No actual Valentine pictures this month, but we did spend lots of time loving each other this February. On the actual "day of hearts" we shared a heart-shaped pizza and exchanged cards. Here's a little snippet of the other things we've been up to.
Look, Bri! Room in the middle for one more!
A well deserved getaway for Brian with his brothers.
Connor helps out at Abrazo homes. He felt very important when Brian had him pound in a nail.
Congratulations Thomas!!! Receiving the sacrament of Reconciliation is a big deal, and we are so very proud of him. I thought it was hilarious that Thomas thought he didn't have enough sins to tell the priest...I told him I sure hope he didn't have too long of a list!
Lauren "looney tune" McCarthy lost her very first tooth!! Isn't it funny how big the gap is from such a tiny tooth? Unlike Thomas, she was more than willing to give her tooth up to the fairy in exchange for some cash!
When it finally warmed up this month we ventured out to "the beach" at the river to the north of our house. Claire and Ro thought it was great to toss rocks into the water and watch the splash and hear the "plunk". Eventually Ronan tried to go swimming with Clio (the dog) and that was the end of that. Lauren wanted to track coyotes, Connor wanted to play in the mud, and Thomas spent most of his time alternating between the coyote hunt and worrying that Brian and I were tossing the sticks too far out for Clio and that she was going to drown. My son the worrier...hmmm...where does he get that?
