We went to Portrait Innovations today and had some pictures taken. They turned out well, but it took forever to get to this point. Zack was incredibly active, temperamental, and generally unruly. I felt pretty guilty and definitely didn’t get to his second outfit. Oh well. I’m just happy we got it over with!
Those three words were ones he uttered at the dawdling child in front of him as Zack waited for the slide. He doesn’t like slow moving people. He’s a (tiny) man on a mission. Here are a few photos from yesterday. He is really loving being outside. We have problems even getting him to come inside at night. We offer him everything and he usually resists until the very last moment.
Zack likes his baths. Now that it’s warming up, he’s getting them more frequently. Unfortunately he likes being outdoors more than taking baths (or watching The Wonderpets or eating). In any case, I got some new shots of him in the tub. It’s in our new bathroom so you can get a glimpse of our work. Wish you could see more right now…
Who knows, but Zack certainly loves kicking his soccer ball. He actually does it properly (you know, when he’s not throwing it). I am pretty impressed, but then again I don’t know anything about the game. Jeremy is impressed too, and he plays all the time so he’s allowed to have an opinion. Here are (of course) a few photos from Zack’s most recent soccer “session” and a few others…just because…
And finally, the official “DIRTY LOOK”
Michigan seems to finally have accepted that Spring is here. The state tried to hold on to the snow and cold for much too long. Now, it’s melted and we’re looking at multiple 60+ degree days in a row. I can’t say I’m complaining, either.
Jeremy (and I) have finished up on the yard work. It’s not done really, but it is cleaned up and Zack can play without worry of twisting his ankle on a branch or accidentally eating a bean pod from the most annoying tree on the face of the earth. Anyway, it’s nice. My hyacinths are close to blooming. A crocus bloomed today–the first color of the year! I’m also watching as the daylilies, iris, daffodils, etc… are starting to peek through the soil. I can’t wait until things really grow and bloom and summer arrives.
In other news, my in-laws returned home from a week-long trip to Durango, Colorado. When they arrived they found their front yard torn up and a large hunk of a large tree taken out. There also appears to be a ton of glass, some random chunks of car, and various other bits from the interior of a vehicle that wrecked in their yard this past Friday. It was apparently pretty crazy. Three kids in a Suburban driving (much too fast) through an s-curve and down the road. They didn’t even step on the brake to speak of before they crashed into the tree. People drive like idiots down their road. Like seriously–20+ miles an hour over the speed limit. I guess it was only time before something like that happened. According to the news story, the road was closed for three hours for the accident investigation (there is lots of lovely spray paint on the ground and tree). UM also dropped a helicopter some place to pick up the kid hurt the worst. My guess is that it was in their large, treeless yard.
Exciting stuff happens when people take vacations…
Actually, not alone really but sans Zack. It’s strangely quiet around here. The cats are quiet, the house is quiet, and I am even quiet. I really do like having some still calm sometimes. It’s refreshing. Zack will be back on Monday after the weekend with his grandparents (my parents) up in Gladwin. He’s having a great time playing, running, screaming, and visiting with neighbors. He’s such a little social butterfly.