Just the tip

Wow! This is one of our favorites every year. The cactus with just the tips covered with styrofoam cups. Yes, you read it right. I guess they just want to save the tips.

Birthday Celebration

We celebrated Zackary's birthday again, but on his birthday as a family.  We had brinner (breakfast for dinner), his favorite pancakes and eggs.  Then we decorated cookies.  We had cupcakes about 5 times in the last month so we tried something different for his birthday.  We had a great time rolling and cutting out the cookies, making frosting, then decorating.  As you can see, Zackary loved the decorating process.  

Happy Birthday again Zackary.  

4

Zackary turned 4.  This is something I probably say way too often.  But really, where has the last 4 years gone.  He is so big!  I don't even know where to begin.  He might be the sweetest little boy around.  He is so thoughtful, caring, tender, and well sometimes, a little wild.  But what little boy isn't right?   

He has the most beautiful blue eyes and a great head of blond hair.  He is still really into tractors, airplanes, and animals, especially horses.  He even does one serious impression of a horse.  This is what we call horse man, and usually when horse man comes out we know he has officially hit the wall and is heading right to bed.  You see horse man is nice but he tends to get a little crazy, wild, and loud.  I know someday we will look back and laugh at horse man but in the moment it is a little frustrating.

At his 4 year appointment he weighed in at 42 pounds which keeps him trucking right along in the 95th percentile.  Along with his height too.  I have one solid little boy.  What a rough appointment, I usually enjoy well checks, but man, the 4 year was horrible.  Like I have heard many say, it's true.  For some reason this one they just know shots are coming and what they feel like, then they like to talk about how bad it was for days.  I felt so bad, but no more for quite some time.