horsey love....

peyton is in love with ace.  ace is a horse.  ace had her crying this evening.  ace came into peyton's life and she will never be the same.  i am thankful for ace and the love, desire, and happiness he has brought to her.  

peyton started a summer horse camp yesterday.   if you ask peyton what she wants to be when she grows up, it is a horse trainer.  so i decided to enroll her in a horse camp at sienna stables with her friend riley.  she was excited, of course and a bit nervous.  i was there with her in the morning and the kids were all quiet, excited about what expect.  i stayed just until the director assigned the groups and peyton and riley were assigned ACE together.  they were so happy to be together.  i kissed her goodbye.  said the usual motherly things...be careful, listen, drink lots of water (it is super hot outside!) and have fun.  we planned for peyton and riley to spend the night together which roger and i were reluctant because she has been going, going since school let out.  i called after holly picked up the girls and asked "how was camp?"  the voice on the other line was a voice like no other....pure elation, pure happiness, pure love...it was overwhelming listening to her sweet voice say "I love it mommy, I really really love it!  thank you thank you for letting me do this camp, thank you so much mommy!" she went on to talk about all they did like ride bareback, lead the horse on her own, learned safety stuff, and how excited she was to go back tomorrow.  my heart raced as her voice, so sweet, filled my ears.  i am so thankful to God that He protected her and has given us the ability to give our daughter things that make her so happy.  she wants to continue with riding lessons.  i hope we can give her that choice.  

today was another great day at camp.  she learned western riding, trotting, how to care for a horse, how they put on horse shoes...the list goes on and on.  this evening, i heard peyton crying in the other room.  i went in there and asked what was wrong.  she's crying, saying " how much she loves horse camp, she wants to go back right now and see ACE, she loves it more than anything she has ever done.  she found what she loves and wants to teach little girls when she gets older how to ride and care for horse."  seriously, she cried for at least 30 minutes.  i finally got her calmed down by saying how happy we are she loves the camp and how she needs to continue to pay attention, talk to her trainer about letting her do more things, and we will try our hardest to get her into lessons after the camp is over.  peyton said she loves us so much and she is "always going to listen to us from now on" because we love her and want her to be happy.  she is right...we love her more than words and want nothing more for her to always be happy.  

peyton is a dream.  peyton is so sensitive. kind. loving. caring. thoughtful.  inquisitive.  gentle.  appreciative.  

i love you peyton.  i hope your dream will blossom before our eyes.   i hope daddy and i can lead you in the direction to make your dreams come true.  i hope we can open doors for you to knock down with your desire to succeed.  i pray for God to lead you on the path to make others around you shine just as your light shines.  

all things are possible to him who believes.  mark 9:23

tired...

i feel so tired...peyton is extremely grumpy after a long week of VBS with stacey and lexi, swim practice in the mornings at 7am and not going to bed until late.  major is tired today too.  he is pretty much crawling on all fours although he is much faster doing the army crawl.  he is talking much more since the tubes went it...saying up, go, sis-sis, and i think he said light today...he loves to point at the lights in the ceiling fans.

i need to take a nap just like they are doing right now.  i am so tired...how times have i said that...3 now....here is another, i am so tired.  i need some pep in my step.  i need a project to work on.  i am taking dinner to a family at church today.  i want to swing by this little antique shop to see if they have any old doors for my dining room.  i need old.  i need cheap.  really cheap.  keep your fingers crossed i find them.  for cheap...did i say that already?

fear not for i am with you; be not dismayed, for i am your God.  Isaiah 14:10

cruisin' along

major is cruising...anything he can touch, pull up on, walk around...he does it.  it is so cute to watch his little face as he thinks about how he is going to get from point a to point b.  love that baby.

and peyton is spending the night at lexi's house.  swim team is proving to be a bigger deal than we expected.  getting up earlier than we had to get up for school is a challenge and we only made 2 swim practices this week.  we will try harder next week.  and she has her 2nd swim meet on monday vs. new territory.  anna and chloe swim with new territory so it should be fun.

as for me....glad our new floors are in, need to reorganize every room in the house (it seems!), and wish we would win the lottery....

Major has tubes....

just as summer began, so did major getting tubes.  peyton's last day of school was thursday, june 4th, practice swim meet that evening, then up at 5am to get to the hospital by 6am for major's surgery.  he did great...the tubes are in.  seeing him out of anesthesia was hard...he was crying and moaning for about 45 minutes.  the doctors said that was to be expected and was good that he was crying.  we came home, he ate just alittle bit, played a little as well, then took a 3 hour nap and has been fine ever since.  he has slept a little bit better...i hope that trend continues.  i am praying for no hearing loss.  we go back to dr. devorkian in 10 days to look at the ears and for another hearing test.  he is such a sweet little boy.....

this morning was little scary though...we woke up around 8am...i jumped in the shower then went in his room. he was standing in his crib and when i turned on the light, it looked like he was chewing gum.  i immediately put my finger in his mouth and he was chewing on plastic from the diaper packaging.  i have no idea how that got in his crib.  roger opened the package and all i can think of is that a piece flew off and landed in his crib.  major always finds things on the floor.  thank GOD he did not choke or swallow anything.  he scares me sometimes.

School's out for summer...2009!

peyton is officially a 2nd grader!  she graduated from 1st grade on thursday, june 4, 2009.  wow...i cannot believe an entire school year has gone.  when she started 1st grade, major was barely 2 weeks ago.  her face has changed so much over this year...she has lost 8 teeth.  her sweet little baby teeth are all gone.  her hair has gotten so long.  her face is starting to slim.  her legs are long and lean.  she is the most beautiful little girl.  she is becoming this young lady right before our eyes.  she ended the school with an awards ceremony that gave me flashbacks to mine as a child.  mrs. tran was the most magnificant teacher on earth and peyton loved her.  peyton received a big hug from mrs. tran before being presented with her awards...best citizenship, overall best art award and the leadership award for her class, and was one of 11 first graders to receive the AR reader award for doubling her AR points.  they were only required to get 15 points but peyton attained 32 points.  she loves to read.  roger and i are so proud of her.  she accomplished so much this year...became a big sister, played softball, danced ballet and performed in her company recital of Sleeping Beauty, and is now embarking on swim team this summer.  she will also go to a horse camp this summer with riley and take a jazz dance class.  peyton is such a blessing...words cannot describe how much we love her.  now comes the challenge of trying to get her stop sucking her thumb which we are working on...we shall see how it goes.