Easter Weekend

Peyton and I went home to Kansas City for the Easter weekend to spend a little time with family and friends. It was a great weekend and it always seems like the time goes too quickly and before we know it the weekend is over and we have to drive back to Manhattan.

Peyton checking out her Easter basket that was waiting for her Sunday morning

Happy Easter! Peyton looked so cute in her dress...I loved it!
I think that she is just so cute when she sits up in a big girl chair

Not tall enough yet to reach into her basket but she was really trying

Peyton and Mom Easter Morning

After Church we had a brunch and a Easter egg hunt. It was so cold and windy, but the rain hadn't started yet so we were able to go outside for a little while to find some eggs.

Peyton picking up her first Easter egg

Peyton was more interested in checking out the eggs and would not look up at me to take a picture

Peyton and cousin Audrey out hunting Easter Eggs

Grandma and Grandpa Reiff with Peyton

Peyton and Grandma being silly

Since the weather in Kansas City was cold and raining we ended up having the Easter Egg Hunt in the basement of my brother Michael's house.

Peyton finding her first egg and trying to quickly get it in her basket before the big kids snatched all the eggs up

Tossing the egg into her basket

Finding another egg...

All the kids together after the hunt

Peyton and her cousin Sydney

Bunny Ears!!!

Peyton hanging out with Great Grandma Horton

During Easter we also celebrated the family birthdays in the month of March and April.

Here is Lily opening up the gifts we got her. She really did like the little dog even if her face doesn't look like it here.

Lily had already tossed the clothes down before I could get a picture...She was really funny this year with opening up her gifts and would move on quickly to open the next present

Jon checking everything out from up above...Silly Boy!

Here is a video of Peyton and Lily playing and laughing together. I have to laugh watching this because first of all I am not sure why Lily is only in her tights without her dress on. Second Lily wants to sit with Peyton in "Lily's" chair and you really get to see Peyton show us a little attitude. I hope this is not a sign of whats to come.

Roseola

I took Peyton to the doctor today to check out a rash that started spreading all over her stomach and back. When I picked Peyton up at daycare on Monday she had a fever of 101.2 and continued to have a fever yesterday so I kept her home. I took the fever as she was teething, but once the fever was gone the rash started. So I quickly called the doctor to see what was going on and they wanted me to wait until the morning to see if the rash went away...well it didn't. So Peyton went into work with me this morning until we went to see the doctor to find out that she has Roseola. The good news is that she is just covered in little red bumps that don't itch and will go away in a couple of days.

About Roseola
Roseola (also known as sixth disease, exanthem subitum, and roseola infantum) is a viral illness in young children, most commonly affecting those between the ages of 6 months and 2 years. It is typically marked by several days of high fever, followed by a distinctive rash just as the fever breaks.

Peyton Baby Parade

Peyton turned 1 on April 2nd and I am a few weeks behind getting her 12 month pictures posted. I know that you are all very shocked with that!!! Since the delay I am posting Peyton's Baby Parade along with her 12 month pictures. I have told myself that I am going to try very hard to keep taking her month pictures as long as she will let me. Taking the 12 month pictures really showed me that it is getting very hard to keep her sitting still long enough to get a few good pictures out of her.

Peyton at 12 Months old:

Look at all those teeth!

This is why pictures are getting harder to take!

Peyton's Baby Parade!

First day Home from the hospital

1 Month

2 Months

3 Months

4 Months

5 Months

6 Months

7 Months

8 Months

9 Months

10 Months

11 Months

12 Months

Why do we buy toys?

Why do we buy toys? Peyton has lots of great toys to play with and even at Grandma and Grandpa's house there are lots to choose from to play with. Instead it is more fun to play with our bib. Peyton was being very silly before bedtime and tossed her bib around for a good 10 minutes. It gave all of us a good laugh!

Dancing...

Peyton got this dancing/singing toy chick from our friends Ryan and Natalie for her birthday. I was not sure how she was going to like it at first but she loves it. When I hit the button to make it sing and dance Peyton loves to dance along with it. Very Cute!

little steps!!

Friday after we got home from Peyton's 1 year well check I put together the walker that Brandon and I got her for her birthday. Peyton was so excited to play with her new toy that she was having a hard time waiting for me to put it together. Once I had all the parts put together I placed it on the floor and this is what Peyton did...

Happy 1st Birthday Peyton!

Happy Birthday Peyton! Mom and Dad love you very much and are so blessed to have you as our daughter. When everything else in life gets crazy we always have you to make us laugh and get us to give huge smiles. We could not have asked for a better year in our lives and we can't wait to see what the next day brings.

This morning we were all together to celebrate Peyton's 1st birthday. To pass on the family tradition I got up this morning to cook Peyton her birthday pancakes. Wow...she loved them!!!

Peyton checking out her pancakes

Too early to get a smile out of her...I know how she feels!

Maybe I should have made them a little smaller?
Size doesn't matter I will eat them anyway

Peyton really loved her pancakes

Opening up her gifts with Daddy

Peyton was a little tired this morning so she really was not into opening up her gifts...Thanks Dad for helping!!

Trying to get a family shot...This is the best we could get

Peyton being a little silly

Happy Birthday Baby Girl...Mommy loves you!!!!

Singing Happy Birthday to Peyton...I have to apologizes for my singing. Brandon would not help me out and I am not the singer in the family so you get my birthday solo.

We love you Birthday Girl,

Mom & Dad