Sweet Message from Zofia McHugh

HAPPY (no) TURKEY DAY!!!! gobble gobble..................

I love all the great halloween pics! I must admit that John and I didn't get Aileen out to get candy (John doesn't each sweets and God knows I don't need it!) but at least we got her in her costume.

If anyone is interested, John and I are hosting Thanksgiving at our house in Annapolis---everyone is welcome to witness my first attempt at cooking a turkey! We'll start around 3 pm, so just let me know and we'll set a place for you!

All the best always,

Love,

Katie, John, Aileen and Murphy (he's been feeling a little ignored lately so we're trying to make sure he knows that he's still part of the family)

Cole Halloween

I'm sorry AJ was unable to don his chicken suit for this picture, but Molly the Mummy Queen and Bridget the Pirate had friends join them for the festivities. Evan hated the whole thing, including his Thomas the Train costume, so he went as "Linus" with blankie and thumb sucking. Sadly Molly & Bridget didn't even know who Linus was, pointing clearly to our failures as parents. We are ashamed. Evan did recover once he realized there was candy involved, and that he would be riding in the red wagon, while Kendra rode in style in the Addams family style pram...we were quite a sight. I went as myself, the witch...should be no surprise to anyone who has been around our house at homework time!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Happy Halloween from the DC McHugh's!

Zofia Alma McHugh

Hello ya'll........well, we happily have a baby blog to send along to ya. Zofia was born at 5am on friday september 28th (i was secretly hoping for nani's birthday the day before) 6lbs 130z and almost 19" short. she is a healthy, cute little sucker and a sweet baby all around-----that description is colorfully inspired by sleep deprivation. i just snapped this picture of her crashing out on the couch before i started this post. mama is doing great and is enjoying the pleasures of sweet cuddles and successful breast feeding. let's make a plan to all be at the beach next summer! wishing you all the best-----

bobby, lisa, zofia, bella, woodstock and zappa

ps nice gabled brick "tudor" cottage erin and patrick! congrats----time to plant a garden!

Nashville Home

I think I promised these ages ago, but here are some pics of our house and pup. His name is Donner after Donner Lake/Summit in the Tahoe area.

Cole & McHugh Kids

Above is a recent photo of Megs four together with my two. From the left, Molly holding Colin, Kyle, Evan, and Bridget holding Kendra. We're eagerly expecting the seventh addition to this side of the clan with Bobby & Lisa's girl next month.

Where/when should we have a reunion in 2008? We could have it at Rehoboth or perhaps a site in Rock Creek Park (Courtney & I would be big fans of Rock Creek since we live nearby :-)

Hope you all are well.

-John

LATEST LISA PICS

Hello Mc-Hugs

just sharing the latest pics of Lisa and Bella.....hope all's well with everyone!

we're planning a beach trip for next year so hopefully we can all hang out.

bobby

Hello all..........it's a chilly 68 degrees in the mountains this morning! We hope everyone is well and enjoying the summer. I couldn't resist sending along this picture of mama Lisa fishing for dinner in the everglades where her dad has a place.

What a cutie.

Speaking of cutie......Katie, your little girl is adorable. The pink furry bikini top really brings out those cheeks!

PEACE!

As promised, here are some recent pics of Aileen---lookin beach ready and getting her face licked off by Murph! Who does she look like? Everyone seemed to think she was a Maloney until those cheeks came along. Then everyone started commenting on how much she looks like me---go figure, huh?

Look at me....I'm blogging

I never thought I would blog. Isn't the internet awesome. I hear they have it on computers now (Simpson's reference). Donna and I don't have any baby pics to post but we'll see if we can find some dog pics. we just got back from vacation in Folley Beach, SC. Other than that, just working too much. As Katie mentioned, we're taking a Fredneck McHugh Clan vaca. in Sept. If possible, please stop by to take part in the dysfunction. Should be interesting.

Hey Pat, if you're reading this......where's my check?!

