Had to get some family shots:
We had some relaxing time at the house too, enjoyed the back yard and canoeing on the lake.
We tried to stick all the kids in the tub for a cute photo... turns out Violet and Ben are a bit young.
We took a road trip to Marquette one day so Jamie could check out a brewery with Ben and I took the girls to the Children's Museum. We had a delicious lunch and later visited my cousins Chris and Linda and their amazing dog Tyger. The girls were in heaven!
Last weekend Maggie and Luke had a sleepover at Bobby's house, and we took the three little girls at our house. It was a fun time, Evie and Maggie were in heaven... until Sunday when sleep deprivation caught up with them...
Ben is now 6 months old! He is definitely our third child as we still have not managed to get his "blanket" photo and I think we're probably a bit too late to do it now... He is still a very happy-go-lucky baby, though he’s a bit fussier with the joy of teething. He really enjoys eating baby food and has liked everything we tried except some kale/vegetable option, and I can’t blame him for that! His giggle is the best, and he also has a little duck-quack cackle that he does. He can roll over both ways, but has no interest in ever doing it. He sits pretty well, but usually topples within 30 seconds. I had to stop using our baby bath tub because he kicks his legs so much and splashes half the water on the floor – now he takes a bath in our big sink and he’s been really enjoying the water. He’s mister chubby thighs and is currently 19 lbs and 28 inches tall.
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| The Donoghues feeling silly |
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| Originals |
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| Grandbabies - super psyched for photos |
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| Love my family |
The highlight of the trip was seeing the pictured rocks. Really cool rock formations overlooking the stunning lake. We did a boat tour one day, and then went back to one of the beaches on our last day.
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| Pure Michigan |
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| That's a keeper |
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| Lost her legs |
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| Going to explore the rocks with Daddy |
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| Mid-fall? |
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| Violet showing off her moves |
We had some relaxing time at the house too, enjoyed the back yard and canoeing on the lake.
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| Always there for her sister |
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| Daddy's got his hands full. |
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| It's freezing. Come in! |
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| S'more goodness |
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| Oh you |
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| Jamie took me for a canoe ride under this sky - one of my favorite moments on the trip |
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| My cutie husband |
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| Ahoy |
We tried to stick all the kids in the tub for a cute photo... turns out Violet and Ben are a bit young.
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| Can you get them out now? |
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| The tub had jets. I added too many bubbles. It got pretty nuts. |
We took a road trip to Marquette one day so Jamie could check out a brewery with Ben and I took the girls to the Children's Museum. We had a delicious lunch and later visited my cousins Chris and Linda and their amazing dog Tyger. The girls were in heaven!
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| Getting a relaxing shampoo |
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| A truly disgusting climbing wall. |
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| Coming in for a landing |
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| Maggie's trying to figure out how we can take Tyger with us |
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| Playing in the park |
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| Don't make us go! |
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| We did tie-dye shirts with the girls... got a picture of' Claire, but then we both had our hands full watching over the little girls who were a little less cautious |
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| Sunshine crew |
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| Claire loves Ben Ben |
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| Finished product, not too shabby! |
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| Park fun |
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| Ferris Wheel fun with Luke! |
Ben is now 6 months old! He is definitely our third child as we still have not managed to get his "blanket" photo and I think we're probably a bit too late to do it now... He is still a very happy-go-lucky baby, though he’s a bit fussier with the joy of teething. He really enjoys eating baby food and has liked everything we tried except some kale/vegetable option, and I can’t blame him for that! His giggle is the best, and he also has a little duck-quack cackle that he does. He can roll over both ways, but has no interest in ever doing it. He sits pretty well, but usually topples within 30 seconds. I had to stop using our baby bath tub because he kicks his legs so much and splashes half the water on the floor – now he takes a bath in our big sink and he’s been really enjoying the water. He’s mister chubby thighs and is currently 19 lbs and 28 inches tall.
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| Happy boy |
I’m about to lose my mind with sleep issues… we’ve been
trying really hard to get rid of his middle-of-the-night bottle. It worked at first, but required letting him
cry and going in to soothe him with a pacifier every 10 minutes, 4 or 5 times. Next I tried just letting him cry all the way
back to sleep… which is about an hour of grinding my teeth in bed while I
listen to him wale. I can never get back
to sleep after all this, so I’ve been a zombie lately.
A few others:
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| My Detroit soccer team after our last game... not a great season, but it was fun! |
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| Wonder Woman - furious that she had to take this off for bedtime |
