This is embarrassing...

Guys, I'm so embarrassed!  You know how when something is so embarrassing that you just avoid acknowledging that thing until it becomes so painfully obvious that you finally just HAVE to acknowledge it?  That is like this blog.  It has been so long since I've updated and so much has happened that instead of coming and updating, I just avoid it and pretend like everything is cool so as not to feel totally and completely overwhelmed trying to document all the awesome things we've done.  Well, the time has come that I have to bite the bullet (obviously).

So, here goes nothing!  First things first: Our Dougherty Family Reunion in Vegas, Baby!

We held the first ever Dougherty Family Reunion in Las Vegas over the week of Memorial Day.  We had so much fun being with all of the family.  Joseph has 6 siblings, and every single one of them, plus their spouses kids and Joseph's Gram were in attendance.

Festivities included lots of swimming in the pool:

In true Dougherty fashion, there were plenty of opportunities to play sports including baseball, basketball, and volleyball:

We went to lots of different parks where the kids played with cousins and did one of their favorite activities: feeding the ducks (or huge geese, in this case):

We also had a surprise baby shower for one of Joseph's sisters:

We went to the baptism of our niece:

 We went to the Bellagio and watched Cirque Du Soleil perform "O":

We also walked around the strip, ate at a buffet, did some awesome shopping, celebrated my mother-in-law's birthday and just played around in general:

We had such a wonderful time and can't wait until we can all get together again.

Next update: Joseph's Alumni football game! (Spoiler alert: Joseph ended up with lots of scrapes and bruises, his brother Christopher cracked a rib...it was eventful to say the least!  Stay tuned!)