Patrick 14 months

I need to take a photography class because these professional places are a fortune! We thought these turned out pretty cute though!

Random pictures!

Sleeping in the car

Brunch on Easter Sunday with Grandma & Grandpa Patterson

Patrick thinks egg fritatta makes a nice skin conditioning treatment!

Patrick loves to pull his books out of his book shelf. He'll sit and "read" to himself for at least 20 minutes!

Patrick and Maxsen had fun going through all the cabinets.

"Reading" in the car.

Baby Banz!

Patrick & Finn were feeling pretty good wearing their Baby Banz! If you need a gift idea for a baby shower - head to your local baby specialty shop to pick up a pair of these sunglasses. They stay on (miracle) and they're adorable!

Boone & Daisy

Owning two dogs in a town with dirt roads (translation: mud) can be hard on my sanity level. I feel like we're constantly sweeiping and vacuuming to keep up with the dirt that they track in. Sometimes I feel like I am raising 3 toddlers instead of just 1! But, we love our dogs and a couple of weeks ago they were attacked by two dogs in town, and it was very hard on us to go through both emotionally and financially ($615 vet bill!). They're both fine now, but Boone's injuries were pretty extensive and Daisy had a cut eye. Anyway, it really awakened my appreciation for our dogs and the love and joy that they bring to us. Patrick loves his Boone as you can see from the pictures and Daisy & Boone both will really love Patrick as soon as he is big enough to throw the ball for them and take them on walks! Here are a few pictures of Boone's war wounds along with Boone & Patrick on the dog beds (yes, the beds have to be washed all the time now that Patrick has discovered them!).

Inside his leg

Stitches on his shoulder

Bites all over his rump

Resting on Boone

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!