Father-Daughter Dance

I'm not sure what they're looking at?

Smallest turnout yet!  Mike has only three of his six daughters!

Glamor shot of MGD

Glamor shot of Teresa

No, we did not have to call the fire department, but....

......we came close! Oh, the hazards of birthday parties!

Happy birthday to my better half. We love you!!!

Twenty Years to Celebrate!

Oh my goodness! This is a poor quality photo (and my computer won't let me edit it), but I scanned it because it was the photo that appeared in the newspaper when we were announcing our engagement. Here we are, twenty years, and countless blessings later. God is good and we are very thankful!

The Birthday Boys

We have two birthday celebrations in August.  Mike's is on the 18th and Aidan's is on the 21st.  That works out very nicely when Teresa spends a lot of time creating a birthday banner that we can recycle and use twice in the same week!

We wiped out a chocolate cake earlier in the week for Mike's b-day.  Aidan opted for the Spiderman cupcakes...

 

Seamus found a spider ring on the floor that still had a little frosting on it....lucky him :)

 

We had the cousin gang here...

 

Presents were opened (don't mind the girly wrapping paper, Aidan didn't even seem to notice.  It builds character, I say)...

Thanks for the card and birthday money, Grandma and Grandpa!

Seamus enjoyed the paper, as usual...

And one more, just for cuteness!

The other birthday boy!

Well, let's see, since more Legos entered our home, and another Favre jersey, I'd say both boys had a fabulous day!

Double Stuff

Whenever I send Mike to the grocery store with a list he always gets two of whatever I ask for.  It's just his thing.  He always says, "It'll get used".  Yep, he's got that right.

Two Ketchups...

Two jumbo rolls of toilet paper (well, I think he actually bought three of these).....(on a side note...he once ran into Ted Thompson in the toilet paper isle and they had a discussion on the best deal.  Don't ever say that Mike didn't give TT advice!  LOL)

Etc...

Etc...

And if he does not get two, he gets the largest quantity available, such as the 500 paper plates...

And lucky for Erin, who thinks pretzels are one of God's greatest creations, he got a bag almost as big as her!

Happy Anniversary to Us!

Nineteen years!

Here we are on the way to the hospital in June (Seamus was born about 14 hours later)

Happy Father's Day Times Eight!

We had a low-key Father's Day celebration here on Sunday. I wish I would have gotten a picture of Mike with all the kids, but at least we have these of him holding Seamus. The kids picked out some snazzy new ties and a couple shirts. And of course the homeade cards are always a nice treat. Happy Father's Day to an awesome dad!!!

Packer Tickets...

...are easy to find, and cheap, for the first time that I can remember! Mike and his brother Kelley went with some friends a couple weeks ago, then Eileen and Moira went with some friends last weekend. Both games were losses, but they had a great time.

Moira, Andi, Jessie and Eileen

Happy Belated Birthday to the BOYS!

Wow, it's been a while since I've made a post to our blog! It's not been because we've been bored :).Rather, I've been busy sending off assignments and grades from LAST school year and then preparing for THIS school year, all in a two week span. In those two weeks we've had two birthdays - Mike and Aidan. Our computer has been acting up as well as my camera, so I'll be trying to download some pictures on a later post. Mike turned 45 on the 18th and Aidan turned seven on the 21st! We had some great celebrations. Moira made Aidan's "mud cake" with (gummy) worms and all. He especially loved his Webkins dog and his Lego seaport and ship set.

Yesterday Aidan had his first cast removed and his second cast put on. He was able to choose his color. He chose green for Brett Favre. Now he can move his elbow, and in two more weeks and he'll have this cast removed as well!

Here's a picture of our great little seven year old, fashioning his sister's sun glasses.(I'll be sure to post his b-day pictures when I can!). He sure has made our lives better with him in it! We love you, Aidan!

Time to Fire Up the Grill....

Literally!

Husband of the Year Award

3rd Place goes to: Greece !





2nd Place goes to: Serbia


And the winner of the husband of the year is:
Ireland

And while it didn't make the finals, this one deserves honerable mention as well from the good ol' USA...Here I am, opening my birthday gift from my dear hubby....pots and pans!



JUST KIDDING!!! LOL! (I actually love my pots and pans!)