Its been along time.....

Well I'm back to update the blog. It has been a busy month so far. Jerome started 7th grade. He has already been sick with strep throat and missed 1 day of school. Zach is getting big. He has now learned to clap and do so big all by himself. It was Josh and mine's 5th anniversary on Friday the 21st. We went to out to eat at the Old Spaghetti Factory and then to the Twins game of Friday. Too bad they lost. We went and got messages on Saturday which was really nice but now Josh is saying his back hurts worse today which I think is a little odd. Oh well! Today we went to the 50th Anniversary of Three River Park district which is where my dad works. Jaime, Lon, and Alice also went. Got to see my dad and Zach and Alice got to play together. Boy is he tired and crabby tonight. We are thinking about getting a bigger car so we are not all so crammed together. We had originally thought last spring that our next vehicle would be at truck, but with us having Zach now we are thinking about an ford explorer or something along those lines. So that is the plan for next weekend to go look at cars. I hate dealing with salesmen. If any one has any good car buying tips on how to get them to go down on the price let us know. Well that is all for now!

He sure is a messy eater!


Zach loves his walker!


He loves to go to the park to swing


Jerome's first day of 7th grade with his pink shirt on!
So happy to be going back to school!


Zach likes to be swaddled these days. Isn't he soooo cute!

I'm back

Hello, yes its me. I'm back. I have been working a lot. not much else with me. Jerome needed glasses so we picked them up today. He is not to upset about them, I think he likes them. He looks good in them,but what do I know I'm just the dad. Wow, lets see school starts in a few weeks. I know that because the state fair started last Thursday.
Its been dreary a cloudy, rainy all last week. Not much rain around here, just light showers, mostly all down south. We haven't been going on our walks of late because of the rain. but we got back into it today. the dogs were happy.
Zack is doing great he is so good at sitting up, just the occasional wobbles and falling over. He hasn't crawled yet. I,m just happy he can sit and he likes to do it. we went and got a bath ring because he wont lay down in the tub anymore. It was to hard to hold onto a wet naked baby and wash him at the same time.
Zach is crying a lot when me or Joanna is not in the room. I suppose its a phase and Its not bad except when there is only one of us and we have to get dinner ready and clean, and Zach needs to be held. Part of being a baby. (I know everyone wants to hear me complain, but I am running out of things to say).


I would say things are pretty good, the temperature is cooling and one of my favorite times of the year is around the corner. Jerome will be in seventh grade, Zach is surprising us everyday with new things, our fifth anniversary is next month! Things go by so quick where does the time go! One thing I need to remind myself, live with no regrets. Live so that your children will look at their memories of their family and childhood fondly and happily. Be happy yourself, some things are not worth the effort of controlling in the bigger picture.
OK, more philosophy next time.

Look at how sweet he looks!

Zach and cousin Alice swimming at her 1st birthday party. Look how nice she is sharing with him.

Zach and cousin Alice swimming at her 1st birthday party. Look how nice she is sharing with him.

Look what Zach learned to do. Sit up all by himself!

Here is Jerome hiding under the couch at Jaime and Lon's. What a weird child.