Goodbye Fish...

Patrick had to say goodbye to his fish, named FISH today. He didn't want any part of the "farewell." Mike had to tend to that alone. He was sad and kept saying he missed his fish. Mike told him that Fish was being taken care of by Cojack.:) That seemed to comfort him. We told him that he could go and get a new fish with Daddy on Saturday.

Happy Birthday Chris!

Hope your birthday is filled with many good things. Thought we'd post this picture of you with Patrick his first Christmas.

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day! Wishing you all a day filled with the things you enjoy most!
Thanks so much for all you do and all you are. You are such an important part of our lives. We love you!




"Walk alongside me daddy and hold my little hand.
I have so many things to learn that I don't yet understand.
Teach me things to keep me safe from dangers every day.
Show me how to do my best at home, at school, at play.
Every child needs a gentle hand to guide them as they grow.
So walk alongside me daddy - we have a long way to go."

Tonto Natural Bridge

Our visit with Mike's parents was very nice. We were able to go out to eat a few times and just hang out. We also visited the outlets in Anthem. That was quite fun. Besides enjoying riding in Grandpa's truck and having Dama read to him and play with stickers, he really enjoyed looking at himself on Dama's camera. He spent lots of time looking at himself again and again.
On the last day they were with us we visited Tonto Natural Bridge near Payson. The weather was about 20 degress cooler than here, which was a bit of a change. It was a good time and very pretty. It was a little cold to get wet from the water falling though. On our way out of Payson we stopped at an arts/crafts fair downtown. We finished our day by returning to Mesa to eat at Macayo's.

Arizona Science Center

Patrick and I took Grandma and Grandpa Obert to the Science Center. They still had the "Robots" exhibit. Patrick and Grandpa tried their hand at creating one. Patrick and Grandma made and flew paper airplanes. That was quite entertaining. Patrick's favorite exhibit was in the Grossology section where there was an interactive section where you were to match the animal with the correct POOP! It was kind of gross but he was very entertained by the talking penguin. After a couple of hours we met Mike near his office for lunch at Lenny's. (WOW! What good burgers!)

The Little Devils

Patrick's first soccer season has come to a close so we thought we should share some of the highlights with you. His team was red and white (much to Daddy's delight) and were called "The Little Devils." He really enjoyed his team. He got better as the season went on. Initially he didn't really want to PLAY during the games. It was more fun to just stand in the middle of the field and watch everyone else run back and forth past him. He occasionally would pick some grass though. As the weeks went on he did eventually MOVE out there. By the end he was running and even sometimes attempting to kick the ball. There were NO girls on his team. So whenever there was a girl on the other team you would see him near her at times throughout the game. A little flirty going on at age 3 I guess. He met many new friends and loved Coach Bryan and Coach Shawn. He was SO excited to get his trophy at the end of the last game. He wanted to take it EVERYWHERE! We are hoping for a fall season with some of the same team members together again.
(PS. If anyone knows how to rotate photos on the blog site, please fill us in on the details.)