Baby Jamie

James Isaiah Jacoby Doyle was born by C-section at 1.13pm on October 26th 2009, weighing in at a whopping 9lb and 10.5 oz, and 20 inches long. Mother and baby are doing very well.

Smolak Farm

There is a PYO strawberry farm in a neighbouring village which we visited on one of our first weekends in our new surroundings. And what's the first thing you should do when you visit a strawberry farm? Jump off the toy tractor.
The more conservative use of the tractor.

The Leaning Tower of Jessica. Just after this photo was taken I took a quick step backwards to teach Jessie the valuable lesson that you can't trust anyone, not even your father.

Watching Big Sis in action, with no inclination to copy her whatsoever.

Jessie propelling the water for her 'duck racing'.

Possibly the best business model ever. Getting your visitors to pay extortionate amounts to feed your animals the smallest of snacks.

The male peacock impressing these two chicks.

Jessie ever-ready for the 'kodak moment'.

Yes Sienna, that's a camera stuck on mummy's face for the day.

Sienna could be Irish. Green green grass, pale skin and reddish hair. My grandparent's would have been proud.

Jessie spent most of her time feeding this young billy goat.

Sienna would only go near the animals safely alongside Daddy. This was one of the few times we managed to get a photo without her holding onto my legs for comfort.

The joys of dandelion seeds.

A timid Sienna waiting for back-up before going any closer to the guinea fowl.

The Irish American beauty.

Father's Day 2009

The Father's Day breakfast Jessie lovingly made for me. Although invisible to this photo, half of that jar of honey had been poured on the granola and the table. It tasted delicious.

Father's Day meal at the Longhorn Steakhouse. Jessie can fully dressed in cowgirl gear.

Sienna eyeing up the platter of bread.

Jessie in a grump for the group photo.

Still rebelling.

Hmmm.

Sienna is an avid fan of all things equine, and was in 7th Heaven looking at the horsies here.

Shelley 'breaking the bread' as all holy women should.

Daddy trying to give Sienna a kiss without his big nose getting in the way.

The face of innocence.

I had a lovely Father's Day and am really looking forward to spending it with our soon to be family of five next year.

54 South Pleasant Street

Shock Horror! I've updated our blog at last. We've bought a new camera and moved house since last time, and here's the results of both seismic events.
The yard we share with our landlords/ friends the O'Valle's
The Front of the house. We have the ground floor.

Our communal entrance round the side.

The girls bedroom at bedtime.

The lounge.

The Kitchen.

South Pleasant Street in the wettest June of living memory, for me.

Jessie May 2009

This is actually from the end of April as we had a 'goodbye meal' with our dear friends Meghan and Derrick Smith. Here's Meghan and Jessie making sugar cookies. This photo could fit a toothpaste or teeth whitening advert (in a good way!)
The photo below this one will make this one make sense.

At the Boston Science Museum with Kate Schnell.

What a beauty.

Jessie can now do the monkey bars unaided.

The Doyle sisters get on famously. Particularly when they don't have to share food.

Jess matching up the capitals with the little letters.

Sienna May 2009

Ah, the Doyle appetite.
Sienna embracing her American nationality and also her celtic roots.

Riding the horsie at Monkey Joes.

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee

Sienna doing a brilliant Ronnie Corbitt impression.

Strawberry blonde at the Boston Science Museum.

Sienna with her Red Sox cap looking decidely cooler than Daddy. Admittedly not a particularly hard feat.

Ahh.