Post-Christmas and New Years with the Ankeny's in SF

After we got back from Phoenix, the Ankeny's (Jay, Barb and Jennifer) spent the week visiting with us. We lucked out because our neighbors Yann, Julie and their little boy, Aymeric (you may remember them from such blog posts as, The day after Thanksgiving 2007 and Aymeric's 1st Birthday) were out of town and needed housesitters. It was so convenient to have them stay so close by, I wish we could do that every time!

Jay brought a very special gift for Zach. He hand made a beautiful step-stool and carved Zach's name into it. Zach loved it from the start, and uses it every day to wash his hands and brush his teeth and (now in mid-March) is beginning to use it to climb up to the toilet for potty training. 

The other big hit present they brought was the teepee. Zach totally loves it.  He loves popping in and out of it and playing peekaboo from the inside.

This is one of those pictures that is definitely going to be shown to his prom date (great shot, Jen!)