Stephen's 17th Birthday

Stephen turned 17 on the 22nd.  

He kinda got cheated on his candles.  We have plenty of candles, but they are all packed away.  I found these from my 41st birthday, so I got creative.  I suppose anyone who truly knows Stephen knows that this actually fits him better than 17 candles.

 Please take note that he turned the candle around to blow it out.

 Stephen is my tea lover!  The Red Fish tea smells amazing!

 Sardines. Not impressed.

 He's been trapping again - so this was his "gag" gift from Darren.

 This was the real gift from Darren.

 Stephen was blessed with everyone's gifts and time on his birthday.  He had two friends of the family stop by with presents. 

Brigid enjoyed the cake...a lot!!

Love you, Stephen George!

2019-2020 School Picture

 First day of the maybe eighth week of school.  We may have been a bit behind on this.

Rex - 9th, Cormac - 9th, Stephen - 11th/12th

Brech - 5th

Gianna - 3rd, Brigid - K/1st, Kiara - K/1st

 The teacher's selfie - with a little help.

Photobomber alert!

Stephen's 16th Birthday

Hard to believe my second born is 16 years old.  I'm so proud of this kid.  He has such a good heart.

 All decked out in gifts.

Never Too Old

Just before Halloween the kids proved to me that even teenage boys are not too old to play dress up.  They found the collection of costumes and we all had a fun time!!

Stephen's Early Christmas Present

Stephen got a new gun for an early Christmas present.

He was VERY pleased!

Happy hunting season, son!

First Day of School 2018

On Sept. 3rd we started our 2018-2019 School Year.

 The best way to start a school year is to go to Mass. 

We got up early, got chores finished, and got to Mass on time.

First day picture with Jesus....best. year. ever.

 Blase - 13th grade, Rex - 8th grade, Brech - 4th grade, Brigid and Kiara - PreK-K, 

Gianna - 2nd grade, Cormac - 8th grade, Stephen - 11th grade

 I gave all the kids a thank you card for their hard work over the summer and a bit of encouragement for the upcoming school year.

 I also gave each one of the them a Bible verse to carry throughout the year with them.

 Each of the kids also got a collection of school supplies of their own.

Happy school year kids!!!