Catching up on the life of Patrick
Here are some pictures taken in the last two weeks that show what Patrick has been up to.


Playing golf on his "new" golf green (gloves and all). Dan actually played on this golf green when he was young. It comes from Nana and Grampy Friel's basement and at this point Dan has some maneuvering to do to get it into our basement!

Patrick and Dan attended and children's show at that Regent theater 2 days ago.

Both Gatsby and Patrick like the couch. At times they will cuddle, although I am not sure both are enthralled by the closeness!

Patrick shows off his improvised golf back (front and back). He loves to go into the basement and find golf related items. This bag was for a fold up chair and now it doubles as a golf bag.

My little sous chef is hard at work helping me make some cookies.

Spring has spring

We just had three beautiful days of spring. This meant a lot of time spent outdoors in the backyard and at the park.
At the park Patrick led a golf clinic on Saturday and we met two new pugs. We also ran into Patrick's friend Dana.

Lucy

Izzy

Golf Clinic

Springtime fun for dogs too (Louie, Tonka, Logan, Arliss)

Dana and Patrick looking for Turtles
(Patrick holding on to the girl and the hobby!)

Vacation to Aruba

We just returned from a warm vacation in Aruba (at the Holiday Inn) with Grammy and Grampa Friel and we all loved it. Patrick spent an average of 5 hours in the water. It was difficult getting him to take a break after lunch before launching himself again. The kiddie pool at the hotel was perfect as it gave Patrick time to acclimate himself before going in the "deep" (4 ft!) end. When he was ready, he launched himself and swam on his own. It was as exciting as when he started walking :)
It was hard getting him down for a nap and one day we tried a floaty on the ocean. He slept for 1 1/2 hours! That night, I was feeling the ocean movement in bed!

All in all, we had a great time. We did not leave the hotel except for dinner but that was just fine with the pool and beach right there.