You'll Never Guess What I Found

I love it when my siblings leave their Easter candy on the floor, says Erin!!

Happy Birthday to You...

Happy birthday to you, happy birthday, Dear Moira.......happy birthday to you!!!!

Moira was born 15 years ago today. What joy she has brought into our lives! Have a great day, Moira, we love you!!! Here she is with two of her favorite people...



And isn't she fortunate to share a birthday with another one of our favorite friends? Happy Birthday to you too, Father Eric!!

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!)

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!!!

Here's a picture of Moira with her dress on. Eileen had hers off too quickly, so I'll have to get a picture of her tonight.

It's Time to Pick Up the Legos!

Yes, that's right....it's time to pick up the Legos, little dinosaurs, marbles, game pieces etc, because we have a crawler on the loose! Just this Tuesday, Erin's PT was here and mentioned that it wouldn't be long before Erin was crawling. She predicted one or two more months. Well, I think Erin heard her and wanted to pick up the pace and show her she had other plans. It's funny, yesterday Erin was not THAT close to crawling....today, to our amazement, she just crawled across the room. I think these unexpected milestones are what makes parenting a special needs child so incredible, and so so underrated! I can tell you we celebrate each one with great joy and enthusiasm.

A Celebration For Healthy Hearts!

Herma Heart Center (from Children's Hospital of WI) has an annual event for children who have gone through open-heart surgery. It was, of course, our first year participating, and we all had thankful hearts for our little Erin!! We had a lot of fun at the event which was at the local children's museum. We met many families and even recognized a few.


The kids took full advantage of all that was offered...





Mike strategically placed the bench here so he and Erin could take full advantage of the fish.




Nothing like playing in water....






And if you think the excitement ends there, you are mistaken. On the way home we were pulled over by a police officer, sirens and all. Moira, our camera happy girl, didn't waste any time snapping a picture of the confused faces in the back seat. Of course she put the camera away when the officer started shining his flashlight into the car :) As it turns out we had a back tail light out. Whew....and you all thought Mike was speeding didn't you? ;) Thankfully, we just got a friendly warning.

More Photos of Father Daughter Dance

Bridget, Colleen, Eileen

Bridget, Mike, Teresa

Teresa

Mike, Bridget

Colleen, Kelley

Margaret and Molly Grace

Father-Daughter Dance

It's once again time for the much anticipated Father-Daughter Dance for home schoolers in our area. The girls look forward to this event all year! Here are a few pictures I took just before they headed out the door. I'll try to post another picture of Mike with five of his girls (Erin's too young to go) soon! I think it was the year of the polka dots...

Erin at 11 Months

Erin- 11 Months

Interviews (Bridget)

This is Bridget, and this is my first time posting something on the blog. I did some interviews with my siblings, here they are:

Molly Grace:

Q: What do you want to be when you grow up?
A: An Irish dancer.

Q: What's your favorite princess item?
A: Um.....I can't choose.

Q: Who's your favorite princess?
A: Cinderella

Aidan:

Q: Are you going to be an Irish dancer?
A: No

Q: What do you want to be when you grow up?
A: A Packer player

Q: What if you couldn't be a Packer player?
A: I would have to kick a player off the team and dress up as him.

Q: What's your favorite game to play?
A: Aidan attack...(a good guy, bad guy game)

Q: What do your sisters make you play?
A: Store! And they won't let me be the cashier so I don't want to play.

Teresa:

Q: What's your favorite game to play?
A: Store! I'm the cashier

Q: Do you like to play in deep snow?
A: Not really.

Eileen:

Q: What's your favorite sport?
A: Irish dance

Q: What do you like to do in your free time?
A: I like to bake, babysit, e-mail my friends and practice dance.

Q: What is your favorite subject in school?
A: Grammar

Q: What is your favorite movie?
A: Remember the Titans.

Moira:

Q: What's your favorite sport?
A: Irish dance, and football to watch

Q: What do you like to do in your free time?
A: Photography, dance, talking to friends on phone, computer, Packer stuff

Q: What's your favorite movie?
A: I don't know

Q: What do you want to be when you grow up?
A: I'm not sure, but maybe a nurse.