Visiting Cousins Erin and Jeffrey in VA

This weekend Will and I went down to VA to visit Uncle Tom, Aunt Meghan, and Cousins Erin and Jeffrey. Grandma Wallace had off for February break, so she and Grandpa Wallace were planning to come down for a few days. When I found out I had Saturday off from work, we decided to join them. Unfortunately Bill had to work Thursday and Friday, so he stayed home and our friend "Uncle" Thom came up to hang out with Bill for the weekend. We left Grandpa Wallace behind while Will was napping one afternoon and took the kids bowling. Everyone had a great time doing that. We all bundled up one afternoon and took a walk to the nearby lake. We got to see two resident swans swimming around. We also went to a German Restaurant Saturday night to celebrate Uncle Tom's Birthday a few weeks early. We really enjoyed our visit and can't wait to see everyone again soon; if only VA was a little closer. As always, photo overload...

Grandma Wallace Reading to Will and Jeffrey

Standing Is So Over- Rated

Erin Being a Big Helper

Erin And Will Doing Splashes Together

All Smiles

Hugs And Kisses Baby Will

Will Watching The Cousins Play Wii

I Can't Wait To Play The Wii

Jeffrey Pushing Will

Grandparents With Erin and Jeffrey

Erin, Will, And Jeffrey At The Beach

All Bundled Up

Resident Swans

The Gang On Our Walk

Erin Pushing Will On Riding Toy

Weeeee...

Uncle Tom, Erin, And Will

Play Date At The Nursing Home

Today several moms met up for a play date at a local nursing home. We spent an hour in the Alzheimer's wing. It was so great to see how excited the residents were to be able to watch the little ones play. And all the children had a great time playing with all the toys the nursing home provided. There were balloons, a parachute, lots of books and trucks and matchbox cars. We look forward to doing it again next month.

Will And His Friends

Will And The Green Balloon

Playing With Cars

Making New Friends

Happy Valentine's Day!

Will had a great 2nd Valentine's Day. He got to spend most of it with Grandma and Grandpa Zink. Mommy and daddy had a surprise 30th birthday party for a good friend in Erie, PA. They left Will home and he got to spend some quality time with Grandma and Grandpa Zink. We all had a great Valentine's Day.

Will In His Valentine's Outfit
(Made By Mommy's Friend)

Will You Be My Valentine?

XOXO

Will's Valentine Present For Daddy

Stomach Bug Has Plagued The Zink Household

We all seem to finally be getting back on our feet again. Last Saturday I was rudely awoken in the middle of the night with some major GI issues from both the North Pole and the South Pole. I made sure that I did not lay my hands on Will all weekend and once I was feeling better I disinfected the house. I was optimistic that we had done a good job and that Bill and Will would avoid being sick. But I was wrong. Monday night Bill woke up with the same problems and Tuesday morning we found the same problems with Will. Bill has been feeling better since Tuesday night and Will seems to be feeling better now. But the poor little guy has some major diaper rash and sores from "the runs". I am glad to see that we all seem to be feeling better now, and hopefully we did not get anyone else sick.

Will's 1st Snowman

On Super Bowl Sunday we had a heat wave here, with the temperature in the mid 40's. After going out to lunch with Grandma and Grandpa Zink, Will went home with them for the afternoon so we could run errands and take a nap. Once we got home from running errands we decided to take the dogs for a walk. Then we decided it was the perfect day to get out the snowman making kit that Grandma Wallace got us for Christmas. It was a lot of fun making the snowman, and it made us feel like kids again. Needless to say, we never got to take our nap.

Will's 1st Snowman

Mommy And Daddy With Snowman

Will And His Snowman

Sledding 2008

Sledding 2009

The Three Men

Zink Family

Will's 2nd Super Bowl Sunday

Things were a little bit different this Super Bowl...

Super Bowl 2008

Will- 1 month Old

Super Bowl 2009

Will- 13 Months Old

Daddy would say that I am clapping because it is Super Bowl Sunday. Mommy would say I am clapping because it is the last day of the 2008-2009 Football Season. Either way, I am a very happy boy!

Grandpa Zink's Birthday Celebration

We went out to lunch today to celebrate Grandpa Zink's birthday. We went to a steakhouse that has a talking Buffalo over the bar. Grandpa Zink thought Will might get a kick out of it. We had a really nice lunch. It is amazing what an impact having a grandchild can have. Prior to today's lunch, if we ever mentioned having the waiter sing Happy Birthday to Grandpa Zink, he would not have been thrilled. But today, since he was with Will, he said he did not care. I think they both got a kick out of the Happy Birthday Serenade.

The Proud Birthday Boy With Will

Grandma Zink And Will

Grandpa Zink Reading To Will

Priceless Photo- Both Enjoying the Serenade

Will Talking To The Moose

Peek A Boo

Will has been starting to scoot around quite well on his butt. He still has no interest in learning to crawl. We asked the pediatrician if we should be concerned and she said no. With him being 6 weeks premature, it is fairly common that they take longer to develop the gross motor skills needed to crawl and walk. Her only concern is that his mind is going to continue to develop and she doesn't want him to start to get really frustrated or throw tantrums because he can't move. We had an initial consultation with Early Intervention Services last week and are waiting to have him evaluated. The program, if he is eligible, is basically physical therapy for babies. The pediatrician is very impressed with his fine motor skills and thinks it will just take some time before he is ready to be mobile. We are certainly okay with him still being fairly immobile, especially since it will be a whole new way of life once we have a mobile child. Another tooth came in a few days ago, which brings his total tooth count to 4.

Peek A Boo

I See You

Here I Am

Such A Happy Boy