Reading is Fun

Hi Folks -

One of Zachary's favorite activities is to read. Usually he prefers us to read to him, but this book that Uncle Jeff bought him is his favorite one to read to us! This book is "The Very Busy Spider" by Eric Carle.

Enjoy!

Love to all!

Next season on American Idol...

Enjoy this video of Zachary singing his little heart out!

Love to all!

Quality time with Family and Friends!

Hi Folks!

We hope all the mothers out there had a SPECTACULAR mother's day. I sure did! Now that we have given out mother's day gifts to the grandmothers, we can share the pictures of what we did when Uncle Jeff, Auntie Rachel, Avie and Gamma came to town! These are only a few of the 750 pictures that Uncle Jeff took with his fancy camera. Enjoy!!

Mommy and Zachary enjoying our backyard slide.

Avie doing an awesome job helping
Gamma make deviled eggs.

Zachary was very curious about
EVERYTHING Avie did!

Enjoying the carousel at the Kemah Boardwalk

One of 10 pictures Uncle Jeff took trying to
get the three of them to look up and
smile at the same time...it never happened!

Zachary's favorite way to slide!

Eating at our tea party!

Avie at one of the three petting zoos we
visited during their week-long stay.

Zachary didn't take many naps
while our family was here...
if he did get one, this is how he took them.

Uncle Jeff being flirted with by an ostrich
at the Bayou Wildlife Park

Feeding camels with Auntie Rachel...
note Zachary's new discovery, his tongue!

Feeding some sort of animal with Auntie Rachel.

Zachary is such a deer!

On a fort at Old McDonald's Farm.

See? This really is Zachary's preferred method of sliding.

While Brinson has her on way of sliding!

And Avie chooses to slide down
monstrous sand piles!

Pony rides!

Zachary enjoyed his too!

Brinson waiting patiently
with her Daddy for her pony ride.

A good sized horse for Zachary!

We had so much fun with Uncle Jeff, Auntie Rachel, Avie, Gamma and are glad that they got to meet our dear friends (family) the Zaldivars! We are ready for next year's spring break so we can do it all over again!

Love to all!

The big 2-0 (pounds that is)...

Hi folks!

We're so sorry we haven't posted in awhile, but it has been such a busy time! Uncle Jeff, Auntie Rachel, Avie and Gamma Marla came for a long visit, Mommy went to a paralegal association convention in Beaumont, TX, Mommy and Daddy helped volunteer at the MS-150, plus Zachary's weekly gym class at The Little Gym, work for Mommy and Daddy and lots of work around the house and that is just in the last three weeks!

Our huge news is that Zachary is now OVER 20 pounds! Most kiddos hit 20 pounds around their first birthday or thereabouts, but Zachary is two years old and now that he is 20 pounds, he can can have a big-boy car seat and face forward so he can see where we are going. Here's a picture of his new car seat and him enjoying his favorite snack "Pirate's Booty."

Zachary has decided that he is too big for his high chair so here he is enjoying his lunch in his big-boy booster seat. Eating is harder for Mommy and Daddy to control, but Zachary seems to be eating more (hence the weight gain) so we are all for it! Notice we have two pictures of him eating, definitely a good sign!

Our big boy has also requested a "potty." We went to Target and he picked out a froggy potty but he thinks it is much more fun to put his rubber ducky in it than sit on it. He also likes to drag it around the house. So we are not working on potty training yet. We have time for that. We'll keep you posted.

Mommy and Daddy decided to plant new flowers in the front yard and Zachary was thrilled! He got out his beach shovel and bucket and helped! His favorite spot to help was in the holes where we pulled out the old plants (which were transplanted into the backyard). He's such a good helper!

He's getting so big! This is a picture of him running up and down the driveway, sporting one of his two favorite pairs of shoes...flip flops! His other favorite pair of shoes are a pair of red Mickey Mouse Crocs that Gamma Marla brought him.

As you can see we now have a big boy in our house. He is doing awesome! He loves to sing, play with Mickey Mouse and Little Einstein toys that Avie handed down to him and he likes to color, count, read, do puzzles and play outside. He has an active imagination and is also now saying phrases. Our favorite is when he says "I love you" and "bless you" and we laugh when he says "totally awesome!" Mommy and Daddy are so proud of him!

Love to all!

Zachary and Aveline

Hi Folks!

Aveline (and her family) are in town and
Zachary and Avie are loving having each other to play with.
Many more pictures to come!


Avie pushing Zachary in his stroller.

Reading our good night time books.
Love to all!