Easter Two thousand and thirteen.

Hope everyone had a great Easter! We had so much fun. Payton unfortunately woke up with a fever to add to his cold, but it was only a mild one so we still decided to go to church. He did great giving that he didn't feel well and hasn't had to sit still like that in a few months. I would really like to start going more and getting him comfortable in the nursery but with him just starting daycare I figure it's a bad idea for now. Well, after church we made it home to hunt Easter eggs before it rained. Payton just considered it "find the colored balls" haha. Oh well he still had fun. Then we had Grandma and Grandpa Sims over for a good home-cooked dinner. It was delicious.

 

Oh and I also took Payton for his Easter/18 mo pictures on Saturday and they turned out GREAT! Tell me what you think!

Tugboat Island

Well like I promised, I am trying to get Payton out of the house more and playing. He loves loves to be outside and last weekend was simply gorgeous! So last sunday we loaded Payton up and drove over to Port Arthur and let him play at tug boat island. Funny thing I remember coming here as a kid and thinking it was just so big and scary. Haha. I love sharing the same memories with our child(:

Kissing Daddy from the top of the tower..

He just loved watching all the kids run around and play. He found 

one boy who was about his age and he followed him

everywhere. There were soo many people there and I think Payton loved that..

 Next to the park there is a splash park. With it being 80 degrees outside

I figured it wouldn't do any harm to let Payton get a kick out of it..Lol

He loved watching the birds! He just kept pointing saying BIRD BIRD! 

So cute!!

Well this is all I have got, but I plan to slowly work down my list! April I'm hoping to make it to the zoo, and in May we will be making a trip to Arkansas and going camping so at least we have something planned!! It's so hard for Chad right now.. He is getting deep into the pharmacy application process and having school/PCAT on top of that isn't fun. It's scary to think where we will be this time next year.. (most likely packing boxes to move across the country!)

It's been a while..

I hate to say the same old thing every post lately but "nothing new is happening here".. bummer I know. Chad is on spring break but it doesn't matter with us both working anyway. I'm actually hitting 35 hrs or so a week, and I can honestly say I'm not complaining. I miss Payton man so much during the day but I love my job!

Speaking of Payton, he is getting so big. He will be 17 mo next week. He is actually saying a few words now such as; ball, duck, donald (donald duck) dog, moon, and grandpa. There might be a few I'm missing. He seems to know almost every word in the dictionary just chooses not to say them. lol.  He has gotten 5 new teeth in! I know thats a lot but he really is a great teether! He only has 3 K9's left to come in and he is done! I don't remember if I stated in the last post but he has started daycare again. He is slowly getting used to it but still screams when I drop him off:( I give him two more weeks and he will be loving the swing of things!

Other than that there is really nothing going on. We are officially a boring old family now. haha. Work Monday-Friday and catch up on sleep on the weekends. I am SUPER excited it's warming up though. I have a really long list of summer activities for Payton now that he is older and walking..

        - Shlitterbahn

        - Moody Gardens

        - Houston Zoo

        - Beach

        - Get a sandbox

        - Get a pool

        - Get to the park more

Here are our Pictures for the last few weeks!

 Payton feeding Papa

 Chad and I. I finally had to cut my hair.. Sad I know.. 

It was just getting to stringy and thin and it hasn't grown a single inch in the past 12 months.

(and yes thats with trims) I like my hair short but would LOVE it to be mid back..

 Bath time!

 Mr Payton and I

 Chad is getting SO much more quality time with Payton now

that I am working. It's so good to see them connecting(:

 Yes I know random. But I found these two old pictures of and

had to make a collage. I can't believe how big I got (I think I was 

37 weeks here) and How big Payton looked at the time he was born and now look at him!

Oh I can't wait to start over again!!

 Play time with grandma (Meme)

"Helping" Daddy wash the jeep haha

Anddd.. To finish it off we celebrated my 21st birthday last week..

It was oh so exciting. Not really lol. Momma Sims made me Sloppy Joes and everyone 

met at my parents for the food. It was nice and simple. Wish Chad and I could have went to dinner or

something he's just ridiculously busy lately. 

Well my next post will be when I can steal Chad's desktop from him. We found about 2,000 pictures off his old hard drive from when we were dating/engaged and they are so cute! I can't wait to make an entire post with them! YAH!(:

Just Some Fun Photos

I have nothing really new to announce about these past few weeks. I have started working at the pharmacy in Kroger. I work 4-5 days a week which means Payton is getting way more Daddy/Grandpa/Pappy time.. Unfortunately, he will be starting daycare back next week (2x a week). I know it is good for him to get to play with the other kids but I pray he doesn't end up sick all the time again.. Hopefully because he's a bit older and has had more shots he can stay healthy! Anyway, I love love my job and I owe my awesome father-in-law a ton for putting in a good word for me!! I am going to miss my Payton man though:(
Well like I said I really don't have much to talk about I really just wanted to share some fun photo's of the past few weeks!

