Parakeet, Please

Sean loves balloons, but the Irishman recently discovered he also loves to watch birds. They were running errands and stopped by a pet store.

The Irishman took this video but he assured me it doesn’t do it justice.

We needed cat food so we went back a few days later.

I think we know what Sean wants for his birthday!*

*(Please rest assured we have no intention of actually buying a parakeet for a 1 year old!)

Just the Girls

Saturday morning the Irishman took Sean for a jog. At about the same time I saw a post on FB from one of our favorite parks advertising tot time. It was a special program – no registration required. Caitlin and I got dressed and headed that way.

Yes, her shoes are on the wrong feet. We took care of that in the car! The purse held her “special coin” for the carousel It was $5 for tot time so we stopped at the bank on the way there. Caitlin was thrilled – a lollipop!

Tot time was full of some of her favorite things. She colored, enjoyed a snack, and played with special toys. She was as busy as a bee fluttering around the room exploring.

The frog was a big hit. She bounced and then took him along with her all over the room.

After a little over the hour we headed to the carousel. Much to my surprise she only wanted to ride once! She did insist on the bench though!

Has anyone ever seen this? I’d walked past it but didn’t realize the brilliance of it all. The big piece of wood means that if one person swings the other swings as well. No pushing required. Talk about smart!

On the way home we stopped for lunch at Panera. Caitlin enjoyed her grilled cheese and special cow yogurt.

Walking back to the car we came across these chairs. Too cute!

To top of our Mommy/daughter date we stopped at Publix. Grocery shopping in the “green car” cart, a sprinkle cookie, and a balloon? The perfect ending to a two-year-olds day!

Sprig

I know I’ve shared pictures of Sprig before, but he has recently become one of Caitlin’s favorite friends. He is named for the Irishman’s dog across the pond and he looks a lot like his namesake….though much less smelly. ; )

Sean isn’t usually allowed near Sprig if his sister has anything to do with it. Last week Spring came with us to the doctor and stayed in the car when we got dinner. When Caitlin decided to go to Publix in the Irishman’s car on the way home it left Sprig and Sean together at last.

It is so funny to watch them lug around the giant dog. He is well taken care of though. Caitlin even shares her snacks with him.

Pretzels anyone?

Well I fully intended to post pictures of the kids today. It would seem that the 26,703 photos in my folder are not accessible. I tried a new back up system this weekend. It didn't work and I briefly lost all 26,703 pictures. Talk about panic!

Picassa won't let me use the pictures from the desktop where I moved them so I am waiting for all 26,703 photos to move back into the correct folder. Our computer is old. It takes a while.

Bottom line? I'll try to post tonight. I know how the grandparents get without their pictures! ; )

As a side note: Does anyone have a back up system they like? We have a lot of pictures so it can't be too pricey!

7 Years Ago Today…

Seven years ago today I became Irish by Marriage.

Love you babe!

The Boy and the Balloon

Last night we met at Moe’s for dinner. Kids eat free on Wednesday and they had a face painter as well. Caitlin loved it!  As soon as I told her of our destination she started bargaining. FIRST Moe’s, THEN Publix. I started to protest, but we needed bread and carrots so she got her wish.

I headed home with Sean while Caitlin and the Irishman stopped at the store. When they came home they had a balloon for Sean. He was SO happy!

We are really struggling with ideas for his birthday next month, but we know we are going to get him a dozen balloons. I can just picture his face when he sees them!

Friends are Special*

The Irishman and I made some great friends during our days working at the summer camp. One of the moments that stands out is this one. It was the last night of camp and a group of us decided that we wanted to go to the beach to watch the sunrise.

(Old enough that it is a scanned photo from back when panoramic photos were the thing to do!)

One of the girls from the picture has family who live in South Florida. We have gotten together several times in the last few years when she comes to town. This trip she invited us to her grandparent’s condo for a swim.

Caitlin was taken with the waterfall and dancing water we passed on the way across A1A to the oceanside clubhouse.

It looks posed, but she sat like that all on her own!

I took my camera along, but we were too busy visiting and chasing kids to remember to take any photos. The view was amazing. Jennifer had her mom take this one with her iPhone for us.

It is always great to get to catch up with friends!

Thank you to Jennifer, her mom, and her grandmother for having us over!

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* The name of the post is the title of a song Caitlin likes to sing us. Funny stories to tell - more about that later this week!

Her New 'Do

Friday our local kids’ salon was offering a special price through FB. We’d been talking about getting Caitlin’s haircut and that was all the motivation we needed.

Don’t let the serious face fool you. She was thrilled when we picked her up from school and told her she was getting her hair cut. In fact we stopped at the store on the way there and she started to cry because she wanted a haircut!

Sean was happy to come along. He got to sit in the chair without a haircut. He considers that a win-win!

The Irishman and I had been talking about getting her hair cut shorter and then the hairdresser said she thought a bob would be adorable on Caitlin. That was all the motivation we needed.

They painted her nails with pink glitter. She got to sit in the panda chair. They added beads and a small braid to her finished hairdo. She was thrilled.

(Not that she would let me do any of that to her hair! We decided to go shorter because she won’t even let me brush it regularly!)

We are thrilled with the way it came out!

I have a feeling the next time we are there

will be for this little guy!