tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843257216769512542024-03-12T21:05:28.616-07:00The Patton FamilyJanellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04516710579464246687noreply@blogger.comBlogger236125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684325721676951254.post-87616203789659363672012-11-03T18:16:00.000-07:002012-11-03T18:25:21.954-07:00Halloween 2012Wrong date. Current activities.<br />
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Our current goal in soccer is to not run off the field crying every time the other team scores a goal. It is hard to lose when you are five!</div>
Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04516710579464246687noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684325721676951254.post-42864304282917163862012-09-20T11:22:00.000-07:002012-09-20T11:23:38.765-07:00Harper Kate Turns 2This little lady recently turned two.
The day began with Minnie Mouse pancakes.
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Which was followed by present opening and Elliot's first soccer game. Harper insisted on wearing her tutu (from Grandma) and leaving the "Minnie bow" on her new scooter. She was quite the site scooting around the field.
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Then we finished up with a party with my Grandparents, Aunt Brenda, and Uncle Keith. We were so glad to have family to celebrate with!
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A few words about Harper:
Harper is about the cutest, most obnoxious kid around. She is very demanding and has found yelling to be quite to her liking. She loves to sleep (and often asks to go down for a nap) and hates to eat. She has a great sense of humor and is often joking and being silly with us. She loves stuffed animals and soft things so much that Chris is often worried that she is going to suffocate herself with the pile of them she has in her crib. She thinks it is downright unfair that Elliot gets to go to school and she doesn't, so we have instituted "Girl Time." Basically that means that when Elliot leaves in the morning, I look at Harper and say, "Girl time!" and she smiles and says, "no Elliot! No Daddy!" And, generally, we enjoy our girl time.<br />
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Harper is strong-willed, sweet, funny, and feisty -- and I am glad she is part of our family!
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Living Room:<br />
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Living Room/Entry:<br />
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View from the front door:<br />
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My painted thrift store buffet:<br />
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Kitchen/Empty Family Room:<br />
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Elliot's Not-So-Secret TV post-bedtime watching spot:<br />
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<br />Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04516710579464246687noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684325721676951254.post-37861565487887842552012-09-04T19:15:00.003-07:002012-09-04T19:15:23.601-07:00A Quick Weekend AwaySince Tamarra claimed today that "she was forgetting what my children look like," I thought it might be time to do a quick update on the blog.<br />
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First things first: we moved to Texas. So far, we like it. It is surprisingly more cosmopolitan than we expected and we haven't said "ya'll" once yet! Of course, we miss NY (especially the people!) like crazy. But it is safe to say, Elliot has gone native.<br />
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We also realized recently that, hey, we have a car now. We can go places! So this weekend we took a quick trip up to San Antonio. Here is how it played out.<br />
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Bonding in the hotel room over the iPad. Nothing brings siblings together faster than Apple products.
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Feeding the dolphins at Sea World. It is safe to say this is one of the coolest things I've ever done. I was way, WAY more excited about it than the kids.
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Waiting in 99 degree heat for the seal and otter show. Totally worth it!
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The Alamo
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Testing to see if cacti are, in fact, prickly. (They are.)
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Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04516710579464246687noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684325721676951254.post-47737051104646285502012-05-19T18:22:00.000-07:002012-05-19T18:22:21.780-07:00Another Item for my List6. I will not miss the terrible customer service that pervades the city. Today I was in the McDonald's on 71st and Broadway. After waiting in the line for ten minutes with two crabby kids, desperate for happy meals, I got to the front of the line only to be told that they were out of ketchup. McDonalds was out of ketchup. McDonalds! I looked at the check-out woman and said, "you have got to be kidding me." At which point the woman looked at me, told me to quit whining and walked away. And didn't come back! She just left me standing there, until five minutes later, I decided she wasn't coming back and left.<br />
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(We ended up going to Patsy's instead. I will miss Patsy's.)<br />
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Note to the employees of McDonald's, Fairway, Macy's, Duane Reade Pharmacy (especially you, 69th St. store), and countless other establishments: stop act like I am putting you out by bringing you my business. I am trying to give you money. And no, I should not have to bow and grovel before you deign to take it.<br />
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<br />Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04516710579464246687noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684325721676951254.post-66122596841642362312012-05-17T17:55:00.002-07:002012-05-17T20:23:48.141-07:00The Bad Things about New YorkSomeone recently told me that when you move away from the city, all you can remember are the good things about living here.
