AUBREYS IN ATHENS

2nd birthday continued

2009-06-01T20:25:00.004-05:00

Peyton had a great day today. She woke up to mommy and daddy singing happy birthday to her, had her favorite breakfast of pancakes and bananas, at school we had a party and she got to have "cakecups" with her friends, then she and mommy went to the park and played before meeting some friends at the mexican restaurant for dinner. Here are some photos.

Happy 2nd Birthday Peyton!

2009-06-01T19:53:00.003-05:00

2009-06-01T12:14:00.002-05:00

We went to Harry Bissett's to see the Splitz last night and Peyton had a blast dancing with Daddy and some new friends.

Up pants!

2009-02-22T20:31:00.003-05:00

Peyton is very, very independent and now she has to put her own jammies on.

A fun winter

2009-02-22T20:08:00.002-05:00

We have had a great winter! Here are just a few pictures of some of the fun we have had!

Pinto family trip to Gatlinburg. Peyton and Keegan before we got on the big slide.

Daddy and Peyton dancing at Mary and Matt's wedding reception.

Peyton and Uncle Neal playing at McDonalds.

Ian, Peyton and Lily watching Wall E.

Peyton with her bubble beard!

Athens' Christmas Parade

2008-12-06T22:46:00.003-05:00

The rain came and went just in time for the annual Christmas Parade. We had our float in it but we opted to not ride this year and watch the parade instead. We met up with a bunch of friends including Peyton's boyfriend Owen. There were marching bands, an elementary step group, a live rock and roll band (on our float), dogs, candy, and of course Santa. We had a great time!

Santa!!!

2008-12-06T22:07:00.002-05:00

We went to Dawsonville today to see Santa with Lily and it was so much fun. Peyton was so excited, she played peek-a-boo with Santa before we even got in line. Here are some pictures!

Hotel Hallway

2008-10-19T16:46:00.003-05:00

We were in Statesboro last weekend and stayed at a new hotel. Peyton and Ian enjoyed running down the hallway.

Peyton's new friend Lizzie

2008-10-19T16:35:00.003-05:00

Our friends Ally and Stephen had their sweet baby girl a few weeks ago and Peyton got to meet her for the first time last night. She was excited to see the "beeby". This picture looks sweet and innocent but this is right before an earthquake shook Lizzie's world. I think that Peyton wanted her to wake up and play because she took a hold of the sides of that bouncy seat and shook it. Lizzie didn't budge but we did quickly move Peyton away from the "beeby". From that point on she admired her from afar.

Homecoming

2008-10-19T16:00:00.003-05:00

This weekend was UGA's Homecoming and at Peyton's school they dress up for such occassions!

End of Summer

2008-09-09T09:05:00.004-05:00

We have had a very busy summer overall. Peyton has grown so much and changed tremendously. She is very independent and loves to climb up on anything and everything. She is talking non-stop, of course, we can only understand some words but she really has a lot to say. She entertains us constantly, singing, dancing, talking, playing with Oliver, playing with her toys, etc.

She figured out that she can get behind the blinds and thinks it is really funny!

A yummy breakfast of bananas and milk before school. But I really wish Daddy would just let me eat and watch Curious George and stop taking my picture.

Go dawgs! (this is one of the first pictures that I can really see baby Anita in her!)

Wow, that lemon is sour!!!! (but she continued to eat it until it was all gone)

Bubbles

2008-09-09T08:51:00.003-05:00

Even More Summer Fun....

2008-08-06T21:34:00.003-05:00

Peyton's favorite guys, Daddy and Oliver

Playing dress up in TJ Maxx

Dancing Queen!

She loves the grass hat from our honeymoon!

Baths are soooo much fun!

And More Summer Fun.....

2008-08-06T21:18:00.003-05:00

taking baby to the mall

little vampire

relaxing in Oliver's bed

a caged animal

brunch at 5 star, our favorite!

More summer fun

2008-08-06T21:04:00.006-05:00

working on her laptop, like daddy!

modeling her new hat

giggling with her "big sister" Lily

AthFest

Daycare family night at La Parilla

Peyton, Lily, Owen and Ian

Summer Fun

2008-08-06T20:31:00.005-05:00

I know it has been a long time since we have posted pictures of Miss Peyton Louise so now I am going overload you with a lot of shots from the summer, including her birthday, playing with friends, bath time, dress up, etc.

Yeah, Birthday cake! It was so good and she was so much fun to watch. She looked at it for a while and dipped one finger and then it was two hands and finally she figured out that she could put her whole face in it. First birthdays are so much fun!

Peyton and Ian

2008-08-06T19:19:00.003-05:00

Ian is staying with us for a few nights and they were really cute in the bath tub tonight so I wanted you all to see it.

