Payton is 1!

{December 11, 2010}

I really wish I could find something to make time slow down just a little, my baby is 1!  It is hard to believe, but we are enjoying watching him grow and enjoy life!  In just the past month he has learned to walk, mastered it, and thinking that he should try running at times!  He is a tease and as someone said to me at Church, he is a flirt!

We had a wonderful day on Saturday.  I don't think he had a clue what was going on and I am pretty sure he thought we were weird the whole day singing to him and asking him if he was 1!  But the kids enjoyed celebrating his big 1st birthday.

We had orange cinnamon rolls for breakfast and he tried a glass of milk for the first time.  He drank it better then any of my other kids, but it did not take long for the reaction of what milk seems to do to my kids take place, so I think we will go slow with that.  He is not a very good eater, so he only enjoyed a few bites.  He is picky with what he will eat and how much of it!

We enjoyed lunch at Olive Garden.  Now that was something he enjoyed.  He really enjoyed eating noodles with me!

The kids are looking forward to him moving into a "big boy" car seat.  The first seven months of his life he screamed when he was in his car seat (pretty much the only time he would cry), although he has gotten better I really do think he will enjoy facing forward!

It is funny what you learn after having four children.  For Marcus 1st birthday we got him so many presents, now the 4th kid we didn't really need to get anything.  I realize he doesn't realize what he didn't get for his birthday and I also realized that we have most toys needed for this stage of life!

He did get a few things and just wasn't too sure what to think about un-wrapping presents, but he did enjoy playing with them (so did his older siblings!).

One of his favorite places to hang out!