mischievous

mischievous z

he's starting to do this low pitched growling type laughter. we're not quite sure where he got it, but it's really cute (except for the fact it means his evil side is emerging).

giggly

giggly z.

and do you see the cup of milk in the picture??? he's finally started drinking milk again, now from a cup! abeulo/a offered it to him last thursday, and ever since then, he's wanted to drink some every single time we've offered it to him. he used to not drink it at all, if it wasn't in a bottle! i've been worried about his calcium intake, so hopefully he'll continue drinking it.

dizzy

this is one of z's favorite things at the moment, something to do with daddy.

he also loves counting off 12345, when we're both holding his hands, so that he can swing from our arms when we're walking somewhere. he's doing well with his numbers, and recognizes pretty much the whole alphabet. he also knows his right foot/hand from his left!!!!!

mothers day

mother's day was nice. the day before, we met up with the grandparents at hall street grill for brunch. later that day we had friends over for dinner, so it was a bit of a rush to get the house presentable & food cooked.

the next day i slept in until about 8:30, and when i came upstairs, z gave me a sweet card! he had signed his name (with help from daddy). there were these beautiful flowers waiting for me (which vinny had evidently already knocked over once, which is why bouquets usually live on top of our refrigerator unless we're around), and had a coffee & cookie from starbucks. we went to church later that morning & were the family to light the chalice candle at the beginning of the service. the rest of the day was relaxed. i went to see a movie, which turned out to be awful, but it was ok, because i didn't have to pay because i was a mom!

bank

we had lunch with a friend this morning downtown, and z loves pushing the buttons on the parking meter. this morning he got lucky and found some coins, so i made him a bank. my mom wanted to buy him one, but i thought that was ridiculous. this bank is perfectly good. i even "decorated" it! this poor little girl in my belly has no chance of fancy fairy girly parties if this is what passes for decorating in this house....

planting.

z received some pea pod seeds in a burgerville kids meal one day, so here he is planting them.

seeds get pushed into the soil,

and then covered with more soil! we hope they grow into something!

toothpaste

i got out of the shower one morning and found toothpaste EVERYWHERE!

i knew this was a danger, so i have always kept my toothpaste up high, as the baby proofing didn't work on the drawers in our bathroom, and mr. z has full access to them. now i believe somebody else keeps his toothpaste up high, after receiving this picture & an angry email at work one morning. there's still toothpaste all over the side of the drawer. when z sees it, he tells daddy "i did that." "bad boy." he definitely got a time out for this one! it happened soon after we had had the carpets cleaned - i was soooo mad!

time out

can't remember what he did to deserve this, but he wasn't naked except for diaper because of us... he was just mid clothes-change & was being bad & didn't want any clothes on. not my fault!

easter 2011

here he is, all dressed for easter church. after getting up, he found a basket from the easter bunny with two new movies - ratatouille, and toy story - and a few chocolates. he hunted for some easter eggs that the easter bunny hid for him, which also had chocolate in them. then we went to church, saw grandma, and she gave him another little easter basket with a chocolate bunny and a chocolate egg (with a tiny chocolate chick inside). still hasn't finished those yet...

then after his nap, we went to canby & had easter dinner with grandma, grandpa, abuelo, & abuela. thanks for the delicious food!

talking

"sun goes down, moon get up"

i have no idea where he got this, but he loves to say it, especially when jumping up & down on the sofa or in the crib. also, "light on, light off, light on, light off."

some other favorite things to say these days - "that funny!"

finally says "mommy" instead of "moni."

"grandma" is "damma" - pretty funny!

"i do it."

if you say "hello zane," he says "hello zane."

recognizes #'s 1-10, many letters.

can almost say screwdriver instead of "cozayzay."

still says "hunna" instead of "hungry."

it's 8:31 on a saturday morning, and both boys are still sleeping!

ugh.

this is how my day began yesterday.

the raisin? up someone's nose. tweezers? the tool that saved the day. and yes, mother, i know you'll be laughing very hard when you see this. thank goodness this morning has been much less eventful. off to school!

baby mothra #2

eta - oct 28.

report card

z's very first report card!!!

friday lunch

yummy hummus apple!

this friday is dragging on & on, and i need a nap!

z was playing with things from a kitchen drawer, and liked the pump action of this cake decorating tool, so i decided to show him how it really worked. i filled it with hummus, and he's having fun decorating carrots & apples for lunch. we've tried different tips & everything.

hair cut

we decided z needed a haircut, with family photos on sunday, so we took advantage of the nice weather yesterday afternoon. z didn't like it, but he survived.

hairy bum!

finished product - such a cute little man! the lollipop definitely helped encourage him to cooperate.

grammy visits

grammy is here visiting for a week. she came to our house thursday morning, along with z's abuelo & abuela. this is a clip of him giving her flowers....

rumiano

on wednesday, z & i ate a lunch entirely of steamed cauliflower & roasted asparagus with olive oil & truffle salt. it tasted so good, we couldn't stop eating it! i was trying to get him to say cauliflower in this little clip, but he wasn't patient enough. i think he thought we weren't going to give him any cheese. he loves rumiano cheese - it's a blend of parmesan, asiago & romano cheese. it's shredded, so it gets everywhere when he eats it, but for whatever reason, he loves it. and it's cute to hear him beg for it.

z's dedication

this past sunday, we participated in our church's child dedication ceremony. both sets of grandparents were able to attend!

z, waiting for the service to begin.

mid-ceremony. z got flowers!

at meriwethers restaurant.

opening a gift from abuelo & abuela.

z has begun doing this regularly. we hope it is short lived.

i just love getting all this attention!!!

look at my tie! did you see my tie??? i love to wear ties!

blowing kisses to the grandparents...

byebye!

big boy bed

here's a picture of the finished product. z slept just fine last night in the new bed. we'll see how the afternoon nap goes.

we forgot to say yesterday - HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY COUSIN J!!! sorry we won't be at the big party tomorrow - hope you have lots of fun.

big boy bed

helping daddy

peekaboo!

top bunk almost finished... can't wait to try it out!