The Fish and The Dancing Queen

This weekend was a fun one!

Friday night Sean and I were both BEAT! The kids and I got home around 5:30 and as soon as we walked in the door they were in their bathing suits and jumping in the pool. We were enjoying happy hour poolside and Aidan asked if he could take off his lifejacket and swim. So we agreed and he was swimming back and forth in the shallow end, then decided he wanted to try the deep end. He jumped in and swam all the way to the shallow end. It was AWESOME! Sean and I were cheering, clapping and jumping up and down. We called both sets of grandparents to brag and smiled all night with pride. He's growing up so much, every day it seems like he surprises me with something new he can do or knows.

Saturday we went to Molly Murphy's baptism. It was during 4:30 mass and there was a great party afterwards. So all day we're explaining to the kids that first we go to mass, then we go to the party ~because when you're Irish Catholic, the best parties are the ones that follow a mass! The kids were decent in mass (in fact a woman stopped us outside of church to say the kids were well behaved- I wonder where she sat in proximity to our seats?) After mass, it was off to the party, which was great! We had such a fun night! The kids ran around outside, ate a million mini cupcakes, Clare made 56 pictures with bingo markers and Aidan was the monster who chased the older kids around the yard. Once it got dark (and late) the music got louder and we all started dancing on the deck. Clare asked Kelly for a girl song around 11:15 and danced on the deck until we dragged her out of there a little after midnight. It was so cute, she was bustin' a move in her little dress and red sparkly shoes! Lady Gaga was on constant repeat for a good 20 minutes!

I thank God everyday that our kids have such great senses of humor and honestly know how to enjoy the best things in life! Sean and I are 2 lucky people.