Quotes

Gabe's been trying out some jokes:

What animal jumps higher than a house?
Any, houses don't jump.

How does a bus cook food?
On its grill.

and my personal favorite:
Why was the man lying on the ground?
Because the policeman was kicking him

4 Year Check-up

Gabe got his four year check-up today. He's doing good. He weighs 43lbs (95%) and is 40" (50%) tall. He still has a heart murmur and is going to get it checked out by a cardiologist in a few weeks. Gabe got 4 shots today and one nasal mist. His dad said he did a very good job (I was at school). Yeah for Gabe. To celebrate we got pizza for dinner.

Birthday

I have no idea why Gabe wanted a football on his cake. He insisted that's what he wanted, so that's what he got. He announced his wish before blowing out the candles, " I wish for all my toys to stay."

More Christmas Pictures

Officer Timothy Brenton

Patrick worked with Officer Brenton. They worked at the same precinct, the same shift and same day on/off schedule. They went to calls together and saw each other everyday at roll call. He was Patrick's friend.
This is a sad time for us and all police families.

http://www.king5.com/video/featured-videos/Breaking-News-Important-clue-in-the-murder-of-Seattle-Police-officer-69045687.html

Cards to the family or Police Dept. and donations for the family may be sent to:

Family of Officer Timothy Brenton
C/O Seattle Police Department
1519 12th Ave
Seattle, WA 98122-3907

Some wonderful pictures from the procession and memorial.

http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=236947

Update

Gabe had an optometrist appointment today and his eyes are fine. He's not colorblind, has depth perception and 20/20 vision. For those of you wondering, the doctor uses black shapes (duck, birthday cake, horse, hand) instead of letters. Gabe insisted the cake was a fountain.
Gabe has a very large vocabulary and surprises us everyday with the things he comes up with. Yesterday, while on a walk he told me we had, "made an agreement." He also says some not so nice things that are really hard not to laugh about.
Gabe enjoys singing songs from TV shows or nursery rhymes. He loves singing Three Blind Mice, but unfortunately insists that we sing it with him over and over again. Earlier in the car he was singing, "Three blind cars, three blind cars, see how they run," to himself.
Gabe also has quite the imagination and can spend lots of time role playing with his army guys and hot wheels.

Fancy

We bought Gabe some plain white ribbed cotten tank top undershirts, also commonly referred to as "wife beaters" yesterday. He decided he wanted to wear one to bed and as I put it on him he said, "Oh this is fancy." LOL

House pics

http://michaud.patrick.googlepages.com/housepics

First Dental Check

I did an excellent job at the dentist today. I got x-rays and a cleaning. My teeth are perfect and I have no problems. Way to go Mom and Dad!