Big Bear

We took Zach on his first official 'vacation' this past weekend. (We figured we should probably start him young) We took a much needed two days off for Chad's birthday and headed up to Big Bear, which neither of us had really been to before.

We didn't really do anything exciting -- just relaxed, took a short walk through the woods and drove around to check out the area.

On our way back to town we also drove by Lake Arrowhead (which we liked WAY better than Big Bear) where we stopped for lunch and a short look around, and then headed on home.

Zach did amazingly well for having spent so many hours in his little carseat, and we definitely enjoyed the time away. :-)

Poppies!!

I'm currently recovering from yet another crazy weekend. Erin decided to visit us this weekend between business trips to Santa Barbara and Tucson. It's always fun when she comes to hang out..

After she made her plans, my nephew Trevor called and asked if he, his date and three other couples could stay Fri / Sat night and go to Magic Mountain on a pre-Prom road trip. Sure! Why not? Then.. as a definite bonus, Julie ended up driving them over so we got to see her too!

So.. while all the teenagers went and partied at Magic Mountain on Saturday, the rest of us took a little drive out to see the Poppies at the Poppy Reserve. They were beautiful as always (pictures are courtesy of Erin)..






Then, when we got back the house, Erin and Julie wanted to help me with a project, so I had them design my family picture wall. We cut some vinyl on a Cricut I've borrowed from a friend and I have to say the result looks pretty good.. (sorry for the crazy angle, it's a hallway wall and it's tough to get a picture of the entire thing straight on..)



So.. while the weekend has left me a little sleep deprived, it was definitely worth it! :-)

Bumbo

I ordered one of the Bumbo seats on a whim.. simply cuz it just seemed terribly cool, honestly. However, it has become one of my favorite baby items. Although he might be a tad young for it, Zach loves to sit in it and take in the world.

Blessing

We blessed Zach two weeks ago (March 28th). We were fortunate to have lots of visitors and had a big family BBQ the night prior to the blessing and then had everyone over for lunch directly after the meeting on Sunday. We had 27 people in the house both days including kids and babies. It was definitely on the crazy side, but it was fun to have both families able to participate. Thanks to everyone who made the effort to be here. It meant a lot to us that you could be here for Zach's special day.

The family pics will be posted whenever Sam gets them to us, but until then, here's a picture of Zachary looking terribly handsome in his blessing outfit :-)

Picture Day

(Just as a side note, it's been a little while since I posted, so here goes my attempt to catch up. I may or may not get to it all today, but we'll see how it goes..)

Uncle Sam and Aunt Michelle came for a visit when Zach was 1 1/2 weeks old to do some newborn portraits. They came out awesome, so I thought I'd post a few..