Rainy Daze

Our back yard/oaktree is infested with caterpillars that comes once a year. I hate those little bastards because they can sting the living crap out of you. And because of them Peyton has not been outside as much. Which....if you knew my little boy, is torturous. So between waiting for the caterpillars to phase out and Kevin spraying almost everyday to help the phasing out along, I have been looking for other things to do with Peyton. Inside that is... and it is not working. I have a very irritable little guy on my hands. Which is making Mommy irritable!! :) I think it may have to do between him having cabin fever and teething. And the rainy days hasn't helped. He is constantly hanging on my legs which makes it almost impossible to do anything productive! Peyton use to act up only with me, but NOW he is showing daddy this little side of temper tandrum heaven and it proves my point that this is why the house is not in order!! HA!

group to spend some time outdoors. This is a really nice park! But sadly, we only got to play for about an hour to an hour and a half because it started raining. I did get a couple of pictures though.

Sandbox full of boys and toys.

Peyton so serious! seriously....................

Where is everyone?

I couldn't even get a smile doing one of his favorite things!! LOL

Happy Birthday Kevin

This past weekend was Kevin's birthday. I got to say that he racked up pretty good with the gifts!!! And we had grilled crabs. Another Grandad's favorite recipe. Here are some of Kevin's birthday pictures.

Snip, snip, cut, cut.....can I cry now?

Today Peyton got his first haircut. I really didn't want to but Kevin kept telling me that MY SON was looking kind of shabby. But I didn't want to cut off those beautiful golden locks. I am so heartbroken!

Look at those curls before his haircut....

Peyton did better than I expected for this heart-wrenching haircut. Thank goodness for the toys.

Okay....now I have nothing to run my fingers through! :(

And then Peyton got his First Haircut award for being such a good boy through it all and not crying. But my question is this.......where is MY not busting in tears as the curls hit the floor, not grabbing the shears out of the nice hairdresser's hand, and not killing my husband for talking me into something I wasn't nearly ready for GROWN-UP BEHAVIOR AWARD! Huh, where is it??!!!! :)

Oh the FUN! (of torture that is)

Peyton loved his new glasses from his playdate.


My other child could care less! And gave me that snickering look of WHY ARE YOU TORTURING ME? Ha!

like the look he gave me when I did this! I know I am terrible! hehe

The French Festival

Today we went to the French Festival on Magazine Street uptown. It was a nice little festival. We met up with Kevin's mom and Dad and had lunch out there. The food was great. It got a little hot a one point and Peyton's face was all flushed. He is like me, he flushes when hot.

Later today, Kevin's mom and Dad came over for dinner. I made one of my favorite recipes, Oyster Brie soup. The only thing was that when I woke up from my nap I was not feel too good. It turned out that something I ate at the festival didn't agree with my stomach. Kevin ate the same things I did and he was fine, so it was not the food itself. I think it was me. Fixing dinner while feeling sick was the hardest thing to do, but I got through it and the soup was delicious. Of course I didn't eat (only pretended with a tiny bit in my bowl). So, I told Kevin that tomorrow, the left over soup is MINE! :)

Just Because

It is so hard to believe how tall my little man is! My God, he is going to be as tall as me when he is 5 years old. Peyton is so the spitting image of his daddy. But.......he has MY eyes!! and lips. :)

Blue

Whoops with the setting of my camera. But it is amazing that even though the picture is overexposed, it still caught the brilliant color in Peyton's eyes. I really want to take photography classes! Sometimes accidents make the best pictures and I want to truly understand everything about photography other than what I already know. Anyhow, this is how my picture came out today. Well..... I like it anyway!

Laughing at my Child

Because of the nasty weather Peyton was stuck inside. So Grammy brought the fun inside to him with bubbles. These are cute videos, but the funniest one is the last one. Enjoy!

And after bubble juice all over the floor, look to see what happens! :)

I don't think Peyton appreciated the whole family laughing at his expense, but hell, it was funny!

Destrehan Plantation Festival

Destrehan Plantation Festival is one of my favorites. But today it was rainy, muddy and well, just plain yucky. We did however enjoy looking through all of the antiques and crafts. I just wanted to get some pictues of the family next to one of the beauiful oak trees. Oh well, maybe next year. Mom and Dad did come with us, I just don't have pictures of them. I barely had a chance to pull my camera out due to the rain. :(

Back to Chucky E. Cheese's

Well since Peyton is now running around, I thought to give Chucky E. Cheese's another try. Again, it was just okay. I guess it would be great if I could sit and relax while he is able to run around on his own to ride the rides and play the games. But that won't be until another 5 to 6 years. Plus, Peyton wouldn't ride the rides! He kept reaching away when I tried putting him on one. He did like the big truck. Wouldn't ride it, but loved looking at it and touching the wheels. Maybe I should give this playdate a couple more months.

City Park Fun

Today we met some friends at City Park. Another beautiful day! Peyton had the BEST time running after the ducks and exploring. He was passing out as I was pulling out of the parking lot. I had to put him to bed completely filthy because he was too tired for me to bath him. That is okay. All the dirt meant he played hard! :) I love that Peyton is a toddler. We have more fun now!!! Emma and Peyton

Peyton chasing the birds!

Beth and Brenna's Birthday Party Playdate

Today Peyton and I went to a birthday playdate at Beth and Brenna's house. The kids had a great time especially when they went outside. It was a beautiful day for a birthday. Happy 1st Birthday Brenna!!!

Beth and the birthday girl, Brenna.

Of course Peyton fell in love the the wheels!!

The babies loved being outside.