Zeneski Amigos: Farewell Summer

The Last Hurrah! We went to visit John's family in Tucson earlier in November, and we got to swim one last time. Eli is on left with Erica, John's cousin, then Jay has Zach and I've got Luke

A stroller ride and half an hour later, this is the result of all that swimming! Zach is on the left and Eli on the right.

Again, as usual, I'm apologizing for not getting on here enough, but you'll forgive me when you hear why I'm so late (one of the reasons, as least). Last week we all had a wicked stomach virus - ewwww! So gross! It's really bad enough to have a stomach bug on your own, but also three little guys - it was almost over my gross-out threshold. Once again, Luke was the harbinger and started getting sick one day, then we all fell like dominoes within the next couple of days. We are all better now though, and the sunny side is it made me appreciate my kids' sweet dispositions, as opposed to what happened last week!

Other big things that have been happening around here... Zach took his first steps! It was on Thanksgiving, and really cool. We were all hanging out after a nice dinner, and he was just lounging up against the couch. He looked at me sitting a few feet away, and just walked over to me! He has been walking a lot holding a hand, but never on his own yet. Luke and Eli are jetting around - the head-knocks on the floor are way down as they've passed the "drunken sailor" stage, as Uncle Rob would say!

Thanksgiving was also special because it was the first time we sat down to eat as a family. We always feed the boys by themselves, because it's so much easier. That night, we pulled them up to the big table in their booster seats and we feasted together! Eli wasn't that into it, so he and I were up and down, but it was really nice and very special to me. I felt a new kinship with my Grandma, who would so much rather serve her family than eat. I never understood that until now. The boys keep teaching me!

Speaking of learning new things, Eli can now open all of the doors in the house, and is always on the lookout for a possible escape route. Since I stopped reading "how to" baby books, I'm not sure, but I think this is a little early for this. I mean, a couple of months ago they were barely able to push up on their knees, and now Eli's plotting a break out? So now we need to do a second round of babyproofing. It's all worth it! I just hope we can stay ahead of these boys!

That's about it around here! I'm sure I'll write more around Christmas, so for now, wishing everyone a very happy Christmas!