Sunny Saturday

The weather was gorgeous yesterday so the kids spent the majority of the afternoon outside playing in the pool and with the water table.  The four-legged child is missing since it was too hot outside for him.  Pugs really shouldn't be outside for more than 15 minutes when the temps are in high 80's or above, plus the heat triggers his skin allergies even more.  So poor Manny spends most of the summer indoors (like he cares, he loves his sleep and treats).  Here are a few shots of them enjoying the beginning of what will hopefully be a GREAT SUMMER!!!  Enjoy-Lis

 My sweet little Laney bug enjoy the water

 Silly Zane being his typical "ham" self for the camera :)

 And by this point she was over playing in the water and decided to try and sneak away to find her own fun. (little stinker)

I hope everyone had a great weekend and got to do something they enjoy doing. 

Till next time

Zane at 5 1/2

I am offically kicking myself in the rear for not doing this when Z was first born.  I feel like my 30 year old memory is sometimes not remembering all those things about him when he was a baby that I thought "oh I would never forget this about him!!"

I took Zane to the doctor today for his Kindergarten physical, we even survived the shots that I didn't tell him about until approximately 1 minute before the nurse returned with the immunizations.  Some may think that was mean of me, but you have to know Zane.  Depending on the situation you have to time it just right on when to tell him. If I would have told him yesterday or even this morning he would have been a nervous wreck and had him self all worked up into a state of anxiety.  Being his mom, I usually have these things timed just right, although I do mis-judge from time to time.  Zane has only ever been to the doctor for baby well checks and phyicals, I am a very lucky lady to have a very healthy kid (lets hope it stays that way for his and Laney's sake)

Anywhoo....I thought I should note a few things about him to remember further down the road.

At 5 1/2 years Zane......

1. weighs 49 pounds

2. is 46 inches tall

3. favorite color is bright green (Zane talking; not green, not dark green, BRIGHT GREEN)

4. favorite food, chicken nuggets and doritos

5. loves to watch movies

6. wants to be "a guy who drives a truck on the interstate" or "train engineer"

7. is very excited to start kindergarten in the fall

8. loves to have playdates with friends and family members


9. ADORES his sister and is very protective of her ( I hope you always feel this way about her!!)

10. is a very sensitive young man, who cares about others and wants people to be happy.  He is my cautious more timid child and doesn't really do anything too crazy (yet)

11. learning to ride his Transformers bike his dad got him.....he gets himself all worked up about the
 bike moving from side to side, but yet he has training wheels on it

12. does not enjoy typical kid treats...no ice cream, cake, brownies, cupcakes, ho-hos, ding-dongs, twinkies, popcicles....he even super picky about cookies.....not that I'm complaining I just think it's weird and he didn't get that from either of his parents

13.interests are; transportation vehicles of all sorts, animals, dinosaurs, and transformers

14. loves being outside playing soccer, "racing" with sissy, playing in the water table, and going for walks with mommy, sissy, and Manny

15. current favorite phrase "awkward" although he almost never using it correctly, it is still funny to hear him say it

16. he likes to listen to music and show off his "dance moves"  another source of entertainment for mom

17. is looking forward to seeing Madagascar 3: Europes Most Wanted when it comes to theaters very soon

18. enjoys playing with others but can also entertain himself by playing educational games on the computer, reading books, playing with toys independently, or playing his leappad

19. is very inquisitive, he wants to know everything about everything!!

20. working really hard on being brave enough to try new foods!!!!