Aideen at 6 months

Aideen turned 6 months on the 14th. This month, she discovered solid foods. She loves her baby cereal for breakfast and she loves trying new foods for lunch and dinner. Her favorites are sweet potato and strawberry banana. She has a great appetite. This month Aideen also sat up for the first time and got her first tooth. She's pretty pleased with herself. She is such a sweet, content little girl and she loves to just observe the goings on around her. I can't believe she is a 1/2 a year old already. We love our lil puddin.

Idaho Trip

We took a little trip up to Twin Falls in October for my sister Trudi's baby Rocco's blessing. It was so awesome to finally meet the little man. What a sweetie! We went for the weekend and we got to do lots of fun things. My mam's birthday was over the weekend, so we all went to a buffet and surprised her with a cake and presents. She was thrilled. The baby blessing was Sunday. What a special day it was. Tyler gave Rocco a beautiful blessing. Afterwards, we went back to Trudi's house and stuffed our faces with delicious food. After dinner we went for a walk by Perrine Bridge, what a beautiful view they have there. We are always sad to say goodbye to Trudi and Tyler, Noah, Layla and Rocco, but we love going to visit too.

Isla and Rocco

Niamh and Rocco

Layla, Aideen and Noah

Gavin & Tyrone got haircuts (The Euro)

Happy Birthday Nana

The Matlock Family

Some of the grandkids

Perrine Bridge

Nana Reading to the grandkids

Boys trip to Michigan

Lucas took the boys to Michigan at the end of September for cousin Henry's baptism. Lucas' two brothers each took one of their boys who were around Henry's age also. They flew into Detroit and spent some time there. They were able to get last minute tickets to a Detroit Tiger's baseball game. It happened to be Irish night, so they had bagpipers and an Irish theme going. They stayed in Lansing with Lucas' sister Amanda and her family. Henry got baptized on Saturday. It was a special day. The boys were able to sight see and go to a farm and have apple cider donuts and enjoyed a hay ride. They had a great time with family. It was also a special time because Lucas' mom got to be with all her kid together.

Gavin is 10 years old

Gavin turned 10 years old on September 19. I can't believe how grown up and mature Gavin has become. He is almost as tall as me. We started the morning with our tradition, singing Happy Birthday and opening presents. Gavin got lots of cool stuff. He loves lego, so we got him two big Lego Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle sets. When Gavin got home from school, we took him, Tyrone and 6 friends to see the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle movie. Then we came home and ate pizza and cupcakes. Then Gavin opened his presents from his friends and they had a little dance party. He had a great day. Gavin is such a great kid. He's smart and funny, he loves to put on voices and make everyone laugh. He's a good friend and always tries to do the right thing. We love him dearly.

Aideen at 5 months

Aideen is changing so much this month. She recognizes everyone in the family and is definitely a momma's girdl. She got her ears pierced this month and looks extra pretty now. She loves sleeping in mom and dad's bed and still wakes up a few times each night. We can't wait to see what a sweet girl Aideen continues to grow into.