California State Fair

Zach and his cow..mooooooo

Colby and Zach down close to the goats...they were very friendly to the boys
We were all waiting for the dog show to start
Mommy and Zach...I took this to send to Thomas in Iraq

Zach loved this little barn facade and chicken. He kept wanting to pet it and saying bok-bok
I got this just as he was wanting to climb on...they were using these for kids tractor pulls
Ethan was the easy going one of our group
Zach and daddy just hanging out
Zach, Mitchell and Colby loved the animal area...the cows and goats were a total hit with them

We went to the fair with the Heilner's and Wittenberg's and had such a fun time. All the boys really enjoyed looking at the fair animals and watching the dog show.

Zach's new pool

We bought Zach a minature pool for the backyard...big enough for one! He had such fun in it we had to drag him out because he was cold and turning purple. He even brought out some fish to throw in the pool so he could go "bobbing for fishies".

Zach & Ethan

Zach asks all the time if he can hold brother and have his picture taken...so here is the latest.

Zach, Colby, Justin & Jacob

We went to the Rademacher's and had a fun playdate for the boys...while the moms chatted about...well that is between us, right ladies? But, the boys had fun in Justin and Jacob's pool.

Mother's Day 2008

Zach and the sprinklers...we had to have them chase plastic balls to get them out into the water
Once they got going they had a blast
Justin bringing the plastic balls back so we could throw them again

Zach loves the doughnuts we get after service
It looks like Ethan is enjoying his as well

The Clarks had their daughter dedicated as well
Ethan's announcement
Ethan and pastor

We had such a fabulous day... Ethan was dedicated at church during the morning and we had lunch with my family and the Rademacher's in the afternoon. I don't think we had had such a wonderful and blessed day in a very long time.

Playing at Colby's house

We had dinner with the Heilner's and the boys really enjoyed Colby's new birthday present.

Zach the Artist

Washable bath time crayons are the best. Zach loves to color on the walls in the bathtub on a regular basis.

Ethan & Zach at 5 months

Ethan at 5 months
Zach at 5 months

Here are our boys at 5 months of age..notice the difference in personality even just in the pictures....

Zach's new haircut

We got his haircut for the summer today...he was really good while he was in the chair. Of course, trail mix and fruit snacks makes everything easier.

Ethan eating his first Rice Cereal!!

So today we decided to finally try out some rice cereal on Ethan...and boy did he love it!!! He did so much better than Zach did on his first try. Just a few cute pictures of his enjoying his first solids.