Driscoll Family

2010-12-19T11:31:00.001-08:00

Musings

2010-09-02T18:19:00.000-07:00

I don't typically muse on my blog - I guess that is why I don't typically blog... However, I am feeling feeling particularly inspired for some reason.

Max just cracks me up. He can play with a ball all day long. First baseball, then botchi ball, then baseball in the house. (High ceilings and nothing too valuable.. It is a calculated risk worth the reward) He throws the ball straight up right in front of the door, higher than the second floor balcony, then lets it bounce and then scoops it up or catches it... It will get stuck on the window above the door frequently, but nothing has come close to breaking. Then we go to the older kids practice... he plays soccer the entire time with me - Today I pawned him off on Scott - Scott forgot the soccer ball, and brought a football instead. I look over at them and there is Max, running through the fields kicking the football. Seriously, a game of toss together, then he runs around kicking it for a few laps. Toss again, Max laps again... he wanted so badly to practice with Sarah's team!!!!! then back home, and straight to the skate board... I know exactly what tomorrow is going to look like. Max!!

Luke - my Lukie Lau... He checked out a library book on Knights. It had lots of photographs of old nights in armor and with castles...Luke is currently in an Army Guy obsessed stage - he is saving his money to buy army guys. He googles them every morning to check the prices (he is learning slowly) and to check out all the different models - So far he has only cared about quantity - not style... He has completed a photo montage iMovie. Complete with a sound track and special effects courtesy of Grandma Allen which features Pink Floyd - Bring the Boys Back Home, Queen, Another one Bites the Dust, and other greats... After reading this book, he can't stop his little mind from thinking about Knights - every different way. He is talking about buying the Knights army guys, he talks constantly about them. He is very intense, drawing these crazy boy pictures. He woke up quietly this AM to draw, he had two action scenes done this AM before I was up and made him get ready for school. He got mad at me, because he didn't have time to finish them - so he threw them away. He must have dreamed about them... Here is a sample of his work - this isn't his latest 'Knight' story which ended up in the garbage, this is a few weeks old... He his such a thoughtful kid... I can tell when we read, he is digesting it. He digests it all so bravely - and so intently....

Sarah.... my oldest, the Martyr, my learning curve illustrated. My most genetically similar child. I love her, but I can't imagine teenage years - I feel like she already is one. I just hope she has the experience of being on an incredible and successful team and/or family where she can be a giver of her strengths... and flourish.

Nathaniel Smith - The Bishop's Message

2010-06-12T17:34:00.000-07:00

This is a sweet message written by my mother's mother's father... you should be able to download it for free, or purchase a hard bound cover...

Bishop Smith

2010-05-04T19:01:00.000-07:00

In Loving Memory...

Happy Mothers Day 3

2009-05-10T13:53:00.000-07:00

Happy Mothers Day 2

2009-05-10T12:47:00.000-07:00

Happy Mothers Day

2009-05-10T12:45:00.000-07:00

2009-01-04T20:31:00.000-08:00

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2009-01-04T19:52:00.000-08:00

Am I Back?

2008-05-05T16:19:00.000-07:00

Not sure if I will begin posting regularly again (although I would like too) but this was too cute to pass up... Sarah made this for Charity. I absolutly love it, and think she has a bright future as either a Halmark Card designer, or an artist who should travel the world!! No pressure though.

Max is walking and Sarah plays piano

2008-02-10T11:25:00.000-08:00

Three cheers for a great family

2008-01-27T05:29:00.000-08:00

Thank you everyone for helping me out - my house would have never been as presentable as it is today if it wasn't for you!! Thanks to Emo for your wise decision making in a split second...reassuring me that I could leave my kids for four days, and insisting that mom come out and help me. Thanks Mom - for working non-stop for three days. Thanks Phanelb for helping Emo out with six kids while she gave six piano lessons... Thanks Sue for taking my kids for the last day - I am soooo proud and happy to be a part of this family. Here's an old photo that Patrick Dowd (Scott's Cousin) gave to his Aunt Laura... Love it!!

1677 Springfield Ave

2008-01-26T13:56:00.000-08:00

My Latest Mistake

2007-12-11T07:35:00.001-08:00

So, I thought I was being so organized - I got our Christmas cards out the first week or so of December.... Well, to all of you who are just as confused as I was (I don't touch the actual cards, Shutterfly prints and mails them directly to you) I accidentially had my Aunt Cathy's address assigned as the return address. I am SO SORRY CATHY!! I hope you don't mind getting all of my non-deliverable cards!! For those of you who are confused - It was just a simple mistake, perhaps a shake of the hand while I clicked the mouse, and so odvious I never even thought to check. I still live in NJ...

Lets see - every time I mail something out there seems to be a mistake. In case you didn't notice, my birth announcement for Max stated that he was born on March 19th - It was really Feb 19th. I hope that he doesn't get the Lydia phenomenon, where no one can remember if her birthday is on the 20th, or the 21st... Max will be celebrating his birthday in March instead of Febuary. (Please help me remember!!)

