4th of July

I love the 4th of July. It's just about my favorite holiday. Ryan put his pickup in the Melba parade, and Luke and Payton got to throw candy.

(Note: this way you end up with ZERO parade candy to take home. Yay!)

I didn't get a chance to take a lot of photos, but here's a couple.

Payton's Pirate Room

Step 1 in Payton's pirate room in the new house.

I spent $60 on EBay to outfit this pirate room, including sheets, this blanket, storage bins and a pirate flag.

3 Strikes and You're.......

Ready for T-Ball!

Tig in the Tub

Tig loves bath time. She usually waits until Payton is out of the bath before getting in, though.

"Rank" conversation

Payton and I had the following conversation yesterday.

Payton: "Mom, are you a deputy sheriff?"

Me: "Yes."

Payton: " Nuh-uh. You're a lieutenant."

Me: "I'm both. Everyone starts out as deputy. Then if you do a good job as a deputy, you might get promoted to corporal. If you do a good job as corporal, you might get promoted to sergeant. If you do a good job as sergeant, you might get promoted to lieutenant. If you do a good job as lieutenant, you might get promoted to captain."

Payton: "You keep trying hard, Mom. You'll get to captain someday."

This was said with a totally serious tone, completely straight face. What a funny kid! Hopefully he's psychic.

Lauren Beth

She's here! Lauren Beth was born 5-21-09 (on her due date!) at 1:01 a.m. She was 8 lbs, 6 oz. And, of course, she's gorgeous!

Payton's New House Song

Payton is a big fan of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. He loves when they "move that bus!" He decided he needs a reaction when he sees his new house (that we are in the process of building). So this is it.