#BraceFace in the Emerald Isle

"Kacy, what did you do this summer?"
"Oh, went to Ireland."

 Kacy made her first journey across the pond. First meal in Ireland? Epic fish and chips in a pub in Killarney.

 Giving her new GoPro a whirl.

 Recovering from the red eye is hard.

 Beautiful views from our hotel in Killarney, Hotel Europe.

 Day two brought us to the Gap of Dunloe, riding a pony and trap.

 Kacy's name in Irish translates to "She who speaks to sheep".

 For the most part, Kacy subsisted off of pasta and butter. She tried it everywhere. Literally.

 On the beach near Dingle.

 #braceface and some horses outside of Killarney.

 After three nights in Killarney, it was all aboard for a train ride over to Dublin.

 Getting her whiskey-distilling education.

 And then her Guinness knowledge.

 Trying out old school technology in John Jameson's office at Jameson's.

 Storming the castle.

 #braceface on the Liffey

#braceface in St. Stephen's Green.
Dublin: conquered.

Summer 2018 Round Up

Well, summer officially ends in two days.

Here's the Horne recap.

You've already seen our adventures on the high seas.
Once back on dry land, we didn't slow down.

 Daniel gave summer 2018 a thumbs up.

 Fourth of July: Sun, lobster and sparklers. What more could we ask for?

 Daniel earned his yellow belt in tae kwon do....

 Snowballs with Catie Dew at BYC...

 And of course, crabs.

Kacy joined mom on a quick work trip to Richmond in July.

 Mom once again played the role of bridesmaid...

 And the kids spent almost two weeks at Camp Grandma and Grandpa in Cape Coral, Florida.

 We kicked off Daniel's 8th birthday with cake at G&G's before we had to head back north.

 Our plane home was cancelled due to torrential rain back home, so we got a bonus beach day in Florida.

 Finally home, we celebrated #8 officially on July 26.

 Of course, there were Legos in the birthday loot. #obsessed

 Summit Home Remodeling celebrated a great summer at the Four Seasons in Baltimore.

 And Week on the Island at BYC, as usual, did not disappoint.

 Mom and dad celebrated anniversary #15 on August 23.

Tradition continues....

So long, summer. See you again, same time next year.