Belated Halloween Update

2007-11-24T10:50:00.001-08:00

Max Loves taking a bath

2007-11-23T13:55:00.000-08:00

Max is growing up so fast. He is so cute right now. I love how he bounces when he is happy or excited. He also loves taking a bath...

Makes me laugh

2007-11-21T07:10:00.000-08:00

I wish I was able to post some pics of Sarah's birthday, and of Max being silly in the tub, and Luke's new haircut - but all of my photos are at home (and hopefully I will post more this weekend). So since I had some time to check out all of your blog spots today, I thought I would update mine with the latest video that makes me laugh. They may be speaking a different language, but at least humor is universal...

Max is crawling

2007-10-11T18:16:00.000-07:00

First Day of School

2007-10-11T18:10:00.000-07:00

Sarah and Luke were pretty excited to start their first day of school. They love going to school (I hope it lasts) and mom loves it too!!

Luke's stitches

2007-08-19T17:32:00.000-07:00

So this was the first time one of our kids has had stitches. Luke, according to Sarah, was trying to be like superman and pick up the TV. It fell first on his head, then it dropped on his toes. We were lucky this wasn't any worse. Thank heavens for plastic surgeons. I hope this wont scar too bad...

Sarah the singing sister

2007-08-19T16:12:00.000-07:00

Sarah is truly an Allen, I can tell it is in her blood. She can't stop singing. Always, everyday, no matter where we are she is singing. It makes me laugh, and sometimes it is really cute...

My Lukie Lau

2007-06-22T20:22:00.000-07:00

I am not sure where this kid came from... but he always makes me laugh. He was desperate to be part of Sarah's dance recital, so he was trying to convince me that he could dance... And he could, what a smile, what a move... not many of the kids in the recital were able to put their moves together with a face quite like this.

I love my baby boy baby boy baby boy Max

2007-06-15T19:29:00.000-07:00

Sing this song to the Chile's commercial "I love my baby back ribs"
I love my baby boy baby boy baby boy Max
I love my baby boy baby boy baby boy Max
My sweet baby boy Max
I love my baby boy Max
Barbecue sauce

Sarah's Dress Rehersal

2007-06-09T22:17:00.001-07:00

I don't know why it made me want to cry.

This was the cutest thing ever.

Sarah rocked.

A Day in My Life

2007-05-25T19:49:00.001-07:00

So I get home from work, start to unwind a bit, and Sarah tells me that she painted her toes today. I knew I smelt something funny...

She actually did a pretty good job for a 4 1/2 yr old. Only one small smudge on an old carpet that I could care less about. So it is okay to laugh.

Next, I have to laugh at my husband. Mr. Mom. So, what do you call this??

I call it annoying, he calls it wait until everything is done before you put it away.

By the way, Max is pretty cute...

Sarah and Luke love him..

And Luke sleeps like a log, or like he is pretty tired.......

Happy Mother's Day Grandma Allen

2007-05-15T19:34:00.000-07:00

We love you Grandma Allen...

Rainy Days

2007-03-17T16:24:00.000-07:00

My first outing with the three kids - we went to the park, and it started to pour on us. Luckily Max stayed dry and happy, and the rest of us got soaking wet... These photos are of the kids putting their new boogie boarding skills to use in the gutter water in front of grandma's house...

This is my favorite thing about Luke, he loves to play with his toys. I would have never imagined that little boys could be so attached to their 'little guys' or cars, or trucks or whatever toy it happens to be for the day.

We really got POURED on. I call her strawberry in this outfit...

Hukilau - lets go fly a kite

2007-03-17T16:22:00.000-07:00

Grandma and Grandpa bought the kids a kite. Grandpa had to bring his kiteboarding kite to show the kids - it was a fun day, inspite of a few minor spills...

Opps, not sure what he tripped on. At least he didn't even think of letting go of the kite string.

Adjusting to life in Hawaii (and grandpa Allen)

2007-03-17T15:47:00.000-07:00

We finally made it to Hawaii, got over the jet lag... Sarah keeps saying "I hope the beach isn't frozen" and Luke is getting braver in the water.

I love how Grandpa gently pushes them to their limits... Teaching them how to boogie board before they can even swim... Of course they can do it. Why does this bring back memories of my childhood??

Five turtles the day we checked out turtle beach.

Picture perfect...

Duck duck chicken, pulling Luke's leg, don't take his bath - why is grandpa so wierd??

Max's Birth

2007-02-27T18:02:00.000-08:00

Max

Our first photo collection of Max - his first week, through the delivery room, to the first meeting of his family, to some attempts at a photo shoot at home. Warning - this slide show requires high GTL (gross tolerance threshold) Koya can't handle it. There is some muchonium on Max. Trust me, I also wish they would have wiped it off of him before they handed him to me, but hey it was 4:30 AM, and there wasn't much I could do about it... I also couldn't spare some details on my memory of the labor, so brace yourself...