Lately Lori has been keeping me up to date almost daily with pictures of of our little man. Can't beat a little sprinkler action on a 90 degree day! :)
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Duplos!
Zay's new favorite toy...duplos! Zay's cousin, Wyatt was generous to pass along his "baby toys"! Note to self...watch your step when walking in our living room!
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Campfire complete with marshmallows!
There is only a little phe in marshmallows, so tonight we enjoyed a campfire complete with marshmallows!
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Today's Outfits!
Today at work I received the following picture from Zay's babysitter, Lori. Along with this explanation (from Zay)..."Thanks for sending my sweatshirt to daycare Mom...look what Lori has done to me"
I have a million excuses as to why Zay didn't have a sweatshirt with him today, but to my defense - I at least had pants on the little man! And I'm grateful that he still got to go outside with the other kids...even if it was in a pink and purple sweatshirt! Besides - he's man enough to pull it off! :)
Then...tonight, Zay is across the room from Shane and I playing with his toys. He stands up and I see something wet on his bottom. I look at Shane and ask...what did Zay sit in? We both look a little closer - it's on both sides of his underwear-diaper line. Yep...a blowout! Haven't had one of those in a long time! So...dad picks out his camouflage pants to replace the soiled mess. So...he's fashion statement turned from the above picture...to this picture! Don't miss the armband - it really finishes off the outfit!
Cinnamon Rolls
It's been awhile since I've posted a food update...well, that's probably because our precious little boy has become quite the picky eater. BUT, I guess it's probably not your typical picky eater, because he still eats broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, asparagus, apples, bananas, strawberries...so LOTS of fruits and veggies. However, we've gotten into a rut of main dishes. Basically Zay likes to eat broccoli casserole or his lo protein macaroni and cheese. Sometimes we can slip in a grilled cheese and he will accept it, but it's on his terms.
Recently, I attempted to make cinnamon rolls for a special breakfast for Zay. Like I expected he liked these for a couple days...now they will sit in the freezer until he decides he likes them again!
LRZ
Leyton...Riley...Zay
I think I've posted some pictures of Zay and the Duncan twins before...but we've got some more cute ones! These little guys just turned a year old yesterday!
Zay...trying to help his friends out!
Zay showing Leyton and Riley new ways to play!
Remember when these three looked like this!?!? Wow!!
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Just don't tell his dad...
Sometimes it requires some sophisticated strategies in order to carve out time for mommy to get ready in the mornings...
So, this is how Zay is entertained sometimes...just don't tell his dad he's holding a makeup brush and foundation! :)
Friday, June 17, 2011
Mopping
My little guy is so helpful! We've had some house showings lately, so we have a routine of mopping the floor often. Zay loves to help...and when he's this cute I can't help but grab the camera!
Thursday, June 16, 2011
From This to This...
Happy 18 months to our favorite little man!! Hard to believe he's changed from this...
to THIS...amazing how much can change in 18 short months!! We love you, Zay!!Friday, June 10, 2011
Happy 5 Years
What a beautiful picture. Two people fall in love. Get married. Have a baby. And lived happily ever after.
That’s our life, Babe.
Beautiful if I do say so myself.
I am incredibly fortunate to have married my best friend. We are constantly learning how to live life as husband and wife. How to roll with the punches...soar above the mountain tops one day and drudge through the valleys the next. It is great. How amazing that we get to experience all this together.
A little trip down memory lane...
Do you remember when we first met. Oh my...we were in a Principles of Marketing class and you were so handsome in your dress pants and collared shirt. Only one in class who looked like he was going places! You had swagger, Honey. And I loved it. :) Your confidence and intelligence is so attractive too.
Then do you remember all the times you came over to my {college} house? I knew you were sweet from the word go. How many flowers did you buy me while I lived there? I know it was at least weekly. And now I have to ask you NOT to buy me flowers. (Flowers are pretty, but I just don’t seem to appreciate them enough to spend money on them) Not to mention ALL the favors you did for ALL of us girls! Shoveling our walks, starting our cars in the winter, scraping our car windows, lifting, fixing, doing whatever was needed. I think I had to apologize to the girls a few times. Sorry girls, he’s mine all mine!
And what about when I lived in Des Moines after college? You drove to see me all the time! And when you weren’t there I was visiting you at good ‘ol Ghetto Falls Apartments, as we liked to call them. Great memories there too. You made me our first homemade dinner there...spaghetti. And you dropped all the noodles in the sink when you were draining them. Lucky for you I had no idea this happened. I must have been so swooned by you, I didn’t even notice. When you told me about this a year later I was clueless.
