Zach rode the Carousel at the Mall of Georgia!

Zach and his grandfather, Bop Bop, rode the train at the Mall of GA:

Zach does an arm cross!

Zach had his first encounter with a lemon!

Zach now has a teepee tent in his bedroom. Here is some video of him showing it off:

Zachary and I have had a standing "pool date" with friends of ours. And, Zach has taken to Miranda, his first girlfriend. The age difference will keep them apart. But, every Friday for the last three weeks he has had his own little love affair! His girlfriend taught him how to thumbs up!

And, his girlfriends brother, Devon, is loads of fun too!! Zachary looks forward to playing with him every week!

I don't know who enjoys the pool more- me or Zachary!?! I so enjoy having my friends Monica and Tricia over sunning and having adult conversation while their children entertain & love on Zachary! It's heartwarming for me to watch!








Zachary and I went to visit Bop-bop while Nonnie was in CO. I got another mini camera lesson from Bop-bop. I just wish I had a memory with better recall! We walked down to the lake to look for ducks but ended up finding turtles!! Zachary had a blast throwing bread out to the turtles (and minnows). I'd love to know what he was thinking when all these turtles were coming from no where to indulge in our Pep ridge Farm delicacies. There were two turtles who were not aging well and had certainly been around for some time. They scared me with their unsightly growths & pointy noses!

Last but not least, Matt experienced his first Father's Day this past weekend. And, he says it was a day he can't wait to celebrate next year :) We took some pictures to commemorate this very special day.

Guess who had his first taste of a chocolate, in the form of a brownie?

At last nights card class, Hostess Patti (HEY!!) served up my favorite chocolate covered brownies and she sent me home with some to share. Here's the proof that the brownies did infact make it home...

There's one left on the plate and I think Matt & Zach are going to have to thumb wrestle for it :)) Watch the "NO, I do not like" video below this post... Zachary has a new favorite word-- "NO". Poppi and I tested out his new word on a few of Zach's favorite things.

Here is a short excerpt from the conversation:
Poppi, "Zach, do you like to swing & slide??"
Zach, "NO!"

Mommy, "Zach, do you like bananas?"
Zach, "NO!"

Poppi, "Zach, do you like to ride in your cozy coup car?"
Zach, "NO!"

Mommy, "Zach, do you like watching Elmo & Fresh Beats?"
Zach, pauses to think then nods his head yes but clearly says "NO!"

Zach's favorite word these days is "No!" No is his answer to everything...LOL

Zach goes up and over at the Doctor's Office!



And then impersonates a frog!

Zach going bananas on his toy piano/xylophone hybrid thing

The Further Adventures of the Z-Man!

The Case of the Blue Balloon: Part 1:



And Part 2:

Hello again! We have had quite a few posts today (this is our 4th) so we hope you will scroll down and not miss a beat :) All the below pictures were taken with my cell phone so forgive the poor pic quality. I really need to get better and remembering to bring a quality camera but it's not easy getting out the door with all the accouterments Zachary already requires.

Today Zachary and I went to visit Poppi (Matt's Father Ed). We had a fun afternoon riding in his favorite toy car, then lunch at McDonald's.

Zach enjoyed one of his favorite snacks, a banana, while sitting in his Great GrandFather Ole' Buddies childhood high chair! What an honor!!

At McDonald's Playground, Poppi assisted Zach up and down, repeat and over and over- It's slide time! WEEEE!!!!


Yes, Zach's favorite car goes anywhere important with us! Zach has racked up quite the mileage on it's pedometer!
Again, Below this post are several video's of our adventures today.
Thanks for visiting our blog!!

Here is another shot of the Z-Man in his new car:


and Zach has a need for speed!:


And Zach Gets His Dance on! Part 1 and 2:

We bought Zach a new chair for sitting in the living room. Apparently he really likes it!

Zach was only able to get a power nap yesterday before we were rushing him all over town for his Dr visit. He cried for 30 minute over being woken up after just laying down. Then Zach gained the energy reminiscent of my childhood hamster running on his wheel- boundless energy until he crashed later in his red chair. Luckily my camera phone captured several of his exuberant outbursts.

This is the very moment Zach broke the sound barrier (with a shrill) in the Dr. office waiting room.
His Daddy responded by saying, "Zach, zip it". And, Zach responded by Zipping his lips! Despite the blurry photo, Mommy is very pleased to have this one on film!

Now in the patient room, waiting for the Dr. Zach finds the star glasses his Cousins Caroline & Maggie gave to him.
Finally home, crashing in front of the tv (watching "Fresh Beats") I noticed he was finally relaxed and looking sleepy. so, I asked him--- "Zach, do you like your new red chair?" he slowly looks at me and responds, "Yes, I do" OMG! He totally responded to me for the fist time with a "sentence"...wondering if I misunderstood, or was I the one in a dream state??? Matt came into the room and I explained what I swear just took place. We conjured up to trick him into doing it again, but only until I had my video camera ready. We will post the proof later!
It is amazing that after a very eventful, exhausting day for all of us, two little words from our beautiful son can light up our hearts & help us feel like we must be doing something right!