Patterson Updates

Wow! So it has been a LONG while since I have added an entry. Things have been really busy lately with the end of the school year, baseball and trying to get things ready for Lilly Rae to arrive, so I will try and give a recap of what has been going on since my last entry.

We have finally drawn the school year to a close. I can't believe that Cooper will be going into the 3rd grade and my sweet baby girl Hadley will be starting Kindergarten. Wow, how quickly the time flies. I miss my babies being babies, although Nick is quick to remind me that we do have one more on the way!

The summer has been busy so far with Cooper playing All Star Baseball. Seems as though we haven't had one free moment since All Star's began. He has had practice about 4 nights a week and we have tournaments every weekend which we have had on average about 4 games a weekend!!! It has given the title of "Worn Out" a whole new perspective! Nick and I thought we were busy before but now I don't think we ever really knew what busy was. Cooper and his team, The Knights, have been an awesome group of boys! Never once in this 100 degree heat have I heard them complain. They never want to leave practice and always want to play more ball! What stamina and love for baseball these boys have!!! My Cooper is playing 2nd base and I have to say is the best little second baseman around! I also have to say he is quite the little intimidator on the field. He loves psyching out the runners when they try to steal a base and challenges the defense to come get him when he is stealing bases himself! We are so very proud of him and are thankful he has had this opportunity to play All Stars this summer! Go Cooper and Go Knights!!!

Hadley on the other hand, bless her little soul, has lived at the ballfield! She has been a little trooper and actually gets upset if we miss a day at the ballfield watching Cooper play. She loves going and playing with her friends and of course going to the concession stand! It's a shame they don't offer concession stand stock options!!! Even though Hadley has had to live at the ballfield cheering for her brother, she has had her moments of glory this summer. She had her big K-4 Graduation! It is still hard for me to believe that she is going to be in Kindegarten and I hope I survive the day I have to take her on her first day! She has turned into quite the little swimmer and would live at the pool if we let her. One day out of the blue she decided she wanted to get her ears pierced, so away we went! Talk about a momma being proud of her baby......she hopped up in the chair and never flenched!!! I on the other hand had the water works going!!! I couldn't believe my sweet little baby was turning into such a big girl! And to top that off she then decides the next week that she wants to get her hair cut! And oh, how cute she looks with those pierced ears and that bob of a haircut! My little girl is growing up right before my eyes!!!!

Now for Lilly Rae! I can't believe that in about 8 weeks our newest addition will be here. We are all getting so very excited about meeting her in person. She is very active and seems to move all the time. A couple of weeks ago we went for a 4-D Ultrasound and it is so funny that she looks exactly like her brother and sister. Same nose and same lips! She is adorable, as you will see, and I can't wait to see her little personality. She is, at 33 weeks, a whopping 4 lbs! The sonogram tech says she is a big girl!!! Looks like Lilly Rae may take after her daddy, who was 10 lbs. when he was born!!! We have couple of more ultrasounds coming up to keep an eye on this chunky monkey to see just how big she will be.

Thanks friends for letting me update you on the family and I hope I can do a better job on keeping you all updated. In the meantime enjoy the random pics I have added below! Hope you are all having a great summer! Much love from all of us!!!

Cooper's Swing


Nick and Cooper Putting around


Nick giving Hadley a little hand at Golf


Hadley Practicing and Before The Haircut

Best Little 2nd Baseman

Running Home

Cooper giving Hadley a ride on the GoCart

Cooper and Our Nephew Dakota

Hadley and Our Nephew Brock

Hadley K-4 Graduation

Hadley and what she did most of the time during Graduation!!

Hadley and Her Sweet Daddy!

Cooper and Nick at Awards Day

Cooper and I at Awards Day

Boating on Memorial Day

Nick and All the Kids: Hadley, Kenzie and Charlie

Cooper and Joseph ready to tube it!!

The Memorial Day Downpour!

Sweet Lilly Rae

She had her arm up against her face most of the time during the sonogram!

Look at those Fat Cheeks!

Ladies and Gentlemen........We have a Name!!

We are excited to announce...........

as the name for Baby Girl Patterson!

We chose Lillian because we loved it and Ray is her daddy's middle name. We did choose to spell Rae different because we thought it looked a little more feminine!We wanted to use Lilly for short, and so she will not be just another Lilly we will call her............

Lilly Rae

Thank you sweet friends for sharing in this special memory of helping us name our sweet Baby Girl! You are all blessings in our lives and we love you all!!

