Meg and Zach show off their fort

Meg and Zach show off their fort, originally uploaded by cpmclean.

As the temperatures go sub zero the kids had fun building a fort inside.

Poor bird

"I punched out a turkey!"

I was asking the kids during the drive to school what made them proud yesterday at school and this was my sons gleeful response. He is talking about a paper turkey but it still makes me laugh.

Potty Humor

"I have a plan so that I don't pee in my bed. I can sleep on the toilet!"
Zach @ 7:12 on November 10, 2008

Zach Jedi drawing

This weekend Zach made a drawing for me of a Jedi in battle.

I gotta admit this is an action packed picture!This weekend Zach made a drawing for me of a Jedi in battle.

I gotta admit this is an action packed picture!

Our Guardian

Tonight Zach was all excited about guarding the house he didn't want to say what from but he was ready to stay up all night if he had to. I told him I was in but when it came time to go to bed I told him I was out. His reply? Its okay daddy I will do it alone. when I told him he was going to bed he broke down. After some high stakes negotiating he agreed that we would let the firemen and policemen guard the house at night.Tonight Zach was all excited about guarding the house he didn't want to say what from but he was ready to stay up all night if he had to. I told him I was in but when it came time to go to bed I told him I was out. His reply? Its okay daddy I will do it alone. when I told him he was going to bed he broke down. After some high stakes negotiating he agreed that we would let the firemen and policemen guard the house at night.

Zach's Buzz

Last night the kids used the colored geometric tiles to make pictures. Per the usual my little guy was all about Buzz. I helped him out a lot on the body but Zach took the lead on the face and buzzes weaponry. Our Buzz comes fully loaded with laser blasters and light swords.

Fishy Zach Quote

"Open your mouth little fishy!"

While feeding the Coy at the St Louis Botanical Gardens Zach became a bit frustrated with the fish a told them this .

Zach Attacking Waves

Zach Attacking Waves
Originally uploaded by cpmclean

When we went on vacation the indoor water park had a wave pool. Zach's favorite move? just letting the waves come at him and then hitting them.

Check it out.

Funny Zach Quote

"When I get big, I am going to have a beard and a belly."

Zach spent dinner last night over at Gene and Dale's. Dale's son Craig was there and he has both a beard and belly. During dinner Zach came up with this doozy of a line.

Zach is Super Urlacher!

Zach is really getting into dressing up. This is the outfit he put together for the Super Bowl. The Hanna Montana 3D concert glasses really set it off.

Another favorite outfit he has had lately is prince costume with the red cape and Tinkerbell wings.

should I be worried? :)

Some Bathroom Humor

Here is a new fun Zach thing. He names his poops. I kid you not. Last night he finished in the bathroom and then sized up what he had done and difined them as snake poops!

What Zach is thankful for

Thank you for buzz light years. I have 2 buzz light years. My dad buyed me abuzz light years football to play with.

Love,
Zachary

Zach's Marble painting

Zach's class used marbles to paint last week and this is the result. Zach had such a great time that he wanted Meg to try so this weekend Zach led us in marble painting. It was a lot of fun.

Snap Painting by Zach

Today in the art studio the children had the opportunity to explore "snap painting" in the Art Studio today. They used old picture frames, rubber bands , and paint to complete the project.

The rubber bands where stretched across the frames, then each child coated the bands with paint. The students snapped the rubber bands over a piece of paper to create a snappy masterpiece!

Future Chess Master?

Both Meg and Zach have really gotten into chess. Almost every night Zach wants to be a game night and his game of choice is chess. He knows all the pieces and can set up the board. He is usually god for the first 5-10 moves, but then his attention starts to taper off.

We have been using a game called "No Stress Chess" where game play is more like a card game. You flip over cards which have a picture of a piece and how it moves. It helps a child start to understand how the pieces move. Zach is getting good at this game. He even beat dad last night!

Ice Cream makes me mad

This weekend we headed downtown for a fun night at the Hilton Towers. After hiking around and doing a little swimming in the hotel pool we went ot Grant Park for Jazzfest and ice cream. While we were there Zach gave us this beautiful shot.

Zach Reflecting

We went to the Niki in the Garden exhibit at the Garfield Park Conservatory with some family visiting from way out of town. Both Meg and Zach had a great time running around and climbing on all the sculptures. This was the perfect art exhibit for Zach because it was art he could touch, climb and in many cases jump off.

The only trauma came when he slipped in the mud next to a lion sculpture. He didn't like that and let us all know. Click the picture below for a slideshow.

Rid-em Cowboy!

Seriously, the boy could not stop smiling. Both Zach and Meg waited patiently for 15 minutes while they set up. It was good thing they did because just a few minutes after they were done with thier rides the heavens opened up.

Sick little guy

This week Zach got Croup and was sick. One thing that made him happy was putting a wet rag on his head.

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.