Ice skating: Take 2!

After waking up this morning, the first thing Payton wanted was his ice skates. So after breakfast we bundled up and headed up the street to the duck pond.


Payton "skated" around a bit with Erik then we put his boots back on so he could practice his stick handling.

Payton on ice!

After church today we took Payton up to the duck pond so we, well Erik, could skate! Payton wanted his skates on as soon as he saw Dad flying around the ice!



Payton had a GREAT time and didn't want his skates taken off. But Erik's back wasn't going to hold out much longer!!



Once we got his boots on him, and the tears to stop, he had a great time chasing the puck around with the hockey stick.

Payton can count!!

Okay...so it's only to 4, but that's a huge improvement over last week when he'd only count to two!!!

Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree!!!

Tonight we put up our tree since Erik's parents are here. Of course, Payton was a big help too!!! Luckily ours is fake, takes about 10 seconds to assemble and is pre-lit :) Not much for a 22 month old to help with!


Payton was checking out the lights. Telling us the colors! Everything is "yellow". Sometimes he'll throw a "red" in there.


Smelling the tree. Probably doesn't smell as nice as a real pine ;)

Cheesy grin for the camera!

You know you're a Redneck when....

Your child has decoys for bath toys!