cute things kids say, or maybe it's just the way they say them

The other day, Holly and I were discussing Alana's "pooping" problems...she has a tendency to wait to go until the absolute last minute and it tends to plug her up quit severely...anyway, we were standing in the kitchen and Holly said something to the effect of all the starch that Alana eats causes her to get plugged up and that she needed to stop eating so many noodles. At this point Alana pokes her head out of the bathroom where she is trying to go and says, "wait, wait, wait...just a minute, those noodles I was eating were soft. You mean to tell me they don't help my poopies come out?" Holly and I just about lost it...of course, we had to turn away so she wouldn't see us laughing and try to be cute.

Just thought I'd share a laugh.

Patrick Leland Hatch

Well, I should have had a post up a long time ago, but I couldn't afford to hire a photographer to take any pictures of my new son...oh well, I took some snapshots and hope they are good enough.

Patrick Leland Hatch was born February 20, 2008 at the Gold Beach Hospital in Gold Beach, OR. He weighed 10 lbs. 5 oz. and was 21 3/4 inches long. He had dark hair and came into the world without any glitches.

Patrick's name is one of interest, Holly and I have actually had the name chosen for the past 4.5 years. When Hol was pregnant with Alana, we didn't know whether we would have a boy or girl and as such picked names for both. We chose Alana Renee of course for a girl and our choice for a boy was Patrick Leland. Both first names were Irish (don't ask why...we just like Irish names) and both middle names were from someone Holly and I both thought embodied the type of person we would have our children emulate.

Renee, of course is from Holly's mom, who is the nicest, most caring, loving and forgiving person I know. (everyone knows that behind every good bishop, there is a GREAT wife.)

Leland is from my grandfather, who dedicated most of his life to building up the kingdom of God, literally. He helped to build the first branch building in Monmouth, he helped to build additions to that building, he helped split wood to raise money for the church, he caught turkeys for the same purpose, and I'm sure that he did a number of things I don't even know about. In short, he is the type of man that I want my son to be.

So Patrick is in the world, and here are some photos of him, his mom and his sisters.

First time for Alana to see her little brother.

We were so grateful to have both Grandmas able to spend time. Renee took the girls under her wing for most of the week, and my mom was able to come up and stay at the hospital with Holly and Patrick and take care of them both. We would have been sunk without you. Thank you both so much!!!

OPG (one proud grandpa)

Always sleeping...

...with one eye openit's been a long day...time for sleep again. "Dad, quit flashing me with that light."

The best place for a popsicle!

Is in the bathtub...no mess no fuss...and they're about to get washed anyway. Rebekah likes to hold hers underwater, as you can tell by the shape of it.

Logan gets Baptized

Hello. We wanted to tell you about our exciting weekend. My Grandparents flew in from Washington to attend Logan's baptism. The Spirit was so thick you could cut it with a knife. Logan's favorite teacher, Sister Throckmorton, whom he had for 3-4 years in nursery and primary gave the talk on baptism. My Grandma Jody gave the talk on the Holy Ghost, Loren baptised him, the primary children sang "I am a Child of God", and my Grandpa Carl Confirmed him. It was a special day, one which we wish you could have shared with us.
We are doing well in other senses also. The pregnancy is going okay. Age really makes it harder or maybe the fact that my body has already gone through 4 pregnancies makes it more difficult. I tried explaining to Denton that I have a baby in my tummy and now he thinks everyone has a baby in their tummy and that big breasts are also babies. That went well I thought.
Mishonne fractured her radius in her arm when she flipped off her scooter a few weeks ago and had to miss her last 2 basketball games. She is doing better now and just got her brace off. She and Logan are looking forward to baseball starting in a few weeks.
Haley is loving life. She is my child that comes home from school eager to do her homework and asks if she can do the next days work as well. She still loves animals and has been promised a turtle since Mom is allergic to most other animals and Dad wont allow them in his home.
We can't wait to see everyone in July. Hope all is well in the mean time.