Peytons Turns 5!

Here are the pictures of Peytons 5th Birthday Party!

Some of his favorite things things right now are:

Playing with his "best buddy" Carter

Wrestling with his dad

Playing Mario Smash Brothers (not moms favorite;)

Playing Soccer

Going to Preschool

Spaghetti for dinner (mom loves this one;)

Talking to everyone about his new baby bro or sister that is in moms tummy

Things I always want to rember about him at this age:

How patient he is with his sister, even when she has hand fulls of his hair shaking his head.....he doesn't hit her back.

The other morning he came out of his room and saw her up already and said to her "good morning sweetheart" he didn't even know I heard him, so cute!

He has a kind heart, at soccer he is always so concerned with the kids that fall down, wether they are on his team or not he runs over to offer them a hand.

One day when mom wasn't feeling so good he went in my room and made my bed for me, just because he thought "I needed help".

He always wants to help people that are outside working. Our neighbors were digging trenches for their rain gutters, he wouldn't come in until it was almost dark.

He really is a good kid and we Love him VERY much!

Grandpa and Peyton

Uncle Tim, baby Kahl, Thayne and Peyton Peyton and his boys;)
Addison and Isabel, where is Ava?

Grandma lovin' on Kahl

The Cake

The Big Wish!

Present Time!

Here is the Karate suit Grandma Tami made, HIIII-YA!

Uncle Todd checking out the goods

Tony, Tina and Jake (aren't they so cute all color coordinated;)

Mary, Taylor, Grandma Tami, and Grandpa

~Valentine FUN~

So this entire post was taken from my Sister Tina's Blog, I loved the picts (and text) so much I decided to steal them and put them on mine....Thanks!

Cookies..... Hand off;-)

My Turn!

Here is our famous Pepperidge Farm cookie maker. She made these yummy cookies for us to decorate for Valentines Day!

These two are constantly in their own completely oblivious happy bubble. They are truly Bff's.They honestly probably think they are sisters and not cousins.They freak out when they see each other.They run off and play forever, til it's too quiet...then we have to see what mess they have gotten themselves into.To see them together is my favorite thing these days.If Addison is napping when we get to their house,Ava sneaks, one tip toe at a time...closer to her bedroom and thinks we don't see her...while continually looking back to see if we see her sneaking every so sneakily. So cute. So funny.Then Tiff says, "I think Addison's been asleep long enough. You can go get her."And as fast as she can run, takes off down the hall to her bedroom,opens the door, all by herself, and they start screaming each other's names with pure excitement! Love it.

Addison calls him daddy. So Ava calls him daddy. They both love and adore T.K. These kids are the kids that bring smiles to my face on a daily basis.

Hardware Ranch Elk Trip

The two hour line......good thing it was a nice day, thats all I can say about that! What we came to see!

Nice Rack;-)

Auntie Tracy, Uncle Cody, Thayne, and Eric

This is the rest of the crew that day. Tim and Ava, Tiff and Addi, Tina and Peyton!Here is the little camera ham-bone! She always says "CHEESE" and crinkles her little nose into this little smile.

Peyton Gives a Talk

Peyton got asked to give a talk in Primary (Sunday school for kids). We practiced a few times at home and I knew he was going to do just great. If there is one thing that doesn't seem to scare that kid it is getting up in front of people. I actually think he thrives on it. Well just as we suspected he got up, and talked right into the mic (with me whispering in his ear of course) like he had done this a hundred times before, no problem. We finish up and he said the last part by himself....... "In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen". Ahhhhh we were finished, I walked back to sit down and noticed that Peyton wasn't following me. Just then he steps back up to the mic and says "aaaaaaa, I didn't hear any Amens???" I think my face turned bright red. Everyone just started laughing.......it was SUCH a Peyton moment.


OK just one more while I am thinking of Peyton stories in Primary. Before Christmas the kids were learning about the birth of Jesus and they acted out the nativity. Peyton was chosen to be a shepherd (the leader according to him:) We got to the part where they were talking about Mary riding to Bethlehem and the gal teaching said "Who knows what Mary rode all of the way to Bethlehem". My darling son who I swear knows this story because we read it all of the time yells out (before she can call on anyone with their hands up). "A GOAT". Trying not to smile the teacher said "no not a goat", "was it a SHEEP?" Peyton asks with his little nose turned up. By this point all of the leaders just couldn't hold it in any more and everyone was busting up. A DONKEY son it was a donkey..........(that last part was just in my head:)

Seriously......got to LOVE that kid!

