The Roark Family

Home at Last!

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I was so happy to be heading home with our little Zachary. Peyton just loves kissing her brother!

Peyton's a Big Sister!

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Peyton was so thrilled to come and see us in the hospital. She loved holding her new baby brother!

Welcome Zachary!

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Our little man arrived right on time, on his due date - September 27th! I went into labor at about 2:00 am, not really sure if I was in labor or not. I was induced with Peyton so I wasn't completely sure. After wavering whether or not to call Greg's mom in the morning I finally decided he should call her to watch Peyton at about 7:00. We went over to the hospital around 9:00, and sure enough I was in labor. But not so much that I went straight to the birthing suites. I wasn't progressing very quickly so we ended up having to walk for about 31/2 hours around the hospital. Luckily it was a nice day so Greg and I were at least able to be outside. Labor and delivery was completely empty that day so thankfully they didn't send me home to progress there. Things finally really started moving around 2pm (I know this because the Bronco game had just started :-)). At 8:50pm Zachary Malcolm arrived, weighing 6 pounds, 5 ounces and 19 inches long. I really thought he was going to be bigger than Peyton but he's just a little peanut!

Peyton's 1st Bronco Game - August 2009

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I know, what a sad face!! Okay, so we decided to take Peyton to her first Bronco game, it was preseason so we decided to give it a try. We got her all dressed up in her Bronco cheerleading outfit (which she adores) and she was so excited to go. Well, it just happened to be the loudest preseason game I've ever been to since they were playing the Bears (all you Bears fans should send your thanks) and Jay Cutler was back in town. Peyton isn't a huge fan of noise and we didn't stay long - she's definitely not ready yet. We should have gotten a picture of us before the game started because this is how it all turned out - unfortunately I think we Bronco fans will be making this face many times this year...

August 2009

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My first nap in my BIG GIRL bed. For about a week we just read books in it to get used to it but today was the big day - nap time!

Peek-a-boo!

This is my friend Lucas, he came to hang out with me and mommy so his mommy, Heidi, could go to a talk. His mommy and my mommy were once roommates in college. I did surprisingly well with a littler one at home playing with my stuff. I think this encourages mommy a little bit for when my baby brother arrives...

1st Powertool lesson - July 2009

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4th of July, 2009

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Just try to tell me that I'm not adorable...

Mmmmm...cheeseburger...

July 2009

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Mommy has her first offician duties as godmother with Dana and Tom's daughter, Brooke. I don't quite fit as well on mommy's hip with her big pregnant belly in the way!

Chasing bubbles in the park with my cousin, Corey

Peyton's BIG Girl bed - July 2009

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Peyton was SO excited to get her big girl bed. But she hasn't quite grasped that the crib is now for her soon-to-be baby brother, not hers...

June 2009

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Peyton enjoying her first corn on the cob. She had a hard time understanding the concept of turning the corn to bit off more, but she felt like a big girl!

May 2009

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Yeah, I can groove...

For Mother's Day we went over to Grandma and Grandpa's house and helped plant flowers. We also showed off our soccer skills!

Peyton discovering that she can pull grass!

April 2009

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Easter Sunday - checking out how many eggs I found. Grandma and Grandpa hide real eggs!!

Easter morning getting into my Easter basket!

We went to Monkey Bizness for our friend Jack's birthday. For some reason Peyton wouldn't try anything but play in the little kiddo area down the slide (as long as mommy or daddy were near by). But she did just fine when it came time to eat cake!

Snow to play in - FINALLY - March 2009

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Well we finally got some snow worth playing in - after winter. It seemed like anytime we had a good snow all winter that it was on a Monday when we went to work and Peyton was in daycare so we never got to play in it. I was really beginning to regret the snowpants purchase! Well as it turns out, Peyton wasn't a huge fan of the snow - mainly due to her mittens coming off or not being able to grab things with them on.

