Finally those capitalist pigs will pay for their crimes, eh? Eh comrades? Eh?

Comrade Seamus and Chairman Finn hang with their cousin Connor. (would he be Cuba in this analogy?)

Irish Baby DMC

MJ's got a mean beatbox and she lives to play
Maura's tough as nails and cute as bunnies
Anna leads the rhymes - rules the house by day
This is the rap of the little Irish honeys



Hopefully the Irish will pull out a win this weekend. Regardless, the Irish Honeys will be cheering them on.

Thanks to our wonderful friends Brian and Melissa for a great time over the brutal loss that was the Michigan State game. They were fantastic hosts, gave warm hugs and pancakes, and they made the 'Bend feel like home again. They also provided the pic of the three girls 'dropping mad rhymes' - per Melissa. We miss you guys!

Finn the tree hugger

MJ and Grandpa Boozin'

It's a Dougherty's right of passage - child must be photographed with some sort of booze while adults laugh...

Birthday Photos

Ain't he cute? We had grandma and grandpa Schneeman and the Winsor's over for a special birthday dinner.



Harry Potter Birthday Cake





Winsor's gave Seamus a horn that is so loud I think itmight endup as a chew toy for Bear...(unfortunately the boys love it...)



The Castle (which I put together all afternoon yesterday - I couldn't let Seamus think building castles was only for boys and dads.)



It was a great day.

Happy Birthday lunch for Seamus!

So mom and dad got to take Seamus out for a special birthday lunch (thanks Grandma and Grandpa for watching Finn and MJ). On the way to lunch he said a few times that his head hurt - mostly I could just hear him whispering about it from the back seat. He kept saying he was just fine when I pressed him about it. After a wonderful lunch, we got back into the car to pick up the other kids and head over to school. Again I can hear him muttering about his head and I said, "Seamus, do you have a headache or did you hit your head?" And he replied,"No, mom, it's just my scar, I think Voldemort must be near by..."