Activities.

Daddy is away on a work trip so we have to find things to do to keep busy. I took out the giraffe paddling pool and put balls in it and the kids had a lot of fun playing.

I also like to do some crafts with them. Fionn is really having fun with paints and likes to make "paw prints"( Blues clues),I cannot yet convince him that they are hand and footprints.

We used the footprints to make snowmen  like we did the previous year.

My little brother got engaged to a wonderful girl Emma , whom Fionn absolutely adores. He wanted to make "Cuncle Kieran" and Emma something really nice so we decided to use the handprints to make a card, and then Fionn used letters and stickers to decorate it with a little help from Saoirse.

Bronx Zoo

Fionn has been asking to go to the zoo for many weeks now and as the weather was quite mild we decided to go. The kids had a marvelous time seeing the all the animals especially the giraffes.

The only diasappointment for Fionn was that he did not get to see the elephants and Zebras but
they got to experience the 4D Diego and Dora adventure and ride the bug carousel, so we were all happy and exhausted by the end.

Happy Valentines day

Today was a very busy day. Fionn had a valentines day party at school and after lunch we had a party at Katie's house. The kids had a lot of fun decorating cookies , playing with play-doh and just having lots of fun with their friends.

Happy Birthday Daddy

For Daddy's birthday we took a long walk down by long dock and then had some yummy cupcakes. The kids polished them off very quickly and left quite a mess. fionn was very helpful trying to brush up the crumbs from Saoirse's tray. He then tried to take her  a walk in the doll stroller.

Bear Mountain

We had such a beautiful mild day where the sun was shining and the re was no snow so we decided to make a day trip to the Bear Monutain Zoo. Fionn would not leave he house without his lion so we had to try and find him a seat in the car.

The kids had so much fun running around outside and seeing the animals. Fionn's favorite were the bears and the bald eagle.

After the zoo we went to the carousel. This was Saoirse's first time on a carousel and she enjoyed it so much we had to battle to get her to leave. I think everyone had a really enjoyable day.

Saoirse 18 months.

Some things about Saoirse as she nears 18months.She is a very outgoing and friendly little girl.Her fovorite thing is story time at the library here she likes to be the center of attention, clapping and dancing and trying to get everyone involved. She absolutely loves Miss Ginny and brings the books to her to read. Saoirse loves to sit on peoples knees and have them read to her(strangers included any lap will do). Katie got her a Jungle Pop book which she absolutely adores and will want to read it about 10 times a day. She loves music and dancing,her favorites rhymes being Twinkle,Twinkle little star and Itsy Bitsy spider. She has a number of words now. She says Dada and Mama, Cat caca(cracker), Star, Up abo( up above) numerous animal sounds Quack,neigh,meow,moo,pa woo(elephant) roar and probably a bunch more.Saoirse(and Fionn) have an obsession with this rap animal song which they both sing to .
We have just moved Saoirse to a toddler bed due to the fact she is trying to climb out of her bed and so far it is going well. I cannot believe how quickly time has gone and Saoirse is growing up so quickly. She is such a beautiful loving little girl and I am truly blessed to have her.

Snow fun

Today was our first real snow of the year so we all bundled up and headed out to have some fun. Fionn and Saoirse had a fantastic time playing in the snow and diving into a big pile that Tim had made to start making a snow man.

Fionn was super excited to make a snowman and was asking all morning to go outside to make one.So here it is, Fionn's first snowman and how proud he is of it.