As Time Flies

Payson Malia Turns One

May 11, 2013 1 comment

Payson turned one the other day. What a fun day we had. We went to the zoo and she was just in love with all of the animals. After that we drove to my parents and had a family party with cake and presents.

The last year with Payson has been a wild ride. She was born just a month before we moved to a new Province and a new job. She cried non-stop for the first 6 months of life and only wanted her mommy. At 6 months she decide she would start crawling and started to become a happier baby. At 7 months she decide she would start walking around furniture, and at 10 months she started walking all by herself.

She is our climber, and will stand on top of whatever she can pull her little body up onto. She is funny and laughs a lot. She is very interested in animals and loves hugging her doll.

She loves to hug and kiss and even loves snuggling with her daddy now. She is still very tiny, which just makes her all the more cute and loveable.

I am so excited to watch her grow and see her personality flourish. She is my very strong willed child and I am excited to see her become a strong young lady.

She had lots of fun on her birthday and even got to enjoy some cake.

We love you baby girl.

If you want to read Payson’s birth story you can check it out here.

Good Thing We Bought a Van

April 26, 2013 1 comment

Spray Paint Fun

April 21, 2013 No comments

I love going to the thrift store and finding awesome items. I love even more taking those items and spray painting them to add a pop of color. So for the last few months I have been waiting for nice weather to spray paint some items I had picked up over the Winter. So here are some photos for your enjoyment.

Doll Desk with Chalk Board Top

Headband Holder for Girls

Mirror (still need to put it together)

Touched up the Pink High Chair (This was originally painted 2 years ago but I needed to touch it up. You can see the whole process of the chair here)

Second Born

April 18, 2013 Comments: 2

I feel like Payson doesn’t get enough blog time. So this will be all about her.

Payson will be ONE in THREE WEEKS. I cannot believe it. She is so funny, and gives such amazing hugs and snuggles. She still doesn’t nap very often, but when her sister is sleeping she has so much fun playing with all the toys by herself.

She cried for the first 6 months of her life. NON STOP. And one day I put her down around 6 months of age and she started to crawl, I have no idea how she learned. She has not stopped moving since that time. She started walking around furniture at 7 months, and started walking by herself at 10 months.

She is really tiny so it is adorable watching her walk around. She weighs around 16-17lbs and is just a skinny mini. She loves to climb onto anything she can haul herself up onto. She still nurses very often, and I love our time together. She usually ends up in bed with us around 6 in the morning so we get to have lots of time snuggled close. She also loves me wearing her in one of our carriers, it means she gets to be extra close to mommy, which is perfect for her.

She loves saying Dada, Mama and I am pretty sure she says KITTY. She also really likes going “aawwww” whenever she does something she wants us to see or notice.

She really loves playing peek-a-boo, and laughs so much when you tickle her. One of her favourite things is to snuggle a doll or stuffed animal, and she loves to put anything she can find over her head.

She has 1 tooth that she got when she was almost 11 months old and there is a second tooth coming…soon I hope. She has found that she can eat even MORE food with that one tooth and loves to eat anything and everything. We did BLW (Baby Led Weaning) with her and she has always been a great eater.

She is finally starting to like the bath, or at least tolerate it. BUT she will only stay in and not cry if it is Stefan giving her the bath. Otherwise she wants me to hold her. But it is nice that she is getting clean more often and not screaming the whole time.

Speaking of Stefan; Payson is finally starting to really love on her daddy. She was very attached to me for the first part of her life and didn’t really care for anyone but me. But now she hugs and snuggles with Stefan and he could not be more thrilled to have another little lady in love with him.

So in three weeks you will get to read another little post all about my baby turning ONE!!!!

Stonz Rain Bootz

April 8, 2013 No comments

Stonz is a Canadian based company mainly known for their easy to stay on booties with the two toggle system to help keep little feet warm in the Winter. We love the pair we have and both girls have gotten lots of use out of them. I was so excited to find out that they had expanded their footwear line to include rubber rain boots called Rain Bootz. I was so excited to get a chance to review them (okay Capri reviewed them, and she loves them).

These bootz are made from 100% natural rubber and do not smell bad like some rain boots tend to. They are very flexible and really move with Capri as she climbs and runs around. She has worn them non stop for the last few days and we will get so much wear out of them. They come in 4 great colors, and of course we picked the pink.

They come in sizes toddler size 5 all the way up to youth size 4. They have a size chart on their site for when you order but they seem to be pretty accurate to what Capri normally wears. She is usually a size 6, but I ordered a size 7 because I am waiting for a growth spurt, even with the extra room in the toes she has no problem keeping them on (which just means she will get to wear them for extra long).

The Rain Bootz are very versatile because you can add a fleece linerz to them which gives them extra warmth for early Spring and late Fall. They have a promotion on that ends TONIGHT (April 8th) that if you buy a pair of Bootz and Linerz together you will save $10 off your order. SO GO ORDER.

One thing that I noticed with Capri’s old rainboots was their lack of movement around her calf because they were so stiff. The Stonz move with her and this allows her to climb more and jump higher.

I think my only con would be the price. They retail for $35.99 and I am pretty cheap. BUT they are so durable that I know multiple children will be able to use them, and I know they have a very good resale value.

So you can check out a couple more of my pictures from our little photoshoot and then you can head on over to the Stonz website and pick your little ones up a pair of rain boots from a Canadian company (bootz are made overseas). And check out what the rain bootz are and are not made of:

• 100% natural rubber
• PVC free
• Phthalate free
• Lead free
• Formaldehyde free