Patch Christmas Party

Last night we went down to Provo for Marty's family's X-mas party! They have such a big family we need to have it at a church. It was really fun. Marty's aunt and sister, Julia, helped put it together. There was food, games and Adonna gave each great grand child treats! Graham says, "Adonna" so cute! She loves it!

I love the picture of all four Patches. They look alike!

Merry Christmas!

Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child

I think I mentioned that Graham is having issues sleeping at our new house. He is climbing out of his crib (Jack in the box), waking up in the middle of the night, resisting naps, tantrums and waking up early. It has been rough on him and me. The first week here I devoted my days to doing exactly what my sleep book (Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child) said to do. The first day of my sleep-schedule boot camp I put him back in his crib 40 times! The second day 12 times. The third zero. The fourth day 4 times. The fifth day 4 times. I stopped keeping track.

Yesterday he stayed in his crib and that is all I know.

We are still working through it, but I know part of my problem is that I'm trying to do a lot for Christmas and the house and it often interrupts his nap or he gets to bed late. If I follow the book it all seems to work much better. Also, I think that he is just trying to adjust to this new house (as am I) with all its new spaces and noises.

If anyone has any tips I would love the advice!

Thanks!

Sing a Song!

Graham loves to watch this video from Sesame Street! (Singing with the Celebrities) He has turned into quite the singer lately: Elmo, Thomas, and the Kindermusic CD. This is the best video I could get of it, but he sure is cute when he sings!

A tribute to my Mom...

Before moving into our house we lived with my Parents for 6 weeks! My Mom and Dad both loved having Graham around, but my Mom truly never left his side. She read books, played trains, watched movies and even let Graham play in Max's (the dog) water bowl!

Graham loves his Nan and so do I!

Thanks Mom for everything!

Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving with the Patches was amazing yet again! We had a feast that was 100% Tayva's masterpiece! We helped assemble when we arrived in the morning, but it was a real treat to show up and eat! Thank you Tayva for all your hard work! It was delicious and such a fun day with the family.

Another milestone...

3 paper towels High!

Moving along nicely...

I'm sitting at my kitchen table in my new house eating chips and salsa. (My favorite snack!) Marty is outside shoveling our driveway for the first time and I have a few minutes to take in the week. It has been a busy, crazy week, but we are finally getting settled. (Except Graham hasn't been sleeping well, but that will be another post.) We still have boxes to unpack and so so so much remodeling to do, but it is starting to feel like home. I've been able to cook quite a bit this week and get a feel for this new kitchen. Only two burners work on the stove (Marty said he would fix that) and there was zero counter space. My father in law so ingeniously created a butcher block top to cover our exposed dishwasher Marty installed and a place for the microwave. The home had no dishwasher before because the owner had opted for a wood burning over! Anyway, back to the cooking, it has been fun! And I plan to cook a lot this winter with my lack of friends and family in Salt Lake! So come on over and I will feed you!

Here are pictures of my progress. I'm mostly posting this for myself, to see how much really can get done in a week! I hope to accomplish just as much this week!

Scooby Doo, where are you?

I just found my camera cord in a basket and downloaded my pictures! These ones are killing me tonight! This was a very fun movie making experience we had with Andrea (the hairy thief), Scott, Sadie, Elliet and Luke! It was for the Leaver's Halloween bash. Scooby dooby do!