recap

all right patterson fans! it's time for our summer 2010 recap.

we had lots of big plans for summer 2010 and frankly, we did mostly everything we wanted to do-except for visit grandma & grandpa in st. george:( but lucky for us, they came to banning:) we had a B-L-A-S-T!
*twice, and some weeks, three times we visited our local library where the kids got their very own library card...they were tickled! they were even more excited when they found out they could check out 15 books. nice! they entered the library's summer reading program and did wonderfully.
*july was lovely! lots of sun-mostly at the beach and the beach trips lasted throughout august as well.
*visited cabrillo aquamarine museum, san pedro harbor(yummy food), and alpine village(yummy german food and delectable mille feuilles)
*visited idyllwild discovery center and mason took kids on a hike.
*took the kids to knott's berry farm(except for lu)oh how i love me some funnel cake!
*july 13-mese's 8th birthday and he's officially a CUBSCOUT!
*july 31 mese was baptized and what a special day that was for him and all of us!
*aug. 26 kids started school. mese 3rd grade. sila 1st grade. and i began watching orin & brody(nani and luana help of course:)
*aug. 28 our annual banning ward luau...way too much fun!

hope your summer was just as fun!

daily rituals...for some

this morning...

me:nani! did you brush your teeth today?
nani:uh...no.
sila: ewww nani! you have to brush your teeth EVERY DAY!
mese: yeah, you don't want your teeth to turn yellow like DAD'S!
sila: yeah, cuz he NEVER brushes his teeth.
mese: yep.

jackpot

laundry can sometimes be a mundane, annoying, neverending chore. but on days like today, it can be rewarding. hello mr. hamilton! btw: can you guess whose pockets i found all of this in? hint: i didn't give birth to this person.

spring photos

back in the spring, we did our family photo shoot with the talented darcy patterson, my sister in law and her lovely assistant, johanna. here are some of my favorites.

opposite of fun

this morning i went to see the dentist. that's right. i got my weekend off to a great start(note the sarcasm here). i tried a new dr. why, you ask? because my last dentist, well...let's put it this way. mason & i nicknamed her "the butcher". enough said. this new dentist is much nicer,friendlier,gentler, and better than the former. however, upon checking out of his office the receptionist handed me a copy of my "treatment case". boy, do i need a lot of treatments! i need one tooth pulled, 2 fillings, a root canal, and i need to glue the crown on a tooth that came out months ago, but i was too scared to go back to "the butcher". all in all, we'll be starting our savings plan for my pearly whites real soon...like yesterday. have a good weekend everyone!

for now...what do you think?

while i'm still working on my summer 2010 post(it's taking a while), i thought i'd pose a question. i'm currently reading 4 different books and i'd like to know if any of you have read them and what do you think about them. your opinions would be greatly appreciated!
here they are in no particular order:
*eat, nap, play: how to get even more out of your child's day for less
*french women don't get fat:the secret of eating for pleasure
*marry him: the case for settling for mr. good enough
*raising happiness: 10 simple steps for more joyful kids and happier parents
thanks in advance:)

still kicking

hello hello! just wanted to let you know(in case you were wondering) we're still alive and well...just enjoying life, summer, and vacation:) but i've got lots of photos to share and i'll be posting them soon(meaning some time in the next week:) i'm hopeful! hope you're all enjoying a cramazing(my new favorite word right now= crazy + amazing) summer!!!