1 year olds like Flagpole too

2008-06-25T07:05:00.002-05:00

Peyton really enjoyed this week's issue of Flagpole!

Peyton's first raspberry

2008-06-17T19:59:00.003-05:00

Since Peyton started walking she is almost always on the go, this morning was no exception. She likes to walk to the car in the morning when we leave for school, this morning she walked a little further then normal and got going a little too fast on the small incline and fell on her face. Here are some pictures of our little prize fighter!

Laid Back!

2008-05-26T19:28:00.003-05:00

My brother was able to get a hold of a couple of my things from when I was a baby and this rocking chair was one of them. Peyton has figured out how to climb in and turn around and rock and she loves it. I tried to get some video but she stops rocking when I turn it on so these stills will have to do. The last one is really cute!

Banana Pancakes

2008-05-26T18:18:00.004-05:00

Peyton loves this Jack Johnson song and dancing.

Hospital Fun

2008-04-29T10:36:00.003-05:00

Peyton had a really high fever Friday afternoon so her pediatrician sent us to the hospital to run some tests. They checked her blood count and it was a little high but they went ahead and sent us home. Then Saturday afternoon her temperature spiked again so back to the hospital we went and this time we were there for the long haul. We are finally home and she is doing much better. No fever in almost 48 hours now!!! Here are some pictures we took of our little patient.

Easter Pictures

2008-03-25T08:03:00.003-05:00

Again, we had a great day. We played with our Easter baskets and had breakfast. Then we all took a nap. After nap time we went to lunch and then went to see the cows and horses. Peyton didn't care much for the cows but really enjoyed the horses. Then we came home for an easter egg hunt. She wasn't much for hunting, as soon as she got an egg she would shake it till it came open and then try to play with the change that we put inside. Here are some pictures!

You Decide

2008-03-24T22:42:00.003-05:00

So a friend of mine, Melinda, recently started her own blog about her boyfriend, Nick's, t-shirt company, Satisfactory Printing, and some new things they are doing together. Another friend, of ours, Jessica, wasn't checking her blog often enough but checking mine every day because there are always cute pictures of Peyton. Melinda got upset and posted about it and here is a small quote from that blog: "I routinely post pictures of Nick on here, who could possibly be the cutest person of all time. No offense, Anita, your baby is cute, but I'm taking Nick on this one." Now you decide who is cuter! (Please understand that I think Nick is a nice looking guy but you can't compare any guy to the cuteness of a baby!)

Easter Basket

2008-03-24T21:38:00.004-05:00

We had a nice Easter. We woke up and the Easter Bunny had come for Peyton and Mommy. Here is a little video of Peyton digging into her basket.

Peek A Boo

2008-03-11T06:28:00.003-05:00

Bath Time

2008-02-28T22:13:00.002-05:00

Crawling!

2008-02-17T22:25:00.002-05:00

For a couple of weeks now Peyton has been going in reverse and getting really frustrated. But Sunday she started moving forward. She is still slow but we are sure that by the end of the week she will be all over the house!

First print advertisement

2008-01-27T22:25:00.001-05:00

Peyton will make her modeling debut in the Flagpole next week. Black Forest is one of my clients and the owner, Sandy, wanted Peyton to be in her Valentine's ads. So Troy and I did a photo shoot at home a few weeks ago and we let Peyton taste a few sugar cookies for the first time in her life. She gnawed on them as we took the pictures, but fortunately could not bite through them because we left them out overnight. She really loved the taste of those cookies so be sure to buy your sweetie some sweets from Black Forest this Valentine's Day AND, if you are in town, be on the look out for the ad!

Sleeping

2008-01-27T22:16:00.001-05:00

Peyton has these four dolls in her bed at all times. They begin lined up behind her against the back of the crib. She goes to bed awake and grabs each doll and plays with it and then lays it down and moves on to the next until she finally tires and falls asleep. Sometimes we have to go in and move a baby or two off her face after she falls asleep. I wish I could get a video for you but there really is no way to do it. We lay in our bed and watch her on the video monitor. Anyhow here is the end product at nap time a couple of weekends ago.

bottle and music

2008-01-27T20:18:00.000-05:00

Daddy introduced Peyton to some new music today while she had her afternoon bottle. She really enjoyed it!

Peyton's First Snow

2008-01-16T21:29:00.001-05:00

She wasn't sure what to think about it but daddy was having fun!

Piano Player

2007-12-04T08:21:00.000-05:00

Peyton just might be a piano player one day!

First Food

2007-11-05T13:39:00.000-05:00

Peyton had rice cereal for the first time last night!

