Saturday, April 17, 2010

Patrick's First Easter (Otherwise Known as "An Opportunity for Me to Buy Candy")

After hauling Patrick out of bed at 7:00 so we could attend the 7:30 AM Easter mass (which Tom and I strategically decided would have the least amount of screaming kids hyped up on chocolate), we explored the Easter basket the bunny brought- the bubble gun and the hopping chick were huge hits.





Mid Afternoon we headed to Grandma Jeanne's house where Patrick's cousin Jack proudly displayed his chew gum. Grandma Jeanne gave Patrick an activity walker that the kid is now addicted to- if I need to wear him out for a nap I just put his walker in the front yard and he pushes it back and forth until I pry his little hands from it.



....Then it was off to Baba and Grampy's house-note that Patrick is STILL pushing his walker.





...And STILL pushing.




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Patrick's Girlfriend

Ladies, I don't want to break any hearts, but I think Patrick has a new girl- Hannah. How cute is she??? Hannah is exactly one month older than Patrick and already says "Hi" and "Bye" and "dog". This was their first play date and hopefully we will be able to get together more this summer.








Of course, Patrick and Hannah decide to battle it out over the same toy despite the fact that there are 10 other toys on the blanket.








Parade of Meat

No, it wasn't spring break in Cancun- for those who may be unaware, my cute, multi-talented husband does double duty as a lawyer and a volunteer firefighter in Fox Chapel. This past weekend the fire department treated all the guys and their spouses to a meat fest at a restaurant in Penn Hills. I watched a man eat his own body weight in meat. I wish I were kidding. They bring skewer after skewer of meat to the table and a nod of the head gets you a few pieces of whatever your heart (or stomach) desires. If it had been shoes instead of meat, I never would have left.

Anyways, thanks to the department for a fun night out with my husband!






Tom is front left in the last photo. You don't ever want to be trapped alone at the Donner Pass with the guy next to him (Brian, you win).

Bed Head







Patrick woke up from an afternoon nap this past Thursday with this hair- I couldn't resist posting as we have all had similar experiences.

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

First Steps!

Out of the blue our little guy took his first steps (about 4)- I could hardly believe it. He was holding onto the living room coffee table when he spotted his favorite radio flyer push wagon across the room- he started shaking from excitement and headed towards the wagon without realizing he was flying solo. Of course I just spent the last two hours trying to get him to do it again to no avail...

Note from Patrick: Today I tried to eat a bug.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Puppy Dog Tails


My cousin Ali is having her first baby VERY soon-her due date is just around the corner. Ali's mom, dad and sister Brittney threw her a shower at my house at the end of February which gave me the opportunity to decorate the house in boy theme- I LOVE party themes. I can't say I can take credit for the clothesline garland-I copied that from another shower, but I did come up with the mantel decorations that included a cute sonogram photo of Baby Devon.
I have THE BEST husband who spent the morning shoveling a path through snow behind our house so that guests wouldn't have to trudge through the foot that still hadn't melted between the street and our back door. He said it was the first time he ever shoveled grass. He also was my table and chairs guy, and my ice guy. I don't blame him for fleeing the scene once the number of women in the house hit over five.
Ali looked beautiful- she is all belly and the cutest thing. Devon is going to be one well clothed baby and I think she is now set to go-you can come out anytime now baby!



































































































Best Buddies


Back in March, my nephew Jack came over on a warm sunny day and was able to play outside with Patrick, who is alway amused by his cousin. I think the love is mutual :)
My sister Karen lives just 10 minutes away and is a huge help with Patrick. Recently I threw out my back and couldn't pick up Patrick for two days- sister to the rescue. We camped out at her house for two full days and returned home each evening when dad arrived home to help with the little guy. I love my sister! Thanks for all your help...