A Whole Summer Gone By

I can't believe that summer is over and I have been back to work for a week already. I am missing my time being a mommy at home with Payton. We had so much fun together this summer. She had her very first plane ride when we went to visit gramma in Utah, she had a blast at the beach with family, and her first trip to Sea World with Mommy, Daddy and Nana. We swam with friends at grandpas, had friends over, and went to their houses. She also exprienced her first bounce house at The Play Factory! Oh and the biggest thing....She got a new puppy! As of right now, it's a love hate relationship. They're working on it.

Our time together was so special and I am so sad to give it up. I knew that this time would come, but it doesn't make it any easier..... This summer my baby blossomed into an ariel,Belle, shoe loving, then shoe hating, talking machine of a girl. How did this happen? She tries to count, say her ABC's, sing "Itsy,Bitsy Spider, put her clothes on all by herself, and eat by herself. Now most of these things she has not mastered by any means which makes for some cranky and frustrating times for both her and mommy, but I couln't be more proud of her. It amazes me how much she knows. She is one smart cookie. A little ahead of herself, so hopefully that means this phase will just end sooner. Here are a couple of examples of what I mean.

#1 getting dressed
Me: Are you having trouble putting your shirt on? Here let mommy help you
Payton: a whiny and frustrated "NO!" puishing my hand away.

#2Attempting to shop at Target
Me: Ok Peanut we are going to go shopping( put her in cart)
Payton ( stiffin legs and scream) Up Up Up. ( starting to cry) Dow Dow Dow! All this while standing up in the cart

#3 outside
Payton: AWA ? Awa? ( outside) following ERic to go water

Me: Ok lets put your shoes on!

Payton: NO!

Me: Ok then we can't go outside... The cement is hot we need to wear our shoes. Do you want to go outside?

Payton: ehhh( with ahead nod yes)

Me: Ok lets get shoes on!( while grabbing them from closet)

Payton: Shoving my hand away saying no

#4
Me: Payton we need to sit in our chair when we eat we don't stand
Payton: Staring at me with a grin on her face
Me: Payton Sit down....
Payton: NO

These are just a few examples of her new found independence.... We are working on this everyday. Her persistence cracks me up. Sometimes it is so hard not to laugh. Just today I was giving her a bath and she was flinging the water out of the tub. Of course I told her that we need to keep the water inside or we are going to get out. she does it again, so I get her out, she cries and I tell her we can go back in, but we have to keep the water in the tub. She shakes her head yes, I put her in. She then continues to fling the water right in my face, and giggle! What a stinker!

I could go on forever, there is something new evryday! For now, here are some pictures of our summer. The beach and Sea World soon too come. There were just too many!