Fun day at the grocery store!!

Today Zach and I were heading into Von's to pick up a couple things. There was a "Heavy Rescue Unit" truck parked out front that caught Zach's attention. He thought it was a fire truck(it is but looks a little different) and asked if he could climb in. I spent the walk up to the store telling him he could not touch it, they were working and it wasn't like last time(we went to an open house at the fire dept a few weeks ago). As we were walking in, the fire fighters were walking out and noticed Zach staring at the truck. One actually asked if he wanted to sit inside! Of course he did, so I lifted him up into the driver's seat and one of the guys got out one of those cute plastic hats for Zach. He was in heaven although he seemed a little disappointed that it was standing still. He told me over and over "fire truck not moving!" Here are the photos I took, it was so much fun!

Reading is fun!

Zach loves stories. Sitting and looking at books is one of the only things that captures his attention for more than a few minutes. He now knows so many of the books we have that he 'reads' them to himself. It melts my heart to hear him tell the story, he is just too cute! Here he is 'reading' "Where Is Baby's Pumpkin?" by Karen Katz(we are already in the Halloween spirit!)

Kitchen Helper!

Just in time for the holiday baking season, I have found a new helper! Zach and I baked muffins and brownies the other night and he had so much fun! His favorite part was dipping his finger in the batter and tasting it(just like his daddy)! I am so excited to start baking cookies and other treats with him, it will be so much fun!

2 year portraits/Father's Day gift for Daddy!

My friend, Erika, offered photo shoots with her sister-in-law, Monica, right around Zach's second birthday. I figured it would be a great opportunity to get some awesome photos taken at a great price! I decided to make it a surprise for Tim, sort of a Father's Day gift since he wasn't home to get an actual gift at the time. We decided to head out to a local playground right by the beach fondly known as "The Pirate Park." The play structure is a pirate ship and Zach has a blast every time we go. I wish I could say that it was a beautiful Southern California Day but alas, this is the CA coast and it was gloomy and gray. We didn't let that bother us and Monica took such great shots, you wouldn't even know it was so yucky. Zach is so much fun and I spent the entire time soaking up his cuteness. He loves to play so it was great to get so many shots of him smiling, this is who he is, happy, crazy, and fun, something very hard to capture in a studio.


Enjoy the pics!

...and oh, aren't those plaid overalls just about the cutest thing you have ever seen?

SWIMMING!

I took Zach to a Parent and Tots swim class for 2 weeks and he had so much fun! After the first week we tried the life vest on him and he loved it. He was so excited to be able to let go of me and 'swim.' Here is a video of him swimming from July 4th when we took Daddy to show off Zach's swimming skills. =)

Home at Last!

Zach and I picked up Tim at LAX this morning! We are enjoying getting to spend time together again but wanted to post these for everyone to enjoy.

We're ready!

Waiting patiently.


A little shy at first...

Finally, a big hug!

Trucks, trucks, and more trucks!

I took Zach to the Touch-A-Truck event in Thousand Oaks today and he had a BLAST! He got to climb into a helicopter, Fire Crew truck, and a school bus. We also got to take a hay ride around the park. He got to hold a fire hose and help the fireman turn it on, color with bath crayons all over a pick-up truck and then help wash it off, and he got to see so many other trucks and vehicles! What a fun day for us. I also got to meet an online friend in person at the event and we had such a great time getting to talk in person! She has a son named Zachary as well and he is only a few weeks younger than my Zach. The boys had so much fun together!

Zach had a great time opening presents this afternoon and definitely enjoyed his Baskin-Robbins ice cream cake for dessert!

Click the link below to see photos of our day.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=224593&id=530599257&l=4281bf2bb2