Small Preview... more to come!

Here are a couple of shots from the babies 1st birthday.

Jude.. such a sweet baby.



Gunner... REALLY the spitting image of his father


Ruby


Saoirse


Jude


Gunner


Ruby


Saoirse

Party Preparations

They're in full swing.

This Saturday we will be hosting the babies first birthday party!! 91 people have confirmed- (wow)I must be NUTS!:) The weather for Houston on Saturday says 40% chance of rain- typical. Hopefully the luck of the Irish will turn the forecast around! NO RAIN PLEASE.

I am cooking 45lbs of corned beef and 60 heads of cabbage starting tomorrow. The best man in our wedding, Jerry Maguiness and his soon to be wifeCharlene are flying in from NYC on Thursday to help- Apparently Maguiness is very good at baking irish bread? I never would have guessed! :0

I CAN'T BELIEVE MY BABIES WILL BE ONE in less than a week? Where did the time go?

Well, stay tuned for pictures-

2nd Laura Mercier Play Date~

This past Sunday we had our 2nd play date with the Gurwitch crew!! For everyone who isn't aware, in our VERY small office, 9 babies were born in 2009!! (I did have almost 1/2 of them :)

The first play date was at our house in January- Kaitlin, mom to Ava, hosted February's event. It was a lot of fun to see how much they all change in just 4 weeks- here are some pics of mine and then the 'attempts' at a group photo- THANK GOD FOR THE BUBBLE MACHINE!!!

Ruby and her pigtails!


Saoirse- serious girl!


Jude- big brown eyes....


Gunner- the escape artist!!


Saoirse & Jude chillin in Ava's corral!!


Ruby- PIMP MY RIDE!!!


Saoirse- really needs the thigh master workout!! :)



Christian (Ava's dad) and Jude... snotty nose!!


Here's what you get when you try and take a picture of 9 babies under the age of one:








Then add a $5 bubble machine from HEB and it gets a little better-




From Left to Right

Gunner- 3/23/09
Saoirse- 3/23/09 is behind him but you can't see her! :)
Remy- born in December and our newest addition to the group!
Ruby- 3/23/09
Perrine- 10/14/09 Jack & Perrine were born on the same day!!
Ava- (in red) 8/18/09
Jack- 10/14/09 -Jack & Perrine were born on the same day!!
Amelia- 7/26/09
Jude- 3/23/09





One of my older girls came to the rescue- thank you SADIE for helping!!

Got Dogs?

We do.

Greta. Came to Houston from NYC. She's 10 now and the alpha at our home.



Litzel
Greta's sidekick. Loves to chase her tail... only she doesn't have one!! Also came to Houston via NYC. 10ish years old. She's a VERY friendly dog. Likes to put her nose as close to your face as she can~ BUT will not lick you! (Thank God)



Monty. Monty was at a shelter in Queens. The SADDEST & SMELLIEST dog ever. After a $30 cab ride to the ghetto, we sat in the most horrific waiting area and here comes Monty being dragged down a hall with a rope. Unbelievable. Needless to say, he has not been dragged since. Adoption fee of $250???, another $30 cab ride home, MULTIPLE baths, and a shave, we had our fresh & clean new addition. His namesake is one of my husbands friends in Ireland.



Suzy- Poor baby, she is one lucky dog, she found her forever home. She loves the kids. Vet thinks she is between 3-4 years old.

Suzy & Monty



Lucy. Lucy was dumped at a Sports Authority somewhere in North Houston on one HOT August day. Poor baby. 12+ years old, blind and partially deaf, this old lady was being taken to the pound for a sad ending. She now resides with us, spending her time going from a dog bed next to my bed to a dog bed in front of our fireplace. Lucy loves to swim and spent quite a few days last summer getting in and out of our pool. Good for her hips. Love her.



Believe it or not, I still have THREE more dogs to post about. More to come....

Dr. Visits

Went for the babies 9 month check up yesterday morning (a little late as they are now 10 months!), and I am SO proud of myself. I did it SOLO. By solo I mean, I loaded all of the babies into the truck along with the quad stroller (which is super heavy and I prefer to use two double strollers),drove to the doctors office, unloaded all of them into the stroller and went to see the doctor- Had them all checked out, loaded them back into the stroller, then back to the truck, stopped off at Starbucks- and finally HOME. (I dropped them off at home with mom & nanny and then went to work?!?!)

Here are their 10 month stats:

Ruby
Weight- 21.2 lbs (75th percentile)
Height- 28 inches- (50th percentile)

Gunner
Weight- 24.4 lbs (90th percentile)
Height- 30.5 inches (75th percentile)

Saoirse
Weight- 22 lbs (75th percentile
Height- 29 inches (75th percentile)

Jude
Weight 18.9 lbs (10th percentile)
Height 29 inches (50th percentile)

Random shots of Jude

Had to post these- It seems like everytime I get the camera out, Jude falls asleep or is screaming. Here are some cute ones I got of him on Christmas morning....

A Month Late....BUT better late than never!!

Quiet before the storm....



Sophia & Sadie




Sadie's Horse (Sadie said to me, you can tell Santa that my horse is my favorite present but it would have been better if it was real like I asked.) Gotta love her.




Gunner




Saoirse





Jude and eyelashes his sisters are going to want to kill him for!



Ruby



My attempt at a shot of them all....




And again-




Last one- Merry Christmas!!!