New Tricks

Patrick is growing so fast. He has been sitting up like a champ for about a month now. He loves to sit in front of his bin of toys. He takes the toys out one by one, plays with them and then throws them on the ground. When he is laying on his belly he can scoot around in a circle to reach things or just observe. He is going to be crawling any time now-yikes:) He is as happy as could be even while having a severe ear infection. He will be 7 months old next week. Time is flying by!


He is a bundled up in his car seat.

Halloween Night

The White Family dressed up together again this year! We were girl butterflies and boy caterpillars. Mary loved trick-or-treating. She was upset when we stayed to long at our friends house to chat. She started crying and said, "Let's keep walking, guys." It was a beautiful night and we enjoyed ourselves.

Girl Butterflies.

Boy Caterpillars. I constructed Mike's costume. I love using the hot glue gun. I forgot how wonderful of tool it really is.

Our insect family!

MEAC Halloween Party

MEAC (Madisonville Education and Assistance Center), my new place of employment had their annual Halloween Party so we headed on over to have a fun time. Mary was a ballerina, thanks to her cousin Peyton's hand-me-downs. And Patrick was a Packer. They had hay rides for the little ones-such a clever idea, games, popcorn and face-painting. Mary's new favorite arts and crafts is to paint our faces-pictures to follow. Another fun time!

Party in the Park

We headed to the park with Nana and Papa. Patrick tried out the swings. Mary tried out her tights. (She has been scared of them in the past.) I tried to take a nap:) We had a wonderful time.

HalloZooween

Mary and Patrick donned their first Halloween outfits at the Cincinnati Zoo. We had a great time with Nana and Papa while trick or treating around the zoo.

Minges Pumpkin Festival

Mike had the day off so we headed to the Pumpkin Festival. It was a beautiful day. Mary and Mike participated in a 3-legged race, a wheelbarrow race and a combination 3-legged and blind wheelbarrow race. Mary had a blast with her Daddy while Patrick and I watched from the sidelines.

Feeding Time

Mary enjoys helping us out. She fed Patrick his rice cereal last week. She did a great job.


Mary had her first cream horn, provided by Papa. I didn't know they even existed. She seemed to think it was an ice cream cone and just ate the cream for awhile. What a nut!

Dressing Up

Mary likes putting on clip-on earrings that Peyton, her cousin, gave me and wearing her head-band. Doesn't she look older than 2 1/2?


Patrick is sporting Mary's tights. Mary was a little scared of wearing her tights so Mike thought it would be a good idea to put them on his head. Then it was Patrick's turn. Our little bunny look alike didn't seem to be phased.

Visitors

The White's from Wisconsin came down for a quick visit and we had a fabulous time. We always love when Yo-Yo and Rice come to Cincy.

Our little girl

Mary got her face painted at Ridge Day, a neighborhood festival.


Mary is 2 1/2 years old and Miss Independent. She loves playing in room by herself where she reads to her stuffed animals or pretend friends. Right now she is reading to "Tina" but she loves to play with her cousin Elizabeth and aunt Janet during pretend time as well. Mary is a joy to be around. She is so funny, observant and kind.


Mary is taking swim lessons. She is a little fish. She loves her time in the big pool.

Here is Mary getting her face painted. She was so patient.

Look at those crossed legs-too funny. She just needs a cup of coffee and her circle of friends.

Stinky Feet

I know what you are thinking, it has been too long since I have updated the blog. Life with two has been a bit challenging but now I am back on the saddle. My sister Katie said she felt like she didn't know Patrick as well since I was not updating the blog and that made me very sad. So here are a few posts to get you acquainted with our dear little man. Patrick is now 4 1/2 months old and he is a whopping 17 pounds. He is a happy baby most of the day. Nap times are our latest struggle, but everything can't be perfect, right.



Patrick is eating cereal and avocado now and loving every bite.

Patrick loves his sister and loves to laugh. As you will see in the video, he loves hearing that his feet are stinky.

Welcome Patrick!

Patrick was warm and cozy in utero that the doctor recommended an induction. Six days past his due date he entered this world quickly. The doctor broke my water at 9:45 AM and after an intense, unmedicated labor, he was born at 12:45 PM. He was 9 pounds and 21 1/2 inches long. Mike was a great coach and helped me through the worst of the contractions. Our lamaze coach and friend, Tepu was also in the room to help me through the pain. Without the two of them I am not sure I would have been able to make it through. I am forever grateful for their encouragement and love. Mary met her little brother a few hours later and she fell in love with him. My parents were the next to meet their grandson and they were smitten with our little man as well. We can't wait for the rest of our family to fall in love with him. We are very blessed to have Patrick in our lives and we are enjoying every moment.

This isn't the greatest picture of me but this was taken on May 8th.

Mary meeting her little brother and holding him for the first time.

Our kids!!

Patrick's first bath in our kitchen sink.

Our little man.

Pump it Up

Mike and I took Mary out for one last birthday celebration. We took her to a place called Pump It Up which has giant inflatables that you can bounce and slide on. She had a marvelous time. Mike was worn out at the end and dripping in sweat since I couldn't really participate in any of the activities he was her escort. I can't believe our little girl is two!

Mary's Early Bday Celebration

We celebrated Mary's 2nd Birthday this week with Mike's parents, his sister and my parents. Mary received mostly arts and crafts. She didn't even need any gifts because the cake and ice cream were good enough for her.

Here's Mary with her new smock, paints, tabletop paper and stamps.

Nana was crafty with her present and made her a Good Dreams pillow.

Mary received a doctor's kit from Mike's parents. The doggie is checking Mary's heartbeat.

Mary with a mouthful!

I decided to try my hand at cake decorating. Thanks to Leah's help the elephant turned out better then expected. At least it was super yummy.

Long Boat Key

For President's Day weekend we joined my parents and sister in Long Boat Key. We escaped the snow in Cincy but dealt with 50 degree temps in Florida.

The sunsets were beautiful. Here is Mike, enjoying the moment.

The pool was heated so Mary and Mike had a great time everyday. Papa was even brave enough to join in the fun. I even wore my first maternity bathing suit but I spared you the pictures. Her poor nose would just get red from the air. I was on standby to bundle her up and run her indoors.

Mary's Big Girl Room

After Christmas Mary was showed her big girl room that Mike and I had been working on for awhile. She has a toddler bed and a book nook and her cousin Julie is painting a mural on the wall for her. Mary first starting taking naps in her toddler bed but now sleeps in it all the time. She seems to love her room and is proud of being a big girl.

Where's Mary? Can you find her in the bed?

Mary thought the leaves for her book nook were super cool!

Mary loves her new room.

Mary and Reno

Mary loves her kitty cat and Reno has been coming around to her as he sees that she can be gentle and loving. Mary loved watching Reno play with a piece of paper.

New Kitchen-YEAH

The kitchen is done and we couldn't be more pleased. I have actually been cooking. Everyone is welcome to see it in person!! The Before pictures are in an older post from Nov or Dec if you want to compare. I would recommend our contractor in a heartbeat if any on you Cincy people are looking to remodel.