Ohh The bouncing!

What fun we have been having in the Smith home this month.  Tracie Day brought over the amazing jumperoo.  It took a few tries but Zach has embraced the swinging, jumping, dancing and circular walking he can perform once inside.  The funniest thing is when it is time to get out, he seems to think he is still in it and tries to hop everywhere instead of his usual walking self.  He likes to pick his feet up when he is in it and just swing for a minute and he tries this when we're playing on the floor too. Overall, new favorite toy.  However, we cannot forget the incredibly entertaining Exersaucer.  We don't let him get in this one as often for a few reasons. Mostly because he had some kind of disagreement with the teeter tautering pandas... yes the same pandas I once raved about... and he is showing signs of dislike toward the bird too!  We think this is because he just can't seem to yank them off of the Exersaucer and fully immerse them in his mouth. So, last night we were at Target and found the Giraffe that he so lovingly gnaws on free from the Exersaucer.  He loves it; it looks just like the one on the Exersaucer but is a nice free rattle that he can get a really good grip on.

 
 Unfortunately, Zach had a small cold again.  I don't know what happens to this kid but his nose just gets attacked.  Then he has a mucus fest to rival anyone with allergies.   He is good now but his sleeping patterns are all off, arrgh!  He got used to sleeping on me and won't sleep for even five minutes on his own.  I am trying to slowly wean him off of this but it isn't always successful.  However, he is sleeping quite soundly on his back in his crib right now... yeah SHOCKER I know.  It is like 5:00 in the morning though so this could be the cause of the blissful sleep.

 

  So last weekend we got to go to the Andaluz potluck.  It was so much fun and there were like a billion babies!!
Zach's reaction when a baby is close to him is to get really excited, jump up and down and flap his arms, in turn whacking the adjacent baby.  That should be interesting in the months to come. We saw Tracy, Dana, Jessica, and Amber which was wonderful.  They are so amazing, it was nice to see them again. We didn't get a picture of Tracy or Dana but this is Jessica and Amber, who are the apprentices we had during pregnancy.  They are both done with their apprenticeship and are leaving to set out on their own.  It will be sad not to see them anymore but we're happy for them.  The potluck was held at Hoyt Arboretum.  We had never been here and thus walked all over the park before we discovered we had parked right around the corner to the picnic area and had thus ensured a wonderful sheen of sweat covered our faces before we arrived.  There was some wonderfully tasty food!  Jesse missed the salmon because he had to use the restroom, by the time we came back it was gone!  I've got to make salmon for the poor guy. They also had this great band that was a lot of bongos and giant xylophones.  Zach danced and jumped around and was really just entranced by the music.  It set such a  friendly mellow mood it was really nice.

   Well those are our fun adventures for the past few weeks.  We are starting the food adventure today, woo hoo!!! Zach has been eyeing our food and making lip smacking noises for a few weeks now, so it is time that we try some rice cereal, yum!

As us grown ups like to watch
movies when we are sick...so
does mister Zachary.

Happy National Grandparents Day!!

We wanted to wish all the grammas, grampas, papas, and greats a happy day.  This is your day to enjoy those little chubby faces that laugh at you and deposit the occasional drool on the shoulder.  We love you and all you do!

Our First Year

Happy Anniversary!

The Handsome Boys

Wow, it has already been a  year of marriage.  It has gone so fast.  That could be because we were so distracted with the pregnancy and now a sweet baby boy.  We have grown so much together this past year.  We are so grateful for the comfort we feel each day.  We live in a cozy apartment, have made some wonderful friends, and have always had enough.  As long as we live the commandments we know that we can prosper.  That knowledge is so reassuring, and has been proven over and over this past year.

    Our plan is and has always been to return to the temple each year on our anniversary.  However, that wasn't possible this year at least for another month or so.  Instead, we were able to go to a bed and breakfast for the night with Zachie.  We had so much fun.  The B&B was in historic Camas Washington.  We went for a long walk, weaving through the streets while Zach slept in his daddy's arms.  There was a yummy breakfast in the morning and just some good old fashion relaxation.  It was just fun to go somewhere, even if it was only for a night. We were also sweetly surprised by our wedding cake top and some of those delicious cookies from our wedding, thanks to Gramma Moore. Oh Banana Cake how we missed you!!!

Yes, it is smudged on top...Jesse.

Mommy and Zach hanging out on the cozy bed

Daddy and Zach having some fun

Daddy trying to mail you..wierdo!

Going for a walk

Around 4 in the morning when Zach decided to wake up