Only In Portland

Conor is always happy to be home in the great Northwest and his Facebook status updates have been cracking me up. Here are a few of his "Only in Portland" themed cell phone shots/captions. Gotta love it.

"Rabid collegiate fans with non-intimidating mascots..."

"Your garbage bin is 1/3 the size of the recycling..."

"Fred Meyers: where else can you find micro brews, organic sweet potatoes, deck furniture,
and bike carriers for your car?"
- Seriously, he is fiercely proud of this store!!

"Gourmet Food Carts"
- did you know Portland is #1 in the country for food cart variety & quality?

"No rainouts, on actual grass fields. Foreign concept in California..."

- Conor's alma mater, Grant High School

"Stanich's - hasn't changed a bit."

-Kids made us proud as they chomped down on the famous neighborhood burgers.

"Playgrounds and bike riding in the rain"
- NW people don't let a little wet/cold weather hold them back!

"Poetry posts...?"
-Yes, these are 100% real and all over the place!


"Bars in elementary schools..."
- They actually converted a school into a restaurant, hotel, bar, & movie theater!

"Blunt Honesty"
- Love the quirky touches all over town!

I hope you all had a great holiday season. We hit the road back to Cali tomorrow morning. The kiddos made out like bandits this Christmas and I can't wait to share all the pictures and fun we've had up here in the great NW. It's been a blast and great to have some much needed McNulty family time.

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2010!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Thank you so much for all the sweet comments on our last post. 2011 is going to be full of BIG changes in our family. We have truly entered a different phase of life and it is so incredibly cool. We have so much behind us and even more to look forward to. We wish you ALL happy holiday season and wonderful new year.

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Doctor Doctor!

We took the kiddos in for their 4.5 year old Pediatric visit today. I CANNOT believe that we register them for Kindergarten NEXT MONTH! Where has the time gone? No, seriously, where? Weren't they just learning how to crawl last week?

Practicing the BIG KID line up!

(L to R)

Molly, Libby, Ally, Russ

They LOVE to visit Dr. Farrell and his entire staff. They love it so much, they weren't even afraid of the booster shots today! For REALS! We were so proud of them and so proud of the latest stats too. We've come a long way baby.

Chill'n

(back to front)

Russ, Ally, Libby, Molly

Dr. Farrell was pleased and giggling as he gave us the latest numbers..."Well, you have one in the 90th percentile (Molly) and one in the 10th percentile (Libby). Russ and Ally are smack in the middle at the 40th and 50th percentiles. It's truly fantastic." We LOVE how different they all are, inside and out!

In other news, they passed the hearing and vision exams with flying colors. Also, all 4 are well above average for their age developmentally- not bad for our little preemies. It's amazing what 4.5 years and a great early intervention team can do. Truly amazing.

After a fabulous, and VERY LAID BACK visit (what a change from the old days with 4 crying babies), we gave Dr. Farrell big hugs and headed out the door sporting HUGE smiles. All this linking back to old post is making me teary eyed. Man the time goes fast.

Dr. Farrell and the Gang

(L to R0

Russ, Molly, Ally, Libby

AND... guess who just happened to stop by?! The BIG MAN himself, SANTA CLAUS!! The kids were SHOCKED to see him and even more surprised when he knew they had been to see Dr. Farrell.

(L to R)

Conor and Ally (poor thing is frozen in fear), Russ, Santa, Molly and Libby

-hey it's an improvement from the years past!

Happy Wednesday! We're getting ready to make some great new memories with our NW adventure. Travel safely everyone and enjoy all the fun this season brings. Sending you lots of love from our family to yours.

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Getting Down & Dirty!

I have been a bad blogger lately. The truth is, I've been incredibly overwhelmed. Our kiddos are going through a phase that is just freaking tough. I don't know if it's that the independence and energy of this age or, if it's the time of year. Likely both. But man, it's been challenging for me as a mama. I wish I could bottle what ever it is because, IT'S UNREAL. I think they may have all been born to run marathons, literally.

So we've been spending our days burning that energy, playing with friends, and filling those busy minds with all kinds of learning opportunities. They are so ready for Kindergarten next Fall and so am I.... remind me I said that when I'm crying like a baby the first day of school! ;)

I took TONS of pictures the other day and some video too. It cracks me up to see how much they have grown since this slide show last year, one of my favorites ever. The days seem long but the years are flying by.

Ready to puddle jump!

(L to R)

Ally, Russ, Libby, Molly

and run.................

and run...................

and run...................

and run.

Libby and Russ

My 5 babies

(L to R)

Penny, Ally, Molly, Libby, Russ

Ally and HER baby! ;)

Russ, rarely without a stick.

Happy Miss Molly

Seriously GOOFY Ally

(just watch her in the next few shots below, far left)

(L to R)

Ally, Libby, Molly, Russ

She's air born! :) LOL!

Sticking the landing.. she's graceful like her mommy. WINK WINK!

FEARLESS Libby

Libs, leading the pack in a trail blazing exploration.

(front to back)

Libby, Molly, Russ, Ally

The Dude

Rock collecting.

Fishing.

(L to R)

Russ, Molly, Penny, Libby, Ally (yep, she's IN the water)

God love you, GOOF BALL!

Little Libs and a BIG stick

Time to explore

(top to bottom)

Molly, Libby, Russ, Ally

They are never afraid to get dirty, and neither am I!

In the "Magic Forest!"

Sorry about my annoying voice in the video below. But, I LOVE those little imaginations...

Untitled from Gen McNulty on Vimeo.

Speak no evil, Hear no evil, See no evil???

Molly, Libby, Ally

Cool shot above the river

Me and Mo Mo

Searching for "fairies."

Lunch time!

-Molly

Love my tree huggers!

Libby and Ally

"Omigosh Libs, it's Rudolph!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

- Molly SWEARS she saw him. Hey, I believe her. :)

They NEVER run out of energy! NEVER!

Molly and Libby

Molly

Ally

Libs and her Russell

Silly Little Man

Sweet Princess Penny

Monkey's. They have ALWAYS been monkey's.

-Ally and Libby

Molly and Russ

Russ and Molly

Little Libby

Sweet Molly

Sand Angles

-Ally, Libby, Russ

Finding "treasures" in the sand box.

Ally

It's dinner time. We've been playing for HOURS outside. They are STILL ready for MORE!

-Russ and Molly

Who needs a bath!?!

(L to R)

Ally, Molly, Russ, Libby

All CLEAN, dry, warm, bellies full, and ready for story time!

(L to R)

Russ, Ally, Molly, Libby

I wouldn't change a single thing about any of our children. They are full of love, life, energy, questions, imagination, excitement, and fun. But MAN, sometimes it's hard to keep up! Happy Monday EVERYONE from our energy packed household. I hope you have a great week.