Thursday, October 29, 2009

THE BOYS NIGHT OUT.......

GRAMMY JUST LOVING THE BOYS...
IT WAS A VERY SILLY EVENING...EVERYTHING GRAMMY DID WAS FUNNY.

THE LATEST PAPA TRICK.....HOW FAR CAN YOU PUSH YOUR NOSE IN!!!!!


TYLER ENJOYING A PETER PUSH UP AND PETER TRYING HARD TO DO TWO IN A ROW.



CAN'T YOU JUST GUESS WHAT THIS SNEEKY LITTLE BOY WAS TRYING TO DO....

TYLER WATCHING PETER SPIN WHILE ENJOYING ONE OF PAPA'S CRACKERS.

A QUICK SHOWER AND THESE TWO WERE READY FOR BED...BUT NOT READY TO GO HOME.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

PAPA'S OLDEST MONDAY PRINCESS........MAKES MY HEART SWELL .....
LIZZIE IS BECOMING A REAL ITCH FOR ANNIE AND KATIE....AS SHE STARTS TO WALK AROUND AND PULL THEIR TOYS OFF THE TABLE....

KNOLL LANE LOWER LEVEL IS REALLY BECOMING THE PLACE TO BE ON MONDAY MORNINGS AS THERE ARE SO MANY TOYS AND SO MANY GRANDKIDS......."HEAVEN"


GRAMMY HAD TO PUT THE DANCE MACHINE TOGETHER FOR THE GIRLS..



BUT THEY REALLY LIKED THE DANCERS INCLUDING LIZZIE..




YOU THINK I AM KIDDING ABOUT THE VEHICLE SHORTAGE I SPOKE ABOUT LAST WEEK BUT THIS IS KATIE WAITING PATIENTLY FOR HER TURN IN THE YELLOW AND RED CAR THAT ANNIE CLAIMS AS HER OWN....




WE NOW HAVE A PLACE FOR THE TWO LITTLE ONES TO RIDE AND DO THEY LOOK CUTE OR WHAT?



ABBY HAS TAKEN ON THE ADDED RESPONSIBILITY OF "LITTLE KID PULLER" AS PART OF OUR REGULAR MONDAY MORNING RIDE.


Thursday, October 22, 2009

THE BIG DAY ...AUNTIE MEG GETS MARRIED

PAPA CAUGHT THIS PICTURE OF KK CATACHING THE BOUQUET...WAS SHE EXCITED OR WHAT?
THE BRIDE (AUNTIE MEG) MADE A SPECIAL NEW YOURK CAKE FOR THE GROOM (UNCLE TIM)

OUR OWN UCLE COLIN ALL DRESSED UP AND READY TO GIVE HIS TOAST TO HIS BIG SISTER ..

WHAT A CHARMING LOOKING GROUP....

TY GUY ALL DRESSED UP TO CARRY THE GIFTD DOWN THE ISLE....


MOLLY GIRL WAITING IN THE BACK OF THE CHURCH.....

P T A OF PTMAKEE JUST LOOKING CUTE....

AUNTIE MEG AND UNCLE TIM FINALLY HUSBAND AND WIFE........JUST MARRIED.

THE BRIDE (AUNTIE MEG) WITH HER MOM (AUNTIE KAKE) WALKING DOWN THE ISLE.
AUNTIE BETH ALL THE WAY FROM CALIFORNIA .....WITH LITTLE COLIN IN FRONT AND MOLLY GIRL BEHIND......

THE CELTICS IN HARTFORD

A GREAT GAME WITH GREAT SEATS AND GREAT COMPANY....
PETER LOST A TOOTH UNDER THE SEAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GAME BUT WE MANAGED TO FIND THE TOOTH.

THE FATHER AND SON TEAM !!!!


UNCLE ED AND UNCLE B WITH WITH US IN THE SAME ROW.

DON'T WORRY MOMS WE WERE WATCHING THEM AS THEY RAN DOWN ASYLUM STREET AND RIGHT INTO THE GRINDER SHOP FOR DINNER.....

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

WE SWITCHED TO WEDNESDAY THIS WEEK...AND OH WHAT A WEDNESDAY IT WAS..