How about our amazing (not weather wise) wedding day? Seemed like mad-chaos all around us, with the rain, the flooding, the cold weather, the stranded people, the tux mishaps, and all the momentum of one day building up...yet we were two little love birds driving away in a corvette, and somehow getting caught in the middle of a small town parade…horses, floats, old cars, and then the newlyweds! And after our wedding reception, you were a true gentleman and complied with my request for Subway cookies. While you stood in line for an m&m cookie, your bride fell asleep in the car...welcome to married life! (jk...kind of) :)
Oh and then our honeymoon cruise. Ahhhhmazingly fun! Jet skiing in the ocean. Snorkeling for the first time. Getting dressed up and eating dinner with you. Having ice cream cones while shopping. Sitting by the pool. Just relaxing with my man. So great.
And what about house hunting together? We eventually found our perfect house, it just took us looking at 50+ houses. So much fun moving in and joining our lives together. Super-duper fun!
And the day we welcomed our baby boy into our family. One of the most incredible experiences two people can share is having a baby together, and I got to share it with you. Remember our first night in the hospital? You fell asleep WAY across the room from me, I couldn’t walk from my epidural, and Isaiah was screaming. I couldn’t get your attention and literally had to throw a pillow at you to wake up. In your defense, there was a really noisy fan running above our ceiling somewhere and we were both exhausted from all the excitement. I think that’s the only time I’ve had to wake you up by throwing something at you…you’ve been amazing ever since!
And just recently…remember the other day when I threw Isaiah in the shower with you, because it was just easier than giving him a separate bath. And since it was his ‘first shower’ I was almost running to get the camera and you screamed something similar to – “OH NO…there will be NO pictures of this event going on the internet!” (For the record, I wasn’t going to get you in the photograph..just wanted to capture how cute Zay looked standing in the shower like a big boy) Haha…oh the fun we have!
Thanks for some of the greatest moments of my life, Babe. The last 5 years have been so much fun. We laugh daily. We love unconditionally. And we learn together. Marriage doesn’t get any better than you and me. I love you…more!
That’s our life, Babe.
Beautiful if I do say so myself.
I am incredibly fortunate to have married my best friend. We are constantly learning how to live life as husband and wife. How to roll with the punches...soar above the mountain tops one day and drudge through the valleys the next. It is great. How amazing that we get to experience all this together.
A little trip down memory lane...
Do you remember when we first met. Oh my...we were in a Principles of Marketing class and you were so handsome in your dress pants and collared shirt. Only one in class who looked like he was going places! You had swagger, Honey. And I loved it. :) Your confidence and intelligence is so attractive too.
Then do you remember all the times you came over to my {college} house? I knew you were sweet from the word go. How many flowers did you buy me while I lived there? I know it was at least weekly. And now I have to ask you NOT to buy me flowers. (Flowers are pretty, but I just don’t seem to appreciate them enough to spend money on them) Not to mention ALL the favors you did for ALL of us girls! Shoveling our walks, starting our cars in the winter, scraping our car windows, lifting, fixing, doing whatever was needed. I think I had to apologize to the girls a few times. Sorry girls, he’s mine all mine!
And what about when I lived in Des Moines after college? You drove to see me all the time! And when you weren’t there I was visiting you at good ‘ol Ghetto Falls Apartments, as we liked to call them. Great memories there too. You made me our first homemade dinner there...spaghetti. And you dropped all the noodles in the sink when you were draining them. Lucky for you I had no idea this happened. I must have been so swooned by you, I didn’t even notice. When you told me about this a year later I was clueless.
How about our amazing (not weather wise) wedding day? Seemed like mad-chaos all around us, with the rain, the flooding, the cold weather, the stranded people, the tux mishaps, and all the momentum of one day building up...yet we were two little love birds driving away in a corvette, and somehow getting caught in the middle of a small town parade…horses, floats, old cars, and then the newlyweds! And after our wedding reception, you were a true gentleman and complied with my request for Subway cookies. While you stood in line for an m&m cookie, your bride fell asleep in the car...welcome to married life! (jk...kind of) :)
Oh and then our honeymoon cruise. Ahhhhmazingly fun! Jet skiing in the ocean. Snorkeling for the first time. Getting dressed up and eating dinner with you. Having ice cream cones while shopping. Sitting by the pool. Just relaxing with my man. So great.
