Lola C. H.

It's time

2009-11-30T14:49:00.001-11:00

Ok...enough is enough. I can barely update one blog...let alone TWO. Please join us at

http://neverenoughpink.blogspot.com/

Build A Bunny

2009-11-08T16:52:00.001-11:00

Lola tried out the Build A Bear store for the first time on vacation, except she picked out a bunny. She had a blast making her bunny...favorite part was kissing the heart to put inside it!

big window

2009-10-25T08:10:00.001-11:00

These windows were in the main room that faced the ocean. They were the best part of the whole house! Can't beat the view!

Hermit Crab Happy

2009-10-25T08:01:00.002-11:00

There really wasn't a whole lot of good shopping to do in Gulf Shores...probably our only complaint...or maybe there was we just didn't find it. I asked Dustin if we could take Lo to pick out a hermit crab to take home. He didn't even argue or try to change my mind and just said yes...shocking as our house is already full of animals...but who doesn't have room for a little hermit crab? Come to find out hermit crabs THRIVE best when they have a friend...so you know we got two! We are still working on names for them. Lola loves them dearly though and wants them out all the time.

Rides, Rides, Rides

2009-10-25T07:55:00.003-11:00

My mom watched Belle one night so my dad, Dustin, Lo and I could go ride go carts. They ended up having a childrens area and bumper boats. I was surprised to find out that they actually let little ones ride on the go carts as long as they were with an adult. Lola loved the both and wanted to go "faster" each time. She kept telling me when we were on the go carts to "Get that daddy"...and that grandpa was going to catch us and to go faster!

Food, of course

2009-10-25T07:49:00.003-11:00

We ate dinner out everynight except for one...we wanted a break so we grilled filets and bought shrimp at a seafood market. Fun, but also more work than what we anticipated. The night we stayed in we ate breakfast out on the beach. I could really get used to having my breakfast while watching the waves everyday. Another one of our favorite places was Lamberts www.throwedrolls.com Lola LOVES rolls and she LOVES butter. At this restaurant they literally throw the rolls to you from across the room if you hold your hands up. So much fun...she was in heaven over the huge baskets of butter that they had on the table. I had to take it away after 3 helpings or else I think she really wouldve put a dent in all that butter. Like an old lady does...she wrapped her roll up and put it in her purse to take home.

The Little Zoo That Could

2009-10-25T07:39:00.003-11:00

One morning we woke up and it was a little cloudy out so we decided to visit the Gulf Shores Zoo. It was featured on animal planets show and called "The Little Zoo That Could" It houses animals like lions, goats, gators, deer, panthers, black bears, tigers and reptiles that owners have neglected. It has been through so many hurricanes hence giving it the title the little zoo that could. Very small, but very close up...we were a little intimidated at times by just how close we were to the animals. They had a "petting" show and of course Lola wanted to touch every yucky thing they had in it. Later that morning she told me her favorite part was touching the ALLIGATOR! Oh, and you could feed every animal that was in the zoo...lots of fun...

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Lo was beyond excited when we finally got to our beach house the next day. She walked in the house and was ooohing and ahhing...the pictures are of dinner out later the first night. She tried fried crab claws. Her first experience with seafood and LOVED them. I was a little nervous because of seafood allergy, but she did fine. After she had eaten about 15 of them she said out loud that her stomach hurt. I think everyone at the table about blacked out. She was fine though

Car ride fun

2009-10-25T02:37:00.002-11:00

Lola and Belle both did awesome on the 13 hour ride to Gulf Shores! Dustin and I held our breath the whole way waiting for a melt down and it never happened. We left at 530am or so and arrived in Decatur, AL around 3pm for our overnight stop. I had wrapped presents for Lo to open in the car which really helped...

2009-10-07T16:46:00.001-11:00

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Lots of catching up

2009-10-05T16:35:00.003-11:00

I have several posts to type up...just NO time! Lola went a few weeks ago with her Grampy to the gourd/pumpkin stand by our house. We love it there...and can you believe they still use the honor system? Also, Nana came over for craft time a lunch over the weekend. Lola had a lot of fun and cant wait to play again!

