A visit to the Farm

June found us visiting the farm at Uncle Dennis and Aunt Teresa's in Potter, Nebraska. Actually they don't farm, they raise cutting horses and a few kittens here and there!
Zachary loves animals so this was right up his alley. He was more amused at the baby kittens than he was at the new baby colt. The horses were very curious about him though and he was able to take his first mini ride on Jack. We can't forget the puppy dogs, Rowdy, Cutter and Molly. (yes, they have a Molly too!) Zachary would get down on the floor and they would come right over and lay beside him, he kept wanting to stick his finger in their mouth. Not a good idea for several reasons. Grandma and Auntie Aim drove out to join in the fun for a few days too! I am sure this will be an annual event.

Molly my best friend.

Where ever Molly is, he is there also and the other way around. They are two peas in a pod.

I came out into the kitchen to find Zachary and Molly on the blanket together(Molly knows she does not get on his blanket) and Zachary was all over her. The look on Molly's face was so funny, almost as if she didn't care but looking at me with a question of should I be doing this. When he pulled her hair back and kissed her that was too precious! With Molly being a puppy herself they will definitely grow up together and be fast friends.

The other set of pictures he was just talking to Molly and she was listening, it was if they had their own language. Molly is so good about staying away from his mouth, she does not lick him or try to take things from him, she is very calm around him. It always brings a chuckle.

Nine months and crawling!

Yes, the 9th month is coming to a close and I am a little slow in getting pictures to you all. He is quite a camera ham, he knows when I have the camera and looks right at me and smiles. Marissa and Scarlett are his new babysitters and they put the hat on him and he was just being silly, of course they were giggling too, so he was quite amused.

We also spent Memorial Day Weekend over at the cabin with Grandma Barbara, the Scanlan and Tveter cousins. He was trying so hard to get down the crawl. He puts one leg out and one leg underneath him and boy he can sure move like that, amazing how flexible they are at that age!

It was our first attempt at solid food such as o's and crackers. He was working hard to figure it all out, up until then he didn't really have an interest in the solid food. (I call solid food actual food, not baby food, he of course has been eating that now for 3 months) Now of course he loves them and drops a few on the floor for Molly. She hovers around his chair during mealtimes!

Haircuts are fun!

Yes, this is Zachary's 3rd haircut! I don't think we will have any problem with hair for this little guy, he actually just sits up there like a pro, he was very intrigued with the steering wheel, he was turning it, holding on tight, then she brought a tub of cars and it was all over! He picked through them all looking at the wheels, while she snipped, buzzed and trimmed him up! As you can see he needed it!

Zachary 9 months

Nine months, seems like just yesterday we were waking in the night, round the clock feedings and trying to get our sleep. It has gone so fast, but every minute of it has been a true delight. We love being parents and Zachary is such a precious little boy,( Yes we are a little bias), he is always so happy, looking, noticing everything, I know when he begins to talk he will be asking tons of questions. He is saying ma ma and da da pretty consistently and has found his voice and loves to make some noise. Mostly he is trying to talk to Molly and get her attention. She is somewhat interested in him, only when he drops food on the floor. Actually that is not fair, Molly loves to lay by him and is very good about leaving his toys alone. Occasionally I will find a stuffed animal in her kennel. He has seven teeth now so we are trying finger foods on our tray, I set bananas out and he didn't like the texture as you can see. It ended up on the floor and Molly loved it!

When I was taking 9 month pictures I was trying to get him to laugh and so I started playing peek a boo and he ended up peeking through the blanket. Just had to share his sweet little face.

Cleaning Inspector

Checking out to see if mommie got it clean! Zachary has discovered that he can pull up the rug to look underneath and finds it quite amusing. He has been scooting along on his bottom to get himself around, he is so close to getting up and crawling. He scoots under the dining room table and tries to get Molly's toys. We know our days are limited until he starts moving all around the house, life will definitely change!

Swiming with my first floatie!

Here is Zachary in the pool on our latest trip to Las Vegas. Mike needed to work so we tagged along and invited Grandma and Auntie Am too! The weather was cool a couple of days but we explored and did some shopping. The weather turned back to the 80's and so we were able to swim. Zachary loves the water, he almost becomes listless, it is very relaxing. We tried a seated floatie and he wanted to drink the water, kept putting his head down, mouth open wide. Humm, not good for the tummy! He finally got the hang of it and we were giggling and laughing as mommie was splashing and pushing him around. I think he prefers the sun, just like mommie and daddy!