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.

February Check in #2

Ernie came home Friday afternoon after spending the night at the vet's on Thursday. He looks pretty rough. His whole leg is shaved along with a spot on his back for his Morphine patch and a spot on his front paw that was where his IV was put in. He's able to put some weight on it and even attempted some stairs (against doctor's orders). It will be a slow recovery, but it will be worth it to see him swim and run this summer.

February Check In

Let's see. What is new with the O'Hanlons? Not much really. We're just back to our daily grind.

Liam is enjoying the preschool room at daycare. During our car ride home, he tells me what he's learned that day. There's usually some singing too. He's just learned Little Bunny Foo Foo. When I called on my way home from class Tuesday night, he answered the phone and started singing.

Maureen is growing like a weed. We just introduced her to the doorway bouncer. She loves the standing one at daycare, so we decided to get ours out. She loves being in it. She's also creeping all over the place. She doesn't go forward yet, but will go backward and turn around. It's only a matter of time and then we'll really need to keep an eye on what toys Liam has out. She loves to stick things in her mouth.

Ernie is ready for the warm weather. He likes to stay outside when it's time to go out. His knee has been bothering him a lot, but he'll be on the mend soon. His ACL repair is scheduled for this week. Hopefully he'll be as good as new afterwards.

December/January

Well, it looks like this will be monthly updates since I'm so bad at updating this site. We had a nice Christmas. It was fun watching Liam this year. He really enjoyed ripping into presents this year. But I think he enjoyed spending the time with family almost as much as he did the presents. Every morning, he asks me who he's going to see that day. Isn't mom enough??

Maureen had the typical Christmas for a 6-month old. She enjoyed the snuggles from everyone more than the great presents she got.

It was nice to have the time off. It's hard to believe that break is almost over and it will be back to the grind. I think Liam will be ready to go back to daycare though. He's talks about his friends a lot. We're guesssing that he's going to be a social butterfly like his dad.

Where did the time go?

So, I'm sitting in class totally unfocused and I was looking at these pictures. When did Liam turn into a little boy? I can't believe how time flies! Now if only he'd use the potty without being told!

Maureen is such a charmer. There's nothing like her smile, which she is more than willing to show anyone!

A month later . . .

Well, a little update on the O'Hanlons:

Nothing new!

We've just been hanging out and what not. Nothing exciting. Halloween has come and gone. This was a fun year for Liam. He got to trick-or-treat with Noah Smith in the old neighborhood. Maureen hung out with me at home. We answered the door to less than a dozen kids. I'm sure as the neighborhood fills in, we'll get more kids. We had a ton of candy left over:(

We've been enjoying the new "man cave." Surprisingly, the boys were in decent spirits after the Oklahoma game. It might have been the Guitar Hero that cheered them up. I definitely need more practice. I was terrible at the game!