It's been awhile

Honestly, I forgot about this blog and had to smile when I saw this time capsule of sorts from two years ago. Our Kindergartener is now in 2nd grade at a new school and our baby Caitlin has grown so much! She is almost 2 years old now and dances and sings her way around the house. In fact, she was bouncing on her bottom and dancing before she could even walk! What a joy these two are. Let's see if I can bring this Blog up to speed:

Here are Christian and Autumn at Christian's 6th birthday party. What fun!

We had all the kids at the local "Little Gym" and they all had a blast trying out all the equipment.

Later in the summer, we all had fun at the beach.

And the Fall came and it was time to go back to school.

Here's Autumn ready to see her favorite cousin off to his first day in first grade!

A new bus and...

... a new school!

Then.....

Our Caitlin Rose turned one!

Aunt Alice got married

Here's our Handsome Boy looking mighty Irish! Christian was ring bearer in the wedding.

Autumn's Birthday Party

Autumn turned three and we were all there to celebrate.. in classic Autumn style.



There were pretty Hello Kitty party hats, which everyone HAD to wear...








...including Baily!










There were lots of cows, even 2 Cow Cakes.























Lots......












and LOTS of presants to open!












WHEW!!! All that work was tiring!









Where was Caitlin through all this? Blissfully asleep in Princess Autumn's bed of course!






Everyone had a lot of fun... especially Autumn. Happy Birthday Autumn!!

Our Student of the Week

We are so proud of all the hard work Christian has been doing in school! He is reading very well on his own now, adding, telling time, counting by 10's and even counting coins! A few weeks ago, he was given the award for Student of the Week. Here he is accepting his award during Chapel.

Merry Christmas!

Christian started out his Christmas merriment at his class party. He had a great time playing games with his friends and decorating gingerbread cookies.
















Then, onto Memere's house to harrass.. err... play with Jessica....











....shoot mommy with some flying disks and finally.....








.... it's time to open presants!














Everyone had lots of gifts to open....







... including the dogs!










Then onto Grandmom's and Grandpop's house for.. you guessed it... More presants!!









What a good big brother he was by helping Caitlin open her gifts as well.










Thank you Grandpop!!

Cookie Day '05

Yes, it's that time of year again. The time when the O'Rourke clan gathers for our annual cookie baking marathon! Here are some highlights from the event:















Mom and Amy preparing for the big day. Notice dad "supervising" in the background.










Brian and Alice consulting the Big Book O' Recipies.

















Christian did a great job making cookies of his own.















Everyone was here! Even one of the Keebler Elves decided to drop by!















Oh Look! It's Mr. and Mrs. Clause! Wait... nope it's Russell and Michelle! Emily's here too, but I didn't get any good pictures of her. Sorry guys :(









Amy is making some yummy sandwich cookies with Autumn.














The kids had fun too. From carriage rides to wheel barrel races they kept themselves busy! And all the sugar from the cookies kept their energy up :)

















Time for a break. Christian Autumn and Caitlin take some time out from all their hard work.

'Tis the Season

It's tree time! These are some pictures of us decorating our Christmas tree. Our little Caitlin is absent from the festivities because she is still recovering from a bout of bronchitis and is sleeping in another room.




We got our tree from a pretty little stand located within the Sayen Gardens. Check out the link when you get a chance. It's a beautiful place!







We finally get the tree home and Christian and Daddy are ready to start.









Even Jasmine is ready to help!

Happy Birthday Grandpa