Zach Sept-Oct 2011

Before Zach was even born, Mommy looked forward to bribing her kid into picking up sticks in the yard with meager payment. The time has come! :=D (Didn't last very long, though - for better and for worse...) 09/01/11

Welcome to Zach's shoe shop. Want to buy some shoes? 09/02/11

Zach's having fun on the tire swing! Not so sure about Jack... :=} 09/05/11

Analiese's turn! 09/05/11

First day of Montessori Preschool! (Ok, Parker relatives -- does he look incredibly like Jonathan in this picture, or is it just me?!) 09/06/11

...Apparently Mommy wasn't on the email list; false alarm, school actually starts *today*! :=} (He was a good sport about it, fortunately!) (It helped that he got a donut from Daddy out of it...) 09/07/11

Going to the eye doctor is fun - I got these cool sunglasses! (His eyes are a-ok, btw!) 09/08/11

Makin' music with bottles and bowls 09/14/11

...And now those little elasticized plastic bowl covers are fun, too! (Y'know, Zach, they make these things called "shower caps"... :=D ) 09/14/11

Seriously, this kid doesn't need expensive toys. This is a trail made of dollar store garbage bags! :=D 09/21/11

...The trail extends down into the basement... It'd go all over the house - and still be there - if mean ol' Mommy let him! :=} 09/21/11

Zach has no shortage of imagination. His task was to put away the clean cutlery from the dishwasher. Instead, ALL the cutlery came out of the drawer and it became a sorting game! :=D (Or maybe a store? -quite plausible...) 09/23/11

Again, the imagination: as much fun as the police station was to assemble, Zach had even MORE fun thinking outside the box and creating a tricky mini-golf-course hole out of it! :=D 09/24/11

Zach's organizational brain + lots of loose change + coin sorter = heaven for this little boy! :=) 09/27/11

We have fun with our regular Thursday supper crew: Erica, Will & Ed 09/29/11

Zach's preschool takes a field trip to Solebury Orchard. They didn't have any fun... :=D [L-R: Garrett, Daniel, Nishant, Zach, Jessica, Bobby and a couple of moms] 09/28/11

Zach pickin' apples 09/29/11

Mommy convinced Zach to help clean out the sandbox by promising that he could keep the proceeds of its sale! ($10 ain't too shabby!) 10/01/11

Zach's mini-golf birthday party! -Zach, Jack & Mia (and Jack's mom, and Daddy) 10/08/11

The Three Musketeers after mini-golfing -- gimme five! 10/08/11

"Happy birthday dear Za-ach, happy birthday to you!" (The haze is from the blown-out candles) (It's a mini-golf windmill hole cake!) 10/08/11

Uncle Robbie, Aunt Crystal & Samantha swing into town for a visit! 10/08/11

Zach's birthday proper: he's FIVE!! :=> 10/10/11

Zach's obligatory I'm-5-years-old chair shot :=) 10/10/11 See comparative chair pics here

Zach still loves Eric Carle's "Secret Birthday Message"; consequently, he requests them from time to time, and Mommy is happy to oblige! 10/10/11

"Go around the tree..." 10/10/11

"...Walk towards the mailbox..." 10/10/11

"...Up the steps, open the door and walk through..." 10/10/11

...Around the house (the long way, from the garage!) and finally down to the shed... 10/10/11

"And that's where you'll find your birthday present. Surprise!" :=D 10/10/11

What was at the end of this treasure hunt, you ask? A loot bag with a number of goodies, including this Lego Air Stomper racecar! "Just what I wanted! Thank you!!" :=) 10/10/11

Helping make his own chocolate birthday cake (for the family party that evening, aside from the mini-golf cake at his friends' party two days prior) 10/10/11

One of his fun bday presents: bowling with cousins Reid, Randi, Aunt Lisa & Uncle Alex! 10/15/11

More presents: a suitcase full of fun stuff for the flight to Australia plus cold hard cash from the Younans! (Great expression, eh?! :=) ) 10/15/11

We start another year of Lord Projects with this days-of-creation box - here, Day 1: Separating light from darkness 10/15/11

...Did that Lord project look familiar? They run on a 3-year cycle. Here's the same cute boy, doing the same cool project, three years ago! :=> 09/18/08

Day 2: Waters above & waters beneath 10/15/11

Day 2, three years ago :=) 09/21/08

Day 3: Land and seas, and vegetation 10/15/11

Bedtime stories with Grammy :=) 10/17/11

While Grammy was here, we attended the Lord's New Church Autumn Festival - and Zach ran into his old playschool buddy, Kendra! (They're showing us their ghost face-paintings) 10/22/11

Day 3, 2008 --- too cute!! :=> (Oh my golly, how time flies... Mommy hardly remembers him being this little!?...) 09/24/08

