Sanchez Family Reunion

A few weeks ago we had a crazy good time with the Sanchez family. It started with a Sanchez family reunion down in Price Utah, then a trip to Lagoon, and ended with a lot of the family running in the Wasatch Back Ragnar.

Zack's cousins all love him (or at least like to poke him)

So happy with Grandma Connie and a cup

Yes he is wearing Zack's hat

Lily and Ella standing by our "Sanchez family" sign.

Fil's dad was nice and watched Zack so we could go on some roller coasters.

One of our favorites.

Waiting for the Ferris Wheel.

Looking at the sights on the top of the Ferris Wheel. He didn't like the wind very much.

Spit Bubble from Xenia!

Riding the train!

Stanley, Xenia, and Rex waiting in line for the boats.

Sleeping in the stroller.

Stanley would turn the steering wheel all the way to one side and then let go and just spin in his bumper car.

We had tons of fun! Thanks Sanchez Family!!!

The Garden: Redone

I am sad to say that a lot of our plants didn't make it. The watermelon, cantaloupe, zucchini, yellow squash and cucumbers all got eaten by bugs or destroyed by fungus. By the time we sprayed them it was too late :(

So we bought some "pre-grown" plants and they have survived the last few weeks.
Here are some pictures:

The tomato plants are getting cute little tomatoes!

Watermelon.

Onions

Cantaloupe

Our mini corn field.

Learning how to grow a garden is really fun. I might be a little obsessed with weeding though. We went on a walk the other day and I almost started picking the weeds growing in the sidewalk!

Zack - 4 Months

Zack is 4 months old already!

Some thoughts about him:
-he loves to laugh
-he can roll over (back to tummy) when he is on our bed but when he is on the floor he only goes to his side
-he has really learned how to scream when he is hungry or tired
-he started sleeping in his crib in his room instead of the cradle in our room
-he has some nice rolls, especially his thighs (we call them thunder thighs)
-he has two little teeth on the bottom

Here are some of our favorite pictures of him (sorry if they are blurry, I took most of them with my phone camera)

Veggie Garden

Our up-stairs neighbor Mindy and I decided to plant a garden this year. We have a HUGE dirt plot behind our rental house and the lawn-care guys said they wouldn't ruin it if we planted. We decided to plant the following:
-tomatoes
-corn
-zucchini
-yellow squash
-onions
-green onions
-watermelon
-cantaloup
-cucumbers
-strawberries
-bell peppers (both green and red)

After planting all that we probably only took up about 1/8 of the land back there!

Here are some pictures of the garden from last week...

A cute row of tomato plants. They now have cages and are about twice as big!

Row of onions. We bought three different kinds. Hopefully they work since we planted them really late.

Our cute little zucchini sprout. It is also a lot bigger now!

The corn coming up. I am so excited for fresh corn on the cob!

The tomato plant has little blossoms now.

The garden. You can kind of see the corn to the far right (there are 6 rows of corn) and the strawberries and peppers hadn't been planted when I took this picture.

 I'll take some more pictures in a few weeks, hopefully I get lots of veggies this summer!!!

Why I love teaching

As this school year comes to a close I decided to let the kids "grade" me by filling out a survey. I got some great feedback and some very interesting responses. I put my favorites below!

 

 Don't know if I taught them this but it's a good thing to learn.

Proof that I'm a mean teacher.

Hehe, crazy students.

I'd say this was successful.

 And this is why I teach.

Zack has some pretty good facial expressions.

An actual smile!

Zack is a pretty solid sleeper.  We like that.  Zack now smiles and laughs and it's awesome.  He is now able to grab things.  Often he'll grab his blankets and burp cloths and pull them up to his face.  He also loves being outside.  He's not sitting up yet but he really wants to.  Good times all around.

Two Months and Some Change

These are a few pictures of Zack that we have taken recently. He's now two months old and getting super chunky. His new tricks include smiling and laughing. You know, it's all good.

One Month Already

Zack is already 1 month old! Here are some random facts about his life so far:

-He loves to stick his tongue out
-He has started to sleep about 6 hours every night
-He gets really grumpy when he is hungry and isn't fed right away
-He loves to pee every time you change his diaper, especially on his dad
-He started smiling when he is done eating and is drifting off to sleep, or when he farts
-He hates his bed - if he wakes up in his bed and is not being held he gets very crabby
-He is getting chunky and developing some wonderful arm and leg rolls
-He loves the color orange
-Socks fall off his feet with in two seconds
-His eyes are getting more brown by the day
-If he could have his way he would eat constantly
-He is very wiggly
-When you hold him he likes to push away from you and look around
-He has his Aunt CJ's disease where he stares off into space without blinking for a long time
-He can sleep through anything but when he wakes up he wants to be eating that second
-He is pretty good in the car
-He sneezes a lot, and loudly (just like his Nana)

I am going to try to take a picture of him with his little monster every month so we can see how much he grows!

Little Bean

Zackary Adam Sanchez was born Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 5:57 pm.  He was 8 pounds 4 ounces and was 20 inches long. Here are some (or a lot) of our favorite pictures. I am sure there will be more to come. Enjoy!

First time being a dad.

Day 2. Snuggling with Dad.

I love those cheeks, too bad he isn't all swollen anymore and his cheeks are normal size now.

Making faces at each other.

Meeting the cousins.

Nana and Papas three grandkids.

"Little Ear"

He is a good sleeper so far.

In his caccoon.

Cute tongue.

Dad and Zack's hands. So cute.

Wide awake for a picture!

I might be obsessed with his hands!

Dad helping Zack work out his arms and legs.

New blankie from Nana. Super cute and it matches his new room.

Cute little sleeper.