Playing catch up!!

I am constantly playing catch up with this blog! I try really hard to stay on top of it, but then an entire month goes by and I haven't loaded any pictures or written. My apologies!! From the last time I wrote, Patric had a birthday, Christmas and New Years happened and Josh turned 22 months.

For Patric's birthday, we got a babysitter, courtesy of Cassie. We went out to dinner and a movie...something I am not sure we have EVER done since being together. We also had my whole family, with the exception of one brother, over for Patric and my mom's birthdays. I made swedish meatballs, and assigned the rest of the food out to people. I sat for two hours making the meatballs by hand, but they were great and we had tons of left overs too!

Christmas was good, but also made me feel a little sad...this year really made me realize that I need to have more kids to have more of that kid like joy in my home...because unfortunately, I don't have the same excitement anymore!!

This New Year's we had fun with friends...what better way to ring in the new year but with people you love? We spent time with Anthrea and Andy, Brad and Kami, and even Megan and Gregg stopped by for awhile. Anthrea is pregnant with her first kid, so I was really excited to be with her for a little of her pregnancy. They moved to NC and Andy is going to Iraq in February.

Josh is officially 22 months...almost 2 years old!! Where has the time gone? It still feels like yesterday that I was working full time at American Disposal and pregnant with him.

Now is picture time!!
We had Brad, Kami, Joe, Liese, Corbin, Josh and Alice over for some cake for Patric's birthday.
Ella patiently waiting for some cake.
Liese, Josh and Brad's enormous tongue!
Christmas eve---I know this because we have presents in our stockings...and we open our stockings on Christmas eve.
Santa came!! We must have been very good this year!!
Josh riding his new big wheel! He doesnt quite get it yet, but I thought the bike was so cute and he is too!
I never really put too many pictures of myself on this blog...this is a self portrait taken a few days ago. Josh was done with me trying to take pictures of him and I...oh well!!