The McGinnis Family

  Ceirnan in her favorite outfit outside the ballet studio- leotard and overalls.  Someone is all ready to head off to Stephens.    CJ looking cool for school.  Ceirnan,who believes jutting your hip out is the coolest thing ever. Where did my babies go?  It's so hard to believe how big they are and how much they have grown in the last year.  Ceirnan is sprouting like a weed and towers over most her own age.  CJ doesn't have the height, but he is about the most mature young man I've ever met.  They are both so bright and excited to learn.  It makes me so happy seeing them together.  Typically, they share, they are polite to each other and they never make it through the day without at least two or three hugs and kisses for each other.  It makes my heart melt to see how much they truly enjoy spending time together.  Do not get me wrong- Ceirnan is too bossy for CJ and one of CJ's favorite phrases (which we have to remind him is not appropriate as he is no

It is so hard to believe that more than six months have gone by since we last updated the blog.  What a crazy year.  The kids are growing like weeds.  They are both big kids now and it's hard to believe that the toddler years are behind them.  The winter was filled with too many illnesses to count so we honestly spent most of our time behind closed doors trying to recover.  I guess to start this off, I'll try to give a little update on the kids. Ceirnan My is she getting big.  She is our sassy girl and wants everyone to know it.  That being said, she is still as sweet as can be.  She adores her big brother and gets very upset if he leaves without hugs and kisses good-bye in the morning.  I find it interesting that she really has no interest in being like CJ; she just likes to know he is around.  She is smart as a whip and often says things that we cannot figure out how she knows.  Her reply when asked is often, "I just taught myself."  For such a Mama's girl