Peyton turns TWO!! - March 2009

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Nani and Papa got Peyton a new stroller for her baby doll that she loves!

Nani also made a new outfit for Peyton's baby doll. Nani's a pro at making baby doll clothes!

This time we learned to not give such a big piece of cake!

Peyton's 3rd birthday cake over at Nani and Papa's house - my favorite - angel food cake with divinity icing and strawberries :-)

Here's my second cake that at Grandma and Grandpa's house. We celebrated Peyton and Greg's birthday - unfortunately Peyton won't eat chocolate - I really wish I didn't like chocolate!!

Opening presents!

Just hanging out with my cousins, Riley and Corey.

Am I a star or what!?!

Peyton was very happy to dive into her strawberry cake. Peyton doesn't like chocolate so I made her a strawberry cake with divinity icing, I figured she would like it. We didn't count on how much she would like it. Greg cut Peyton a HUGE slice of cake. She had the WHOLE thing, we were amazed at how much she ate. We didn't think about what might happen if she ate the entire huge piece of cake. Well, we found out at about 2 am the next day when it all came up all over the bed. I guess we learned a lesson that day!!

Happy Birthday to Peyton, happy birthday to Peyton!!

Still feeling terrible, making this cake was one of the few things I got done for Peyton's birthday this year - no big party with a million cupcakes - I just couldn't do it, but she didn't seem to mind at all!!

March Madness - 2009

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Peyton LOVES to wear her Jayhawks outfit to cheer on Mommy's team!! This was before the big dance started but she wore her outfit for every game during the tournament - we were very bummed that it ended up only being three, but there's always next year. Missy's friend Patrick, from her KU days, and his wife sent this out for Peyton when she was born and she's been just waiting for it to fit! ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK!!

Februrary 2009 - The month of no pictures

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Can you believe it - no pictures this month. This is the first month that we haven't taken any pictures of Peyton. I feel a little guilty. But since I (Missy) am usually the one busting out the camera - as you may be able to tell by my lack of appearances in the pictures themselves - I do have an excuse. On January 21st I found out that I am pregnant with #2!! Of course as it always happens, this was right after having dinner at a friend's house and drinking way too much wine...
Then I got really sick and got bronchitis, and once that was over I got to go back to feeling like I was pregnant - yay (*sarcasm*). February was pretty awful for me. When I look back at how I felt with Peyton - that was nothing!! Throughout this month (and the next one as well) I was just trying to get through everyday. I got sick many times (did not happen before), completely lost my taste for things I usually like (also did not happen before) - I mean I couldn't drink water for goodness sakes! Certain smells made me cringe - ANYTHING cooking in the oven, smoke (as usual just really amplified), perfumes, etc. It was awful!

My poor husband got practically no acknowlegment of his birthday this month (the 19th). I definitely have to make it up to him one of these days...

January 2009

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Here's me and Daddy down at the creek behind our house. I love watching the water.

Look at those blue eyes!

Having some fun in the little bit of snow we've been getting!!

More of my yogurt face!!

Christmas Day 2008

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HAPPY CHRISTMAS!!

Christmas Eve 2008

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Silly Papa!

It's really not fair for my brother, my mom, and I to be on the same pictionary team - but we enjoyed the win :-)

Missy's cousin, Meredith, just had her beautiful baby girl, it' amazing how tiny they seem now - it's hard to believe that Peyton was once that size!

Peyton loves her horsie!!

As usual we had a busy couple of days for Christmas - on Christmas eve it was off to church, then over to Grandma and Grandpa's house (Greg's parents) for gifts and then over to Nani and Papa's (Missy's parents) house for chili and games.

December 2008

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Our pretty tree!

Every year there is the big Roark family Christmas party the weekend before Christmas. Peyton had a lot of fun with the dogs - however, she would have nothing to do with Santa this year...

A little cookie decorating to get in the Christmas spirit

Peyton really loved running around the tree lot looking while Missy looked for the perfect Christmas tree!