"Hey Girls Look at This!"

As I was dropping Peyton off at Preschool the other day. His teacher popped her head back in my van and said "I have to tell you"........ This is the phrase that now makes my heart skip a beat, and I just hope that it is something good, not bad or totally embarrassing!

During play time the other day, she said all of the girls were over playing with the doll house and barbies. Up walks Mr. Peyton and says "Hey girls look at this!" With one arm up and flexing. "And look at this one too!" Putting up the other one......she said he had his little legs bent posing too! Her and the other teacher were watching this whole scene unfold (without the kids knowing) and they thought they were going to die laughing! She said they are sure he is going to be a comedian.........or a womanizer, not sure which! Where he came up with that I truly don't know. Probably his favorite cartoon lately Tom and Jerry!

Christmas 2008

The Gingerbread house.
Auntie Linda sent this home with us at Thanksgiving. Approx. 8 hours, 3 sisters, and losing the roof a couple of times this was our finished product:-) Thanks Auntie Linda!

Going to see Santa. Addison wanted nothing to do with him, and we had to tell Peyton that there were other kids in line that wanted to talk to him......

He was going on, and on, and on!

Christmas Eve.....Addison stay out of Santa's cookies!

Christmas morning! A bow and arrow was all Peyton asked for Christmas this year. He was so excited when he opened this. This is the picture right before cranking back on it a bit too hard and busting it right in HALF!! Oh man DRAMA.....he was in tears saying Christmas was ruined, running to his room. I am laughing at the situation now (and someday you will too Peyton) but that was a little rough! Dad did seem to remedy the situation a bit with the trusty ol duck tape. I wish I had the after picture with the "cast". He did make sure to tell us that we were to send it back to the North Pole and make those elves fix it! Something that his mother sure hasn't done yet....

Redmon Christmas Party.

After opening all of our gifts Christmas morning. We loaded up and headed into probably the worst snow storm we have had this year. When we got back our neighbors told us they had to have someone come and plow our driveway for us. I guess there was about a five foot pile of snow sitting in our driveway from the snow plough. But we did eventually make it to Grandma and Grandpa Redmons to do a bit of celebrating. Wow is that side of the family growing fast!

My little Addison was more interested in putting the bows in her hair than the presents......such a girlie girl!

Christmas Day night Santa stopped by on his way back to the North Pole. Peyton was sure glad to see him to tell him all about the bow incident!

Ponderings on Life by a 4 year old

Peyton and I have been having some pretty deep conversations lately about life and growing up.

Peyton got up one morning and proceeded to tell me this (me fresh out of bed too).
"Mom when I grow up and I have a son, and when I go work with dad you are going to have to take really good care of my son OK?" "OK honey I will" "And when he tries to sneak into those cookies you just get really mad at him OK?" "OK I won't let him get into those cookies."
Then he left, just wanted to make sure to give me that memo:)

A few days later as I was putting him to bed.....
"Mom when I grow up I am going up to Alaska, and I am going to find a boat and learn how to drive it. Then I am going to catch fish just like daddy." "Really" I said "that's a long way from Utah." "Yeah maybe I will just stay here."

Few days after that.....
"MOM guess what?" "What honey." "When I grow up I am going to live with you and daddy with my son.....are you so excited?" "Yes, but what about your wife?" "Well, I just don't need a wife." "Really well then where are you going to get a son without a wife?" He thinks for a second and then said "I will just have to go find myself a son." "OK" I say "but most people have a wife to help them take care of a son, do you think she will want to live with us too?" "Well mom, I don't know about that."

Last night.......
"I know mom, when I grow up YOU can be my wife!" "Well honey you can't marry mommy, besides I am already daddy's wife." "OK." "I know, I can marry Addison" I could just see how perfectly this idea was working in his mind, because he knows that SHE won't have any problems living with us forever.....seemed like the perfect idea! "Well honey you can't marry your sister either, it will probably be someone that you don't even know yet." "But like who mom?" Trying to find an example that would suffice him I said "like Ashton" (the little girl down the street who is his friend Carters sister). He looks at me with a smile and said "you can't marry SISTERS silly!"

This morning.......
"Mom when I grow up and have a wife, guess what!" "What honey." "She IS going to want to live here with you and daddy FOREVER AND EVER!" I just smiled, what could I say to that?


Oh the other really cute thing he randomly came up and told me the other day.
"Mom when you have another baby, you are going to have to grow another arm!" "Really, why?" "Well, you have one arm for me and one arm for Addison, so you are going to need another arm!" EXACTLY!