Brooke and Graham

Moving

Jogging at the beach

Enjoying the backyard

Napping

We Moved!

So it has been a busy couple of days here at the Patterson's house:) We are getting all settled in a loving every minute of our decision to move. I got to walk Brooke to school this morning and that just made her day! Graham is loving his toys and playing in his bigger room now:) All in all it has been very busy and am finding that I don't have a whole lot of extra time for blogging etc... I'll post some new pics of the kids soon:)

Play Group!

Today I took the kids to the Hullabaloo concert in Encinitas! They had so much fun dancing and signing! Then afterward we grabbed lunch with friends. We had a nice day and enjoyed the beautiful 80 degree weather for a change:)

Friday Night!

Best Buddies:)


Makena in her Roxy hat!

Brooke is Spider man and Landon is Batman!

GRAHAM'S FIRST KISS..THE MATCH HAS BEEN MADE!!!!!!

New Year's Eve

We went to the most awesome pajama party for New Year's!!!! The kids and the adults had a blast. What a great way to ring in the new year:)

Brooke with Parker, Camden, London, Lauren and Caroline:)

For Fun

New Years Quiz
A friend posted this on her blog, so I thought I'd play along too.

1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before? Moved to a new area where I knew no one!

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I didn't make any last year...this year I want to work out more so I can be in a bathing suit and feel good.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Shelly

4. Did anyone close to you die? No

5. What countries did you visit?None.

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008? Roots::)

7. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?April 29th. The day we celebrated Brooke's birthday. August 23rd Graham turned one!!!!

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?.Becoming a full time stay at home mommy!!

9. What was your biggest failure?Organization and Cleaning

10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Nope

11. What was the best thing you bought? no sure

12. Whose behavior merited celebration? The kids!

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? ?They know who they are.

14. Where did most of your money go? House accessories:)

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Maui, camping, boating All with Craig and my kids!
16. What song will always remind you of 2008?Gosh, I have no idea.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:a) happier or sadder? Hmmm. About the same.b) thinner or fatter? Thinner. c) richer or poorer? Poorer. But that's just incentive to save.

18. What do you wish you’d done more of? Vacationing

19. What do you wish you’d done less of? Taking things for granted.

20. How did you spend Christmas? With family and friends! So fun!

21. Did you fall in love in 2008? with Craig...again!

22. What was your favorite TV program?Gossip Girl, Survivor, House, Bones

23. Do you hate anyone now that you did’nt hate this time last year? I don't really hate people. Dislike yes.

24. What was the best book you read? The Shopaholic Series

25. What was your greatest musical discovery? not sure

26. What did you want and got? To stay home with my babies!

27. What did you want and not get? Nothing

28. What was your favorite film of this year? .Didn't get out much this year..but I rented Sex and the city.

29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?.I turned 31. My mom stayed with us and Brooke threw me a party. The theme was strawberry shortcake...it was the best birthday I ever had!

30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? A vacation with just Craig.

31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008? Jeans, tank tops and flip flops.
33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?Brittany of course!!!!!!!!!!

34. What political issue stirred you the most?The Presidential Election.

35. Who did you miss? My parents.

36. Who was the best new person you met? Caroline

37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008. to be content

Christmas Day!

We went to Craig's parents for Christmas Day! Brooke and Graham enjoyed being with all their cousins that day. The kids had a lot of fun!

Auntie

Grandma and Brooke

Christmas Day!

Christmas Eve!

We spent Christmas Eve with my parents! The kids had so much fun and got lots of fun things!

Brooke got a twin doll which even has the same beauty marks on her face. Pretty neat! She named her Lola:)

Graham got a rocking chair which my parents painted in USC colors. Graham was a little unsure about the rocking:)

Thanks Mom and Dad for all our gifts this year! We can't wait to make sauce with our new pots and pans:) The kids love all of their gifts too. Brooke keeps asking when she can cook in her easy bake oven:)

Parade of Lights!!!

Last night we took the kids down to Sea Port village to watch the boat parade with the Martin's. It was awesome:) It was low 40's and freezing but super fun. We had dinner down there and had cookies and hot coco. The boats were so pretty. The kiddos had a blast too:) Can't wait to do it next year!!!!!

A Fun Weekend!

My friend Kelly came over with her husband and three children Friday night! We had a lot of fun. I went to high school with Kelly and we were pretty inseparable for a few years. She was a year older than me in school and I was also close with her younger sister Kristyn too. Here is her daughter Makayla. Her and Brooke are just a month apart just like Kelly and I:)

Then we went to the Burke's for Christmas and had a blast as usual:) The kids had so much fun:)

Graham is checking out Pierce's dog food.

Cookie Time!!!

Our Weekend in San Clemente

We took the kids to San Clemete this weekend and the kids had a very nice time! We took many walks, went to the San Clemente pier and then the cousins came on Satuday for a visit. It was a fun time:)