Naming Baby Patterson

O.K. so who would have thought that coming up with a name would be this hard? It Seems like everyone in the family has a preference except for Nick who would probably be happy with Tallulah Belle! Hadley comes up with a new name every day! She has gone from Hannah Montana, whom she loves, to Laura Traci, which are two of her teachers at school! Cooper has said since the day we found out she was a girl, he wanted to call her Lizzie. Which is funny seeing how he didn't know that I want to use Elizabeth as her middle name since both of my sisters and Nick's grandmother are Elizabeth's. With all that being said here are the 3 names we have narrowed it down to. Please feel free to leave comments on your favorite and as soon as we have decided you'll be the first to know!

Lillian Elizabeth (Lilly)
Baylor Elizabeth (Baylor)
Blakely Elizabeth (Blake or Blakely)

Girl or Boy???

After much debate if we would find out the sex of the baby or anxiously await until it's birthday we decided to have our surprise a little early! You see, Nick and I had this ongoing bet of the gender of this baby. I, all along was 99% sure it was a Boy and Nick on the other hand was certain it was a Girl!

He came to this prediction after we had a date at P.F. Changs.....He received his fortune and on the back was the word, GIRL. I quickly reminded him that he unfortunately was wrong and it was a Boy! A couple of days later he had a dinner with some co-workers, again at P.F. Changs....once again he receives his fortune and on the back read......SISTER! He wakes me once he is home and tells me about his fortune and I once again remind him that it is a Boy and he is wrong.

So we go for our Ultrasound on St. Patricks Day and the tech asks us if we want to know the sex of the baby. After a short pause we said, "Yes" but I asked her if she could let us guess first when looking at the screen. We looked but couldn't even begin to guess....I will never know how the ultrasound techs get so good at their job! It all looked the same to us. So, then she says..... I see 3 lines!!!!!! I was shocked.....I couldn't believe that Nick was right, after all, being right is a rare occurence for him! :) He just looked at me and said, "You don't mess with Chinese proverbs!"

We thank God for blessing us with this little angel and can't wait until August when we can see her sweet face! God is so Good!!!

Happy Birthday Piper Anne Lane!

What an eventful week we have had in our family! On Friday, March 13, 2009 we welcomed Piper Anne Lane into our family. Congrats to my sister, Beth, new daddy David and Big Brother Hayden on the addition to their family! We were so excited to have another girl so Hadley could have a shopping buddy. Piper is the most adorable thing in the world and has the sweetest disposition. Welcome Piper!!! We love you and are glad God chose you to bless our family!


Hadley, Big Brother Hayden and Cousin Dalton waiting on Piper to arrive.



Hadley, Hayden and Dalton playing UNO in the hospital waiting room.



Piper has arrived!!



Sweet Baby Girl!!



Big Brother Hayden and His New Sister!



Hayden, Hadley and Piper



Hadley getting Practice for her new baby sister!



Proud new Aunt Heather, Beth and Piper


3 days old!

Experiencing God's Funny Sense of Humor

It seems lately that I have been in a Bad Blogger Fog! I am hoping to get better at keeping up our blog but sometimes you just CAN'T help being a slacker! Forgive me dear friends and I hope you enjoy this entry!


So, I am wondering if any of you have experienced God's Funny Sense of Humor? I'm sure our family has at one time or another but sometimes His funny sense of humor is rated more pertinent than others. Especially this one particular time that will always seem to stick with me...... literally! So, as I am trying to put together all of this received information, I am having a discussion with God and telling Him how truly NOT Funny His FUNNY Sense of Humor is! Anyway, as usual, He wins and I succumb to the pressure, that YES, God you do have a very Funny Sense of Humor and you ALWAYS know what's best for us!


"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him and he will direct your paths". Proverbs 3:5


Now Friends, I share with you my experience of God's Funny Sense of Humor...............So Scroll on down! Thanks

Our Gift from God!

Pretty Funny Sense of Humor don't you think!! Now for all the details! Yes, this is one of the biggest surprises we have ever received and we feel so very blessed to be receiving this gift! Baby #3 will be here around August 16, 2009. And yes, I am so thrilled at the thought of experiencing the summer being pregnant in the great state of Mississippi! Those of you who live here know and those who don't......please pray for me and all the other pregnant people in the state! Cooper and Hadley are so excited, but somehow think we are going to be like Jon and Kate plus 8 and have kids galore in our house. I keep reminding them that there is only one in there but somehow it's not clicking!

As for my sweet, sweet husband, I honestly don't know what I would do without him! He is my first blessing and I have to thank him for all he does. Since the past 6 weeks have been very GREEN for me, he has taken up the slack with everything and never stopped to complain but continues to give me positive words of encouragement! And if I don't tell him that often, thank you Nick for all you do! Words can't describe how much I love you and appreciate you!

So friends, I thank you for letting us share this blessed news with you and will keep you updated on all the current events of the Four Pattersons......OOPS.....looks like I will need a new blog name! Stay Tunned.................................