Petonzilla

I have been a bad blogger lately. Things have been super busy. I don't know how moms with more kids than me survive. I feel like I am barely treading water sometimes. It has been a busy month with school, primary, and trying to keep up with house. Peyton is still at that very busy stage. He is pulling up on anything or anyone that will hold still long enough. He is cawling pretty fast and getting into everything. Changing diapers is like aligator wrestling. Stockton and Abby have about had it with all of their toys being gotten into. And Peyton cannot rest until every single lincoln log house is destroyed!!!

I think you forget time consuming this stage is when you are not in it. But on the other hand it is an awesome thing to see a baby start to figure this world out. You can almost see the cogs turning in their head. That is one of the truely great things about being a mom.

We got this little table when Abby was a baby. I had forgotton about it, and then remembered one day. The first day I pulled it out for Peyton he was just giddy. He squealed and laughed and thought it was the best thing ever. By the time I got around to taking these pictures it was just old hat and I couldn't get that great smile he had at first.

He has also started saying uh-oh and Mama. He is growing up so fast!

Trick or Treating

The kids had so much fun on Halloween. They started out thinking it was super fun when some of the neighborhood kids came to our house and they got to hand out the treats. Stockton was the "just one piece" police to everyone who came. (I can't imagine where he gets it from.)

But it was even better when they actually got to go out and get their own candy. They loved it. Peyton did a lot better with his costume than I thought he would. He left it on the whole time. It was super soft, so everyone wanted to pet him the whole time. They all thought he was a bear or a mouse, but it is actually a monkey costume. He is such a little monkey, so it fits him well. They had a great time and made some fun memories. They are already talking about the next time they go trick or treating and I am trying not to eat all their candy!!!