doesn't know what to do with himself when they're gone!

Paul's 1st Day of School

Paul started pre-K on Tuesday, September 8. He was so excited! He could not wait to go back to school. Mommy likes it too because it gives me a little break! I can't believe he is in pre-k already! He's such a big boy!

Preston and Peyton's combined bday parties

Sunday, September 6, we had Preston's 3rd and Peyton's 1st birthday parties together at my mom's house! It was just family there because Preston still does not like too many people and of course Peyton doesn't know better anyway! We really had a great time. Preston enjoyed swimming, which we knew he would ,and Peyton, out of all our kids, probably enjoyed his cake the most! Thank you mom for making the 1st birthday cake again! (It's tradition in our family to have a teddy bear cake for everyone's first birthday!) I'm sure mom is waiting to do a pink one again one day when one of my siblings has a girl...haha...we were joking that she hasn't made a pink one since Amy was 1! Grandma and Grandpa brought a pinata for the kids! They had a blast! It was a great party overall! Thank you so much Mimi for allowing us to have it at your house and for all of your hard work! After all that, mom surprised me and Grandpa Jack with our own cake to celebrate our birthdays together! Thanks mom, that was so sweet and such a great memory for me with my grandpa!

Boys' Visit in Slidell

While we were in Gulf Shores, the boys stayed at Mimi's house with help from Racheal, Theresa, and Nanny. They had a great time of couse and kept asking when they could go back and sleep at Mimi's. Here are some cute pics from their visit!

Gulf Shores Mini Vacation

Paul and I got to go to Gulf Shores, kid-less, with Tory and Julie for a couple of days! It was awesome! We had so much fun! We went from August 26, Julie's birthday, to August 29. It was short, but great! It rained on our first full day there, so we went shopping and to lunch and then it cleared up enough for us to enjoy a little bit of time on the beach. The next day was beatiful! We stayed on the beach all day and then went out at night. Thanks for inviting us Tory and Julie! And, thank you so much Mr. Glenn and Mrs. Gayle for allowing us to use your condo!