Cahal McKee Finch

Piano Man

2011-10-25T08:55:00.002-05:00

I am taking piano lessons and have been for the last 9 months or so. I can read music and I occasionally like to practice at home. Uncle Josh found us a great piano on craigslist. Perfect!

1st field trip of the 2011-12 school year

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My class walked down to the fire station. We toured the whole station. We got to watch a fireman slide down the pole, all the kids took turns sitting inside the fire truck and shooting water out of the fire hose. It was a nice morning!

Labor day weekend pool party...

2011-10-21T10:58:00.002-05:00

...at Cici and Poppy's house. We enjoyed a low country boil, swimming, beach time and relaxing. Super fun. We had a very busy holiday weekend filled with family, friends, and a little day trip to the zoo.

Labor Day 2011 Family Day at the Zoo

2011-10-21T10:47:00.002-05:00

A great little day trip. We drove 2 hours to the zoo. I have not been there since my 1st birthday. We checked out all the animals and fed the giraffes. I wanted to know when we were going to the gift shop about 200 times in the 2 hours that we were at the zoo. We went to the gift shop after we saw everything and I got a stuffed sloth. I named him slothy and I love him. I want to tell you that I earned the trip to the zoo by completing my 1st 'helper chart'. I got 20 stickers for helping around the house with different jobs. I'm such a good boy, most of the time.

Cahal's Helper Chart

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We are trying something new around here. It is a helper chart with chores on it. Some things that I help with are feeding Ruby, setting the table for dinner and practicing piano. If I complete a task then I get a sticker. 20 stickers=a trip to the zoo. I think it took me about a week to get all 20 stickers. We went to the zoo in Columbia on Labor day. It was great.

bike ride with my dad

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We both love it. I can now ride around the block a couple times with out stopping. I like to wear my bike jersey just like my dad wears, and I make sure to put a water bottle in it too. My dad and I also have matching helmets!

End of Summer family picnic

2011-09-24T08:03:00.002-05:00

We rode our bikes to the battery and had a picnic. It was my idea. We had sparkling water, fruit salad, fresh tomato's, mozzarella, ham and baguette. It was delish! We relaxed on our blanket and watched the tourists and squirrels. How wonderful to have family time. We are all best friends!

Bye for now, Courtney Ree...

2011-09-24T07:57:00.002-05:00

My Courtney moved to Ohio to be with her boyfriend, Bobby. We miss her sooo much. We had a family going away party for her at our house the night before she left Charleston. It was great to see everyone. I got to hang with all my girl cousins, which was great, because I haven't seen them in quite some time. Fun!

My newest creations!

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Sometimes and alien. Sometimes a robot.

My Bedroom

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I love it! Everything I need, and more!

STRIKE! Bowling

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I went bowling with my friend Finn this summer. It was my 1st time bowling. We played 2 games and had a great time. I love slipping around in the shoes. Our lanes had bumpers on the sides so we couldn't get gutter balls and they even had this piece of equipment that was like a ramp. You just put your ball at the top and pushed it a bit and it rolled right down and towards the pins. i liked using that because it was hard for me to throw/roll the ball. I want my dad to go with us sometime...I'm sure we will go again this winter.

Random Summer Fun July 2011

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So, one day my mom made chocolate milk for me. I thought this was AMAZING. I have only had choc milk maybe 3 times in my life and I could not believe that my mom knew how to make it. SO funny! We have not had it since and I have not asked for it again (probably wouldn't get it even if I did), but it was a special little summer treat for me.

I made this flower with my hand prints in yoga camp. I did a 2nd session of yoga camp in July and had an even better time then the 1st go around. My yoga camp teacher now teaches at my school once a week. Lucky us!

Here are a couple pics of me having a great time at Cici and Poppy's house with the sprinkler. Sprinkler, hose, pool and beach is always entertaining and we spent a lot of time out at Seabrook this summer. We need to get a few more trips in before the weather turns cooler. I bet we will have another couple weeks!

Ironman photos

2011-09-13T15:10:00.002-05:00

Here are a few of us waiting to cheer on our Dads on the bike part of the course. We had clappers and cow bells. We also decorated the street in front of the house we were staying in with chalk. We rote them messages...I told my Mom to write "keep your eyeballs open".

Ironman pics and photo dump from our trip.

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Stories below and lots more pics and posts. I'm trying really hard to get you caught up on all my summer fun! In these pics we were all waiting paciently to see my Dad...We were right near the finish line.

Ironman Timmy

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A few pics of my Dad approaching the finish line and then when he just finished with Mike. And the last one is when they were getting ready to ride their bikes back to the house for pasta and beer! Yippee, all done!

Pirate ship cruise on Lake Couer d'Alene, ID

2011-09-13T14:50:00.002-05:00

My mama, Miss Amy, Holiday, Sonny and I went on a cruise around the lake on a pirate ship with pirates. It was interesting...at first I was having fun, then the pirates started fighting and I wanted to get off the boat. That made me very nervous. All in all, a good time. When we got on the boat, one of the ladies dressed us all up in pirate garb and gave us our pirate name. Mine was crazed Cahal!

