Just Chillin' (5.14.2012)

Mother's Day: Part 2

 5.13.2012

Our Mother's Day celebration continued on into Sunday, and even though it was a pretty relaxed day, it was perfect.  I couldn't have asked for much else.

Angela got me tulips! My favorite!  She is way to good to me. :)

Me and my girls on Mother's Day 2012.  How lucky am I?

Paige and I were still staying home from church at this point, but Hallie gave us a great little fashion show before church.

After church Hallie and Eric came home and planted a flower in the pot that Hallie had painted for Grandma.

Wow, not sure how we caught this amazing face on camera. :)

After dinner Hallie and Eric made molten chocolate cakes.  YUM! (even though Eric said they didn't turn out how he wanted them too, I thought they were delicious)

Then it was time to get ready for bed...

I am so incredibly blessed to have such an amazing family!  It was definitely a nice Mother's Day weekend.

Mother's Day: Part 1

5.10.2012

For Mother's Day this year, Eric decided it would be fun to do a little picnic up the canyon or something.  Which I love to do, and it sounded like a good plan.  Well, when it really came down to getting everything together, feeding the babe, and all that, it got way to late for heading up the canyon.  Plus it was quite cool.  So we just headed up to my parent's house, and picniced in their back yard.

Hallie eating one of her favorite things.  Yogurt!

We just spread out a blanket, and ate some delicious turkey BLT's on bagels.  One of my favorites!

Little Paige

Hallie has decided that making funny faces is far more exciting than normal smiles.

After she finished eating Hallie headed over to play in the sandbox

Then after playing outside until it was almost dark, we headed inside to make a Mother's Day present for Grandma.  (They were in Jackson Hole, and weren't home)

I painted a white base coat, then put dots made out of painter's tape on it, then let Hallie loose.

While we were waiting for it to dry, we headed down and played the Wii, until past bedtime.

And Paige just slept

Playing the Wii got very intese.  Hallie kept trying to make the princess jump, and she found it much more effective if she jumped too.

It ended up being a perfect evening together as a family.  What more could I ask for?

Our New Normal

5.10.2012

As much as we worried about the adjustment phase of having a new baby, it wasn't as crazy as we thought it would be.  Of course, sleep was scarce, and life changed.  But it was amazing how quickly we found our new normal, and our new routine.  Hallie quickly fell in love with her baby sister, and wanted to help in any way she could.  She still loves to help feed Paige.  What a lucky girl Paige is to have such a good big sister!

One Week

5.9.2012

Nap time

5.8.2012

Bedtime

5.7.12

Just a little look into bedtime at the Patterson Household...

After her shower/bath and pajamas, Hallie loves to go outside and watch the sun before bed.

 Then stories...

The Llama, Llama books are some of Hallie's favorites.  This is her "mad at mama" face.

 Paige was still on her bili-lights.  She ended up being on them for about three days

Her lights glowing through the night. :)