Sunday, October 19, 2008


Standing all alone! With a stick even!!

His signature pose! He loves to get up on one knee and play or clap or wave a toy around...whatever..

First week as Sunbeam teachers!

Squishing little man's cheeks!
He loves to walk...with a little help of course

Here we are!

Nate and I had our first week as Sunbeam teachers today! It was so much fun! Kids definitely do say the darndest things. They have a primary program next Sunday so our second time with them we'll be performing! None of them have done a primary program before so they're kinda shy about going up and talking in the microphone. No worries though, Nate and I have been practicing their lines!

We went on a little family photo shoot today as well. Zak did not want to smile for the camera for the life of him. He was wanting to check out everything around us. We still managed to get some cute shots though. I think I'll need to go on another shoot though because I just didn't quite get all that I'd hoped for with the shots of all 3 of us.

The Hogg clan is heading for Eastern Idaho this weekend! Woot Woot! A friend is getting married so we're going to their sealing on Saturday. So it should be fun to visit Rexburg again. We haven't been there since we moved...which I guess has only been about 3 months.

I'm not sure what new things Zak has started doing this week. Oh, he has figured out high fives! That's a fun one. He loves using electric toothbrushes....not really brushing. He's even started to "roll it and roll it" (from Patty Cake) and he can also "mark it with a Z" and "toss it in the oven"....it's super cute...he's had the clapping down for awhile, but the rest is starting to come. He's still loving to say 'uh oh' and has even added his own touch and will sometimes say "guh oh" instead.

We're loving the fall weather and having it start to cool down. I was ready to start busting out jeans and long sleeves.

That's us this week!

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Zak's 9 months!

So Zak has reached the 9 month mark...well technically I think he is really 9 months and 1 week. He's getting to where it seems like he's starting to do new things almost daily. He now gives us kisses which is definitely fun, he waves and a new thing he does is say 'uh oh'. He loves to say 'uh oh'. He'll say it over and over especially if someone is saying it to him as well. One of his favorite games is probably to drop something on the floor or kinda throw something and then say 'uh oh'. He's loving to play with baseballs and golf balls...probably because he can palm them. He likes to hit at them and watch them roll all over and follow them then do it again. Hurtling things is also becoming one of his favorite past times. When Nate or I are lying on the floor, he just loves to climb over the top of us, and then climb back over again and again.
We have to put bar stools in front of the stairs so that he doesn't go up the stairs without supervision, but he's started trying to go through the stools. Not under, but through. He typically gets caught in the bars lying on his stomach looking like superman with his arms and legs sticking out.
Today we went shopping for shoes for little Zakary and found out he wears a 4...is this normal for a boy his age? It seemed rather large. But what do I know...?
Nate is loving his internship. He should find out about his MCAT scores any day now! We're excited to see where these scores will lead us.
Nate and I have been called to teach primary which we're pretty excited about. We don't know what age group yet or anything, but still we're excited. Well, I guess this is all for now. We'll hopefully get some pictures up soon!