Ironman Couer d'Alene, Idaho June 2011

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This was a huge day for my Dad. We had so much fun in this cute little town. We rented a great house with the Ray family. Our house was right on the run course, so we got to see Mr. Mike and my Dad run by a few times. We walked from out house up to the bike course and got to see them pass by us. We had clappers and cow bells ready!! The weather was great for the day of the race. The Finch fam from Seattle came over to help cheer everyone on and be there to see my Dad cross the finish line. While we were in Couer d'Alene my mom and Miss Amy entertained me, Holiday and Sonny. We went to an awesome playground and even went on a pirate ship that toured the lake.

More pics of WA and ID trip.

2011-09-10T07:03:00.002-05:00

Check post below this one. More pics and story. We did a lot while on vacation. Planes, cars different houses, sight seeing...always going and going! I was a perfect traveler. I think the last night I asked my mom when we were going to sleep in our own beds and when we were going home. I was ready to be home.

BIG summer trip

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We flew in to Seattle WA and then traveled over to Coeurd'Alene ID for a long weekend. We were gone 9 days. We had been planning this trip for quite awhile. Timmy competed in his 1st IRONMAN in Coeurd'Alene. WOW. What an accomplishment. He was training and talking about it for 8 months. 2.4 mile swim followed by 112 mile bike and then top it off with a full marathon, 26.2 mile run. He finished in 13 hours 27 minutes. AWESOME! Cahal and I were there to cheer him on whenever we could. We had a great time in Seattle with Peter, Miriam, Sophie and Auden. They were great hosts to us...even giving up their master bedroom. We tried to cram in the space needle, Fremont and the troll, the zoo, experience music project and the public market along with home made family dinners and walks. We had a delicious dinner and visit with Aunt Anne and fam. It was great to meet baby Lauren and Laura finally. We loved every minute of it. Oh, the weather...wow, what a nice change for us at the end of June.

Seattle ZOO

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Sophie, Auden, Aunt Miriam, Daddy, Mama and I all went to the zoo one day while we were visiting WA. It was great. I wanted to be in charge of the map and where to go. I really wanted to see the special DINO exhibit that they had going on. I loved it, not scared one bit. We saw all of the animals and we even got to feed the birds. I was excited to try, and as soon as I stuck out my Popsicle stick with bird seed on it, a bird came flying down and landed on my hand. Well, that was the end of that...I freaked out and started crying. I guess I didn't know what to expect or was not ready. I told my mama and dad that the bird bit me. Too funny!! After the oo we went to a delicious pizza place and had pizza and gelato. A wonderful day with my cousins! oh yeah, check out how we are dressed...can you believe it?! And it was the end of June!

Practicing yoga at home

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Here I am showing off all of my yoga moves tat I learned at camp.
p.s. notice my dad napping on the sofa in the background. ha!

Summer Yoga Camp

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I did two weeks of camp this summer, one week in June and one week in July. Both were yoga camp...I had a great time. I went M-F from 9-noon. The 1st day I was really nervous and cried when we walked in to the room. I didn't want my mama to leave me. I ended up doing great and I decided to go back for a 2nd session in July. My yoga teacher, Miss Caryn, was so nice. And the most exciting part is that now she is going to teach at my school once a week. Starting tomorrow, Miss Caryn will come to my school every Wednesday. FUN! I am pretty good at the sun salutation and i like to do the tree and airplane poses.

I create new costumes all the time

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Here is one of them. I am always dressing up or creating new costumes/characters/super heroes with my dress up box. I think this guy was a "shop guy." Or maybe I was on my way to work, like my Dad. I had a mustache made out of paper and I was wearing one of my Dad's ties. Very cool. Scroll down to see a few more new posts...I am really going to try and catch up this week! Sorry! XOXO Hope y'all are doing well. Cahal McKee Finch

Piper's 3rd Birthday party

2011-09-01T20:01:00.002-05:00

She had it at a dance studio. It was a princess dress up party. I was one of 2 boys there. I really wasn't down with that...I dressed up for probably 1 minute and then wanted the costume off. I was ok with the pink 'tea' and beautiful cake, of course. Piper (and all the rest of the girls) had a great time dressing up and dancing around with the instructor. My mom thought it was a very cute party...must be a girl thing.

LOVE

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My dad did a little commitment ceremony for our friends Miss Con Con and Mr. Danny. Everyone came to our house and then we walked to the little park right down the street. it was a beautiful Saturday morning. After, we all went out to lunch to celebrate. I am really going to miss my 2 older girlfriends, Grace and Claire. We always have a great time together (and so do our moms).

Where have you been? Where have I been?

2011-09-01T19:46:00.004-05:00

My last post was about my end of school year celebration, and now I have started school again. Where did the summer go...I have a lot of work ahead of me! We had a great summer. It seemed short, but we were all ready for school to start and to get back in to some sort of rhythm. let me just finish with 1 more set of photos from the very last day of school for the '10-'11 year. We went to waterfront park and played in the fountain, flew a kite and had a picnic. My whole class, moms, and Mrs. Fox were all there. My mom and I rode out blue beach cruiser...so fun. After all that fun, we walked across the street for some delicious gelato. That day just screamed "summer, we are ready!"

