Beach

My parents invited us to join them in Naples over President's Day. We had a fabulous time.

Patrick is learning the proper way to jump off the side of the pool.

He scraped his knees the first few times:(

Success!!!

Our little dolphin.

Patrick did not like the sand at first. He took his time but then loved digging around.

My attempt at making her into a mermaid.

Patrick loved this statue when we were in Old Naples.

Happy, happy!!!

Playing Baby

The kids like playing baby. Patrick pretends to be a baby and I hold him and say, "Ga Ga Goo Goo."

Mary is pretending to be a baby. Patrick is holding her and loving on her.

Patrick is burping the baby.

Now Mary is holding baby Patrick.

Wrapped in Swaddling Clothing

Mary loved playing Jesus during Christmas. Mike and I then had to place blankets on our heads in order to play Mary and Joseph .

sNOw excuses

It snowed a tiny bit here last week and the kids were so excited. They asked to shovel and sled. Even though the crowd was barely covered we played outside. 

Patrick loves to wear Mary's monkey hat.

So excited to shovel.

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Mary worked hard to pull Patrick.

According to my cousin Steve, the storm of the year is coming to Cincinnati on February 15th. We leave for a weekend trip to Florida on the 16th so hopefully we will make it out of here.

Merry Christmas to ALL!

Waiting to open gifts at the Shoemaker Christmas.

Cheese!!

 

Nana made Patrick a special Good Dreams pillow.

Lee Press on Nails for Mary.

Their first masterpiece.

Uh-oh!

The bath water turned pinkish after their first masterpiece.

Santa did good when he brought this to Patrick!

I gave Mary my Cabbage Patch doll from when I was a little girl.

Merry Christmas! We had a wonderful holiday.

Our little Rudolph's

OUCH

Mary tripped and fell into our coffee table on Sunday. She had to receive 6 stitches. She was incredibly brave while the doctor sutured her. The staff at Children's was incredible. She will have the stitches removed on Friday.