JEDI

I have to post these pictures. Payton did the JEDI Training at Disneyland and got to fight Darth Vador... His dreams come true. And if you know Payton you know how big of Star Wars lover he is. It was such a perfect thing for him to get to do. I just loved it. What a cool JEDI he is himself...

8 Is GREAT... And SAD!!

Preschool

Kindergarten

First Grade

Second Grade (and you gotta love that crooked cowboy smile)

My 8 year old!!!

I finally have a few minutes to update my blog... and thank goodness because we have hit another milestone here in the Green household... Our baby boy turned 8 years old on February 8th! It seems like just yesterday he was my baby baby boy. I am so sad that he is getting so big. We are really so lucky to have Payton in our lives because he really is an all star kid. He has been so easy ever sense the day we brought him home from the hospital. Maybe that's why he is an only child, my mom always says my next one will be just like me...

Because you are celebrating birthday #8, here are 8 things I love about you today...

1. You are so easy going. You are very chilled and always go with the flow...

2. You are funny. You always are doing impersonations or telling jokes. All the kids know you as the funny one...

3. You are smart. You are always impressing me with your thoughts and skills from reading & math to common sense...

4. You have a big heart. You are so nice. You always go out of your way to help others less fortunate...

5. You have the best manners. In fact you have such good manners, that people go out of their way to tell me how polite you were...

6. You are better at video games than anyone I know. You love them, and I really don't know where that comes from but I love that everyone calls Payton over to help them pass hard levels... (our "Vidiot")

7. You love STAR WARS... EVERYTHING! I really don't know where that comes from either, but I have learned so much...

8. You are a good cowboy. You love your animals, especially your dogs. You are good on a horse and good with a rope, just like your daddy... Again, I have learned so much...

I love that we are so close and talk about everything together. I love watching Avatar with you at night and tucking you in. I love when we pray together and you always mention everyone else and never yourself. I have learned so much from you and you are a great example to me and everyone else too. I'm so glad I really know so much about you and that we were able to spend your first grade year together because I really got to see who you are in a different setting.... I am so proud of you. I love, love, love you!!!






I love these pictures of my baby Payton and his best pal, his cousin Kyler. Kyler turned 12 this month too. In these pictures he was only 4 or 5!!!


And now my baby is a boy... playing with his best buddies, sleepovers and all... wow, I can't believe it!!! Where did time go? SLOW DOWN!

CALIFORNIA

Just another reason for being behind on the blog... We just got back a week ago from our trip to California. It was a fun, fun trip. We went and spent a few days in San Diego and then of course, we went and spent a few days at "the happiest place on earth"... It was the perfect time to go if you ask me. It was so great to get out of this cold, snowy land we call home. We did so much in our time there and we will have lots of memories from our trip... The entire family came... 12 of us in all! I think it was nice for everyone to get away. I'm already looking forward to our trip next year!

We came home last Sunday to a blizzard! Only took us about 5 hours to drive home from the airport. Thank goodness they called Monday a SNOW DAY!!! No school! It was literally quite the reality check! Home sweet home!

EVERYTHING...

It's a miracle! I almost gave up on my blog because I got so far behind! There is so much to catch up on...

Christmas was wonderful spending time with the family. We all have a big sleep over at my mom and dad's house. It is fun for the kids to all get to open presents together. Ava was the best present opener of all... she got so into her gifts and said the cutest things like, "oh my dosh, I wanted this at the store!" and she opened a little doll that Kim must have let her see before she wrapped it because she yelled "I missed her!" when she opened that one. I didn't get too many pictures on my own camera because I swear I am the biggest slacker when it comes to that and my stupid battery was once again... dead.



New Years was also fun. We all went to the Big Mac's house and played cards and well, you know... the pictures may explain it all... especially the real blurry ones... I'm really not sure if that was me or the camera...