Pumpkin picking at Hellerick's Farm -- Daddy's a crazy driver! :=D 10/23/11

Supper out with Grammy - a nice family snapshot :=) 10/23/11

Helping Daddy fix the bathroom fan, through the attic! 10/29/11

Zach helping prepare his Hallowe'en costume (any guesses?...) 10/25/11

(Did that ring any bells? -Here, same boy, same smock, same paint, different costume!) 10/25/09

(Two years ago's costume) 10/31/09

It snowed - real snow, not just a dusting - two days before Hallowe'en! :=O 10/29/11

Zach's prechool class, in their Hallowe'en costumes! :=) 10/31/11

Ta-da, here's Zach in his full Mickey Mouse regalia! -And btw the little pumpkin is his: Mommy carved the face he drew 10/31/11

We were offering Hallowe'en-themed pencils along with our candy, this year. Zach decided to stick this note + pencil on the front door :=) 10/31/11

"Pick a pencil but not this one" :=D 10/31/11

Zachy Mouse reveling in his loot collection! 10/31/11

Zach September-October 2011		click here to go to Zach's Nov-Dec 2011 page
Before Zach was even born, Mommy looked forward to bribing her kid into picking up sticks in the yard with meager payment. The time has come! :=D (Didn't last very long, though - for better and for worse...) 09/01/11	:=) 09/01/11	Welcome to Zach's shoe shop. Want to buy some shoes? 09/02/11
Zach's having fun on the tire swing! Not so sure about Jack... :=} 09/05/11	Analiese's turn! 09/05/11	First day of Montessori Preschool! (Ok, Parker relatives -- does he look incredibly like Jonathan in this picture, or is it just me?!) 09/06/11
...Apparently Mommy wasn't on the email list; false alarm, school actually starts today! :=} (He was a good sport about it, fortunately!) (It helped that he got a donut from Daddy out of it...) 09/07/11	Going to the eye doctor is fun - I got these cool sunglasses! (His eyes are a-ok, btw!) 09/08/11	Makin' music with bottles and bowls 09/14/11
...And now those little elasticized plastic bowl covers are fun, too! (Y'know, Zach, they make these things called "shower caps"... :=D ) 09/14/11	Driveway + sidewalk chalk + Zach = upsidedown house drawing with Daddy 09/14/11	(Great) Aunt Barbara comes by for a visit! 09/15/11
Seriously, this kid doesn't need expensive toys. This is a trail made of dollar store garbage bags! :=D 09/21/11	...The trail extends down into the basement... It'd go all over the house - and still be there - if mean ol' Mommy let him! :=} 09/21/11	Zach has no shortage of imagination. His task was to put away the clean cutlery from the dishwasher. Instead, ALL the cutlery came out of the drawer and it became a sorting game! :=D (Or maybe a store? -quite plausible...) 09/23/11
Again, the imagination: as much fun as the police station was to assemble, Zach had even MORE fun thinking outside the box and creating a tricky mini-golf-course hole out of it! :=D 09/24/11	Zach's organizational brain + lots of loose change + coin sorter = heaven for this little boy! :=) 09/27/11	We have fun with our regular Thursday supper crew: Erica, Will & Ed 09/29/11
Zach's preschool takes a field trip to Solebury Orchard. They didn't have any fun... :=D [L-R: Garrett, Daniel, Nishant, Zach, Jessica, Bobby and a couple of moms] 09/28/11	Zach pickin' apples 09/29/11	Mommy convinced Zach to help clean out the sandbox by promising that he could keep the proceeds of its sale! ($10 ain't too shabby!) 10/01/11
Zach's mini-golf birthday party! -Zach, Jack & Mia (and Jack's mom, and Daddy) 10/08/11	The Three Musketeers after mini-golfing -- gimme five! 10/08/11	"Happy birthday dear Za-ach, happy birthday to you!" (The haze is from the blown-out candles) (It's a mini-golf windmill hole cake!) 10/08/11
Uncle Robbie, Aunt Crystal & Samantha swing into town for a visit! 10/08/11	Zach's birthday proper: he's FIVE!! :=> 10/10/11	Zach's obligatory I'm-5-years-old chair shot :=) 10/10/11 See comparative chair pics here
Zach still loves Eric Carle's "Secret Birthday Message"; consequently, he requests them from time to time, and Mommy is happy to oblige! 10/10/11	"Go around the tree..." 10/10/11	"...Walk towards the mailbox..." 10/10/11
"...Up the steps, open the door and walk through..." 10/10/11	...Around the house (the long way, from the garage!) and finally down to the shed... 10/10/11	"And that's where you'll find your birthday present. Surprise!" :=D 10/10/11
What was at the end of this treasure hunt, you ask? A loot bag with a number of goodies, including this Lego Air Stomper racecar! "Just what I wanted! Thank you!!" :=) 10/10/11	Helping make his own chocolate birthday cake (for the family party that evening, aside from the mini-golf cake at his friends' party two days prior) 10/10/11	One of his fun bday presents: bowling with cousins Reid, Randi, Aunt Lisa & Uncle Alex! 10/15/11
More presents: a suitcase full of fun stuff for the flight to Australia plus cold hard cash from the Younans! (Great expression, eh?! :=) ) 10/15/11	We start another year of Lord Projects with this days-of-creation box - here, Day 1: Separating light from darkness 10/15/11	...Did that Lord project look familiar? They run on a 3-year cycle. Here's the same cute boy, doing the same cool project, three years ago! :=> 09/18/08
Day 2: Waters above & waters beneath 10/15/11	Day 2, three years ago :=) 09/21/08	Day 3: Land and seas, and vegetation 10/15/11
Bedtime stories with Grammy :=) 10/17/11	While Grammy was here, we attended the Lord's New Church Autumn Festival - and Zach ran into his old playschool buddy, Kendra! (They're showing us their ghost face-paintings) 10/22/11	Day 3, 2008 --- too cute!! :=> (Oh my golly, how time flies... Mommy hardly remembers him being this little!?...) 09/24/08
Pumpkin picking at Hellerick's Farm -- Daddy's a crazy driver! :=D 10/23/11	Supper out with Grammy - a nice family snapshot :=) 10/23/11	Helping Daddy fix the bathroom fan, through the attic! 10/29/11
Zach helping prepare his Hallowe'en costume (any guesses?...) 10/25/11	(Did that ring any bells? -Here, same boy, same smock, same paint, different costume!) 10/25/09	(Two years ago's costume) 10/31/09
It snowed - real snow, not just a dusting - two days before Hallowe'en! :=O 10/29/11	Zach's prechool class, in their Hallowe'en costumes! :=) 10/31/11	Ta-da, here's Zach in his full Mickey Mouse regalia! -And btw the little pumpkin is his: Mommy carved the face he drew 10/31/11
We were offering Hallowe'en-themed pencils along with our candy, this year. Zach decided to stick this note + pencil on the front door :=) 10/31/11	"Pick a pencil but not this one" :=D 10/31/11	Zachy Mouse reveling in his loot collection! 10/31/11

