Doctor Appointment

I was trying to post a picture from the other day but right now Blogger is not letting me do it. So you will have to check back later for pictures.

Zeke had a regular check up with the doctor yesterday. He has bad memories from doctor visits, so as soon as we walked in the room he started crying. If they said they were all done with the part of the appointment Zeke took that as they were all done with everything. So in the middle of his crying he would stop and get out "All done" and try to pull Brice to the door. He got stickers that helped, but then it was shot time. The lady was really good and did it really fast and then he got more stickers.

Here are his stats from yesterday:
Weight: 25 lbs. 2.5 oz. (23rd percentile)
Height: 2' 10" (60th percentile)
Head Circumference: 48.9 cm (64th percentile)

He continues to be a very funny boy. He tries to repeat what we say. The best was when Brice said "goodness gracious" while watching a basketball game. And Zeke was in on his lap and tried to repeat it.

Warm Days!

This week it has been warm in Antioch. It is in he 80's which is really nice.

This morning we got Zeke his little pool out and he loved it. I thought we might have to wait for the water to warm up a bit but Zeke jumped right in and started playing.


The other day I was looking for a cake recipe in my family cookbook and came across a Banana Drink that we always loved. This afternoon I thought I would made it for Zeke.
The result:

Our Silly Boy

Zeke is turning out to be pretty silly these days. Here are a few pictures and stories for you to enjoy!




The two above pictures were one morning this week at breakfast. Zeke has become a big breakfast eater and loves his cereal. Between one of his bowls he decided to put the bowl on his head and would just laugh. The next picture is during his third "Zeke" size helping. I guess was tired of using the spoon.


Zeke already understands what to do with a mic and a songbook. He walks around the house with this mini mic and the Wee Sing songbook singing "Da da da Doe!" He gets louder as the phrase goes on. It is pretty funny to watch and listen to.

Easter Pictures

We hope everyone had a wonderful Easter. Zeke was able to hunt for eggs a couple of times. Once was with the preschool here at church. They have a picnic and hunt at the park right up the street. And another was a picnic and hunt with the church at another park. It was a lot of fun to watch him. He was one of the youngest at them, so by the time he saw eggs an older kid had already picked it up. So we ended up just putting a lot in front of him for him to pick up. (Picture of that will be up later. Blogger is not letting the pictures load so I will post again with other fun pictures.)

Buzz

Zeke got a haircut today. Here is a before and after picture. It was pretty funny when Brice was cutting it. Zeke had this frown, I guess he was practicing the look that goes with the cut. I think he looks pretty cute!

Bubbles

Today since the weather was so nice Zeke and I went for a walk, then played in the yard with bubbles. Zeke loves bubbles and loves to say bubbles. We have a big bottle of bubbles and a mini one for Zeke. Today in the yard he wanted his bottle. So he played with the wand for a bit, but then wanted the bottle. So I emptied it into the big one and gave it to him. He ran around the yard trying to blow bubbles. It was very cute and a lot of fun watching him try to figure it all out.

Zeke meets Tortilla

We have just discovered that Costco sells uncooked flour tortillas. We bought them the last time we were there and we love them. Zeke would just have bites from whatever we were having them with. Today after his nap we were snacking on one and he wanting his own. Here he is eating it on his own sofa! he loved it and ate all but 1/4 probably.

These are pictures of Zeke on his motorcycle rocking horse. He can finally get on by himself and rock it. And he loves it! Zeke continues to do new things each day. It has been so much fun. We are also starting to understand some of the words he has been saying for a while and they are just now making sense to us.

We have been having so much fun with Zeke recently. He is now talking so much and we can understand a lot of what comes out of his mouth. While I was up with my parents the last time he was playing with a dog while we were shopping. I had given it to him to keep him entertained while we walked around. One time when he dropped it we did not get it to him right away and he said, "I want dog!" My mom and I looked at each other and gave him the dog back. Since then he has told Brice, "I want eat!" after we got back from the grocery store. brice said, "You want to eat?" Zeke looked at him and said, "Yes!"

Here are a few pictures from the last week. Hope you enjoy!


Helping Daddy build the fire. Zeke loves to do the paper and hand it to us. When Brice is at work Zeke stands by the fireplace saying his word for fire and wanting to do the paper. It is very cute to see!


Zeke finally wore his cowboy shirt from Pa. He was looking pretty nice in it.


Yesterday Zeke decided not to take his nap. When I went in to get him I found him with one arm out of his shirt just walking around in his crib playing. I said to him, "I am going to go get the camera ok?" He looked at me and said, "Bye Bye!"

Fun Pictures

Helping GG and Mommy break the boxes down after they emptied them.


Trying on some of my cowboy outfit that I got from Pa before I was born. It is still a little big, but it won't be long until I can wear it all!


