The Pattersons: 2011

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Kerr is growing so fast! :(
Here are a few of the precious moments we have experienced lately:

Last night, I was laying down with him before bedtime. He asked "Who is the oldest person in our family?" I said "I guess Grandma Mat (Mark's Grandmother in her nineties)." Kerr said "No, not the old people." Hahaha, He really just wanted to know who the oldest person was besides the old people.

Today at lunch, Brown was telling me that his friend Peyton pulled a muscle at camp. Kerr said "You mean he broke it?" Brown said no he just pulled it. Kerr asked "What is a muscle?" Mark and I tried to explain it to him. He finally just said, "I am just 6, I don't understand what you are saying!"

This afternoon Mark was helping Kerr clean his room (which is a total disaster area). Kerr got a little overwhelmed and frustrated with the process. He finally looked at Mark and said "I am quite capable of cleaning my room by myself."

He is so stinking cute!!!!

Saturday, May 7, 2011

A few funnies from the Boys

Brown: Brown said, "Mom, I like the smell of gas-the kind that goes in not the kind that goes out."

Kerr: We had D.W. come visit our school on Thursday, May 5. Kerr walked into my classroom and saw my students autographed pages and he says "Did y'all get to see D.W.?" Me, "Yes" Kerr started pouting and said, "We didn't get to see her. I explained to Kerr that she is not the character but rather the inspiration for the character. Kerr said, "Well, she should have been wearing a costume."

Monday, May 2, 2011

Tuscaloosa Tornado 4/27/11

Our lives will forever be changed by this day. Our beautiful city is forever changed by this day. My family is blessed! We only experienced power outage. My mom had several tree limbs down in her yard. She will have to replace the roof and a shed but she is fine! This is the first devastation my children have ever experienced. Bette understood the magnitude when she told me "I will have to tell my children, I remember when the tornado hit..." She is aware that she may never experience anything like this again. My selfish prayer is that she never will have to experience anything like this again. I have been extremely proud of all 3 of my children. Bette helped out at Loyd Wood Middle School on Saturday. She helped move Holt Elementary into this empty school building. She would find whatever she could lift off the truck and deliver it to the classroom She also helped unpack boxes, clean tables and chairs, and organize. I have been praying for the 2nd grade classroom that we worked in. I pray the students in that classroom are comforted by 2nd graders love for them even though she does not know them. My sweet boys helped out also. Mark, Bette, and I walked into a clean house late Saturday afternoon. Brown took it upon himself to clean my bedroom and closet. They knew that it would be a tremendous help to me! I am still processing all the devastation as are my children. I am praying that our city wakes up and turns their eyes to Jesus!!