Kelly is 11 and Connor in 8. Parents met attending Fairfield U. In CT - dad grew up outside Chicago and mom grew up in western MA in Irish Catholic families (well, dad in only 1/4 Irish, but that’s not public knowledge). There were high hopes that Kelly would take up step dancing, but it was clear early on that athletic pursuits and maintaining an emotionless face were not her strong suits. She’s more of the bookish sort, and prone to anxiety and tears when called on to perform, but generally well liked and a sweet child. Conor got his mom’s freckles and impish grin. He’s a trouble maker through and through, but everyone dotes on him... of did. He’s become less charming and a little more rude as he’s moved into his tween years.
This weekend, the family will be leaving their big house in Gaithersburg to visit mom’s sisters in CT, where the 11 cousins will all get together for an Easter egg hunt the children have largely outgrown, but which provides an excuse for the adults to drink heavily together and gossip about Meg, the youngest Aunt, who rarely shows up at these family events now that she and her girlfriend have moved to LA.
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