Happy 1st Birthday Kievah! (7 years old)

Well it was our first celebration of a birthday with our new daughter so it felt like her first birthday for us. And it was a great celebration. It is such a joy to have her with us and to see her blossoming every day as she grows in confidence. He own wee special personality comes through more and more every day. It was such a moment of delight when she came up to me out of the blue on Saturday and said "I love you so much Mama". I felt like it was my birthday!

Enjoy the pictures of our daughter's 7th birthday celebration.

Kievah loves her Bitty Baby

Where There's a Will There's a Way

Colm has been longing to ride a dirt bike like his brothers, and on Saturday his Daddy made his dreams come true. As you may already know, Colm has cerebral palsy and it affects the motor skills in both of his legs. He is unable to walk without canes or a walker. Both of his brothers Kieran and Conor have been riding dirt bike motorcycles since they were 4, and he wanted to be just like them. He was no longer satisfied with riding together with his Dad.

Well his very clever Daddy gathered up pieces that he had salvaged and stored, and made outrigger wheels for Conor and Kieran's old 50cc Yamaha motorcycle. Colm picked up the fundamentals of riding very quickly and was racing around the yard in no time. It was wonderful to see the delight and joy in his face. I don't think anything will ever stop this boy!

While her little brother was learning to ride, Kievah learned how to swing! Her big brothers took great care of her and pushed her back and forth for well over an hour. I think she would happily have stayed on that swing for many more hours, but finally came in for supper