I'm Moving!!!

Mommy has finally given up on keeping up with two separate blogs.  For the most part I am repeating myself on two different sites.  So Zach is officially moving to Jake's blog (poor second child).  Please keep up with both boys on Jake's site!!!

Merry Christmas

The boys slept in on Christmas morning.  Jake had to go into Zach's room and wake him up.  They were both so excited to see all the gifts that Santa left them.  Their reactions to opening the presents were priceless.  Mommy enjoyed watching them so much that I forgot to take pictures.  We had a very busy day with Nana, Papa, Gaspars & Grandma Patty.  Merry Christmas everyone!!!

X-mas Eve

We celebrate X-mas Eve with the Bramels.  Here is a great picture of Grandma & Grandpa with their darling grandkids :)  Plus a pic of Zach listening to the Christmas bells on their mantel.

Ms. Heather's X-mas Party

Ms. Heather (Jake's babysitter) had a X-mas party for all the kids she watches (plus Zach).  The kids had fun running around playing, then we had dinner, then a special appearance from Santa.  As soon as Santa entered the room Zach started yelling his name to get his attention.  And this was the first time he sat on Santa's lap without a fight :)  Yeah Ms. Heather's Santa!!!

O Christmas Tree

This year we were a little late in getting our Christmas Tree.  We go to the same farm every year and usually they have row after row of beautiful trees.  This year they had about 3 rows left to choose from.  So needless to say, picking out the X-mas Tree this year was not a long adventure.  However, we found the most beautiful perfect tree!!!

Owen's B-day Party

One of the little boys from Zach's babysitter had his birthday party at Pump It Up (bouncy place).  Zach loved the little bounce house that had guns that would shoot little foam balls.  Here are some pics of him messing around :)

X-mas Card Pics

Mommy got the boys all dressed up and took them to the photo studio to get X-mas card pics professionally done.  The one thing Mommy forgot was how shy Zach is with strangers.  He REFUSED to leave Mommy's leg and wanted nothing to do with the photographers.  So after about 20 minutes of everyone encouraging him to sit on his own, we gave up and came home.  Mommy had her own photo shoot at home and here are some of the takes.

Helicopter Santa

This was our second annual Helicopter Santa.  The day started out pretty cloudy, but ended up being beautiful.  The kids had so much fun running around.  And then it was time for Santa to pay his visit via Helicopter.  After waiting patiently and excitedly in line, Zach decided he did not like Santa when it was time to get on his lap.  But he was very happy after when he got a candy cane :)

ZGB Thanksgiving

We celebrated the Zdonek, Gaspar, Bramel Thanksgiving the Saturday after Thanksgiving.  As usual, Eric and Randy had their annual turkey cook off (I think we had to give it to Randy this year).  Zach was excited that he graduated to the kids table this year (from his highchair).  He had fun playing with Nana and Papa and running around with the boys!!!  Happy Thanksgiving!!

Gobble Gobble

The boys were having tons of fun with their crafts on Thanksgiving.  Zach had lots of help from Papa with his Turkey :)

Christmas Parade

Last night we went to the West Chester Christmas parade.  It was at night so all the Christmas lights were on.  Zach was enjoying watching all the comotion.  He especially liked it when "Ho Ho" walked in the parade.  And he loves Candy Canes :)

Hot Lips

Nana & Papa sent the boys a Halloween package.  One of many treats were these Hot Lips suckers.  Zach wears them very well :)

Batmen

Trick or Treat

Zach was an Ewok this year to go along with his brother's Darth Vader costume.  It was cold and rainy for trick or treat.  Zach was not very interested in wearing his Ewok hat, but loved Daddy's Bengals hat.  We went with a big group of boys; they were way too fast for Zach.  So Zach and Daddy took their time going to a couple houses.  Zach had a great time and was very polite to the people giving out candy :)

Groucho Marx

Kings Island

We took the boys to Kings Island today with Auntie Kris, Griff, and Grandma Patty.  It was a special visit to Kings Island because not only did they get to ride the rides, but they got to trick or treat with the dinosaurs.  Zach was a bit scared of these huge life like dinosaurs that moved.  But after a while, he would run up to each one with a smile on his face and say "Ohhh My"!!!  Like last time he enjoyed a wide variety of snacks today while taking in the people watching because there are not many rides he can go on.

Spooky Hollow

We went to our favorite pumpkin patch this weekend.  Zach was really looking forward to it because Jake brought home a pumpkin this week from his babysitter's house and Zach didn't have one.  So this was his chance to pick his very own.  This pumpkin patch also has an awesome hayride that takes you to "Spooky Hollow".  The hayride takes you through woods with lots of water and some gorilla comes out to chase and scare you.  I think Zach was happiest when he got his apple cider slushy :)

Papa

Nana & Papa stopped for the night in Cincinnati on their way back from Tybee.  Since Zach didn't get to go on the trip he was SOOOO excited to spend time with the two of them. 

Labor Day - Sunday

We took the kids to Kings Island for the first time.  There was not too many rides that Zach could ride;  he needs to grow several more inches.  But he had a great time being outside, people watching, and enjoying special snacks (especially the icee).