Congratulations Brett & Jenny!

Our friends Brett & Jenny tied the knot this past weekend!!! The venue (The Hacienda) was very cool with Spanish decor with twinkle lights all around. It was absolutely beautiful and Jenny looking dashing in her dress. Good friends, good company, and good drinks!!!! Congrats you two yoots! Ok, now its time for a few little ones!!!!!!

Our friend Kera!

Say hello to my little friend!!! At my company party this past weekend, Payton and Kera finally met for the very first time. My friend Jeanette and I work together and went through most of our pregnancy together also. Her daughter Kera is 10 1/2 months old and Payton is now 7 1/2 months and they finally met for the first time! It was much overdue but Kera took a keen interest in Payton. Her slightly older friend was very curious and gentle with her....they are great friends already. More play dates in their future!!!

My Little P

My little P is growing up so fast. I loved this black/white picture of her.....she is my little doll. She has her own personality now which I would characterize as outgoing, social, smiley, bubbly, happy. She makes us smile everyday.

She is going to be great soccer player, this was her first encounter!!!

Visit from the Turner Family!

We had a nice visit from the Turner Family this past weekend! It was also Evan's 1 year old birthday! (Dustin's son) We got to catch up with Michaelyn, Mike and Bella....who will be 3 on October 31st! Payton loved playing with Bella....

She is Crawling!

Payton crawled for the first time yesterday!!! Almost on her 7 month mark, she is now crawling. Time to baby proof the entire house! She is moving now, this is a big milestone!!! Good job P....your a big girl now!

A day at the Beach!!

Happy Birthday Beth!!! We had a wonderful birthday celebration at Doheny Beach in Dana Point beach for our good friend Spittler!!! Payton and Presley wrangled with each other and enjoyed the festivities. Lets go CHARGERS!!!!

Payton and Presley play together

A little kicking to get the legs going....

Dad and Payton hangin' together

Aunt Beth gets double the fun!!

Welcome one, welcome all!

The Durante Family blog is now in full force! We have been crazy busy.....Yikes! Payton Marie Durante, the love of our life, is now 1 week shy of her 7 month birthday!!!! We cannot believe how time has flown by. She is rocking and trying to crawl everyday.....all day! She loves to be outside and is very curious about the world around her. It is so amazing to watch her grow and develop. She is unbelievably active and wants to jump out of your hands to explore everything on the ground. We are having so much fun with her ...this is truly a wonderful stage.

On her 6th month visit to the doc, this is how she measured up:

20.3 lbs.
27 1/2" long

In a nutshell, she is in the 90+ percentile in both fields! She is growing like a weed. She loves spending time with all of her grandparents too. We welcome you to visit our blog to stay up to date on Payton's milestones......