Zoe is 11 months

Zoe had a busy week as she turned 11 months old. We went to the park with Grammy and Grandpa and she had her first run down the slide. She had lots of fun. Pretty soon she will be a pro on the slide just like Zachary.



It also seems that Zoe has begun to "cruise" around the furniture a little bit, and has discovered how to crawl up the stairs. Guess we need more gates at the bottoms of the steps too. She is certainly keeping herself (and her parents) busy exploring now that she can get around. Wonder when she will be walking ... LOOKOUT!

Zoe looks too cute in dresses and still lets us put cute matching bows in her hair. We are enjoying this for now, knowing full well she may exercise her right to veto both dresses and bows someday.

We went to Ben and Jerry's for a very yummy treat to wind down summer. Zachary was so excited (not a surprise, see last entry -- birthday cake) and of course he got sprinkles on top.

Zachary's 3rd Birthday

The celebrating for Zachary's 3rd birthday began in Florida with Grandma Gaile (GG) and Zadie Marvin. We had cupcakes and presents at their house the night before we came back to Connecticut.


On Zachary's actual birthday August 15, we went to the neighborhood diner. Zachary ordered grilled cheese and french fries. He was so happy. Zoe also had fun, although
she left quite a mess under the table. For dessert, Zachary got chocolate ice cream with sprinkles and whip cream. He LOVED it!


The next day, Grammy Ellen and Grandpa Stan came to visit. We had another birthday dinner with them (Pasta with Pesto, aka PASTO). For dessert we had birthday cake and wore party hats. Even Zoe joined in the fun.

Then on Sunday we had a party with Zachary's friend Eitan and all of their local pals. We had pools in the backyard, balls, ride on toys, and of course the swing set. Both Zachary and Eitan had their own ice cream cake. Zachary was so excited when he saw the candles and enjoyed eating his cake.



Here are some other recent pictures of Zachary ... he is a busy boy so it is harder to catch him these days then it used to be. We can't believe he is 3 now, times sure has flown by.




Stay tuned for Zoe at 11 monthes.