Flower Girl

2009-09-22T06:05:00.003-11:00

Lola had so much fun this weekend. The rehersal Friday night she was..hmm...what's the word? HORRID! Thankfully after lots of praying she did what she was supposed to at the wedding...mostly!

Morning Snuggle

2009-09-08T15:24:00.001-11:00

Belle really is being held safely despite how it looks!

Get Ready To Wiggle

2009-09-05T17:03:00.003-11:00

Last week we went to see The Wiggles at the Murat. What a great time! My parents bought the tickets in May and it seemed so far away then. Lola was TOTALLY excited. Of course, she didn't understand until we got there that she was actually going to watch them perform. They did most of her favorite songs. She was in awe the whole time though and acted like she had never heard them before. Too funny. The guitar player waved at her at one point and you would have thought it was Elvis himself! Thanks Bankie and Gramps for an awesome time! Thanks also to Nana for watching Belle!

First Day of School

2009-09-05T17:01:00.003-11:00

Lola's first day of school was last week. Her only complaint was that they didn't have snack either day. Imagine that! They were on a shortened schedule because of it being the first week of school. Snack will resume next week...I'm sure she will be thrilled.

Lake Time

2009-09-05T16:57:00.002-11:00

I was brave and drove to the lake with both girls while my parents were on vacation. I didn't get too many pictures because we were so busy, but here are some of the McDonald's we stopped at half way (feed and change Belle) and of Lola feeding the ducks. It took us over FOUR hours to get there...it's normally a 2.5 hour drive. Don't ask...

Lilo and Stitch*

2009-09-05T16:52:00.003-11:00

Lola's new favorite movie is Lilo and Stitch. As most of you know she loves to dance...at the begining of the movie the girls are doing a hawaiian dance... So whenever it is on Lola grabs her hawaiian gear and dances too! (usually she has on more than this, but this is probably all she could find in her mess of a room)

New toy

2009-09-05T14:29:00.001-11:00

We got Lo this portable dvd player for our upcoming vacation. She LOVED it!

Lots of pictures

2009-09-05T14:28:00.001-11:00

Posting lots of pictures while I can. I have my brothers computer for the weekend! I have to get mine fixed or buy a new one...sooooo tired of not having one

2009-08-18T10:12:00.001-11:00

Dustin and Lo picked out this toy. Not only are the police sirens louder than real life sirens...it also has a microphone for her to scream in. Great big sister toy whe Belle is asleep!

Lola's a BIG sister

2009-08-12T07:54:00.006-11:00

This is a self portrait by Lo. It's actually one of my very favorite pictures of her. She has gotten some great pictures of Belle that I will share when I get the chance!
Lola is adjusting very well to being a big sister. We've had a few hiccups here and there, but overall she is very helpful and loving. The only time she has a hard time is if someone else that she really loves is holding the baby. She hasn't been mean or hateful to Belle at all though. She pats her back and gives her a pacifier when she cries. We are glad she has been nice so far, but we are not blind to the fact that it probably won't last forever....for now though, we are a happy family :)

Lola starts school in a few weeks again. We decided to enroll her twice a week this year instead of just once. She is excited to start and I am excited to have her be with her friends and teachers again! (Not because I want her out of the house! Mostly because I know she enjoys it so much) I know she will have a great year and learn lots. We are also getting ready to go on vacation again in October. It takes several months around here to prepare for a vacation as neither Dustin nor I are very organized...oh and the best part is...we are driving this time. Let the chaos begin.

Hope everyone is doing well...We've had a rough couple of weeks around here. Thank you for all of the prayers!

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First Movie at theater

2009-07-26T11:23:00.002-11:00

Lola loved her first movie adventure! She sat through the entire thing without a peep. We couldn't believe it!

Pedicure and Manicure

2009-07-16T14:42:00.000-11:00

I am officially 40+ weeks pregnant...to pass the time Lola and I went for manicures and pedicures today! lots of fun and I'm afraid I started something bad with taking Lo to get her nails done! She loved it!

