Hello everyone, wow it has been awhile...sorry life is just busy but great. We are loving this time of year. We had a great Halloween Party which I have only been wanting to have since we were married. We had about 20 friends and all the kiddos. It was a little crazy at times. At one point I just stopped and looked around. The noice level was insane and all of the kids were either screaming, laughing, or crying. I just thought to myself, man life has changed so much over the last two years...but I wouldn't miss this for the world. Stella is just so much fun now, she is vocal, recognizes people and friends. She laughs and plays with Toby and I. We have a very observant child. Stella doesn't miss a thing to me moving around decorations in the house to my dangling earrings that I put on during her nap. I am so in love with her that my heart is just over flowing. Toby and I are doing great...marriage is wonderful with us continuing to learn how to communicate better and serve each other more. I have been really trying to be a wife that the Lord wants me to be. It is hard because of my selfish nature but I want to please him in my actions. Toby has been working so hard driving across the metroplex daily to provide for us...this is usually the time he starts to not like his job but he is still going strong. Please pray for the both of us, WE ARE GETTING OLD...Toby's back is hurt with the MRI showing a buldging disc and pinched nerve and I am stuck in a boot for my lower leg having tendonitis and slight stress fracture. I have been ignoring my leg pain thinking it was just chin-splints over the past four months but your body will let you know when it has had to much. I am still being strong working out...which suprisingly I am starting to enjoy...crazy I know. My girlfriend and I are starting at the gym at 5:30am and work out on the bike and she is on the treadmill. Then we lift weights, man I am so weak in my upper body. You would think carrying a baby would do the trick. I am so glad I will be stronger by the time she is one. Just a few more months and our precious little baby wont be a baby any longer. Feb 11th is just around the corner and Stella will turn one. Life isn't always perfect but we are trying daily to get through the bumps in the road. My brother is coming home soon for the holidays and I can't wait to show off Stella. We miss him but he is proudly serving our country in the ARMY. Please pray for his safety and protection, especially during this curtain time. We hope everyone that reads this is well and healthy. We miss you so much....JT, KT, ST, and ST. Can't wait to see you guys. Love, The Zachary's

Sorry we have been a little busy with life lately. I have been wanting to update our blog for weeks so here it is......We have celebrated our precious little girl turning 6mths and now 7mths old. She is so much fun, laughing, gabbing, and just loving people. We have had not so much fun with teething. She was kicked out of daycare for having to many loose watery diapers, cried and cried, needed extra lovin's and lots of Tylenol. We finally discovered these great teething tablets that work. So no more Tylenol unless we are really having a bad day. She has finally cut the bottom right front tooth but she is working on another as we speak. I have decided to mold my cooking with some Rachel Ray recipes and I have had some good luck. Toby is enjoying me experimenting in the kitchen. He even liked my citrus stir fry meal. One of my girlfriends from MSU came to stay with us as her journey was underway from San Diego, CA to Virginia. Thanks Amanda for stopping by to see us and Miss Stella. The NICU has been crazy busy so I have been working extra. It is wonderful getting to have adult conversations instead of baby talk. But I have been missing my Stell-Bell. Toby has been "wonder dad" hanging out and taking over when I have needed help. Stella is so blessed to have such a great and natural DAD. We had a good Labor day weekend, missed the trip to see my brother which wasn't fun, but got to see antique john deer tractors. Wow, you think but it was so cool. Stella got to take her first ride on one, it was a 1952 John Deer. Sharon and Keith took us to the smokehouse, man how we miss great barbecue........I think I ate until I couldn't walk. On another note, Stella has joined the church nursery now. Our last time taking her into the service she squealed and talked so loud that Toby and I had to leave, we went to the family room and still had to take turns in and out to the hall so Stella could gab and laugh all she wanted. I think I am in trouble, she is going to talk our ears off. Stella is loving the new view from sitting up by herself. She topples over after a minute but she is getting better and better. She is wanting to walk, run, scoot, and just plain go. Toby and I were talking last night saying "we better enjoy this soon we will be running all over the house keeping her out of everything." Hope all is well, may the Lord bless everyone during this tough economic time. Please pray for family and friends that are being significantly affected. Love ya'll........The Zachary's.

Happy 6mth Birthday!!! My thoughtful Grandparents brought me sweet treats for turning 6 months old. I loved seeing them and my mommy and daddy loved eating the sweets. Thank you Grammy, Grampy, Pawpaw and Grandma for celebrating with me.


My mommy and I do laundry together and I love playing in the clothes. We play hide and seek but she always does the hiding.


