My Irish Kids

Onto Basketball Season... Go Irish!

 

Christmas in Captions



In front of the tree that sang to us

The List

Blame Carter if you didn't get a card

We got snow!  And Carter loves Angels.

Gingerbread House Making!

Carter at his school pageant- he was the donkey

Grace, Anna, Ansley in anticipation for the pageant

Tyler as a wiseman

Tyler and Carter's Class... cuties!



Christmas Eve Dinner

Annamarie and Aunt Joanie

love her owl slippers

and Star Wars

Tyler loves his "Toothless" slippers

Everyone loves cousin Luke

And Brinn

My sweet nephew Luke at the playground with us

And Brinn as Uncle Brian did Underdog after Underdog with a bum shoulder.  Good Uncle.

She loves her cousin.



Kids Behaving at the Table?



Luke teaching Tyler and Carter yoga

priceless.

Anna with her great Uncle Bill at the Annual White Elephant Party

and with great aunts Joanne and Mary

Boys with Travis' cousin Nick

An Uffelman Christmas- Tyler with Luke

Annamarie with her favs- Elena & Brinn



All Nine

with Gigi & Popi

Carter with godparents Uncle Brian & Aunt Karen

Tyler loving his newest cousin Leif

NY Eve Annual Gathering with the Van Pelts (since the year we invited ourselves to their house).  Anna & Grace with their floats

Boys with Henry



Grace does the reading for the night :)

HAPPY 2013!!

santa

Our wonderful visit with
Santa at Alpenrose Dairyville last weekend:

Reading of the lists:  Tyler left

Tyler left/Carter right

 

Annamarie was FRIGHTENED... claws into my shoulders to not put her down.

Hitched!

Introducing Mr. & Mrs. BISHOP!!!

What a truly memorable and special wedding and trip to Reno and Lake Tahoe.

It was a quaint yet perfectly planned and beautiful wedding with just us 5 and Ben's dad in attendance. Travis and Rhonda's parents Ron and Linda eloped to this very same church (Our Lady of Snows) 40 years ago. Below Ben and Rhonda held a picture of them up on that day. Brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it. How happy they must be smiling down on their daughter... Travis walked her down the aisle and Ben's dad stood by his side.  Sweet day.

 



Tyler

Carter

 

Annamarie gathering in ther brothers (Tyler right)



Reception dinner after.  Beautiful toasts.  But where's Carter?  being tricky.



the boys one request:  wedding cake!

After the wedding we headed to Lake Tahoe for a few days.  It's where I met Ben and Rhonda for the first time 10 years ago for Ron and Linda's 30th wedding anniversary.  What fun to go back together!!

Auntie Rhonda Claus and Ben the Elf paid a visit- gifts in hand.  An early Christmas for the kiddos!

Exploring the village: Tyler in gray hat/Carter blue (in all pics)

  

We took a ride up the gondola up to Heavenly Ski Resort- gorgeous!



Ben and his dad

First Snowball Fight





Newleyweds

Annamarie fell asleep standing at the lodge.  Unbelievably stayed asleep all the way back down the gondola and into her bed.   Yes, we played hard... but had so much fun!

 Wonderful Memories.