Peyton Jean

The Pumpkin Patch

2008-10-26T22:17:00.001-07:00

Our Trip to Bauman Farms in Woodburn, OR. We all had a great time. They have all kinds of stuff for everyone, ziplines, dark mazes (and I mean pitch black, I didn't think we were gonna make it out), apple cannons, corn maze, pumpkin patch of course, hay rides, great food, you name it.

Dance Dance Dance

2008-06-20T07:37:00.000-07:00

This was Peyton's dance recital last week at the Liberty Theater in Astoria. Peyton is the first one on the left. She knows her stuff!

Peyton At the Park

2008-05-21T11:54:00.001-07:00

Peyton At the Park 3, originally uploaded by bigdsims.

Peyton at Hallanan School Playground in Lake Oswego

Tahoe Bears

2008-02-04T15:14:00.001-08:00

Picture 040, originally uploaded by bigdsims.

Peyton at the arcade in Harrah's

Flyin High

2008-02-04T15:13:00.001-08:00

Picture 030, originally uploaded by bigdsims.

Peyton on the Flight to Reno

Wedding Laugh

2008-02-04T15:10:00.001-08:00

jills wedding 101, originally uploaded by bigdsims.

Everyone gettin a good laugh from Brent at the Wedding

Tahoe Trip 101

2008-02-04T15:09:00.003-08:00

Tahoe Trip 101, originally uploaded by bigdsims.

Kaylie, Debby, Peyton, Jill, and Jackie

Tahoe Trip 103

2008-02-04T15:09:00.001-08:00

Tahoe Trip 103, originally uploaded by bigdsims.

Jackie and Peyton making a wish at the fountain in Harvey's Hotel & Casino in Lake Tahoe.

Wedding Bells

2008-02-04T15:08:00.001-08:00

Tahoe Trip 109, originally uploaded by bigdsims.

Two beautiful girls!

Wedding Bells

2008-02-04T15:07:00.001-08:00

Tahoe Trip 116, originally uploaded by bigdsims.

Gettin ready before the wedding. Todd, Peyton, Jill, Kaylie, and Andy

Wedding Bells

2008-02-04T15:06:00.003-08:00

Tahoe Trip 135, originally uploaded by bigdsims.

Daddy gettin a big smooch before the wedding

Wedding Bells

2008-02-04T15:06:00.001-08:00

Tahoe Trip 133, originally uploaded by bigdsims.

Peyton and Daddy before the wedding

The Most Beautiful Flower Girl

2008-02-04T15:05:00.001-08:00

Tahoe Trip 151, originally uploaded by bigdsims.

It doesn't get much cuter than that.

Wedding Bells

2008-02-04T15:03:00.003-08:00

Tahoe Trip 176, originally uploaded by bigdsims.

Jill Daddy, and Peyton

Wedding Bells

2008-02-04T15:03:00.001-08:00

Tahoe Trip 179, originally uploaded by bigdsims.

Peyton, Andy, Kaylie, Todd, Debbie, Rob

Tired Princess

2008-02-04T15:02:00.003-08:00

Tahoe Trip 184, originally uploaded by bigdsims.

Gettin tired at the wedding.

The Wedding Party

2008-02-04T15:02:00.001-08:00

Tahoe Trip 188, originally uploaded by bigdsims.

The wedding party: Debbie, Kaylie, Jill, Derek, Peyton, Rob, Todd, and Andy

The New Family

2008-02-04T15:01:00.001-08:00

Tahoe Trip 190, originally uploaded by bigdsims.

Kaylie, Jill, Derek, Todd, Andy, & Peyton Too!

Wedding Bells

2008-02-04T15:00:00.001-08:00

Tahoe Trip 192, originally uploaded by bigdsims.

Aunt Terri, Grandma Brenda, Jill, Daddy, Uncle Rob, Cousin Cody, and Aunt Cassie with Peyton

Wedding Bells

2008-02-04T14:59:00.001-08:00

Tahoe Trip 193, originally uploaded by bigdsims.

Grandma Brenda, Daddy, and Peyton

Wedding Bells

2008-02-04T14:58:00.001-08:00

Tahoe Trip 195, originally uploaded by bigdsims.

Aunt Cassie, Grandma Brenda, Daddy, and Uncle Rob with Peyton after the ceremony.

Tahoe Trip 263

2008-02-04T14:55:00.003-08:00

Tahoe Trip 263, originally uploaded by bigdsims.

Kaylie and Peyton on the way to the Portland Airport

Tahoe Trip 008

2008-02-04T14:55:00.001-08:00

Tahoe Trip 008, originally uploaded by bigdsims.

Peyton and Jackie

Tahoe Trip 018

2008-02-04T14:54:00.001-08:00

Tahoe Trip 018, originally uploaded by bigdsims.

Derek, Jill, Andy, Todd, Kaylie, & Peyton

The Whole Family

2008-02-04T14:53:00.001-08:00

Tahoe Trip 019, originally uploaded by bigdsims.

