Tuesday, June 10, 2008

this sums up our day yesterday


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Saturday, June 7, 2008

Zach and Diego being dogs :)

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Zach looks so big in this picture. He was all ready for bed in his jammies streached out on my bed. We spend the last few minutes of the day cuddling on my bed before he goes to sleep. He's such a sweet boy!

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Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Kaylie sportin' Zach's sunglasses at church on Sunday.

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Lilia on Sunday making a cute face.

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Presidential limo

Zach went with Papa today to a retirement party at the airport firestation. If you didnt know, today President Bush was a in AZ (I think Mesa) and Zach and Papa got to see his limo! They were able to take this picture infront of it. How exciting to see something so important so upclose. Not too many people get to be this close to the limo!
limo at airport

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Friday, May 16, 2008

D-backs Game

We went to the Dbacks game last nite..here are some pics...
We met at my dad's fire station. This will probably be the last picture we take as a family in front of a truck :(
Zach watching the game.
Kristy and I
Cracking peanuts

This is Eric Byrnes (well a huge poster of him). My dad says Zach runs like him. He has a Byrnes t-shirt that he loves to wear.


They have a really cool play ground and Zach loves going down the slides.


There's also a mini field there that kids can play on. Zach was so excited to run the bases. I'll post a video of him later running the bases! Zach being an "outfielder".


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Liz (or "Miss Wiz") and her mom were at the game also, 2 sections over (not planned). Zach was a "Zach Pack" (we call piggy back rides that...kinda like a back pack).


Praying that the Rockies don't hit a homer!


Enjoying a Diamond Dog.


Whistling with Papa.


Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Binkie Update

Well, day 2 was perfect. He didnt have a nap because we were running some errands and then it was too late, so when he went to bed, he was EXHAUSTED. He didnt even mention Binkie!!

Set back happened today when he found one!!! I'm not sure where it came from, I'm sure he's got them hiding all over the place, but we'll see how nap goes today, when he "remembers" that he "found" a binkie. eek. I'm a little afraid, but I'm going to stick to my guns!!! NO BINKIE!!!

Wish me luck on that ;-)

Monday, May 12, 2008

Bye Bye Binkie!

Well, its time. Zach turns 3 1/2 on Monday, and its time to give it up. Granted, he only uses it at nap/bed time...and of course he doesn't want to give it up! But we decided that on Saturday we will have a Bye-Bye Binkie Pirate party. If you have read any of Zach's doings, you know he loves dressing up like a pirate, so what an appropriate theme to have the party in.

So, last nite, after Church I misplaced his binkie. And I told him I lost it. Well, I did. I still don't know what happened to it, but it seems to be working! We weren't going to do it until Saturday, but this worked out great! I told him that his binkie is lost and that he's a big boy now. He doesn't need it.

Last nite was a little rough. Nap time today was a bit rough, too. So far (he's been in bed 1/2 hour), he's not made a fuss, we had a talk about it, saying that he was going to be a big boy and have a good nite sleep.

So..here's to a binkie free life....I hope it continues to go this smoothly!!!!

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Swimming....brrr

The boys attempted again to go swimming. Its not a big pool, but it sure doesnt get that warm. We havent had many "hot" days yet, so it hasnt had a chance to warm up!!! BRRR....

 

 

 

 
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Friday, May 9, 2008

Icecream

If you know anything about Zach, you know he LOVES icecream. ALOT. We went to Dairy Queen after Ashley's Talent Show tonite. (The pics didnt turn out very well :( too far away...shucks) Here he is enjoying the treat!

 

 
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Busy Bodies

Today I actually took some pictures of Busy Bodies! We go every Friday and its tons of fun. There are a couple of other kiddos from Church that go with us too!

 

 

 

 
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Thursday, May 8, 2008

Cuteness

Here are some cute pics from today.

 

 
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Monday, May 5, 2008

The Bank

Believe it or not...one of the most favorite things Zach likes to do is go to the bank...this is why!

Saturday, May 3, 2008

Fuzzy Yittle Catapiller

This is such a sweet song that the kids sing in Bible Class. I absolutely LOVE it! Zach has been singing this song non-stop lately and I caught it on video :-)

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Friday, May 2, 2008

Snoopy

Tonite, we went to Stephanie W from Church's play about Snoopy. Zach loved watching it... He did good! He got to meet Snoopy after and get his picture taken with him. He wanted sooo bad to go up on stage, so he got to follow Alex up for a few minutes!

 

 

 
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Thursday, May 1, 2008

Let Sleeping Babies Lie...

I take pictures of the boys quite often...but no other picture is as sweet as these diva poses in their sleep. What cute sleepers. This was on the same day at the same time. Its almost like they are posing.


