spirited

Congratulations, Lily, on your Confirmation! We were so glad to be there to cheer for you!

helmet head

Nothing funnier than a good ol' diaper on the head.
(disclaimer: not an old diaper... this was a clean diaper)

no complaints here

Friday night...
Joe: Hey, Mom, can Henry and I make pancakes tomorrow morning?
Me: Uh, yes. That should be fine.

Saturday morning...

winter update

Hi there. Hello. Not much going on here. Just this (cute) face, demonstrating our general mood about January and the cold but no snow any more so it's not even fun. We're just here, doing our stuff. And that's pretty much it.

that's better

We had a proper snowfall today, about time.

Five of six kids enjoyed it. Leo tolerated it. After a while, he just gave up and let the snow cover him up.

twinsies

Leo is a repeat of Annie. In boy form, with bad sleeping habits.

2020 pilgrimmage

First family adventure of 2020... a trip to Our Lady of Fatima Shrine in NY, and then supper at The Olive Garden. Our parade was, literally, rained on the whole time. But prayers in the chapels, plus a tonne of olives in the salad at supper, made it totally worth it.