Swimming with Mimi

After the Boogaloo Festival we headed over to Mimi and Pawpaw's house to drop Peyton off for the night.  It always has been hard for me to leave Peyton for the night.  I miss him so much when he is gone, but I understand that sometimes we need the time apart for his sake as well as mine.  And....Peyton was so excited to see his Mimi and Pawpaw and was especially excited when he saw the pool waiting for him.  Poor thing was still so hot from the the festival and jumped right in with his Mimi.   We hung around for a little while to watch some water play then headed out.  Kevin and I were invited to a late wedding reception of a good friend and when we got to the reception I was really, really tired but  Kevin and I had a great time.  I was nice to kick back, drink wine and enjoy good company kid free!   : )

Bayou Boogaloo Fest

Kevin, Peyton and I decided to go to the Bayou Boogaloo Fest.  It has potential.  Everything is spread out a little too much and it was hot, hot, hot day.  Which kind of made the festival not too enjoyable.  Peyton an hour later whined to me that he was hot and to go bye bye...and if he tells me he wants to leave, then it really is a miserable situation.  But I did enjoy the crafts!  I bought me a signed 8x10 2010 World Champion picture of the Saints from a New Orleans's artist.  :)  I would like to try this festival again next year.  Hopefully it won't be in the records high for heat like today.

Cooling His Fever

Ever since Peyton has been born, Daddy has given him his baths.  I guess that has always been their bonding time.  Tonight since Kevin is out playing volleyball, I thought it would be nice to have some 'bathtime' pictures.   I really don't have too many of those type of pictures!!  I could take pictures when Kevin baths Peyton but the bathroom is way too small to fit three people, so tonight was a good night as any since I am on duty.  :) 

Peyton is acting a little better from his chest cold even though his cough still sounds terrible.  He still gets a fever off and on too.  After dinner tonight he felt feverish again so I brought him earlier than usual for a cool bath.  Peyton (most of the time) loves his bath time and no matter how bad he is feeling, he loves his water playtime.  And.....I love that big, beautiful smile of his and miss it when he does not feel well!!  It was nice seeing it tonight!!

Under the Weather

The last couple of days Peyton had a cough.  I knew something was coming on because Peyton rarely coughs.  We catch a head cold once in a while but this sounded like a chest cold coming on.  Sure enough he woke up this morning with a fever so we headed down to Rite-Aid to stock up on Vicks rub, tissues, Hyland's Sniffles 'n Sneezes, Children's Advil and Vicks Vapo Steam.   After giving Peyton some relief, we hung around watching TV all day in bed.  We were suppose to meet friends at the Monkey Room today but decided to keep Peyton away from others.  It was going to be just a hang out day which led me to practice a little with my new 35mm lense.  I even got a little smile from Peyton when we took a picture together.  I hope my baby feels better soon!!  Meanwhile I am  going to dose up on Airborne to try not to get sick myself.                            

                          

Pierce's 1st Beach Bach Birthday Party

Today we celebrated Pierce's 1st Birthday party.  It was a blast!  There were pools,  sprinklers, a sand box, cup cakes and plenty of fun activities for the kids.  Peyton didn't want to leave.  He fell in love with Graham's Little Tikes car and I had to pry his little fingers from it practically!  :)  Happy Birthday Pierce!!

 

Gracie's 2nd Birthday Party

Today Peyton, Kevin and I were invited to Gracie's 2nd Birthday Party at Lafreniere Park.  We had pizza and cake, had playground fun and rode the merry-go-round as much as we wanted.   We love birthday parties, especially at Lafreniere Park!  :)  At the end of the party it started to rain and of course our little guy had to get wet first before we headed home.   Happy 2nd Birthday Gracie!!!

Friday with Daddy

Today Kevin was off of  work and Peyton got to spend the day with his Daddy and do the things they love to do.  Play, play and play!!

So Long Ago

It seems like yesterday that I was the one sitting on my Dad's lap riding the lawnmover around and around in the back yard.  How funny and kind of weird to see my son doing the exact same thing I did with my dad.  Peyton being a little younger than I was in the picture was a little afraid at first but started to like his little ride with my dad.  But once he was off, he decided he didn't want back on again!  That's okay because before long he will be begging my Dad to take it out of the shed so they can go riding just like I did soooo long ago. Boy, how time flies!!