Ben and I just braved our first trip with Zackary on a plane and man it was so worth it. We flew to St. Louis for a 10 day vacation in Illinois. Not only did Zackary flourish when we were there but so did Ben and I. It was nice staying with his parents. They were very supportive, and our permanent babysitters for 10 days. Ben and I were able to go out with some friends and spend a day in St. Louis for a wedding that all his friends were at. Zackary loved all the family surrounding him while we were there and became a more sociable young boy. He slept a lot, and ate his solids really well. Here he is with Grandma. They look so cute in their blues.
About a month ago I taught Zackary how to kiss and he has mastered it. He loves giving everyone open mouth cheek kisses. It's so cute. Here he is giving Grandpa one! We were able to visit Zackary's other great grandma which was very special. She lucked out and got a kiss as well!
Zackary loved baby Leah! He would stare at her and give her some kisses too. It was adorable! She is the most beautiful baby. Ben's sister and brother in law are great parents. We went over to visit them one day and Zackary decided that his favorite room in the whole house was Leah's room. Aunt Maggie got all her toys out and he had a ball playing with them and investigating each one. Ben and I decided that maybe we needed some new toys for him.
It was so much fun seeing Zackary interact with all of his second cousins. He loved watching them and showing them all his new tricks. He can pull up now and is determined to master it. He is clapping, waving, taking things out and putting them back in, and so much more. He just found his ears sticking one finger in them to see what happens.
Below is a pic with Aunt Maggie, Uncle Derek and Ben at the park. We had some good times. Can't wait to go back.
Zackary's Great Grandma (Eleanor) turns 90 this week so the family celebrated her birthday today. We played a trivia game about her life to see who knew the most and it was interesting learning new facts about her growing up. Zackary had a great time playing with my cousin's kids and just watching everyone. They look so cute together in the picture huh? So surreal... a 90 year old and a 11 month old together...reminds you to enjoy each moment best you can cause they fly by!
Zackary started swim classes this past week. Great Grandma came with us for support and he loved having her there. He got ready for his class (see the cute speedos...love it!) and sat on her lap watching all the children in the pool. When it came time to start class he just had a blast and fit right in perfectly. He kicked and learned to float on his back, and we played humpty dumpty and fell into mom's arms in the water, and tried holding our breath. He had a good nap after that class! They say it's really important for children to learn at a young age how to hold their breath and turn over and float on their back in case they ever fall in a lake, pool, etc. So we are learning! And it's summer so it's a fun activity for us to do. Our music classes are over, doing swim now, hum...what class should we try next?
He was watching every move going on in the pool...patiently and skeptically waiting his turn.
His new favorite thing to do over and over is flip through pages of books and then throw them all on the floor. It's so fun to watch. He really is looking like a toddler to us in this picture.