Since I love NY, I am sure I will be guilty of this. So this list is for those days when I'm missing the city like crazy and can't remember why we ever left it.<br />
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1. Paying over $4k in rent. For a large one-bedroom apartment. Oh and that rent? Our management said it would have likely gone up 10% at the end of our lease in October due to the city's soaring rental market. (Funny -- I don't mind living in a large one-bedroom apartment. I just mind paying that much for it.)<br />
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2. Running down the street pushing a stroller and screaming "stop at the corner!" at the top of my lungs.
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3. Elliot sleeping in a closet. Yes, it's true.<br />
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4. One bathroom. There are few things less pleasant than being in the middle of something only to have Elliot knock on the door screaming, "I have to go PEE!"<br />
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5. January and February.<br />
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And that's all I can think of! Help me, people!<br />
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***Late Night Addition***<br />
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My friend, Christie, responded to my cry for help with this little gem: <a href="http://www.theonion.com/articles/84-million-new-yorkers-suddenly-realize-new-york-c,18003/">8.4 Million New Yorkers Suddenly Realize</a>. Be warned -- the language in it is truly terrible. That said, I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. My favorite part is about the slow walkers. I have so been there.Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04516710579464246687noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684325721676951254.post-15071912657168833332012-04-25T07:08:00.002-07:002012-04-25T07:08:17.685-07:00Miss HarperHarper looks like this a lot these days.
Good thing she was a perfect baby. There's still some good-will left in her account from those 6 hours stretches of sleep she started at four weeks.
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He often pretends that he doesn’t see Elliot’s friend and her mom across the street as they walk to school so he won’t have to cross over and talk to her. The funny thing about this, however, is that he secretly loves people. He has more friends than I do. He calls and keeps in touch with them on a regular basis. He constantly worries about hurting people’s feelings. He is about the most charming and loyal friend you could have.<br />2. Lots of things make Chris “uncomfortable.” This is a favorite word of Chris’s. A few things that make Chris uncomfortable are: having his feet under the covers at night, wearing pants that “touch his thighs”, Harper’s hair in her eyes, the wrong amount of lighting when watching TV, virtual clutter, crunch in his food, and when I watch TV in my jeans instead of pajamas, <br />3. Chris has about a billion interests. This is one of my favorite things about him. You name a subject and he probably knows a little about it and is interested in it. He likes zoos, wildlife, wildlife shows, TV in general, music (he can play the piano, guitar, bass, drums, and clarinet – with varying degrees of proficiency), philosophy, politics, super heroes, sports, Star Wars, and literature, to name a few. This makes him a very un-boring person to be married to. <br />4. Chris loves TV. The man literally gets giddy when he hears the Amazing Race theme song. The day Community was shelved was one of the darkest days he’s had in a while. <br />5. Along the same line, Chris is a Tivo Jedi. He times his fast-forwarding (even on the fastest setting) perfectly. This is a talent he is quite proud of, and is therefore extremely annoyed when a commercial “fakes him out” by employing someone from the show we are watching. In fact, I’d say it makes him “uncomfortable.”<br /><br />I could go on and on about what a great dad he is (he’ll play batman or Thomas for hours!), what a great husband he is (he wakes up with the kids at night!), and how much I love him, but that would be boring.<br /><br />So instead, I’ll just wish him a very un-boring 32nd birthday. I love you, babe.Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04516710579464246687noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684325721676951254.post-75751744410149996632012-03-16T11:38:00.004-07:002012-03-16T11:41:58.758-07:00Thoughts on the Big MoveMy friend Natalie shared this link with me, and I thought I'd post it here since it sums up exactly how I feel about leaving New York.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.hitherandthither.net/2012/03/break-ups-are-hard.html">http://www.hitherandthither.net/2012/03/break-ups-are-hard.html</a><br /><br />Here's to a long-term relationship and only occasional crying when listening to Empire State of Mind.Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04516710579464246687noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684325721676951254.post-62776304658043265132012-03-10T13:10:00.002-08:002012-03-10T13:15:18.834-08:00Texas ForeverChris just accepted a job in Dallas. We are moving to Texas!<br /><br />This is bittersweet, of course. While we are very excited about the job and the new adventure, we are super bummed to be leaving NYC. We've spent seven of the ten years we've been married here and it truly feels like home.<br /><br />But, as Tim Riggins would say, "Texas forever!"<br /><br />(If you have not watched Friday Night Lights, get on that immediately.)Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04516710579464246687noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684325721676951254.post-42287372773607730072012-02-20T15:30:00.000-08:002012-02-20T16:01:43.553-08:00Week in the Life - TuesdayTwo things:<br /><br />1. Sorry for the editing. I'm protecting the innocent (and Chris's dignity. He runs shirtless.)<br />2. Sorry this is 10 billion pages. I know my life is not that interesting. For some reason, I got a little picture happy this day. <br /><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=Tuesday1-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/Tuesday1-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=Tuesday2-2-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/Tuesday2-2-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=Tuesday3-1-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/Tuesday3-1-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=Tuesday4-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/Tuesday4-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=Tuesday5-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/Tuesday5-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=Tuesday6-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/Tuesday6-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=Tuesday7-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/Tuesday7-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=Tuesday8.