ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Not one, not two, not 10, how about 17?
Moira, Timothy Jr., Gerard, William, Sean, Gabriel, Kevin, Mary Ellen, Marie, Molly, Theresa, Megan, Francis, Brendon, Virginia, Rose, and Cecilia.
Meet the (*17*) Brigade from Annapolis. Mom Eileen and Daddy Tim met in downtown Annapolis and had been married a yr later. A yr after that, their first baby was born. They didn’t cease there. They now have 17 children. That’s a full NBA roster plus two further gamers.
The oldest is now 26. The youngest is nearly 3, and Mom is not even 50. This Georgetown educated and Loyola masters-earned mother says, “My vocation is to be a mother.”
She will get up each morning to work out. Then she serves extra at breakfast than the Iron Rooster. A instructor by career, Eileen begins homeschooling at 8 a.m. Class is over at 1 p.m., so sports activities can begin. Eileen coaches two squads.
Tim runs his personal federal contracting enterprise. His boys are following in his footsteps, going by means of the Naval Academy to serve our nation.
The (*17*) sit down for dinner collectively each evening. Laundry is completed each evening. Lunch is made for the subsequent day each evening. The entire band runs to Sam’s Club typically. Anyone who is aware of the (*17*) asks, “Will there be extra [kids]?” They yell in unison, “No!!!!!!!!!” each time.