Bat Girl

2007-11-01T08:41:00.000-05:00

Peyton celebrated her first Halloween yesterday. She wore her costume to school, they had a parade for the big kids but not the babies. After school we went over to the Montgomery's for pizza and pictures. She really enjoyed her first Halloween and is already trying to decide what she should be next year!!

Halloween Monster

2007-10-31T12:19:00.000-05:00

My Brother had this on his site and it is pretty cool. What's your Halloween Monster name?

Halloween Monster Name

Your Halloween Monster Name is

Anita the Seductive Web Footed Advertising sales rep

Get Your Halloween Monster Name at Quizopolis.com

Sleepover

2007-10-25T21:20:00.001-05:00

Aunt Evie and Lily spent a couple of nights with us this week and Lily and Peyton had a great time together. Lily slept on a pallet in Peyton's room. Peyton helped wake Lily up in the morning and they took a bath together. This was Peyton's first "big" bath and she did a great job!

Rock star starts school early!

2007-10-14T21:13:00.001-05:00

Daddy brought Peyton to school today. She wore her sunglasses and looked like a little rock star! The kids and teachers at Trinity all commented on her outfit and glasses upon her arrival this morning. Daddy let them all catch a glimpse and then whisked her off to band practice (I mean her classroom). He's already started grooming her for rock stardom.

my hat's like daddy's hat

2007-10-14T21:09:00.000-05:00

Aunt Evie got this hat for Peyton before she was even born because she thought it looked like daddy's hat. It is still a little big but we played dress up the other night. She looks so cute but boy is daddy goofy looking!

First Day of School

2007-10-14T21:05:00.000-05:00

Peyton started "school" this week. So far so good! She's adjusting very well and is generally a happy baby according to the teachers at Trinity.

4 months old

2007-10-02T12:27:00.001-05:00

Peyton is 4 months old! We went for her check-up this morning and she weighed in at 15lbs 10oz (90th percentile) and she is 26 1/2 inches long (97th percentile)!!!

Tummy Time

2007-09-26T22:27:00.000-05:00

Supermodel Peyton

2007-09-26T22:09:00.000-05:00

We did a photo shoot at 3 months and these are some of the shots. They are amazing! Our friend Shannah with zoom works is the master photographer. If you need pictures you really should use her!!! You will understand what I mean as you look at these pictures.

Labor Day Weekend

2007-09-04T10:29:00.000-05:00

Peyton had a busy Labor Day weekend. We started out at the lake with Grammy and Poppy and then finished at Aunt Evie's house for a cookout and a little dress up. Here are some cute pics from our weekend.

hiccups and wife swap

2007-08-26T08:08:00.000-05:00

Peyton gets the hiccups at least 3 times a day but thankfully they don't bother her. This particular night she had the hiccups while she was sitting on the couch watching wife swap.

Music Television

2007-08-25T16:37:00.000-05:00

Peyton loves to watch tv but music tv is especially soothing when she is upset. Watch how she doesn't take her eyes off the tv. This is an old video at this point because I have been having a hard time loading. Enjoy!

bath time

2007-08-21T21:57:00.000-05:00

Peyton loves bath time and we fight over who gets to take the bath with her!

More Cute Pictures

2007-08-12T08:34:00.000-05:00

Bunny

2007-08-12T08:12:00.000-05:00

Look Mom I'm a bunny rabbit!

Twins?

2007-07-19T22:45:00.000-05:00

My friend Fran had her little girl, Ella, on June 12 and we cannot get over how similar Peyton and Ella are. This was their first meeting and Peyton has been talking about her BFF all night long!

Shake it!

2007-07-13T10:25:00.000-05:00

Peyton figured out how to hold her rattle and she likes the way it sounds!

SWIMMING

2007-07-09T20:31:00.000-05:00

PEYTON's FIRST SWIM

She wore an itsy-bitsy teeny-weeney flower-dotted one piece swimsuit for her first swim! She didn't know what to think as the shock of the cold pool water engulfed her tiny feet. Her eyebrows shot up and her body tensed as she entered the lakehouse pool for the first time in her life. Luckily, the baby float kept most of her upper body dry so that her bottom half could acclimate to this brand new sensation. To our delight she embraced this experience after only a brief minute of cautious infant curiosity! Once relaxed, T-daddy floated her around the pool, pretending that she was navigating her own waverunner. To our delight, Peyton enjoyed the water with wide-eyed excitement, and so, we now know that she's going to be a natural swimmer just like Mommy and Daddy. Cannonball!!

AthFest 2007

2007-06-27T20:22:00.001-05:00

Peyton attended her first AthFest at the ripe old age of 3 weeks and 1 day! She was rocked to sleep while listening to the Whigs on the main stage Saturday night.