Some cute Zach-isms: - Daddy & Mommy really enjoy watching/ hearing Zach dialoguing with his stuffed animals -- providing both sides of the conversation! And, on one particular occasion, during quiet time in the other room, it sounded like a bit of an argument... with himself? one of his imaginary buddies?... :=> - Zach sometimes uses doilies in his craft projects. He accidentally asked for a 'hanky' - a few times, even after being corrected. :=D Cute! (Doily, hanky, it's all the same, right?!) - One of Zach's favourite affirmative responses is "Awesome!" - We know he's enjoying communicating through writing when we stumble upon the occasional "I love you Daddy" and "Hi Mommy!! I love you Mommy" :=>	- Zach still occasionally enjoys playing a game of saying something silly then winking (thank you Aunt Val :=> ), and after one such game he once reported to Mommy that he 'wank' :=D [It makes sense, after all --- drink, drank, sink, sank, wink, wank...] - After Disney World, Zach was all juiced up with ideas for pretend rides, at home! For example: The 3 Little Pigs Ride: "Actually, it's a roller coaster but it's all dark. There's a slide, but you have to jump out of your car (shaped like a 3 Little Pig's head) and then it's still dark outside but you're supposed to jump into the wolf's mouth; you go down a dark slide, in curly coops [sic] like circles; you go upside down then upright then upside down then upright. At the end there's 2 dump trucks that are like 2 slides, actually they ARE slides, just straight slides, they go straight down & they're light, so you can see, but they're fast. You come out then you just come flying; you were already in the air when you finished the slide. You jump into a hole and then just go down and then another slide will go down and then up and then down, then there's the other dump truck slide - you just go straight down and then the ride's finished. After the wolf slides you go shooting out some pretend fire, and then you just go into your car (3 Little Pigs car); it's like a fast dark wolf slide, you just go zooming into your car. [Imagine the hand motions accompanying this description!] The ride will take you to a dump truck slide, straight down and then up down up down up down and then up and then down. [Somewhere in here was a dump truck slide that goes diagonal... So, to recap:] (1) Dump truck slide that goes straight down (2) Up & down slide, straight to the (3) diagonal slide - And then it's just done." 07/23/11 (...Ok, so this story belongs on the July-August page, but I wanted to spread out the fun! :=D )
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