Moving and July 4th Weekend

Well, we moved. It wasn't easy, but we moved on the coolest July day I've ever felt, so that was a real plus. 71 degrees. Sounds like heaven compared to the 98 degrees that it was today. The trip out to Bear Creek went fairly well too. We only had to stop once for about an hour, but we got food, gas, and potty breaks all at the same time. The last hour and a half was a little bit of a challenge with the kiddos, but all in all it was way better than our return trip to Ohio that took 11 hours. :)

Update on the house hunt. We almost had a house in Scranton, but the guy that was selling backed out of the agreement. It's ok though, God must have different plans. We are still looking and we'll see what God brings us. Our house in Ohio has not sold yet, but we have had some people looking, so that is good as well. Continue to pray for us as we adjust to being away from everything familiar. Pray especially for Little Billy. Not only is everything different: surroundings, friends, church, but his Daddy has to travel a lot more than we are used to, and he has been asking where Daddy is and why he is not here. Big Billy loves his job, he gets to speak at camps throughout the summer, but of course that takes him away from us frequently which is hard for him as well. He is a family man, and it is hard for him to be away.

I will be registering for grad courses in the fall, so that will be new for me. It will be weird to take classes again. I'm used to talking to 2 year olds. It will be good to start using my brain again. :)

Here are some recent pictures of the last month including the move and the 4th of July.

Watching the train
The Phillies Game in Pittsburgh

Hanging out by the pool

New Adventures

We are moving back to the Northeast! It is bittersweet, but it is so evident that it is what God wants. A few things took place that made us evaluate our purpose and effectiveness in our present ministry. It seemed very evident that there was no possibility of us moving forward, so we stepped out in faith, with no prospects as far as a job goes, and in a matter of 3 weeks, God opened doors and Billy starts his new job tomorrow. He will be working at Baptist Bible College in the Admissions department. We are both really excited about it, since we both went to school there and now we are able to continue our schooling at no cost. So amazing. So we are definitely excited for our new adventure, but we will miss so much our family, our friends, our church, our neighbors, our town, our street, and the list goes on. There have been so many wonderful things about the past 5 years I can't even begin to list everything. God has blessed us with 5 great years being so close to my family. I will miss them soooo much, but I am glad we will be close to Billy's parents. My kids need their grandparents, at least one set at a time. We are going to miss our church family as well. We know everyone so well they really are FAMILY. I will try my best to keep this blog updated for those of you who don't have facebook. Changes are never easy, but sometimes it makes it easier when you can keep up with what your friends are doing.

Memorial Day Parade
Billy's favorite neighbor, Mr. Mark
Self explanatory :)
Diggers!

This is from our most recent trip to the zoo.

Ryan did well but was tired at the end of the day. :)
Baby girl loves her daddy!
She also loves her brother. He's the only one to date that can make her laugh.
This is our Mozart.

Long time no blog

Wow. It's been a long time since we've updated this. I just had someone look at it recently so I decided i should update at least a little. Although facebook has pretty much taken over, since I usually just have pictures and don't normally have that much to write about.

We just finished our Easter weekend with family. We all had a great time. We got family pictures which was great because everyone looked great, even Ryan. She smiles all the time, it's so nice. What a great baby!

Little Billy is almost 2 1/2 now. He has lost his baby face... :( But he is still cute and very funny and extremely smart. He knows his ABC's and is now starting to learn how to tell time. He can pitch a baseball like nobody his age, and knows the names of every pitch imaginable. I hear him talking about them sometimes. Curveball, fastball, sinker, slider...

Ryan will be four months old next week. Time is flying by. She is a real sweetheart. Loves her mommy but loves her daddy even more. Still having a rough time with anyone else holding her besides us. She'll get there though. At least she loves us!

ABC's

Billy's Variety Show! ENJOY!

Time for a New Post

So, I figured it was about time for a new post, since Little Billy is 16 months old now. :) I thought you might enjoy a few of my favorite pics. I have some recent ones that I haven't downloaded yet, but at least this is something. It's a start. Maybe I'll try harder to post more frequently. What I really need to do is post a video of all the words Billy can say. His vocabulary is so huge I don't even know how many words he can say. Too many to count. He is such a social butterfly too. He loves people!

We are...two wild and crazy guys!

All I have to say is I get to be Steve Martin.

Move over Kobe and LeBron...

There's a player on the court.

Tips for parents to be...

Just because it's called "Baby Food" doesn't mean your child will like it.

He will quickly become a conisure of fine food and may even begin to speak with an accent.

Two things boys love...Grandpops and Tractors.

They quickly begin to see the world the same way you do.

Never clean your baby's hands with hand sanitizer.

And finally, boys love their mommies very much!

This Kid thinks he is awesome.

Bath time fun.



I love my sippy cup!

9 months old!

I know...long time no post but I think these vids are worth it. Check them out!

Whew! So much going on!

Well, it's been a busy summer already, and it's not even July yet! I just thought I should post some pictures of what we've been up to. They are kind of in reverse order, but I'm not about to edit and change it all. Enjoy them anyway.
Billy enjoying the pool in the 90 degree weather we had at the beginning of June.

Pop, Billy, and Gram looking at the tree that we all picked out as "Little Billy's tree". Pop planted it in their yard. It looks great. (Sorry no picture of that.)

Great Nanny and Pop with Billy.
Little Billy with Uncle Joe.
Billy had 2 parties while he was at Gram n Pop's house. There was a cake for both parties and they looked like this.
Little Billy with Aunt Elsie. We stopped in Lancaster to see Uncle Lyle and Aunt Elsie, and got to see the Weidle's (my cousins) as well.
Billy with Mommy on Mother's Day.
Billy with Daddy on Memorial Day at the parade on the square.

49 1/2 years apart...but so much in common.

Today marks 2 milestones in the Mulligan Family. First Billy turned 6 months old today and second Pop turned the big 50! Even though 49 1/2 years separates these two William Mulligans they have so much in common.

The love for a great team...

good work ethic...

lack of hair...

amount of teeth, and in the next year we hope...

as one is getting out of diapers, the other won't be going in.

HAPPY BIRTH DAY DAD!

Ahh, the cuteness overtakes me. Another fun day with Little Billy. He is rolling over quite a bit now, and we have to keep a close eye on him. I tried to get a picture of his two new teeth, but he likes to hide them. He will be 6 months old on Tuesday. It's crazy he's that old already. He's getting to be such a big boy. He sleeps really well for us--about 10 hours a night. Praise the Lord! Not as good with naps since he doesn't like to miss anything that is going on. He is very active every minute of the day, so that is probably why he sleeps so well. Daddy was teaching him how to beat on the drum today. He did a good job. We'll have to get a video of that.

P.S. GO FLYERS!!