Patrick's 1st Christmas!

I can't believe Christmas has already come and gone - it went by so quickly this year! It was so much fun to celebrate Christmas with Patrick. He loved the tree, the lights, the Christmas Train around the tree, and the wrapping paper. The grandparents (all 5 of them) came over for Christmas Eve dinner and Patrick got to open his presents with them. He was so cute and enjoyed ripping that paper open! Here are some pictures from Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

It was fun to see Grandma J again! She sang her favorite Christmas song to Patrick and it is really too bad we didn't get it on video. He was so fascinated by her singing....and her dancing slippers!

This toy from Grandma & Grandpa Steeley even kept Daisy entertained!

Grandma & Grandpa Patterson said this horse will have to do until Patrick is big enough to ride their real horses!

Tearing the presents open was all the fun this year!

Grandma J bought Patrick this great sled and a snowsuit - can't wait to use it outside!

Santa Claus!

On Saturday, December 6th, we took Patrick to our community pot luck where he got to see Santa Claus for the first time. I was afraid he'd be scared, but he was just enthralled by him instead. It was hard to get him to look away from the man with the white beard. I think I heard him asking for a few more teeth, a little more hair, and a santa sized sack full of $100 bills (oh wait, that was my wish!).