Bathtime Fun - December 2008

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Peyton loves her bathtime bubbles -and sucking on her wash cloth!! Now that we have a new camera we are finally getting some of those great smiles -no delay!

November 2008

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Isn't my dress pretty? Mommy and Daddy's friends, Dave and Stacy, got it for me in Peru!

Now, here's my outfit - fleece hat, paci, and mommy's crocs!!

Halloween 2008

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On Halloween Missy wore her (hopefully) final bridesmaid dress. Missy has been friends with the bride, Beth since 6th grade. She and her groom, Chris had a lovely wedding and luckily Peyton doesn't really get trick-or-treating yet so we didn't miss out!! Peyton went to Nani's house for a sock hop!

Fall Harvest - October 2008

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Helping Daddy rake up the leaves - we have a lot!

Vegging out...

Helping daddy pick the peppers and jalepenos from our fall harvest. We had tomatoes this year also. We loved eating the food that we grew!

Playing around - October 2008

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Peyton decided that her pink pants would made a better hat! As you can see, Peyton loves her pacis!

Estes Park - October 2008

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We had a pleasure of spending a weekend with our friends, Jen and Josh, and their two girls, Malayne and Sadie, up in Estes Park. It was so nice to get away for a couple of days and Peyton loved hiking along the water (she's quite attached to her paci if you couldn't tell...)

We were thrilled that we still got the yellow aspen before all the leaves fell or the snow came!

Here's Peyton playing around with Malayne.

September 2008

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After - clean up

Before - yogurt face

Peyton pulled mommy's fuzzy socks out of the dryer and decided they made great long mittens!!

Peyton LOVES watering the plants and flowers outside!

Fort Collins visit - September 2008

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We went up to Ft. Collins to visit our friends Dave, Jamie and their two boys - Jack and Isaac. After lunch in old town we stopped off at this park that has jumping water. Peyton didn't stop saying 'water' the rest of the day.

Watering the flowers - September 2008

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Peyton pitched in by watering some flowers in the backyard...

August 2008

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Getting ready to dig in!!
I think I'll just try squishing the frosting between my fingers...

We had fun at Maya and AJ's 1st birthday party!!

Here's the birthday girl, Maya. Somehow we missed a picture of AJ...

Ava and I are showing off our sunglass styles. Ava is about 5 months older than me, she'll be turning 2 soon!!

I am rockin' these sunglasses!

I Love Daddy! August 2008

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5th Wedding Anniversary - Glenwood Springs, August 2nd, 2008

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For our 5th anniversary, Greg and I stayed at the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs. It has some great history and is a beautiful hotel. Unfortunately, we found out that it's not the best place to stay in the summer as there is NO air conditioning (this is not information that you can find until you get there). We just happened to be there on the hottest weekend of the year...lovely
We hiked up to Hanging Lake, which is just amazing. It's just about the perfect hike!

You just have to love Colorado!

Grandma and Grandpa's cabin - July 2008

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Peyton and mommy enjoying the cabin...
The boys - Ryan (Greg's younger brother), Tyler (nephew), Carl (Tyler's dad, Greg's older brother), and Lee (grandpa) - enjoying their beer and frizbee golf.

Peyton with her cousins Corey and Riley (Uncle Ryan and Aunt Christi's boys) having fun on the swing that Grandpa built.

David's Wedding - July 19, 2008

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Do I make a pretty flower girl, or what?! Surprisingly, Miss Peyton made it down the aisle behind her 3 cousins - that was a pretty big deal for a 16 month old!!

Anna and I with baby brother. I am really not sure why I didn't get ANY of the height gene in my family!! So unfair...

The parties before David's big day - July 17-18, 2008

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Eating pizza at the family party on Thursday. We had family from Indiana, North Carolina, Texas, Chicago, and New Mexico

At the rehearsal dinner Peyton discovered just how yummy ketchup is!!

