My favorite things

One of Mairead's favorite things to do lately is to eat!


As you can see, we are still working on eating neatly.



But, she is getting really good at holding the bottle herself. She is going to be a very independent person, I think!


I can also tell that she loves the camera. As soon as she hears it turn on, she looks for it and tries to reach for it. She is at a great age and is showing so much personality. We are so lucky to have her!

Happy Birthday, Katie!

Today is Mairead's aunt Katie's birthday! Happy 27th, Katie!


Mairead thought she'd send along her birthday wishes...



And then eat the message.

Have a happy one, Katie! We love you!

Busy Weekend

Mairead's weekend started off pretty well. We headed up to Lowell for a visit to Nana and Grampy's where Mairead got to check out the new fireplace in the kitchen.


Then she had time to exercise with Nana.


And finally, she could just sit back and read the paper.

We got some great news from John and Michelle on Sunday, so CONGRATULATIONS to you guys! But that was about the only good news for us that day.

The rest of Sunday was not so great as Mairead had to watch the Patriots lose to the Giants. We were all pretty much heartbroken, and we know that our New York cousins, even our newest cousin, Nathan, were loving every second of the Giants' win. We'll get 'em next time! At least Mairead got to hang out with her BFF, Connor.



How freakin' cute are they? I swear, we didn't make them do this-- they love staring at each other and laughing and talking.


Well, the almost perfect season is over-- at least we have the Celtics to finally get excited about. AND, there isn't too much time left before pitchers and catchers report to Fort Myers. Go Celts and Go Sox!