Basketball Fever

Aidan's basketball season has begun and he is loving it again this year. He has kicked it up a notch by player on an intramural team on Friday nights. So now we have basketball on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Thankfully this is a sport we love to watch so we don't mind!

We had a phantom fever running through our house this past week. Cian, Fintan and Maeve were all affected at different times. Thankfully Cian and Fintan were only sick for 24 hrs. Maeve decided to hold onto that fever for SIX days. It was so frustrating because nothing else was wrong with her. Towards the end of the fever she developed a nice cough that is still present, but otherwise she is back to normal now!

Well that is it from our end. Life is quickly moving along as always. Some days we have to remind ourselves to slow down and enjoy the scenery.
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Happy Kids

At least the cold weather and indoor-only activities do not have the kids' spirits down. They are managing to stay happy and have fun even when cooped up inside!
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Any suggestions for hanging 6-8 coats in a small space? We cannot seem to keep up with the coats and shoes around here (especially in the winter!).
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Happy girl
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Shoeless Fintan.

32 + degrees

I never thought I would be so excited to see a forcast with temperatures in the upper 30's. I am so OVER the snow!

Holiday Recap

We had quite the unusual holiday experience this year with all the snow. Unfortunately many of our family gatherings were cancelled due to poor road conditions and we had one nasty stomach flu that attempted to ruin everyone's fun. In the end, it all worked out well and we were able to make the most of all the days. I hope you all had a great holiday season and Happy New Year!

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Aidan and Cian rounding the stairs to see all their treasures. When Aidan was still on the stairs he asked, "Dad do you see any coal?"
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Aidan was struck with a stomach virus around 1am and was over the toilet every 15-30 minutes all night. Fortunately he was able to feel well for a few minutes while we opened presents.
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Fintan opening gifts at Mimi and Papa's house.
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Maeve loves her Kai Lan toys! Maeve had a great first Christmas, though like most 2 year-olds, she didn't quite get the whole experience.
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Cian opening gifts at Mimi and Papa's

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New Year's Eve
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The boys and their cousins celebrating as the ball dropped. This is the most exciting night of their year. They absolutely love New Year's and the thought of staying up until midnight is such a thrill. We are always regretting it in the morning, but it is worth it for one night!

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Fintan having a serious moment and thinking about his resolutions for the New Year. My vote is less fighting with his siblings!
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Cian and Mimi
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Aidan and cousin Bennett
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Cian ringing in the New Year!

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It's beginning to feel a lot like...

Christmas! Work is winding down, school is out, presents are getting wrapped, Grandma and Grandpa are in town and the excitement level at our house is up, WAY UP! The kids are so excited for Christmas this year (and I am too!). Tonight we all "talked through" our Christmas plans for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. It was fun to listen to the kids talk about each and every thing that we will be doing over those two days. It even sounds like Santa might be bringing some snow with him on Christmas Eve.
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Cian and his PT panda from school. This little guy travel home each night with a different child and fills up his notebook with adventures. Cian wanted to play dress up with PT.
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Maeve posing in one of her many Christmas dresses. Too bad these can only be worn for such a short amount of time. This one was made by Grandma!
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Fintan...just being cute.
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Fintan and Maeve hanging out in Buzz's tent.
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Cian and Tex (he is our newest member of the household) our Chihuahua. This is Tex's first Christmas too. We would like his gift to us to be getting himself potty trained! (It has been a long 4 months since he came home!)
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Aidan and Maeve. Aidan takes the big brother role very seriously and lately he has been so great with Maeve. He is constantly playing with her and helping her with everything.
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Maeve's story

Hop on over to Great Wall's blog and you can read a story we submitted about our journey to find Maeve!

http://www.gwca.org/blog/

Maeve's first snow

It didn't stay around for long, but we managed to get some good play time in before it went away.

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