Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

Christmas Season

Christmas was a lot of fun this year. We had our whole family home. Christmas Eve day is always my favorite time. It's the day we bring down all our presents to lay under the tree and then we get to eat our Christmas lunch. This includes tamales, chili, Grandma Drain's famous fruit salad, enchilladas, and cokes. Now that's what I call a meal. :) It's also the day that we have our Patterson Christmas party and get to visit with all our extended family. These fun family traditions are what Christmas is all about.

Madilyn opening her tree ornament for the year.

Uncle Adam helping Madilyn bring down the presents

Jill and Brigham at the Patterson Christmas Party!

Madilyn Christmas Eve opening up her pajamas. Little stinker can never sit still so Lora is holding her arm so I can try and get a decent picture!!

Madilyn found the chex mix Christmas morning that Aunt Jeri makes each of us. Doesn't she look cute in her pocka dotted vest Grandma got her? :)

Caught...eating ginger snap cookies. Can life get much better than that?

Donut Day!

So this year I finally made it home for donut day. It took a great deal of convincing family members what an asset I would be if they waiting for me. Every year the girls spend a whole day making donuts to take around to my mom's and grandma's friends for the holiday season. This year Lora found aprons we had made during one of our Mother Daughter dates. Mine still fits however, Lora's was a little bit small, but she was trooper and still wore it.

Look at all those donuts around the countertops!

Madiyn helping out with the frosting

Madilyn's first donut...oh the excitement!!

Playing some football with her uncles