The Warren Family: Happy 1st Birthday Payton!

It is hard to believe that a year has passed and we are already celebrating Payton's 1st birthday! What a great year it has been! Payton brings so much joy and love to our family and has such an infectious smile. It has been wonderful watching her grow this past year and grow into the little person that she is. It is also amazing to see the bond forming between Payton and Riley. Since the beginning, they have both loved each other so much and each day it continues to grow. (Now I know there will be moments in the near future that they drive each other nuts.....)

At 1, Payton is crawling and getting into everything. She finally mastered pulling up, which was a little more challenging due to her size:) She cruises along furniture and switches off from things...sometimes scaring us. Payton is able to walk fairly well if she is holding onto your fingers, but is not brave enough to try alone. She has just recently started to stand up against us (laying down) and let go, so that she is standing all on her own for a bit. (And you should see how happy this makes her!!) Stairs have also been mastered...well only the going up part. And finally...she has 4 teeth that are pretty much all the way through...we call these her buttery bucks, and 2 more have popped through on the top and are beginning to make their desent. All food is eaten by her and she continues to love large portions:) Formula is a thing of the past (yay!) and now the challenge is moving to all sippee cups. Payton can also say a few words and is working on more everyday. Her favorites are dada, mama, baba, and dog-dog. What a great little girl we have!

For Payton's birthday, we were actually in Wisconsin at Aunt MaryJo and Uncle Denny's. Payton got to celebrate with breakfast at Paul Bunyon's, lots of fresh air, and dinner at Golden Pines. At dinner, she even got sung to and got a special sundae. Here are a few of her on her special day....and two from last year. Happy 1st Birthday to Payton!!!! We love you!!!!!