Rows and Rows of Tulips!

Absolutely Beautiful! Yesterday, Nicole, Anna, Zachie and I went to the Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival.  It was a great day.  The sun came out when we got there and the day just kept getting better and better.  The babies got nice and muddy as did we (but they had extra clothes unlike us).

At one point, the babies weren't too happy about sitting in the mud (humm imagine that) but trusty Quaker rice snacks appear and all is well once again.  Anna is the ultimate food thief. She is so cute to watch.  If your food is in reach and you aren't eating it, well, she may just sneak in a relieve you of your tasty treat. 

The goofy duo!!

Here are just a few of my favorite photos from the day...

The Childrens Museum

We had so much fun at the childrens museum last month. Their new exhibit is Curious George right now and Zachie thought he was pretty exciting. We go to take Anna and Nicole with us too. It was later at night but the babies had a lot of fun looking at all the crazy things at the museum. They even got to go to their first concert, otherwise known as two guys singing songs about the alphabet but it was fun.

 This is the baby room. Zachie loves playing in the little puddles on this table. Looks like Anna was liking it too!

 This was part of the Curious George exhibit. This kid just loves opening and closing doors. I'm so glad our cupboards don't have handles or we would have a lot of trouble with finger smashing.

 Anna looks so cute! She was having fun looking at the mirror on the flower table. I didn't get a picture of it but there is a big aquarium in this room that these two couldn't keep their eyes or hands off of. The fish were pretty colors and one fish provoked a lot of second glances, he was bent in the middle and therefore couldn't swim the way a fish generally swims. It was one of the strangest sights of the night.

 Zach and Mister George

Red, White and Pink!!

Splish Splash!

Zach had his first official big boy bath today! He's never really taken a bath before.  We have always taken him in the shower...which he thoroughly enjoys.  The first time we tried to put his naked little tush in the bathtub, it sounded like we were torturing him.  So we swore off any further bath adventures.  I don't know what was in the air today or why we decided to take another crack at the ol' bathtub but Zach had a blast.  He splashed and tried to eat everything, he found the drain and the little metal circle thingy under the faucet.  He prefers to sit close to the faucet and play with the water as it comes down.  Jesse and I both have just wonderful experiences from our childhood bath days..ha.  Zach seems to love them...unlike his mommy, and is a bit more cautious...unlike his daddy.  I still think we'll take him in the shower most often but the occasional bath will at least be lots of fun (but, too much work!)

                                                     

                                                         There were too many great pictures! 

Smiles?

So, I never would have thought that catching Zach smiling on camera would be so difficult.  All this little guy does is smile!  Well I now know better.  The instant Zach spots the camera his face is wiped clean of all expression.  He stares in wonder with mouth hanging wide open allowing a few choice drops of drool to roll out (which is adorable but you can only have so many pictures of that!). I've tried hiding the camera and popping up at that smiley moment, having someone else take the picture while I attempt to get him to smile, waited several minutes to try and familiarize him with the camera... nothing works.  I don't think I have a really good smiley picture of this little mister.  Maybe one day the stars will align and Zach will get over his fascination with the camera. Until then I thought I'd try and find the best smiley pictures we have over the past 5 months, these are my favorite...

May

June

July

July

July

August

September

September

October

October

October

And the most recent...November

November

I Can Move!!!

So, Zach hasn't really been much of an on the floor kind of mover.  He isn't really interested in rolling over and  hasn't always liked being on his tummy or his back...well until  he found his toes.  He has always liked walking around or hopping a lot more.  This week he has branched out and decided he likes the floor.  He isn't exactly crawling but he sure is trying.  He is more of a diver or he may be trying his hand at some yoga we aren't sure yet, but it has been a lot of fun to watch him move all over the living room.  Here is a glimpse into the dare devil ways of mister Zach! (Don't mind Jesse in the background.  He is studying for his exam tomorrow, wish him luck!!! If you get the question right you earn 10 brownie points or 10 brownies which ever you prefer.)

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!!