Patrick was able to rip open his presents with ease! We had a great party on Saturday with family and friends to celebrate Patrick's 1st birthday! 
Anna was very helpful in blowing out the candles on the fish cake!
Patrick enjoyed his cake, to say the least! (This was the scene from the cake Friday night, his actual birthday.)
Patrick has been taking 3-4 steps at a time for a couple of weeks, but this is the first day he has ever walked this far! This footage is taken from Thursday, the day before his birthday, and in a matter of three days he is walking the length of the house! Amazing how quickly they pick it up! He is just thrilled with himself and is so excited that he is able to keep up with Anna!
Have I mentioned that Anna want to live on a farm? Well this clinched it! Uncle Peter took Anna for an upclose look at the bulls he rides at the J Bar W Ranch, where he rides on Saturday nights throughout the summer. With a sly "please", she was able to coax a pony ride, cowgirl hat, hot dog, french fries, and ice cream cone out of Nana and Grandpa Scot. Patrick hung out a lot of the evening along the fence with some girls a bit older than he. We had quite a night and are looking forward to going again soon! Anna has decided that she wants to dress up as a cowgirl for Halloween, so we are in search of cowgirl boots! 
Anna woke up and wanted to put on her "baseball uniform". She wore this little ensemble all day and we played a game of wiffle ball in the yard and ate hot dogs for lunch to really make her feel like a baseball player! Ben brought home the hat she is so proudly wearing!
Patrick does not even notice the big blue cast on his leg! And the great news is that he can get it wet (we already tested it out at the pool today) and he will get it off on June 27th! Only a little over 3 weeks of not wearing shorts! The doc had to form the cast with his leg bent so it won't fall off, which he said still might happen since he moves around so much. He really only needed a cast just below the knee, but they thought that would be sure to fall off, so he is stuck with this monster. I could barely get his shorts off! He is crawling and cruising around just as before and is not slowed down in the least! 
Just as the little guy was about to walk... this happens! The poor little guy broke his leg! On Saturday, I slipped down our front steps and fell while carrying him on my hip. His little leg took the brunt of the fall against the steps and he broke the tibia in his left leg. We went to the ER and they placed him in a hard splint until we get the real cast on tomorrow. I was heartbroken at the thought of him being frustrated getting around, but he does not even seem to notice! He crawls around and can even pull himself to stand! Quite a strong little guy! We even discovered a way to hold him at the pool so he can still enjoy himself! 