This last weekend we went to Tahoe with the Santa Rosa teens. Brice was speaking at their snow trip. There was a lot of snow and it snowed for most of Sat. morning. Some of the teens made a couple of snowmen up on the deck so that Zeke could look at them. Here we are out on the deck of the house we get on Sat. afternoon.

Christmas 2007

We did get a little dusting of snow while we were in the mountains. GG took Zeke and Caelan out to play in it, after a while she pulled them both around in the wagon. Then when the snow was gone GG pulled Zeke in the wagon and Papa pushed Caelan on the bike.


Zeke was so happy when he was given the Wii remote. It was not hooked up but he did not care.


This lasted for a little while one night. But the kids did not want to stay still because they might fall asleep.


Papa & GG decided to get a small real tree for the grandkids to decorate. They loved it!


Then at the end of the time together they would go plant it together and take a picture of the kids by it. We did it really fast after church Sun. and right before Cliff, Tali and the girls took off. Right after this picture Brenna rolled down the hill, but it did not bother her one bit.

Sorry for the delay in pictures we spent the week of Christmas up in Wishon, CA with Neisha's family this year. My parents just moved into their new house right before we all showed up for the week. We all had such a fun time hanging out by the fire, playing lots of games, eating together and watching the kids play together. Brice's parents even came up for dinner one night to see the family. We had planned to head home Sat. but Zeke and I ended up staying to help GG and Papa finish unpacking the house before GG had to go back to work. We were able to get a lot done over the last week. We got home last night and Daddy had a surprise waiting for us. While we were gone Brice had fixed up Zeke's bedroom. Zeke walked in last night and saw the changes and had a big smile on his face. The below picture is of the change, the room was just the blue color on top. I will post more pictures of Christmas later, I promise. Last night we switched cars and had dinner with my parents and Brice told them the surprises. My surprise was a new very nice shower head in our bathroom.




If you can't tell the bedroom is a car theme. Brice went out and found all the stuff. He got some Cars (the movie) gifts from the both sets of grandparents so we had talked about doing that in his room. Brice did such an awesome job with the room. I think Zeke will enjoy it for a long time.

Haircut

Tonight we decided to give Zeke a haircut. We have done this before but using just scissors and Zeke just wants to watch what Brice is doing with the scissors. Tonight we put on a video and Zeke sat in his saucer and Brice used the clippers. Zeke was a very good boy and Brice did a great job. Now he is all ready to attend the wedding this next weekend!

Christmas Already!

I can't believe it is already December. We got our tree up last week. Zeke has been loving it and with the lights on. We put ornaments down on his level that he can touch. he is learning which ones are ok and not ok for him to touch. Gifts are under the tree and surprisingly Zeke has not tried to open one. We will see how long that goes on.

We are starting to all feel better. Here are some pictures of our sweet boy!

Sorry for the delay in pictures.

The Sat. right after Thanksgiving Zeke came down with the flu. He is just starting to get back to himself. Brice is also starting not to feel well. So far I have felt fine. So please pray for the family. And once we are all healthy again I promise there will be pictures.

We have been having so much fun with Zeke. He is in the stage where he is starting to copy what we do. So the other day Brice was stretching so Zeke started to stretch with his Dad. And while playing one day Brice pointed at Zeke and told him to come to him and Zeke looked at Brice and put his arm in the air and pointed his finger at Brice and took off.

Zeke is also starting to add more words to his daily vocabulary. Right now we are working on "Love You." And the other day for the first time when Brice left for work and we went through the goodbyes and I said "Say Love you Daddy" and Zeke waved and said in his way "Love You." We just love hearing him say that.

Here is one of my favorite pictures of Zeke right now. I love his expression and that he is wearing pajamas from last Christmas. Hope you enjoy!

Halloween

Here are a few pictures over the last week or so. Enjoy!

Here is Zeke helping clean out one of our pumpkins. He was not real sure about it, and tried to eat the seeds right out of the pumpkin.



Here is Zeke and Brice before going to a youth rally in Martinez this last weekend. We housed the Santa Rosa kids and Brice was leading worship during the weekend. The teens all loved Zeke's shirt and hair style.



Tonight our church had Treat in a Trunk in the parking lot. Zeke caught on pretty fast what he needed to do. He was a very good boy to stay in this all night.

Home Again!

Zeke loved being around all the family, but when we got home yesterday afternoon he was so excited to see Daddy. He would hold onto Brice's pant leg and pull him to where Zeke wanted to go. Then they got some cuddle time when it was bedtime. He loves his Daddy!

Trip to Fresno

This past week we spent in Fresno visiting family. Tali and the girls came out from Texas so Amber & Jeremy came to Fresno and then Zeke and I joined the group. The Great Grandparents joined the party too! We all had a lot of fun hanging out together. Then Zeke and I headed to Grandma Sue's to see her and Great Aunt Mary Ann. I forgot to ever get the camera out but we had a good time. Here are a few pictures from the weekend.