It's Santa!!!

Well, as you can see from the new blog pic, we went to see Santa on Saturday.
It worked out perfectly. We bribed Patrick by telling him if he smiled nicely and did everything the girl told him to do at Picture People, that we would go see Santa afterwards. Well when that photographer started snapping, he turned into America's Next Top Model. As soon as she finished, he asked for Santa. So, as promised, that is what he received.
The Quakerbridge Mall Santa was awesome. There was no line, and he spent so much time talking to Patrick. (And Ally...but you know...)
Patrick was THRILLED! He sat right on his lap...told him what he wanted...and kept the conversation going.
We are so excited for Christmas this year. Patrick is counting down until he can wake up to all of his presents that Santa is going to leave. That excitement is priceless.

Father/Daughter Dance

Another Father Daughter Dance tonight...my baby isnt looking much like a baby anymore...

THREE!

I can't believe Patrick is 3 years old already. Time certainly does fly. What an amazing little man he's turning out to be. Of course he has his moments of screaming fits, but overall he is such a sweet, loving, funny, smart, and musical little boy.
His birthday party was a success. He could not stop talking about it on Sunday. He absolutely loves my nieces boyfriend, Fireman Lou. (as do we) The guys were so great with the kids. We were so impressed and grateful for their time.

BOO!

Happy Halloween everyone! WE all had a great day!

Never a dull moment....

Last night Patrick fell in the bathroom and hit his head on the bathtub. He cried for a second but was fine. We didn't think anything of it after that.
This morning I got a call from daycare that he had been crying that his head hurt. Then he would start doing something and just stop and grab his head (the side he hit) and cry that it hurt. So I left work and called the pediatrician. They told me to get him to the ER for a cat scan right away.
He was sooo good. I mean if we didn't already have a dog, he was "you deserve a puppy" good.
He didnt cry once. Didn't whine. Nothing. Just hung out until they took us in for the scan. He thought he was so cool on the wheelchair...waving to everyone like a celebrity. They were going to sedate him but decided to give him a chance to try it without. He was great. He didn't even move an inch. He thought it was the coolest thing. He said it was like a spaceship.
Cat scan was clear. The doctor said no concussion. It could have been a headache from the hit, but his ear was looking a little red as well, so she gave him some medication and off we went. Here's some camera phone shots from our day.

Fall Fun!

Today we headed to Snipes Farm for our annual pumpkin and apple picking. We usually go to Shady Brook Farms, but we decided to spice it up and try Snipes. It wasn't the real pumpkin patch like they have at Shady Brook, but they had a ton of stuff for the kids to do...and the apple picking was right next to the "pumpkin patch" so it was very convenient. The kids had a great day. Ally had her first taste of real apple cider, we all enjoyed some freshly made pumpkin doughnuts (YUM), and did well with our pumpkin purchase.

It's Daddy's Birthday!!!!

We had a lot of fun celebrating Ron's birthday today.
We surprised him with dinner at Arirang. (More so b/c it's one of the only places we can go that Patrick doesn't throw a fit. He LOVES Hibatchi) But also because Allyson and I wanted to make sure he was thoroughly embarrassed by the singing waiters and light show.
We love you! Hope you had a great birthday!