2009-07-08T15:20:00.001-11:00

Just to let you know... our computer is broken again!!!! Keep your fingers crossed that it is fixed soon!

Nana's Pool

2009-07-03T06:54:00.002-11:00

Lo had a blast swimming at Nana's pool last week. I know the pics are small (not sure how to make them larger)...you can click on them if you want a closer view!

New Friends

2009-07-01T09:36:00.002-11:00

We brought a small pool with us to fill up with lake water in case Lola was afraid to swim in the lake. It ended up housing all of Lola's new friends. I just have pictures of the turtle and frog, but we also caught minnows which she had fun holding too, and two snapping turtles (which even I hate!) The painted turtles have recently hatched and they are adorable. I've always LOVED finding the tiny ones...Lola definitely loved them also!

More Lake Fun

2009-06-29T14:50:00.002-11:00

Lola and pawpaw pretending they are Canadian Geese...too funny to see my dad with feathers in his hands running around....even the dogs thought he was nuts!

Our little fishergirl. My how she loves to fish. She is actually pretty good at casting too. She got the pole in March and has been practicing in the yard since! It was fun to watch her cast into water.

Lake Time

2009-06-26T15:26:00.003-11:00

Chocolate Puddin'...Lola's best friend at the lake!

We had a blast at the lake! We roasted marshmallows, swam, ate at good restraurants, went out for ice cream, caught turtles, frogs and fish, went for a boat ride...and the list goes on... When we left we were pulling out of the drive and she was already asking to stay. I tried to talk my doctor into letting me go back for the 4th of July, but he said it's too far of a drive. Maybe we will sneak away anyway!

Lots of fun

2009-06-22T01:48:00.004-11:00

Feeding the fish with Bankie

We've been squeezing in lots of last minute things we want to do with Lola this summer just in case new baby Howe doesn't like to run everywhere like we do! We have a new place in town that is filled with those grimey bounce houses. We have been twice now and of course, it's a favorite of Lola's. She has no fear climbing up the walls and sliding down.

A New Favorite

2009-06-15T19:22:00.001-11:00

Memorial Day

2009-06-11T15:27:00.000-11:00

Hair cut

2009-06-10T15:26:00.004-11:00

before

after

Lola loves having her hair cut! It was touch and go for awhile, but then we stopped taking her to the children's salon and to mommy's salon and she likes it much better! This time

her appointment was near naptime. She was almost falling asleep in the chair she was so relaxed from having her hair played with! Too cute.

Lost Picture

2009-05-24T15:30:00.002-11:00

I was uploading pictures to print for Lola's scrapbook when I came across this. Can't wait to see how she is with her little sister!

Downtown Disney*

2009-05-05T14:34:00.002-11:00

Rainforest Cafe

Lola loved downtown Disney*. My dad (loves old Disney and new too!)has had plans since she was born to take her to the Disney Parks in 2011 but we decided to give her a little taste of Disney on vacation. We had soooo much fun. The second pic is Lo on the flight home. She was literally falling asleep while we were going down the runway. Definitely, doesn't have her mother's fear of flying!!! I'm happy that she can relax on planes and not be scared...it was her 6th flight in two years though! Not a bad record...

Playground

2009-05-03T03:34:00.001-11:00

Our resort had a small playground. Lola loved it! She also enjoyed her very first push pop while we were there. What a mess!

Easter Part 3

2009-04-30T04:13:00.004-11:00

Coloring eggs

The hunt is on!

Big girl!

After we left Mammaw and Pappaw's house we went to Bankie and Pawpaw's house. (Lola has been calling my parents these names for 6 months or so...We have NO idea why as we have called them Grammie and Gramps since she's been born! We are no longer trying to correct her!) Her Easter basket there was a new bike!

Easter Part 2

2009-04-29T07:22:00.002-11:00

Checking out what's inside the eggs

Opening her basket from Nana and Pa

After Lo took a nap we headed to Mammaw's for lunch. Lola had a lot of fun playing with the girls and hunting eggs with them...and the food was delicious!

