Trip to Utah

Last week we went down to Utah for a few days. Scott had a food show to go to, so the kids and I tagged along. We had a great time.
The kids loved swimming, Ronan would have stayed in there all day if we would have let him. He gave us a scare when he took his floaties off and jumped in the pool, luckily he has done it before and Scott was right there beside him. He has no fear at all.






The hotel that they put us up in was fabulous. It was the nicest hotel that we have ever stayed in. The kids kept asking if we could live there. Kian even said "I have an idea Mom. We should give our house to someone who doesn't have one and then we should live here forever" LOL.
This was the view looking from the kitchen into the front room. Yes it had a flat screen TV and a DVD player.


A close up of the kitchen. It had a dishwasher, fridge/freezer with an icemaker, microwave and stove. All of the cupboards were stocked with pans, plates, glasses etc. It was awesome.


This was the bedroom, with a very comfy king size bed and a flatscreen TV on the wall. The second pic is looking into the bathroom. Ro was saying "cheese" and really wanted to be in the pic.



Close up of the bathroom. It had a huge shower and closet.


To finish, a super cute pic of Liam that I couldn't resist throwing in.

Ronan's 4th Birthday.

Ronan's birthday was May 28th. I know, it has taken me forever to blog this. It has been crazy since the kids got out of school for summer.
We decided to just have a fun family day for Ro's birthday. He really can't handle much more than that. We started out opening presents. He was more excited about his Ironman birthday card then he was about anything else.



We then took him to the Zoo. He loved the animals and it was sooo cute to hear him make the animal sounds. He had a blast.





After that it was over to Scottys for shakes. Then we picked Niamh up from school and went out for dinner. Once that was done we came home and had a few of our close friends over for cake and ice-cream. Ro got a slip n'slide for his birthday so we set it up and the kids had so much fun.

When it was time to sing Happy Birthday, Ronan was so excited that we didn't even make it halfway through the song before he blew the candles out and started clapping....it was so cute!



Ronan has come so far this past year and I am so proud of him. Simple every day tasks can be such a struggle for him but he is an amazing little boy with a very, very strong spirit. He truly is an angel. There are many days when he drives me crazy but then there are the sweet moments that I wouldn't trade for anything. If anyone can overcome the challenges that he faces it is Ronan. I can't wait to see where this next year will take him.
Ro, I am so proud of you and so blessed to be your Mammy. You are such a special boy and I am so grateful that you are part of our family. I can't wait to see where the road ahead of you will lead. We love you buddy!! xxxx