I took the train up to Chicago and the Metra up to Harvard this weekend to hang out at the lake house for Paddy's 1st birthday. The party was baseball themed, with White Sox and Brewers paraphernalia and baseball music. All of Paddy's cousins were there, as were his aunts, uncles, parents and grandparents, plus me and the Zapatas.
Aunt Sue, Kate, Paddy and I survived some intermittent loss of power to the lake house on Friday, and were relieved when it came back on just in time to keep us from changing the party venue. It threatened to rain around noon on Saturday, but once everyone started to arrive, the sun came out and the fun began!
The party was great, and involved only one minor incident. Later that night, the microwave, on its last leg, decided to take a hostage: Patrick's after-dinner brat. This led to much hysterics and Aunt Sue wielding a pipe wrench. For a photographic account of these events, visit my flickr page.
Thanks to Kate and Aunt Sue for hosting the party and also to Matt and Teresa for letting me stay with them on Thursday night and showing me a good time downtown on Sunday afternoon before taking me to the train station!
