Seven.Caged.Tigers

Or not.  Actually, Jeremy and I have done a good job at not giving Zack everything and anything we think he might want.  He’s still too young to beg but we are quick to correct him if he declares something “me” or “mine.”  We also don’t feel a need to buy him anything and everything.  Of course our home isn’t large enough to buy all that much stuff.  What he does have is too much to deal with sometimes anyway–tons of cars, books, stuffed animals, and little people.

For his first birthday we didn’t get him anything big.  We did purchase a small, inexpensive plastic desk for him for Christmas.  This birthday we thought it important to get him a play house.  It’s something he will enjoy for a long time.  It’s also something we saved for, hoped for, and researched.  We ended up finding it at Costco.  He should love it, though we won’t assemble it until closer to the big day.  Prior to that he’ll have to gaze at the box.  Poor little dude.  Anyway, here’s what we will have in our back yard starting this summer.

We don’t do Easter big in our house. It was just my parents and my husband, son, and I. We had a nice dinner Saturday night and a big breakfast Sunday. Anyway…here are a few photos of Zack (who else?) from the weekend.

1.) Yes those are the Wonder Pets - it’s the only show he watches and he loves it.

2.) In some of those photos he is spinning. He does this when he gets really tired. It’s hilarious. He spins quickly, to the point he can’t see or walk straight and sometimes falls down.

Here’s a link to ALL our Flickr photos:  http://flickr.com/photos/lambchops/

Helping Grandpa choose a fishing boat:

Spinning:

Zack loves telephones. Fortunately this little toy phone works as a double for the real one. Here, he’s talking to Papa with a great deal of imagination, dedication, and love.

Zack is quickly closing in on his second birthday. He is getting so big (but still pretty skinny). Anyway, I wanted to put a few pictures of him through the years here. Look at how much he’s changed (and how much he hasn’t).

Apologies for my lack of updates.  This last week flew by.  It’s not that I did much.  I mean I went shopping, played with my son, made a flower arrangement (I’ll take a photo at some point, I’m pretty happy), got new reading glasses, and exercised.  What fun.  Jeremy and I also made the choice to get rid of Max.  It’s been a long time in coming.  We’ve been considering it for years (like 4-5 years).  He’s gotten worse since Zack’s arrival too.  Litterbox issues, puking issues, dominance issues, and he seems generally unhappy.  Today we drove over to Capital Area Humane Society (where we got him from) and surrendered him back.  It was terrible.  I feel like I failed him.  Zack isn’t too aware of what went on.  He was there, but Max really isn’t too kid friendly.  Not saying he ever bit or scratched or hissed, but he’s also very aloof.  Anyway, we are now a 2-cat home.  No more Max, long live Sara and Dewey.

a glimpse of the new bathroom! It’s nearly done.

I actually got this from Jeremy. It’s hilarious. Feel free to tell me how many 5-year-olds you could take in a fight.

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