"Good Boy" has arrived!!

Over the last several months we have been anticipating the arrival of a new baby into our family and over that timeframe Zach has consistently referred to the baby as "Good Boy".  Well, this morning Good Boy decided to make his entrance and as Zach had predicted with the naming he is in fact a baby boy. 

Rich and I have been horrible at picking out name options for our new person and we had pretty much decided that this one was a girl.  That being said....we didn't have a boy name picked out until today.  "Good Boy" has been such a big part of our daily conversations that we only thought is appropriate to keep the initials GB.  So.....

At 4am this morning we welcomed Gunnar Benjamin La Vigne into our family.  Gunnar was in a hurry to get into this world.  He woke me up at 1:45am and made his entrance just a little over 2 hours later.  I'm just happy we made it to the hospital in time.  Eek!  Anyway, he is 7lbs, 14oz and 20" long.  We already adore him and can't wait to have Zach meet him!  Zach is going to be so excited! 

Here is our first mom and son photo.  I'll be sure to post more soon!  Happy Mother's day to me!

Rolls Reversed

Zach loves books which we think is great.  Recently he has begun reading to us from time to time.  We realize that he is developing his memory and has a great ability to memorize the words of a book but we are still impressed and love he will "read" to us. 

One of his favorites (and ours) is the Roadwork book.  We highly recommend it if you have a little guy.

I wasn't quick enough to catch Zach reading the first few pages to Rich but I got him reading a majority of the book when he decided that we would read and put Daddy down for a nap on the couch.  Ha!  I hope you enjoy this as much as we do!

April Showers Bring May Flowers

I keep saying I'm going to update the blog and then I forget or just get too tired.  Blah.  Where did April go?  Oh well.....we had a really wet, rainy April anyway so not too many photos.  May is here and we finally have some sunshine.  According to Zach, when the sun is up its time to play!

Here is a quick recap of the past few weeks.  Zach and I flew back to Chicago after a week in the southeast at the beginning of April.  He gets his own seat now!

Taking a bath or "bubbles" as we refer to it isn't always the top priority on Zach's mind so once we get him to agree we have to make things fun.  I think his hair might need to be cut!

We were invited to a birthday party at an ice rink.  Z didn't have any interest in skating or even getting on the ice until all the other kids were preoccupied with snacks.  Once the ice cleared he was brave enough to walk on the ice with his Daddy.

As I mentioned......April showers.......

A little quality reading time with Grandma.  She looks great in that hat Zach had her wearing!

Thanks Lynn & Rich for the cool sign for Zach's room!  It is proudly displayed on his wall now and enjoys pointing it out and letting us know what it says.

Now that the weather is nice blowing bubbles has become a regular evening activity.  

 

And finally some May flowers in our front yard!

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter everyone!  Zach and I spent Easter in the southeast with Nana and Boppa.  The weather is warmer here so Z was happy to roam around outside and explore the neighborhood.  Of course, he loved getting the chance to play with Jeff, Kim, Allie, and Benny yesterday.  So many playmates!  He was so wound up that he decided that he would "nap later" so that he wouldn't miss out on any fun.  Although he had little to no interest in dying eggs he at least got excited about his Easter basket.  And what kid wouldn't love going to church when he spent most of the service commenting on the color of the lights, eating candy, drinking juice and then getting to go outside and throw pennies in the fountain?! 

I completely forgot to bring my camera along but here are a few snapshots I got with my phone.


He didn't mind telling you what color egg you were dying however he didn't want anything to do with dying them himself.  He had fun hunting them though!

A little fresh air......

Ready for the Easter Bunny!

Pennies in the fountain...

I'm coaching in Clemson, Rich is home being productive with house projects, and Zach is playing with Nana and Boppa Bill all week.  Hopefully Boppa will make sure to send us some good photos of their adventures.

Now I Know my ABCs

Ok, so i haven't posted anything for a while.  In fact I've been a bit of a slacker mom and haven't really taken many photos lately.  We've had a pretty cold winter so our activities have been a little bit limited.  Nana and Boppa came to visit at the end of February which was very exciting for Zach but oddly enough we didn't take many pictures.  He now has a big boy bed thanks to their visit and has made the transition quite well.  I've been slow in really getting the room fully decorated but I will post pictures soon of his new big boy room.  Thanks Nana and Boppa for painting all the walls!

Zach has found a love for trains over the past few months but just a couple of weeks ago he started making his own trains from time to time.  It is really fun to see him use his imagination!

Here is Zach hamming it up while we waited for our dinner at a restaurant last week.

And today he couldn't leave the house without a scarf.  He doesn't have a scarf nor have I ever even had him wear one of mine but this morning he was insistent that he wear a scarf to school.  Luckily I had one that wasn't too bulky or girly so this one seemed to make him happy.

And lastly, Z is up to speed on his ABCs!  The image quality isn't great on this video but I think the audio is pretty clear.  Enjoy!

Snow Day!!

If you were to ask Zach what day today is, he would reply "snow day!"  I told him it was Groundhog Day but he quickly corrected me with "No.  Snow day!" 

We bundled Zach up in his snowsuit and boots and headed outdoors.  Rich thought he had it good when Zach took over the snow shovel but Zach quickly realized it was a lot of work.  Back to his small shovel.

Last year Zach thought it was a riot to be pulled in the sled but now he would rather be the puller.  

I tried to get a quick photo of Zach in his bibs but he wanted to get them off so quickly that this was the best I could do. 

Winter Fun

Zach is growing so fast!  The weather hasn't been too bad this winter but still too cold to really play too much outside so we have taken full advantage of our newly renovated basement.  Here are a few shots of Zach enjoying all of his animals and toys. 

Oh...wait....to start off, just before the holidays Zach took his first ride on a real train!

And we bundled for a quick bike ride one day.

I captured Zach during a little Saturday morning tv time.  He is addicted to the movie Toy Story.  And yes......this picture shows just how tall the boy is getting.

Another day to bundle up!  Fresh air and sunshine helps a boy use some energy.

Zach still likes to help clean which we really appreciate.

And we may have a chef on our hands.  He can't resist playing with any kitchen he sees.  In fact at Home Depot he likes to play with the full size  ovens and laundry appliances.

 Um...so....I guess he was looking for something......

And I'll leave you short video of Zach feeding his animals.