My sister, Liza, Katelyn and I ventured to Ireland this July to visit my Grandma and Uncle David as well as other relatives. We spent our time in a small town called Trim in County Meath. We hope you enjoy the snap shot of our trip in the photos below.
Katelyn meets her Great Grandma who will be 97 later this year!
Liza and Grandma
Grandma enjoys meeting her first great grandchild.
Katelyn is delighted to meet Uncle David's dog "Bruno".
Katelyn and mom stop to say hello to the donkeys near Uncle David's house.
Out for a walk by the River Boyne with Uncle David.
Mom and Katelyn with the Trim Castle in the background.
Katelyn playing in the rain... which we had every day!
Trim Castle
Katelyn meets her newest cousin Elsie Mae.
Cousin Liz and Elsie Mae
Blonyth and Katelyn
Katelyn and mom looking at the giraffes at the Dublin Zoo
Cousin Mary and Katelyn with the elephants.
Mary and Katelyn on the river walk.
Cousin Tom and Katelyn at Tom's new house.
Mary introduces Katelyn to their cows and she LOVES them!
Liza and Katelyn at the Newtown ruins which are along the river walk.
Katelyn takes her "baby" for a walk in the driveway. "Baby" was on loan to us from our cousin Mary and Katelyn had a grand time with her.
Uncle David and Katelyn.
Liza, Katelyn and Uncle David enjoying one of Uncle David's fabulous meals.
Katelyn takes the water bottles for a walk.
Mom and Katelyn looking at the ducks in St. Stephen's Green in Dublin. We stopped here to have lunch.
Liza and Katelyn with Molly Malone in Dublin.
Mom and Katelyn leaving St. Stephen's Green in Dublin.
Tereza, Katelyn and Great Grandma.
Liza with the Trim Castle in the background.
Mom and Katelyn
Mom and Katelyn on river walk... yes we did this walk nearly every day!! Katelyn loved it and so did I :-)
Cousins Joe and John with Tereza and Katelyn looking at the 12 HOUR calf!! How fun it is to have relatives that are farmers.
Enjoying tea at Cousins Jack and Mary's.
Joe and Katelyn
Josie and Katelyn
Maraied, John, Katelyn and I enjoying great conversation.
Katelyn and I on are way to do some shopping at Lidl's.
Cousin George helping Katelyn look out the window at the family dog.
Cousin Kate takes Katelyn to see the chickens and cows... maybe Katelyn will be a farmer one day.
Cousin Maura and Katelyn are sharing happy moments together.
Katelyn is excited about the flowers in Uncle David's garden.
Great Grandma and Katelyn enjoy a conversation together.
Kate and Katelyn.
AHHH the sun came out and I actually got to wear a sleeveless shirt for the first day... 3 days prior to us leaving... we did get a rain shower later in the afternoon. Katelyn was happy to go to the playground and enjoy the sun rays as well.
John plays with Katelyn in the backyard in Johnstown near Navan. John and his wife, Therese, were gracious to babysit Katelyn for an afternoon while Liza and I explored the shops in Navan (20 minutes from Trim). (John is the son of mom's dear, dear Irish friend, Nuala).
Katelyn enjoys playing with John's two daughters and a neigbour.
Cousin Mary and Liza
Trim Castle
Liza, Nuala, Tereza, Katelyn and Ken.Mom's friend, Nuala and her son Ken came to visit us in Trim one Sunday afternoon and we had a marvelous afternoon with them.
Nuala and Katelyn
Ken and Katelyn
Liz and Elsie Mae
Katelyn says hello to Elsie.
Uncle David and Katelyn
Mom, Katelyn and Auntie Liza
Kate, Katelyn and mom at the Hill of Tara.
Cousin Bryan, Geraldine and baby Ciara who we were so excited to meet as she entered the world 8 weeks early at 2lbs 3oz. Here she has been home just a few days and is 5lbs 7oz. Praise God!
Liza, Uncle David, Katelyn and Tereza on top of the Trim Castle Hotel celebrating Liza's birthday.
Exploring Uncle David's good friend Larry's garden - a hidden gem in the centre of Trim.
Grandma and Tereza
Uncle David and Grandmamother and son moment
Katelyn, Tereza, Grandma and Liza
Liza and I say good-bye to our dear Grandma.
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