Relaxing before the big debut as a flower girl...

Denver Zoo - July 2008

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Two days and two train rides!! This one was a little shorter though...

Say Ahhh....

Just hangin'

Georgetown Railroad - July 2008

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Snack time!! Abby, Katie, Avery, and Peyton climbing on the rocks waiting to get on the railroad.
There's Aunt Anna with Katie and Abby!

Having fun with my North Carolina cousins!!

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Peyton had a great time playing with her cousins for a week before Uncle David's wedding! From the left - Katie, Peyton, Avery, and Abby (and yes, my sister actually has one of each in the hair color department - one brunette, one redhead, and one blonde!)

Peyton had a fabulous time running around the poop in the intertube. Without it, she started going too fast and just fell in the water...

Happy Birthday, America!! July 4, 2008

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I am one cool girl!! This afternoon swim helped me sleep through the warzone of fireworks at home!!

Mommy forgot the bib so I really got to have fun eating lunch!!

God Bless the USA!!

Waiting to catch the neighborhood parade in the morning.

June 2008

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We got a visit from Natalie and Ben from Arizona. We wish we saw them lots more, and we really wish we could all go back to Hawaii!!
Playing around at Heidi's baby shower...
It's hard to believe that Heidi (in the middle) is actually pregnant :-) Her little boy is due to arrive at the end of August. It was nice to spend the afternoon with Heidi and Lindsey and her girls, Ella and Ava. My, how things have changed since college!!
These are most of the ladies in my brother's life now :-) Jody (Lauren's grandmother), me, mom, his bride-to-be Lauren, Lauren's mom Kathy, and her sister Katie. My mother's friends had a lovely high tea to celebrate the upcoming wedding in July. We were just missing my sister, Anna and our 4 girls!

Aaaahhhhh!! Just try to imagine the decibles that can come out of me!!

Peyton's First Swim Lesson - June 14, 2008

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After a few minutes, Peyton loved the pool. We couldn't get her to stop drinking the water though!!

Roark Family Picnic - June 2008

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Every June, the whole Roark clan gets together for a big family picnic (there are A LOT of people in the family!!). There's lots of food, beer, games, croquet, volleyball, and catching up. This is Greg's family minus Ryan, Christi, Riley, and Corey (his brother and family).

Mom (Darralane), Uncle Bob (mom's bro), Tyler (nephew), Kaitlin (neice), Dad (Lee)

Grandpa (mom's dad), Beverly, Carl (Greg's older bro), Missy, Peyton, and Greg

Playing around the house -- June 2008

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While Peyton was getting her diaper changed she wanted ALL her bows on her head.

Gettin' down!!

Summer Birthday dinner - June 2008

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Peyton loves her blankies!

Chowing down on Missy's favorite birthday cake: angel food cake with divinity icing and sweetened strawberries. We celebrated Missy and Grandpa Tim's birthdays.

Mom, David, Lauren, and Uncle Jim.

May 2008

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So far this is the first and last time that Peyton has used her spoon correctly. Hopefully she'll figure it out again soon.

And the phone obsession begins...

Sitting with daddy at Grandma and Grandpa's house.

HI!!

Peyton and the boys: Great-grandpa, daddy, grandpa, cousins Riley and Corey
Usually Peyton likes to drive mommy and daddy crazy by standing on her rocking chair (which was mommy's when she was little) instead of sitting, but right now she's focused on a video and her cracker.

Having fun at the park with Daddy.

April 2008

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Goodbye to my beloved Molly -- Dec. 1991 - April 16, 2008

I was devastated to find out that my Molly cat had throat cancer this month. Except for when I was up at school, she was my constant companion for 16 years and I loved her dearly. The vet was nice enough to come to the house to put her to sleep, so she got to be in a comfortable environment (she was always so scared to go to the vet) and sitting on my lap. I miss her so much...
Taking over Mocha's bed -- she did rule the roost until Peyton came along :-)
What is this thing?? Unfortunately we didn't get pictures of Molly and Peyton together since Molly was always a little perturbed that Peyton came along and took some of my attention away (and she wasn't too keen on having her hair pulled). She did eventually let Peyton hug her sometimes (just not in time for me to get the camera).

