jUsTin'S 1sT bIrtHdaY!!

It was my nephew Justin's 1st Birthday on December 19, 2009: He is at such a fun age and has such a fun personality! He is already all boy! He got lots of trucks and boy toys for his birthday! We thought for sure he would dive right into his cake but he just looked at it then he would dip his finger just barely in the frosting look at his finger and then lick his finger. He stayed nice and clean and just enjoyed his 1st birthday cake! (Yes I took a lick of his cake!!!!! If he wasn't going to then I figured I would!!!!) And as you can see by this last picture he partied like a rock star and was ready to hit the sack!

Winter Storm and Christmas Tree

We had a very eventful day today! We had a great big snow storm so Payton and Papa went out and plowed and snow blowed. Papa let Payton run the snowblower all by himself. Payton thought he was so big!!! After a hard working day we helped Grams put up their Christmas tree. Payton is quite the decorator and all of the ornaments he put on were at the bottom on the tree in one small section! But really that is what Christmas is . . . . children!! My mom made a new tree skirt for the tree this year. She did an amazing job and it looks awesome under our broken top leaning Christmas tree! Yes this may be the last year for this particular Christmas tree but it is ours and we love it!

Getting Ready for Santa

After we saw Santa at the General Store we came home and got ready for Santa! We came home and decorated the little trees in our room, then Payton wrote a letter to Santa, (well I wrote it he drew pictures and told me what he wanted!!) and then he put his letter in this little green mailbox for Santa to get! Payton was so excited and adorable!

Christmas at the General Store

Payton, Gram's and I went over to the General Store to see Santa. They delivered Santa Clause in a fire truck so of course Payton loved that! Payton loved it and he was so nervous that he forgot to tell Santa what he wanted for Christmas! It was pretty cold but we had fun drinking hot chocolate and enjoying the excitement and anticipation of seeing Santa!

Thanksgiving 2009 at the Rhees'

We had a great Thanksgiving at the Rhees home! It was basically like a Sunday Dinner except a lot more food!!! But it was very nice to think of all of the things that I am grateful for. I am truly so grateful for my family and the wonderful blessings that they bring into my life. They make me a better person just by being around them. I thank my Lord and Savior for all of the many wonderful blessings that I have in my life. I thank Heavenly Father for my amazing perfect Payton! I love him more than anything and I hope that he will always know that! Thank you for my blessings!

Happy 31st Sis and 22nd Colby

Angie's little guy Justin does the cutest little nose scrunch so I had to throw in a picture!

Angie turned 31 on October 28, 2009: She got clothes and some awesome table runners for the holidays that my mom made. Colby turned 22 on November 8, 2009: He had a great birthday he received a few pictures to decorate his house with! As you can see Payton helped Colby with his cake! We love Angie and Colby so much and are so grateful that they are part of our lives! They both are such amazing special people and we are lucky to have them! Love you both and hope you have a great 31st and 22nd year!

Grandpa Lynn and Payton's Pony Ride

Payton's other Grandpa came over and gave Payton a ride on his little pony. Payton loved it so much! The pony was just his size. Payton love's Grandpa Lynn! And yes my little cowboy in his Bear's Jersey, cowboy hat, and yellow rubber boots! He loves his sports and being a cowboy so why not put them together?!!!

Batman says "Happy Halloween!"

Payton was Batman for Halloween this year. . . not that you couldn't tell! Payton went trick or treating with his cousin's and Daddy. Payton had a lot of fun and got a lot of candy!

Halloween Town High

In honor of Halloween I thought I would post some pictures of the movie I was in on the Disney Channel called Halloween Town High. These are just pictures of what it took to become a cat and some of the cast memebers! It was a great time and an awesome experience!

Family Pictures - Minus Colby:(

Thanks Stephanie for the great pictures!

My Mom and Dad are so cute

They are the best of friends!

Colby was home sick! So he wasn't in any of our family pictures! Colby we love you and these are not the same without you!

Payton (3 1/2), Emily (3), Justin (5 months)