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The first picture of course is Peyton's famous lunch time special of ranch dressing all over her and everything else in sight!


Let my start off by apologizing because this is going to be a long post cuz of all the pictures! But hopefully you will find much enjoyment in reading and looking at pictures of our fun trip to Washington to see Grandma and Grandpa Powell!!

We had so much fun. We spent at lot of time just at home hanging out and playing but we did go to the zoo one day and had a blast!! So here the pictures I took while up there!


Peyton was a little nervous about the bunny. She really didn't want to touch it.


I think she liked seeing all the animals at the family farm


She had to keep an eye on all the animals

Petting the animals at the family farm

Grandma trying to get me to hurry up!

She loved riding on the horse. Especially when it was going up and down!

Getting ready to take a ride on the carousel

Getting a good look at the monkeys! She was so funny when she was looking at them. She was talking to them like they were going to respond to her!

Looking at the giraffes with daddy

Just siting back in the wagon having a drink with my cool shades on!

Hanging out with Grandpa!

Needless to say we all had a fun time in Washington. But at the same time it feels so good to be back at home where we can get our life's back in order!!

Here I come Seattle

How beautiful does that look?? Every time I fly to Seattle I can start to see the city I get this excitement in my stomach and this calm feeling all at the same time!! This is when I truly feel like I am home.

Going to Seattle for me is always such a treat. I am so flabbergasted that I get to spend a whole 10 days in this beautiful place and it's a huge bonus that I get to see my family!!

The whole reason for us going up to Seattle is for my little brothers graduation. I can't believe he is almost done with high school. It really does seem like just the other day when I found out my mom was having another baby!!

Toes in the Sand

Well as most you of you know we went to Bear Lake for memorial weekend. We had so so much fun and we are so glad we decided to go last minute. On the last day there we all decided to go down to the Lake. It was very cold that day. Peyton loves more than anything to be right in the water. She didn't care that it was only the low 60's. She was ready to dive in!! I took some pictures of her down by the water! They are pretty cute so I had to share!

iplay

So since the weather has been soo nice Peyton and I have been spending a lot of time at the pool. And since Peyton isn't potty trained yet she has to wear a swim diaper. Have you ever bought those things?? The run about 10 bucks for like 8 of them. That is REALLY expensive. Well the other day I was digging through some hand me downs that my sister gave me and found this really cute swimsuit for Peyton. The great thing about it was the bottom part of the bikini is a swim diaper. It is reusable and you don't have to buy those expensive dispoabale ones.

Yesterday when we were at the pool I noticed that Peyton's cute swimsuit with the diaper bottoms was getting a little too small. So I decided I better figure out who makes this great swimsuit and order one. The company is called p-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">iplay and there are many places you can get this great product. One place is called Beach Bambino.

I actually order Peyton's cute one on ebay!! And it was a GREAT price. O and the other great thing is they don't just make these swimsuits for little girls; they have them for little boys too!!! So check them out!!

Neti Pot

I found this wonderful addicting sinus cleaner. Trust me if you use it you'll love it. It takes a few times to get use to it because at first it feels like you are drowning. So you may ask why do you use this product and when to use it. Well here you go

Why a Nasal Wash?
The nasal passages are lined with a thin layer of mucus that is one of our body's first lines of defense against disease. A nasal wash keeps this layer of mucus moist, clean and healthy. And compared to other nasal wash techniques, using the Neti Pot™ is easy. A nasal wash can be as routine as brushing your teeth.

Use it anytime to:
Remove excess mucus due to congestion.
Rid nostrils of pollen and other allergens.
Cleanse the nasal membranes of dust, smoke, or other airborne contaminants.
Relieve nasal dryness due to air travel.
Improve flow of breath before doing relaxation or meditation techniques.

If you would like to find more out about this product then go here and if you would like to buy your very own then you can go here

Twin Bed or Not??

So I have been trying to decided what to do about Peyton and putting her in a twin bed or waiting. I know most people wait till there child is like 2 or sometimes 3. Then again I know people who have put there little ones in a bed when they were 18 months. I really want to switch Peyton over to a bed but have a few concerns. I feel like if I put her in a bed then she won't ever sleep in it because she will be able to climb out whenever she feels like it. And I want to get her out of her crib because I hate it and she has chewed holes in it. She is over the whole chewing age so I know she won't chew her new bed but I guess I just feel a little stuck about what to do. If you have any suggestions throw them my way!!

Happy Birthday Joel!

I just wanted to take a second this morning to say happy birthday to my sweet husband. Today is his gold birthday, because he is turning 24 years old on the 24th of May. We have plans to go out for his birthday tonight which should be a lot of fun. I adore Joel so very much. Some of the things that I love so much about him are

• He can always make me laugh


• He is a great daddy to Peyton


• He always smells SO good


• He listens to my problems even if he doesn't want to


• He is a clean freak just like me


• He is a hard worker

I could continue the list on and on. I truly love Joel so much and with everyday I feel like it just grows more and more!! Joel I hope you have a great day today on your birthday!!