Easter Part 1

2009-04-24T14:33:00.004-11:00

Putting carrots out for the Easter bunny the night before...

After church Lo was so disappointed that the bunny hadn't been to see her yet...

Shortly after we got home we pretended that we heard him outside...very silly, but she LOVED it!!!

Some of her Easter goodies
Lola really enjoyed Easter this year. We woke up at 630 to get ready for church. It started at 730!! Super early, but definitely worth it.

Warm and Windy

2009-04-20T16:50:00.004-11:00

We really didn't have any bad weather while on vacation. It only rained one day. The rest of the days it usually got to almost 80, but with the wind it felt really chilly when you got out of the pool. We got some swimming in, but not much! There's always next vacation though...counting down the days until October =)

TRex Cafe

2009-04-20T16:38:00.006-11:00

Watching the T-Rex while eating her dino nuggets

Sitting next to the baby mammoths

Walking to the restaurant

Lola loved every second of the T-Rex Cafe at Downtown Disney. She wasn't scared at all even though she probably should have been! She really doesn't fear much...good or bad! We took her to Rainforest Cafe which is owned by the same company a few nights later and she definitely let us know she wanted to go back to the dino place. They were both fun, but she liked the T-Rex more. When I was getting her dressed to go to the Rainforest Cafe I was trying to tell her that it was like the TRex Cafe except it had monkeys and elephants and so on...She told me "no, i go back to oc-a-pus place" We had sat in the "octopus" room at TRex. Too funny.

What Lola's Been Up To!

2009-04-19T17:09:00.004-11:00

Painting...and

getting into the refrigerator!
Hopefully, we are back to blogging more regularly. We have missed it, but have also been pretty busy! I just uploaded 346 pictures, so I definitely am not short on stuff I need to post.
In other news, Lola is great! She's been busy potty training more seriously for about three weeks now. We are about 90% of the way there. It's mainly just remembering to remind her to go. She is doing better than I ever expected for her age though. Also, she could care less about the rewards now. She'd rather go and get back to what she's doing than worry about anything else. Unless, grammie is around ...then she wants her dollar for going on the potty!

We are starting work on baby girl's nursery tomorrow. At this point in my pregnancy with Lola it was already finished and we were just waiting for her to be born. Feeling a little more rushed with this one, but also it's taken more time to sink in that she is on her way... (in less than 12 weeks)! Sounds like a long time sometimes, but we all know how fast it truly goes....

Having fun

2009-03-28T02:29:00.004-11:00

We have been swimming, eating at new places, shopping, going for walks and much more! We made a stop at a petting zoo in orlando. Lola went on a train ride and hay ride there. I have tons of pics from the zoo trip so I'll divide it up. Some of the animals (ducks, chickens, turkeys) had to be caught so Lo had the chance to pet them. She also wanted to give them all a kiss! Lots of fun when you are 6.5 months pregnant!

Florida here I come!

2009-03-25T01:46:00.004-11:00

We made it! Yesterday Lola traveled by truck, plane, shuttle train, bus and van. She did great! She was near perfect on the plane. She ate chinese at the airport, watched Nemo on the plane, took a little nap on the plane...and had pizza for dinner at the condo. We also found out it definitely pays to have Lola as a paid passenger on the plane. She thought she was pretty tough stuff getting her own drink and pretzels!

Ugh

2009-03-23T08:03:00.003-11:00

Cat's love her...can't you tell?!

I'm so sad that I have slacked on this blog so badly. I used to post almost every other day...where does the time go? Anyway...found our camera cord, but it is packed in our suitcase because!!!!...we are going on vacation! Our friend is getting married in Orlando. We leave tomorrow. Dustin's grandparents are going with us and we couldn't be more excited. Lola has been talking for weeks now about her vacation and her new luggage. She will be surprised when we actually get to the airport tomorrow! So here is an older picture from this winter. Prayers for better health for our trip (Lo has tonsilitis and Mammaw has strep throat!) and a safe and smooth vacation. Promise to post more when we return.