MFS end of year celebration

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End of school year ceremony

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I am just posting about this now, and it happened at the end of May. When will I ever get caught u with this blog?! Too many pictures being taken! :) My school has a graduation ceremony for the 6 yr olds that are going on to the "big school" and for the 5 yr olds that will be in the kindergarten program in our classroom. I am neither of those, yet. All the other children (3 and 4 yr olds) and the graduates perform songs, a dance and a little skit for the parents etc. It was a lot of fun. This year I did so much better then last year. I had a great time. I'm not really down with dancing on a stage in front of a bunch of people, but was fine with the skit and singing and my piano recital. After the performance we go back to the school for a popsicle and watermelon party. We have video of it all too. I need to get my Dad to help me with that part. Happy Summer!

My 1st piano recital

2011-07-12T12:47:00.003-05:00

I started taking piano lessons in January. I am still a bit young for lessons, but we thought we would try it out. I really love it and my piano teacher thinks that I am doing quite well. She decided that I would perform ant the end of school year class production this past May, with the other 2 boys that take piano with me. We all played a few songs together and then each had a solo. I actually played 2 solos and did awesome. We have the event next door from school at my Dad, Greg and Brandy's theatre, so I got to perform on a real stage. I have continued piano lessons throughout the summer. I asked my mom today about school...I think I am ready to go back. We start in early August, so not much longer to wait! Yippee!

My dad training

2011-07-06T12:50:00.002-05:00

I am trying to get caught up with posting. This is from May. So much happening...
I hope you all are doing well. We are enjoying our summer. Very hot weather. Not much rain.

So, my dad had been training for an ironman for all of 2011. Swim. Bike. Run. A lot of it happening around here. Brandy and Sean took my parents out on their boat, in May, so my Dad could practice an open water swim and try out his wetsuit. I stayed at home with Miss Megan.

ALL the Jones family

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All of my Cici's siblings were together with their parents, in May, for Colin and Dana's wedding. That doesn't happen very often. My mom took tons of pictures!

May wedding in Ohio

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Colin and Dana's wedding in OH

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Ohio wedding

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We went to Ohio in May for Colin and Dana's wedding. It was a fun trip. My Mom, Cici and I flew up one day and my Dad flew up the next evening. Then we drove home with Courtney. I did really well traveling...thanks to the ipad. Our flight was delayed out of Charleston and we missed our connecting flight in Atlanta. We ended up flying in to Cleveland instead of Akron. It was a very long day, but I did awesome. My mom's good friend that she has known since grade school lives in Cleveland, so she spent the evening with Grace. I went to Nana's house with Cici. I was in the wedding, so we practiced on Friday. My job was to hold Laila's hand and make sure she gets down the aisle. We did it perfectly at the rehearsal. Laila did not want to cooperate on Saturday, so Raymond and I walked down without her. She was tired. My dad officiated the ceremony and everyone thought he did a wonderful job! My mom saw tons of her family and I met some family for the first time. My parents and I stayed at Aunt Stacey and Uncle Pat's house, which was very nice. I was able to get in bed fairly early and my parents could be downstairs hanging out with family. Much better then staying in a hotel. I looked so cute in a tuxedo and I wanted to wear all of the parts the whole night. All in all, a great weekend.

Cahal Finch 4.5 yrs old

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More of Mother's day and the strawberry festival

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Mother's day and the Boone Hall strawberry festival

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We had a great Mother's day. It started at Vickery's for a yummy brunch sitting outside at Shem creek. Then we decided to go to the strawberry festival. It was great. There was a ferris wheel, a train ride, a pirate ship ride, a helicopter ride and more. I loved all of the rides! We also saw a clown and he made the best balloon animals. I requested a cat and he made me one on a leash. What a fun day!

Easter 2011

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We had a delicious brunch, sitting outside near the water. The place we went for brunch had an Easter egg hunt with one golden egg, and a special craft for the children and the Easter bunny made an appearance. It was so fun! Piper found the golden egg and got a special prize. I hugged on the bunny!

Easter morning 2011

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I woke up very early. Opened my door and the bunny had left me a note. I ran into my parents room with the note and stuffed bunny from the Easter bunny and they read it to me. I then had to search for my basket and all of the eggs that the bunny hid all over my house. Fun! I found everything in a very short time and I was already eating peeps. I love marshmallows and just learned this year that peeps are just that with a little more sugar added. Yum! My mom made hot cross buns and we just relaxed until it was time for another egg hunt, a visit from the Easter bunny and brunch. Oh, guess what? You are not going to believe this. The Easter bunny pooped in my house! And guess what he poops? JELLY BEANS! Little piles of jelly beans left by the front door. Oh my!

Easter egg time on the porch

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We did the eggs on the porch. We love this house and porch. The weather was beautiful. I'm wearing my Batman costume AGAIN! I really love to get dressed up. My new favorite thing to play is pirates...my dad and I get all decked out in pirate gear and go searching for the mermaid (my mama) and for treasure. Anyway, this Easter was great. I saw the Easter bunny at the mall and then again on Easter morning at the place where we were having brunch. I gave him a high five and hugged him. So very excited to see him. My mama and I made a special trip out to the mall because she heard that he would be there and he was! I wore my white bunny ears, my cowboy boots and my batman shirt to see him.

