looks a little dangerous!

Payton insists that he is a big boy, and therefore should be able to use scissors. I have always been really nervouse about this, but decided he was probably right. So, we went to the store and got some safety scissors for him so that he could learn to cut shapes.

This has proven to be his FAVORITE activity as of late.

He will sit up to the cupboard and cut as many "shapes" as he can, which usually amount to teeny tiny shard of paper. Really, he just makes a lot of litter.... but it's litter that he is proud of. He asked me to take a picture depicting his skill. Because after all, he claims that he is, "really good at this!"

Oh the confidence! Confidence can be dangerous! (I was looking the other way and he tried to cut a slit in my shirt! Aghhh!)

Big Brother

I have got one excited boy! One who constantly tells friends, neighbors, teachers and babysitters how he is going to have a new baby! I love that he is really looking forward to the event. Hopefully that excitement doesn't wane when the baby actually arrives- right!

Some of the things he plans on teaching the new baby are:

fishing

golfing

wrestling

playing the guitar

taking a bath

and playing with cars

Payton has now progressed to saying his own prayers with no help whatsover, and does a wonderful job. He always likes to bless "baby Owen." When asked what we will name the baby if it is a girl, he INSISTS that it is a boy, and that his name is OWEN! hmmmmm

needless to say, he is already a cute big brother and he loves to CONSTANTLY hug my belly!!

..."I'm just resting"

Payton had an active day of play and absolutely WOULDN'T take a nap. This usually results in retiring early for bed that evening. This particular evening he was so upset! He didn't want to eat dinner, he didn't want to talk to us, play with us, look at us. Overall, I was tired of it.

He was throwing a tantrum on the kitchen floor, so I left the room to let him tire himself out. A minute later I noticed he was pretty quiet. I thought maybe he calmed down and went out to the living room to cuddle with Kade on the couch, but upon inspection this is how we found him.

...on the floor in the kitchen, SOUND ASLEEP! I guess there IS USUALLY a reason for tantrums. He was just to tired to handle it. What a cutie!

"I'm a cooker man!"

Payton told mom and grandma that the only thing he wanted to eat for his dinner was eggs. So- Payton and Grandma got out his cooking supplies like normal, and we all ready to crack two eggs, just like always. Anyways- the wonderful women that we are, we left him un-attended while he was cracking his first egg to go in the other room and check on an ebay bid. We were sitting there bidding on the item, and I could still hear him in the kitchen cracking away. I asked my mom to go check on him to make sure he didn't crack too many eggs.
TOO LATE
He cracked the whole carton- and was absolutley proud!

My mom called me into the room to look at it and he proudly stated, "Look mom! I did it all my byself! I'm a cooker man!!!!!!!"

A Whole Carton

This is the whole carton of eggs Payton cracked to cook, ALL BY HIMSELF.... literally, while we were in the other room. Look how good he did! No shells in the eggs! Seperated perfectly. He put all the shells back in the carton and even washed his hands in this other bowl of water afterwards. Too cute!