Finally

2009-02-25T07:41:00.004-11:00

First hairTRIM...sometime in December!!!

My computer is finally working again! Now if I could only find my camera cord to post new pictures...here is a little (or big) update on the Howe's!

Lola has been a busy, busy two year old. She's been going to swimming lessons on Monday's and Wednesday's (has since graduated from her first class), Mom's Time Out on Wednesday mornings, and the church nursery on Sunday mornings. Not to mention our near nightly play dates with her bff Ella from down the street. She talks a TON now and pretty much says everything we ask her too...and sometimes things we'd rather she not pick up! Lola speaks in sentences and it's amazing at what she comes up with. Her imagination has soared when she plays pretend and it's awesome to watch her. She is loving her playdoh and sometimes before her eyes are open she's asking to play with it. But not before she tackles her other best friend Tutu. Tutu has adjusted well. She did get out the other night and was gone for about 24 hours before our neighbor found her. Lola was more upset than I could have ever imagined she'd know how to be. The crazy cat must like it here though to come back!

Other news...my pregnancy is moving right along...I'm a little over twenty weeks. Half way finished. I have been hesitant to talk about it too much. We had a few scares the first trimester which resulted in 5 ultrasounds before I was even 12 weeks. God is good though and things are progressing very well. We found out we are having a GIRL and we couldn't be more excited for Lola to have a sister. How awesome it will be to watch them grow up together. I'm sure the fights will be great to witness too! We did not have a preference on gender as we feel that any baby is a true blessing! Plus, there could always be baby number three, hahaha! We don't have a name for her yet, as we don't really know what kind of name we want. Nothing in the top 50 baby names, but nothing weird like...Apple?! We will be creating a blog for her soon that I'll rarely update either! =)
Hope that things are well for everyone and yea! for the sunshine today! Boooo for the dust that I can finally see all over our house!

Fun Times

2009-01-24T13:10:00.001-11:00

Lola's princess high heels

Tutu is CRAZY for Lo's food. Even a banana!

Meow Meow Meow Meow

2009-01-21T04:05:00.002-11:00

Meet TUTU!

Lola's daddy surprised everyone (including me!) with a kitten for her birthday. It was her last present...she was more than thrilled. I guess the grandparents were in on the secret too. Nice of Dustin to notify everyone except the person that would have to take care of the kitten.(that would be me, again!) She is pretty cute though...good thing!

Birthday Pictures

2009-01-14T10:18:00.002-11:00

Lola's party was kitten themed. Aunt Debbie made the cakes! Aren't they adorable?! She did an awesome job and they tasted delicious too.

Happy 2nd Birthday!

2009-01-11T15:22:00.003-11:00

We celebrated Lola's second birthday on Saturday! Lots of family and good food! Here is the second year video we showed at her party.

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Big Girl

2009-01-08T02:49:00.001-11:00

My Goodness! I have been so neglectful of this blog! Going to try better to post. I have MONTHS worth of pictures to upload and post. I'll see if I can get motivated!

Beachy Girl

2008-11-26T03:45:00.002-11:00

Lola had FOUR different bathing suits to wear in Florida. A little over-kill, but it worked out nice for as many times as we were in and out of the condo. Putting on a wet bathing suit is no fun. I'm stuck without a camera AGAIN! So the most recent pictures I have are vacation pictures still. Hopefully, my camera is fixed soon!

Pool Time

2008-11-20T16:21:00.002-11:00

On vacation Lola, unfortunately, loved the pool more than the beach. She liked playing in the sand, but the pool was much more fun. Oh well, the pool looked out onto the ocean so we could at least pretend when we heard waves that we were in the ocean. Less of a mess anyway...She hated every way of keeping her above the water except for this pool ring. It has NO FEET or SEAT IN IT! We tried it when we hung out at Grammie and Gramps condo about the third day and she was in love. She thought she was a lot more independant than she actually was.

Watching the Shamu show

2008-11-06T16:51:00.003-11:00

We were soooo hot by this time. I had never seen Lola's hair wet from sweating before! It got really curly. Kind of cute, actually! The bottom picture Lola was eating a Shamu icecream. We had to buy two because the first one fell into the water. She was one sad girl until she got her second one!

