Millers visit

Nancy and Gary Miller dropped into Charleston for Labor day weekend and tried out our golf courses, our restaurants and our pool.

The weather was great, the alligators were friendly and we had a great time. Hope they come back!

4th of July visit to Charleston

We were fortunate to have Marc, Lesley, Kincaid and Cormac visit us for the holiday week and they were joined by Great Gramma who came up from florida to join the fun.

The weather cooperated as it has hot and sunny. We all visited the beach, hung out in the pool, and generally had a relaxing time.

I get the feeling that everyone had a lot of fun.

More of Liam in Charleston

As promised, we have published a few more photos of Liam's time visiting with us and David's Mom who came up from Florida to meet him. The pictures below speak to his day at the beach and the rest of the time just hangin' with the Ryans.

Don't know how he will adjust to life back in Toronto where he does not have all kinds of people to entertain him all day long.

Liam hits Charleston

Liam brought his parents, Noelle and Stuart, to visit us in Charleston at the end of May and stayed for a week. As you can see, he made quite a splash on the social scene with his spiffy wardrobe and ladykiller smile.

Later in the week, he will be joined by Great Gramma who will be travelling from Florida to meet him. The week ahead includes plans for the beach, pool and other exiting activities that I will document.

Noelle and Stu added to the goverment stimulous package and I would strongly recommend buying stock in Target or Costco as both are going to have a great quarter.

Cira's visit

Cira Pereira was on her way back from Florida with her daughter, Celina, who attends college in Tampa and spent mother's day with us in Charleston. Coming from Fortaleza in northern Brazil, it was difficult to impress her with SC beaches but it was nice to get out and go for a walk to work up and apetite before mother's day brunch at a popular beach spot.

Lots of touring, market shopping and, of course, eating was done.

Easter in Connecticut

We drove up to Darien Ct. for a quick visit to Lesley, Marc, Kincaid and now Cormac, over the easter weekend. This was our first introduction to Cormac.

It was a horrible drive on a Friday afternoon with several lengthy delays and heavy traffic all the way. Kincaid was in bed but Cormac was up to greet us when we arrived. What follows are some photos from the weekend.

Saturday it rained all day and Easter Sunday it was cold so our excursions included only a quick run to the park and some grocery shopping. Nonetheless it was a great visit and we just loved being around these two great kids! (...and their parents, of course).

The Ryan Family has grown!

After years of wondering if we would have to buy a dog to keep us company in our old age Noelle & Stuart and Lesley & Marc have stepped up to the challenge and given us grandchildren numbers 2 and 3. Liam was born in Toronto on March 1st while Cormac, brother to Kincaid, waited a little longer and was born in Connecticut March 19th. Of all the players, Donna and David were the most exhausted!

Donna visited Liam shortly after birth while David waited a week before going up to take a look. We are off to meet Cormac over Easter weekend. While it is hard to say in the first weeks, Liam definitely looks more like a Nodell than a Ryan, while Cormac may finally have some of the Ryan genes. Whomever they look like, we are thrilled and will start fielding enquiries from NHL scouts in a couple of years.