Greetings from NAPTOWN

Hi All---Love the Blog idea! Mom sent me the link. Of course, she has no idea how to use it or what it means but she' s into it! Things are great in Annapolis. I'm in my quiet time at work and John's crazy busy. We can't wait for vacation in September! The whole Barb/Ger clan is going to Rehoboth September 15-22! Even Pat is leaving Middletown Valley to come enjoy some family time. It should be a riot. If anyone else will be down there, let us know.

I'll post some up-to-date pics of Aileen soon---believe it or not I don't have any on my office computer. She's 5 months old already and she's talking, smiling, standing and just generally the center of our universe---She's so awesome in every way and we feel so lucky to have her.

Hope all is well with everyone. More soon......

Katie

de McMazz

Greetings all, from the clan McMazz

it's a beautiful sunday morning in the mountains.......momma Lisa is doing great with her pregnancy! it's so sweet and exciting, we're just loving these days and looking forward to holding our baby girl. this summer is outta the question for a beach visit, but we're going to key in for next year-----it'll be wonderful to be with everyone again.

as some of you know, we got the house i've been building under contract! it's a great feeling to sell a unique house in a slowing market. green building is really huge here and lots of people are moving to the area to take part in the movement.

future plans for us include Lisa going back to finish school next sememster which is going to force me to revamp my day to day business dealings. i'm looking forward to being a full time daddy a few days a week! next spring, i'll also be busy building our addition-----we're planning to add two bedrooms and a big playroom off the north side.

of course, any time ya'll are in the area, feel free to stop in! also, we'd love to get the asheville-nashville connection up and running sometime with some visits.

hope all's well with everyone......peace!

bobby and lisa (bella, woodstock, zappa, and gestating little baby girl)

Colin & Kendra

Colin & Kendra
From Fathers Day Weekend at the "McBeach House"

Getting together

The O'Hara clan will all be at the beach from Aug 8-12 for sure. Would love a cousins get together...

Mike and Alison

Thanks John for getting this together. I had tried before and all I got from half of the family is "What is the internet?" so I gave up. :)

I hope everyone is doing well. Alison and I are living in wonderful Vienna, VA. As a die hard Marylander, I swore I would never live across the river, but that's how life works. I am slowing adjusting to living in the new climate.

Alison is getting ready for a summer off since school is out beginning next week. I am working hard at Cricket selling to law firms. Things are pretty busy and we are looking forward to a going on a 9 day cruise to the Caribbean this August.

I hope to see you all soon. I was thinking we should all plan a time when we could all get together during the summer. Maybe around DC, or at the beach, or wherever. Any suggestions?

Mike

Family Tree

Clan, I'm glad to see that more folks are joining each day...keep spreading the word to your siblings and parents so we can have everyone signed up. Keep in mind that anything posted on here can be seen by anyone on the internet so be careful of the dirty laundry you hang-out.

Below is a report from my genealogy program for our family. It needs updating on many levels--so please comment (or post) back your amendments so I can correct the mistakes.

