Rod and I were lucky enough to get to go on another wonderful trip! This time, we went to Ireland and England. We had such a great time. Ireland is soooo Lov-e-ly! The landscape is breathtaking. The weather was beautiful for all but one day.
A HUGE Thank you to my wonderful parents for once again staying with the kids! We love you!!!
We were so fortunate to have great company. Thanks to Paul and Shauna for letting us tag along!
Our dinner the first night was at this quaint little hotel. They even flew an American Flag in our honor!
Giants Causeway is a peculiar geoglogical formation of volcanic lava. We had a great tour guide. Thanks Joe (in red) for putting up with us!!
This is the Giant's boot. Rod even tried it on for size!
The entrance to Dun Luce. Aren't we cute?
It was amazing. An actual castle with such an incredible history. We certainly can't find anything like this in America!
This day we saw A LOT of waterfalls. 
We even convinced Rod and Paul to frolick through the daffodils. Kinda scary!!
Thirsty?
Shamus and Nicola. Thanks for being wonderful tour guides and such great friends. The best part of Ireland was the friends we made!!
Okay so I can't say I had a single good hair day in Ireland, but the scenery was beautiful and well worth the wind and rain and cold temps!
We stayed at a beautiful hotel in Belfast. It was a converted castle. 
Our tour guide and chauffer, Shamus. We were the biggest vehicle on the road. I couldn't help but wonder what it would be like to drive my suburban on the tight streets of Ireland!
We had a lovely dinner with Shamus and Sean's mother. She was very entertaining.
We even had a second to play a little Five Crowns. 
A great first half to our vacation! Thanks to everyone who made it so special!
After the holiday tradition of a sibling slumber party, it was time to follow the string to find the fun Easter suprises.
He's a loving brother and son.....
He's sensitive and thinks of others first....
He's Mister GQ and loves his hair!!! (Not necessarily one of Rod or my favorite characteristics!)
He can be the life of the party! He has such an excitement for life and likes to share that with others!
He's got a good imagination!
He's a great friend!
He likes to try new things......
He's got your back when you need him most....
He's very athletic and likes to try as many sports as possible.....
He even will run a triathlon with Strep throat and not complain....
He could spend all day at the beach in the water....
He's always on the look out for something new to learn....
He's very competitive and likes to win.....
He doesn't often sit still.....
He loves his name and hates when anyone spells it with an "er"....
He is such an asset to our family and we love him very much! 
May all your wishes come true!
