Sunday, May 31, 2009

Licking the Dish

Odd title? Well, consider the source.

It's accurate, however, because this morning, after Zac had finished his massive-sized Rice Krispies and a large piece of banana, he picked his dish/bowl up and decided to try to lick it clean. This had not happened previously and caught me a bit off guard. Had I been thinking, I might have caught it on video instead of in pics, but here's one to enjoy anyway.

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Crazy Laughter

Zac has not been feeling completely up to par the past few days, today included, but you wouldn't know it listening and watching him in this video clip. Katy was helping him take a bath, which we do with the shower running, and he was cracking himself up as he splashed the water that accumulates in his little tub.


Thursday, May 21, 2009

The Walking With Help Video

Here is the video clip I promised earlier, though it's not quite the full experience. We did at least catch this a bit to share!

Zac With Keys

Caught Zac just a little bit this afternoon banging a set of keys against our front door but initially laughing like crazy at Millie, who was looking at him through the window right around the corner from the door. We've been working with Zac quite a bit this week on walking, putting forth more of an effort to get him to recognize it's something he should be doing. I guess our thought previously that he'd walk when he wanted to wasn't quite right for him, so we're adjusting. :)

When Katy brings him out of his room after a nap or a changing now, he'll call me and say "See?" as she helps him walk down the hallway. It's VERY cute and I'll try to catch it on video sometime soon if at all possible. And once he walks, we'll get that up as well. Have a great day everyone!

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Chasing Zac

I had Zac really laughing quite a bit right before this, but didn't have my phone ready to capture it. So I grabbed the phone and took to chasing Zac around and getting him a little riled up right before bedtime tonight. Sorry about the quality and lighting, but I was on all fours going after him and didn't have many lights on.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Zac Chasing A Cat

I wish our cats were as excited about Zac as he is with them. Because of this, it's tough to catch him getting to play or chase them on video but I was able to get a little bit of it earlier today to share with everyone. The cats don't excite him as much as his Uncle Dan and Aunt Stacy's two black labs did, but he does get a kick out of them.

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Quick Note...

Just wanted to drop a quick note to everyone. We're back in Omaha for good, arriving last Friday night, May 1st. We've been furiously unpacking and getting settled back in to our house. It feels so good to be home and we're very, very thankful for God's grace and love in getting us home to Omaha. More pics to come soon. Zac has been doing some new things we need to capture on camera to share with everyone. Take care!

Thursday, April 30, 2009

A Mammoth, 70 Degrees...And More Snow

Have a few pics to share today. Yesterday, we took my Mom and Dad down to Hot Springs to visit the Mammoth Site. It was pretty interesting, though Zac did not share any enthusiasm for it whatsoever. However, we still enjoyed it and it was a beautiful day. It was 70 degrees down in Hot Springs while only 57 up in Custer (about 35 minutes away). Google Map it if you are uncertain of the geography, but the altitudes are a bit different.

At any rate, today, the day before we are set to leave, it was a bit chillier, mostly in the 40s and edging up into the 50s a bit until this evening, when it decided to begin snowing again. Yes, more snow. On April 30th. I know, I know. We've seen this before, just last year at this time, right? But still, it does throw you when it happens because we don't live in an area where this is a fairly common occurrence.

So tonight we took a drive, going up part of Needles Highway and then back down into Custer State Park and finally back to our motel. We took a few pics along the way and wanted to share them with everyone. Headed back to Omaha in the morning and then it's time to unpack! So excited...