And what about house hunting together? We eventually found our perfect house, it just took us looking at 50+ houses. So much fun moving in and joining our lives together. Super-duper fun!
And the day we welcomed our baby boy into our family. One of the most incredible experiences two people can share is having a baby together, and I got to share it with you. Remember our first night in the hospital? You fell asleep WAY across the room from me, I couldn’t walk from my epidural, and Isaiah was screaming. I couldn’t get your attention and literally had to throw a pillow at you to wake up. In your defense, there was a really noisy fan running above our ceiling somewhere and we were both exhausted from all the excitement. I think that’s the only time I’ve had to wake you up by throwing something at you…you’ve been amazing ever since!
And just recently…remember the other day when I threw Isaiah in the shower with you, because it was just easier than giving him a separate bath. And since it was his ‘first shower’ I was almost running to get the camera and you screamed something similar to – “OH NO…there will be NO pictures of this event going on the internet!” (For the record, I wasn’t going to get you in the photograph..just wanted to capture how cute Zay looked standing in the shower like a big boy) Haha…oh the fun we have!
Thanks for some of the greatest moments of my life, Babe. The last 5 years have been so much fun. We laugh daily. We love unconditionally. And we learn together. Marriage doesn’t get any better than you and me. I love you…more!
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Because someday I will laugh...
I am posting these pictures, because someday (hopefully) I will be able to laugh at all my failed attempts of perfecting my parenting skills, specifically today, teaching table manners...
Licking the plate clean...yes ma'am!
And this has become quite a habit too...
Licking the plate clean...yes ma'am! (This is after he removes all of the items he would no long like to eat and gentlely places them on the table...or feeds them to the dogs)
And this has become quite a habit too...Feet on the table!
He generally will finish eating and then will kick back, like he's relaxing and has a full belly...and the feet go right up on the table!
I really struggle keeping my laughter to myself when things like this are happening. I mean, if you could see his smashed nose on the other side of the plate and the cutest little piggys next to your plate of food, you'd have a hard time dicisplining too!
Obviously I'm taking this lack of table manners very seriously...that's exactly why I ran to get the camera - so he wouldn't see me laughing at his sly little smiles! We are BOTH working on better behaviors! :)
Pool Time!
I'm not a huge fan of swimming, but I love being out in the sun and around the water. Shane does in fact love swimming, so it's no surprise that our little guy, who is becoming a spitting image of his daddy, would love the water too.
Before it was CRAZY hot outside, we took him to a local hotel to swim (didn't realize that a couple of hotels in the area will let you come swim for the day for like $3 per swimmer!) Zay instantly LOVED the water!
Our friends Leyton & Riley came with us too!
Last Friday afternoon, I decided it was so hot out, we'd fill his little baby pool. Once again - he LOVED playing in the water!
Then Friday evening we went to the Cedar Falls pool with our small group, and Zay was in heaven! I wish I had some pictures from this outing, because he just loved walking around in waist deep water! And even loved it when the big bucket would spill water over his head!
Needless to say, there will be many more pool outings taking place this summer!
Before it was CRAZY hot outside, we took him to a local hotel to swim (didn't realize that a couple of hotels in the area will let you come swim for the day for like $3 per swimmer!) Zay instantly LOVED the water!
Our friends Leyton & Riley came with us too!Last Friday afternoon, I decided it was so hot out, we'd fill his little baby pool. Once again - he LOVED playing in the water!
Then Friday evening we went to the Cedar Falls pool with our small group, and Zay was in heaven! I wish I had some pictures from this outing, because he just loved walking around in waist deep water! And even loved it when the big bucket would spill water over his head!
Needless to say, there will be many more pool outings taking place this summer!
Monday, June 6, 2011
Volleyball
I have always enjoyed playing volleyball. I usually play it year-around, but really enjoy summer sand volleyball!
In past years Shane and I have played on teams together, but since Zay's been around we've had to do our own thing.
This year, I'm playing on a team with my coworkers and Shane decided to play 2-man.
The other night we went to cheer Daddy on!
Zay did so well, I let him play in the sand while they were warming up, but other than that he didn't run towards the courts at all!
Go Daddy Go!
Doesn't he look like a little 'coach'!?
In past years Shane and I have played on teams together, but since Zay's been around we've had to do our own thing.
This year, I'm playing on a team with my coworkers and Shane decided to play 2-man.
The other night we went to cheer Daddy on!
Zay did so well, I let him play in the sand while they were warming up, but other than that he didn't run towards the courts at all!
Go Daddy Go!
Doesn't he look like a little 'coach'!?
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