gobble, gobble, ouch

thanksgiving was tops! first off, we had glenna over for the week and that was fantastic! she's a great aunt and the kids just love having her around. and her sisters-in-law also love having her around for her mad babysitting skills;) we love you glenna. we had thanksgiving dinner at pat's and hershel's-it was super! they bought a ride-on train to keep the kids entertained and boy, was that a life saver! they loved it-and so did we. we hit the stores on black friday morning with our children-yes, we are a little crazy. but it was fun and not as bad as it could have been i suppose. and yesterday afternoon, mason and i took the kids to the park where we had a lovely picnic lunch before we headed home for some much needed naps. mason got the christmas lights up(with some help from sila) and it's beginning to look a lot like christmas at the patterson residence. to top off the weekend, we had a delicious dinner at the summers home last night and we had some good laughs as usual. unfortunately, mason came home with a monstrous toothache whose middle name was relentless. my poor husband was up all night in pain-i felt so sorry for him. he's taken everything under the sun to try and relieve the pain but alas, he has gone to urgent care where hopefully, they'll give him some antibiotics so he can sleep tonight. and there you have it, our week of fun,food,family,friends,and a toothache. we sure are blessed.

parlez vous francais?

after leaving my dad's house tonight, we decided to drive around and look at the christmas lights already up...and we drove by our house-you know, just to check on it;) meanwhile, sila and mese were in the back talking about how they can speak spanish. this is what we heard.

mason: hey sila, you can speak spanish?
sila: yes dad.
mason: ok, say something in spanish sila.
sila: bonjour, papa!
mason: uh, sila that's french.
sila: (giggling to herself) I CAN SPEAK FRENCH!

she was so tickled. and so were we.

correction

so sorry to tell you all that my charming husband knows a lot of things...but posting pics. on our blog in the right place is not one of them;) so if you'd like to see pics. of the house, you'll have to scroll down all the way to the bottom of the page-sorry for the inconvenience.

Below pictures of what could be our house

Below are some pictures of what may be our new house by Dec 20th. We are pretty excited.

41-79-83-19

we got a little anxious last night as we were waiting for mason to get home from school...so what else could we do but play scrabble! i know, you're thinking-scrabble with a 2, 4, & 6 year old??? but my children are so into playing board games these days, it was so much fun(after we got through the directions and rules of the game, which of course they really didn't get anyway). as you can tell by the scores in the title, the game didn't last very long and i did help them a lot with making words. but i tried not to help them too much, i still wanted to win you know.;) the last round started and wouldn't you know it, mese scored 30 pts. for his word! yikes! i thought i had been defeated-but lo, i ended up winning by just 4 pts., that was a close one. nani dropped out at about the 3rd round and was content just lining her tiles on the board anywhere she could and sila just wanted to make sure she always had 7 tiles. so, what are you doing tonight?

oops;)

so i realized that i've mentioned something concerning our family and a house...i should explain. as most of you know, we've been looking for a house these past few months and we've even put in a couple of offers, which were turned down. about 2 and a half weeks ago, we came across a very cute home and we put in an offer which the bank accepted! so here we are in the process of buying a house-and yes, i've heard the process is lengthy and strenuous(hence, mason's tummy problems:) and if everything goes well, we'll be moving in dec. 20th at the latest. i know, just in time for christmas-and what a fabulous christmas present that would be! we're very excited and grateful for your thoughts and prayers on our behalf. and, if we do get the house, according to mason,"you better believe we're putting up christmas lights!" i wouldn't have it any other way.

so over it already

it's been anything but fun here at the pattersons. mese's been home for 2 days now...stomach flu. i had it since sunday. sila had over the weekend and nani can't seem to kick this diarrhea bug. and mason...well, he's had stomach problems ever since we got the house! poor guy;) good news is, i'm much better-thanks to lots of sleep,prayer,and good sisters who are always there to help, and of course, my big, strong, handsome man-he really does so much, especially when i'm sick-thanks to nia and carrie, and thanks honey-i love you. mese will be heading back to school tomorrow. sila is well and nani just needs to stop sending me to wal-mart for more diapers and wipes. i keep trying to convince her that she can go potty in the toilet like sila, but she says,"i'm not a big girl mom." i'll wait til january, and then...it's on!

nia...nia...bo bia...

