Jack Meehan Celebrates 86th and Dawn celebrates (?) Birthday at our home in VA. on Oct. 1, 2010

Katie and Danny kick off evening by decorating
our party/rec room downstairs

Another feast catered by our family
gourmet cook, Nancy


Katie, Mary, Jackie, Nancy


Dawn and Katie


Aunt Mary, Danny, Sean

BMM and Dad

Grandpa and Katie

Geri and Dawn

Sean and Nancy

Patrick and Valerie

Mairead and Jack

BMM and Mairead

Ballyjamesduff/ plus view of delicious food
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkDo2nWenrU

Le Viene Rose
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17woEappQ0c

As Time Goes By
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBdcjjrNspU

Jack Meehan plays jazz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddihSOmfSUY

The Rose of Tralee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELCnbFIeAZ4

The Coolin: Scenes from decorating for party
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuAFZ2VigGo

Spancil Hill
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IqnvgUUHhM
Inishfree
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62woOQaHl30

I'll tell me ma
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH-qoNij164

Holy Ground (Molly made an appearance)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LelWr1gUEuU


On Oct. 1st, we had a big family bash for Dad's 86th birthday and Dawn's (sweet something) birthday! Katie and Danny decorated our rec. room with lovely streamers and balloons. Nancy prepared a delicious meal of Irish stew, Lobster Bisque, brown bread, "Kurn" (soda bread with raisins, like scones), rhubarb pie, shrimp. Dawn brought salad, Valerie brought jello salad, and angel food pineapple cake, Dad 's favorite sugar free cake.
Dad played trumpet and sax for about 3 hours, entertaining everyone with great, toe-tapping melodies. He even got up and danced with Mairead. We ended the evening with "name that tune."
All I can say that it took a group effort to get some of the songs from the 40's!
Team Meehan and Jackie did a great job cleaning up. Then we went upstairs as Katie went through our treasure chest of photos from our past!
So ,it was another great party for our family. Kudos to Katie and Danny for decorating and to Nancy for all the cooking and baking, and to Sean for all the lugging and for the decorations!! A fun time was had by all.