Thanks Paul!

Paul takes his responsibility as a little brother very seriously.
At lunch today he kept whistling the same two bars over and over and John said "Paul, that is really annoying".
So Paul says "Thanks to me the world has a definition for 'Really Annoying'!"

Happy New Year/ Happy Birthday!

Happy New Year to all our dear friends and family...

We will be reaching midnight three hours before many of you, and many of you will ring in the New Year right along with us!
We just want to you all to know how much we love you all and pledge to pray for you in the coming year.
It is such a great Blessing to have so many wonderful people scattered all across the country.

We hope to see many of you this year. I want to make this a year of connection. I want to do much better at staying in touch and staying in prayer for you all. I hope that as we go through our joys and trials in the coming year, that we will all be a part of each other's stories.

Happy Birthday Dear Dad!!!

And tomorrow is special for another reason. It is the day my Dad was born.

Yep, in with the New Year, and he has been avoiding Father Time ever since!

Thank you God, for dad, for his life, and for the blessing of his renewed health.

I have been so blest with a wonderful couple of very special parents.

I pray that this year for them will be one of Joy and Grace. (and that they sell!)

Our Visit with Lucy...

Lucy came to visit on Sunday.
She was here until this morning and boy did we have fun!

She danced...

Played with the bugs...

Walked after John...

And in Grandma's shoes....

She is a little sweetie and was so much fun!
She kept the boys laughing and busy. She kept Grandma guessing...

Thank Heavens for little girls!

A Very Merry Christmas!

May the birth of Jesus fill your heart with childlike joy .

For all our friends and family:

Today was really a wonderful day!


Starting with Mass last night, which was very sweet and special, and continuing with Blessings of family and fellowship.

Brendan had hoped... and he got his Nerf Vulcan.

John had asked for an MP3 player.

Paul was happy....He got the Marvel stamp collection that he wanted!

The Camera is for all of them. School projects anyone?

Trying to figure it out...
Yes, Johnny and Nina got the boys a Heavy Bag to beat up! They are thrilled and it's going to be great for exercise during the cold winter months!

Lilly in the box!

Lilly has been here entertaining us while Nina works.
She is so much fun and keeps us laughing! I need to do a lot more video!
Here is just one clip.

From Barbara's Blog

This will resonate with all of the dear families in our world that we admire and love.
GOD BLESS YOU!!!

The Twelve Days....Again

I just had to put this out again...