Bath Time

2007-06-18T18:05:00.001-05:00

Peyton really enjoys bath time. She doesn't even mind the water in her face when we rinse her hair.

Father's Day

2007-06-18T18:01:00.000-05:00

Daddy enjoyed his first Father's Day with his little girl.

Random Cute Pictures

2007-06-08T17:04:00.000-05:00

I haven't posted much since we got home so I thought I would share a few of the really cute photos (they are all pretty cute but I tried to narrow it down). She is more alert every day and very content. I will try to keep up with this more often and also try not to overdo it but I can't promise anything!

Coming Home

2007-06-08T16:47:00.000-05:00

We came home Sunday the 3rd. It was very exciting and we were also a little nervous.

Happy Grandparents

2007-06-08T16:21:00.000-05:00

Poppy

Grammy

Papa Ed and Gramma Sue

All of her Grandparents were present for her debut. She is the first grandchild for Troy's parents and the seventh grandchild for my parents. Needless to say they are very excited.

The First Night

2007-06-08T16:08:00.000-05:00

Peyton Louise joined us Friday, June 1 at 10:25pm. She weighed 7 lbs 12 oz and was 20" long. She came out with a head full of black hair and wide eyed and eager to see what this world has to offer.

The Nursery

2007-05-15T14:12:00.001-05:00

We have finally completed the nursery and it looks better then I expected. At first we thought we would paint circles on the walls but then I found these amazing wall decals that are circles. This ended up saving us a lot of time and hassle. The decals are awesome as I can move them around all I want and when Peyton is big enough she can play with them as well. Everything followed the color scheme of the circles. The bright colors of the closet, bedding, boxes, etc. Our amazing friend, Chris, designed the closet and built it all himself. It gives us so much more room for all of her little clothes and little things. The glider and changing table were donated from her Aunt T and we painted these to match the black crib that Grammy and Poppy got for her. It took a few months to make it happen and of course I was concerned it wouldn't happen in time but as usual it all came together and there was no reason to worry! Thank you to everyone for your help. You know who you are (Chris, Mark, Troy & Jennifer)! Now we just have to wait a couple of weeks and we can bring her home to her new room!

5 1/2 weeks to go

2007-04-24T20:16:00.000-05:00

Overall this has been a great pregnancy. However... just this last week, things have become a lot rougher. I'll fill you in on a few items of note.

I feel like and look like a whale.
At the end of each day I have cankles and tree stump legs.
My back aches constantly.
I pee every hour if not more frequently.
I have officially become stupid. I can not remember anything.
The left side of my body has flattened out because all of the weight on it when I "sleep".

I understand that I have had it quite easy up to this point but it sucks right now. Ah, the "joys of pregnancy".

In other news, we (and by we I mean Troy) hasn't finished Peyton's nursery yet, however, we hope to have that finished over the weekend! (Our "village" is coming to the house this weekend to help us get it all done, we love the "village"). Oh, and if we didn't have enough on our collective "pregnancy plate", a new problem has transpired as of this week. What is it you ask? Well....Troy has been given 30 days to vacate his office in downtown Athens. A bar is moving in to the space above him and they want the downstairs as well and are willing to pay a LOT more then Troy & his partners would like to spend. So as of today he has 30 days to find another office. Oh yeah, he also has to book almost all of the bands for the outdoor stages at AthFest in the next 30 days as well as be home to massage my back & feet because, again, they look like Bigfoot feet by the end of the day. And Peyton is due to come in 38 days. So mathematically it could all get done with 8 days to spare, barring any further complications!

2007-04-04T15:39:00.000-05:00

This is me at 30 weeks. We had a photo session with our friend Shannah of ZoomWorks photography. These are just a couple of the amazing shots so that you guys can see how I am progressing.

Happy little girl

2007-03-12T17:06:00.000-05:00

We had the 3D/4D ultrasound done today. She wasn't cooperating fully, she is laying head down already and snuggled right up to my uterus. The tech was able to get some good shots though. She is defnitely happy right now because we saw her smile many different times. I don't know if it is because she knows we are going to have fish and chips for dinner tonight or she is just a happy little girl!

It's a Girl

2007-02-06T10:44:00.000-05:00

20 weeks

First Picture

2007-02-06T10:40:00.000-05:00

8 weeks

Just the beginning

2007-02-04T13:21:00.000-05:00

We wanted to start this site so that there will be an easy way for everyone to keep up with the "Aubreys in Athens". Some other friends of ours did it first and we check it everyday to see what is going on with their new family. Please pass this on to anyone you think will enjoy watching the Aubrey family grow!