Zachary Goes West

...to Mimi & Grandad's in Arizona. On the flight there, he was a pretty good boy. He had a 10-minute break down, so Daddy took him to the bathroom and let him unroll the toilet paper for a half hour and walk up & down the aisle to entertain the other passengers. During our time at Mimi's, Zachary got to swim in the pool, nap outside, eat an ice cream sandwich (Daddy's favorite), and run around the house. It took Grandad just a couple days to realize that Zachary prefers the quieter version of his voice(!)....and after that, they had a good time throwing the ball, reading books, and playing with Zachary's stuffed cow (which Grandad first called a donkey)! The last picture is of Zachary on the flight back from Arizona. He was perfect! He fell asleep like this for the last half of the trip. We actually had to wake him up when we landed!

Who's your mommy?

Here are some pictures of Rebecca when she was Zach's age.

So handsome!

Little Helper

Zachary is very helpful in the kitchen. Whenever we're unloading the dishwasher, Zachary will take the silverware holder out and walk around with it for a little bit. It's also especially helpful when he takes the dishes (dirty OR clean) out of the dishwasher and puts them in his toy bucket. One day, I found my cell phone, a can of corn (from the pantry), a bag of coconut (from the refrigerator) and some spoons all in his toy bucket. Such a good helper!

Can it be?

Zachary has started hitting this Nerf ball with his little golf club. Todd & I are surprised that he is able to do this...but it's fun to watch!!

New Toy

Zachary loves his new pull toy. It's wooden & the colorful pieces spin when it rolls.

Zach got bit

Well, it happened. We were picking up Zachary from Sunday school and the preschool director took us aside to show us the 5-teeth bite mark on Zach's arm. Some little girl bit him! The nursery ladies were obviously very concerned for their "little cherub" (their nickname for Zachary...not a nickname we will ever use for him), but they said he didn't even wince. Todd & I tried to find the little culprit, but the search is still on for a Caucasian female, 9-14 months old with 3 top teeth and 2 bottom teeth.

Zachary meets Bella

Aunt Shell has a little schnauzer puppy named Bella. Zachary gets so excited when he sees the puppy!

Classic Todd

Todd: "Would we know by now if Zach is a midget?"
Rebecca: "What?"
Todd: "Well, if he's a midget, when will we know?"

Birthday Party

Zachary's birthday party was Saturday. Here are some pictures from the party.

Proud Grandparents

Zachary is blessed with wonderful grandparents -
Grandpa & Grammy, Grandad & Mimi.

Happy Easter!

Zachary enjoyed Easter Sunday with all of his grandparents and his Aunt Shell & Uncle Ryan. What a special day!

Birthday Boy

Happy 1st Birthday Zachary!

Today is Zachary's 1st birthday! This is a picture of him on the day he was born. I can't believe it's been a year.

"The Incident"

Yesterday, Todd took Zachary outside and he went running up the driveway full speed. He isn't great at walking where there is an incline, and he bit the dust...hitting his face on the cement.
You can barely see it, but there's a little mark on his forehead. (I should have taken a picture yesterday...I didn't know he has bionic skin that heals overnight.) I'm sure this is the first of many scrapes & bruises.

Messy Marvin

Recent after-dinner conversation-
Rebecca: "Hey, I need to do the dishes, would you get Zach cleaned up?"
Todd: "No, I'll do the dishes. He's too messy, I don't even know where to start."

Fun Day!

Uncle Jason came to visit for Daddy's birthday!