KATIE ACTUALLY STARTED TO CRY AS SHE THOUGHT PAPA WAS GOING TO GET HURT.RIDING IN THE WAGON...
THE LITTLE ONES DID NOT NO WHAT TO MAKE OF PAPAS RIDE..
ABBY WAS FEELING BETTER AND PAPA DECIDED SOMEONE SHOULD TAKE HIM FOR A RIDE AND ABBY LOVED IT...
LIZZIE IS BECOMING THE ITCH OF THE GROUP AS SHE WANTS TO RIDE EVERY VEHICLE EVEN IF SHE CAN'T REACH THE PEDDLES....

SO PAPA DECIDED TO TAKE THE FOUR YOUNG ONES ON A MYSTERY RIDE WHILE ABBY WAS HAVING SOME EGGS TO TRY TO MAKE HER STOMACH FEEL BETTER...

ITS GOOD THAT THERE ARE NOW PARENTS AROUND ON MONDAYS AND ITS PROBABLY GOOD THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES DID'NT DRIVE BY TODAY...LIZZIE WAS DOING THE CRAB CRAWL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE STREET SO SHE COULD GET THE LITTLE YELLOW AND RED CAR....

THE LITTLE YELLOW AND RED CAR IS THE PRIZE VEHICLE AND NOW WE HAVE THREE LITTLE ONES TRYING TO GET IN AT ONCE....
OFF WE WENT TO THE GARAGE FOR AN INDOOR OUTING...AND THE FIGHTS BEGAN....

IT WAS THE START OF A REAL BAD WEATHER DAY AT GRAMMY AND PAPAS ON MONDAY...LOTS OF RAIN AND LOTS OF KIDS THAT WANTED TO GO OUT ANYWAY SO........

SOME MORE MAINE PICTURES....

WE ALSO STOPPED TO SEE BOBBY AND BRIDGET BUT BOBBY (RJ) WAS OUT GOLFING...
NOTICE THE NAME EILEEN ON THE HAT THEY GAVE PAPA AT THE TILTON DINER..
PAPA ENJOYING LITTLE IGGY.......


UNCLE IGG AND PAPA AT THE LITTLE PORTION PEACE PLACE.......



PAPA CHATING WITH COUSIN MARY AT HER LITTLE PRAYER HOUSE DOWN BY THE RIVER.

PAPA AND UNCLE IGG ON A TRIP TO MAINE TO VISIT COUSINS

THIS WAS THE THIRD STOP ON OUR MAINE TOUR AND IS A PICTURE OF IGGY HOLDING IGGY. YES THAT IS CORRECT THERE IS ANOTHER IGGY IN OUR FAMILY.
THIS IS MATT AND SONIA MCGRATH AND THEIR FAMILY, CHELSEY (2) AND IGGY (7MONTHS) UNCLE PAT AND MATT WENT ON A MAINE MYSTERY RIDE TOGETHER WHEN THEY WERE ABOUT 14 YEARS OLD.
WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME AND FANTASTIC DINNER WITH JIM AND MARY AND AUNT IBB.

WE GOT A TREAT WHEN COUSIN BETTY (NEXT TO IGG)STOPPED BY AT MARY AND JIMS. SHE LIVES ONLY A FEW MILES AWAY.


UNCLE IGG AND MY AUNT IBB AND COUSINS BETTY AND MARY.

WE HAD A GREAT TWO HOUR VIST WITH SR ANN FITZPATRICK (ANOTHER COUSIN) IN PORTLAND. WHEN WE LEFT I ASKED IF SHE WOULD PRAY FOR MY FAMILY AND SHE SAID " I ALWAYS DO." WHAT AN INSPIRATION TO ALL THAT KNOW THIS WONDERFUL SISTER OF MERCY.




Sunday, October 4, 2009

SATURDAY AFTERNOON MASS WITH UNCLE IGG AT GRAMMY AND PAPAS HOUSE....

Lizzie enjoying some time with uncle Igg after Mass.
Peter and Molly getting some Uncle Igg time of their own..

MASS IN THE LIVING ROOM WITH A SPECIAL TREAT...AUNTIE MEG AND UNCLE TIM, JUST TWO SHORT WEEKS BEFORE THE BIG DAY.....


A READING BY AUNTIE MEG WITH ALL OF US LISTENING INTENTLY..

IT TOOK A LITTLE WHILE BUT ANNIE REALLY TOOK A SHINING TO UNCLE IGG ESPECIALLY WHEN HE PUT ON HIS ROBE FOR MASS......