Courtney's 30th Super Hero Birthday Bash

2011-05-26T19:07:00.003-05:00

So excited for Courtney's birthday party on Earth day. My dad thought of the theme and I, of course, love the idea. I wore my Batman costume, my mama was Super Bunny, and daddy was Super crazy guy. It was so fun. Most everyone was dressed up and we got to run around upstairs Sticky Fingers for awhile...until my babysitter, Miss Megan, came to pick me up. I brought home a bunch of super hero souvenirs.

A few of my ladies...

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...but missing my MD and WA ladies. Can't wait to see them this summer. Or maybe before? anyone want to come to Charleston and visit a cute little boy "orange" hair?!

This pic was taken at my Aunt Martha's house. My Nana and Grandpa were driving back to OH from FL in the beginning of April, and stopped in Charleston to see the Jones clan.

Cahal reading to Timmy and more of the puzzle master

2011-05-26T18:46:00.003-05:00

I can read now. I started reading right around my 4th birthday/new year. I was reading a new book every 2 days with Mrs. Fox and bringing home a copy of it. I have not been bringing hoe books lately...I'm on to something new, but I CAN read. I sometimes like to read to my dad at bedtime. I am so good at sounding out all of the letters and I even know the silent e rule. I am looking forward to the summer reading program at the public library this year. My mama and I did it last year, but now this year I can read to her. Maybe I will get another reading medal?!!

I got a couple new puzzles...one of the USA and one of the world. We love the big Melissa and Doug puzzles. I am learning states and countries...woohoo!

Back to Fl with mama and daddy

2011-05-21T13:16:00.002-05:00

After my mom, Cici and I went down to visit my Nana and Bumpa, we decided to go another weekend and take my daddy. So, back to Cinnamon beach and St. Augustine we went! It was nice to spend another day or two with them. W took my dad in to St. Augustine and showed him the pirate ship and the Star wars guys at the wax museum. It was a very quick, fun visit. Thanks to Courtney ree for letting us drive her car. We really need to get a new car or 2. Ours are very "old and junky".

Children around the world festival

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Cahal's Montessori participated in a festival with other county Montessori schools. They were wonderful. This is a huge improvement for Cahal as last year he wouldn't even put on the costume or get on stage. :) We had such a fun time watching his class.

Time for school!

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It is always an extra special morning if my daddy can walk me to school on his way to work. Here we go!

Trip to FL March 2011

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My mama, Cici and I drove down to Fl to visit Nana and big bumpa for a weekend in March. My Aunt Heather has a condo right near St. Augustine and so my great grandparents were staying there for a month. We had a nice weekend. Very relaxing. We went in to St Augustine for lunch and to walk around a bit...very nice little city.

St Patrick's Day 3.17.11

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More pics and story below

St. Patty's Day 2011

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It was fab! My mama took me out of school for the day so we could go to the parade and out to lunch. We went with my friend, Cole and his mom, Miss Tara. We all got dressed in green! We saw bands, dancers, a leprechaun, Irish wolfhounds, and got tons of candy thrown at us from the parade!

i heart puzzles

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I love to do puzzles. My mama and daddy love that I do puzzles. I have lots of puzzles...the world, usa, fish, curious george, dinos, sea life, super why etc.

Camel Ride

2011-04-28T17:19:00.002-05:00

There was a camel right up the street from our house, in Marion Square. Southeastern Wildlife Expo was going on in Charleston one weekend in February and we went and checked out the festivities. I was nervous to go on a ride, but my mom said that she would get on too. Once we got on I told my mama, "you told me that I would love this!" Sometimes I am a bit timid to try new things, but once I do, I generally love it! We had a great ride on Clyde and daddy stayed back to take tons of pics. They also had a petting zoo and we got to see a zebra and llama. So fun, especially since it's a 1/2 a block from our house!

Thomas LIVE!

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My mama, Cici and I went to see Thomas and friends live show. It was great! I enjoyed a juice box and snack during the show and I even got a special light up Thomas wand. We love going to live theatre!

Crazy Cahal and Crazy Mama!

2011-04-25T18:34:00.002-05:00

We got a new camera and love it. That is the major delay in the posts lately. My mama just plugged the camera into the computer for the 1st time yesterday. 300+ pictures! I will try and do a bunch of posts in the next couple weeks to try and get y'all caught up on my life! Anyway, we can turn the camera screen and see ourselves when we take pics SO silly pics are very fun now!

Sunday paper time with Daddy

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I love to look at the comics.

Happy New Year 2011

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We stayed downtown and had a great time. The 3 of us went out to my parents favorite restaurant (FIG) for dinner. It was my 1st time there and it was fab. After dinner we walked up to Marion Square to see what was going on for the New year celebration. We made a hat and danced to a band. I loved it and was such a great boy the whole evening. We got dressed up and I loved it! I got to stay up late, but I call it "staying up night" and I always ask to do it. Happy New year everyone. I hope your 2011 is going well, so far!

Christmas 2010 evening at Josh and Amy's house

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We had a great dinner. My Mama, Dad and I especially enjoyed it because we never had a Thanksgiving dinner. Don't you remember that I was vomiting all during Thanksgiving weekend? Any way, Fun times and more gifts for me. Whoa! I got a new scooter and lots of preschool games and books.

