Little Miss Princess Paitin
My birthday Princess on her 5th birthday: May 22, 2011
...and she also got her ears pierced!
Paitin and Braylee acted like they liked each other for a split second while I took this photo.
This is what happens when you are not a professional water-balloon-filler like me!
Paitin with her crowd of pint sized on-lookers as she opens her gifts.
Paitin playing with Uncle Steve's gift!
Best Buds
A trip down 'Memory Lane' for little Miss Paitin...
It was love at first sight for these two. This is one of my favorite pictures of all time!
At 3 months old. She couldn't have been a better baby - Always happy, laid back, and a good sleeper.
Daddy with his twin. They will always share a bond because of those oriental eyes!
p.s. Her shirt says "I get my good looks from my dad"
Paitin playing in the leaves. (November 2006)
1st Birthday! (May 2007)
Paitin showing off her femullet (a.k.a. a female mullet - business in the front, party in the back!). (December-ish 2007)
She became a big sister when she was only 19 months old. (April 2008)
Stopping to smell the flowers. (Spring 2008)
That's not where your swimsuit goes, silly goose!
Playing in the sprinkler at her 2nd Birthday. (May 2008)
Posing pretty for the camera. (Summer 2009)
Paitin with Papa and 'Carrie the Caribou' (August 2009)
Learning how to play the guitar with Uncle Mike (Christmas time 2009)
Trying to feel baby Claire. (February 2009)
Paitin's 3rd Birthday...always the ham! (May 2009)
Paitin's 4th Birthday (May 2010).
Paitin's 5th Birthday - showing off her sorting skills...or is is OCD?! (May 22, 2011)
It has happened in the blink of an eye. My baby has grown into a little girl and I'm so unbelievably proud of who she's become! I remember the day (36 hours total) that I was in labor with Pait and the short push (3 hours and 6 minutes worth) to bring her little life into this world like it was yesterday! I remember the moments after birth when I couldn't believe God had blessed us with a little girl (which I was secretly hoping and praying for!!). She was amazing from her first breath. She always had a very quiet cry and she's still quite soft spoken...soft spoken, yes, but will talk your ear off if you let her! She was always really laid back and didn't mind not being mobile until she was 11 months old. She was a great sleeper early on, and it seemed like she was always smiling. I remember times when she was a baby when she would laugh so hard that I thought she was going to throw up! She was God's little *surprise* baby for us, but He knew exactly what we needed when she came into this world. She has been one of the biggest blessings in our life because we always wanted to be parents, it was just in God's timing and not our own. The day that she was born was in the top 3 best days of my life (the other being my wedding and later Braylee's birth), and she has been so awesome ever since. She is such a great kiddo now and can't believe that she's on the cusp of Kindergarten. I still see her as a baby, how can she be old enough to go to school?! I'm so proud to be called her Mommy and I'm calling a front row seat to see what God has planned next in her life!
