ONE FULL WEEKEND!

AFTER STARTING EARLY

WITH GORDAN'S WATER POLO ON THURSDAY,

ALREADY POSTED,

THE WEEKEND CONTINUED ON 

THROUGH SUNDAY.

KIND OF OUT OF ORDER,

BUT THIS SATURDAY 

WAS THE HOMECOMING DANCE

FOR DUBLIN HIGH.

JENNY WAS PROUD TO POSE
WITH HER HANDSOME SONS
WHO WERE ALL DRESSED UP FOR THE OCCASION.

GABE ISN'T IN HIGH SCHOOL ANY LONGER,
BUT HE WAS MORE THAN HAPPY
TO ESCORT HIS BEAUTIFUL GIRLFRIEND,
WHO IS STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL,
TO THE DANCE.


BACK TO FRIDAY
AND FOOTBALL.
LIKE I MENTIONED LAST YEAR,
THE BEGINNING OF ALL HOME GAMES
FINDS THE FOOTBALL PLAYERS
AND THE BAND
MARCHING IN TOGETHER.
THE UNITY IS HEARTWARMING!

THE FOOTBALL PLAYERS FILE ONTO THE FIELD,

 AND THE BAND HEADS FOR THE STANDS

TO CHEER THEM ON.

 TAKE HIM ON SAM,

(Sam the first red player in the center of the photo)

PUSH HARD,

AND THEN STEP ON HIM?

  WHATEVER WORKS!

 THE FIRST HALF OF THE GAME

HAD ME WONDERING

IF OUR #51

 HAD CUT OF HIS CURLY LOCKS.

NOPE, JUST HAD IT
TUCKED IN HIS PADS.
HOW CAN THAT BE COMFORTABLE???
SECOND HALF ,
BACK TO THE HAIR HANGING
OUT OF THE HELMET. 

THE GAELS LOST 21 TO 3.
BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME GUYS.


TODAY WAS THE ANNUAL
SUPER KID TRIATHLON.
MOST OF THE GRANDKIDS
HAVE AGED OUT OF IT.
THIS YEAR FOUND ROXY IN HER LAST YEAR,
AND LIV WITH TWO MORE TO GO.
RAE AND MOM
WERE OUT BRIGHT AND EARLY
TO CHEER THEM ON.
IN OLIVIA'S LAST YEAR
RAE WILL BE OLD ENOUGH TO JOIN HER.
LITTLE DID WE KNOW,
WHEN SYD FIRST PARTICIPATED
AS A TWO YEAR OLD,
THAT 16 YEARS LATER
WE'D STILL HAVE GRANDKIDS
IN THE SUPERKID TRIATHLON.

I THINK ROXY WAS FIRST ONE
OUT OF THE WATER.
SHE WAS FAST IN TRANSITION,
AND TAKING OFF ON HER BIKE
FOR THE SECOND STAGE OF THE RACE. 

AS SHE TAKES OFF ON THE BIKE,
OLIVIA COMES INTO THE TRANSITION AREA.

SHOES AND HELMET ON,

AND SHE'S READY

TO TAKE OFF ON HER BIKE.
GO LIVVY GO!

ROXY COMPLETES THE FIRST
 OF THREE LAPS ON HER BIKE.

 WITH LIV NOT TOO FAR BEHIND.

SECOND LAP COMPLETE,
ROXY STILL LOOKING STRONG.
NOTE HER LUCKY TUTU
THAT SHE'S BEEN KNOWN TO WEAR
EVERY YEAR IN THE RACE.
I SUGGEST SHE HAND DOWN TO RAE.

AND HERE COMES OLIVIA,
PASSING A BOY AS SHE COMPLETES
HER SECOND LAP.
BET THAT DIDN'T MAKE HIM TOO HAPPY.

KEEP IT UP LIV,
ONE LAP TO GO!

ROXY FINISHES UP THE BIKE,
AND IS OFF ON THE FINAL LEG OF THE RACE,
THE RUN.

