Front

Front

Entry


Stairs


Living Room


Kitchen


Kitchen


Kitchen opposite view


Kids' Room


Kids' Room opposite view


Master Bedroom


Master Bedroom


Master Bedroom opposite view


Upstairs Bathroom


Office/Playroom


Office/Playroom


Back of house


Deck


Back yard


View down the street


View down the street


At the Beach


Declan 9 mos


Declan emptying a box of wipes


Annie on Tricycle


Annie 2.9 yrs old


Annie 'n' Dec


Declan 9 mos

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Goin' Swimming
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Take out beer, insert children
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Annie warily regards Declan
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On Auntie Lisa's motorcycle
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With Auntie Lisa - Biker Babes
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Baby biker
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A present from Guess Who?
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Declan in Car seat - 2 wks old
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Annie in Carseat - 2 yrs old
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Annie tries to fit into the baby swing
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Annie tries to fit into the baby bouncer
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"Yucky" face
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Declan's first bath
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Declan's first bath
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Declan's first bath
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2wks old w/Geoffrey
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Annie in sunglasses and winter boots
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Trying to look stylish next to Daddy
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Declan in the wrap
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Declan 3 wks old
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Declan 3 wks old
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On her favorite Dolphin after swimming
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Declan w/ Mommy 3 wks old
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Annie & Daddy on the carousel
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Annie loves popcorn!
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Annie petting the bunny at Community Day
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Butter on the nose!
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Dancing with a balloon
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Annie's 2 year birthday party
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Annie 2yr cake
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Blowing out candles with mommy
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Blowing out candles with mommy
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Annie smiling at the Cookie Monster cake
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Wearing her Abby Cadabby hat
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Eating Cake
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Eating Cake
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Kazoos and Cake...a fine combination
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Ooooh...Balloons!
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Joan, Sue, Emily, Eddie
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Joan, Sue, Eddie
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Christa, Joan, Declan
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Lisa with Declan
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Annie watches as Emily holds Declan
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Ethel with Declan
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Ethel with Declan
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Ethel
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Opening presents
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Opening presents
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Al with Annie
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Party guests
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Annie
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Sally-Anne with Maggie and Annie
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Christa & Declan
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Christa & Declan
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Daddy 'N' Dec
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Auntie Sue & Declan
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Dec with cousin Amity
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Dec with Cousin Lincoln
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Caption after Red Sox loss
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Annie consoles Declan after Red Sox loss
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Annie
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Annie with friend on Halloween
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Annie with friends on Halloween
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Annie with friends on Halloween
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Annie on Halloween
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Annie checks out someone else's bag of candy
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Annie digs into her candy bag
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Christa with the kids and the Moms' Group
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Declan Halloween 08
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Declan Halloween 08
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Annie in her big girl bed
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Annie in her big girl bed
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Annie in her big girl bed
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Annie in pigtails (a rare occurance!)
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Declan 4 months old
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Annie on the potty
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Declan in his baby seat
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Annie & Daddy at dinner
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Annie & Declan watching TV
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Dec 4.5 mos
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Declan - first food
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Declan first food
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Declan first food
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Declan 4 mos with Geoffrey
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Declan 4 months with Geoffrey
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Annie after bath
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Dec 4 mos
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mom&Dec 11.08
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Annie & Darragh
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The exciting news is WE BOUGHT A HOUSE!  It is an adorable little house near the water in a lovely town just south of Boston.   Now we get to experience all the joys of home ownership.  Like this week when I realized we had an ant problem - My first thought was, "We'll have to call the landlord and tell them to send an exterminator..." And then I laughed, but it really wasn't very funny.

We are plodding through the last weeks of winter now and desperately wishing for spring!  Annie is getting restless (and oh, how opinionated a two-year-old can be!) and I am restless too. 

 

Declan is beginning to sit up on his own and he is a great eater.  Now if he would just sleep a bit more at night, we'd be golden.  We are seeing more of his personality now, which is such a neat thing to see. 

 

It really is great to have the two of them.  It is hard to just enjoy them sometimes when you are in the thick of it - toddler tantrums and sleepless nights - but through it all, I do realize how blessed we've been.  

The big news is that we are buying a house!  It is very exciting, but the buying process is a headache.  We really love the house - it is small, but very cute and cozy. 

 

 

Carol Anne is two-and-a-half now, and chatting up a storm.  She obviously thinks our house is her own personal little dictatorship, because she regularly tries to order us around these days ("Mommy, come!")  But despite the usual terrible twos stuff, we are really enjoying her at this age because her language is so funny. When she wants to be picked up, she says "Carry you?" (instead of "Carry Me") When she wants to get the attention of more than one person she says, "Guys, Guys!" and lately when something unpleasant happens she says, "Aw, Man!"  It's like a comedy show every single day, but we have to watch what we say.  She is also singing along with songs, which is just adorable.

 

Declan is five months old as of Dec.9th, and he is rather big for his age.  He is such a sweet and easy-going baby, though we wish he slept better at night!  Lately he is laughing and cooing and trying to roll over. He also started solid food, but he doesn't seem thrilled about it so far. 

 

After being in Boston for a year now, we are really enjoying it.  Christa misses NYC sometimes (and especially our friends there) but she has made a lot of new friends in this area.

 

Since September of last year, Dennis has been working at Boston University's Agannis Arena.  http://www.agganisarena.com/  The schedule can be grueling, but he likes the people he is working with.

 

 

 

10/13/2008 1:53:57 AM - 002033983212
I love it...they are both growing toooo fast!