Zach's First Birthday Party, San Francisco Edition

Yes, Zach's birthday was 3 mos ago, and I'm just now getting to post these pics. Some found it confusing that the date above says June 17. This is today's date. The day I'm posting these photos is June 17. Zach's birthday is not today. Zach's first birthday was on March 11. Hopefully this clears things up.

The spread. Mostly for the benefit of the parents.



Andrew and Sebastien



Isabelle and Sebastien



Zach discovered his love for balloons this weekend :)




Riley, Zach's share-care buddy, and Riley's mom, Erin




Amara, Becky and Zach








Sarah, Larry and Atticus



Aymeric!



Emi!



Aymeric, Emi and Lavender Lab!



The Dads and some tired little ones



Birthday Boy and Proud Daddy



Didn't we do this last weekend?



"Happy Birthday to You!"



Emi and Mark



Atti and Larry

Emi's Birthday Party and Bubbles

Emi is one of Zach's buddies and she's just a day older than Zach. Along with Atticus, the three of them (and their parents, too!) have been getting together to play for just about a year! One of the party favors was bubbles. It was Zach's first experience with them and he loved them.

Sarah, Atti, Ramona, Emi, Amy and Zach




Zach playing the drums. My mom and dad (not pictured) came
to visit for Zach's birthday.




I think Nana Liz enjoyed the bubbles more than Zach.

Trip to Jackson, Part II

Here are the shots from our second day in Jackson.

Trip to Jackson, Part I

For Zach's first birthday we flew to Jackson to visit Zach's immediate birth family: Jennifer, Josh, Jay, Barb and McKinley. We had a great time and we're very excited for our trip in the fall to Blue Earth to meet the rest our new relatives!

Reaching for the ... doorknobs

this is the first time Zach reached for a doorknob and was able to touch it. it was the same morning of the hike to Briones Regional Park. I've got a couple of other cute doorknob reaching shots which I'll get up soon. for now you can enjoy these...