Long time, not much new

It's been a long time since I've been on here!

There isn't much new to report. Sean is still working at Pinnacle Bank. I'm still teaching math at PLHS and taking classes. Liam and Maureen are still entertaining us everyday. It's fun watching them interact. Maureen is turning into quite the drama queen. She and Liam will decide that they have to have the toy that the other was playing with, even if it is something they haven't played with for awhile.

Liam still loves sharks. He talks about them nonstop! He sleeps with 3 of them.

Maureen is obsessed with Green Eggs and Ham. Everytime I turn around, she's got the book in her hands.

Ernie is doing well. His knee bothers him some, but he won't turn down a walk!

I'll try to not wait so long next time.

Winding Down

I can't believe that the summer is so close to being over. There is really only one more week of complete freedom. Oh well - back to reality and a schedule!

Liam has been talking about his friends at daycare. I think he'll be excited to see them. I'm not sure how Maureen will handle the transition. She'll probably be excited to have new toys to play with.

We haven't done too much this summer. Maureen has started climbing the stairs so we end up playing in her room at times. Liam decided that the rocker was his boat and he was driving it in this picture.

We took several trips to the zoo. Liam loves the aquarium. We could stay in there and look at sharks for hours!

For Grandpa Al!

Grandpa Al was home this past weekend so we spent some time hanging out with him and Grandma Sue at the lake.

Grandpa has taught Liam how to ride the wave into the shore.

Maureen is still a little tentative in the water. Although the water wasn't too cold, she still needed a little coaxing!

July

Here's what's going on with the O'Hanlons:



Sean: Ran another half marathon on 4th of July and somehow got up on water skis on the first try? My legs would have been like jello! He's preparing for his next half marathon in Chicago in a few weeks.



Me: Had my final procedure for the whole gallbladder mess. The first one that was done back in May removed a stone that was stuck and placed a stint to prevent others from getting stuck. That was removed Monday. All went well and I feel good as new.



Liam: Boy is he a handful! He's full of energy so I've been trying to keep him busy. We went to Fremont Lakes to swim yesterday and the zoo today. We didn't get to stay long since it was so rainy.



Maureen: Turned 1 on Father's Day. She was not a fan of the cake. Much to Ernie's delight, she dumped the cake part on the floor and cried when she noticed the frosting all over her hands.
She's crawling around, but has not taken any steps yet. She does walk around furniture, but nothing unassisted. She needs to get going to catch up with that crazy brother!

This was the day of Maureen's party.

Ernie: And finally, the dog! Ernie had ACL surgery on his other knee about 3 weeks ago. This recovery hasn't been as smooth. I'll spare the gory details, but he's wearing a cone and hates it. It isn't stopping him from getting the food that the kids drop on the floor though!

May/June

Well, I'm a little late. Some of you may know that May was a disasterous month in the O'Hanlon house. I went to the ER with self-diagnosed gall bladder problems. As it turned out, I was correct. Long story, short: I ended up with a bad case of Pancreatitis and spent 2 weeks (3 of those days in ICU) in the hospital. I missed a total of 3 weeks of school.

I'm on the mend now. I will be having surgery to remove my gall bladder in 2 weeks and all should be good. I hope:)

Sean kicked into single dad mode and with the help of family and friends, the kids survived.

We've been enjoying our summer. We've taking trips to the park and today went to Boingz. If you haven't heard of it, it's a facility with bounce houses and giant slides. Liam had a blast. I should have taken a camera:(

Hopefully the weather will get nice soon and we can make some trips to the splash parks and pool. I suppose I better find a swimsuit - YIKES!

We've been bad about taking pictures, so I don't have any for this update:( I'll try to be better for the next check in.

April

Where has the time gone? The weeks of school are getting fewer and fewer. It will be nice to spend time playing with the kids, instead of grading tests, planning lessons, etc.

Liam continues to keep us on his toes. He's anxious for the weather to stay nice so we can play outside. We took advantage of the few nice days to draw on the driveway and take a few walks.

Maureen is a crazy girl. She does not like to sit still. We really have to watch which toys are out because she gets in to everything.

We decided to use the dining room as a play room. These pics were taken on one of the rare days where most of the toys were in the tubs. Usually they are all over the place. Even Ernie likes to get in on the action!

March

Since it has been almost a month, I better update what has been going on with the O'Hanlon's.

Our first child, Ernie, is recovering from his knee surgery. He's given us a scare a few times by walking on three legs again. This time, it's his "good" knee that he's not putting weight on. We're really hoping that we're not in for another surgery.

Liam is finishing up swim lessons. He enjoys them a lot, but isn't the best listener. He has a hard time waiting for his turn.

Maureen finally has teeth! Just two, but she's awfully cute with them. Her stomach issues seem to be getting a little better. It will be nice when she doesn't have to have a bib on.

She is motoring all over the place. We have to keep an eye on her since she tends to find Liam's toys and everything goes right to her mouth!

I'd love to post pics, but this computer doesn't have the slot for my camera card, so I'll have to do it once I've moved pics to my flash drive.