Early this month we closed in our back patio and built a deck outside.  Moseley got his doggy door back and loves it.		Patrick's Papa came to visit us the week before Christmas for a couple of days and Patrick had a blast hanging out with him.
	Then the weekend before Christmas, we headed down to Louisiana to visit LeAnna's family and celebrate an early Christmas with them.
Patrick was fussing about something on the trip down, and happened to be holding onto his foot when he finally fell asleep.
Patrick's Paw Paw and Maw Maw gave him a tricycle for Christmas.
Nana gave him a bat and tee-ball set.  He'll have fun now and learn the specifics later.
	Then came Christmas morning at our house.  Santa brought Patrick lots of cool gifts.
		Later on during Christmas morning, Patrick and I settled in on the couch for our favorite snack - Baked Lays Sour Cream & Onion chips.
Our friends Steve, Sheena, Garrett, and Shelby were in town visiting from Tallahassee and came by to visit.  Here's Patrick showing Shelby his new ride.  We're hoping that this toy will kick-start motivation to mow the grass in a few years.	Then Paul, Clanci, Paul, and Harrison came to visit.  Above, Paul and Harrison are checking out their Aunt LeLe's Christmas gift - a Nintendo DS.
		We all had breakfast before Paul & the gang left for home on Sunday the 30th.  Above are Patrick and his twin cousins in the Hilton lobby after breakfast.