Yuck Zach!

You gotta love little boys. We took a trip downtown this weekend to explore and to let the kids pay in crown fountain.

Zach had fun playing in the water.

Zach had fun splashing in the water.

Zach had fun stomping in the water.

Then Zach drank that water... yuck!

I am Superman!

During our vacation to Michigan we had ice cream almost everyday (some days twice). Zach has left no doubt in our minds that Superman ice cream is his favorite. He was never able to finish the whole thing but the boy knew what he wanted.

Meg's first cast

OK, so here's the story...

Sunday morning we went to the playground. The monkey bars at the were too high for Meg to reach standing on the platform, so she climbed up to get higher and then jumped off trying to catch the monkeybar in mid-air. She missed, obviously, and fell to the ground pretty hard, fracturing her wrist. Meg will be in a cast for 3 weeks. She gets it off July 30th.

Zach is bouncing once again

Zach has had a phobia of balloons and inflatable jumpers for a while now so the big news from this weekend is that he got in a jumper and had fun!

I think the little girl to his left talked him into it.

Zach in Lake Michigan

This Labor day we made a trip up to Great Grandma. The weather was amazing despite the dire predictions of various AMA certified weather men so we were able to get into the water each day. First day first beach. It was a bit windy and the water was freezing so we were mainly putting our feet in and playing in the sand. Zach put his feet in and then fell in the water and got all wet. He then stood up and ran out of the water while laughing and saying, ""I deep! I go deep!"" This played out over and over all weekend long just solidifying that we have a little ham on our hands.

He is all wet

We spent Saturday helping Bobby move into his new apartment in Indy and hanging out with the Mclean klan. Then Sunday morning after church we met Josh, walked around Purdue's campus, and had fun playing in the fountains. Then we got some coney dogs and Dogs and Suds. It was a long drive back after our busy weekend, but its nice to be home.

We took a trip to the Purdue and jumped in the fountains. The kids had a great time getting all wet.

Zach's Birthday cake

It seems that our children never get a simple birthday party its always birthday parties . Zach’s birthday festival began with a back yard luau with some close friends and family. Grandma Goellner, Uncle Bobby along with Kendra and Mary Anne were in town for a Spamalot and were happy to enjoy the luau. Also Zach’s Godmother Christa and her husband Bill came over. Lastly, Gene and Dale made the long trek from next door to have some slushy and enjoy watching Zach try and play with all of his toys at the same time.

It was a fun luau. I think everyone the had a great time being attacked by bubbles while the kids pressured our Bill to finish putting together the soccer goal.

Splash Time

Its Memorial weekend which so it was time to jump in a pool. Elizabeth’s boss was kind enough to offer up his pool for the kids. Both Meg and Zach had a great time. Meg has gained a lot of confidence in her swimming. She used the swim wings but was doing a good job of using her legs and kicking.

Splash Time

Its Memorial weekend which so it was time to jump in a pool. Elizabeth’s boss was kind enough to offer up his pool for the kids. Both Meg and Zach had a great time. Zach had the most fun just walking off the edge and into (hopefully) Mom or Dad’s open arms. By the time we were done at the pool he had finally started saying, “Ready. 1. 2. 3. Jump.” At least giving us fair warning that he was on the way.

Zach with a waterballoon

Zach was pretty against the water balloons when Meg and dad started. He has had a fear of balloons ever since dad bought some that shriek when you let them go. We are convinced that he thinks they are screaming in pain. So back to the water balloons,. There was one balloon left and Zach sitting on his lawn chair. We put the balloon in his lap and he refused to touch it so it fell on the ground and bounced away. His eyes lit up and he was ready for some balloons. All he wanted to do was get a balloon and smash it on the ground.