Payton's New Toy!!!

Let me just start this off by saying that I already know my child is way over indulged and spoiled. We (both Nick and myself) have a really hard time not buying her every little toy or thing that she might remotely like. I know... I know ... some people think that we are creating a monster ... but let me tell you ... my child is very well behaved thus far and I feel that as long as we discipline her ... she will stay that way.

With that being said .... Payton got the coolest new toy .... that we got for her birthday. We had to test to it out for the warranty ... so of course we let her try it out and ... SHE LOVED IT. This toy kept her entertained for about 2 continuous hours ... and it was past dinner time. Needless to say... Nick and I also LOVE the new toy!!!! Its a keeper.

Here are some super cute pictures of Payton playing in her new toy!!!!

Our friends Becky and Gybson came over to enjoy the fun ....

Amanda's Baby Shower

Today I help host a baby shower for a friend from college and my old room mate. When I think about all that has changed and how much we have all changed since Fall 1994 when we all entered the doors of Delta Delta Delta and these amazing friendships were born ... I just can't believe that we have come this far. From the crazy partying frat days .... to married and having babies ... who would of thought. I knew that eventually it would all happen ... but it seems so surreal when I think about it. Oh the stories I could tell....

Anyway ... the shower was just perfect for Amanda. She appeared to have enjoyed herself and she got lots of goodies. All in all it was a great day and it was so nice to see the gang together ... its been too long. We get to do this all over again in 2 weeks when we are having Angie's baby shower ... gotta love babies!!!!

After the shower ... Nick and I dropped Payton over at my parents house and we went to a nice dinner alone .... It was so nice to be able to relax and eat and not have to worry about how long we had until Payton would decide it was time to leave!!!! Thanks Mom and Dad ... we really needed it!!!!!

Our Saturday

So its Saturday and Nick has to work ... so Payton and I had a fun filled day together. We hosted a playdate with our moms group and we had a wonderful time with all of our friends. We all played for like 4 hours ... we started in the playroom and then had snacks and then we ventured out for some backyard fun.

The ball pit is always a huge hit.The kids love to jump of the slide platform into it.

Christopher and Payton always play so good together.

My little Monkey can already get to the top!!!!

The kids had a blast playing and they seemed to LOVE the sandbox.

After playing we decide to head up the Frisco Square Fair .... we thought it was going to be a fun mini state fair and that Payton would be able to ride some rides and eat some goodies. Once we got there ... we soon found out that the food sucked and she was way too short to ride any rides. She really wanted to ride the train ride and she would of been just fine riding it but they wouldn't let her on ... needless to say ... Payton wasn't very happy and didn't get a chance to have the fun that we thought we would. So to make it up ... on the way home I got her a Happy Meal from good ol McDonalds .... and all was right in her world again :)

Playdate - Going Bonkers!!

Thurday I decided to leave work early and Payton and I went to go play with our friends at Going Bonkers. We really LOVE this place ... it is by far our favorite play place we have ever been to. Anyway ... this place is HUGE and Payton runs around it like a crazy chicken. I was just trying to keep up with her and got a great workout myself.

Payton was quick to figure out how to use the disc swing and she had a blast just swinging around!!!

Here Christopher and Payton are riding the zoo car!!!

After playing for a couple of hours ... we went shopping and out to dinner with Julie and Christopher. I love these kind of days!!!!

We ended the day in the bathtub!!!! Payton just loves baths and I love to give her a mohawk while washing her hair!!!!!!

Moms Night Out

Wednesday was a very busy day around here. I went to work till 4:30 ... had to run and grab Payton and take her to gymnastics ... Here is Payton and Savannah doing front rolls at the same time~~~

After gymnastics ... I rushed Payton home, fed her, and got her ready for bed .... once Nick was home ... I was off to a much needed MNO. You have no idea how much I needed a night of fun with the girls. Work has been so stressful and my allergies are horrible .. so I haven't felt well in about a week. BUT .... nothing a night out with the girls can't cure. We all gathered at Carrie L's house for a night of Bunco. I had so much fun!!!! And I WON ... I love to win. After bunco ... a couple of us just sat around chatting and drinking a couple of beers. It was storming pretty good outside ... so that was a great excuse to stay and hang out~~~~ Thanks so much Carrie for having us over ... it was so much fun!!!!!!

Out of the loop

So I have really been out of the loop lately .... work is kicking my a$% ... and it seems that I am just trying to keep up these days. But ... I thought I would try to catch everyone up with the goings on the Shams.

Payton has been a really terror the last couple of days. We were trying to figure out if she is just so spoiled and getting into the terrible twos or if something was really wrong. Nick took her to the Dr. today and they said its her allergies. We have always known that she had allergy problems but they say that until she is 2 there is not much we can do about it. But today the Dr. gave us a little relief ... I guess 22 months is close enough to 2 ... so she gave us some Zyrtec Children's ... please pray it works for us. I am not happy that she has allergies but I am so thankful that she just hasn't turned into the devils spawn on her own free will.

I found this neat little store that you can design your own t-shirts .... check out what we came up with

I know that we would vote for Payton for President .... I mean her competition isn't very good!!!

All I have to say is the cute, sweet, smart side is the part that came from Mommy ... the way she is this week ... is all from Daddy!!!!!

I will leave you tonight with some picture from gymnastics last Wednesday ... man she is cute!!!!

Sorry I don't have more to report .... I promise the rest of this week is full of play dates and more play dates ... so we will have much more fun to report!!!

Life .....

Sorry guys ... I was doing so good at posting a couple times a week ... and BAM ... I stalled out. Work has been so busy and there hasn't been a whole lot of exciting news to share. We have had a couple of pretty boring weeks around here lately ...

Nick's cousin passed away this past Friday ... so he is up in Canada right now for the furneral services tomorrow. She was battling cancer and for the past month or so ... it has been pretty bad. So at least she is resting peacefully now and is in no pain.

Its always so sad when someone you love passes away but then it also makes you sit back and reflect on your own life. When Elise passed ... everyone said that she lived a good full life. What makes up a "good full life" .... and when I pass will people say that about me ... I sure hope that people see my little world as good and full, but are there any requirements for this statement??? I guess if one knew all the answers ... then there wouldn't be any questions.

I love my perfect little world and I only hope that my family loves it as much as I do!!!!