Daddy, Jill, Peyton, Andy, Kaylie, & Todd

Tahoe Trip 036

2008-02-04T14:52:00.001-08:00

Tahoe Trip 036, originally uploaded by bigdsims.

Peyton with Grandma Sherry and Daddy in the hotel room at Harvey's in Tahoe

Tahoe Trip 045

2008-02-04T14:51:00.001-08:00

Tahoe Trip 045, originally uploaded by bigdsims.

Peyton with Kaylie, Jill, and Debby getting ready before the wedding.

Tahoe Trip 050

2008-02-04T14:49:00.001-08:00

Tahoe Trip 050, originally uploaded by bigdsims.

Peyton and Kaylie getting ready before the wedding.

Hard Rock

2008-02-04T14:48:00.001-08:00

Tahoe Trip 059, originally uploaded by bigdsims.

Peyton and I at Hard Rock Tahoe

Movie Time

2008-02-04T14:47:00.001-08:00

Tahoe Trip 066, originally uploaded by bigdsims.

Peyton and Todd on the Tahoe shuttle watching a movie together

Tahoe Trip 099

2008-02-04T14:45:00.003-08:00

Tahoe Trip 099, originally uploaded by bigdsims.

Peyton and Andy in our Tahoe hotel room

Tahoe Trip 100

2008-02-04T14:45:00.001-08:00

Tahoe Trip 100, originally uploaded by bigdsims.

Peyton with Kaylie, Debbie, Jill, & Jackie in Tahoe

Tahoe Trip 097

2008-02-04T14:44:00.001-08:00

Tahoe Trip 097, originally uploaded by bigdsims.

Peyton and Todd in the elevator in Tahoe

Tahoe Trip 061

2008-02-04T14:43:00.001-08:00

Tahoe Trip 061, originally uploaded by bigdsims.

Another pic of Peyton at the Embassy Suites

Tahoe Trip 062

2008-02-04T14:42:00.001-08:00

Tahoe Trip 062, originally uploaded by bigdsims.

Peyton at the Embassy Suites in Lake Tahoe

Mexican Dress

2007-08-28T20:16:00.000-07:00

Brought this dress back from our Mexico trip this week. Peyton looked adorable as usual!

Birthday Party Part II

2007-01-02T00:23:00.000-08:00

Here are pictures from Peyton's actual birthday. Did I mention she made out like a bandit?

Happy Birthday to Me

2007-01-01T22:26:00.000-08:00

That's right. I turned 4 last month! Even got presents on 2 separate days, the 16th was the party and the 23rd was the real day. We had my party at the Windsor House of Tea in Astoria, complete with tea, scones, and dress up clothes. It was lots of fun, and I made out like a bandit, of course!

Fun with Color

2006-12-01T23:32:00.000-08:00

I always forget how much you can do with photoshop, I have used it for years, but not for anything interesting, I really would like to learn more. I played with the program tonight and came up with this photo that I made black and white except for Peyton's clothing. Kinda cool!

Touch of Color Hosted on Zooomr

Cold Day at the Beach

2006-11-25T15:38:00.001-08:00

Peyton at the Beach, originally uploaded by bigdsims.

The 3 of us decided to go to the beach at Seaside since for once it wasn't raining. It was nice but very cold. We are going to have to start calling Peyton the treasure hunter because she finds every possible piece of shell and has to keep them all.

Japanese Princess

2006-09-18T21:55:00.001-07:00

Peyton's First Pics, originally uploaded by bigdsims.

Peyton is stylin' in her kimono that Jeremy & Kerri sent from Japan. She loves being a princess, and you can't get much more regal looking than that can you? She definitely loves it, thanks guys.

Playin' Ball

2006-09-11T22:41:00.001-07:00

Peyton's First Pics, originally uploaded by bigdsims.

Peyton playing with her Strawberry Shortcake beach ball in the yard.

So Focused!

2006-09-11T22:07:00.001-07:00

Peyton's First Pics, originally uploaded by bigdsims.

So focused watching the tube, she barely had time to give Dad a smile.

Peyton's 1st Dance Class

2006-09-11T21:17:00.001-07:00

Peyton's First Pics, originally uploaded by bigdsims.

Peyton started her dance class on Thursday Sept. 7th. She had so much fun. Rachelle said she was the teachers' pet, always by her side starting at the teacher in awe. When it was time to leave Peyton didn't want to leave, Rachelle had to tell her that they were coming back next week so that she didn't start crying.

Gearhart Park

2006-08-30T15:38:00.000-07:00

Peyton and I spent the day together and decided to go to the Gearhart Elementary School Playground. She has informed me, "Gearhart Park is my favorite park!" I asked if she liked it more than the Astoria Park, and she gave me a resounding, "oh yes!"

Astoria Regatta Parade

2006-08-14T17:45:00.000-07:00

Saturday we went to the Astoria Regatta Parade. She had fun, but it was too long, and there were to much advertising. Log trucks are not parade floats.

iPod Movies

2006-08-14T17:43:00.000-07:00

She really loves my new iPod. I loaded it up with about 10-15 of her favorite movies. Works great for trips.

