Happy Halloween!!

Happy Halloween Everyone!!! We were so excited to celebrate our second big holiday. This year we got to carve pumpkins with friends, and get together with some other adorable babies and have a photo shoot. They were all so cute and seemed to have fun in their costumes. We have an adorable Ballerina, one cute Frankenstein, and our own mister Zach as a happy jack-o-lantern. Now I get to start listening to Christmas songs and watching Christmas movies...don't tell Jesse!!

Bananas, Mush, and Peas

Zachie is now 4 months old!!! We went in just a week ago for a shot and he was weighed at 15 pounds 12 ounces and 25 inches long!
What a wonderful weekend we are in store for.  It is time for general conference again and we are so excited to share it with Zachie. We already have our traditions to introduce him to.  We love going to Donut Land, yes land not king, and buy a dozen donuts to enjoy with Great Gramma all weekend long.  We try to make conference the only time all year that we consume such large amounts of sugar and dough. I'm happy to report that we've done quite well this year, and haven't had any since last conference.
  Speaking of food, Zach has been such a enthusiastic eater...I think he gets that from his dad.  He loves rice cereal, unless it is cold then he gives you the most disgusted look and makes you wonder why you would ever eat anything but milk.  We gave him squash as his first veggie, it was a success but not as well liked as our second veggie...PEAS!! This boy loves peas.  He yells at you if you are too slow getting it into his mouth.  Once the bowl is empty he then proceeds to lick the tray clean.  Oh my goodness he has made us laugh.

I don't know what daddy did but Zach didn't like it.

We have also been delightfully surprised by Zach's newest skill.  He can now roll over.  For a while we would walk in when he would wake up and find him on his back.  Of course we would then get excited, clap and exclaim how good he did and he would look at us and just smile that big contagious smile.  Eventually he started rolling over in front of us.  I think he may have needed to get his confidence up before he decided to show us his new skill. He can only roll from front to back and only over his left side.  When he is on his back he loves to arch up and scoot himself over.  At night I frequently find him squished up against me even though he started out on the other side of the bed.    Going along with new skills Zach has found his giggle.  It is such a sweet sound, that takes some effort to get out.  He blesses us with his little giggle daily but to get that true belly jiggling laugh you have to put in a little work.  If you get that perfect spot on his belly you can hear one of the loudest and most joyous sounds.

  Just a few more highlights from the month.  Austin has been called to serve a mission in the Kentucky Louisville mission.  He leaves in a just a few days to serve the Lord for two years.  We are so proud of his decision and his worthiness to serve.  We were able to take a tiny road trip down the Seaside to hear his farewell talk. He is one of Zach's favorite people to snuggle with.  We were excited that we were able to spend this weekend with Austin before he leaves.
  Since it is the end of the month this may have more photos than are necessary but I hope they are enjoyed.