Tadhg's first carousel ride

Uncle Eddie read about a hot air balloon festival taking place in Birr Castle over the Easter weekend, so on Easter Monday everyone (including Sheena, Lou and kids) headed down to Birr Castle for the festival. Unfortunately, the weather was not conducive to the big balloons and they were cancelled due to high winds. Undeterred, the intrepid gang traipsed across a muddy field to see what was on offer. Tadhg liked the look of the carousel ride, so he and dad hopped up on an ornate horse named Andrew. Tadhg was fine sitting on the horse when it wasn't moving, but was a bit scared when the horses started racing around and around and around....

After some brief exploring of the castle, Tadhg, mom and dad took a short trip to a nearby hotel restaurant with Tadhg's grandparents and Aunt and Uncle. Tadhg enjoyed running around the hotel but was tiring from his busy morning so mom and dad decided it was time to go back to Dublin. Tadhg quickly fell asleep on the car ride home which allowed mom and dad to stop at a few places and shop for some comfort goods which they can't get in Prague.

When Tadhg woke up, the kids spent the afternoon playing in the spacious play room. Sheena and Lou had organised a babysitter for the evening so the adults were able to get out for a nice meal and a few drinks to get a proper catch up while the kids slept.