Shirley Day Ireland

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Thanksgiving Day

Steve and I went over to Aaron and Sarah's home for a wonderful Thanksgiving Day dinner. Aaron had the flu and ended up in bed for 5 days. Grandma Vonda joined us, it was her 1st time seeing Aaron and Sarah's new home.

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Thanksgiving Table

We dined outdoors this year.

The Family

All of us....

Syra our siberian husky even wanted to be a part of this very important picutre..

The Kids

All around the Fire Pit

Aaron, Reagan, Sarah, Marcus with Paige, Molly Sean and Tallulah.....

Family Pictures

Before dinner we decided to take our family pictures.

Steve and the "Bird"

Steve got busy early cleaning the outside so we could enjoy the outdoors without dirt and ash from the fires that we had a couple weeks ago. Then it was time to prep the bird!!

The Ireland's Thanksgiving

It was such a pleasure cooking in my new remodeled kitchen this year!! Our home was done early this year but this was our 1st Thanksgiving Feast. It was a Gorgeous Sunny California Day, we even ate outside. Everyone participated in the cooking. This year I made a Delicious Prime Rib and Steve made his traditional BBQ Turkey! Yum!!! Sean and Molly showed up early to help with the casseroles and I sipped wine and held the newest of our clan, little "T" (Tallulah).

Friday, November 7, 2008

GG was here for a visit

This past week "GG" (great-grandma) was with us, she arrived on Thursday the 30th and left the following Thursday. The whole Ireland family has been so sick with an upper GI virus, Reagan and Marcus started us off and it just funneled through our family like a tornado. Some had cough and sinus, others had four day fevers attached to Bronchitis or pneumonia. There is still a lot of coughing and headaches but I think were on the road to recovery. It's one thing when my big boys get sick but when the little ones (Reagan, Paige & Tallulah) are feeling bad it breaks my heart. Halloween was a fun night, GG walked the streets with us as the Girls collected candy from our neighbors.

Here are the most up to date pictures of a fun time with my mom "GG"

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Girls in Fur

Today I accidentally posted my communication to everyone on my daughter-in-laws blog so please check out Sarah Ireland's Blog for my latest pictures of "Girls in fur" and Paige at Swim lessons.

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Paige

Paige is 6 months old now and what a sweet happy
baby she is. Here shes just chillin on my bed laughing
and enjoying the "Wiggles" on TV.

Here she enjoys the Rainforest Jumper Steve and I got for her. She says "Da Da" now but I'm working with her on Na Na Na "Nani" shes almost their. (ha ha ha) Shes alot of fun!

Bob & Teri Ireland came for a visit

Steve, Bob, Shirley, Rhea, Teri and Jerry.

We went out to brunch at this great Polynesian restaurant call "Kona" we had a wonderful buffet champagne brunch and watched a Polynesian dance show while we ate. It was just Jerry's 30th Birthday a couple days earlier so when they asked if anyone was having a birthday we had them take Jerry up on stage an show him how to dance Polynesian style. It was hysterical. Jerry was a great sport, and not a bad dancer either...

Happy Birthday Jerry!

Teri and Tallulah

Teri, you look 10 years younger!!!

A gentle moment between Reagan and Tallulah

Reagan loves her new little cousin Tallulah, she wants to hold her all the time. Reagan is at such a fun age (2 1/2) she has the biggest imagination and make believe world of any child I've known. These girls are always going to have fun playing together. I have a feeling Reagan will want to be in charge, ha ha ha

Tallulah takes a bath

This is one of the best pictures of "T" she is an absolute "Beauty"

Reagan starts Dance

1st dance lesson "ballet and tap" from Macy, she lives next door to our house. Here Reagan with her two friends Maisie and Couca (I'm sure the spelling is way off on those names) are having a fun time. Reagan loves to dance!

Grandpa "Pop Pop" Patrick Wallace

Sarah's dad Patrick was also here this weekend. He was in town for meetings. It is always great to spend time with him.

Patrick you look very tall!!!

Brothers with their baby girls

Aaron and Sean share a picture perfect moment with their beautiful daughters.

Tom, Linda, Sister Connie and Patrick came to visit.

Tom, Sean, Tallulah, Molly, Connie, Patrick and Linda

Molly's parents came down for a visit this weekend and oldest sister Connie with her youngest son Patrick. We all had a fun time at the pumpkin patch. It was the perfect hot and sunny California day.

Pumpkin Patch 10/18/08

Paige was the cutiest pumpkin in the patch.

Me, with Snow White

The Pumpkin Patch

Steve and I went to the pumpkin patch Sunday. Here with our three girls...me with Tallulah and Steve has Paige and Reagan (aka, Snow White)

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Welcome Tallulah Day Ireland

Today started with a phone call from Sean at 7am, Molly and he were on their way to the hospital, Long Beach Memorial. She had been in labor for approx. 4 hours and her contractions were coming every 5 minutes. She was admitted immediately and Dr. Tamarah Manning was called. Around 11am she was given an epidural and felt comfort instantly. We thought things would move along now smooth and fast, but when Molly was checked by the Dr. about an hour later she was at 4 cm and 80% effaced which by its self is not so bad but the baby's heart rate was dropping after every contraction and that was of concern. Dr Manning told us that if this pattern continues they would need to do a C-section. Then at 1:15 they started pitosin to induce labor more intensely, but when checked again she hadn't changed and Tallulah's heart rate was still dropping after each contraction and the contractions were now much closer together so Dr. Manning made the call, It was time for a Cesarean. It would be to hard on both Molly and Tallulah to allow them to labor for what was expected to be hours and hours to get her to the point of delivery and then the question remained weather or not the delivery would happen on it's own, this was to great a risk and nothing was more important then the safety of Molly and baby. Things moved very quickly now, nurses scattered to their positions and she was in the OR within 15 min. Sean was taken in about 15 min. after that. It was now about 2:45. Tallulah Day Ireland was born into our world at 3:25 pm on September 21st 2008, she weighed in at 8lbs 8oz and 20" in length. She has dark hair and dark eyebrows with a tiny nose and big pouty beautiful lips. We are so excited and anxious to spoil her rotten. Molly and Baby are doing great!

Congratulations to Sean and Molly, Job well done!!!!