Memorial Day Weekend

On Sunday, we took Zander to a park and then came home and ate corn on the cob, chicken sausage and salad. (well, he didn't really eat the salad). He loved playing on all the toys at Yucatan Park. Surprisingly we had it all to ourselves, probably due to the threatening chance of rain.




This morning he played outside in his inflatable pool again and he had three big pieces of watermelon for a snack. We gave him a haircut and he loved playing with the hose while it was on, watering rocks and himself. Fun family times.

Pondering Life

This is a picture of Z from one of our many backyard outings. He loves to bring a plastic cup to me full of water from his inflatable pool and eagerly waits for me to dump it on his head. I guess I should have known, it wouldn't be long before he would start dousting the water on me as well :/ On this particular day, he also thought it was fun to climb onto the lounge chair with me for a big hug. I gladly gave him one even though he was soaking wet and had dirt and grass all over him! What can I say, he's hard to resist!

Saying Goodbye (for now)

Today my good friend Caryn and her little boy Josiah came over for the last time before moving to Virginia. Zander kept trying to give Josiah hugs and Josiah was feeding Z snacks. It was cute. Here are a few pictures we are storing in our memories until we see them again.

Party in the Hood

We had several of our neighbors over this weekend impromptu to swim and watch the Magic game. We had a total of eight kids and nine adults join us. I didn't get any pictures, but Owen's mom took this one of Zander and Owen eating watermelon in his crab pool. Owen would dump water on Zander's head and then they would both start laughing hysterically. It was fun.

Things Zander likes

Zander loves cats, much to my dismay. He was outside playing with Owen the other day and was terrorizing one of their cats. Here are some pictures.



In other news, apparently he likes to eat apples straight from the core, as he took mine from me after I only had a few bites and the rest is history:)

Splishin and a Splashin

Today we met up with Zander's friends Ezra and Mia at the park. It was early in the morning and I certainly didn't expect it to be so hot yet, so I didn't bring Zander's swim suit for the splash park. It wasn't on when we first got there, so he just played with his trucks and friends on the regular playground.

But the minute he heard the splash pad turn on, he went running straight for it. Thankfully Ezra's mom had an extra swim diaper, so he could go in and play or it would of been a rough morning! Here are some pictures from the water fun!

The Big Red Truck

On Saturday, one of Zander's little friends, Elias, celebrated his 3rd birthday. His parents arranged for a fire truck to come out to his birthday party so the kids could ring the bell and push all the buttons. Zander thought it was fantabulous and so did every other kid there. Here are a few pictures!

Back Yard Fun

We bought a little inflatable pool for Zander last weekend. I was thinking how it's going to get hot here real soon and that I was going to need things involving water to keep him occupied. He loves being outside entirely too much to care about the heat. So now in addition to the big pool he can splash around in this one that comes equipped with a sun shade and little squirting fountain on the front. We also took him to a park down the road that has a splash pad today. He absolutely loved it. Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures, but I'm sure we'll be going back soon.


Evan decided it would be fun for Zander to peek over the fence at Owen when he heard them outside, which resulted in two boys hanging out over the fence for a few minutes last Sunday. I saw what was going on from inside the house and ran out to get a few pictures!