Glad to see everyone!

Peyton and I made it safely back after a quick trip to Ashland last weekend. The main reason was to be there for Emily Jane's Baby Shower, which was great food and fun shopping! While there we also saw a little bit of Monte's baseball game, a lot of Jared's sweet fro, and went to the KIDS Discovery Center in Medford with all the younger cousins that live down there. It was all lots of fun that we must repeat again sometime soon! We took some pictures and I'll try to get some of them up soon...we'll see how quick that happens!

The biggest shock for the weekend was the weather...I guess it wasn't really a shocker since I knew it was coming...it was just a bit of a surprise that it actually snowed enough to stick! Snow in APRIL! What that is all about, I don't know! It made for a fun drive home though! I would be driving towards blue sky when all of a sudden I'd drive through a small blizzard, then 10 seconds later it was clear and dry again. It was just like the cartoons that show a little cloud raining or snowing in just one little area! It made for a quick trip, especially since Peyton was being SO good playing with his toys in his seat!

Peyton had fun. He loved following all the cousins around and learning to get into lots of trouble. He had his first experience with stairs, since we don't have any and neither does the babysitter...basements are a novelty around here. He did great. He went right up them and would get upset when I made him come back down. He's still got some work to do to master the coming down part by himself, he wants to walk down them, but he figured out going up right away! John said he was like a different kid when he came back! He is trying to talk so much more, laughs all the time at everthing and even teases us now. Yesterday in his highchair he was holding out a piece of cheese for John and when he leaned forward to get it Peyton stuffed it in his mouth and laughed. Wonder where he got that one...Juders and Maile had nothing to do with that I'm sure!

All in all it was fun, WAY too short, but still fun. We're all looking forward to camping at Lost Creek for Memorial Day with everybody!