yesterday was nia's big 25-and we just want to wish you a very happy quarter of a century!!! like i said before, 25 was a lucky number for me, and who knows, it may be for you too. we love you much and hope all your dreams come true...that you'll find your heart's duet...your other half...your one true love...oh wait-i'm starting to sound like sila:) happy birthday girl!

weekend fun

wow! what a fun-filled weekend we had-
friday evening we stayed at randy's and ashley's where we hung out and ate homemade pizza(yum yum) and watched movies and had popcorn. early saturday morning mason and randy went fishing-no luck. fish weren't even biting. so, we went to honey's and had a most delicious breakfast(i had whole grain waffles with fresh berries-oh so good) then we headed out to do some shopping. mason found some great deals at penny's and later that evening while mason & i went to a friends wedding reception, ashley & randy were so kind and took the kids to legoland.
mason's former co-worker, crispin got married last week in colorado and had a reception here in san diego last night. can you say-WOW! it was at a really fancy shmancy hotel(tower 23) overlooking the beach-yes, i said the beach! it was awesome. it was so nice and mason and i helped ourselves to the open bar(we drank diet coke to our hearts content) and the sushi bar-yes, i said sushi bar! needless to say, we had a very enjoyable time and we'd like to go back someday(when we can save up enough money)anyone want to join us? so, here's to randy & ashley for taking care of our kiddies while we lived it up in style(for a night anyway) and to crispin and wayne-may you have many more happy times together and we wish you everything good in life!!!

America is the Best

Many you know of my deep resentment for Kobe Bryant and what he did to my Lakers. But my fewd ended, when he stuck it to a reporter who thought it was old fashioned and uncool to be down for the red white and blue during the summer games. Well I say God Bless America and we do know better than the rest of the world. I am thankful for W and all he has done for this country. Maybe it is time that we suffer a little so we can remember the value of an honest days work for an honest days pay, and that anyone who is willing to sacrifice can earn what they want. Government can not do what you can do for yourself. I am proud to pay my own bills, and take care of my family because that is my responsibility and my blessing. My family is happy because from our point of view we have all we need. That my friends is conservatism.

new nickname

this morning i put on "lilo & stitch" for the kids while i finished washing the dishes. apparently orin got into the computer armoir and pulled out the game "balderdash" and took every last card out and spread it all over the floor-this is what i heard.

sila: OH.....MY......GOSH!!! ORIN!!!! you're...you're like STITCH!!!

i had to laugh.

32 reasons...

how do i love thee? let me count the ways...
1.you're the most honest man i know
2.you're funny.
3.you're an awesome dad.
4.you're THE BEST husband.
5.you take good care of our family.
6.you're selfless.
7.you're compassionate.
8. you try hard to do what's right, all the time.
9.you're a worthy priesthood holder.
10.you look to see how you can help those around you.
11.you like to eat good food-you're palate is supreme:)
12.you're a good cook.
13.you're a good sewer.
14.you're very creative.
15.you're not afraid to do something and make a mistake.
16.you're a great teacher.
17.you enjoy a good joke.
18.it's fun watching you laugh.
19.you give good hugs.
20.you have a heart the size of texas.
21.you look for ways to serve others and your family.
22.you're the best friend everyone wants.
23.you're tenacious, persistent, and relentless.(all in good ways of course:)
24.you love the lord.
25.you love your family.
26.you love your friends.
27.you're a dancing machine!
28.you give your all.
29.you make time for me.
30.you have beautiful eyes.
31.you're responsible.
32.and last but not least, i love that you love me. you're the greatest blessing in my life and the kids and i love you to pieces. happy 32 honey!:)

and last, but not least...quirk no.6

#6- i am quite protective of my hair, i didn't want it touched or messed with after i fixed it-scratch that, i used to be protective of my hair...let me explain. i hated going to the beach because my hair would expand like no other, into a frizzy, gross mop. i hated the rain-for obvious reasons. i always used to straighten it because i didn't like the curls/waves. and i used to spend forever and a day on doing my hair(not to mention too much money on hair products). my hair was quite a stressful thing for me. well, all that has changed and i'm now a wife with 3 children, no time, no money, and my hair is the last thing i think of when i get up in the morning-i'm lucky if i remember to brush it. so there you have it. i guess you could say this is a past quirk-oh well, it works for me:)