Pictures of Ireland

I wanted to share some of the pictures I captured while we were in Ireland. Brian spent too much time at the hospital in Dublin while Teagan and I spent most of our time in Co. Cork and I also finally got to see The Ring of Kerry (thanks Av!!). As a family we had a few nice days in Galway.

The Gap of Dunloe

Taking a yogurt break after the climb at the gap! Horse drawn carriages usually cart people up the steep hills but they were no match for two eager moms with super strollers!!

K&A's house in the countryside

Out for a walk at K&A's house.

Brian and Keith at Michael Collins' memorial and incidentally the place he was ambushed, Béal na mBláth

A castle that was built in 1035.

I am going to frame this one for my friend Brianne who loves Ireland as much as I do. We captured this on a walk around the farm in Galway.

Brian and Teagan walking on the farm.

Galway city. We went to eat fish and chips at a place Brian liked when he went to Galway University.

Teagan LOVES Ireland and can't wait to come back!!

Trip to Ireland

We spent the latter part of September and most of October in Ireland. Brian's father continues to recover and we are so looking forward to his first request which will no doubt be for some delicious sort of cake...or round of golf! While we were home it was great to catch up with friends and relatives. Teagan and I had a very special time with Shay and Avril. We filled our days with long walks, trips to the park, lots of laughter and I got completly hooked on The X Factor. A special hello to her family!

Cousin Shay shows Teagan the ropes at the local playground.

This is technically from the beach trip but I had to include it here. I will always remember this look as being so Teagan at age 5-6 months! Little Man is ready to go for a walk!

Ok, all I picture here is these two as teenagers and the amount of trouble they will get into on summer trips to see each other!!

He's a little Keith if I ever did meet one!

Baby Teagan sleeping so peacefully on a walk.

And waking up a few minutes later. This is one of my favorite pictures as it shows her sweet spirit.

Baby and Daddy waking up! No doubt SkySports is playing some form of footy on the telly.

Teagan's First Beach Trip

Hello everyone! You may be wondering where the heck we have been??? Sigh. I so wish I were as diligent in updating the blog given friends with two, three and more children, super busy careers and social lives who manage to make blog updating look - well, ever so easy. I even know one super dad who updates regularly with cool videos and a clever mom who changes the background of her blog daily....Alas, that would not be this blog. I had the very best intentions of posting our Florida scoop (mere weeks after the September trip) when an emergency in Ireland called us home. Thankfully all is well on the Emerald Isle and I am a dedicated picture taker, much to my husband's delight (um hm). We've much to catch up on then so here we go!

Teagan's First Beach Trip

First, in September Teagan and I went on a spur-of-the moment trip to Florida so she could meet my sister and her family. The look on her cousins faces as we surprised them was priceless! We have some great memories of our time with Uncle Ron, Auntie Angie and cousins Peyton, Kiersten and Zachary.

Teagan's first time touching sand! Here she is practicing the "Mmmmm" face her cousins taught her. Thanks auntie Angie for the great picture idea! Who needs a professional photographer with her around?
We took this one for daddy's desk.
Love this outfit from the R's. We thought this old piece of driftwood was a pretty cool backdrop.
Mom took this one. One of my favs.
We saw dolphins swimming just off the shore everyday.

Kiersten and Peyton snuggling up with little Mouse.

Poor Zachary. He'd had enough of the pictures already!! Z-Man, Uncle Brian says he knows just how you feel.

Thanks Uncle Ron and Auntie Angie for an awesome time!!

Teagan is Three Months Old!

It's crazy how fast these three months with Teagan came and went in a fatigue induced blink of the eye! She has grown so much. At her two month checkup she weighed 10 lb 2 oz! Our chunky monkey also experienced many "firsts" which included a tentative smile that quickly became bold and gorgeous - I know. I am partial but seriously I can't think of any other way to describe it! That smile just melts my heart everytime. She also found her voice, laughed out loud, rolled over, participated in her first July 4th parade and and more.

We love getting to know her sweet, funny little self! She is thankfully an easy baby. Someone please remind me of this when she gets into the Terrible T's - that's Two's, Three's and Teens from what other moms have told me. For now the swing's The Thing. She flirts with it, giggles, coos, stares at its flashing lights in awe...and even lets the rocking motion and lullabies put her to sleep...on occasion that is and with less frequency. We can already tell this little girl will follow cousin Kade as a mover and shaker. She has absolutely no intention of sitting still while there is so much to explore! Her neck is strong because she is constantly craning to see what is going on around her. We can't wait to see where she's off to once she figures out how to crawl. Now there is a scary thought. Suddenly I need caffeine. So bring on the coffee and stay tuned for more!!!

Our neighborhood had its annual July 4th parade for the kids with fire trucks and an ambulance. The kids wound their way through the hood to the pool where they had popsicles and swimming. That night we had a huge BBQ and fireworks in our cul de sac. Kade loved it and led the way for our family!

Kade was amazed by the fire trucks and ambulance!

That's Teagan in the stroller waiting for the parade to start.

I will always remember trying to get Teagan's first July 4th pictures! I gave her a flag thinking it would be an oh-so-cute prop for her to kind of hold...but she went bananas waving it ferociously (who knew she is so patriotic?)!!! Seriously thought she would poke an eye out before I could take it back off her. Call it an Amateur Mom Move. This picture shows her wavvvvvvvvvvving like crazy...

..."That freaked me out too mom! Um, you can have this back....."

Sitting on Daddy's lap at John and Blair's dinner party.

Brian's First Father's Day

Brian had a great first Father's Day full of golf with the guys...he will not let me brag by posting his score but I can say he played VERY well. Most of all he had a blast with Jon, Jeff and Mark!!! The weekend was also full of watching the US Open and meeting with friends including lunch with Jeff and Debbi Jeffords at 131 Main. Just like Kade, Teagan loved hanging out in their arms. We caught some great pics below!

Teagan's First Travel!

We had a BLAST at Gere and Rachael's wedding in Colorado. It was gorgeous and we had too, too, too much fun catching up with the Colorado crew and the Irish that flew in for the festivities. Teagan proved to be an easy traveler and experienced many "firsts" during our stay. Special thanks to Nana Mo who came from Dallas to babysit while we danced the night away...ok, I danced the night away. Brian? Not so much! However, he did make it out on the dance floor long enough to give the groom a serious case of The Bumps!!

Teagan met the lovely Nokovics who gave her a most appropriate gift via Dr. Seuss!
Our US Airways pilot allowed us into the cockpit upon hearing this was her first flight!

At baggage claim...Daddy is beginning to think Mom is camera crazy but one day he'll love all the pics!

Chilling at the Hotel Monaco which is right across the street from the loft apartment Michelle and Ann Marie shared when we first moved to Colorado!

Anne Dillon meets little Teagan!

Karen Dillon looked stunning in her gorgeous purple dress!

We love Michiko and baby Stephen! He was born just two weeks before Teagan and is sure to be a heartbreaker like big brother Sean.

Tea had lots of smiles for Nana Mo who taught her the hokey pokey and pilates!

Baby Teagan and Baby Ryan in an elevator....now this is so very different from our days in San Diego when the fire department was called because we'd crammed too many happy Gaelic footballers into one sad elevator!

Alex Nokovic meets Tea!