Zach's 10 month update, et al.

Wow.....it's been a while! (And that's an understatement!!)

Let's see...since August 3rd? Wow....can I even remember back that far? It's good that we have lots of pictures and videos, otherwise we'd have threats of physical harm from all of the grandparents out there. :)

We'll narrate as the pictures and video as we go.

Zach's "official" 10 month picture...crawling the halls of Sargent High School.....he looks so little compared to most of the kids I see walking through these halls! (Fortunately, I haven't seen any of the high schoolers crawling...although some days I wouldn't be surprised...)

We did go over to Sargent for their volleyball and football "soap" scrimmages. Both teams have the JV vs. the Varsity, and everyone brings a Powerade/Gatorade (used to be soap....hence the name) as their admission fee.

Now....WAAAAAY back to the beginning of the month......

Alex wanted to take a nap with Mommy.....here we are pretending to sleep. (We just ended up being silly - no naps here!)

Alex taking a picture of me taking his picture. (His didn't turn out....) :)

Earlier this month, our fridge started making funny noises. After a couple of phone calls to some reliable sources, we concluded that the compressor was ready to go. I kept checking the freezer, and noticed that our ice packs and the cardboard on some of the food was beginning to be soft. SO, we called a friend and she let us borrow their pickup for the night....so we went down to Grand Island and came back with this......

It was discounted about 40% because of some scratches on the side....but it's nothing that a little paint can't fix. We're especially liking the ice and water in the door. :) Ah, the little things.

Some shots of the boys.....

Alex being tickled...just LOVE the smile! :)

Zach getting into his brother's beloved trains! (as if he's saying, "Who?? Me??")

Although it looks like Alex is ready to throw the ball at Zach, he didn't.....this time, anyway. Alex is really into soccer right now, which is just killing his father.

The other morning we went into the boys' room to wake them up, and Zach was positioned like this....ouch!

This is a perfect example of "Monkey See, Monkey Do." And we certainly love our little monkeys.



Here's Alex playing soccer. One of his favorite lines is, "I'm a good kicker."

And Zach as we're playing......then with our next bit of news......just watch, you'll see!

Yes, Alex has been wearing underwear for a week now! His accidents are few and far between....and we still haven't mastered #2 on the toilet yet, but he's getting more comfortable with it. He loves his underwear...he has Thomas, James, and Percy from "Thomas and Friends", Lightning McQueen and Mater from "Cars", "Handy Manny" and "Elmo" underwear....so he likes to talk about how he doesn't want to get them wet, because he doesn't want to make them cry. Now we're starting to focus more on "They don't want to get poopy..." so we'll see if that has the same positive result.

Andy's been busy at work...he had to cover a while for one of his co-workers who went into early labor and maternity leave, but he's staying busy with nursing home coverage, home health, and his outpatient caseload here in Ord. He had a continuing ed course last weekend, so we didn't see him much (left at 6:30 Sat/Sun AM, and returned around 6:30 PM), but he said it was really good, so we're ok. :)

I've been in school for two full weeks now (with students.....plus two work days).....things are going well! It's been hotter than blazes (and I have no window for an air conditioner), plus my junior high volleyball gals and I spend 2 hours in the gym every afternoon...which adds to the heat. :) They are coming along nicely...our first game isn't until the 14th, and some have a ways to go, but they are a good bunch - it should be a fun season. :)

Other than that, it's just BUSY! Laundry, meals, cleaning, sleep, spending time together, that's pretty much our life. Take care everyone.....love to you all! :)

P.S. At the boys last Dr. appt (I can't remember when it was......a few weeks ago.......) Zach was 23 lbs., Alex was 32. Easy to remember, YAY! :)