Declan and Rory's Blog

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Happy New Year!

My Top Ten Most Memorable Moments of 2011

10. Meeting Santa Claus

9. Eating solids foods

8. Graduating 'baby and me swim' and receiving my first diploma

7. My first plane ride- Darren and Cary's wedding in New Jersey
6. Meeting my Grandpa who flew in from California

5. Good times spent with uncle Rick and aunt Kelley

4. Days spent at grammy's house in Delray Beach

3. Playdates with friends- Chase, Coleman, Kolbie, Macy, Lanie, Jakub, Adrien and Hayden

2. Learning to crawl, so I can get into some mischief

1. My first passport stamp- My incredible trip to Ireland for my christening and aunt Caroline's wedding. Meeting my Irish family and spending time with my cousins Aoife, Dan and Padraic

Enjoy a Peaceful, Healthy and Prosperous 2012!

Let us watch the play from the orchestra, connect with the Persons under the costumes, and have the strength to restrain from being pulled onto the stage.

Baby Declan- 4 days old

Friday, December 30, 2011

Playdates

This past year six of my friends had babies, so Declan has many little tykes to romp around with. Here are a few of our playdates captured.

Jakub, Chase, Declan and Adrian. I teach with all their mommy's. This past year at my school there were 7 beautifu babies born (6 boys and 1 girl)- There was something in the water!

A real ladies man. Macy, Lanie and Declan

The 3 musketeers...Chase, Coleman and Declan

Chase and Declan

Hard at play- Declan and Chase

Kolbie and Declan enjoying the bubbles

Thursday, December 29, 2011

I guess it's time for gates! Declan's play area is blocked off by the couch and ottoman, but today Declan climbed up the couch so it looks like we need to make other arrangements....

When my cell phone's text message alert came through it caught Declan's attention...

Monday, December 26, 2011

Happy St. Stephen's Day

We enjoyed a great day with some family lounging around the house and pool. Declan had a barrel of laughs with his uncle Rick in his new play house.

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Merry Christmas!

Declan turned 9 months today, and celebrated his first Christmas! Declan and I woke up early and played, then went out to get daddy some breakfast. Declan went down for an early morning nap which was perfect because once he woke daddy got up (late night behind the bar) too. We had breakfast together, opened gifts, skyped Ireland and then went out to visit a few friends. It was a jolly day!