Zach’s Second Birthday!

Zach’s Second Birthday! http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two.html Zachary Malcolm Chastain turns two! We celebrated today with Shannon's amazing mango salsa grilled chicken tacos and a lemon Bob the Builder cake. Here are a few photos of the birthday bash and other recent family shenanigans from two weeks of the best weather we’ve ever seen in northern Europe. Bedtime stories - now we have two rounds on some nights http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two.html#0 1648da08-c9a7-45ee-a666-f72fe60120bf http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7614.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7614.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_163_27"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Bedtime stories - now we have two rounds on some nights</p></div></div> Laurel and Zach enjoy the sunshine http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two.html#1 d77f387d-8103-427e-8039-1407b4fb0d93 http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7672.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7672.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_163_27"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Laurel and Zach enjoy the sunshine</p></div></div> Noah’s Ark replica near Amsterdam http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two.html#2 9036adf3-8b08-4d45-87e6-9f60c980354a http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7706_2.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7706_2.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_163_27"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Noah’s Ark replica near Amsterdam</p></div></div> Free-ranging red lemur at a primate zoo http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two.html#3 081de5c2-8373-4214-8440-68bca84210d1 http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7717.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7717.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_163_27"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Free-ranging red lemur at a primate zoo</p></div></div> Bike trek at a Dutch nature park - Caleb rode 15 km! http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two.html#4 f6baba49-81b1-453e-9169-31d46b5f33ab http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7740.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7740.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_163_27"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Bike trek at a Dutch nature park - Caleb rode 15 km!</p></div></div> Laurel is 5 months old http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two.html#5 38888625-6de2-47f4-9a54-79128edb69d9 http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7774.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7774.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_163_27"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Laurel is 5 months old</p></div></div> Camping out in the backyard http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two.html#6 038482f4-c112-4815-a72b-6db698fecc86 http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7786_2_2.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7786_2_2.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_163_27"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Camping out in the backyard</p></div></div> Our summer intern Renee http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two.html#7 dc5551db-7c4f-4d76-98c3-ccab803c921a http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7819.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7819.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_163_27"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Our summer intern Renee</p></div></div> Caleb made Joe a party hat http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two.html#8 a2d569f0-95a3-4734-a3ad-b7d165b084db http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7822.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7822.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_163_27"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Caleb made Joe a party hat</p></div></div> http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two.html#9 164aa90e-3c91-41c5-8538-1408fd106c7d http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7823.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7823.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_163_27"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption"> </p></div></div> Happy Laurel http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two.html#10 2835db53-7e13-4f32-8f23-d47a7cf9e6dc http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7825.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7825.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_163_27"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Happy Laurel</p></div></div> http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two.html#11 f1698d09-26b4-4368-af4e-6860566eecb2 http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7827.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7827.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_163_27"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"/></div> Zach helps make his cake http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two.html#12 500a5547-2592-4a32-ae93-b2894f3767a5 http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7828.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7828.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_163_27"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Zach helps make his cake</p></div></div> Rolling the ice cream ball http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two.html#13 4e59bee5-bfe6-4535-a21a-e7c2f565f2d4 http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7832.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7832.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_163_27"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Rolling the ice cream ball</p></div></div> It worked pretty well! http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two.html#14 1e672bfc-85c4-45ab-bbb5-fd538ccdbded http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7837.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7837.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_163_27"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">It worked pretty well!</p></div></div> http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two.html#15 1c2e933c-91ce-4bb0-8d89-3628ab27dca8 http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7840.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7840.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_163_27"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption"> </p></div></div> Caleb was more into presents than birthday boy Zach http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two.html#16 58e57da4-bd64-400f-8cc5-a48a5b73c590 http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7842.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7842.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_163_27"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Caleb was more into presents than birthday boy Zach</p></div></div> New “Cars” bib from Goma http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two.html#17 1e25f6ae-3726-4331-bd7f-6993a1f0e562 http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7846.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7846.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_163_27"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">New “Cars” bib from Goma</p></div></div> Zach loves Larry, though he keeps calling him “Bob” http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two.html#18 ea20a12d-c34b-4055-a0c3-fc80c4fe4529 http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7852.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7852.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_163_27"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Zach loves Larry, though he keeps calling him “Bob”</p></div></div> Quarry tunnel: latest addition to the Thomas railway http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two.html#19 ba88bcb0-2747-4750-8f47-cef393c95a72 http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7860.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7860.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_163_27"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Quarry tunnel: latest addition to the Thomas railway</p></div></div> Lemon cake shaped like Bob the Builder’s hat http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two.html#20 0f7549d7-193b-4aee-a1c8-b8cab8720ece http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7868.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7868.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_163_27"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Lemon cake shaped like Bob the Builder’s hat</p></div></div> http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two.html#21 eee4cf80-9aff-41e1-bf43-9f8062671b51 http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7876.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/chastain.family/Family/Zach_is_Two_files/Media/IMG_7876.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; 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