Patrick's Tree

Our very good friends Jeff & Asha MacDonald are moving to Ohio on Thursday. We're going to really miss them and the many fun evenings we've spent together eating, playing games & laughing. They are both fantastic artists (they did Patrick's bedroom ceiling) and I feel very fortunate to own one of Asha's paintings which she gave me for Christmas a few years ago. So, I can't tell you how excited I am that Asha GAVE us another very special painting of hers that we call "Patrick's Tree". This painting is of a fertility tree in India that people tie a string around to bring them fertility. Jeff & Asha tied a string around the tree for us when Donny & I were trying to conceive and Asha painted the tree some time afterwards. It is a beautiful painting - the oranges are SO vibrant and fantastic (this picture does not do it justice). It is hard to let them go, but we know this is a great professional opportunity for Jeff, so we're excited for them. Good luck Jeff, Asha & new baby Iyla - we'll miss you!

End of Summer

Don't look now, but I think we're headed into Fall. The temperatures dramatically decreased over the weekend and the sun is setting earlier. We stayed really busy this summer enjoying all the sunshine we could get. We got 3/4 of our landscaping finished and tried to play as much as we could. It's a lot to accomplish in a 12 week Summer!

Over the last couple of months, Patrick grew his two front teeth, learned how to walk (ok, that was just last week) and learned how to say an entire vocabulary of words (momma, daddy, grandma, grandpa, Daisy, Boone, clock, tree, car, truck, food, banana....) he's such a little sponge - it amazes us the words he picks up.

Donny was able to spend 1 week in Leadville, CO the last week of August for the International Preservation Trades Workshop where he was an instructor of re-locating a log building and participated in several other preservation demonstrations. Patrick & I spent the week with Grandma J who spent lots of time bonding (babysitting) him while I was at work. It was great to see her for all of that time!

Patrick's surgery in July was a success! He has completely healed and we have witnessed him peeing several times and.....still just one hole! So, we are so grateful for that.

Sorry I haven't posted much - just busy. I'll try to do better, but in the meantime - enjoy these pics of Patrick!