Ronan Finn Ratchford

I know this picture looks a little creepy, but this is a 3-D image of baby Ronan in Rachels belly. He will be born around March 26th, so in this image he is around 20 weeks old in the womb.

Leah and Eva are great. They always give Rachels tummy (Ronan) a kiss goodnight. Rachel is doing great, no real sickness, just a little tired.

Our Trip to Ireland, May 2006

Last May, Rachel and I were able to go to Ireland for Stephen and Ciara's baby christening. We stayed in Stephens house in Glasnevin and had a great time. Erin and Garreth brought Liam and Grace with them and Ma Ratchford came. We went all over Dublin, Wicklow, Tralee and Killarney.

The family gathering at a pub in Finglas after the Christening

Rachel and Davy horse back riding in the Ring of Kerry. Davy's hips and bum will never be the same. We had some German Nazi of a women telling us to "trot away" every few minutes. It was torture.

Garreth, Stephen (with baby Murren) and Davy outside of the church in Finglas.

Rachel, Breen, Grace, Liam and Saorcia getting a flake 99 from the ice-cream man outside Stephens house in Glasnevin.

Ma, Grace, Breen, Liam, Saorcia, Rachel, Garreth and Erin on the top of a double Decker bus in Dublin.

Some other Ratchfords

Here is Garreth, Erin, Grace and Liam Ratchford. Little Sam Ratchford is not in this picture. These guys live in Price, UT, which is a small town about 2 hours from Salt Lake City. Garreth works for Conoco Phillips as a big shot Health and Safety guy doing stuff that no one can understand. Erin is a stay at home mom who is an avid reader and expert scrapbooker. Grace is 6 years old and is smart as a whip. She just lost one of her front teeth. Liam is a 4 year old bruiser who will grow up to be a tank commander, you wait and see! Sam is their little Latin blooded son. He is 18 months old and has the biggest smile you've ever seen. He also has man sized hands and will grow up to be an expert gymnast, especially on the rings.

Halloween 2006

This year Leah dressed up as a horse and Eva dressed up as a pink poodle. We went out and got a ton of candy. The pictures below are of when we got home and looked over our large candy haul. Eva dug right in and started eating it, wrapper and all. Leah was amazed that people would just give her free candy. She declared that Halloween is her favorite holiday.

Our Trip to McCall, Idaho

Da Ratchford and Merrilee own a cabin up in McCall, Idaho and they invited us up to spend the weekend with them in September. It was a beautiful area and we had a great time. Garreth and Erin brought Grace, Liam, Sam and Mikey up with them and we all stayed nice and cozy. There is this gorgeous lake up there and the kids loved playing in the water and burying uncle Garreth in the sand. We went to the high-end shops in McCall where the sold beaver skins and shotgun casings, it was so posh. The place really is lovely and we are excited to go up again, minus the long drive...

Da and Eva

Davy and a filthy Eva

Rachel, Davy, Leah and Eva at the lake.

Leah

The Actress. Leah is one of the most talented manipulators around. She has her daddy wrapped all around her finger. She is a master communicator and has been since she was a little girl (it was those bloody Signing Time videos and their freakish commercialized deaf kids). Leah is the consummate big sister and is a big help to Rachel around the house.

After her daddy told Leah that he wasn't going to spend more money on a new movie for her, she grabbed her daddies face and told him "it's okay, you can only do so much...." She got the movie...

Leah is currently in gymnastics where she recently won the distinction of being the best listener in the class. She enjoys going to church and saying prayers, even though she accuses Jesus of stealing things, "that Jesus is a taker", she recently told us after a toy went missing. She will be turning four in July and wants to be a cowgirl when she grows up. She is still in love with her best friend Logan who has moved to Alabama. Leah is a very special girl and is destined to do something amazing in her life.