February as of yet...

Payson broke my beautiful lamp - luckily Kent Perry, who was playing with us that morning, wasn't in there at the time to get hurt.  Payson will be sad to not be able to plug it in and step on the "on" button - he and the lamp had shared a lot of good times!

Payson at the park.  He is seriously in love with basketballs & watching people play basketball!  It's fun to hear him say bee-bee-bahl when he recognizes them in stores, on his walls, clothes, etc.

  

Kali Hoenes ruining a cute picture of Jenni & I...  hee hee  j/k Kalie.  February Bunko was Jungle theme - ah, good times with the ladies!

We went to the driving range & Payson got to see what we really do with golf clubs.  He practices regularly in the back yard -what a swing!  He's also a great ball boy -I can hit the ball and he will run and bring it back to me, just to see me swing again!  Awesome - I know this wont last forever.

Payson - aka mr. independent feeder - decides that he needs to hold the banana himself, he actually did a great job, until he needed the sides pulled down which resulted in the usual life & death scream... 

    And yes, he is holding his spoon in his left hand - Patrick has been trying to break him of that habit -good luck!

 Payson tried to "clean" my cabinets with my fluffy pink socks!  Thanks buddy!

Erica decides to learn how to caulk -there's definitely an art to it that I so have not mastered!  Next job will look better...

Payson loves the laundry basket, and convinces Carter & Wyatt that it's fun to push him around in it.  They loved his remote control Caterpillar - a toy his parents were more excited to get him than he is to play with it!

 

Snipets

Since I have a bazillion stories to tell from the last few months, I've chosen a "few" favorite pics and snipets.

Halloween: Lots of parties & lots of costumes for Payson. He loved staying outside late running around the neighborhood - Mom loved the candy....  I brought Payson to my ballet classes for their halloween parties. We also went to a pumpkin patch with a variety of family fun activities.

  

Day at GolfnStuff:  super fun & cheap Raytheon sponsored date... with Payson... and Taylor Hoenes.

Utah trip: In November Payson & Erica flew to Utah to enjoy friends & family - so Patrick could work & do schoolwork, and nothing else. We went to BYU where Payson was a hit running through the crowds of students. We had creamery ice-cream and nostalgic moments in the Math Lab where I worked my way through school. I got to see old high school friends - 2 of which are pregnant -congrats MaryAnne & Sarah!!  Payson was overloved by his adoring neices - but he did steal away to watch the Rumba (robot vacuum) whenever he got the chance.

    

Thanksgiving Day: 5k with my Dad & dinner w/ him & our neighbors Taylor, Kali, Kenzi, & baby Brooke Hoenes. We really are blessed with great friends, family, food, abundance, etc - we are content and happy!

2 days later, Payson went to the Perry's (thanks again!!) and Patrick & I took off to LA for a Mexican Riviera Cruise! We got to snorkel, kayak, zipline over agave cacti (although we declined the free tour of the agave tequilla factory), parasail, explore beaches, play random games & competitions on the boat, eat eat eat, go to musicals & comedy acts, enjoy fine dining & cuisine (Patrick was turned away from the dining room our first night -he was in shorts), had our beds turned down w/ chocolates on our pillows every night (don't ask me how I fit those in after million course meals & delectable desserts - I couldn't let them go to waste!), played settlers of catan & killer bunnies way too many times, and loved every minute of it! Cruises are a great bang for your vacation buck!

Christmas: Patrick got Paintball gear & Patrick got Christmas pjs & snow gear. Christmas day he got the biggest bonk yet -we literally watched the green bruise grow before our eyes!

Winter Blues: Not that it's too cold outside -it's actually been the best winter ever (highs in the 70s!!) -but Payson gets bored inside after exausting all his "toys"....

Random Quiz - but pretty accurate... Thanks Shar!

You Belong in 1955

You're fun loving, romantic, and more than a little innocent. See you at the drive in!

What Year Do You Belong In?

Future Engineer

Patrick was combining computers last week. I like to ask him about them, but to be honest, I don't have the attention span for it. Patrick is great at explaining complicated things in laymans terms -afterall, if you can't explain it to a 5th grader, than you don't really understand it right? Anyhow, Payson was "helping" and completely fascinated. So maybe Payson will follow in Daddy's footsteps. Patrick always said while I was pregnant that he wanted a little person that he could teach and train, and to make the baby just like himself! So, he got a little boy who looks just like him, loves to talk all the time (also like Patrick :) and interested in how EVERYTHING works! Indeed Payson is our Mini-P.

Or, maybe a train engineer?

Payson's Golden Birthday

Payson celebrated his 1st birthday and -it being October 1st- his golden birthday!! We sent out football invites, had football cake, took pictures as a football player and wore our new cougar football shirts. His baby guests weighed in for the team roster and played with inflatable footballs. Patrick & Erica showed off the new backyard "oasis" that finished justin time -and Payson received a blow-up pool & slide that will take up most of the grass space!

The MVP -Star QB - Payson Lewis!!


Happy Birthday dear Payson...
No interest in cake until I gave him a fork -he's obviously very clean and sophisticated with his eating habits.

Wall of Fame -Payson's amazing shots throughout the year month-by-month.
Backyard Fun:
Payson loves running on the pavers and gravel -but NOT the grass. And if I put him on it, he freezes, looks concerned, then cries to be "saved."

See my tomato plants? They've gotten HUGE!

LOVES his new pool -and we haven't even filled it with water yet.

Perfect weather and an inviting backyard lead to Patrick smokin' us up some burgers and pork chops.

Latest Randomness

I love looking at the pictures I take -Is this how I imagined my life to be? Who knows? But I love it -every minute of it!! Well, maybe most minutes of it ;)

Patrick likes his toy Payson. It's all about reactions. Watching Payson is fascinating, especially after putting ice in his mouth -and then [not pictured] down his diaper!

Payson and Erica had fun on the trampoline at the Burns', while Patrick was glued to the BYU football game. Thanks to Tevo we watched it in record time too! Anytime you looked away, you missed a play. Payson did have time to try on one of the twins Spiderman outfits (why the cape?? -who knows!).

Patrick & Payson practice their football plays. Hut, Tackle, Get the fumble!

Payson & Kenzi have snacks. Kenzi was very kind in "sharing" -eg putting all of her snacks onto Payson's tray one by one until she was "all done"! We are excited to have the Hoenes's as our new neighbors.

Payson love his blankey (one of many!) and the toilet -and Patrick's Blackberry. Now it is all Payson's fault that Patrick is unorganized...