Zach's fun school friend

So as we were getting ready for bed tonight I was asking Zach if he was so excited to go back to school tomorrow and this was our conversation (by the way I LOVE that we can finally have a conversation!!):

C: Are you so excited to go back to school tomorrow?!?

Z: Can see Jack!

C: Yes, I bet you'll get to see Jack tomorrow

Z: Jack saaaddd (in his sad voice)

C: He might be sad, you guys have had a whole week off of school

Z: Jack happy to see Zachy Maggy!

C: Yes, I bet Jack will be SO happy to see Zachy Maggy! I know I'm always happy to see Zachy Maggy!

Its so cute how much he always talks about his friend Jack.... heck that he even has someone he thinks of as a friend. It's such a big step for my little guy who (before school) would never want to play with any kids, much less talk about them ALL THE TIME!! Its so fun!!

Easter Morning

WE got some fun pictures of Zach enjoying his Easter goodies, but I'm SO mad I didn't take any pictures at our Easter dinner at Annie's house, and even more so that I forgot to get a picture of Zach in his so handsome Easter outfit!! Conference weekend threw me all off!

So here's our baskets before Zach woke up

He was so unbelievably excited that they were Spider Man eggs, he didn't even notice anything else for a little while :)

"Woo-dis" (how he says Lewis, so cute!)


So these next 2 pictures are live-action shots.... He was still so excited about the Spider Man eggs that he started shaking them faster and faster, and just as I was starting to tell him not to shake them too hard...

One of them popped open and M&M's went EVERYWHERE!

He had to name off every Dragon by name :)

Figuring out his new Leap Frog Scribble & Write... He has been a big fan of it, and I'm all for any fun way to get him to practice writing his letters :)

Serenading us with a lovely song :)

After quite a long nap, we went up to Aunt Annie's house for Easter Dinner, and had such a fun time being with family we don't get to see as often as we'd like to! Zach had so much fun showing Aunt Annie and Great Grandma Waters his Dragons, and telling them all of their names. We put him in his Easter Outfit that my Grandma sent up for him, and it was SO cute, he looked so grown up! I'll have to make sure I get a picture of him in it Sunday before Church because I just love it!

Easter Eggstreme!

This morning we got up and headed out to the Easter Eggstreme up at Thanksgiving Point, we had such a a fun time last year we had to go again! We got there early this year and were about to avoid the hour line we got stuck in last year!! Zach had a blast running around the grassy areas, and went straight to the huge bouncy slide thing... much to my surprise he really wanted to go up it. So we got in line and when it was our turn he climbed right up and headed for the stairs... at which point he started to get really nervous so we asked if he wanted help to go up to the top and he politely said NO get down, down! So kudos to him though, I didn't even expect him to get that far!! Maybe by next year he'll be ready :)

Then we moved on over and got Zach a balloon sword, which he loved so much, and managed to karate chop me & Joe with for the next couple hours :) As we were waiting for the Easter Egg Hunt to start he let go of it and the wind caught it and it flew down across the field, which Zach thought was hilarious, but we managed to chase it down! :)

When it finally started Zach had so much fun finding eggs, and was so proud to count his six eggs!! (and the 1 rock he found & loved!) He is so stinking cute!!

We had such a fun time and even though we were pretty much frozen popsicles when we left, I'm so glad we went... Its so much fun for Zach to have these experiences!!

March for Babies 2010

Dear Friends and Family

Its that time again, March for Babies 2010 is rapidly approaching!! We are going to be participating in the March up in Salt Lake this year since we are going to be in California when the Provo walk is scheduled. You are more than welcome to join us in the walk up in Salt Lake, we'd love to have you join us, or you can feel free to participate in the Provo walk, which is a lot close for most of you!!

As always we are hoping to reach our goal this year of $500 at least, we would love to earn more, and every little bit helps. you can see our page by going to www.marchforbabies.org/christinamagleby and there you can donate and/or join our team!! thanks again for all your help, we know we wouldn't have the happy, healthy and thriving little guy we have today if it wasn't for the research put out by the March of Dimes!!

Last night in Europe :(

Our last day in Europe we got up and had a yummy breakfast with the family and then traveled back across the Channel Tunnel to France and decided to go back up to the Eiffel Tower for our last night. We were hoping to go up to the top, but since it was a little later in the day when we got there the line was SO long, there was no way we could have kept Zach in that line for so long, lol. So we decided to instead have a little picnic under the Tower and just enjoy the beautifulness and let Zach run around to his little heart's content :)

The sunset under the Eiffel Tower

Bye Bye Paris it was a blast!!

After taking the RER back to our hotel, we came up and saw the Eiffel Tower had lit up! so pretty!

Back to the Hotel we go!

Zach all ready for bed & watching a little Bolt before bed, he doesn't look tired at all does he ;)

This was truly a trip of a lifetime, and thank you so much Dave & Linda for giving us this amazing experience to see where this Magleby family came from

Hampton Court Palace & Hard Rock London!!

After the morning at the Tower, we took the Train out to Hampton Court Palace. Zach decided to pass some time on the train reading up on some facts about the Tower we just visited :)

First stop in the Palace was the Kitchen, Zach loved to touch all of the barrels, and pans that were out on display... i think this was his favorite part of the Palace as well :)

This is the beautiful fountain in the middle of the palace, Zach really really wanted to go out on the grass and play with the water, as you can see in the next picture down he even said please :)


The Beautiful clock that Henry VIII had put up in the clock tower, it is I think the neatest clock I've ever seen!

Zach & daddy taking a quick snack break before more exploring

I just loved this ceiling, it was so intricate and beautiful!!

All of the children of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon, so sad, so many children and only 1 that lived :(

I love the Chimneys, so pretty

Bye Bye Hampton Court, so fun!! Zach loved getting to run all over the lawn on the way out!!

After our busy day we decided to go to the Hard Rock Cafe for dinner. We were a little worried about how Zach would handle it since its not the quietest of places to eat, and we all know how much Zach HATES loud noises, but as you can see from this picture he LOVED it there, he had a blast!!

Well London, we had SO much fun there. I think it was my favorite place we stopped and I cant wait to go back sometime.

Joe & I decided we're going to go back there for our 10th anniversary, cant wait!!

Tower of London

In our second day in London we went of on our own for some exploring. First stop Tower of London. We were able to explore and see everything inside.

Traitor's Gate

In the White Tower we were able to see this amazing display called Henry VIII: Dressed to Kill. It was 3 floor of exhibits of the various pieces of armour and weapons that belonged to Henry VIII. Also there were these cute little armour sets that belonged to children and the pieces that the horses wore. Sadly there were no pictures allowed in there but you can see some of the stuff here : www.hrp.org.uk/Toweroflondon

The Crown Jewels are kept in here, we saw the line and decided against going in to see since there was lots more we wanted to get in that day!

After the Tower we enjoyed a little lunch break before catching the Train out to Hampton Court Palace.