Thursday, April 24, 2008

Swimming....

We attempted to go swimming tonite. The pool is only about 6 feet by 10 feet, but its cooooooold! Zach INSITED on going. And..he didnt want to get out! Poor thing was ICE cold!!

 

 

 
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Zach and Kaylie



This isnt a recent pic. It was taken back on December 10th. But, its one of my favorite of Zach and Kaylie together. They are such great pals. I smile when I look at this pic :-)
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Zach meets Lilia


Zach got to do a quick meet and greet with Lilia yesterday. He was excited to meet Kaylie's baby sister!

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

12 things about Lilia

One of my best friends had a baby yesterday. I got to go hold her and love on her for a few hours last nite. Here are 12 things about her!

1. She's precious
2. She makes crazy, serious faces
3. She's almost 3lbs larger than Kaylie when she was born
4. She eats...alot.
5. She's strong. She flipped her feet out of my hads 2 times when her diaper was being changed.
6. She's got the coolest hair.
7. She's got looong finger
8. She's got a sister who adores her (now LOL).
9. She's not as chunky as I expected. She's LONG, too!
10. She's fun to look at while holding her.
11. She's got a trooper of a mom.
12. She's got great parents who will love her (and and aunt Jen who will love her too!!!)

Here are a few pics from yesterday! Enjoy! Babies are such a blessing!!!




Saturday, April 19, 2008

A real pirate!

My sister bought this costume for Zach. He wnt to her house tonite and this is the pic she sent me. Notice the earring! I guess if he gets his ear pierced, I can blame it on her!!

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Cover your mouth!

*cough* Diego (the dog) coughs.
Zach: Diego, cover your mouth!
Mommy: Sweetie, Diego is a dog, he doesn't know how to cover his mouth.
Zach: Yes, he does, he as to cover his mouth.
Mommy: Well, dogs don't understand how to.
Zach: Yes, he does! He has to take his leg and put it over his mouth.
Mommy: Okay.

By the way, he also tells me (or anyone) that coughs with out covering their mouth (or even if they do in the other room and he can't see it) to cover their mouth. I guess all that reinforcement is "helping"?

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Poor Baby!

Yestday, my dad took Zach hiking. He loved it! He had a lot of fun going up the mountain. I'm not sure how, but my dad carried him in a kid back pack up (my dad turns 60 in a few months!!) the montain. Then Zach walked down! It was a paved one, granted, but still! Zach is 30 pounds!

Anyhow, after he ate lunch, he complained that his tummy wasnt feeling well. He took his nap and when they were on the way to bring him back, the poor little guy threw up 2 times, once Bath and Body Works and then a 2nd time in the car! He threw up 3 more times before bed, then once in the middle of the nite (he found his water, and drank too much).

Today, he's been so much better! No throwing up and he's been in a much better mood! Poor thing, though! He's never really threw up before! This on the heals of a family at church having the Rotovirus. I was soooo scared he got it!! If you don't know... Rotovirus is a horribly contagious, horribly awful virus that kids under 5 get. There is lots of throwing up and diahreah and it comes out both ends at the same time. Very messy, and last for up to 10 days...it can "go away" and then come back with no warning a week later! SO, you can see why I was afraid for him to have this horrible virus!!!

So, we were blessed with being passed over...I'm so glad. Hopefully tonite, we will get better sleep!!!

Monday, April 14, 2008

School!

Today, we started "school". Zach is a sponge and love to go to Bible class. He always talks about it being "school". So, in keeping with my post below about spending time with your kiddos, I decided that it was a good thing to start. My goal is 1/2 hour a day. Zach's goal seems to be all day LOL. He loved it! I'm sure that with a few "lessons" he'll get tired and it wont be as much fun. His favorite thing, cutting with scissors. I think he now associates "school" with cutting. And I do have to say that in 1 day, he has learned how to hold the scissors properly and he's figuring out how to use that motor skill for opening and closing. I didn't realize how hard it is to use scissors for a kid!!

Jay is also participating, altho most of his lessons involve coloring and picking up Zach's cutting scraps (I didn't make him..he decided that was the most fun thing to do!!)

I am using the letter of the week program. Its slow and steady. I think that a 2 and 3 year old will do fine with it. This week, we're learning about cows, calfs, the letter A, the number 1 and the shape square. Each day you add a bit. Since we had 3 1/2 hour sessions today, we did cows/calfs and the letter A. Here are a few pictures of our "first day of school".

oh..p.s. I let him cut as many tiny pieces of paper as he wanted. I sat there for like a half hour one time.

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