The big ONE!

Payton had a wonderful time celebrating her first birthday with lots friends and family. I knew I didn't want to host it at our house, so Grady and Vicki were kind enough to allow us to rent the Grove Hill Clubhouse through them. It turned out perfect! The weather was better than we ever imagined it would be. You can't ask for much more than 67 degrees and sunny in February. The kids were able to get outside to play and bounce. Despite the large number of pictures that were taken, I am missing pictures of some of the kids. Thank you so much to everyone who helped Payton celebrate her first birthday. We were definitely reminded yet again of how blessed we are to have so many special people in our lives. Sorry for the overload of pictures, but how do you leave any out???























What do you want me to do with this?

Mommy helped get me started...

Oh, I get the hang of it now.

Mom, you should really try this!

We went to the doctor last Thursday and she had to get four shots. We were a little surprised by her stats. She weighed 19 lbs. 11 oz. (20th percentile), 28 6/8 inches (75th percentile) and her head was 18.5 cm. We are now completely on whole milk and she is doing great with it. Eating on the other hand has become quite a challenge. She really will only eat baby food, bananas, and oatmeal. She has been cutting some teeth lately and I am hoping that it is just that her gums are sore so it hurts to eat anything else. Maybe she will be off baby food before she turns 2!!!
The past year has been incredibly challenging, yet so fun. I can't count the number of times in a day that Jonathan and I tell each other "I love that girl." Happy birthday sweet angel! We feel very blessed to be your parents.