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/Tuesday8.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=Tuesday9.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/Tuesday9.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04516710579464246687noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684325721676951254.post-13863534930663264002012-02-14T19:22:00.000-08:002012-02-14T19:25:06.639-08:00Happy Valentines Day<a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=paislee-DIY4-5x7-template.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/paislee-DIY4-5x7-template.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Elliot added to the charm of this card we made for Chris by drawing a picture of (and I quote) "a guy tooting on another guy's head."<br /><br />Happy Valentines Day.Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04516710579464246687noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684325721676951254.post-43728685008522875632012-02-06T12:26:00.000-08:002012-02-06T12:28:04.481-08:00LatelyHarper's favorite things to say are "what's that?" and "ouieee!"Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04516710579464246687noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684325721676951254.post-41761368565120812212012-02-04T13:02:00.000-08:002012-02-04T13:08:43.101-08:00Winter Week in the Life - Monday<a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=Monday1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/Monday1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=Monday2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/Monday2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=Monday3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/Monday3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=Monday4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/Monday4.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=Monday5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/Monday5.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=Monday6.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/Monday6.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04516710579464246687noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684325721676951254.post-39168470472405119472012-01-28T20:14:00.000-08:002012-01-28T20:24:54.723-08:00Week in the Life - SaturdayDone! Week in the Life - Winter 2012 coming soon. (I am crazy, I know.)<br /><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=Saturday1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/Saturday1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=Saturday2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/Saturday2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=Saturday3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/Saturday3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=Saturday4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/Saturday4.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=Saturday5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/Saturday5.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04516710579464246687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684325721676951254.post-53323894777383903162012-01-22T15:49:00.000-08:002012-01-22T16:13:51.702-08:00Week in the Life - FridayOne more day to go!<br /><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=Friday1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/Friday1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=Friday2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/Friday2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=Friday3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/Friday3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=Friday4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/Friday4.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=Friday5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/Friday5.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=Friday6.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/Friday6.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=Friday7.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/Friday7.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04516710579464246687noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684325721676951254.post-57796711766154330812012-01-22T12:57:00.000-08:002012-01-22T13:04:48.206-08:00Week in the Life - ThursdayI am finally finishing this! Next time around, I am taking no longer than a month to put it together. You forget too much stuff if you don't get it down quickly (I took notes while I was doing it -- but some things, like the ridiculous names of all of Elliot's butterflies weren't in there.)<br /><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=Thursday1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/Thursday1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=Thursday2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/Thursday2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=Thursday3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/Thursday3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=Thursday4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/Thursday4.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=Thursday5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/Thursday5.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=Thursday6.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/Thursday6.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04516710579464246687noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684325721676951254.post-11776404854050481372011-12-22T13:15:00.001-08:002011-12-22T13:15:53.084-08:00Oh, And I Failed to MentionHarper started walking this week. No, I don't have any documentation. Is she a second child or what?Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04516710579464246687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684325721676951254.post-3217074831334424482011-12-21T18:58:00.001-08:002011-12-21T19:03:00.945-08:00SantalandWe took our annual trek to Santaland on Saturday. Eight adults. Eleven kids. We met at 7:40 a.m. (pat on the back for that one!), caught the subway down, waited in line for approximately 10 minutes, snapped a few photos of the kids with creepy Santa (Harper noticed the creepy factor), grabbed breakfast at ABP, went to a puppet show and were back by a 11.<br /><br />It was a perfect morning.<br /><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=DSC_5794.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/DSC_5794.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=DSC_5810.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/DSC_5810.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04516710579464246687noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684325721676951254.post-71914858671675138592011-12-02T13:36:00.001-08:002011-12-02T13:37:13.414-08:00Watching RudolphThey may not look alike, but they are clearly related.<br /><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=DSC_5753-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/DSC_5753-2.jpg" border="0" alt="null"></a>Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04516710579464246687noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684325721676951254.post-70594421321878506582011-11-10T17:04:00.001-08:002011-11-10T17:06:08.190-08:00You must live in a 1.5 bedroom in NYWhen your four-year-old prays that "Heavenly Father will make our house bigger."<br /><br />Of course, yesterday he prayed that he wouldn't have to share his toys, so I can't take him too seriously.Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04516710579464246687noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684325721676951254.post-18510431100390261732011-10-17T11:49:00.000-07:002011-10-27T17:49:39.338-07:00Notes on HarperJust a few thoughts about his little lady:<br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=Harper.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/Harper.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Her hair bears an unfortunate resemblance to Krusty the Clown (particularly when she does her own during-meal styling):<br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=Krusty-the-Clown-shrugging.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/Krusty-the-Clown-shrugging.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />She is a menance. I've said it before. I'll say it again. And it will be true every time I do. She regularly eats dust bunnies. You know, clumps of dust and hair? Yeah. I gagged a little too. And that's not even the worst thing she's put in her mouth. I won't tell you the others because, believe me, you would no longer be her friend.<br /><br />She does a better job folding her arms for prayer than Elliot. (Note to self: work with Elliot on folding his arms for prayer.)<br /><br />She says hi, bye, and all done. And I swear she said "here you go" when giving me the remote the other day.<br /><br />She loves Sesame Street, Elliot, reading Moo, Baa, La La La (over and over and over), and Vanilla Joe Joe's.<br /><br />She does not like walking (or when we try to encourage her to walk), being sick (my patient patient is long gone. A cold now makes this girl CRABBY), diaper changes, and when we refuse to read Moo, Baa, La La La for the twenty-second time in a row. <br /><br />She drives me crazy. She is an absolute joy.<br /><br />You may or may not want to watch the following:<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwI597MtZ6yX6qXpdEffgpq9GrXwxIvtNjbS45Pno_5Q1mKzLhovhMM2tJZYBmhKXTvoa-au3Y4-XvfFldAXg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04516710579464246687noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684325721676951254.post-88924647517701396012011-10-14T12:01:00.000-07:002011-10-14T12:10:53.946-07:00Trip to the FirestationElliot's class took a trip to the our local fire station this morning. It's only two block from our house (so close that I figure, hey kids, go ahead and play with those matches. We're covered!) It was fun to get to meet all of Elliot's friends. Plus, they all had to wear the most ridiculous (and therefore adorable) white hats with the name of their school on the front.<br /><br />The firemen did a great job with their presentation. Elliot, however, was not the most attentive pupil.<br /><br />I learned:<br /><br />1) In an emergency, call 911.<br />2) Don't hide from scary firemen wearing their oxygen masks.<br />3) If you are on fire, stop, drop and roll.<br /><br />Elliot learned:<br /><br />1) A fireman's hat is really heavy.<br /><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=IMG_0535.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/IMG_0535.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=IMG_0536-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/IMG_0536-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=IMG_0537.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/IMG_0537.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04516710579464246687noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684325721676951254.post-88445200977829643012011-09-18T16:48:00.000-07:002011-09-21T20:01:57.468-07:00Picnic in the ParkWe celebrated Harper's birthday with a picnic in Central Park with friends. It was a beautiful day -- and Elise brought her camera and captured it all. (Thank you!)<br /><br />Here are some thoughts on parties in New York:<br /><br />Sometimes you have to share your space with some random people. Like professional ballroom dancers doing a photo shoot. And pot smokers. (To their credit, we were in Strawberry Fields).<br /><br />You can scare away said random people if you give enough kids whistles and Chinese yo-yos.<br /><br />Your stroller is almost better than a mini-van (Don't believe it? Check the photo at the bottom).<br /><br />(Sorry for the weird formatting -- these are actually scrapbook pages).<br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=HarperBirthday1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/HarperBirthday1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=2011_9_HarperBirthday2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/2011_9_HarperBirthday2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=2011_9_HarperBirthday4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/2011_9_HarperBirthday4.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/?action=view&current=2011_9_HarperBirthday3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/jmkpatton/2011_9_HarperBirthday3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04516710579464246687noreply@blogger.com6