Kinda Cute

Just two cute little things from today...

When I sneezed Patrick said "Bless you mama!". Awww.

Patrick gave me a piece of graham cracker and wanted me to eat it right then. When I finished he said "Good job mama!". Double awww.

In contrast, we had this conversation last week...

Patrick: Where's my red flashlight?
Me: I don't know Patrick, but you can play with this blue one.
Patrick: No blue flashlight! Get red flashlight!
Me: Sweetie, I don't know where the red flashlight is.
Patrick: GO FIND IT!

On The Beach

Patrick has had an odd fear of sand, it started a few months ago and I really didn't mind because sand is sort of nasty and difficult to clean off. This weekend we went to the beach for cousin Isabel and Gabrielle's birthday party and as usual, Patrick freaked out at the sand and refused to touch it. So Tom carried him out onto the beach and Patrick watched his cousins Brandie and Vincent digging and having a great time. Patrick decided the sand must not be all that bad because pretty soon he was standing in it, then sitting in it, then allowing Brandie to bury his feet in it. He ended up having a great day, and it was a rare warm and sunny day on the coast. Everyone had a great time, even Dex who napped under a chair. And check out the cool cakes Danielle made!

Independence Day

Happy 4th of July! We had a great 4 day weekend that incuded 2 parties, a short trip to San Francisco, a first movie, a parade, fireworks and shopping. It makes me tired just to think about it all! This morning we took the train up to Redwod City for the 4th of July parade. It was fun but looooong. We left before the parade ended (and after 2 hours!) because the train home only leaves once an hour and we had lots of stuff to get done! Patrick enjoyed it, but was fading by the end. His favorites were the horses and fire engines (there were lots of both). Later on we went to a BBQ at Grandma's house where Patrick had a complete blast playing with his cousins. His cousins are all older (5, 6, 6, 9 and 11) but Patrick just adores them all and they are so good with him. It's really sweet to watch :)

Patrick also decided he really likes fireworks. We were watching some little "safe and sane" fireworks in the backyard and Patrick kept repeating "I like fire. More fire.". Aye yi yi.

Life Is A Highway

This morning we took Patrick to his first movie! I think I was more excited about it than he was, but he did really, really well. We went to see Cars and Patrick actually made it through the whole movie. He only had to get up to wander around once, and he seemed to really enjoy the movie. Tom and I thought it was cute, 3 thumbs up from all of us!

Picnic Time

It's summer an the season for graduation parties, picnics and family gatherings. So we've been busy! This weekend we had a graduation party on Saturday and a family picnic on Sunday. And later this week we have another party. Patrick has been enjoying getting out and spending time with family and friends. Yesterday we were in Pacifica and as we drove into town I was a little worried about the weather. (what's that saying about the summer in San Francisco?)...



But it ended up being a completely beautiful day. Patrick got to meet a bunch of his cousins (maybe second cousins once removed?), learned how to spike a volleyball, and just have lots of fun.









In other news, Patrick talks non-stop right now. He doesn't do it around a lot of people though, so I'm not sure anyone believes me. He sort of narrates his life, often referring to himself in the third person, and he likes to repeat things 5 or 6 times. He can also carry on conversations with his little friends, but for some reason he clams up around adults. I really need to take some video of it, if I really get my act together I might be able to figure out how to post video on the blog!

Train Time

Patrick and I went on another train ride this afternoon, when we got off the train and started to head home Patrick shouted out "Bye bye train! Thank you train driver man!". I busted up.

Big Daddy

Happy Father's Day! Patrick and I took Tom for a picnic lunch at nearby Shoreline Park. We had originally intended to go to the beach but Patrick's fear of the sand and the lack of desire to spend serious time in the car kept us closer to home. I had been trying to teach Patrick to say "Happy Father's Day" but every single time he repeated it back as "Happy Mother's Day!". So close, yet so far away!

Small Talk

Patrick hasn't stopped talking in the last few months. Sometimes I wonder where he is picking things up (Tom), he's busted out with some real funnies...

• "Hey ladies"
• "What's happening dude?"
• "Holy smokes!"
• "Oh geez"
• "Thanks dude"
• "Oh my gosh!"
• "Holy moly!"

By The Sea

We went on a little road trip today to the Monterey Bay Aquarium and had a blast. Patrick has been really into sea creatures and he seemed to "get it" a bit more with this visit. I got the chance to play with my camera and even read the manual a little!







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June Bug

Time is flying! Summer is almost here and the weather is finally consistently nice. We spent some time at the park this morning with friends and had a lovely time. This afternoon Patrick sat in his stroller all 4 blocks to downtown, it was a big deal for me because he is so against sitting in the stoller and if we tried to walk together he would insist on being carried which just isn't doable as he creeps up near 30 pounds.