Snow Day

Yesterday was Zach's first snow. Andy came home from work early and we had a cozy day inside. Towards the end of the day we bundled Zach up and took him outside to see and feel snow for the first time. 

Maggie likes snow too!

Zach has learned how to get up on his knees and tip the toy bin over so he can pick out his toys. Unfortunately I wasn't quick enough to get the on the knees picture. That was the cutest part. 

Looks like his winter jacket is still a bit big. 

Playtime

Here are just a few pictures I took when we were hanging out in Zach's playroom. There are definitely some cute ones in this batch. (7.5 months) 

7 Months

I can't believe he is 7 months already. He is so much fun and it is hard to imagine life before Zach was here! 

A picture of one of our playdates on his 7 month birthday!: 

Colorado Trip Number 2

Last week Andy went to North Carolina for a conference and Zach and I thought it would be more fun to go to Boulder than to stay at home by ourselves. I was a little bit nervous about the plane ride with just the two of us, but he did great!  As long as we were doing something different every 30 seconds for the entire four hour plane ride life was good ;-). We had a fun and busy week and got to see lots of people. The only down-side was that Zach got his first ear infection while we were there. Once I figured out why he was so upset and got him in to see the Dr. at Urgent Care things were okay. Poor little guy. He was in so much pain but he was very brave! A few highlights of our trip are pictured below. We spent one afternoon with my friend Kelly from college and her little boy Sam who is about a month younger than Zach. We had a great time seeing them and we loved meeting Sam for the first time. We also had a visit with Zach's great-granddad which is always a highlight of our trips to Boulder! While visiting Grandmom and Granddad (Andy's parents) they introduced Zach to the joys of shredding magazines which has now become a favorite pastime and can keep him busy for much longer than the normal 30 second intervals. We also attended a baby shower where Zach made a little friend. We were sad to leave but luckily we will be heading back there the day after Christmas! In other news Zach now has two cute little teeth on the bottom and he loves peas and peaches too! 

Zach and Sam playing together

Zach is starting to learn what to do when someone pulls out a camera. 

Zach wanted to try out Sam's Jumparoo to make sure it was as fun as his. Turns out it was!

Riding in the car together on our way to lunch. 

Little feet

Great-Granddad, Zach and Grandmom

Zach loves his Grandmom!

Zach and Sonja at the baby shower. 

Zach is a Party Animal...

... A party lion to be exact! Zach had a big Halloween. He went to three Halloween parties this year. His social calendar is far more exciting than ours is! His first party was at the church. He was in the costume parade and won for the category of "Littlest Lion". Of course he was also the only one competing for that award, but now we have the little certificate for his baby book. He went to another party on Sunday afternoon. We don't have any pictures of that party for two reasons 1. Our camera ran out of batteries 2. When it was time to line up all of the kids on the couch and take their picture, Zach threw off his lion mane and sat on the floor eating Cherrios instead. Hey, at least he was happy which is more than can be said for the other babies that were all lined up and screaming their heads off!

Yesterday we had a Halloween party with our playgroup. That was by far the best because there were 10 little babies all under a year dressed up in precious costumes. As you can see I had to include some pictures below of some of the other precious babies in their costumes. What a fun first Halloween!

update: We have now added pears to the "Foods Zach Loves" list!

Eric the turtle, munching on the letter "G" with Tinkerbell Mackenzie

The sweetest little lion in the jungle. 

A brave little lion. 

Eric the turtle with Mariska the leopard.

Zoe the frog 

Zach and mom waiting for trick-or-treaters.

A Fun Night Downtown

Last friday we went into DC to see some friends. We ate wonderful Thai food and had lots of fun catching up even though it was a cold and rainy night. 

Zach and daddy, ready to get some dinner. 

Zach and mommy at the restaurant. 

Zach and daddy were twins. 

Bundled up in his stroller for the walk back to Ali's. 

He is so funny when he tries to smile and keep his pacifier in at the same time. 

That Brian sure is a fun guy!

Zach and daddy hanging out on the couch. 

A long night and still in a great mood.