Hanging Out

When we weren’t out and about we were usually outside playing….isn’t that weird…we were OUTSIDE in Ireland!! I remember having great weather in Ireland when we visited during 1989 and 1992.  I think the last 15 years we have had bad weather…or we’re just going at the “wrong time”. lol

Either exploring around my parents rental house OR down 100 yards at my cousins house was where you’d find us! The location of the rental home was SO ideal. Being walking distance from my cousins house was amazing. The kids were able to go down and play with toys and be around other kids AND we of course could hang out with my cousin without having to load up the car. Made things a lot easier!

 

My cousin Alan’s kids are almost 5 and just turned 3…so their ages are close enough with our kids. I loved watching them hangout!

This is Alan’s front yard…and that’s my parents new home across the way. NEIGHBORS! lol

It was so fun to watch the kids play…did they always get along…of course not. haha But thats part of being a kid…it was good for all of them!

Watching the kids play brought me back to the summers I went to Ireland as a kid. My brother and I would go over for 8-10 weeks with my mom. The whole summer spent with our family….I’m SO grateful my parents  did this with us. We created relationships and memories then BUT it became REAL when I went there parentless in 1997. That year changed my idea of family forever.

Some of us “hanging out” back when we were kids!