Patrick's Birthday Party

These pictures are courtesy of Loren.

I am 2!!!

Here is the progression. From 1 year old to 2 years old, month by month.


And here we are celebrating his birthday on Janaury 20th. It was a mellow affair just with Maman, Papa and the dogs.

Oh boy is it cold

As you can tell, Louie really does not like going out in the cold!

Gatsby feels fine

Gatsby just had eye surgery. The inner part of his eyelid was rolling in and that needed to be corrected. He is on the mend and will get his stitches out next week. In the meantime we had to put an Elizabethan collar on him which was not much fun. Anyway, he is much better already - a week on.

Vacuuming

Patrick got a vacuum cleaner for Christmas. Very similar to mine. He has been extremely helpful helping me vacuum and also showing me where and how to vacuum.

Here are a couple of videos of him and then us in action (sorry about the sideways shot!).

Self Portrait

Patrick is enjoying learning how to use the camera. He still does not understand that you are supposed to take a picture with the lens facing away from you.

Happy Holidays

We got back from Paris 5 days ago. We had a great trip during which Patrick really started talking. Not only does he understand both English and French but he says words in both. I barely recognize him from when we left he has changed so much. Our trip included a four day stay in London. We took the train over which was a lot of fun for all of us. Patrick now has had experience on the Eurostar, the Tube and the French Metro. What a world traveler he is. On the other hand he has been a bit confused since coming back, looking for my parents and calling Louie Prune (I guess all black pugs look alike).
We hope you are well and had a nice Christmas and Bonne Annee.