Thanks,
John

Descendants of Martin Ignatious McHugh
1 Martin Ignatious McHugh b: Sep 13, 1913 in Washington, DC d: Oct 27, 1991 in Bethesda, MD
.. +Frances Rita Lanman b: Sep 27, 1915 in Washington, DC d: Sep 23, 2000 in Bethesda, MD
............... 2 Martin Charles McHugh b: Oct 21, 1934 in Washington, DC
................... +Catharine Maureen Collins b: Sep 26, 1941 in Washington, DC
................................. 3 Robert Keith McHugh b: Jun 14, 1970 in Washington, DC
................................. 3 Megan Clare McHugh b: Jun 13, 1971 in Washington, DC
..................................... +Andrew Jonathan Cole b: Aug 11, 1964 in Silver Spring, MD
.................................................. 4 Mary Catharine Cole b: Apr 02, 1997 in Silver Spring, MD
.................................................. 4 Bridget Maureen Cole b: Jul 31, 1999 in Silver Spring, MD
.................................................. 4 Evan Joseph Cole b: May 18, 2004 in Silver Spring, MD
................................. 3 John Kyle Collins McHugh b: Aug 23, 1975 in Washington, DC
..................................... +Isabelle Emily Fennell b: Jan 11, 1976 in Washington, DC
.................................................. 4 Kyle Collins McHugh b: Jan 23, 2006 in Washington, DC
................................. 3 Terence Lanman McHugh b: Feb 25, 1978 in Washington, DC
............... 2 Gerald Francis McHugh b: Feb 04, 1938 in Washington, DC
................... +Barbara Ann Long b: Sep 29, 1944 in Dallas, Texas
................................. 3 Patrick O'Shea McHugh b: Mar 06, 1966
................................. 3 Kathleen Lanman McHugh b: Mar 01, 1967
..................................... +John Maloney
................................. *2nd Husband of Kathleen Lanman McHugh:
..................................... +James Clayton Henderson b: May 22, 1967 in Parkersburg, West Virginia
................................. 3 Brendan Long McHugh b: Feb 17, 1970
..................................... +Mia
................................. *2nd Wife of Brendan Long McHugh:
..................................... +Donna
............... 2 Dennis Michael McHugh b: Feb 07, 1943 in Washington, DC
................... +Clare Marie McKenna b: Jul 05, 1945 in New York
................................. 3 Michael James McHugh b: Feb 13, 1975
................................. 3 Kevin John McHugh b: Oct 23, 1975
............... 2 Patricia Ann McHugh b: Nov 26, 1944 in Washington, DC
................... +Thomas Gerald O'Hara b: Feb 01, 1943 in Newark, N.J.
................................. 3 Kevin Patrick O'Hara b: Sep 10, 1969 in Washington, DC
..................................... +Jodi Lynne Parker
.................................................. 4 Parker Louise O'Hara b: Apr 30, 2003
.................................................. 4 Josephine Rosetta O'Hara b: Apr 03, 2005
................................. 3 Courtney Patricia O'Hara b: Mar 17, 1971
..................................... +Jay Taylor
.................................................. 4 Ryan Thomas Taylor b: 2003
.................................................. 4 Charles Taylor b: 2004
................................. 3 Erin Christine O'Hara b: Sep 14, 1977
..................................... +Patrick Block
................................. 3 Kelly Ann O'Hara b: Jun 10, 1967 in Washington, D.C. d: Jun 30, 1988 in Virginia

Greetings from #12

Great idea John, and fitting that it came today as it is Kelly's birthday. She would be 40 today, so this is a fun way to see her still included in the 13. Amazing also because it means that Pat is really really old.

Patrick and I bought a house in Nashville and so we are here for a while. When I figure out how to post pictures I will definitely do so. I would also love to see some of those old videos here that you had sent out before John...

Love the pics of Kyle and Colin, they are adorable...more pics of the new generation, I'll include our dog and possibly a plant I am really proud of keeping alive.

Hope all are well. More from Nashville soon.

Love Erin

Kyle & Colin

And here are two recent photos of Kyle & Colin. Kyle is nearly 17 months-old and Colin is 7 weeks-old now!

Welcome

Greetings cousins! I've created this blog to keep up-to-date with each other and share photos of our ever-growing families. (I know Mike tried to get us all together in an online sort-of way a while back but to my knowledge it did not stick).

I thought the blog title was fitting since we are Martin & Frances McHugh's thirteen grandchildren. Yet we also should make our parents, in-laws, out-laws and all forms of more distant cousins feel welcome to add to and enjoy our new blog.

Hopefully this will take-off with as much success as our current reproduction rate....is anyone else pregnant out there?

Please help spread this web address out to anyone in (and out) of the family and be sure to save it as a bookmark, or better yet your homepage, in your internet browser. (For my parents, who did not understand a word I just wrote, I'll show you).

Love to all,
John