Second break from biking... 2012-09-09

Zach has an organized mind. This is his birthday guest checklist. :=) 2012-09-14

Zach is a very sensitive soul. Here he is, taking cover behind a chair while watching Disney's Robin Hood movie. :=) 2012-09-21

(It isn't the physical violence but the anticipation of doom which really gets to him. Bless his heart!) 2012-09-21

If you're gonna live in Oz, Zach, you're gonna have to learn how to swim. 2012-09-24

(This is where he met his new friend, Hugh, too!) 2012-09-24

Making great progress! 2012-09-24

Zach really enjoys playing Hang-Man, so Daddy introduced him to his computerized "Wheel of Fortune" game. (Can you guess the phrase?) 2012-10-01

(Having fun, and proud of himself!) 2012-10-01

:=) Melts a mama's heart! 2012-10-01

Another of Zach's phrases (he learned this from Daddy!) 2012-10-01

Another day, another sweet note from Zach :=) 2012-10-03

A rousing game of UNO! 2012-10-04

Gengy & Zach at Cape Solander, eager to spot some whales 2012-10-03

--There's one!! See it?? :=D 2012-10-03

Fun on the rocks just up the road from Cape Solander 2012-10-03

Boys enjoying a low branch at Kamay Botany Bay National Park (up the road from Cape Solander) 2012-10-03

The puzzler in action... 2012-10-04

Voilà! (Glad to see that he's comfortable in our reciprocated affection for him!) :=) 2012-10-04

Ahh, yes.... :=D 2012-10-04

Dylan & Zach: two silly boys at Carss Park! 2012-10-05

Zach's photo of his own artwork (and cute little toes!) 2012-10-05

Zach wanted balloons for his birthday.... Balloons, he got! :=) 2012-10-10

Starting the day off right: celebratory birthday French toast! Mmm. 2012-10-10

Ok, you can open one present before school... 2012-10-10

A boy's birthday cake 2012-10-10

Happy 6th birthday, sweet Zachy boy!! :=) 2012-10-10

Pressies! (-as they say, down here :=) ) 2012-10-10

Happy family on Zach's bday :=) 2012-10-10

Jasper helping Zach decorate cupcakes for his birthday party 2012-10-13

Ta-da! (-a 3D treasure map...) 2012-10-13

Good ol' musical chairs! 2012-10-13

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Face painting fun (with lousy paints, alas) 2012-10-13

Zach did a great job in his school fun-run! (2+km!) 2012-10-17

Daddy & Zach hangin' after runnin' :=] 2012-10-17

Zach really took to the after-school taekwondo! 2012-10-17

Zach likes to take pictures, too. Here's one he took... 2012-10-18

...Here's another.... :=) 2012-10-18

Zach & Daddy enjoying some pizza in Wynyard Park (we regularly have pizza for supper on Fridays; not usually outside nor away from home!) 2012-10-19

Zach & schoolmates anticipating cake at Raghav's birthday party 2012-10-20

...I forget what earned him this consequence, but here's Zach doing some good ol' manual labour, shovelling mulch! 2012-10-21

A boy in an olive tree :=) 2012-10-24

Moving day -- Zach is PSYCHED about rediscovering his old toys!! (Or, in this case, discovering DADDY'S old toys! :=D) 2012-10-24

Zach appreciating some sculptures by the sea at Bondi 2012-10-27

A smooch from mama :=) 2012-10-27

"Dear Mommy Happy Birthday! You are trning 20+18=38 oh my goodnes! You are turning 38! Want some more good maths? Whats 18+20? =38 Just teesing! Its the same Ha Ha ancr [answer] thees questshons 14-9=_ 9-14=_ 38+5=__ 5+38=__ 37388+37388=_____ and 38 Hs and Ks [hugs and kisses] Love from Zach :) ooxx" 2012-10-27

Cute boy at Mommy's birthday dinner @ Chimichurri, mmmm! (*awesome Brazilian steakhouse restaurant, which has since closed down! Boo-hoo!! :=( ) 2012-10-28

Zach's first Hallowe'en down under ~ did you recognize him in his Lego costume? :=) 2012-10-31

A further glimpse into Zach:

- Daddy and Zach were playing Starblazers [make-believe based on animé series], one day, and decided that Daddy would be the cook. Zach told him to take all of Zach's (prized!) stuffed animals and chop them up into 100 pieces and cook them! As Zach climbed up onto the bunk bed with Pouncer [tiger], who was about to be chopped up, Pouncer (Zach) said, "What game are we playing, anyway?" Zach consoled him that his impending doom was just pretend..... :=D

- Zach's first authentic Aussie-ism emerged mid-September: "Give it a go!" :=D

- Zach has a tendency to be a - - - p-o-k-e-y- - - - l-i-t-t-l-e - - - p-u-p-p-y (slow poke)! :=\ He moves slowly, distractedly (ish), doing his own thing, SINGING all the while (not lyrics, usually, but "ooh" sounds, to his own made-up tunes...). He is his own little person, he is. :=>

- About Zach's birthday letter to Mommy: his current obsession/fascination/passtime was with CALCULATORS! He brought his two calculators with him to Mommy's birthday dinner at the restaurant, where Mommy & Daddy introduced him to spelling words out of upside-down numbers! Then he would put them into 'Memory' and urge us to press 'Memory Recall'.... :=D That's our nerdy Zach!

- Hallowe'en hasn't quite caught on, down here, yet. Zach was the only one to dress up for school, and he and Daddy had to hunt down somewhere to trick-or-treat! (Our street did host a trick-or-treating night, but it was the Sunday evening while we were out for Mommy's birthday supper! :=\ ) In the end, Zach visited about 20 houses and received about 20 pieces of candy -- and was thrilled!! :=)