Z is fiercely independent and tries to do everything on his own:
"No, Me!" "Me Do It" "Own!" are some of his earliest phrases

Z gets buried at mother's beach

Z's getting the hang of the potty, especially when he's "nudy boy"

"Pssshhh"--Z likes making sound effects and animal/monster noises:
"Rawr" "woof" "quack"

The whole family enjoys our visit to Blue Palms on Hollywood Blvd

"uh-oh eddie (ezra)"

"me baby"

Saying goodbye to Grandpa Ray

Z is very excited at the skateboard park event at the X Games! It makes him constantly move as he watches - a challenge to hold him in the bleachers



Grandma and Grandpa Watson pay a visit


The egg and Z now play together constantly

"Eet Foo" (eat food) is one of z's favorite things to do
Many food words are now in his vocabulary: egg, chee (cheese), meat, fish, poon (spoon), folk (fork),pata (pasta), apple, applepauce (applesauce), bogurt (yogurt), and "ah dun" (all done)

Z tags along on the EGG's playdate

hanging with Papap and Great Grandpa

Great Grandpa Ray comes to visit

Z's learns to ham it up for the camera

Z has lots of fun in Miss Judy's class (he goes with Nelly just like Ezra did) -he especially likes singing wheels of the bus

A stop at the park before we head home

Coffee with Anton on Telegraph

"That"--Z's universal word for something interesting, gets repeated all day as we explore SF


His other favorite thing to say is "Big"/"Tiny" (w/ corresponding voice)for all the creatures at the CA Science Center

Z gets tired out from our tourist day

Z enjoys hiking in the Guerneville redwoods till he gets hungry, than he cries on all the way back to the car

Exploratorium water fountain

First cable car ride and first author event: Cable Car wins

Art and pizza