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Patrick's league record 30 game hitting streak was quite the accomplishment! So proud!

Fourth of July Bomb with Fireworks

Liam went out on the field tonight with Uncle Dan before the game. I snapped a few shots of that. Patrick hit his league-leading 12th home run tonight. ( I managed to get the home run on video, but WARNING! it is a terrible video. I almost didn't start filming in time. It is difficult to manage while tending to Mister Liam. ) This brings his hitting streak to 30 games! It was a hot night tonight! And a long one, as the Cats went down with a loss in the 13th inning. I kept Liam cool with a fan and ice cubes. Liam and I made our way out of the stadium as the fireworks were beginning to avoid the 13,000 fans that would soon exit! Whew!

Birthday videos

Liam's First Birthday!

Patrick and I celebrated Liam's first birthday here in Fort Worth. We are sad that our family and close friends that are far away couldn't celebrate with us, but so many of our friends here celebrated with us and gave Liam lots of love and attention! Thanks to those of you who have sent presents and cards to Liam! You are all so thoughtful!

We started out his birthday with the traditional Happy Birthday song. Liam had his own cake, so we let him have it in front of him. He wasn't quite sure what to do, but he discovered it tasted yummy. I had Patrick push the cake into Liam's face! Liam didn't think that was too much fun! After I cleaned all the cake off of his face, Liam opened his present from Dada and Mama. We got him a barnyard set with animals that make noise. It was a hit. (Also for Liam's birthday we are having a Cats jersey made for him with O'Sullivan and Dada's number, 22, on the back.)Uncle Gryb and Uncle John came by to celebrate with us.

Liam's birthday evening was spent at LaGrave Field watching Dada play baseball. Our good friends that we have met at the stadium, Mimi Janice and Michael-n-Jana, spoiled Liam by bringing him birthday presents to the game. Mimi Janice brought Liam a bouquet of balloons and 2 gift bags of presents, which included a Dodger doll and an Elmo doll and book! Michael-n-Jana brought Liam an outfit, an airplane, stickers, and cookies! Everyone is so good to Liam! They brought him down on the field with his buddy Dodger and sang Happy Birthday to him! Liam was so hot and so exhausted that he fell asleep at the game!

Liam got a bath when we came home from the game, so he was still up when Patrick came home. He was DELIRIOUS! He got the shivers, and so I asked him,"Did you get the shivers?" It turned into a laughing riot! For nearly ten minutes straight, Liam was cracking up at me asking him if he got the shivers. Finally, Patrick suggested getting it on video, and it was STILL just as funny! What a great way to end the night! It was a GREAT 1st Birthday!

Patrick's Continued Success

Tonight Patrick hit his 11th home run of the season, thus extending his hitting streak to 28 games. Very exciting!

Last night with my "baby"

It is hard to believe that almost a whole year has passed since Liam was born. Wow. He is absolutely perfect. I have loved every second of my first year as a mama. There have been difficult and exhausting moments, but every one was worth it! I snapped a few shots of Liam today and tonight....For tomorrow he will be a big boy. He got his second hair cut today, and he was such a good boy! He's growing up so fast!

Aunty Kate Visits!

My best friend from Atlanta,Kate, came to town a few days ago! We have really enjoyed our visit with her! She wanted Liam to open his birthday present from her before her return to Atlanta, so we had fun with that! I cannot believe he will be 1 in just a couple of days!