Happy Birthday to Mommy!

I had the most wonderful birthday yesterday. Both boys slept in and then I lounged around while Dan and Finn baked me a cake. After naps, we went to my mom's for a birthday party. Mom cooked a huge meal, and I am not sure if anyone enjoyed it more than Finn. Thanks to my family for a great 29th birthday! I can't wait to celebrate my 29th birthday next year too...and the year after...and the year after!

Lunch with Mary Agnes

We had lunch with Dan's Great Aunt Mary Agnes on Friday. The kids had ants in their pants. Hopefully Mary Agnes wasn't looking forward to a nice relaxing lunch!

Patrick's Baptism

Last week was a pretty crazy week for us. I started a new position at work, Dan had knee surgery and we had Patrick baptized. After the Baptism, we had about 50 O'Tooles/Zanghis over for dinner. Thanks to Shannon and Eric for being Patrick's godparents. We couldn't have picked two greater role models.

Creative World School Thanksgiving Dinner

Finn and Patrick's school put on a Thanksgiving dinner at our junior high school last week. Finn loved seeing all his friends and teachers. He had just seen them an hour before at school, but something about getting to play with all his buddies somewhere other than school was so exciting for him.

Surgery Aftermath

Dan is recovering from his surgery pretty well. Still swollen and a little painful, but he is doing his best to keep up with the boys and me.

Smiley!

Look who decided to smile for the camera tonight!!!

While Dad's Away

Dan (who, by the way, is having knee surgery on Tuesday!) went to Ohio State for the weekend. Even though the Hawks lost, it was still great game for him to go see. While he was gone, we had a lot of people to keep us company. Mom, Christine, Kurt, and Lance spent just about the whole weekend with us. We went to the park, mall, got Finn a haircut, and out to dinner. The mall would be the place where we picked up the giant Mickey Mouse. I know, I know, I am such a sucker. But how could I say no to Finn when he was walking around the store with Mickey telling him he loved him and that he was going to take him home?

Diet Update

Despite Dan's recent setback, we have still both made progress. Dan has lost 15 pounds so far and I have lost 20. Still seems like we have a long way to go, but my 3 mile runs are getting easier and Dan's work pants now come off without him unzipping them. In fact, this morning, he had to make a new notch in his belt.

Dan saw the orthopedic yesterday and he is going to have to schedule an MRI and will also have to wear an immobilizer for 6 weeks. He is pretty bummed because that is going to limit his physical activity. I guess he'll have to counter not working out with drinking less beer! Haha!