The Botts get a special entry all their own. Living just two doors away, we saw them almost every day, especially towards the end of our stay in Ireland. Heather is a bright, joyous ray of sunshine, who fills every day with adventure and cheer. Her husband Colin is an artist, musician and chef extraordinaire of mashed potatoes and Sunday night cookies. Liesl is Spencer's best bud, and Penelope charms us all every day with her exquisite petiteness, huge grin and constant hunger. The kids like to call her their American Girl doll because she's about the same size as one. Colin entertained the kids frequently on his various instruments, most often the mandolin and the concertina. Heather is the one who introduced us to the river walks, blackberry hunting, and the lunchtime concerts on campus. We shared almost two full days of apple almond pudding and Downton Abbey! I love girl time! She's a wonderful person and a great friend.
This is Liesl's birthday party on Dec. 7th, complete with Guinness stew and cheesecake. We gave her some dressups and a diamond L keychain.
Thanksgiving together (at the Botts) was a joint affair we were all excited about.
Our day out at Adare - in a rented car that Heather drove (much to Colin's dismay- he gets really carsick). The Manor is AWESOME, by the way, and Adare is the most charming Irish village. If you're going to western Ireland, STAY THERE! That same night, after getting fudge at the creamery and getting a peek at Santa, Heather drove me out to the church to so I could teach some world dances to the YM/YW. We got SO lost and ended up stranded in a deserted industrial park with lots of dead ends and evidently only one way out. We were laughing and crying and almost out of gas before someone finally drove by to save us. We made it to the church in time to teach the Virginia Reel and Missionary tag, so the evening was saved. A good time was had by all... eventually!
Gary, me, Heather, Colin
Sophie, Liesl, Spencer Who Doesn't Like to Be In Pictures, Maggie and Penelope
We hate saying goodbye! But we feel pretty confident that we'll see them again. Gary will be in and out of Ireland over the next few years and they'll be here for another year (maybe), so he has an open invitation to their spare bedroom. And who knows - they could end up next door to us someday! It's a small, small world. In the meantime, we will miss them desperately and look forward to when we can see them again!
The Botts get a special entry all their own. Living just two doors away, we saw them almost every day, especially towards the end of our stay in Ireland. Heather is a bright, joyous ray of sunshine, who fills every day with adventure and cheer. Her husband Colin is an artist, musician and chef extraordinaire of mashed potatoes and Sunday night cookies. Liesl is Spencer's best bud, and Penelope charms us all every day with her exquisite petiteness, huge grin and constant hunger. The kids like to call her their American Girl doll because she's about the same size as one. Colin entertained the kids frequently on his various instruments, most often the mandolin and the concertina. Heather is the one who introduced us to the river walks, blackberry hunting, and the lunchtime concerts on campus. We shared almost two full days of apple almond pudding and Downton Abbey! I love girl time! She's a wonderful person and a great friend.
This is Liesl's birthday party on Dec. 7th, complete with Guinness stew and cheesecake. We gave her some dressups and a diamond L keychain.
Thanksgiving together (at the Botts) was a joint affair we were all excited about.
Our day out at Adare - in a rented car that Heather drove (much to Colin's dismay- he gets really carsick). The Manor is AWESOME, by the way, and Adare is the most charming Irish village. If you're going to western Ireland, STAY THERE! That same night, after getting fudge at the creamery and getting a peek at Santa, Heather drove me out to the church to so I could teach some world dances to the YM/YW. We got SO lost and ended up stranded in a deserted industrial park with lots of dead ends and evidently only one way out. We were laughing and crying and almost out of gas before someone finally drove by to save us. We made it to the church in time to teach the Virginia Reel and Missionary tag, so the evening was saved. A good time was had by all... eventually!
Gary, me, Heather, Colin
Sophie, Liesl, Spencer Who Doesn't Like to Be In Pictures, Maggie and Penelope
We hate saying goodbye! But we feel pretty confident that we'll see them again. Gary will be in and out of Ireland over the next few years and they'll be here for another year (maybe), so he has an open invitation to their spare bedroom. And who knows - they could end up next door to us someday! It's a small, small world. In the meantime, we will miss them desperately and look forward to when we can see them again!
I was so surprised to see Colin in your pictures! We were in the same home ward in CA! It's been years since I've seen him or talked to him. Such a small world!
ReplyDeleteWow, that's crazy Kamae! Actually, we were just stone shocked that the only other LDS family in Castletroy lived two houses away from us. Colin actually ended up at UL because a person Gary had told about UL had told Colin about it and there he was. It's a small world, huh?
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