Zackary

Zackary is my little buddy this year. Since Levi is at school it is fun to have him by himself! When they are together they come in a package deal. We have enjoyed some mommy-Zack time. He is going to be having a birthday in a month so I am sure I will write about him then too. He is growing up so fast! I just finished registering him for Kindergarten this past week. I cannot believe I will have 2 in school! He is so ready and so excited! We have been working hard since school started on his reading lessons. We took a little break since he got annoyed at them and just read books and did computer programs for awhile and dove back into them after awhile. He is on lesson 87/100 in our little book. He reads so well that I am pretty sure we don't even need to do it, but I promised him he could pick out a prize like Levi did when he finishes. So, we have 13 more lessons to go! He LOVES to read. I catch him daily in his room or on the couch reading books. He got a good foundation from our reading lessons, but he has taken it on himself to read and figure the rest out. I am amazed at how much he knows when we sit down to do his lessons.
Zack loves his preschool. He has 2 little buddies he goes with and carpools with that he loves. He gets so excited to go and comes home and tells me all about it. They play football pretty much every recess they have! It has been a good stepping stone for him and I hope that he will get ready in the morning as fast as he does when it is time for preschool! Zack likes to take his time. He likes to look at everything, touch everything, play with everything, try everything, and then stare into space before he gets ready in the morning! So, I am little worried about him getting up and getting ready for school in the morning!
Some of Zack's favorite things right now: he LOVES to play Nintendo games. Particularly the Lego ones like the Lego Movie or Lego Star Wars. He loves anything to do with electronics. It is like a magnet to him. If he hears a show on or sees someone playing a game he races to it. He gets so frustrated at me when I try to play with him because I have no idea what I am doing. He always says, "Oh mom, just give me your remote!" He can definitely play those games better than I can! He loves to play boardgames as well. I think he has a huge competitive spirit trying to keep up with big brother! He loves switch-n-go dinos right now along with all things Lego. We are planning a Lego birthday party for him in a month:)
Some ways to describe Zack according to Dan: He is either really excited or not at all. He is mischievous and tends to have that look on his face often! His little laugh when he is trying to tease usually makes me laugh...usually! He is getting more and more patient with Makayla as she is getting older and more in his face. He does not like his bubble being invaded and he is having to learn to put up with a little more of that with her now! He does love to play with her and he can be so sweet with her when they are home and only have each other to play with. I love to see that playful side in him! Zack is hard to get motivated. If he chooses to be, like with reading or learning to ride his bike, he masters things and does not stop there. If you want him to do something you have to come up with creative ways to get him excited about it or you end up having to do everything for him, like get his shoes on. He is such an easy going kid who has never been one that is hard to entertain. He is happy doing just about anything or at least he finds someway to entertain himself. He has always been my easiest at church or any event because of this! He is happy playing at home and happy playing certain things for long periods of time. He will play Legos for hours or if you let him Nintendo for hours. He focuses and plays one activity for long periods of time which is not that common for his age!
We love our stubborn, sweet, smart, stinker and I am so excited to celebrate his birthday in a month. He has been waiting forever for that day! We love our little Zack attack!