Sweet Talking

Yesterday was our 10th wedding anniversary! We took off for a very quick trip to Carmel (like less than 24 hours kind of quick) where we enjoyed a nice dinner out and a little shopping.

I've been so bad about taking pictures lately, so I thought I would provide you all with a little Patrick to English dictionary. I find myself translating quite a bit for Tom because Patrick has his own ideas about how some words should be pronounced. It's rather cute to us!

Chachrick.....Patrick
Laylee.....Lady
Burrrrr.....Butter
Choochiwawa.....Chihuahua
Lolo.....Louie
Lella.....Ella
Chitchen.....Kitchen
Jammin.....Calvin
Hold you.....Hold me
Oots.....Oops
Chalk.....Chocolate

Happy Friday!

Party Time

Today was Patrick's birthday party and he shared the day with lots of friends and family. My cousin Danielle made Patrick a very special Elmo cake to go long with the whole Elmo theme. I joked that it looked like somoene puked Elmos in the house. Here are a few pictures from the party, I'm not sure what Tom was doing in that first picture :)

Easter Morning

Happy Easter!

Easter Parade

We're getting ready for Easter! Yesterday Patrick and I made cookies. Patrick really just wanted to play with the cookie cutters and the frosting. Doesn't this look "nummy" (as Patrick would say)?



We couldn't find Patrick's Easter basket, it may have been a casualty of the remodel (it seems like we have a lot of those!). I found a smaller basket that works. The small eggs are Play-Doh, and the larger eggs are filled with cheddar bunnies. Tom is searching for the Peeps I bought as I type.



Have a wonderful Easter tomorrow!

Happy Birthday

Our little man is 2 years old! Instead of being sad and weepy about it (as I suspected I might be) we had a great day with no tears from mommy. Patrick's first year flew by really fast but his second year flew by even faster. It seems like just yesterday we were bringing him home from the hospital, so unsure of what we were supposed to do next. Patrick continues to be a complete joy in our lives. There isn't a day that goes by where he doesn't crack us up. He's turning into a sweet, polite little boy with a little bit of a temper. He loves Louie and Ella and helps Dad feed them every evening. He loves to play with his friends, and always says "Goodbye friends!" when we leave. He still loves to cuddle with us. He finally has a "real" lovey, a super soft blue blanket my cousin Felicia gave me as a baby shower gift. Favorite song: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Favorite foods: dinosaur chicken nuggets, orange juice and yogurt. Favorite book: Goodnight Moon. Current obsessions: trains, bubbles, and Elmo. Newest trick: saying "I love you", he said it today for the first time and I only cried a little.

We spent the day doing all sorts of fun things. Patrick woke up to find his birthday present from Mommy and Daddy in the family room. He was very exited to get his own train and train table, and spent an hour yelling out "whoo whoo" and "all aboard!" as the train did loops (then he dismantled the track and carried it all into the bathroom).



Later on Patrick dyed Easter eggs and had lunch with his cousins. He really just wanted to splash around in the dye but refused to wear the smock his grandma had given him for Christmas.



After a nice afternoon nap we met up with some friends at Hidden Villa for a very cool tour given by a friend. Patrick got to see a 4 day old baby cow and 2 week old baby goats. I told him earlier in the day that we were going to a farm, so Patrick was disappointed that we didn't see a farmer at the farm. He kept asking where the farmer was.





When Tom got home from work we went out for dinner. Patrick had grilled cheese, fruit and chocolate milk, what else could a birthday boy ask for?



Cake! Patrick has the blowing out the candles thing down flat!



And to top off the evening we blew bubbles outside.



It was a fabulous day for my fabulous little guy. I guess Patrick isn't technically a baby anymore but he will always be my baby. We love him very much and feel blessed to have him in our lives. Happy birthday Boo!

Reunited

Well, it's still raining (and it hasn't stopped since my last post). On Thurday it might not rain though!

We were lucky enough to escape to San Luis Obispo this past weekend. I had a reunion and we were able to meet up with friends that I unfortunately don't get to see as often anymore (darn those of you who moved out of the Bay Area!). I had lots of fun, I hadn't seen some people in 11 or 12 years and it didn't seem possible that so much time had elapsed. I'm really glad we went. Here's a few pictures from the weekend.

Rain, Rain Go Away!

If it rains one more day I am going to scream.

St. Patrick

A belated Happy St. Patrick's Day to you all! Patrick and I spent the day with my 100% Irish mother, going out to lunch and checking out the mall. Patrick wore his special Old Navy tee and green rainboots, which seemed to attract comments everywhere we went.



Patrick got a new apron from Nana and Bapa, how cute is this?

Shutterbug

Today Patrick learned how to use the digital camera. He didn't quite get which direction he should be pointing the lens so there were many, many pictures of his face. And many pictures of Elmo :)







This afternoon Patrick had a playdate with his friend Calvin. They jumped on the couch, played with balls and rode "bikes" in the kitchen.





And I was struck by how old Patrick looks in this picture. He's definitely looking like a little boy which makes me a little sad.



And finally, some pictures from yesterday. We went to the Children's Discovery Museum with Jo Ann (and her mommy). Patrick and Jo Ann had a blast, especially in the water play area. For some reason Patrick is afraid (like screaming meltdown afraid) of the waterproof smocks they provide. So instead I brought a change of clothes. As you can tell from the photo, that was a good thing!

Let It Snow!

We went on a snow hunt this morning. I had read that it snowed 3 inched on Skyline this morning so we were anxious to see what it looked like. Patrck had a haircut appointment at 9:45 so we left as soon as he was done and didn't get up to Skyline until about 11. Most of the snow was gone and Patrick was completely unimpressed. He wouldn't even put his feet down on it. It was still very cold (anout 35 degrees) so we looked for a minuted then headed back home. So much for our big snow adventure.







Only 10 days until spring!