The Reidhead Family: April 2013

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Peyton is ONE!

Happy 1st Birthday

Peyton!

We can't believe that our little baby is already a toddler! It is so fun to see her interacting with Brightlie, playing, exploring, learning, and walking! Yes, she walks/runs everywhere! Everyone seems to comment on 2 things... her big blue eyes, and her walking skills. I think it is fun to see her personality shining through. She is certainly in love with me and Paul, and loves to be held (clingy). She LOVES Brightlie, and now that they can share toys, they are truly acting like "sisters"- plying one moment, before tears the next moment.

Paul & I gave Peyton this cute little riding toy... "THEY" love it!

( Don't be fooled... Peyton is actually the stinker when it comes to toy-taking... we are working on the concept of sharing.)
Peyton's hair is still pretty thin, but it is growing. And this little lady has a mouth full of teeth (i think i counted 10 teeth)! She refuses to use sippy cups of any kind. She likes to read/tear apart books. She thinks bath time is awesome, and she loves the anything with water!

She ways hi, says "ha" which i think is "hi" and also says "ba" (bottle), along with a wide array other chitter chattery noises. She wears size 12 month clothes, weighs 18 lbs., 15 oz., and is 30 in. tall.

For her birthday we celebrated by going to the zoo on Friday, and then yesterday we had a little party with all our dear friends! Tonight we are having Paul's family over for cake and ice cream, so i'm pretty sure Peyton is pretty spoiled at this point. :)

Best Friends

{Peyton - 1yr. / Brightlie - 3 yrs.}

Spending the day at the Phoenix Zoo for Peyton's 1st birthday!

Peyton's favorite part of the day was the splash pad!

Happy Birthday! Lots of fun decorations!

My friend Leigh Root, her baby Natalie,

and Peyton. N & P are only a month apart!

And of course, Nana Biggs was there!

She is such an awesome Great-Grandma to my girls.

Peyton got lots of great presents - clothes, toys, and books.

But she wasn't very sure about the cake....

But she eventually dived in! Look at that messy, cute face!

Brightlie was so cute and went around the whole day saying "Happy birthday Peyton!"

Well, until we said family prayer....

Me: "And we're thankful for Peyton, and that it's her birthday"

(Brightlie, interrupting) "And for my birthday!"

Hahaha!!! Love these funny sisters and all the joy they bring to our lives!

5 yrs. and counting!

HAPPY 5 YRS!!!!!

Can't believe it's taken me a couple weeks to blog about this.... but, Paul and I celebrated our 5th anniversary together this month! It's so crazy to me that we have been married for 5 yrs. In some ways, it seems like we've been married for forever! Other times, i think, "oh my gosh. Where has the time gone?" Married for 5 yrs., we got 2 kids, we are done with the college stage, Paul is an engineer, we are homeowners, and we are turning 27 this yr.- CRAZY!"
We are best friends. And through these past 5 yrs., we have had some struggles, but we sure have grown as a couple, and as a family. Sometimes life gets us down, and we start to get distracted with silly stressful things, like finances, a rut/routine, chores, bills, crazy kiddos, not enough "date" time, personal trials, etc. But, we always try to talk about it, express how happy we are together, and count our blessings. Because really, we are best friends. And we're hilariously funny. And we love being together and having fun with our little family. Life is good. Can't wait to see what the next 5 yrs. have in store!

Oh, and what did we do for our anniversary to celebrate? Well, we made it simple. Paul bought me some beautiful flowers. Then, we enjoyed a delicious dinner at Carrabbas (Italian food- yum!). And, that was pretty much it....

Except for THE CRUISE WE ARE GOING ON NEXT MONTH!!!!

Yep, Paul and I decided that we are celebrating our 5 yrs. together by going on our very first cruise! And, we are leaving the kiddos at home! :) We can't wait! We would have gone in April, but i had to get a passport. So, in May we will enjoy 5 days all to ourselves... Best anniversary present ever!!!!

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Happy EASTER!

Easter Sunday is always a beautiful day! Gorgeous mid-70 degree weather, new dresses, church worship, food, family, and the Easter Bunny. We love having our two sweet girls who make the holiday all the more fun!