This weekend was jammed packed and super fun! My first week at my new job was a success (I am totally loving it!) and I had the weekend off to spend with my loves. Yesterday I had a baby shower cupcake order for an old friend that I have known since middle school. It was so great seeing her, she was so stinkin’ cute as a prego lady. Once I get pictures from her I will post them on my cupcake blog, I totally had my DSLR with me and went to go take pictures and I forgot my SD card. . . boo! After leaving Temecula I made my way back down to RB and met Jim and Payton over at his best friend Marcus’ house for his family’s 7th annual party. We can always count on Marcus for having at least one college/pro basketball player for their tournament they hold, a few years ago Jordan Farmar made an appearance for his old coach. It was really fun to watch Darnell Gant of the Washington Huskies playing ball with the little and big kids this year. We will definitely be watching the 6’8″ Huskies player this year! While Daddy was participating in the festivities of a 3-Point shoot out, dunking, 3 on 3 and two ball; Miss Payton and I were doing what we do best, talking! I met some great people, whom I might add loved my cupcakes and one family gave me the best compliment I have ever been given. They said that they have eaten at all the great cupcake bakeries out there: Magnolia, Susie Cakes, Batter Up! and Sprinkles and out of those bakeries they said mine were the best they have ever had! I was giddy, this is why I keep on baking! I love hearing from the people who indulge into them. I even got a few cards for future orders! Yippee! Besides chatting I was keeping P happy by putting her in her first big girl car. It was so cute watching her figure out what I was doing to her. At first she thought she should be playing with the pedals and once I started pushing her around she had one hand on the wheel and one outside of the car. So cute! 

Today we met with a nanny service, college nannies, and soon after the lady left we realized that I would basically be working to pay to have a stranger watch Payton three days a week. So now I am going to call a daycare that a few of Jim’s co-workers send their little ones to. I am totally against daycare (Grandma too), only because I was not a child that attended one. Unfortunately, it is just a decision that we are leaning towards right now. After the lady left we headed to the park to take Payton to swing for a little bit and then headed over to the grass to let her explore for the first time. 

Our weekend was great, besides that our child now looks like we have beaten her. I guess it is just a glimpse into our near future as she continues to learn how to walk. She is just growing and exploring so much these days. Where did our little baby go?

Happy Monday! Make it a great week! 

I love her little scrunch nose. You may notice a little cut on her right eye. It was self-inflicted by her nails. Today she was cruising and in the dining room she found two cake plates and she knocked one down onto her left eye. Mommy of the Year over here! 

Cruisin’ in the car watching the 3-point shoot out. 

Sitting on the grass for the first time. She kept moving her legs back and forth while digging her piggly wiggly’s into the blades. 

and it tastes pretty good. Thanks ma-ma and da–da! 

I am more than thankful to have spent more than five months with my baby girl. Now, the pursuit to finding a nanny begins! 

Could you leave this silly girl?!

Last week when I got home from Spin class we had discussed going to the Poway farmer’s market but I had to get up to Temecula to meet my sister, niece and nephew to see “Despicable Me”. We made the plan to make it a part of our day the following week, so yesterday we woke up early and drove a few miles over to the market. It was our first time there and it was so cute! The paper had stated that the market was cheaper than the grocery stores and our local Henry’s, which wasn’t the case when we were walking around. We still managed to support our local farmers and picked up some: peaches, plums, nectarines, green and yellow beans, fresh flowers, an array of small squashes and the BEST German stuffed sausage sandwich. I love old Poway, I always see my store front on Midland in the cute old-time buildings, plus, the railroad is a huge hit for kids of all ages. We exited the market and took a stroll through the park and snapped a few pictures, I am in love with the park! I can totally see a small gathering of friends and family there. After the park and market we headed home for a few minutes and then headed to our Aunt and Uncle’s house to take Payton swimming for the first time. Sadly, I do not have any pictures, but she was a natural! I think we spent over an hour in the pool, she kicked, splashed  and tried to eat her floatie. On other Payton news, her two bottom teeth have broken through and every time I see them I just giggle. She is going to look so stinkin’ cute with pearly whites! 

Please excuse the picture overload, but we (I) got a little picture happy. Hope y’all are having a great weekend! 

  

This booth was my favorite. Despite not making a purchase I went back three time just to look. She had bunches of mixed color carrots, purple beans, watermelon radishes, micro greens, fresh garbanzo beans and gorgeous looking herbs. 

This was the best sandwich, EVER. It was a spicy German pork sausage that oozed Gouda cheese from the center, stuffed into a fresh baguette with hot mustard and salty sauerkraut. It was bananas! We’re going back next week for another round!

This booth also had homemade salami which I will also be purchasing for a holiday get together. 

This was the first high school in Poway and the gathering location for the Templar’s. 

and look who has enough hair for a little pony! 🙂 

I dreamt about this post last night. I cannot conclude if I am constantly living with a bloggers mentality or if I just need to seek help. ha! Our lives in the Atkinson household were somewhat on a routine: 

6:30 – 7:45 AM: Payton would wake up 

9:30 – 11:30 AM : Down for a morning nap 

  2:00 – 4:00 PM : Afternoon nap

 7:00 PM : Dinner, bath time, nighttime bottle 

8:00 PM : In crib fast asleep

 But lately, since she has been teething she has not slept through the night, waking up not once but sometimes three or four times. I know Jim and I were totally spoiled early on from six weeks that she was sleeping 12+ hours a night. Little Miss will scream in her sleep, fall back asleep, scream and then wake-up in the middle of the night. Usually it is solved by me giving her a bottle, changing her diaper and then she flips over to her tummy and she is out. Even our nighttime routine that once was easiest time of day is now a chore to get her to fall asleep by 9 PM. ugh. I just feel helpless! We have tried Tylenol (target brand, don’t worry), Highland’s teething tablets, baby orajel, teething rings and a frozen washcloth. What else can a mama do to help a restless baby that is constantly in pain. 

And. . . to top it all off P is battling really bad diaper rash. I am calling her Pediatrician today to make an appointment because like her teethers, we have tried everything for that too. Please don’t get me wrong, I know this is a part of parenting but when your child is crying, screaming, kicking and then looking at you for help and all you can do is cry with them it takes a toll on your mental health. But, things aren’t always this bad, she is still a happy baby when the drugs actually help her it just seems that 3 of the 7 days are crazy. Like yesterday for instance, my sister and I took the kiddos to the zoo. It was a great day, perfect San Diego temperature of 70 with overcast skies, lunch, lots of beautiful animals and the excitement that the kids had. But once the nighttime routine begins, oy ve! Just give me a shot of whisky to get me through to when the sun comes up again. 

see happy! She loves her cousins, they were standing with my sister making monkey sounds. 

I hope they continue to be close their whole lives. 

Whatcha Doin!?

Then at home hanging out under her jumperoo heading straight for the curtains.