What a comedian

One thing that we have discovered as we've gotten to watch three different kiddos grow into their distinct personalities, is how differently they are all funny. Every little kid is funny, as they all say random things, and think of creative ways to explore their world, and while each of our kids cracks us up in their own way, there are those kids that are born comedians. We have discovered that Payton is ours.

Cooper is funny in her sweetness and genuineness. She truly believes that she is a princess, and plays the part to it's fullest:

She loves all things princess, and it is so sweet and cute that it makes us giggle.

She also makes us laugh in her eager approach to life. She is interested in everything, loves to learn, and is incredibly smart, which translates into lots of conversations that end with Mommy and Daddy laughing. And she is eager to pass on her knowledge, to anyone that will sit and listen:

Now, she definitely has the flair for doing random things that make us laugh, like tying a balloon to her behind as a tail:
It's just that the way she is usually funny comes through in her sweetness and genuineness.

Zeke on the other hand, is funny in his extreme energy and how he channels it. He is like a whirlwind that even birds don't stand a chance against.
He is the kid that is constantly in trouble, and we laugh because the alternative is to cry:

Plus he's all boy, which leads to all kinds of disgusting things that we are sick enough to laugh at:

And then there's Payton. At only sixteen months old, she has emerged as the stand up comic, the class clown. Her favorite form of comedy at this point is the wide range of expressions she can make with her face, but every day we see that abundant sense of humor grow as she is able to do and say more and more, and she is quickly learning how easy it is to get the other four of us giggling And how much trouble she can get herself out of. When we are scolding her, she loves to frown back at us, and then quickly switch it into a huge, open eyed grin. It is really hard to continue scolding that. And the other day when she stood up in her high chair, I was in the middle of sternly telling her to sit down when she looked right at me, put her little chubby finger to her lips, and breathed out "shhhhhhhh." Either of the other kids would have really annoyed me with a shhhh, but she is so darn cute and charming, I had to try very hard not to laugh.

Here are a few of our pics that demonstrate the exuberance in her expressions, the same exuberance that she carries into every aspect of her life as a toddler, especially when she knows it will make Mommy and Daddy laugh and give her snuggles:



I know I posted a couple of these the other day, but this series of her facial expressions is so classic Payton, she is fun to just sit and watch. And so darn cute!



*Side note to all Payton's future teachers, babysitters, etc: she is cute and charming, and she uses that to distract from the mischief she is up to. Don't say I didn't warn you.