Having fun at Maelin's first birthday party!! That's her mommy, Mara.

Now it's Jack's first birthday!!

Watch out boys...!!

Just see how much you can keep me contained now!!

Peyton's First Year in Review

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Here is a look back at Peyton's first year of life. Enjoy!

Easter and end of March 2008

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Just hangin' out. Showing off my cute outfit that Aunt Anna and Uncle Dallace sent for my birthday.

Happy Easter! I got lots of goodies in my Easter basket. And believe it or not, I really like to wear my flower headband!

First Birthday Party!!

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Look at this yummy spread -- my cake is the big one!!

More cake!! This time I get chocoate cake with white icing.

I'm not quite sure how this thing works...

I LOVE my swing that grandma and grandpa got me!!

Happy 1st Birthday to Peyton!! March 13, 2008

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Happy Birthday to me, happy birthday to me!!

Yummo!!
I even managed to get chocolate in my ear...
Mommy, why do you have to clean me up, can't I just have chocolate on my face??

Early March 2008

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I don't think that Mocha knows quite what to do with me...

But she's a good dog :-)

Rub-a-dub-dub. I'm getting a little big for this bathtub!!

Just walking up a storm now...

Daddy gave me something to climb on. Soon, I figure out how to climb on just about anything!!

February 2008

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It's my baptism day -- today I was dedicated to Jesus Christ, yea!! Lots of other babies and kids were too.

I think this basket is just the right size for me. I love climbing in it and can get to it easily since I'm walking now.

Listen to me laugh while I'm riding Mocha!!

January 2008

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Balloon!! With Grandma over at Uncle Ryan and Aunt Christi's house

My, my, daddy, it's looking a little thin up here :-)
This is my friend, Maelin. I'm just a little bit older than she is, she was born in April.

In my Sunday best before church. My great-uncle Jim gave me this pretty dress.

New Years Eve 2007

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We went over to Josh and Jen's house for New Years Eve. My friend Jack and his parents, Jen and Pat, came too!

I'm telling you, this Jack has got a thing for me...

Malayne and Sadie (on the left) are Jen and Josh's girls, and Jordan and Jack are Jen and Pat's kids. We had a good time together, and mommy and daddy were more than happy to be in bed before midnight!

December 2007 -- My First Chrismas!!

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Doesn't my daycare have one of the best Santas ever!! I wasn't too sure what to think, but at least I didn't cry!!

I'm so happy that I can pull up on things and stand without help now!! Merry Christmas! We went over to Nani and Grandpa's on Christmas day. On Christmas Eve we went over to Grandma and Grandpa's house, but mommy forgot the camera...

We got a VERY white Christmas for my first Christmas, it snowed all day long!

Isn't the outfit that Auntie Anna and Uncle Dallace sent me adorable! It has kitties on it :-)

December 2007 -- I'm a model!!

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November 2007

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One day I'll be bigger than the pile of leaves!!

I'm on my way to walking!! Enough of this crawling already! See my new tooth?

Hangin' with my cousin, Corey.

Now that's some hair!

Mommy didn't realize just how quickly these biter biscuits turn to a sticky glue. I didn't care, I was having fun eating it!

October 2007

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7 months old and already on to my 4th wedding!! We traveled down to Texas for Kathleen's (mommy's cousin) wedding. I didn't do too bad on the plane (mommy swears she will not ever be annoyed at babies on the plane ever again), it was an interesting experience!!

Auntie Anna came out for the wedding on her own, leaving Uncle Dallace at home with my cousins, Katie, Avery, and Abby. I wonder how much princess stuff he had to do...

