Nice moment...

Sadie and Nara bonding on Granny's lap.

I make smiles now!

Nara is growing up so fast. Her eyes are starting to work together (no more crazy independent eye movement I hope) and just the other day she graced us with her beautiful smile (not one of those fake wind smiles but a proper repeatable smile). She's developed a really dorky smile that she pulls the odd time as well - I haven't managed to catch it yet but I will.

Interesting tidbit - the day that Nara smiled was also the first day that she had proper tears in her eyes. I suppose crying and smiling should and do go together.

Another notable change - Nara is 5 weeks old today and her poop has changed colour for the third time - yellow, then green and now a sort of browny yellow. Isn't that interesting?

Still reading...

Road Trip

We took Nara on her first Road Trip two weekends ago - all the way across country - to our friends John and Brenda in Wexford. This is all Nara's gear - for two nights! Her clothes are on the back seat! Good job I changed my beautiful and fabulous BMW 3 series coupé for the rather mundane (and slow) but spacious diesel Audi A6 Avant.

A bucket?

Mam! you're washing me in a feckin bucket! a plastic bucket at that! in the kitchen sink!

Happy Father's Day

Well it was for me anyhow :)

The Girls

Granny Denise with her two grand-daughters

The mammies and their babies :)

Triona & Nara

My two lovely girls enjoying a lovely walk in Doorly Park (with that blasted Silver Cross contraption - feels like it was assembled from the left over plastic joiner bits you get in lucky bags) - it does look lovely though ;)

Suzie is broody

She suits you Suzie :)

Club Person of the Year

Yeah - it's all about me at the moment. Before Nara was born I was awarded the Club Person of the Year award by Sligo Rugby Club - a great honour - especially when you consider the calibre of people involved in the rugby club.

The award, given annually, is called the Frank Feeney award and is present by his wife Senator Geraldine Feeney. Also in the picture is Tom Gilligan - club president.

A 'sign' of things to come perhaps? :)

LIPF?

I received my Licentiate distinction from the Irish Photographic Federation recently. I submitted a panel of ten images for consideration by 9 judges and thankfully I received a unanimous decision. It's a pretty horrid process. Your images are put up on display in front of a large room full of people - the judges then go have a look at them and in a matter of just a few short moments they make a decision - that decision is made public immediately. Heart pounding stuff. Anyhow - now I get to use the letters LIPF after my name if I so wish. The panel of images I used was all rugby images - many of them appearing on my photoblog.