Christmas morning 2010

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My stocking was overflowing with little prizes too. Sooo fun! Scroll down to see more posts- trying to finish the end of the year for 2010. XOXOXO

Christmas 2010 morning

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I woke up pretty early on Christmas morning. First thing I did was ask my Dad if Santa came! He did! The only things that I asked for were a Mr. Evil Dr. Pork chop spaceship and a ladybug pillow pet. I got both...because I am always good. ;) I asked Santa to bring my Mama a baby doll and my Daddy a bow tie. He did it! We had a wonderful Christmas!

Mr. Matt gave me a haircut

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I was only ok with it because it happened at my house. He does a really good job of cutting my "orange" hair. This was back in December...still trying to get caught up with all of the end of 2010 posts!

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This is a picture of me and my friend at our school Christmas party. We are enjoying some hot chocolate with marshmallows and cookies. This is a good friend of mine. She really likes Toy Story too. I come home sometimes and tell my mama and dad that she and I got "separated" while working together at school. My mom finally asked Miss Carrie what was going on, and she said that sometimes we were too loud together. My parents secretly laughed about this...I am not too loud very often. They loved it! So funny!

My school Christmas party Dec 2010

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I am still trying to get caught up on all the December posts...we had a very busy month. Here are a few pictures from my school Christmas party. Santa came to our school. My dad made Greg T from the theatre do it! Santa brought every child a little treat bag and we sang carols for Santa and all of the parents. We had hot cocoa and cookies too. What a fun morning. We have video of the day...I will try and post that soon.

MY visit with santa

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DEC 2010
i did it!
i told him that i wanted mr. evil dr. porkchop (from toy story) and a ladybug pillow pet.
Santa brought me both!

birthday party pics

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lots more below...XOXO

Pictures of my 4th birthday party

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more pics and story below. Scroll down. Hope y'all are well. Peace. CMF

My 4th Birthday party

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We had my party the weekend after my birthday, on Dec. 19th. My mom said that we will never do that again...too close to Christmas. She was going crazy trying to get everything done. My party was awesome. I wanted a Toy Story theme chocolate cake and you should have seen it. It was 2 tiers and had toy story "guys" all over it. The frosting on the top layer looked like woodys plaid shirt and the bottom layer looked like the clouds that are in every movie. It was the best! I set all of my big toy story guys on the mantle to hang out for my party. We had a huge jump castle put out in the driveway/parking lot. It had a slide and a basketball hoop inside the jump castle. I was in and out of that thing allll day! My mama hand made the treat bags for each child and we filled them with organic gummy bears and lollipops and wooden toys. Now all of my friends have a reusable bag to stash their special rocks or guys or whatever they want! My mama also ordered me a cool special birthday boy shirt for my party. It had 4 candles on it. We love to celebrate birthdays and it was perfect.

Cahal McKee Finch 4 yrs old Dec 14 2010

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I am 36 pounds now. My favorite color is green. I am loving my new legos that I got for Christmas. I also still play with my Toy Story guys everyday. I am starting to read sentences at school now. I love to sit and read with my mama and dad. I am not really in to writing. I dress and undress myself most of the time. I would always rather stay in my pj's. I still love taking a bath every night before bed. I love most fruits and veggies now. I love sparkling water. I don't like eggs or peanut butter. I am me and it is wonderful!

Dec. 14th birthday dinner

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After school we came home for a bit, then off to Taco Boy we went for dinner. My mom made "rainbow" cupcakes, per my request. What a perfect day I had! I got Rex the dino from Toy Story, the one thing I asked for, and many other prizes. All of my Charleston peeps met us at Taco Boy and It was a great celebration! Yippee #4!

My Birthday celebration at school

2011-01-05T12:07:00.002-05:00

Mrs Fox showed the class pictures of me from birth, 1, 2, 3 and 4 years old. I walked around the circle, with the globe, four times. Then the other children got a chance to ask me questions about myself. What my favorite food was or what my favorite toothpaste, shirt and even tooth. It was funny! Then we had my special snack- my mom and I made cute out #4 cookies with orange sprinkles. Everyone loved them! I wore my cool new four shirt too!

My masterpiece

2010-12-26T08:50:00.002-05:00

We decorated a gingerbread house. Courtney Ree came over in the middle of our little project, so she HAD to stay and help. We can not believe that she is moving...we will definitely miss her. Anyway, the house looked fab. We put colorful candy all over that house. I tried a few pieces too. ;) We let it sit for a day or two, then the roof fell off and then I finally got to eat a big part of the roof. YUCK! Not so good. Maybe if we do this again next year, we will actually make our own gingerbread, the boxed ones are so not good. Oh well, what a fun time of year filled with fun activities! xoxo

Tree Lighting in Marion Square

2010-12-26T08:37:00.002-05:00

Marion Square looks beautiful with all of the Christmas lights. I especially love the huge colorful tree that you can walk under. The best part about all of this is that we live a block from the park! I have so many post to do...we have had a crazy busy couple of weeks with my BIRTHDAY and Christmas. Keep checking...I will be doing a lot of new posts in the next week! Merry Christmas to y'all!

