Our First Holidays!

I love firsts. This is our first Christmas together as the Patterson Family. WOW! We got our little tree set up in our little apartment. (By the way, if you wanted tour of our place...this is about it!) We love it, however and feel snug as a bug. Zach can't get too far!

Zach actually decorated the tree all himself -- pretty impressive, huh? He strung the lights, picked out the ornaments and draped the beads on. He's so excited about this season! We feel so fortunate and hope to share some holiday cheer to those who might be less fortunate. (P.S. Zach thinks this shot of his ugly socks is pretty funny. He doesn't have enough dress socks for everyday...yuck!)

Happy Holidays!

never would have thought....

I thought some of you would get a kick out of seeing this photo! This was about when Zach was leaving the mission. In Ecuador it is really cheap to get a custom made suit, so most missionaries take advantage. Zach and I ended up both getting brown suits made! People called us UPS workers! We took a photo to capture the moment....now it's just pretty hilarious! Look at the awkward looks on our faces. (And you can see how chunky I got after gaining like 20 lbs!!!)