Her Favorite Park

2006-08-14T17:42:00.000-07:00

The Astoria Park is quite nice, and it is by far her favorite.

Pink Tutu

2006-08-14T17:41:00.000-07:00

Peyton in her designer tutu hand made by Rachelle. She is definately the littlest ballerina with the biggest tutu. Did I mention she likes pink.

Peyton Plays Pac-Man

2006-08-14T17:40:00.000-07:00

Downloaded Pac-Man for my Xbox 360, and discovered Peyton loves it. "Daddy, I want to play the yellow game!"

Peyton's First Bike

2006-08-13T17:40:00.000-07:00

Peyton's first bike, "Little Dreamer" complete with matching pink accessories. Teaching a 3 year old to ride a bike is much more difficult than I thought. But I hear practice makes perfect.

Fort Stevens

2006-08-13T17:39:00.000-07:00

Gary, Sylvia, Nicole, Logan, & Trinity came down and stayed at Fort Stevens State Park. We went to see then and made balloon animals.

Beatin' The Summer Heat

2006-07-23T17:38:00.000-07:00

Well it was hot as you all know last week, not like Portland triple digit hot but it was 85-90 here. So Peyton decided we should turn on the sprinklers and run through them. Then she thought it would be a good idea if I swung her through the spriklers by her arms. Then I decided to hang her by her feet in front of the sprinklers. She had a blast, "Do it again Daddy!!! Do It Again!!!"

Not So Wild Kingdom

2006-07-19T17:37:00.000-07:00

Click on the hungry hungry Hippopotamus for some pictures of the animals we saw at the Oregon Zoo Tuesday. I think this one was on a diet, he was chasing down celery sticks. Peyton couldn't understand why the elephant "pooped and went pee" on the floor. We went with the, "He's (trust me, it was definately a "he") not potty trained like you Peyton" line. But it didn't work, because she talked about it the rest of the day.
Flickr

My First Trip to the Zoo

2006-07-18T17:37:00.000-07:00

Mom & Dad took me to the Oregon Zoo Today! I had so much fun checking out all the animals. It was a very long day, but definately worth it.

You can click on the individual slides as they scroll by, or you can see the entire slide show on Flickr by clicking the top photo.

I Wear My Sunglasses...

2006-07-17T17:37:00.000-07:00

Gotta Wear Shades
Originally uploaded by bigdsims.

Some would say I'm a bit of a diva. I say, "I'm all about the shades!"

Trip To The Beach

2006-07-08T17:36:00.000-07:00

We decided with the weather as nice as it was that we would take a trip to the beach. Peyton got to chase seagulls and pelicans. She got to hold her first jellyfish, actually a piece of one. And she got to hold various amphipods. Peyton was probably more occupied with finding broken sand dollars than anything else, but we had a great time.

Happy Birthday USA!

2006-07-08T17:35:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures for the 4th of July. It turned out to be a great day. I was supposed to work all day, but my boss went crazy and sent me home at 2pm. So we spent the day together as a family and Peyton got to see her first fireworks show at Seaside.

A Trip for Two

2006-06-18T17:35:00.000-07:00

Peyton and I took our first ever weekend away together this last weekend. We went to my cousins' graduation in Shelton, Washington. We had a fantastic time, and Peyton has a new best friend, my 5 year old cousin Trinity. Jessica and Nicole graduated in a class of like 250. The graduation was so large, they had to hold it 45 minutes away in Olympia. Still seems like Nikki and Jessie are 12 years old to me. Damn I am old.

Monkeys On The Bed

2006-05-23T17:34:00.000-07:00

She is just like me when it comes to losing focus, instantaneously. We also both have the attention span of a gnat.

Belly Laugh!

2006-05-23T17:33:00.000-07:00

There is nothing better than a belly laugh from a child. I wish I could laugh like that.

New Pictures

2006-05-14T17:32:00.000-07:00

Put up 6 new pics from earlier this evening, Mother's Day. Oh and by the way, she thinks she's a frog here.

Peyton & Nine Inch Nails

2006-05-10T17:31:00.000-07:00

For those of you who did not know, Peyton loves NIN. She was introduced to NIN early on, and it has since become her favorite band. Any time we go anywhere in my truck the first words out of her mouth, before I can even get the truck started are, "Daddy, can we listen to Nine Inc Nails?" NIN's latest single, "Every Day Is Exactly The Same" is her current favorite track. That's my girl!

My ABCs

2006-05-08T17:31:00.000-07:00

Put up a couple pictures from today, and a video of Peyton singing her ABCs this morning.

Video Killed the Radio Star

2006-05-08T17:28:00.000-07:00

One more movie, also from February of '04, so she was just a year old. Seems like a long time ago. I must be getting old.

Peyton Pictures

2006-05-08T17:26:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures. I am playing around with Flickr, not sure if I like it yet. More pictures after the jump.

One Small Step...

2006-05-07T17:25:00.000-07:00

Found this one today. Man she was a firecracker even then.

This Is My Site

2006-05-07T17:21:00.000-07:00

Here I am World!