The "calm" before the storm....
Yeah, yeah -- it has been a while...
We have been busy getting ready for our big day next week -- when we expect the arrival of the new young one.
Keep your thoughts with us on Wednesday morning.
This week has been a good one -- we celebrated Cian's birthday yesterday. Thankfully the weather broke for us -- and we shook off the cold, wet April rains and the sun came shining through. It was great. We had a fun party with about a dozen kids running around outside here at the house.
For me, one of the interesting things was that we made it a "no present party". So it was just a good old fashioned get together. I wasn't sure if Cian was going to "expect" things from his friends -- but it never came up. They just played hard for two hours and then stuffed their faces full of chocolate cake. They had a blast.
Parties these days are over-engineered -- with kids expecting gift bags and presents just for coming to the party.
So for those thinking of doing this "no present party" -- do it! For us all -- for the kids -- for everyone. Make it about the fun -- not about gifts.
These last two weeks have also seen Cian start T-Ball. He has his first outing last week -- here are the highlights: