Are you there? Me too!! Finally!

I am here and I am so excited! Not because Patrick's hair actually fits into a ponytail holder, but because I get to show you my awesome new photo editing software!! It just so happens that I used this great picture of Patrick that I captured while we were camping!

I know I also owe everyone a serious update so I'm starting it here! After lots of time away, thanks to a trip to Charlotte, a Trojan virus, a camping trip, and a few other unexpected delays...I am back. On my Mother's day present none the less! Nathan did SO good this year and surprised me with a great new laptop for myself! Even though I've told you a million times, Thanks BABE!!! (PS please don't me upset about the pic...at least no one will know its him FOR SURE because its from behind! <3)>

After Charlotte, Nathan and I went camping at Kerr Lake with Kyle, Allison, Nick, Katie, Jill, Neil & Leah. We got a fabulous camp site and had the best time! It was WAY hot but I think for the first camping trip with the boys it went REALLY well. Ethan got to sleep in his Thomas blow up bed for the first time and LOVED it. Patrick even slept all night long each night that we were there! Something he STILL doesn't do at home in the comforts of a crib! LOL!

We got celebrate our 2nd wedding anniversary with everyone while we were there too. Thanks to K&S by the way for the champange and choclate! It was SO yummy!

Following camping I got hit with a Trojan virus that really just messed up everything on the old laptop. So surprise! Nate comes home with a laptop! YAHOO for me!

Some updates on the boys. Ethan I am SO PROUD AND HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE is COMPLETELY potty trained!!!!!

Hallelujah!!!

We stopped using pull-ups on the Sunday we returned from our camping trip and haven't looked back! Its been about 3 weeks now with NO accidents and we are just thrilled about it. He's now looking forward to hopefully starting preschool this fall and is in search of the perfect new lunchbox that he gets to take to school every morning!

As for Patrick, he's doing really well if you don't count the lack of sleeping through the night! LOL! We had his 1 year well baby check up this past Thursday. At 13 months old, he is 22 lbs. and 34" tall!! The doc was wonderful and said he is doing wonderfully! We are completely on table food and whole milk with him and he loves it! He's recently taken up the hobby of climbing. Doesn't matter what the object, he finds a way to climb. Some recent faves include our coffee table, end tables and OUT of his high chair!!

And finally, HE's WALKING!!! Its so scary but a happy time around here! I am so happy that he can walk now, but I'm just enjoying that its not an all out run yet!!

As for me, I'm doing okay. Enjoying my anniversary present from the darling hubby (2 months of unlimited tanning while he babysits) and getting better at my scrapping skills!! Which reminds me! If you haven't seen it yet, go check out my new blog! MadScrapper Designs Its all about digiscrapping and has the latest info and news from Misty O'Brien Designs on it as well!!

I think that is it for this round. I SWEAR it won't be that long again between posts. Its just been a few crazy weeks! LOL!