Charlotte's 1st St. Patrick's Day

It's almost 11pm on St. Patrick's Day 2009 and we have both girls in bed and Cyd is asleep in the den. What an exhausting day, but we had a blast! We got to see family old and new, as well as catch up with some old friends at the parade. Claire isn't a big fan of the loud bands and the swarm of people though, I think she gets that from Papa Ted. Mamanon's was the usual hotbed of excitement this year. My cousin, Brad brought his girlfriend, let's hope they don't break up after she saw his family:) Mamanon's friends are getting older and several regulars for this day have passed away in recent years. In fact, several commented that it was the first year in a while that the young crowd out-numbered the old crowd. By the way, 5 kids all under the age of 4 at 40th Street makes life very interesting! Cyd and I especially enjoyed getting to share in the revelry of the day with Ricky and Susan Allen, evidently we didn't scare them away last year when they joined us. I have lots of pictures but it may be a few days before they get uploaded. It certainly was a wonderful day for Charlotte's 1st Saint Patrick's Day! Charlotte turns 1 on Sunday, WOW!!