Zachary’s BE-LATED 4th Birthday Post:

Yep, 4 months LATE, but definitely worth the WAIT!!! :)

Zach turned 4 back in May on our vacation to California.  It was such a fun things to celebrate on our vacation & I hope looking back on this he knows we did things “SPECIAL” on that day … just for HIM!!!

Before we left we had several people come & give him presents, so they would miss his ACTUAL birthday.  First up was his primary teachers who gave him a balloon, a special cup, 2 awesome cars, & lots of yummy candy.  Then Grammy & Grandpa Madsen came to give him an awesome ball tosser/catcher sticky thing.  {which we had a BLAST playing with this summer}  Next Grandma & Grandpa Fergy came delivering his final pre-Birthday gift --- a magnetic guy dress-up doll & a DARLING outfit!!!  He was one spoiled boy & he hadn’t received gifts from US, yet!!!  Thanks to EVERYONE who made him feel special with all your gifts!!! We left for our vacation & had plans of going to the beach ON his birthday cause he LOVES the water, but due to weather reports we went the day before … for this reason we had a lil pre-birthday giving of gifts right there in the parking lot of the beach … cause you can’t give dinosaur sand molds the day AFTER going to the beach!!! May 23 was his ACTUAL birthday & boy did we CELEBRATE …. good times!!  He opened a few more present before getting his BIGGER gift from the closet of our hotel room …..  A neighbor had lent us a 2-wheeler bike once Zachary learned how to ride Emma’s.  It was SUPER nice to have each of them have their own bikes to ride around on bike rides & such, so we decided Zach needed a bike of his own for his birthday … no training wheel & ALL!!  He LOVED his new bike & mastered even getting on & off all by himself just THIS summer!!!  He is one quick & determined learner …His life theme is: anything SHE {aka EMMA} can do I can do BETTER! We went to a park & played & rode bikes.  It was a lovely day, so via Zach’s request….. we went swimming in Aunt Ashley’s pool.  It was a short swim & then we headed back to the hotel to rest up & shower to get ready for a night full of fun!!!

We surprised all of our kids by taking to Chucky Cheese.  They had NEVER been and it was fun to watch their eyes light up as they really realized ALL that this fun place entails!!  We watched the “KID” come out in us all …. Ash, Luis, Alan, & I got to play plenty of games too!!!!! 

It was such a blast to play away all our coins & then redeem the tickets for rink-e-dink prizes …. oh the JOYS of being a KID!!

The day was FULL of surprises … just when Zach thought he had hit the HIGHLIGHT of the day we headed back to Ash, Lu, & Ra-Ra’s house to celebrate with a SPIDER MAN ICE CREAM CAKE …. Zach had seen this cake earlier in the week as we went out for ice cream with the Moreno’s …… he FELL in love & said he wanted it for his birthday, but when his actual day came he NEVER said a word about it …. As Ash & Lu went to get it, so it could be a surprise …. they informed them that they had sold that cake just 1 hour earlier!!!  AGH!!!  Well the kind people at Baskin Robin whipped up another one in no time flat & all was well after all!!!!

Thanks Ash & Lu for letting us eat saturated blue dye cake at YOUR house!!!!  Thanks for helping us with ALL our surprises & thanks for sharing the remarkable birthday with us!!!  My kids …. well Emma & Zach … have asked if they can always celebrate their birthdays in California & Chuck E Cheeses!!!

 

& just like MOST nights ENDED in California ….. We carried ALL our sleeping “BABIES” straight up stairs into their beds …. EVEN OUR not so Lil 4 Year OLD!!!

GOODNIGHT …. SLEEP TIGHT …. BIRTHDAY BOY!!!!!

Here are SOME things about Zachary that I wanna remember:

{feel free to skip on over …. these are for ME!!!}

-He has the kindest, sweetest heart!

-He almost ALWAYS thanks me for any meal before anyone else, but almost never clears his dishes.  :)

-He is all boy & loves ANYTHING & EVERYTHING that might shoot, protect, & fight away bad guys!

-He still will snuggle up close to me whenever he gets a chance

-He doesn’t takes naps, but when he HITS the pillow at night …. HE IS OUT …. TOTALLY WORTH IT {for me}!!!

-He gets his feelings hurt & is afraid to ask people to play with him ---- EVEN COUSINS!

-He calls me his “SWEET BABOO” --- & i can’t get enough of it!

-His favorite colors are blue & green

-He is the precious lil soul of our family who prays with all his heart, and forgets to bless Emma, but prays for another baby.  :) {nope, NO announcement!!!}

-His nicknames are: Zach-a-roni, Buddy, Dude, Zach Attack, Zacharias, Zachary Dachery, & Z-Man.

-He LOVES all food EXCEPT my homemade mac n’ cheese with bread crumbs on top … lil’ stinker --- it is the BEST STUFF EVER!

-His favorite food is PIZZA --- OF COURSE!

-He loves to LEARN & gobbles up when I sit down with him to teach him how to write letters/numbers.

-I would have to say his favorite activity is watching movies/playing on phones …. darn you technology …. its such a battle to make sure he doesn’t do this ALL DAY LONG!

-His favorite movies is: Kung Fu Panda or Monster House

He is my LOVEABLE lil Teddy Bear & I love that his cheeks are STILL so kissable … just like the day he was born!  He is TOTAL boy, with a side of sensitive & I just adore having him around.  He’s always happy to go shopping as long as the store is ONLY food & has a FUN sitting cart.  He loves going to pre-school & couldn’t WAIT to start it this fall!!!

Our family is so blessed to have such a SMART & SWEET Son/Brother in it & I love him to pieces as his Mommy!!!

Thanks Zachary for showing me ample amounts of kindness EVERY day & how to be truly polite!!!

Love ya …. BUDDY!!!!