In his spare time (which is really all the time), Zach enjoys reading discount shopping booklets. Followed by a little cat harassment.
In all seriousness, Zach has reached the point where he walks over to you with a book from his bin wanting you to read it to him. He also sits on you by backing up in an exaggerated, and so far unphotographed, way.
These are from New Years Day. We were surprised with a couple inches of snow on the ground when we woke up.
We quickly bundled Zach up in whatever we brought and rushed him out to play in the snow before it melted. After some initial "what the hell is this white stuff?" hesitation, he loved it.
Unfortunately, Zach's time in the snow was brief. Shortly after the last picture, he slipped and bounced his face off an overturned shovel. He just had a little bruise, but playtime in the snow was over.
After a two month layoff, Zach is back.
Between work, a basement remodel, and a couple other side projects, the Zach Blog got squeezed from my schedule. I took much harassment for this and I readily admit this post is long overdue.
Fortunately, we didn't stop taking pictures. Despite the fact that it's difficult to get Zach both in frame and in focus because he moves so fast, I've got two months worth of pictures that I'll be posting over the next couple weeks.
When Melissa and I aren't busy with our respective jobs, we've been running around trying to get all our holiday plans nailed down. Meanwhile, Zach just runs around the house when he isn't sleeping. It's entertaining, but also exhausting and time consuming.
Zach's new thing is to play in our couch cushions. He likes it when you make them into a fort and then to play peek-a-boo from behind the cushions.
Because my family atypically celebrates Thanksgiving the weekend after, we get two Turkey Days (and a lot of running around) every year. Here's a partial synopsis of the weekend from Zach's point of view.
Thanksgiving Day - Wake up. Eat breakfast. Get dressed up. Take off his nice clothes to eat first his Turkey dinner. Be his usual charming self for Mom's family.
Black Friday - Hang out with Dad and Grandpa while Mom and Grandma go shopping. Bust lip on coffee table. Have a ball playing out on the deck after Dad takes him out there to distract/calm him down from the busted lip. Drive home (no pictures, but Zach faces forward now).
Saturday After Thanksgiving - Run around Grandma and Grandpa's house. Climb up the steps over and over again. Eat Turkey again. Share with the dog. Eat half a piece of pumpkin pie. Call it a weekend.
