One Step at a Time: Peyton Turns Sixteen

I can't believe Peyton is sixteen years old. It seems like it was just yesterday that he was terrorizing the house, throwing things. Never mind...that was yesterday! All of my kids were so different going through the baby and toddler phases. Peyton seemed to either be sick and laying around or completely wild. He threw everything we handed him in his first three years. He threw books, cars, Legos, and of course balls. Rebekah even had a black eye on her first birthday because he had thrown his Sippy cup and she happened to be in the way. I worried that he would never play normally but eventually he did. Sometimes. The other thing that comes to mind when I think of him as a little boy is the trouble he and Tyler would get into. Tyler put him in the dryer to see what would happen. Another time I caught him on top of a chair with books stacked to make it taller. He had his head in the freezer and Tyler was trying to shut the freezer door. Another time they shaved Peyton's eyebrow off when taking a shower. I promised I watched my boys but they were fast!

He has grown into a stubborn, sweet, empathetic, helpful, funny, smart young man. We are so proud of the person he has become and is still growing into.

(I had the hardest time putting pictures on the Blog today! They never did arrange correctly..)