We Have a Tooth

So Zach's first tooth came in on Sunday. We had no clue that we was even close to getting a tooth other than the massive amounts of drool that had been coming out of his mouth. But this was pretty normal for him.

We love days that I don't have to go to work!!

Here he is laughing in his "From Russia with Love" hat.

5 Months Old

Parrothead in the making...

Zach turns 5 months old on Friday. I can't believe how the time has flown. He is the best baby, always happy. This past week has been a big week for him. He learned to roll over and eat oatmeal. I finally decided to try oatmeal because he would not eat the rice cereal. And to my surprise, he loves it!! And I had to go back to work, so Zach and Chris have been getting a lot of bonding time.

A couple of weeks ago we went for our 4 month check-up and shots. He was fussy for just a few seconds after the shots and then was smiling it up with the nurse. If it were me, there would have been no smiles after 3 shots. As you can tell by the picture he is one healthy boy.

Weight: 19 lbs 6 oz (96%)

Height: 28 1/4 inches (99%)

Zach has been the greatest joy our our lives.

Go Utes

GO UTES

Here were in our Utah gear prior to going to the Elders to cheer our Utes to a great VICTORY!!

We were so excited that they won. What a great season.

Utah

So we tried to get 5 kids under the age of 3 to smile and look at the camera. This was the best shot. What were we thinking.

One of the best things about going home to Utah is catching up with old friends. We were together with the Larsons, Kimballs, and Youngs. Everyone now has kids. It is so funny how things have changed with kids.

Kaydin Kimball, Zachary Sadler, Addison Larson, Naomi Young, and Daxton Kimball

Ashley and I had our little ones about 2 weeks apart. It was fun getting the two of them together.

Natalie and I made Christmas Cookies for the family.

Here we are jamming to music while baking.

My mom feeding Addison Westbrook, my cousin's daughter with Natalie blowing bubbles in the background. We celebrated Christmas a little early with my mom while she was in town. It was fun having everyone together for Christmas. It has been a long time since we all been together. (We were missing Bradford, only 8 months till he comes home )

My Aunt Cindy and Zach

4 Generations of Sadlers.
Wallace, John, Chris and Zach

Grandma Marge and Grandpa Warren

Christmas

Here is Zach in front of our Christmas tree in Michigan. He loves his Bumbo that we finally got back from Utah. He had a great first Christmas.

Christmas Sunday

Marquel and Zach in their Christmas best

Christmas Eve

Christmas Day

Babies First Christmas

Christmas Breakfast

Grandma Nelson and Zach at the Nelson Christmas Party

Zach's Blessing

On December 21st, Chris blessed Zach. We wanted to wait when until we were in Utah with all of our family. Chris did such are great job. It was a very special day.

Santa

Zach first visit with Santa. He would only smile when I was right next to him. What can you do?? It was so fun seeing him up on Santa's lap.

Christmas Tree Shopping

Here we are Christmas Tree Shopping. It was only about 25 degrees. As you can see we are both bundled up nice and warm. Zach loves the lights on the tree. It is so much fun doing all the Christmas stuff with Zach.
Sleep in his car seat

Hangin' out

Turkey Day

Gobble Gobble Day

Here is Zach looking at his first turkey. Isn't it pretty. Chris spent all day cooking. It was so yummy.

Zach and the Chef

We had Thanksgiving with the Elders. It was so much fun, relaxing and of course delicious. My favorite was the turkey and sweet potatoes.

Group Picture

Collin, Ryan and Ashlyn Elder

Chris and I

(missing: Elizabeth who is taking the picture and Zach who is sleeping)

Tribute to Bear

Bear
1998-2008

Today my Mom and Chip had to put our family dog down because he was so sick. Bear was the best dog. He was just like a human. He understood everything that we would say. He loved being scratched. He would come up to you and put his head under your hand so that you could pet him. He would continue to do it until you did pet him.

This was his favorite pose. He would sleep like this.

He was a Golden Retriever. He was great at retrieving balls and sticks. The funny thing is that he would never give them back so you could throw it again.

Bear you were a wonderful friend and the best dog. You were always so full of life.

We are going miss you.

Happy Days

So for those of you that don't know. Chris was accepted last week to Endodontic School here at the University of Michigan. We are so proud of him, it was no easy task. So we are going to be staying in Ann Arbor for three more years. We are so excited and truly blessed.

This is what Chris will be doing

Here is a picture of a root canal.

And hopefully the football team will be better in the next couple of years

Connecticut

Zach and Grandma J snugglin'

So we were boiling Zach's bottle because my mom has well water. This is what happens when you forget about them. The fire alarm went off and everything. Oops:)


Zach turned 3 months old while we were in Connecticut. My mom and I made him a cake. We blew out the candles and of course we ate it too. It was yummy. Can't believe that my little boy is already 3 months old.
Just a side note, the jammies that he is wearing are 9 months. I can't keep up with this kid and the amount of clothes he out grows.

Going home picture. Bear is barking in the background, that is why we have such a concerned look on Zach's face. It was so nice being in Connecticut, especially for me. My mom did everything with Zach. I just fed him and then caught up on some much needed rest.

Check out my mom's blog to see more pics.

http://mariannes5140.blogspot.com/

Utah

Zach and I ventured on our first plane ride to Utah. Let me say, traveling with an infant is much different and a lot hard than flying solo. I could go on and on about the troubles, but I won't bore you.

We were so excited to get there and see everyone. This was the first time that majority of our families were able to meet Zach.

Natalie and Zach catching some rest. It was so fun spending time with Natalie. She was a big help. She came to help one entire day. We were so excited that she was put on-call for work. Thanks for the much needed help.

Nat, Em and Zach. Zach is watching TV. It is his favorite thing to do. I know, I know I shouldn't do it, but he loves the light.

Aunt Marquel all grown up!! It is crazy that Zach has an Aunt that is just one year older. She was so sweet with Zach. She called him "Ba" for baby.

Here we are at Training Table with my cousins Jenna and Lindsay and my Grandma Davis (Grandma Marge to Zach). It was fun catching up.

Grandma and Grandpa Nelson loved holding Zach and talking to him.

One of the many great things about having a little sister that is 18 months old is when we go to my dad's house they have all the stuff we need (bobby, swing, play gym, bouncy, etc). Here Zach is playing. At home we only have two toys. I know he is going to love going to Grandma and Grandpa Davis house.

Kelly (Grandma Davis) Em and Zach

Kristen and I with our little ones. Zach and Addie are 2 weeks apart.

It is a good thing Zach is a boy. He was a lot bigger than sweet little Addie.

Grandma and Grandpa T with their great-grand kids.

We had a great time seeing everyone and also introducing Zach to snow. It snowed at least 8 inches while we were there.