He is 6 years old!!! And he recently started saying he exploded on the scene and we couldn't argue. He isn't one to daudle. It's go full on when it's on then collapse and rest. So he's aptly nicknamed Zach attack! We had a great day going to an air show, out to lunch, playing in the backyard, grilled "San Antonio's" chicken for dinner and sea otter cake and neopolitan ice cream for dessert. Whew. Love this kid.
Clare singing a new song she learned at preschool these last couple weeks. She loves her new teacher who has been teaching them lots of fun songs. The words are:
Criss cross, applesauce
Hands in your lap, gingersnap
Back straight, chocolate shake
On your rear, root beer
Lips zipped, cool whip
Ssshhhh!!
Another song from preschool the boys have learned/also knew but Clare likes to tickle/torture Zachary at the dinner table with this song. Nate (sitting across from her) eggs her on to sing it and Zach has to leave the table to get away from the tickles while trying to eat dinner. No singing at the table has been said a number of times:).
And then Zach is learning some new dance moves for a spring performance in music class so this song comes on and he breaks out with his newly learned moves. getting pretty good.
at the end of February we went to visit my grandparents and the kids warmed right up to them and had a lot of fun with them. Zach conned Great-grandpa into turning on golf on the TV and just sat in his lap to watch. they moved all the stuffed animals on their couch around and played with them all with the favorite being the big white Siberian tiger.
And this last weekend we (Pete and his dad) took down a wall in the basement opening up the space more and getting a ton more light into the ping pong area:). the previous owner had walled off a little reading room for himself so he just undid that. much better for us.
finally getting christmas pictures on here and our wonderful snow that is melting this week. we got a fun snowman family making kit that we couldn't use until last week when the snow melted just enough to pack together. didn't get much or much non-blurry pictures on christmas but it was a wonderful day.
Nate saw a magical commercial and realized you could ask Santa for a real puppy for Christmas and you might get it. so, he did...a golden retriever to be named Goldie. After a conversation in the car about what to name this Golden Retriever and how Zach liked the name Bison but Nate thought that was preposterous to name a GOLDEN RETRIEVER, Bison. He doesn't look like a bison, isn't as big as a bison, doesn't eat the same things as a bison, isn't the same color as a bison....the list went on and on. so, the only solution was for each of them to get a dog so they could each name their own dog. oh, and Clare volunteered to do the pooper scooping. they had it solved. Lucky for us, the stuffed animals were a hit...and no co-workers dropped off a puppy at the doorstop on christmas morning (as had been discussed at my work in the weeks leading up to christmas). Nathaniel clung to hope till christmas morning. maybe another christmas miracle in a few years...
Zach asked santa for a jack russell terrier named Bison.
handmade, totally awesome pop guns from uncle chris!
and i just love all these pictures of zachary proudly holding his dino eraser for uncle adam and aunt cole. perfect!
Moose ornament from Aunt Jolene
a wonderful dollhouse handed down from Godmother Gracie. thank you!
a new kitchen from Santa! she can now make pancakes for everyone on her stove top! (and put stuffed animals in the microwave for safe keeping---from her brothers)
Clare and Daddy enjoying some pumpkin pie. a favorite for both of them.
it was a winter wonderland all through christmas break. the snow is just now melting. we had well over a foot and then lots of icicles. the kids went sledding everyday and played with the neighbor kids sledding too. the sled run is down the side of our house just on the outside of the fenceline on the left in the next picture and they could make it all the way to the shop on a good run.
Finally getting some pictures up here! Been way too long.
My attempt at just one picture of the kids in front of the tree after we decorated it. I told them to be silly or whatever but just to sit near each other in front of the tree...even that was too much to ask. this was close enough.
Clare had a little Christmas program at daycare where her preschool class sang 10 little elves. she bravely stood up there with her class but did not sing. She sings the song at home (along with 10 little Zach-tutes - video hopefully to come).
the boys sang many, many songs at their school Christmas program. Zach was a shepherd but was sitting down in front of where Nate is standing so we couldn't see much of him. Nate sang and knew all the words and gestures and all. He's a great student and memorizer that way and did great. Zach looked sharp and walked the walk but I think got a little stage fright at the time his class stood up front for their song and he didn't sing at all.