ME at 3 years 11 months :)

2010-12-07T10:51:00.003-05:00

Here I am! I am almost 4...a week from today. My parents keep saying that they can't believe it. I am sooo big. My mama had a conference with Mrs. Fox (my teacher) yesterday and i am doing really well in school. I am almost reading and I have all my letters and numbers mastered. I am participating in music, gymnastics and Russian classes. I am always excited to go to school. I got my 1st real haircut on Sunday. Mr Matt and Miss Lindsey came over to hang out with us and Matt cut my hair. He cut 1-2 inches off of it and I told my mama that I think it looks "perfect". I was pretty nervous when he was cutting it, but I stayed brave and did very well! The pictures in this post are before my cut. Did I tell you that I was so very sick over the Thanksgiving holiday? Wow...it was bad! We were suppose to leave for Atlanta early Wednesday morning and we didn't even go. I was sick from Tuesday until Friday. I had a BAD stomach virus. So glad that is over, but really bummed that we missed out on all the fun in GA. All of my mama's family was there and some cousins that I have never met...hopefully we will be able to see everyone soon. The weather has turned cold here. In the 40's today. It is officially winter. We are not ready for this...hopefully it warms up for my birthday. Peace. CMF

Just like my Dad

2010-12-02T19:05:00.005-05:00

I want to "put the bad guys in jailed" just like my dad does. I tell everyone that I want to be a lawyer now. Anything to be just like my hero!

Wheeee!!!!!!!!

2010-11-22T07:48:00.000-05:00

Evening bike ride

2010-11-16T19:06:00.003-05:00

We took an evening bike ride up the street to the parking lot. I rode my tricycle and my dad was on his fancy white bike. My mom was in charge of the camera. But I did steal the camera for a minute, and take a pic of my mama. :) We are still enjoying the mild, lovely weather. Come to Charleston and visit me! Peace and love. Cahal

Halloween party at Montessori Fountainhead School

2010-11-14T08:33:00.002-05:00

We had a fun party at school for Halloween. Lots of sweet treats(we are never allowed to have those at school), games, face painting, songs etc. Everyone came to school dressed up! My mom came with me and she made witch finger cookies with almond finger nails and popcorn balls with candy corn in them. Yummy! I LOVE candy corn. I wore my full Batman costume walking to school...everyone LOVED seeing Batman at 9 am! Before we left for school we dressed Ruby in her daisy costume...she was thrilled!

Halloween 2010

2010-11-14T08:25:00.003-05:00

We went out to our old neighborhood on Johns Island. The neighborhood does it up for Halloween...games, hay rides, decorations. It was so much fun. I went trick-or-treating with all of my friends while the parents walked, talked and enjoyed a beverage. I was Batman for Halloween! I got tons of candy, and have not had a piece since Halloween night. I haven't even asked for it! So funny! I think I must have eaten 6 pieces after trick-or-treating. I have already been thinking of what I want to be for Halloween next year!

Carving pumpkins on the porch

2010-11-08T15:44:00.002-05:00

I did not want to make any scary faces, ONLY happy pumpkins. I'm a bit scared of all of the 'scary' Halloween decorations and that is only because my mom and I were in Lowe's and I got scared to death by the motion censored 6 ft tall stand up monster that made crazy noises at me when I walked by. I started to scream and cry! We had fun carving- my dad is so good at that! The weather was hot, and the pumpkins got moldy a few days after, but great anyway. One of my pumpkins I just decorated with Halloween stickers. Happy Monday to y'all! XO

Another trip to the pumpkin patch with my school

2010-11-08T15:34:00.002-05:00

I loved it even more this time because I knew how to do everything. My mom came with us. We had a great morning! Hope your halloween was a blast! CMF

Chloe's 4th Birthday party at Boone Hall pumpkin patch

2010-10-31T09:58:00.001-05:00

Lots of fun and sunshine!

Fun at the pumpkin patch for Chloe's birthday party

2010-10-31T09:51:00.001-05:00

Tons to do...SO much fun! Jump things, animals, pumpkin picking, cake, hay rides...

My new friend

2010-10-25T10:13:00.002-05:00

His name is Henry Arthur (and I only call him by his full name). Cici and Poppy got a new puppy and he is sooo much fun! I had no idea how cool little dogs were...I can walk him with out getting pulled, we take turns chasing each other in circles, and he even wants to sleep with me when I stay at Cici and Poppy's house. I think my mama and daddy should think about getting a small dog. It might be a good addition to our fam and then Ruby would have a playmate! Happy Monday y'all! I have been sick with pink eye and a fever all weekend. I missed school on Friday, so I was SUPER excited to go this morning. I don't like having to miss a day! Today it is very humid and is suppose to get in the mid 80's by middle of the week. We are all ready for a bit more of fall. I have noticed a few leaves changing colors and falling to the ground. I told my mom that I wanted to rake them up and jump in the pile. Too bad that we don't have a yard or very many leaves. We carved 2 of our pumpkins this weekend...ONLY happy faces. I do NOT like the scary ones. My mom roasted the pumpkin seeds and made pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. I loved the cookies, but not so much a fan of the pumpkin seeds. I told my mom on the walk to school this morning that 'I was puzzled!' The things that I say...sooo funny! OH, big news!! I got my 1st bike (a two wheeler with training wheels) yesterday. It is white, just like my dad's. My dad and I put it together and then took it for a spin. It is awesome and very fancy. He said that we will go out and practice every day! YIPPEE! Have you ever read the book Mike and the Bike? It is my favorite and has been for years! We go in and out of phases where we read it every (or multiple times) a day. It is my dad's fav too. It also comes with a CD that we listen to in the car...over and over and over again. You should check it out. The best book! Anyway, while we ride together we recite the story. xoxo cmf

Happy Fall!