Happy Halloween!! Have you ever seen a yummier Hershey's kiss??

Hanging out at Ava's 1 year costume birthday party with Evan -- beware of the skunk!!

September 2007

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Mommy was the matron of honor in Dana's wedding. Here we are at a ladies bridal luncheon before the big day.

This is my first food other than breastmilk and that paste they call cereal -- sweet potatoes --yummy

I'm becoming the seasoned wedding goer. This is my 3rd wedding I've attended and I'm only 6 months old. This one is for mommy and daddy's friends, Emily and Corey.

Here we are at the reception

August 2007

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Now that I'm 5 months, I get to try some rice cereal -- I'm not too sure about this pasty stuff...

Me, mommy, and Molly asleep on the bed...

This is my first visit to the pool. It took a little while to feel comfortable, and I'm not too sure what that is on the bottom of the pool -- I'm going with dirt...

This is my friend, Evan, and I playing at mommy's work. He was born last December (his mommy and daddy just squeezed in that lucky end of the year tax break!! :-)) I think his hair is fascinating!

July 2007

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I'm starting to enjoy bathtime, mommy just really likes me in my frog towel :-)

Happy 4th of July!!
This is my friend, Jack. He was born in April and he obviously admires me...

June 2007

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I can't quite sit up on my own just yet...

Here I am with my grandma

This is my great-grandpa on my daddy's side

May 2007

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I know that my Auntie Lauren is going to be my style guru as I grow up!!

My Auntie Anna and cousins Katie and Avery visited me from North Carolina. I can't wait until I'm older and can dress up like a fairy princess.

Mommy finally took me to get pictures done, I'm so cute, I can't stand it!!

How adorable am I in my froggie towel?!?

April 2007

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Get in my belly!!

My first Easter, sleeping with Aunt Christi...
...and Uncle Ryan...

...and daddy after we get home.

March 2007

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Getting some lovin' from Nani and Grandma and Grandpa :-)

On my way home from the hospital. Daddy has never been so nervous driving!

Hangin' with Uncle David...

March 13, 2007 -- Welcome to the world, Peyton!!

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After 1 1/2 hours of pushing, Peyton made her debut at 1:23 pm weighing 7 lbs. 10.9 oz. and 19 1/4 inches.

We are now officially mommy and daddy!!

1 Week Past the Due Date

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March 12, 2007: Ah, to be 41 weeks pregnant again. I'm surprised I was still smiling...

We were on our way to my 41 week checkup knowing that there was a possibility of being admitted after my appointment, so the car was loaded up.

It turned out they scheduled me to be induced that night, so after the appointment Greg and I went to lunch and came home. It was a strange feeling knowing that we were going to the hospital later and coming home with a baby :-)

A look back at the the year of a less chaotic (but certainly not as entertaining) life before Peyton...

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Mom, Anna, and I went on another girls trip (we did one several years back to Paris) to New York City in September 2006. And yes, I was still feeling my now 3 months of pregnancy....

We went to San Pancho, Mexico with our friends, Jen and Josh in August 2006 --Yes, we went to Mexico in August, and yes, I was 2 months pregnant and feeling every minute of it!!

There was a sea turtle protection organization that digs up the sea turtle eggs (to protect them from poachers), hatches them and then releases them to the ocean. We got to see that the first day there. The video is posted at the end, it was really fun to see them head toward the ocean!

God Bless the USA! Pearl Harbor 2006

I liked the Luau, you get to wear flowers on your head and not feel silly.

We had such a great time on vacation with Nat and Ben! Hawaii 2006

I'm hoping this isn't the last time I get to sit in the sun on the beach drinking a Corona!! Hawaii, May 2006

My brother, David; his now fiancee, Lauren (yea!); Greg; Missy; my sister, Anna; and my brother-in-law, Dallace out at Pappadeaux during the Christmas holidays in 2005.