L.L.P. age 7

he's had a week long birthday celebration so now i think it's time to post about our number 1 son: lamese luis patterson, aka mese. mese was and still is a mild child. he's mellow(except when he doesn't get a mid-week nap). he's kind, helpful, likes to help his sisters(poor boy, he has 3). in a lot of ways he reminds me so much of mason...which in this case is a good thing:) he likes to go on rides in his dad's car, especially if they're going to get donuts-lemon filled is his favorite. he doesn't like to drink milk(like his mom). he's an avid reader-just finished tom sawyer and is reading black beauty. he wanted me to buy anne of green gables but i told him to finish black beauty first. he gives way too many details when talking(gets it from his mom). he's a good friend. he's a good brother. and he's our #1 son and we love him. mason and i are so thankful to have mese in our family. happy birthday mese! we love you.

3 hours

yesterday i woke up and was determined to potty train nani...yesterday after 3 hours i gave up.
there's always next month, right?

mother of all mondays

here are the happenings of yesterday in a nutshell:

*woke up to a cracking/dropping sound of the jar of whipped honey on my tile floor(kids didn't want cheerios for breakfast-instead, honey sandwiches was the breakfast of choice) nice start to my day, i know.
*loaded the kids up in the van to head to costco and realized the van had been "broken" into. we left it unlocked-cd's, dvd, change was stolen and the dvd player would've been taken as well if the culprit didn't hear someone/something: he left the knife in the van. fun.
*got the above said taken care of and headed to costco and drove right past a blazing fire on the 60 fwy-hot.
*got all the way to costco and realized i had forgotten my purse at home. nice.
*mason calls me and tells me how he was almost a witness to a potential shoot-out on the way to work that morning. can it get any better?
* and to top it all off-it was mese's 7th birthday-that was the best part of my day:)

needless to say, it was an interesting start to my week. and i really did wake up thinking...it's going to be a good day.

treasures club

today sila officially joined the treasures club;otherwise known as the "things you shouldn't find at the park" club. it's founder: erica's cute daughter ella. she was fortunate enough to find a "treasure" at the park a little while ago...what was it called? oh yes, it was a contraceptive of some sort. and today sila was playing with a "treasure"- a used pregnancy test. i wanted to bleach her but opted to smother hand sanitizer all over her hands til we got home then scrubbed her down with soap & water. and here is where i'd like to thank those wonderful citizens of the community who leave their "treasures" at the park for our children to find. thank you...for making me sick. at least find a trash can will you. i can do without my kids finding those "treasures". from here on out, it's strictly treasures from the earth for my kids, thank you very much!

today was, tomorrow is

potty training. today was supposed to be the day, but i wasn't prepared and misplaced nani's big girl underwear. so, tomorrow is the day. wish us luck! and yes, i found the underwear...guess i'm getting a dollar:)

yesterday

we went to a wedding yesterday. mason was outside with nani because she couldn't keep quiet inside(i know, you're surprised). i left to feed the baby and upon returning to the ceremony, nani stops me and says,"mom? can i have some gum? my breath is kickin'!" she is so her father's daughter.