2010-10-23T15:08:00.002-05:00

Sorry that it has been awhile since my last post. I'm not sure what has been going on...but I guess we have been busy. Here are a few new pics. I love painting now. I bring several paintings home from school each week and I also love painting on our porch.

I am busy getting ready for Halloween as well. Originally I was going to be a "scary skeleton" like I was last year, but I have decided that I want to be Batman instead. My Dad and I tried out the Batman look with some things around the house and then we got a real Batman costume the other day. I didn't go in the Halloween costume store because it is too scary. I will post some picture of the new Batman costume soon.

What are you guys going to be for Halloween? Talk to you later.
Bye.

1st field trip of the school year to the fire station

2010-10-05T18:04:00.004-05:00

My class walked down to the fire station for a field trip. We met a few firemen and toured that station. We saw where they eat and sleep. All of the children were able to sit in the drivers seat of the huge fire truck. I was a bit nervous about that...i did it, but VERY quickly. We also watched a couple fire fighters slide down the pole- that was cool! This station has a few of the very old trucks too, so we all played in those and got a group picture taken in the back. We also got to shoot the fire hose- very fun trip.

Buzz Lightyear and Bullseye

2010-09-24T10:56:00.003-05:00

Hello. TGIF! Well, here I am with my dog. I was playing Toy Story with Ruby. Notice my Buzz Pj's? How awesome are those? My cousin's Max and Aidan sent those to me a few weeks ago. I LOVE them. They sent me a Woody pair too...I switch between the two every night. I still play Toy Story everyday and have most of the guys that go with it. Chloe and Piper came over all day yesterday, and when I got home from school we all played Toy Story together. My favorite to play with is Buzz. I was having a bit of a hard time sharing Buzz with Chloe, so....I had a time out. I know, you don't believe it, right? :) Not too many time outs for me, but I was really not being good yesterday afternoon and had a huge fit. Last night my mama, Dad and I went up to Marion Square for a bike and brew fest and movie showing. I didn't last very long, but it was great fun. This weekend we have the farmers market, a green fair, and a cook out with some friends. My mama said that we can go and visit my dad at work when she picks me up from school today. I love to go and sit in his chair in his office. My mama and dad trimmed my hair the other night...not that anyone would be able to notice. Just an inch off of a few longer and stringy pieces in the back. I still love my long hair and was actually surprised that I let them cut a tiny bit off. Oh, good news. My parents went out on Wednesday to see Jason Mraz with Mr Matt and Miss Lindsey. Only reason that I am telling you that is because that means I get a babysitter! Miss Megan!! I love her and count down the hours until she arrives. She is so sweet and plays everything with me! It was awesome! Enjoy the weekend. Peace to all. Much love.

Family Vaca to New York City Sept. 2010

2010-09-10T12:46:00.002-05:00

NYC Trip

2010-09-10T12:41:00.001-05:00

Sights and Sounds of the City

2010-09-10T12:29:00.001-05:00

NYC 2010 Labor Day Weekend

2010-09-10T12:08:00.003-05:00

Hey y'all! We went on a family vacation...our 1st family vacation. We went to New York City for the long Labor day weekend (my dad and I didn't even have to miss school or work). It was unbelievable! I went in an airplane, a taxi cab and a subway train. We went all over the city. I was exhausted. FAO Schwarz, Central park and the Central park zoo, the museum of natural history, Toys R Us, a mac and cheese restaurant, had the best cheesecake in the city and the list goes on and on. We really packed it in! I was a great traveler on the plane and our hotel was awesome. Very modern and right in the heart of Times Square. I got to sleep in bed with my parents which was fun...it was a huge king size bed. They picked our room because of the bunk bed that it had over the king bed, but I wanted to snuggle with them instead! :) I have soo many pictures to show you. I hope that you enjoy! CMF

P.S. School is going very well. I am learning many Russian words and now participating in gymnastics (it took me a couple weeks to get into that). I am tracing letters in sand and making all of the letter sounds. I am counting to 20 and know how to spell my name. I have been coming home with letters that I can now write. Montessori is awesome and amazing!

My 1st BIG concert! Jack Johnson 08/21/10

2010-09-01T16:05:00.002-05:00

Lots more pics and story below. CMF

Jack Johnson Photos Aug 2010

2010-09-01T15:59:00.002-05:00

Story below. Check it!

