The Easter Bunny!

After church on Palm Sunday, we swung by the mall on the way home to pay a visit to the Easter Bunny! What a lucky creature... Zachary gave him lots of kisses while I held him. He really seemed to enjoy sitting on his soft furry lap, until the photo part. Unfortunately, as soon as the photographer snapped a shot and the flash went off, Zachary's love of the visit to the Easter Bunny flew right out the window. Anyway, it was still sooo cute!

And check this out... what a difference a year makes!

Chillin' on the deck...

What a beautiful afternoon it turned out to be today! When we got home from Palm Sunday church service, Zachary finished his nap (he fell asleep in the car), then we all got in our Sunday comfy clothes and chilled on the deck, basking in the warm sun and relaxing... it doesn't get much better than this!

Here's to good times with the family... CHEERS!

Bartender, another sippy cup for my Mommy, please!

Kissy, please!!

We rounded off our leisurely Sunday afternoon with a family bike ride up to Baskin' Robbins for an ice cream sundae... and then some playtime in the yard to run off the sugar!

My Daddy and Me!

I just love zurburts from my Daddy!!

It cracks me up!

Taming the beast...

Sunday was a big day of firsts for Zachary! As you an see in my previous two posts, he took his first bike ride with both Mommy and Daddy and just loved it. In addition to that, Zachary had his official first haircut!! That's right... I finally bit the bullet and tamed that beast of a hairdo the critter would sport after a long, restless night. I would actually need to comb out knots in the back if he was particularly restless when sleeping or in the car seat. There was one specific bunch of hair right in the middle of the back of his head that was the most in need of a trim, but I have to say it was so cute... we called it his little curly tail. I could actually hear whispers from my Father in one ear (and loud and clear words from my Mother in the other... hee hee) imploring me to give that poor little guy a haircut.

So, on Sunday evening, that's exactly what we did. I did it myself, and must say, I think I did a pretty good job. No weird strands of hair sicking out anywhere or bald spots where I cut too much off. If I do say so myself, he does look so amazingly handsome now, and even a bit older I think!

Before:

After:

Update!...

So, after the storm blew through and Len finished putting the child seat on the bike (in the house during the storm), we were able to catch about 15 minutes of storm-free riding before another storm cloud rolled in and the sun went down! Len and I were both so totally excited to see how Zachary would react on the back of the bike. And the verdict........ HE LOVED IT!! It was just soooo adorable to watch the breeze blow in his face as he sat like a good little boy and enjoyed the ride.

When we first went outside, I was holding Zachary next to the bike, and I said to Len he should take a lap around the court so Zach could watch and see how fun it was. Instead, the critter was practically leaping out of my arms to climb into the child seat, so we just went for it. What a blast... we can't wait for a true family ride the next nice day we have off from work!!


Don't ya just love his cute little helmet?!?

Mommy's new wheels!

I was so excited to start this blog entry... I took a few pictures of Len hard at work outside and ran in to start typing! Last weekend I featured Zachary's new wheels... this weekend's feature was going to be all about Mommy's new wheels! For my birthday, Len gave me an IOU for a new bicycle (in the form of an old-fashioned bike horn... how cute!) that would be good to hold the cool bike seat Santa brought Zach this year. Today, Len and I finally found a bike that we both liked, since at any given time, either of us could be the one taking Zach for a ride (the child seat can't be put on Len's mountain bike).

The weather this weekend has been pretty gloomy for the most part (as the reports told us it would be), but we were surprised and excited to end up with an unpredicted warm sunny Sunday afternoon. We were both so excited to get home from the store and put it all together, so we could go for a quick ride before dinner after Zachary finished his nap.


Well, much to my disappointment, just as I took my first test lap around the court while Len was figuring out the child seat, I looked out at the horizon and saw VERY dark clouds and lightening. I hurried back just in time to help Len get all of the boxes, tools and equipment inside right before the heavens opened up with a torrential downpour of rain and pebble-sized hail! Wouldn't you know Zach slept through it all... even the rumbles of thunder! Unless the sun decides to come back out, I guess our family ride will need to wait until next weekend... oh well! Maybe I'll just go do a load of laundry instead... good times!

Zachary's new wheels!

Now that Spring is here and the weather is offering us some warmer days here and there, we took full advantage of it and went for a spin in Zachary's new wheels!! I've been looking forward to this since Christmastime, when Grandma and Poppie gave Zach this adorable wagon-for-two (I wonder if it also a bit of a hint... hee hee!). The critter REALLY liked crusin' with the open air and widened view (compared to the stroller)... he even had room to bring along a little stuffed friend to share the ride with, as well as a beverage just in case he got thirsty! He's quite the little man with his fancy new ride!!

In true Goodman tradition, we went for another one of our "sundae strolls" for an ice cream sundae, before we start our summer diets!



There were little signs of Spring along the way, even though by the end of our walk, we needed to bundle up a bit, as the sun went behind some clouds. I just loved seeing this single daffodil in bloom!


Zachary definitely got comfortable, as he kicked back and enjoyed a few sips of milk while we sat and ate our treats!


I can't wait for the next nice weekend afternoon when we can all go for another refreshing walk around the neighborhood!

Right around the corner...

SPRING is here (yippee!)... as I'm sure you realize, today is the first day of Spring! I can just feel the warm sunny days right around the corner... and boy am I ready for the April showers and May flowers! Since Zachary is getting bigger, I just can't wait for us to play outside with the smell of the fresh air and flowers in bloom. The weather here is been so haphazard... one day it's snowing 7 inches, and three days later it's sunny and 70 degrees. That may sound extreme, but it actually happened a couple of weeks ago. Hopefully, we'll beat the ups and downs of the temperature without coming down with anything too serious.

So, in catching up with the pictures I've taken this month, I thought I'd share the late afternoon we spent at the park on the playground equipment. In a previous post, I mentioned that Len was away at his GM's conference in New Orleans a couple of weeks ago... well, he surprised us by taking an earlier flight on the Sunday he returned so we could hang out together before heading back to work Monday morning. Since it was a warm day out, we decided it was the perfect opportunity to try out the playground again. (Last time we went was in the Fall when Zach was so much smaller...)

I'm happy to report, he really seemed to love it. The swing was his favorite, I think, and it was just adorable to watch him take in the breeze as he swung higher and higher (but not too high, Daddy! hee hee).

Here are some of the cute pictures we have to remember our fun, surprise afternoon together...

Hmmmmm... which toy do I want to play on first??? So many options to choose from!