Sprinklers and The Art of the Pratfall

While camping at Ocean Shores last week, Lily fell in the sand - a lot! Because we are sensitive caring parents, we laughed - a lot! Now Lily has discovered that it's funny when she or anybody else falls. She falls while walking, while running, and while coming down the stairs (scary!). And she laughs hysterically all the while. Our precious baby girl is a clown.

It's hotter than Hades. We are ill equipped to handle the heat, no AC in the casa! Because it is so warm Lily refuses to wear clothes. Or a diaper. It's off and on the floor mere seconds after being put on. A sign that potty training is on us? NO, she just "no like clothes". She'll wear a suit while running through the sprinklers and swimming in the neighbors pool, in fact she wouldn't go outside without it.........strange. Of course if it was socially acceptable, I might be running around naked too!

Enjoy the beautiful summer weather,

Val

Payne Family Blog

I sit here at my desk, crowded with my laptop, sewing and craft books, and my latest sewing project wondering where to start. How do I start telling you, our family and friends, of the wonderful places our lives have taken us? Do I start with the day our amazing daughter was born or the day Jason and I became husband and wife, what about the first time Jason said "I love you". Where exactly do I begin?

I guess the place to start is with the point of this blog. As we grow older we have realized the importance of family and how lucky we are to have some family close by. But we both miss those that are far away. We want to share all the big moments (and for the most parts we are able to), but the mundane is who we really are as a family. The everyday little things that often don't get shared during a twenty minute phone call are the things we want you all to see and be a part of. We want you to join our family.

Some of you we talk to on a daily basis and some we haven't seen in years. But let me tell you about us............

Jason is an amazing husband and father. He works for PopCap Games in Seattle developing PopCap's games for social networking sites like Facebook. A love of video games (with World of Warcraft topping his list of favorites) suits him in his work. He is silly, funny, and loves practical jokes. He'd get along with my Dad very, very well.


Val (that's me) is currently a stay at home mother (why do they call it that? I'm in my car half the day!) who will be going back to school this fall. I'll be studying Nursing and am very excited about this new chapter of my life. I love various arts and crafts - sewing, paper crafts, card making and I've been teaching myself to paint. I'm still working with acrylics, but plan on trying all mediums out one day!


Lily, aka Lily Bear, Punky Bear, Stinkerbell, and a few others, is a spirited two and a half year old. She loves swimming, art, SpongeBob Squarepants, and the list goes on. There is almost nothing that she won't try at least once. She is small but determined. Looks like her Dad, but acts like her Mom - those of you that know, know how scary that can be!


I look forward to posting more about our family and hope you look forward to reading it.

Love to you all,
Val, Jason, and Lily