Zev's 1st Birthday, Play Kitchen and Yoga in the Sun

Lots to cover so I'll just put up some photos and tell the story visually.
Zev's 1st Birthday was incredibly fun. As you can see, Zev loves birthday cake. Just click on the slideshow to access all of the photos from Picasa.

Zev's new kitchen from Grammy Ray and Grandpa Jerry. This is a gift from heaven - for me. Zev loves to play in it while I'm cooking!



and here's Zev giving Stella a hug followed by some yoga in the sun

Renaissance Baby

Harmonica, kazoo, recorder. Yes, Zev plays three instruments. He's almost ready for Interlochen.

Zev's New Best Friend

We adopted Stella two nights ago and she is already part of the family, like she's been here for years.
Now that he's comfortable with her, Zev has been giving Stella lots of hugs and kisses. He puckers up and tries to land one on her mouth but her tongue gets to him first. Zev is content to follow Stella around, panting when she does and identifying her eyes, nose and tongue. We have to watch out because he likes to poke at our eyes, then his, to show us he knows what they are, but I don't suppose Stella enjoys it too much. You wouldn't know though because she's so calm and gentle.