Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family. Have a safe and cheerful holiday.

Halloween

So it's almost Christmas and I am just getting to my Halloween post. It will be Easter by the time I get any Christmas pictures up.

I am not very imaginative when it comes to dressing up. To tell you the truth, I'm not actually a fan of Halloween. Because of my lack of enthusiasum towards this "holiday", Payton kinda gets the short end of the stick when it comes great ideas for costumes. I just usually ask her what she wants to be and we find a way to pull it off. Thankfully she is about as imaginative as I am. So this year she wanted to be a kitty cat.



I think she makes a pretty cute kitty cat.

In past years, Payton and I have always hooked up with Alex and her parents from down the street and made our way around the block. This year Alex had other plans so we invited Sabina and Andrea to come for dinner and join us on our outing. Payton and Sabina were born 10 days apart and will both be turning 10 this coming March. I have always known that Payton was small for her age be these pictures show very clearly how small she really is.



I can't sign off the Halloween blog without posting the annual trick-or-treat picture of Payton and Andjela from next door. Andjela is two years older than Payton but they are quite the pair. I am sure there will be many more pictures of these two.

Time Flies....

So, I realize it has been way too long since I posted a blog. As soon as summer ended, rather than getting back into a routine, everything went hairy scary and we have been running six ways from center ever since. Lots of things have happened in the last three months. Starting with back to school, Payton was very excited to get back to school. As much of a challenge as school is for Payton, she never wants to miss a day because I truly believe she really loves it there. Here she is on the first day of school.





So after school started, the trips to the trailer were limited to the weekends, and they couldn't come fast enough. And with fall in full swing the fairs were a plenty. Having spent the entire summer in Port Elgin, the talk of the town is Pumpkinfest. And it finally rolled around. Of course it was the coldest Saturday in September but we dressed for the weather and had alot of fun.





Next came Thanksgiving. I have to admit that Thanksgiving is my most very favorite family holiday. Each year the entire family goes on a hike and enjoys each others company and idle chatter. Great family memories are created each year and many family pictures are taken to savor the moment.

This year we went to a trail in the forest that we have been to before. I think everyone enjoyed themselves.






Here is just another couple examples of a very special bond Payton has with her oldest cousin. Amanda and Payton have always been very cute together. I have many pictures of these two peas in a pod....





I'll try not to have such a long time between posts. But there are no guarantees. Blog ya later!

Port Elgin Sunset

So Payton and I have spent the entire summer at the trailer in Port Elgin with the exception of two weeks. I am ashamed to say that during that time, we never once went to see one of these famous Lake Huron sunsets. Well last night we decided to head to the peer and watch the sun go down. Of course we had to treat ourselves to another ice cream to have while we enjoyed the scenery.

Everyone was right, it sure is a sight to see.





We will have to do that again, with Jeff, when he is here so we can get some family pictures with the sunset in the background. I am gonna miss this place come September.

Long live Summer!!!!

Sauble Beach

Yesterday was kind of an overcast and cool day so Payton and I decided to venture into Sauble Beach and see what we could find to do. Our first stop was to find the best beach fries we could find. Boy were they good. Next stop was mini putt.



After a very intense game of putt putt, we relaxed with an ice cream cone from Dairy Queen. I can't even tell you the last time I had a DQ ice cream. It was very tasty.



After our ice cream we headed up to the Sauble Beach Amusement Park. It was kinda cheesy but for $20 it killed an hour or so and we had a good time. Payton started out on the smaller rides and worked her way up to the go-karts with me.







By far the go-karts were the most fun. I drove and Payton sat beside me. I kept looking over at her and she was smiling ear to ear. She said at bedtime that she had a great day. I'm glad. Isn't that what summer is all about?

Check back again soon!

Tubing

This past long weekend, we went out boating with two families that we know from Kitchener. Brad and Kim and their son Chet have a trailer in the same campground we are in. Ian and Christine and thier kids Zoey and Coleton have a cottage not 15 minutes away. Jeff had the jetski and Brad and Ian each had their boats. The day consisted of swimming, tubing, waterskiing and jetskiing. I think fun was had by all. The thing that surprised me the most was that Payton went tubing alone and really enjoyed herself. She really wanted to go but was very aprehensive about going alone. Finally she stood up to her fears and settled into the tube and was ready for her ride.



Tell me she's not having a good time!!!






I think clearly that this is turning out to be the summer of a lifetime. Not only for Payton but for me too.

Sunkissed!!!

I just took the most awesomest picture of Payton ever! Check it out! For sure this one will end up on a layout.

What a summer we are having. She keeps me busy and I hate to admit that she is growing up too fast.

Love you honey!