Happy 6th birthday, Erin! We love you!

We enjoyed celebrating your special day with your Godparents, Erin and Juan, and of course Ana Maria!

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

Sweet 16 for Bridet

It's hard to believe you're already 16, Bridge!  You are such a joy and we love you so very much!!!

Eileen on her 18th Birthday

Happy Birthday, Eileen! We love you so much and are sooooo proud of you!!!

Failed Christmas Card Attempt

And the winner of the failed Christmas card attempt is...........

This may just be my all-time favorite failed Christmas card because it makes me laugh, hard, every. single. time. I. see. it.  First, and most laughable, is Mike and Seamus.  I see Mike as the ventriloquist wanna-be, and Seamus as the "dummy".  It just looks like Mike is talking in ventriloquist talk and Seamus...well, just LOOK at him.  LOLOLOL.  Then, I look like I'm six feet tall because I'm standing on the step.  In real life I am shorter than Mike.  Moira has a pained look on her face as if to say, "There is no way this is going to make the cut, just get it over with".  LOL.  Oh my.

Christmas 2012

Early awakening on Christmas morning....some more enthused than others.

Moira drew Seamus's name.  No surprise with Packer goods in the packages!

MGD, sporting her new sunglasses...

Bridget made a One Direction poster for Teresa...

Twenty years of wedded bliss haha....

Erin and Grandpa...

Bridget and cousin Colleen

Opening the big package from Grandma and Grandpa M...

The whole Green Bay gang...

Winter Fun!

My Sweet Little Christmas Tree Skirt Princess

Picking our Christmas Tree - 2012

It was Seamus's turn to pick out an ornament.  He quickly picked a winner - the cement mixer.

It's funny we have no pictures of the tree we picked out.  I must have been too cold to hold the camera by that point.  We always go to the same place, Aissen Tree Farm, each year.

At Least He's Creative

A question I hear a lot regarding homeschooling:  Sooooo, just what do your little kids do all day?



Well, this will give you an idea....  Hahahaha

Seamus discovered some left over supplies from our Stations of the Cross kit.  Although he wasn't inspired to make a beautiful grotto, he thought the Popsicle sticks and stickers would make a great tiger.



Not very scary, in my opinion.  And I'm not completely sure what the stickers represent? 

At least he realized he would need some big sharp fangs if he was going to be a tiger!