Then we went to Galway

Do you know how many photos it takes to get us all smiling?
Originally uploaded by Ella's Ma.

We went to stay in Oughterard. Last time we went there it was very sunny, Monica, Simon, Conor, Séan and Liam were there and I got sick in the car when Daddy was driving. This time the weather wasn't very good, the Crumps were in Germany and I got sick in the car when Mammy was driving. And Ríodhna is bigger and much more fun to play with now.

Despite the Connaught-induced car-sickess, I like Galway and we had a good time. Nana Kathleen came with us too so we always had either Mammy or Nana squashed between our two car seats in the back of the car having a chat. We chilled out a lot. I tried out most of the games I could find in the games cupboard. Ríodhna practised rolling around on the nice soft carpeted floor in the living room. She has found her feet (they're on the end of her legs!), can roll over and when she does she can lift her head up for a while but that's pretty tiring and then someone has to help her to roll back again - I help her when I'm not too busy. Now that rolling is sorted, she's never quite in the same place for very long when you lie her down somewhere.

We went to the Galway Races - not Ladies Day but the day after and we watched lots of horses running round the track.

We went to the beach too and did a lot of sandcastle building and fetching water while trying not to go near any seaweed. That was hard work. As Noel and Damian know, if you build something not quite how Daddy wants it, you have to re-do it until he's happy that it's right. Once my dress was wet from fetching water anyway, I put on my swimswim (swimsuit to you) and had a dip in the Atlantic.

We went to a museum where you could see all about what people did in the olden days. We wouldn't swap with those children - their toys or chairs or clothes didn't look as nice as ours. We did a lot of driving there holidays so I was quite glad to get home and asked not to go in the car again! On Thursday we had to go in the car to get the dogs and we went to the beach too for more sandcastles so that was fine really.

Today I went to the creche to get a break from the car and the showrooms for house stuff. It was good to see everyone again. They had a sports day while I was away but I was having much more fun so that's ok. I got my 2nd birthday party invitation. I missed Charles' 3rd birthday because of Ríodhna's christening so if I can make it to Joanna's it will be my 1st birhday party as a guest. Can I Mam?