Easter Morning...

A Wish With Wings Easter Celebration...

Have I mentioned what a great foundation this is? The kids had a wonderful time.

A fun Easter Egg Hunt at the park with some friends

Texas Bluebonnets in the Spring!

I'm not a pack rat, I'm not!

Payton really likes to carry things around. He always has a backpack or bag full of toys, books, puzzles, ...stuff. Always. Everywhere we go. We have been giving him a hard time about it lately, saying "Payton, you're a pack rat" and he seems to be getting a complex about it. The other night he came up to me and said, "I'm not a pack rat" and then paused like he was wanting some reassurance that he wasn't. I didn't say anything, waiting to see what he would do, then after a few moments of silence repeated several times, "I'm not a pack rat". I couldn't wait any longer and had to snap this picture of him (as you can see, he had his Diego backpack, his bear, his light saver, an Elmo back with some toys, his Speed Racer blanket, and who knows what else) after which I said, "no Payton, you're not a pack rat". Decide for yourselves whether or not Payton is a "pack rat".

Happy Birthday Payton!

We celebrated Payton’s Birthday by going to Rain Forrest Café for dinner. I get gc’s for Landry’s from work through referrals and so we all got to eat for $4, what a deal. The kids had a lot of fun and Payton thought it was the coolest place ever. I had told Payton that his presents were in Dad’s car and that he couldn’t open them until after Dad got home. It worked out pretty good since I know that he would have been bugging me to open them all day. Payton’s favorite gift was his Diego Castle. He has really taken a liking to Diego these days. Every time that I would tell Payton that he was the “Birthday Boy” he would reply “no I’m not, I’m just Payton.” That’s Payton’s latest anything that you say to him, like come here buddy or you are getting so big, he will come back with the reply, “no I’m just Payton. “ It was quite the week after Payton’s party, we felt like we celebrated his Birthday all week.

I was looking at pictures of Payton last year on his 3rd Birthday and I cannot believe how different that he looks. Last year Payton had just finished up with chemo and was completely bald. I cannot put words together, to describe what an absolute fantastic year it has been with him. Knowing that I was given a second chance with him has made me learn to enjoy every day with him. I loved watching his hair come back in and watching him fill out again and loved being able to be with him, no matter what we were doing. He is such a blessing in our family and we are so blessed to have his sweet little spirit with us. Happy Birthday Payton!