Payton's Kindergarten Class Mrs. Beasley

I am Payton’s room mom at school and although it is a bit time consuming, it is very rewarding. I have so enjoyed getting to know each of the cute kids in his class and volunteering my time to help. Here is a picture of the kids at his Winter Party. It turned out to be a hit and they all had a great time. We did 4 Rotation tables; 2craft tables- Making Necklaces and Ornaments, a Cookie decorating table and a snack table. What a bunch of cute kids.

A few pictures of the kids with Santa.

Savannah with her friend Mckenzie

You think you will always remember the little things...

I wanted to take a moment and jot down a few cute things that Payton has been saying lately. The other night Chad was laying down with Payton in his bed and Payton told him “Dad, You have to find someone else to marry.” Chad thought for a minute, maybe mom had gotten mad at Payton today and so Chad replied, “Why is that Payton?” Payton responded “because I am going to marry Mom and so you have to find someone else to marry now.”


Several months ago, Payton came home from school, I noticed that he hadn’t received his stamp for the day and so I asked him what had happened. Payton’s response was “Mrs. Beasley needed a volunteer to move their clip to red to make sure that the clips were working right, so I told her that I would volunteer to move my clip.”

Payton is always doing sweet little gestures. I was taking Savannah to a Birthday Party and we were running a few minutes late, so I ran out the door without my coat. I asked Payton if he wanted to walk with me to the door and he jumped out of the car. While we were walking, I noticed that he had taken off his coat. I turned to Payton and said “why did you take off your coat?” Payton was handing me over his coat and said “Mom, You forgot your coat and I didn’t want you to be cold, put it on, he replies.”

Payton is a big Star Wars fan these days. He is always chasing us around with his light sabers and sticking his hand out pretending to use Jedi Powers.

A few weeks ago Chad called me on the phone and announced that he had run over our pre-lit Christmas tree in the garage. We had taken the tree out of the attic and were waiting for the weekend to bring it in the house to decorate. The night before, Savannah decided to get out a table and several items to set up a hot chocolate stand. Chad was trying to dodge the table, forgetting that we had pulled the Christmas tree out of the attic. When I received the call, my first reaction was to get mad. We don’t have money to go and buy a new tree just weeks before Christmas. And then it dawned on me what was my biggest concern last year. It was almost a year to the date when we took Payton into his Oncologist for a routine MRI and CT Scan and learned that he had a spot on his liver that was growing. The tree was of minimal concerns. I could get mad or say something that I would regret, but it wouldn’t bring my tree back. It would only cause tension between us. I then recalled the feeling I felt when Payton’s Doctor told me that he would have to undergo another major surgery, that there was a chance that his cancer had reoccurred and I knew in my heart that if this had returned that there was a good chance we would lose him. The tree then meant nothing in comparison to our little boy. I have recalled several times over the past year wanting to get upset about something so little and reminded myself what a real concern is.

Today marks that one year mark. I cannot express my gratitude enough for my family; for my husband, for my great kids and for my sweet little Payton. I am grateful for the clarity that this has given me. I try not to take things for granted anymore and try to remember the things that matter most. Today I am extremely thankful for friends and family that put their arms around me and carried me through that time. I want to take this opportunity to wish my friends and family and very Merry Christmas. I love you all!

I wanted to get some fun fall pictures of my kids while the weather is still nice, so we headed to the park and it turned out to be a beautiful day.

Payton's School Thanksgiving Lunch

I was thrilled to attend Payton’s school Thanksgiving luncheon. The kids were so cute and it was so fun watching them get their lunch tray and eat their lunch. It was a great day and I feel so blessed to have my little guy.

Payton's School Turkey Trot