And he's off.......

Zander has been taking his time with learning to walk. We're not sure if it is because of his size (very tall with a huge head and tiny feet!) Or if he's afraid to let go (he has been waking and running with his push toys for a while) or if it is  his stubbornness, but we have been waiting for him to achieve this milestone. He started taking a few steps earlier this week, but this weekend he started letting go and taking more than a few steps!! We are so proud!! Now we will really be chasing him around.....are running shoes are laced up!

Ocean visit

This weekend we took Zander on his first trip to the ocean. Zeb was in Orange County for a work conference last week and we decided to take advantage of the opportunity. Jazzie and Zander flew out to meet Zeb on Friday. Zander did well on the plane and was so cute (or threw a tantrum waiting to board the plane) and they offered us our own row of seats which helped him nap then have more room to play. We spent Friday hanging by the pool at our hotel and enjoying some California sunshine. On Saturday we enjoyed playing at our hotel then went to visit friends at another nearby hotel to join them and their son for some more pool time. We ended the day by taking Zander to a nearby beach to spend some time playing in the sand (he did OK at first then decided he didn't like how it felt on his feet) and taking a dip in the ocean. He liked watching the waves and thought it was funny when the water washed up onto his feet. When the wave was over Zander would ask for more "mo, mo, mo" On Sunday we found a nearby park to play at then traveled to another nearby beach in Newport. It was a long weekend, but we had a lot of fun and hope to have some more beach time this summer in Chicago and will plan another trip to the ocean sometime.