Zachary's Blessing

So, I'm very sick and have been banished to the couch to "rest"... I don't do that very well, so I'm going to work on my to-do list, in a restful sit in front of the computer kind of way. :)

Back on August 12 we blessed our sweet Zachary. Jon and I also had to speak in church that day (which was not fun, but I guess that's what you get when you don't bless your baby on a fast-sunday, and your husband always says yes to the bishop...) so it was all kind of a stressful blur. Though stressful it was still an amazing day. It was Jimmy's birthday, and he got ordained an Elder that morning, just in time to be a part of Zach's blessing. Thanks Jimmy!! Thanks to all of our family who came clear down to the middle of nowhere to be there with us!

 Torbin doesn't like crowds, so he was outside fixing the lawn mowers. :)

 Zachary and Dylan, buddies, 1 month apart

The Zoo!

We've been wanting to go to the zoo with Torbin for months and we finally did it!! Torbin loved the sea lions especially. He was very sweet and here are a few picture highlights. :) 

 Looking at the monkeys.

 Believe it or not, he loved the elephants! He just really doesn't like posing for pictures.

 Another failed pose.

 Jon is such a good Daddy- always jumping in to try and show Torbin the ropes.

 His favorite spot, watching the sea lions. He kept asking "Where is?" and would get the biggest smile when one would swim by.

 Unintended bear claw picture, but at least we can see Torbin's face.

 Yay! Our little family of 4 on the train at the zoo. It was hot and we were all sweaty and exhausted, but we had fun. It's fun to do things now that Torbin is old enough to react. We're growing up. :)

Our sweet Zachary and his Elvis smile.