Mmmm.......Mmmm......Yummy Sweet Potatoes!!! I love my first vegtable, it makes my tummy happy. The best thing about eating is I get to play with the bowl afterwards.




Go Cowboys!!! My Daddy won two box tickets for the game by getting closest to the hole on a par three during a company golf tournament. Mommy got to go instead of me, not fair......But they had a fun. I love the Cowboys.

GiGi the Giraffe

Wow, I am so proud of my friends and I, we ran a mile and a half twice this week. I haven't done that since freshman year of high school, yikes. I am still hanging in there, surprising myself along the way. So anyway, Toby and I went on our first night on the town over night without our princess. The grandparents enjoyed sharing the weekend playing with her and spoiling her rotten. We spent the night at the Embasy Suites in downtown FortWorth. We had a blast, ate until we couldn't anymore, went to a late night comedy club and laughed like crazy, and ran into several MSU alumni. Oh, yea I somehow convinced Toby to enter the world of insane money spending women on a mission "Sam Moon" to get our darling little one hair bows. He was having a blast making fun of everyone in the store and giving the lady at the register a hard time. It was nice to get to have our time, so a big THANK YOU to our parents for coming to the rescue. On another note, we took Stella to BabiesRUs to get a walker or exersaucer. We placed her in three different items. She was having a good time playing with the toys and stepping with her feet but then we placed her in the jumperoo. You ask what is a jumperoo, it is this stationary bouncer with bungee cords on three sides. She immediately started jumping up and down squealing loudly and banging her hands on the toys. Toby and I looked at each other and both thought "what our baby wants she gets" ha ha ha. We couldn't resist getting it for her if she acted like that. Not to any ones surprise we got out of the store with a $90 activity toy for $67 dollars. Got to love Toby and his natural way to wheel and deal. It was a closeout toy and the floor model was all there was left. We got to use a coupon and made a deal with the manager. Don't you wish all shopping experiences were this way. Well, here are some updated pics of Stella and some video of her and her friend GiGi the giraffe. Every time we walk into her room she goes crazy looking a GiGi. Hope everyone is having a great week. Love ya'll, Jenny

This is the gang of kiddos at supper club
minus a few.


Stella and the boys, from the left: Joshua, Tyler,
Jaxon, Hudson, Chase, and Stella


Stella will have a girl to play with soon.

They still will be out numbered but just know.......
"GIRLS RULE AND BOYS DROOL"!

Can't believe how amazing life with Stella really is. She is an angel and makes me laugh with her new tricks. She is loving to pucker her lips together and make sounds through the little tiny hole she makes. I am trying to get a picture of this. Well getting ready for the work week, I know I shouldn't complain I love my schedule. I get to spend time with Stell-Bell and have adult time at work once or twice a week. The girls at work probably go crazy when I am there because I talk non-stop for twelve hours. I have a weeks worth of talking to catch up with, ha ha ha. Toby has been working hard and getting jealous that I am working out more than him. My girlfriends and I run at 6am in the morning and get home before all three of our husbands leave at 6:30. They keep an eye on the bambinos while we are running our butts off, literally. We have been running 1.3 miles, today was so.........much harder than the first. I actually had to ice my left calf after because it was so tight I could hardly walk right. It is much better now. Bud, you must be so proud of your big sis trying to keep up with you. Give me a year and maybe I will be able to run as far as you, yea right!!! Well I am going to clean house, laundry, pack Stella's bag for daycare, and enjoy my little girlie. Love ya'll.

Stella's learning to eat!!

This is Stella at the
pool for the first time.
She loved it.
Got to love soaking wet pampers

her diaper weighed ten pounds after that!

Will be better at blogging :)

Wow, just decided to update our blog and it has been awhile since I last blogged. Well life has definitely changed from then. Stella is here and well. She is squealing and babbling all the time, and she can ring your ears with that voice. Right now she is being very talkative in her crib after her nap. Well, my girlfriends and I have decided to run three times a week. We have made a promise to keep each other accountable and run the pounds off. Babies are wonderful but don't leave your body as it was, ha ha ha. We had supper club yesterday and got to see all of our friends. Toby and I got to play rock band (?) for the first time. We had a blast. I know we are so....behind on new wave things but we are getting there. Trying to convince Toby to go somewhere fun (Dad that was for you) any suggestions? I will post some new pics soon. Hope everyone is doing great. Stella says hello and is now playing with one of her favorite toys. Mommy doesn't stop always doing something, but loving every minute.