Fall

Cousins - Mason, Maggie, and Peyton

"Woof" the dog!

Fall has settled in here and with it has brought the pumpkins! Last night we celebrated Halloween. Peyton chose her own costume and went as a dog. She was the cutest dog I have ever seen...I am not biased!! For those that really know Peyton she can be quite shy so I was very impressed with how well she did last night. She walked as quickly as she could from door to door. Said "trick-or-treat" and even "thank you" at every house. I am not going to lie I had to remind her to use her manners when she said "I want candy" instead of "trick-or-treat" but none the less she did awesome. She even got hang out at the front door and handed out candy to the neighborhood kids (or guests as she kept referring to them).

Next week I will be 28 weeks pregnant. The time has flown by so quickly. With the holidays rapidly approaching the next 12 weeks are going to fly by! There really isn't even 12 weeks left until the baby will be here but for now I will continue to think I have more time than I really do. Hopefully we will be scheduling the c-section at my 28 week appointment so I can start to plan even more. Baby boy is still nameless and may be until he is here...depends on what Daddy decides! Peyton has really started to enjoy laying on, rubbing or talking to my belly. It is just so sweet and makes me want to cry (darn hormones) when she kisses my belly or talks to her baby brother. As nervous as I am to have a toddler and a newborn in the house at the same time, I know Peyton is going to be the best big sister this little boy could ask for.

All in a day's work...

Goggles a girl's best friend!

Showing her "cute" face while Mommy scrambles to get her hair fixed.

Sitting on the sprinkler

Again with the goggles - required when running through sprinklers!

Daddy and Peyton's first fishing experience together. Unfortunately they did not catch fish on this trip only seaweed. A couple weeks later we took Peyton to a small man-made pond where you are guaranteed to catch fish. She was excited until they actually caught the fish. When Dom tried to show it to her, the fish slipped out of his hands and started flopping around on the ground. She wanted him to put the fish back in the water. After that we spent most of the time swinging while Dom fished. Peyton would prefer at this point to cast and reel, cast and reel...the actual fish are over rated!

Seaside

With football season now in full swing it is important for me to make special family time. Dominic is so busy this time of year and Peyton misses him so much. So since there was finally a small break from football I convinced Dom we needed to head to the beach. So over Labor Day weekend we decided to head to Seaside for the morning. It was an absolutely beautiful day at the Oregon Coast. Peyton rode on the carousel, window shopped, and of course spent most of her time on the beach.

Running in the sand

She is striking her pose in this photo for me.

Dominic likely explaining about the waves and how to run away from them!

Precious daddy and daughter

Changes...

The Ferraro's have been quite busy the last couple months. We recently decided that we were ready to try and sell our house. Which meant lots of unfinished projects to tackle and new ones to start. We are finally in the home stretch and will have the house officially on the market next week. It is a scary but exciting journey we are starting. But it is by far not the best change that is coming. We are excited to annouce that Peyton will be a big sister in January!! From the beginning if you ask Peyton if she is having a baby brother or sister she will tell you sister. She is also convinced she will name the baby "Prosciutto." At my 12 weeks appointment Peyton came along to hear the heartbeat. It was very special to share that with both Peyton and Dominic. We will be finding out if we are having a boy or a girl. I am already counting down the days to the appointment (which is September 13th).

Even though there is a lot of stress right now we are very excited for what the future holds!

Chatter box

Peyton is an absolute chatter box lately. I think she talks from the minute she wakes up until the minute she falls asleep! It is wonderful to be able to actually communicate with her but the silence is also very peaceful at night time! The other day she was playing with one of her baby dolls and I asked her what her baby's name was...she thought about it for a minute and then said "Prosciutto"! Yes that is correct, she has officially named her doll prosciutto. It was hilarious but I thought like in the past that she would forget by the next time I asked her; however, she has not. She even remembers which doll it is. I love the things she comes up with! And the things she remembers...we are in trouble! There is no doubt that we have to be careful what we say and tell her because she will of course repeat it at some point again. But her memory is fabulous. She has memorized a handful of her favorite books and even chose to read them to Dominic the other day at nap time instead of Dominic reading them to her. She will even hold them up so you can see the pictures.

The things she says and does continuously brings a smile to my face. I could not be more proud of Peyton!

BFF's

Ellarie (18 months) and Peyton (2 yrs)

Ellarie helping Peyton up

"We all fall down..."

"Ring around the rosie"

Photos of big girl bed