9-14-12

Yesterday Zach was sitting with his legs tucked under him. It was time to put his tray table over them. He said, "Mommy, my legs aren't listening."

Dad said when he and Zach went fishing and they didn't catch anything Zach said the fish were "sleeping." I asked Zach about it and he remembered.

Last night he was able to tell us when he started to go number 2.  We raced into the bathroom.  He worked very hard for quite some time and was successful.  Of course I told him a week ago, and it has been built up since then, that we would make chocolate chip cookies (refrigerator ones) when he went poopy in the toilet.  And of course he did this at 8:45 at night. So we warmed up the oven and had a "cookie party" at the kitchen table.  If you can't go to bed late on the day you intentionally poop in the toilet for the first time, then I don't know what a good reason would be.

We took him to Lake Jacomo a couple days ago. The geese are very tame. They get very close but turn away when you step toward them.  Well (against my judgement) Zach was able to walk very slowly up to a goose, when he got about a yard away the goose started running. Zach started running too and chased that goose in a circle and watched it jump in the lake. When it was in the water, Zach said, "Ooooh Dear." Then was off to do other stuff.

8-25-12

Sometime during the last few months, Zach has gotten really good at giving hugs. He will run up and hug you really tight. I love it.

Fall is on its way. These are the pictures that popped up when I started my computer this morning. 

8-24-12

Tonight, at approximately 8:30 p.m., Zach pooped in the toilet for the first time ever. All were very excited. He got two gummy worms for going number two. At 8:45 p.m., a very excited Zach is still proclaiming his success. "Twice, twice, twice." Close enough.

8-16-12

Zach can eat a whole batch of popcorn by himself. That is the most the air popper will make. 

8-16-12

The baby turkey have been hanging around a lot lately. They look like miniature full sized turkey.

8-14-12

This is a picture of Zach on the day he decided he wanted to wear his big boy underwear to Kidz Kabana. He also wanted to wear his "snazzy shoes." He made it the whole day without any accidents.

He made it another day without accidents, while at school, today. When he got home tonight we were doing well, but time got away from me and we didn't go for about an hour. I have never seen so much piddle come out of a little boy. It just kept running out, through his pants onto the floor.

If he completes a sticker chart, he gets a gummy worm. This could be the best sticker chart I have ever made. You have to look really hard in the picture to see, but I drew little circles for his circle shaped stickers.  He ran through this one in a day. Now all he has is a big fish.

8-11-12

Back from the trail.