JUMPoline

The child is fearless!

Emily and I in Cork

Norma (Gillian's younger sister) met us in Cork for her birthday!

Emily in West Cork

Beach in West Cork

Gillian's younger sister didn't want her trampoline anymore, so the Fordes have taken it over! I'm probably more excited about it than the kids, but they are both loving it. Since the weather has been pretty nice lately (still CHILLY), we've spent most of our days learning new trampoline tricks.

This past weekend was a long weekend, so Emily, Fran, and I headed to Cork Saturday night and then into west Cork on Sunday. It was such a nice, fun, relaxing weekend. I've gotten to be really good friends with these two girls and I can't imagine having to say goodbye to them in two months. Sunday night the three of us had a sleepover at our friend William's house (sometimes we use his house as a hang out spot so we can stay out of our 'family's' hair on the weekends). It was so funny because Monday morning we decided that we couldn't take the uncleanliness of his house anymore, so we scrubbed it down until it shined (obviously we have been au pairs for too long!). When he woke up to us cleaning, he decided he needed to make himself useful too so he... changed his pillowcases. What a help!

In other news, Gillian is expecting baby number three at the end of November! It kills me that I won't be around to get to know this addition to their family, but hopefully Taylor will be their au pair fall 2011 so I can 'meet' him/her through her!