Christmas 2008

Hello family and friends! Well Christmas has come and gone and yep....this is the first year that I did not do a Christmas card or Holiday card for that matter. So here goes on the blog spot!

What a year we have had. For those of you who have remained close know that it was a roller coaster of a year at that. However we can report that the one constant in it all was our very own Miss P. Payton is such a gem and growing and changing every day. She loves to explore the world she is in and you can watch her trying to figure everything out. She started walking about a month prior to her 1st birthday in September. Of course we had quite the blow out birthday bash for her as any parent would for a 1st birthday. We were so blessed to be surrounded with such love from our family and friends that attended. Thank you again to all who did. At her one year check up her doctor was quite impressed with the little genius we had on our hands. Payton proudly listed off the vocabulary that she had and few two to three word sentences that she could put together. I am truly amazed at what she can do, it is as if she has not limits. I love the age of fearlessness!

Coming into the Holiday's and getting settled in our new surroundings Payton was so excited to do the tree and learned how to "look with her eyes and not with her hands" (she did this by pointing to the tree then pointing to her eye). What a joy is was to see her excitement on Christmas day when she saw what Santa had brought. "raw" "raw" (draw, draw) she said as she pointed to the easel that was sitting there. Yes, you can say the apple does not fall to far from the tree and Payton Maynard does have that artistic jean that runs so strong in her Mother's family.

As for Chris and I we are doing well. Next to Payton being the center of our world our jobs are doing good and we are both focusing on our goals with each. Chris is continuing to build his insurance business and meeting with much success. I am building my success with Starbucks and enjoying working with such great people.

Until next time, God bless and keep you all!
Court