Thursday, December 31, 2009
Feeding the ducks
Feeding the ducks became an almost daily event while in Cork. Eoin would ask to go to the supermarket to get bread (posh ducks you know in Timoleague - they only like fresh bread!) and then we would feed the ducks. I am sure by the end of our vacation the ducks and seagulls recognized our car.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Beaches, beaches and more beaches
We spent most of our time in Cork on the beaches. Eoin thought it a little strange that on some of the coldest days the water and sand were frozen but he was always buddled up and nice and warm so there wasn't too much of a problem. As always wading through rock pools was his favorite thing to do. This kid really is drawn to water. I think he would spend all day in it if he could!
Monday, December 28, 2009
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Spoiled by the grandparents!
Friday, December 25, 2009
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Happy Christmas Everyone!
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Monday, December 21, 2009
Exploring Castles
We are very luckily that within a few miles our Eoin's grandparents home there are three great castle's to explore. Eoin was in absolute heaven exploring and heading up small stone staircases. In fact visiting a castle to explore became an almost daily event. Castles really are one of the things we miss most about home!
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Isn't it meant to rain in Ireland?
Whenever we go to Ireland we go prepared for rain, it is after all Ireland. But this trip we were a little unprepared for the cold and icy conditions that were to greet us! Luckily Sassy had bought Eoin a great snow suit that kept him super warm and dry but even so the little guy did take a little while to get used to the cold.
On Christmas Day is got as low as -10 Celsius. Temperatures this cold hadn't been felt in Ireland since 1963. Mom and Dad's pond iced over, the local duck pond was partially frozen and on several days we couldn't drive on the small roads before midday. But most bizarrely the sand on the beaches was frozen. Eoin really couldn't understand why he couldn't dig and build sandcastles.
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