Jack Johnson @ Walnut Creek Raleigh NC Aug. 21 2010

2010-09-01T15:19:00.003-05:00

We had a blast. We drove(thanks Linds and Matt for lending us your car) up to Raleigh, NC and stayed at a nice hotel right in the middle of downtown Raleigh. There was a car show going on right outside of the hotel...added bonus. There was a monster truck that was SO big I could stand underneath it! Also we found a great gastropub to eat dinner before the show. We had awesome seats for the show...plenty of dancing room. G Love opened for Jack Johnson and he was really good too. I was great on the drive to NC(read books, watched a movie and had lots of snacks), at the hotel and at the show. I love the hotel room. My parents forgot that I have not been in a hotel since I was a baby...it was all new and WONDERFUL to me. My dad and I shared a bed and my mom got her own because she had been sick the whole week before and we didn't want her germs! I stayed up realllly late, but we all slept in the next morning and then headed back to Charleston. Tons of pics to post from the trip. Enjoy! I hope to go to another concert very soon!
P.S. Jack even played the Curious George song for me! ;)

My photos from the Jack Johnson concert

2010-09-01T15:12:00.002-05:00

A week ago Saturday (Aug. 21) my mama, dad and I drove up to Raleigh NC to see Jack Johnson. It was my 1st BIG concert. These are the pictures that I took with my mama's camera. Pretty good camera skills, right??

ME!

2010-08-29T18:24:00.002-05:00

I had a great weekend. Wonderful weather, family and friends. My mama and I went to Fresh Berry after school on Friday for a frozen yogurt treat. We always share a chocolate and vanilla yogurt and we get strawberries, almonds AND mini gummy bears on top! :) Then we walked down King Street and looked for some new sneakers for me. no luck. Daddy came home and we had to drive to the outlet mall to look for some shoes...we found a pair. Wish we could have found them without driving in the car, but no luck with that this time. I also got my Halloween costumer while we were at the outlet mall. I love it!! Saturday was filled with beach fun. My mama and I met my friend Cole and his mom out at Folly. It was very windy, but a great morning. Today my mama and I walked to the playground and Harris Teeter. Then my dad finally finished working for the week and came home (he worked 83 hours this week). The 3 of us then went out the beach to relax a bit. We went to Sullivan's today, Then to eat at Dunleavy's pub and finished it off with ice cream. We went to a chain ice cream store and we won't make that mistake again. It is Paulo's Gelateria ONLY for us from now on. That or Frozen Berry. ;) Tired, full and happy. How sweet it is! XOXO Much love to all. Sweet dreams. CMF

Singing (and dancing, playing and splashing) in the rain!

2010-08-27T07:24:00.003-05:00

We have had a bunch of big rain storms that past few weeks. One afternoon my dad and I went out to play in the rain. Our street was flooded at least 6-8 inches high. The storm came right at high tide...that is never good for downtown Charleston, unless you have a boat to go down the street in! I put on my rain boots and off we went to explore and SPLASH! Fun times! As soon as I came in it was bath time for me. We had to pour water out of my boots! :) Happy Friday! Today is show and tell day at school, but I didn't bring anything. My teacher says it is my responsibility to tell my parents what the weeks show and tell theme is...and they couldn't get it out of me. Maybe one Friday this year it will happen?! Tomorrow morning I am headed 1st thing to the farmers market for produce, little donuts and fresh ravioli and then to the beach for a play date with my friend Cole.

August 2010

2010-08-23T09:56:00.002-05:00

I finally love to take showers now. My parents have been trying to get me in the shower for years!
My dad and I have matching bike helmets. Very cool. We were on our way to the grocery store in this picture.
The weather is still hot, but nice. We use the bike to get around town all the time. I like when my mom picks me up from school on the bike. I am getting a bit big for my bike seat...we are trying to decide what the next step will be?!
August has flown by. I am loving school. I am always cracking my parents up by what I say.
We just repainted our bathroom in our apartment and it looks really nice. My parents painted their room as well and hung up a bunch of new family pictures. It looks great! My room has been painted and I love it. I have very cool bicycle sheets and a great train table. The next step is to paint the living room and hallway, that's a big project.
My dad is still working like crazy, but loving it. My mom has been working part time and that is going well too. The best part is that she can drop me off at school, go to work, and then pick me up from school. She loves that and tells me that I am her 1st priority...whatever that means.
Keep in touch. Hope you like the new pics. XOXO CMF

1st day of montessori school

2010-08-18T12:50:00.003-05:00

i started school last monday. i go from 9am til 3pm everyday. i love it! i walked right in on the first day!

Max, Cahal and Aidan Finch

2010-08-13T08:41:00.003-05:00

This was taken by my dad (with his phone) in Mt. Airy MD at the carnival. Can you tell how much fun I am having? More pics (off of the camera) to come!

Trip to Maryland

2010-08-09T08:06:00.002-05:00

We went on an airplane to Maryland to visit family. Ihave not been on a plane in over a year...I loved it and was very well behaved. All of our flights were delayed, so we spent a lot of time in the airports. We stayed with my cousins, Max and Aidan. Those guys are AWESOME! I had a blast playing with all of their toys and we all got to sleep in the same room together. We went to a carnival and I rode on most of the rides with Aidan. I really loved it! My parents were shocked that I would go on the rides.Here are a few pics of the carnival and one 1 of me and my mama in the plane (all taken with my dad's cell phone). I will post more of the trip in a couple days. Today is my 1st day of school...m-f...9a-3p...I will let you know how it goes! I am excited to start back! CMF

3 1/2 yr old photo shoot

2010-08-06T17:00:00.002-05:00

more pictures below too. hope everyone is doing well. xoxo

Cahal McKee Finch

2010-08-06T16:57:00.002-05:00

My mama took me to have my picture taken. It was quick and i was *fairly* good! ;) here are a few of my 3 1/2 yr old pics.