Out Comes the Closet

So my house has always been a pretty organized place. I at least know where everything is supposed to be. Especially in closets. In the past two houses we have lived in I have been very blessed with great storage, ie. closets. However, in the house we are currently in, it is anything but.  So I had to get creative. Peyton's closet is the most creative. It houses my shoes, dresses, pey's clothes, and a great deal of randomness. Basically I can barely close the door.
So two weeks ago, Pey decides she is going to explore her closet. GREAT!! Luckily she only got into things that were hers. Her Birthday hat, never worn on her Birthday because I always seem to forget to take it out of the closet. A calculator from Mr. Bob. She loves playing with it but has become a little crazy with the spool of paper on the back. Puzzles, drums, beach balls, and more.
Here are pictures of her exploration.

 Mr. Bob...She needs your help!

My little Musician

Her daddy is preparing her for the future!

Our first family photo

So here is the first photo of the four of us! I was unaware that we didn't have one until Peyton's school asked for a family photo for their "family" lesson. And don't worry our camera is not broken again. It is actually taken from our friend Michael's phone who happens to have a certain app for taking photo's.

First Bath

Don't worry...this isn't current...I have given him a bath numerous times before he hit the 1 month mark...so don't call DFCS on me!

Here is little Thatcher taking a bath. Yes we have a baby bathtub but it is sooooooooooo big that the little guy fits better in a big bowl. We call it his little hot tub! He seems to like it a great deal!

Gooooooooooooo Dawgs!

We are ready here at the Reeves house for fall football. And to get us ready we had a GEORGIA DAY! Peyton was most spirited in her Georgia Bulldog cheerleader outfit!! Thank you Miss Lisa for the greaaaaaaaaaaaat outfit!

Gooooooooooooooooooooo Dawgs!!

Little Miss Tricksy!

So recently we had the whole camera malfunction. Which, in that happening, I learned a valuable lesson...NOT to let your 2 year old play with the camera. So we have been very careful with putting it where a certain little girl could not get to it.  So I thought....
So I went to download pictures the other day and noticed a few that I didn't take. Apparently when I was taking a shower the other day Peyton went and got her stool, brought it into our bedroom, put it next to the dresser, climbed on the stool, grabbed the camera, took some pictures, put the camera back, and brought the stool back to her room.
Low and behold...the evidence...

I did not flip this...it came that way!

Hungry Little Guy!

I thought this was funny!

1st Day of School

Peyton had her first day of preschool last week. She is growing up so fast! She now goes two days a week from 9-12 at Athens First United Methodist Church. She LOVES it! She has a good friend from church in her class and really likes her teacher too. Here are some photos from the day! (and yes...apparently my camera still had Peyton slime on the lens...so the pictures are a little fuzzy.)

M&M's

So one of Peyton's favorite things are M&M's. We have a mason jar filled with M&M's in Paul's studio and Peyton always goes in there, grabs the jar of M&M's and takes it to one of us holding up her little finger showing "1" and says "please".  Once we said "yes", she reaches in and only grabs a blue one...thus being her favorite color.

So the other night I was tucking her into bed and we were saying our prayers and the question I always ask her is "who do you want to thank God for?" And after going through her long list of family and friends and me always asking "who else" I switched it up and said "what else?...What do you thank God for?" and she said M&M's :) It made me smile. Realizing that we should be thankful for even the littlest things in life. So here's to M&M's and my little girl who made me realize that every little thing is a Blessing!

Camera Problems

I finally found the camera! However, I made the mistake of letting my sweet and charming daughter play with it...and well, something got in the lens and the camera kept saying "lens error." Which in Canon terms means that it is broken. So after calling Canon they told me that I would have to send it in for repair...which equals $130. Which I refused to pay. So they told me I could send it back and purchase a refurbished one. Which equals $120. In which I politely declined. It was a simple problem, something was trapped in the lens which was causing it not to close properly. And I was not about to pay all that money for someone to spend 5 minutes and have the problem fixed. So at that point, with nothing to lose, I decided I would take a screwdriver to it and fix it myself. However, growing up with my father I have learned a few tricks. So before I threatened it with the screwdriver I decided to give the camera CPR and within seconds the lens closed! TAKE THAT CANON! I WON!!