LIV FINISHES THE BIKE

AND TAKES OFF
ON A CHASE TO TRY TO CATCH ROXY,

WHILE THE REST OF US GET A GOOD SPOT
NEAR THE FINISH LINE,
AND WAIT FOR THEM TO COME IN.
RAE WAS READY TO RUN IN WITH THEM.

ROXY IS THE FIRST GIRL COMING IN,
WITH THE SECOND PLACE GIRL
DOING EVERY THING SHE CAN TO CATCH UP.

RUN ROXY RUN,

SHE'S CATCHING UP!

KEEP GOING!

YOU'RE ALMOST THERE,

AND THE #1 GIRL,
IN HER LUCKY TUTU,
IS ROXY!

AFTER CONGRATS TO ROXY,
HERE COMES LIV,

GIVING IT HER ALL,

AND HEADING FOR THE FINISH LINE.

GREAT FINISH LIV!
I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW FAST YOU WERE IN THAT RUN.
YOUR SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY TEAM
IS REALLY LUCKY TO HAVE
A RUNNER LIKE YOU ON IT!

 A HIGH FIVE FOR ROXY

BY DAD,
SPORTING A BROKEN COLLAR BONE
AND A FEW BROKEN RIBS
FROM HIS LAST BIKE RIDE.

GREAT JOB GIRLS!

NOW IT'S OFF TO BREAKFAST,

BEFORE HEADING HOME
TO CELEBRATE ELISE AND OLIVIAS
BIRTHDAY.

WHEN THEY WERE YOUNGER,
THE PARTY INCLUDED A JUMPY HOUSE.
NOW THEY JUST HIT THE TRAMPOLINE.
EEK!  LOOK AT DOMINIC JUMPING
OVER THE TOP OF GORDAN!
WHY AM I THINKING,
"LIKE FATHER LIKE SON?"

OH MY GOSH!
OLIVIA CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT SHE'S SEEING.

 THAT WAS ABOUT ALL I COULD WATCH OF THAT

SO I HEADED INSIDE TO FIND NORA JOINING THE PARTY.

SHE KNOW'S HOW TO FLIRT WITH THE CAMERA.
CUTE!

OK, I KNOW YOU'RE WONDERING,
"WHAT IS THIS MESS!" 
IT'S MY MESSY CUPBOARD 
FULL OF CAKE PANS.
THE ONLY TIME THEY GET ANY USE
IS TO MAKE A BIRTHDAY CAKE
FOR ELISE AND OLIVIA'S JOINT BIRTHDAY.
THE REST OF THE GRANDKIDS
HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH
NOTHING BUNDT CAKE.
WELL THIS YEAR,
LIV ASKED IF HER AND ELISE
COULD HAVE A NOTHING BUNDT CAKE
FOR THEIR BIRTHDAY PARTY.
I WAS QUICK TO ANSWER
WITH A
YES!
I CLEANED OUT MY CUPBOARD,
AND BROUGHT MY COLLECTION
OF CAKE PANS TO THE PARTY
SO THE KIDS AND GRANDKIDS
COULD SHARE THEM.
THEY WEREN'T TOO INTERESTED,
SO JENNY TOOK THEM ALL HOME WITH HER.
I HAVE A CLEAN CUPBOARD!

 HANNAH JOINED ELISE AND LIV THIS YEAR

TO CELEBRATE HER BIRTHDAY TOO.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GIRLS!

MAY ALL YOUR WISHES COME TRUE!!!

MOM AND JAMES
SERVE UP THE CAKE AND ICE CREAM.

NORA THINKS GORDAN
SHOULD SHARE WITH HER.

COUSINS PHOTO
IS A LITTLE SMALL THIS YEAR
WITH SYD AWAY AT COLLEGE,
EMILY NEWLY MARRIED AND LIVING OUT OF STATE,
GABE WORKING,
AND ABBEY, NICK, AND RAE
JOINING US AFTER THE PICTURE.

 THE DAY ENDED UP WITH OPENING GIFTS,

AND NORA ENJOYED HELPING OUT.

OH WHAT A WONDERFUL WEEKEND!