Happy Fathers Day (Australia)

September 4th is Fathers Day in Australia... So here Z man is helping Dad in the kitchen.

First day of shorts for Zeric in a LONG time. James put them on and Zeric looked down at his pants and said "broken !" as he tried to pull them down. So we put on another pair of shorts and again he said they were broken. But he ended up forgetting about it. so funny !

Father and Son on Fathers day... I would say Jameso is a happy dad ! Zeric lights up when he gets home and just loves to play with dad.

Happy Family... me Pregnant and getting huge all over !! ;) even with getting bigger each and every day. I just love having this family and I'm so lucky to have such a great man who is such an AMAZING Dad.

Fathers Day BBQ at Nan and Gramps (bugga). Zeric's favorite thing to do at the moment when he walks into their house is RUN. He will try and make anyone chase him and if no one chases him... he will just run around the huge dinning room table.

It's not a trip to the grandparents if there's not a game of Golf.

The 3 Stephenson boys all working on there back swing...

A nice COLD beverage in the shade to help cool down. CHEERS !!!

Father son moment at the BBQ with a phone...

Finally !!! Zeric got Nan to chase him around the table outside !! You can see Zeric's face has a huge smile on it. oyes and if you could hear this picture, all you would hear is Zeric Laughing so hard and screaming ... good screaming.
"getch you"
is what Z man says

Gramps tried to get in on the chase, but Zeric stopped dead in his tracks and said " NO !!!" looked at Gramps and said "Bugga COOK" and pointed to the BBQ. so funny ! he knew there was food on the way and no chase or family will get in the way !

GOT YOU !!

The Hula hoop is a great toy to work off some of that child energy.

Nan getting in on the chase

Zeric would make Nan chase the hoop with him.. but she wasn't allowed to catch it. So this is him laughing because she's close... but not to close.

Gramps getting a few jumps in before Zeric demanded him to go back to BBQ and cook !

A full Belly = a Happy boy !

Aunty Chook making the Big Z Laugh Laugh Laugh. We just love catching up with the family... we DON'T do it as much as we should (hint hint) ;) Happy Fathers day to Jameso and Colin.

A Zoo trip for Zeric in Sydney

James and I have been wanting to take Zeric to the Zoo for ages now and we finally got a break in the weather ! James booked a hotel in North Sydney (AMAZING place) only 15 mins away from the Zoo. Here's a view from our room. Zeric loved it ! he could see the planes flying into Sydney and the bed was so easy to jump on !

A little Breaky with Dad before we head to the Zoo. Our little boy is growing up so fast !

I love this picture because you get so see these amazing African Giraffes with Sydney in the background...

The first animals Z man saw for the day and he had no clue what to think. He just looked at them with a strange look.

Looking at some huge fish but also a monkey was making his way around in this little area. He was making some great noises, Zeric would laugh every time he would swing and sing !

Here we made it to the Gorillas, Again... Zeric just looked at them as if they were almost fake. He started laughing when a young one would start spinning around and playing.

what Z man was looking at, they were so close

Z man and Daddy !

Z man enjoyed the Kodiak Bear... Big bear for sure !!

Just a little example on how big this animal is... Z man looks so small next to it

Coming face to face with the fuzz ball

The Tiger cage, this picture is blurry but it's the only one I got of Zeric Chasing the Tiger back and forth. Zeric would laugh his butt off while him and the Tiger would pace back and forth. Zeric would say "big cat" and then run after it.

You can see Z man Laughing at the Cat in this picture

Z man and Dad with Sydney in the back ground. Such a beautiful Zoo

The water animals and the Tiger were Zeric's favorite I would say. He loved seeing under the water and the seals playing with him at the window.

Dad and Z man watching for the seals

A perfect little spot for the Z

His new life size friends

Here I am working on the belly ! I'm growing each and every day.

TURTLE !!!! Zeric loved seeing these slow pokes make their way around.

And it lives here in Australia...

Zeric would check out every cage... but the snakes were kind of lame... just sat there.

To finish our day off at the Zoo. Lets touch a snake. Zeric was so funny, he would only pet it with his thumb. I have no clue why, but it was good fun.

Sleep !

Zeric falls asleep most of the time in my arms, but when he does it all alone, it's so cute. This picture with Dad was a sick day for Big Z. So he had to have his Dad cuddles.

Z man playing at the kitchen table

Falling asleep in style

I like to call this one Popcorn in the snooze
I know Grandma will like this one

Yet another Daddy cuddle has turned into a sweet little nap

As most know, Zeric is scared of his bedroom. So what he does is drag all of his toys out to the living room and creates what I like to call a toy Bomb or Twister. You can see it is a big job for the little man.

one of the few cold days in the Australian winter, I got him all nice and snug, gave him a cup of milk and put his favorite movie on... the Polar Express... It was to perfect for him to stay awake.

I know it's a random Blog, But I just had to share the pictures I have taken in the past few months of his random sleeps. James has a few good ones on his phone of travel naps. They don't care where they are, kids will truly fall asleep anywhere they please