Sunday, February 20, 2011

The Riddler

Zach has recently become "The Riddler."

Zach: Mommy, Mommy. Let me tell you something.
Mommy: What, bud?
Zach: What holds a lot of books, but isn't a shelf?
Mommy: I don't know, bud. What is it?
Zach: A LIBRARY!!

The Library:

Saturday, February 19, 2011

My Family


Zach's first family picture is proudly hanging on front of the refrigerator.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Valentine's Happy Gram!

Zach received the following Happy Gram! from school yesterday. My sweet boy...

"He is so sweet and respectful to all his peers. It's great having him in my class. Mrs. Anu"

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Alaina Turns 2

Our sweet baby girl entered the world as a little tyke, weighing just 4lb 3.5oz. She has blossomed into a happy, smiling, laughing, babbling toddler. We celebrated with a birthday cake breakfast and family snow day. Zachary was a great helper mixing and decorating Lainey's birthday cupcake.

Lainey's well-child visit went well. She is developing normally and met all of the expectations for a 2-year old.
Weight: 24lb 2oz (17%)
Height: 33in (25%)

We can't wait to celebrate many more happy birthdays!!

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Dino Day

Zach loves dinosaurs, so we visited Dinosaur Hill and the dinosaur museum on our last day in Rapid City. He loved it!!

Thursday, February 3, 2011

South Dakota Vacation

The kids and I packed up and headed to Grandpa and Grammy's house in Rapid City, South Dakota for a fun winter vacation. The kiddos were such angels for Mommy on the plane - let's hope that the return trip goes as smoothly!! We have had a busy week filled with snow (yeah!!), an indoor water park, rodeo and sledding. We still have plans to visit Dinosaur Hill before we return back home.

The Rapid City Livestock Show and Rodeo is in town. As I understand it, this is a pretty good stop in the rodeo circuit. We went to the Ranch Rodeo on Tuesday morning - real cowboys from ranches in the area that compete in roping and riding competitions. Zach and Lainey seemed to have a great time!!
The weather has been bitterly cold for most of this week (as low as -35°F wind chill). It was about 40°F today - so we enjoyed a morning filled with sledding and the park before our snow melted. It look Lainey a few runs to smile, but Zach loved it from the start!!