St. Pat's, Crawfish and boys in cute outifts

The weather has been phenomenal the past few weeks and we have been enjoying every minute. The spring has become a time of anticipated joy and fun we count on as we know that we have Harry in a kilt, crawfish in the backyard and longer days to play outside. Easter was again a great time filled with family, food and love. Seamus loves chocolate and hunting Easter eggs, nuch to the joy of my mom and my grandma. So much to be thankful for. Harry and I are more blessed than we can even comprehend.

Seamus talks non-stop and runs 100 mph from the moment he opens his eyes in the morning till he passes out each night. Kiernan is eating all sorts of new foods, has been introduced to Gerber's great invention, fruit puffs, and is desperately trying to cut some teeth. I love seeing them both dressed in such adorable "boy fancy" clothes. Have to take what I can get since there are no dresses or hair bows in this house!

I will let the photos speak for the rest of this entry.

New Year's Resolution

I started this blog a little less than a year ago, with great intentions. Yet the last entry is Easter of 2007. I will try again. I am resolute to do several things this year-- read more fiction, hear more music, take more time for myself, weed out all the items and worries in my closets and my head that add nothing to my life.

I am currently insprired by this recent Anna Quindlen quote I came across: "Treasure the doing a little more and the getting it done a little less."

Kiernan Stevens Hardin will be 6 months old on February 5th, Mardi Gras day. We will be hard at work this weekend on his "Baby's First Gras" sign, just like the one we made for Seamus. Hard to believe he has been in our lives 1/2 a year already. He is the sweetest, most easy-going little guy in the world, and is deeply loved by his big brother, Seamus, who just turned 2. They are my inspiration and reason for getting up every day. Harry seems happy with his new job, and I am in a groove at work. All is well and peaceful for the Hardins in NOLA these days.

Here's to attempting to keep resolutions, both the lofty ambitious ones and the small daily accomplishments that keep your head above water...

Easter Reunion

Easter was so nice this year. Everyone was home and so happy to be with each other. Seamus loved the whole thing-- his Easter basket from his godmother, Aunt Caroline, hunting Maw-Maw's Easter eggs, and being with his adoring bevy of aunts, Uncle Michael and his hero, Uncle Miles. Only thing is that it goes by too fast! We went to Easter Sunday Mass at Holy Name where Fr. Paul was the celebrant, which was really special. And Mom and Dad fixed a delicious dinner, as usual-- nothing a Stevens kid loves more than BBQ steaks and mashed potatoes! Harry, the worn out Daddy with a new stressful job, took a nap while Seamus blew bubbles with Pops, Mimi and Aunt Mel on the porch. I am so blessed to have such an amazing family that is such a joy to be around!