Brittas bay Beach

Our first trip to the beach went well. Saoirse surprised us all by heading right for the freezing cold water and then refused to come out. She was shivering and blue but we still had to take her out kicking and screaming. Fionn really enjoyed filling his bucket with water and collecting seashells. Then we all built some sandcastles and headed home to get warm.

Kidzone

There was this great place in Wicklow called Kidzone which had three different play areas for the kids with climbing frames that had slides and balls .They had a wonderful time playing  and it was so big we had to search to find them sometimes.

Dublin Zoo

We wanted to do a trip to the zoo as we knew Fionn would really enjoy it. For the most part the weather cooperated but we did have to head for cover a few times. They have done a really good job at making habitats for the animals and it was fun to watch some of their feeding times.

The children had a really good time and especially loved the cow that you could"milk".

Ireland Day 1

We took our first trip to Ireland with the kids and they were very excited to see their grandparents.

 After a long flight we were all eager to have some fresh air so a trip to the park was needed.

The childrens had lots of fun and particularly liked seeing the swans and their cygnets

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Star Day

 At Fionn's preschool all the children have one special day when they are the star. Fionn was so excited as he got to bring in a favorite toy, a book to read and a favorite snack. Fionn brought in moo cow which has now become yak, "The hungry caterpillar" which he loves because they are learning about caterpillars changing to butterflies and some chocolate zucchini muffins.

Head gear

Fionn is very serious when it comes to hats. His favourite is his "pirate" cap which he would wear all day and even to bed, but he recently came across a new favourite which is a helmet. Needless to say he now wants to wear this all day.

Easter Sunday

This was my first year having an easter egg hunt in the house for the kids. They were so excited  when they got home to start looking for the eggs and seeing what was inside them.Fionn wanted all the eggs with toys whereas Saoirse just wanted to eat all the chocolate.