1st scan tomorrow

We went to the The regional hospital, Portlaoise for our first scan...it was such an exciting day for both of us!!! We were so happy, giddy and couldn't wait to see our little baba on the screen!! We also went armed with the question 'is there only one in there?' well there is only one and what a giddy little goat he/she was!!! Arms and legs flying about!!! It was amazing and we were just so thrilled to finally see him/her for real!!

Annual Portugal holiday

I came back from my annual holiday with my sisters to Pine Cliffs Sheraton holiday resort yesterday. As always we had a fantastic time..although we were missing half of our group..Mammy couldn't come as she was too busy cruising around the med with daddy and Caroline was preparing to move to the USA..so it was myself, Brenda and Jackie...we had a great time regardless. The resort is spectacular...

Our vegetable garden

The vegetable garden has been coming on nicely since it was created in April of this year. We both love being outside and having quite a large garden makes that very easy for us. Clive built 4 raised beds made from scaffolding boards, I helped a little!! but he did the majority of the work with a little help from Kevin's carpentry tools. So over a couple of weekends and sunny summer evenings the raised beds were ready. We had them filled with manure from a local farmer and topsoil from a local quarry. We planted carrots, parsnips and scallions from seed. Cabbage, cauliflower, turnips and lettuce from baby plants. They are growing nicely! And we hope to harvest soon!! 

Clive measuring up!

Tracey lending a hand

The boards needed to be power washed 

The finished beds...

Manure was pretty smelly!!..a good country smell according to Clive!!!

Good Kildare topsoil!!

Finally..planting time!!! thats where I came in..

Our onions and carrots growing nicely!!!

Cabbage and cauliflower are looking nice and healthy!!!

Kings of Leon in Slane Castle, Co. Meath 28th of May 2011

We travelled to beautiful Slane Castle in Co. Meath to the long awaited Kings of Leon gig which we were waiting for all year as we are both huge KOL fans!! Davey and Sam, who are novices to the whole music/concert scene met us there and really enjoyed it too. We travelled with our long time friends and avid music fans Maire & Mark, Mary & Fergal, fergals sisters and John & Megan...

Karen Mulgrew and her boyfriend John also met us there. The gig was excellent and KOL played a blinder, they played alot of there songs from their new album - Come around sundown. Thin lizzy and Elbow supported the band and they were fantastic also... We had a fantastic day and were shattered at the end of it...