So I apologize for the delay of pictures. Our camera is working just fine now! So here are some pictures from the past 2 weeks!

P at the hospital excited to see Thatcher!

Thatcher has his own Lambie...but it is a Raccoon named Ricky!

And he seems to be quite fond of it:)

P holding Thatcher!

:)

Little Thatcher awake! (a very rare occurrence)

Right before he fell back asleep!

More to come!!

PS. I know my comments link does not work...not quite sure on how to fix that...Sorry.

It's a BOY!!

Thatcher Paul Reeves was born on Monday, July 26th at 12:16pm (3 weeks early). Weighing 6lbs, 7oz and was 20 inches long. He is very laid back and doing greaaaaaaaaaaaaat!!

Here is a picture of him (phone pic, sorry for clarity)...More to come soon!(have to find the camera:)

Happy Birthday

Well I cannot believe it, but my baby just turned 2 this week. I cannot believe how big she is. She truly is a little girl now. I absolutely love every minute I spend with her...Even the bad minutes I grow to love. I am very Blessed and Grateful to have her as my little girl.
Well we celebrated her second birthday in style. We threw P an Elmo Birthday Party!! It was her BIG day and we did everything possible to make it special for her. We blew up 40 red and blue balloons and had them covering her bedroom floor so when she woke up she started the day off with a huge smile! She kinda started the day off a little earlier than usual....6:39 to be exact. Yes, to some that is not that early, but for me who loooooooooves to sleep, it's early. Peyton will usually sleep until around 8:30 which means I usually sleep until 8:30...or really if Paul is awake...I sleep until 9:):) But regardless, she loved the balloons! She could not get enough of these balloons. She made Paul and I walk around the house, each carrying two blue balloons (her favorite color). And we were not allowed to sit down, because sitting down would mean we were not playing. So we played with balloons. In addition to the red and blue balloons, Peyton got a HUGE Elmo balloon that sung "Happy Birthday" when you tapped it. She had been asking me for it for the past month every time we went to the grocery store, and I promised it to her for her Birthday. SHE LOVED IT!!
After we hung out around the house for a while we headed out for breakfast at Dunkin Donuts. She loves the little munchkins that she gets at church on Sunday mornings, so we treated her to munchkins. Home run again! She loved them!
After breakfast we headed to Sandy Creek Park here in Athens. It is an amazing park that has a lake and beach as well as numerous playgrounds. So we played at the beach, in the water, and on the playground. We unfortunately did not plan on playing on the playground, so P and Daddy are in their bathing suits:)
After a fun time at the park we headed home for lunch and a nap followed by my Mom and Brother coming up to celebrate the rest of the day with P. She woke up to them being there and watched a little World Cup with Uncle Colin and Lisee. Then we had an Elmo cake (my first real try at decorating a cake...It was a success), opened presents, and played with all the new toys.
All in all, Peyton had a greaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat day!! My little "big girl"!!

 First image of P waking up

P:)

  

P at Breakfast.

 

Yummy!!

P and Daddy at the beach.

P in the water.

(Don't worry...she is not drinking...I always give her plastic cups to play with in the water)

P at the playground.

Swinging!

Watching the World Cup with Uncle Colin and Lisee.

P in her balloons again.

Elmo Cake:)

She blew the candle out!! Yaaaaaaaaaay Pey!!

P and her new little grocery cart!

(don't judge: she wouldn't put on her birthday dress. But I think the happy face shirt suited the day perfectly!)

P and new book

P and her new kitchen

Happy Birthday Peyton!

Strawberries

So last week we went and picked strawberries at Washington Farms. It was a beautiful day and we had a great time! We even got to see all the animals again! Pey loved feeding the goats grass and flowers:) And she loved eating the strawberries too! She had strawberry juice dripping everywhere. She was a big help carrying the bucket and taste testing some of the strawberries that were in the bucket. Mainly taking one bite and putting it back in the bucket, then trying another stawaberry and doing the same. It was kinda funny!

Here are some pictures from the day!