Playing the Ponies

Today was a cool, rainy day. It would have been a good day to stay home, stoke the fire, play on the rug and have a long nap. We did none of these things.

Instead, we piled into the car and headed to Shakopee to watch the horse races. It's become a tradition for Team Hynes to visit Cantebury Downs on Memorial Day Weekend. And today Matt and I were glad to have DM with us. Better than that, he liked it.

We saw the usual sights: the paddock, the valets, the lines at the betting kiosks, and the regulars pouring over their programs. There were some unique events this year though: the rain and all the children we noticed. I was afraid DM would be the only babe in arms but not so. Little ones were all over the place. And DM must have been good luck because we left with some winnings. Thanks Desmond!

In the first picture, that's the "place" (Matt's horse) and the "show" (my
horse) in race #6 (Caffrey's favorite number).

DM in Jordan and Albert Lea

On the last day of March, Team Hynes drove to Jordan (the town, not the country) to see Grandpa Gary being recognized by Catholic United Financial for his contributions. Congrats, Dad! In addition to seeing his grandparents, DM met his (great) Aunts Eiko and Chris and (great) Uncles Jim, Andy and Bob. DM was greeted with smiles all around and was very pleased to meet these fine folks.

A couple days later, DM and I drove to Albert Lea with Grandma Jacqui and Grandpa Gary to visit his (great) Aunt Mary who has been under the weather. We went to Mary's favorite restaurant, Dairy Queen (she's got good taste!) and took a car tour of the town where Mary and Grandpa Gary grew up. It was an absolutely beautiful day - sunny, warm and breezy - and very nice to spend time with Mary.

6 months!

We've been criminally behind on posting pictures/videos/updates to the blog, so it may shock you to see Desmond's 6 month picture on his actual half-birthday!  Here are a couple from this morning, including one with little D in his gangster lean and a shot of the little guy eating his first real food, an avocado!