Easter Egg Hunt

We had a really nice day a couple of weeks ago, and Grandma & Grandpa Steeley had us over for a BBQ and an Easter Egg Hunt. Patrick was a little too young to really understand the concept of finding the eggs and putting them in the basket, but he loved crawling around with them and crunching the eggs! I can't wait for more consistently nice days....they're just around the corner.....I hope!

Party Party Party!!

For Patrick's 1st Birthday Party we invited his grandparents as well as our friends Andrea & Seth Nemitz and their baby Maxsen who is 15 months old. We had a nice dinner, opened presents and then the real fun started....the cake!! Patrick really enjoyed his cake that Grandma & Grandpa Patterson made him! He and Max had a fun bath afterwards.

Happy 1st Birthday Patrick!!!

On March 18, 2008 at 5:43 AM our lives changed forever. Our beautiful baby boy Patrick was born at the Bozeman Deaconess Hospital. He has been such an amazing addition to our lives and this past year has been a blast. We love watching him grow and learning more each day. Here are a few pics from the year. We love you Patrick!! Just Born

2 Weeks Old

1 1/2 months

3 Months

6 Months

8 Months

9 Months

10 1/2 Months

The Undefeated Iceholes

Every February Virginia City celebrates Winter Fest and part of that is the broomball tournament. Broomball is a lot like hockey except for the fact that a soccer ball is used instead of a puck, a broom is used in the place of a hockey stick, and you're scrambling around on tennis shoes instead skates (ok, so the only comparison to hockey is that it is on the ice!). Anyway, the Virginia City Iceholes went un-defeated this year and won the tournament as well as $150. This is the 3rd year out of 5 that the Iceholes have won the tournament. Nice job Iceholes!

What have we been doing for the past 6 weeks!

Boy, time has really gotten away from me lately. As part of a grant our health department received this year I've been taking these classes in Helena that are part of the Toyota LEAN business model. The class is all about "cutting out the fat" in business processes and making them more efficient. It is really interesting, but it makes my weeks all run together! Next week will be my last week. In the meantime, Donny has been working very hard in our basement. He has nearly finished hanging all the dry wall and then we'll be able to hire someone to do the taping and texturing to give Donny a well-deserved break! Hopefully the basement will be completed by spring so that we can move on to the landscaping....oh goody. What has Patrick been up to you ask? Well, besides learning to crawl he can also say "hot", "ouch", "Uh-oh", and today he said "ball"! He pats his belly, claps and waves on demand and for some reason when you say "So big" to him he puts his hand on his head instead of up over his head!

He wants YOU to come visit us this summer!

This is him taking his morning nap....oh ya, that's right - he wouldn't take a morning nap today!

On the Move...

At 10 1/2 months old Patrick finally started to crawl! I knew I wasn't in a hurry for it to happen....now all we do is chase him around and baby-proof everything, but it was so exciting to see that milestone! I actually missed it because I was in Helena for work, but Donny got it on video for me - what a guy!

More sledding!

We just can't get enough of Patrick's little sled. Snowing? Wind blowing? Fear Not! We have the weather shield! Most of our snow melted over the past 2 weeks with abnormally warm temperatures, but that dang groundhog said there are still 6 more weeks of winter, so we're confident more sledding is in our future.