Boys having Fun

Still pretty warm in South Florida.


Outside at the Young at Art Museum.....

The neighborhood playground...

The water table at Young at Art...... Rory was thirsty!

Fun at the Plantation Woods Splash Pad...

Declan is so excited for Christmas. He was so funny, when we brought out the Christmas decorations he put on the stockings like socks, I was glad they weren't my "good" ones- Ha!

Fish #2

Rory graduated from mini mudskippers! He's doing incredibly. I can sit outside and watch him unlike Declan who would cry for me so I watch from the window for about two months. Rory had a couple of classes this month and then both boys start in January; Rory as a beginning mudskipper and Declan as an advanced mudskipper. Their classes will be simultaneously, it will be fantastic to see the two of them swimming, and I get a 30 minute break (the fastest 30 minutes ever).

Being modest

Yay Rory!

Ho, Ho, Ho

We met Santa!! The picture is class. Coleman's little sister wasn't so fond and unless Rory is banging on something, hitting something or being destructive it's tough to get a smile out of him. Although, Rory was very curious about Santa, and was being very sweet with him. Santa was fantastic he  passed out bells and sang jingle bells with the kids before we had our picture taken, it was so nice for the kids. Declan was shy and would not tell Santa what he wanted for Christmas, but I filled Santa in for him.

Coleman, Michaela, Rory and Declan

Declan and Michaela peeking over to see Santa

Rory trying to take down the gate

Santa passing out the jingle bells

Curious Rory

chillin with Santa

hugs for Santa

Carnival

Declan and his friends went to St. Jerome's annual  carnival. They got wrist bands and rode the rides several times. They had a blast running around. Declan's voice was horse for three days after from all the hottin' and hollerin'

Declan with Alexander and Filip

Barrel of Monkeys

Halloween 2014

Happy Halloween! Declan loves superheroes and his cousin Dan gave him an Incredible Hulk costume that he fit into this year. Declan had been showing off his muscles lately so it worked out perfectly and he was so psyched to have green hair! Rory was a pirate, Arrrrgh! The Cutest Pirate out there! We went to a pumpkin patch at a local church, the Harvest Fest and Trick or Treating! It was a great week with all the festivities!

blowing it up!

fun at Harvest Fest

Score!

Trick or Treating with friends Filip and Noyan

Here's to Halloween 2014

Fresh popcorn treats at this house!

walking on roots

20 minutes later....

We love Ireland

Ireland was amazing, we had so much fun spending time with family. It was Rory's first time over and happy to say he's invited back! We met two new cousins, Caiomhe and Sive. We celebrated Donal's parents 50th Wedding Anniversary!  Rory was christened. Donal and I got to spend a night in Castle Durrow without kids! I went canoeing. Spent some time in the pubs. And Rory tasted his first Guinness.....It was a packed two weeks and it flew by as always. Can't wait to be back!

Rory, Aoife, Declan, Dan, and Senan

Padraic, Declan and Rory

Rory and Aoife

Happy 50th Rita and Donnacha

Granny and Grandad with the grandkids

A perfect day

Love

Rory with God parents- Nick and Caroline

Sive and Rory

Rory, Caoimhe, and Declan

Granny and Gandad with the boys

Grandad with the boys

is that straw or hay?