
I believe that time is literally flying by. I think that I blinked and Peyton went from 24 months old to 27 months old. It's amazing how much she continues to change before my eyes. This little girl brings so much love and laughter to our life. She is super fun right now and has so much personality. Because of the cold weather we have been spending a lot of time indoors these days and although the days can get long trying to keep her entertained, it's been nice to not have to be on the go all of the time. She got a dollhouse for Christmas and that seems to be one of her favorite things to play with. This is one of the few things that will actually keep her occupied for any period of time that no one has to actually play with her. She also has a horse head on a stick that her sweet babysitter, Anahi, gave her for Christmas that she also loves to play with. She puts the stick between her legs, her hands on the reigns, and runs around the house saying "yee-haw" and "giddy-up Maximus". In case you didn't catch that, the horse's name is Maximus from the movie Tangled. Peyton continues to enjoy playing with her baby dolls, cooking in her kitchen, and jumping on her mini trampoline.

Peyton probably watches too much TV, but I have to admit that sometimes I am glad that she likes to to sit and watch TV because a lot of times that's our snuggle time. I knew that as she got older one of the things that I was going to miss the most was getting to sit and hold her. Well lucky for me, she still likes being held and sitting on the couch and snuggling up with me while we watch whatever movie she is into that week. Once she decides she likes a movie/show, we have to watch it over and over again until something else that's new comes along. A lot of times she likes to snuggle with me on the couch while watching TV first thing in the morning and then again at night before bed.

This little girl LOVES LOVES LOVES her daddy and asks for him from the time she wakes up until he comes home from work at night. Most mornings Matt is gone working out when she wakes up and when I go into her room to get her the first thing she says is "where's daddy?" She literally says this EVERY morning. He is usually back home by 7:30 and showers and then gets to spend a little time with her eating breakfast before he leaves for work. Peyton gets so excited when she sees/hears his car pull into the garage, running to the door saying "daddy's home!" I think it's very sweet how much she loves him and wants to spend time with him.

Although she is so sweet and loving, she does challenge me. She still isn't big on relaxing and taking naps and half the time runs from me when it comes time to get dressed, brush her teeth, etc. I think she thinks it's a game but this 7 month pregnant momma doesn't find it fun! She is tall for her age, wearing a size 3T in most outfits in order for the pants to be long enough and a size 7 keds although I think they are getting to be too small. She still has sweet little curls in her hair that I pray stay because I love them! She says that her baby sister is in "mommy's belly" and that her name is "Harper" although I don't know that she really understands that in a few short months there will really be a new baby sister here. Until then, I am trying to soak up every minute with precious little girl!