caitriona.net : a photoblog http://www.caitriona.net/c/ en-us 2011-12-20T10:32:38+00:00 christmas cards http://www.caitriona.net/c/before/001090.shtml ]]>it took 10 minutes, 1 potato and 4 saucers of paint to make these christmas cards - and an hour and several gallons of water to clean up afterwards!

]]> photography 2011-12-20T10:32:38+00:00 dollymount strand http://www.caitriona.net/c/before/001089.shtml ]]>aonghus & fionn playing in the waves on dollymount strand during the summer.

]]> photography 2011-11-15T08:38:27+00:00 autumn colours http://www.caitriona.net/c/before/001088.shtml ]]>japanese maple, taken at the national stud

]]> photography 2011-11-14T08:25:12+00:00 things i like series #1 http://www.caitriona.net/c/before/001087.shtml ]]>...cutting a chocolate brownie into teeny tiny pieces for ease of consumption (not that i ever have much difficulty consuming a chocolate brownie).

]]> photography 2011-11-13T22:48:37+00:00 car on the tracks http://www.caitriona.net/c/before/001086.shtml ]]>there seems to be a car (& several tractors & possibly a digger) on the train tracks.

]]> photography 2011-11-06T23:38:02+00:00 smarties http://www.caitriona.net/c/before/001084.shtml ]]>fionn working his way through the left-over halloween treats.

[aged 2¾]

]]> photography 2011-11-06T22:30:08+00:00 fionn's room http://www.caitriona.net/c/before/001082.shtml ]]>fionn showing off his new homemade decals (rocketship, moon & balloon)

[aged 2⅔]

]]> photography 2011-09-11T22:07:35+00:00 ruadhán & his red hat http://www.caitriona.net/c/before/001081.shtml ]]>looking happy at being carried by his daddy in the sling

[ruadhán aged 7 months & 1 week]

]]> photography 2011-07-19T23:42:29+00:00 chocolate face http://www.caitriona.net/c/before/001080.shtml ]]>having just devoured a chocolate eclair.

on holidays in schull, west cork.

[fionn aged 2½]

]]> photography 2011-07-18T12:04:12+00:00 ruadhán blowing raspberries http://www.caitriona.net/c/before/001079.shtml ]]>aka doors & floors

[ruadhán aged 5 months & 1 week]

]]> photography 2011-05-19T20:52:02+00:00 fionn and his new haircut http://www.caitriona.net/c/before/001078.shtml ]]>fionn and his new haircut. though not a great shot of the new haircut.

[fionn aged 2¼]

]]> photography 2011-04-23T00:31:13+00:00 ruadhán tummy time http://www.caitriona.net/c/before/001077.shtml ]]>ruadhán, hanging out on his belly on fionn's bed for some 'tummy time'.

some of fionn's harem of teddies are visible in the background.

[ruadhán aged 4 months]

]]> photography 2011-04-18T21:16:27+00:00 picnicing in the dunes http://www.caitriona.net/c/before/001076.shtml ]]>we spent the sunny sunday picnicing in the dunes of bull island. we lay on the rug and ate icecreams and played ballgames and followed the sandy paths along the dunes and afterwards paddled in the waves on the windy beach.

[fionn aged 2 and a bit]

]]> photography 2011-04-11T23:34:15+00:00 passport photo outtakes II http://www.caitriona.net/c/before/001074.shtml ]]>i did it for fionn, so as we were taking photos for ruadhán's passport, i thought it would be fun to do it for him too. he's a fair bit older than fionn was though, so there isn't the same level of hilarious expressions.

[ruadhán aged 12 weeks]

]]> photography 2011-03-09T21:56:41+00:00 ruadhán & mama II http://www.caitriona.net/c/before/001073.shtml ]]>i adore his expression in this one.
and his chubby wrists. and chubby elbows. and cheeks. and knuckles...

photo taken by my sister eileen.


[ruadhán aged 9 weeks]

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