I swear he actually has a little bit of hair but you can never see it in pictures! lol

He's starting to love to color!

My sweet grandma gave us a Samsung tablet to download apps for Payton

on. I have tons of learning games that he just loves!

Another one of his new fetish's are pots and pans! We wear them as hats,

and shoes, and anything else that he thinks might be funny at the moment haha

 Yes that is a sticker on his head. That is where he wanted it.. lol

Helping Grandma with the chickens..

 

Chad got bored and water sprayed me a picture..

awww how sweet(:

In the past few weeks before starting work I have been helping my

parents redo their house. It has really started to come along and this

is Payton's playroom. The only thing I have left to buy is the curtains! I thought

it turned out great! (it used to be an empty green room with toys thrown everywhere)

Well that sums it up! Between Chad being in school and me working we don't have much time for things around here.. Tomorrow is Valentines day and unfortunately Chad has two exams and I work 10-6 so we won't be doing anything.. Hopefully we can catch a bite to eat this weekend or something. On a side note only 4 months until Chad starts applying to pharmacy schools!!! Prayers and fingers crossed!

Payton man 15 mo.

I don't have a lot to say on this post I just wanted to update on Payton Man's stats. We went to the doctor today for 15 mo shots and he is 28 lbs and 33" long! He is getting so heavy. He is also learning so much. He is starting to understand almost everything you say or ask him to do. (still not saying a sing word though..) I can't believe I will already be planning his next birthday soon!!

He loves playing outside with Daddy

Playing with Daddy's light saber..

I have also been working non stop on my new years resolution (before I start work next week) I am determined to start bringing in my creativity and making more things around the house. I made Payton Mickey Mouse bedding (bumpers, pillows, etc) and this little box for his toys out of the extra fabric. 

I have also been on top of scrapbooking. I went and printed some of the pics since Payton's been born (about 7 or 8 hundred pics lol) But I've gotten quiet a few pages done so far. And I'm determined to catch up and keep on top of it, but I know when I start work that will all go down hill lol.

Great New Year!

I get to brag about several things in this post! YEAH! To start off on the 8th I went and finally took my Pharmacy Technician exam and I PASSED! I am beyond excited. I have been studying for this exam for months! And even after studying for months it was really hard!

Since my exam was on the 8th and chad having his PCAT the next day we rented a hotel and stayed the night. After getting done with my exam we decided to go get a bite to eat (for Chad's birthday) and we ran across a Dave and Busters. Chad and I have never been here but have heard it's pretty fun so we stopped to see, and we had a blast! Chad and I never really get to have date nights with him studying so much so this was a very special occasion. (I think our last night out/alone Payton was about 3 months old!!) Anyway, we had so much fun and the food was decent. (better than the lunch we had:/) We played a ton of games and since we had quite a few points left at the end we got our picture drawn!

(We took a good picture too but Chad loved our silly picture more)

Chad kicked my butt at Guitar Hero but that's ok I had fun

just watching him!

 So fast forward to us getting home Wednesday night..
After getting home and going to get Payton (who didn't even seem to know we were gone lol), Thursday we filled out applications for a Pharmacy job for me. I finished the last semester of school I could last semester (My nursing classes would expire before we get back from pharmacy school), and we really could use the extra money. Thursday morning I submitted an application to Kroger pharmacy and within an hour I had an interview! Now we are just waiting for my certificate to come in so I can go get my finger prints done. I should be starting next week!! I am so excited I loved my job at the pharmacy so much and can't wait to get back in there, but this time as a technician instead of a clerk. Who knows I might make a career out of this..

On a different note Payton Man is getting so big. We go for his 15 mo check up next week and I'm sure he's gained 15 lbs! (ok I might be exaggerating a little) He finally started walking and now is practically running but still doesn't say a single word.. Yah its so fun to decide what he wants all the time lol. He has been loving all this time with Daddy these past few weeks and he even sat and watched Mickey Mouse with him for a while. (Payton doesn't snuggle much..)

 He has now started to LOVE his bath. I bought him some bath toys for Christmas and that made a huge difference. He starts running as soon as he hears the water running!

Well, that's how our first two weeks of the new year have started! Not to shabby if I may say so myself(: