The McGinnis Family

Despite missing Mama's cornbeef and cabbage, we had a wonderful St. Patrick's Day. We woke up to a wonderful breakfast, went on a beautiful country drive, visited the local Irish store for some new gear and a quick Irish coffee, went for a stroll through the Philadelphia Zoo, and ended our evening at a local brewpub with live music and amazing young Irish dancers. It was a great family day. Case and I managed to get in a pint or two and the kids were thrilled by everything. CJ even got up and danced a solo with a little urging from Mama and Daddy. He is planning on starting Irish dancing lessons this Spring. Here are some pics of our adventures.

We are wishing for spring. We keep getting little glimpses of it and are ready to welcome it in. As the start of the semester arrived, we found ourselves extremely busy. Casey jumped into a full-time load and I began teaching two courses for the first time in a long time. The days are busy and the nights even busier. Despite this, we are still having a great time as a family. We managed a trip down to Virginia Beach and then got to stop at all the beach towns from there back home. It was great fun. CJ loves the arcade and Ceirnan just likes to walk around on her own. They both love the hotel and getting a chance to swim. We are all so ready for it to warm up so we can go camping and hit all of our fun swimming holes. Ceirnan just had a visit with her specialist at CHOP, Dr. Chang. He was very pleased at how well she is doing. Hard to believe at this time last year, she could not even move her fingers. He graduated her up to a free finger splint, which she will enjoy much better than he