O Danny Boy, Oh Boy!

A friend at work shared this one with me. Thought you all might get a laugh from it!

Bend it Like Beckham!

Watch out David Beckham here comes Hannah! Yesterday Hannah started an eight week soccer (or football as some of you call it) skills development program. We arrived at the pitch early so Hannah could pick out her kit (she chose orange much to the chagrin of her granny!) and get her ball. For the following hour and a half she ran up and down the pitch practicing her dribbling skills and her right foot. I think we may have a future Canadian international on our hands! Brendan also wanted to get in on the action and I must say for only two he's got a brilliant right foot as well!
He hasn't quite figured out the no-hands rule, but maybe he's going to play Gaelic for Co. Down!

The Terrible Two's!

Well as hoped in an earlier post Granny Kay "volunteered" to have a birthday party on the the 16th of May for Brendan's second birthday! He has now entered the infamous terrible two's, however, I must say that he has mellowed in his old age! He is much easier to handle than he was in his first 12 months! Here are some photos of him in the spotlight.

Guess Who's Coming for Dinner

We (Simon and Melanie) have been in our home for five years now and the same year that we moved in, a family moved into the house next door. We have become very good friends with the Pizarro's who come to us by way of Bolivia and England. Wilson (very Bolivian sounding name don't you think?!?!) and Amanda our good friends and neighbours for the past five years have moved. We are sad to see them go. Hannah will especially miss their young daughter Felicity. They are only a few months apart and have become great friends. So we had the Pizarro's over for dinner to celebrate our friendship. We had a fondue and everyone was stuffed by the end. Amanda kept saying just one more bite but she kept coming back for more! I guess the dinner was a success! In the picture below you can see us getting into the fruit and chocolate part of the dinner. That was everyone's favourite I think! But it isn't a tearful good-bye. Thankfully our good friends are only moving less than 1 Km away. Here is a photo of the dinner and one from Google Earth showing their new location.

Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday!

There has been a lot of celebrating going on in the O'Carroll Clan over the past few weeks. First of all, the O'Carroll's from Milton and Burlington traveled down to Long Point Ontario on the shores of Lake Erie to celebrate Melanie's mother's 60th birthday. A good time was had by all and the serenity of the region was a much needed repose for everyone. Happy Birthday #1.



Not long after returning to Milton, we had another birthday to celebrate. Hannah turned 4 on May 2nd. Melanie was working at the nursing home that evening so Granny Kay had a little party at her house and the two boys from next door, Matthew and Colin, were in attendance along with Brendan and Orla.



The following Saturday there was a party for Hannah and a few of her friends at the local indoor playground. Happy Birthday #2. It doubled as a birthday party for Brendan as well seeing as how is birthday is on the 16th of May. Perhaps there will be another little party for Brendan at Granny Kay's on his day too! Happy Birthday #3.

Ready, steady...

WEEEEEE!!!!!!

Brendan had a ball being chauffeured around by uncle/godfather Steve.

Mmmm, pizza and birthday cake. Could you ask for a better combination???

Can we have a birthday party everyday?!?!