Christmas Party

On Saturday, Mary Pat attended her first Christmas party at our house. Although she was not the happiest girl during the day while Mommy and Daddy were trying to get things ready, she was the star of the show once guests started arriving. All of Mommy and Daddy's friends were excited to meet Mary Pat and she decided to show off for everyone by smiling and "talking" until it was time for bed. She even got to have her first slumber party in Mommy and Daddy's room with Dave and Celia's little girl, Claire! It was a great night filled with friends, food and fun. Here are some pictures.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Mommy and Daddy have many things to be thankful for this year, most importantly our very own little turkey Mary Pat. We are also thankful for all of the love and support we have received from all of our family and friends over the past year. We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

After beginning the day watching some of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade on TV, we enjoyed a wonderful day with Daddy's side of the family.

Mary Pat had a great time at Aunt Charlene and Uncle Bob's house and especially loved all of the many new things to look at! Here are some pictures from the day.

A Night of Many Firsts

On Saturday night, Mary Pat experienced her first trip to the Boogie Down Bronx, her first trip to Daddy's alma mater, and her first live sporting event, watching the Fordham Rams battle Manhattan at the old Rose Hill Gym. Unfortunately the game did not turn out the way we would have wanted it to but a good time was had by all and Mary Pat got to meet the newly jacked Ram mascot up close!

An Early Visit with Santa

On Tuesday, Mommy decided to take Mary Pat to sit on Santa's lap. Although it's early, Mommy really wanted to beat the crowds at the mall since the line usually has a 1-2 hour wait every day after Thanksgiving! After about 30 tries, this was the best picture with Santa. Of course Mary Pat decided to smile as soon as the pictures stopped, but mostly just looked confused and was in awe of all the action going on around her at the mall. At least she is looking at the camera in this shot and looks cute in one of her Christmas outfits!

Story Time with Daddy and Other News

Sorry about the lack of posts recently, but there has not been much news to report. Mary Pat is getting bigger every day and is being much more vocal. She loves making all sorts of noises especially when she wants attention! She is also becoming much more interested in the world around her. She likes to sit and be held facing out so she can be part of the action. She is also starting to really enjoy her nightly story time with Daddy as you can see from the pictures above. Here are some more pictures from the past couple of weeks, including a visit with Aunt Michelle, Uncle Tommy and cousins Jocelyn, Noelle and Keira, as well as "taco night" at Al & Rosette's house!

A Favorite Afternoon Spot

Recently, Mary Pat has started to get a little cranky in the late afternoon hours. Mommy has discovered that she enjoys "being a big girl" and sitting on the couch next to Mommy during these cranky times. As you can tell from this picture, she becomes happy as a clam once she's propped up in the boppy and can sit this way for an hour or so before she gets tired or bored!

Meeting Uncle Phil

Uncle Phil (Mommy's uncle) was in Manhattan for work this weekend so we took Mary Pat in on Saturday to meet him. She slept the entire way there on the train and the horrible walk through Times Square so she was wide awake once we got to the hotel! She loved staring at Uncle Phil (she liked his glasses) and sitting on his lap while she took in all the sights of the Marriott Marquis lobby. Mommy, Daddy and Mary Pat were happy that we got to meet up with him and are already counting the days until we get to see all of Mommy's family in Spartanburg at Christmas!