The McGinnis Family

After several years of not blogging, the current state of the world and Coronavirus has prompted me to dust off the old blog and use it as a platform for the kids to show what they have been working on and how they are adapting to this crazy times in our life.  I'm hoping that they will jump on here and do some of the blogging themselves so that later they can read their experiences from their own perspectives.  They are journaling, working on school work, celebrating the good days and getting through the bad days, and looking for ways to engage with the world that they have been cut off from during this stay-at-home time. 

He's getting so big!  It's hard to believe that Cooper is 2 1/2 months old.  We've been home for 2 whole months and he is just growing like a weed.  The first month he gained just over a pound and was still very small.  This last month he gained over 2 pounds.  He looks huge to us, although, he's still only in the 20th percentile for his age. What's more noticeable than his size is how social he is becoming.  While he is still a Mama's boy, he is delighted to be a little brother and grins from ear-to-ear at the sight of his brother and sister.  His other favorite activity is hanging onto Daddy's beard.  It's funny, but when he cries it sounds just like he's saying Mama. Speaking of being social, we've discovered two of Cooper's favorite things- music and reading.  He bounces along and gets so excited when Ceirnan sings to him or plays the kiddie CD player.  CJ found Cooper's favorite book, Global Babies.  Cooper coos to the babie

After a two year hiatus, we are going to try and keep up with this blog again.  We hope you will enjoy reading about some of our adventures again and sharing in our joys and sorrows. We are adjusting to life with three little ones.  Of course, CJ's not really little anymore and Ceirnan has grown up so much, too.  Cooper is doing great.  He's gaining weight and really starting to recognize the faces around him.   CJ and Ceirnan love being older siblings and are such great helpers for Casey and I.  Summer is moving by quickly so we're just trying to have as much fun and family time as possible.  Casey and I just feel so blessed to have these amazing children in our lives. Life is not always easy, but we are some of the lucky ones. For now, here are some recent pictures of the kids.

  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

I honestly couldn't say what happened this summer in terms of updating the blog.  I suppose my excuse is that we were extremely busy at work, but still you would think I would have managed to add at least one update.  Anyway, I am going to try and get better at this and Case says he'd like to update ya'll once in awhile, too. Here are some pics of the kids during their first days of school.  It's hard to believe that CJ and Ceirnan are both in school this year.  They have grown so big and so smart.  Casey and I are constantly amazed at how much they continue to change and yet how their personalities are really the same as the first day they were born. CJ is loving kindergarten at his big school.  His favorites right now are Math ("even though it's not real Math"), Library, and Computer Lab.  He is making friends and his teachers really seem to love seeing him so that makes me happy.  He is currently working on printing his letters and is