For Fun???

2008-10-30T07:05:00.000-11:00

Boo at the Zoo

2008-10-28T01:47:00.001-11:00

My friend Shannon, Grammie and I took Lola and her friend Ella to Boo at the Zoo. Yes, that is a goats bottom Lola is leaning on. Wow. Also, no post yesterday...broke the streak. Excuse: Sick Toddler No fun

Shamu!

2008-10-26T15:23:00.000-11:00

Feeding Catfish

2008-10-26T02:22:00.001-11:00

One of the places we ate had catfish that you could feed. yummm...right?! I was just hoping that my coconut shrimp weren't ever NEAR those catfish!

Dairy Farm

2008-10-24T14:58:00.001-11:00

In August we took the kids to the dairy farm. Lots of fun and good food!!

Lola's New Ride

2008-10-23T15:31:00.001-11:00

Lola LOVES playing in her car so much that we've even had to bring it inside at times.

Making Mud Pies Part 2

2008-10-22T15:12:00.003-11:00

Cleaning up!

Making Mud Pies Part 1

2008-10-21T15:03:00.002-11:00

One of Lo's favorite summer activities! Not an activity for parents worried about cleanliness either!

Dinner Vacation Style

2008-10-20T16:49:00.004-11:00

Pizza and fries...doesn't get much better than that in Lola's world!
We went our for dinner every night when we were on vacation! Lo had icecream out almost every night too, sometimes before dinner even! That's what vacations are for, right?

looking for crabs

2008-10-19T15:18:00.003-11:00

We took Lola out almost every night before bed to explore the beach at night with a flashlight...tons of fun!

Packing and plane ride

2008-10-18T15:43:00.002-11:00

Eating a banana at the airport.

Our flight left for Florida at 7 am. I thought getting up at 3 am to get everyone out of the house would be awful, but it turned out alright. I was blow drying my hair at 330 am and Lola walked into the bathroom and said "HI!". I guess she knew we were up early for a good reason!

Fun with sidewalk chalk...

2008-10-17T16:25:00.000-11:00

Doors, cars, arms, toys...she'll color them all! Watch out!

Feeding Sharks!

2008-10-16T16:43:00.004-11:00

We had sooo much fun at Sea World in September! Lola was perfect and had a lot of fun seeing all of the exhibits. Too bad the heat index was 106! We fed the sharks. It was fun, but Lola agreed that the dead fish that we threw were "gack" (yuck!).

New Friend

2008-10-15T02:35:00.006-11:00

We found this toad in the yard in August. He was around for a couple of weeks, but then disappeared. Lola loved watching him, however, when I said that he was going to get her toes she had a melt down. Lesson learned.

Cartoons and a milkshake!

2008-10-14T06:58:00.002-11:00

Grammy dropped off a milkshake to Lola for an afternoon snack. She was thrilled. She no longer wants to watch the Wi*ggles at home anymore. She's now more into shows on Nick Jr (mainly wonder*pets) and different disney movies. Especially Shrek, Toy Story and Ice Age.

SURPRISE!!!!

2008-10-13T14:47:00.003-11:00

Our computer is back! Wahoo. Unfortunatley, tonight is a night full of shows that I watch. However, I'm going to start a blog-a-thon! A picture a day (atleast one) until January 1, 2009. Think I can do it?!?! We'll see...

2008-09-01T07:01:00.000-11:00

First Day of "School"!

2008-08-27T16:09:00.003-11:00

"Courage, determination, pride...that's what little girls are made of."--Unknown

Headbands

2008-08-08T08:14:00.002-11:00

I've been selling my headbands at a salon in town and online. The owner wanted a current picture of Lola so we had a photo shoot. You can tell how well it went! This was also Tuesday night...the night before she started to get sick. I took her to the doctor today and she has strep throat! ugh!

Welcome Miss Sammie Paige

2008-08-07T02:45:00.002-11:00

Lola's new cousin Sammie arrived last week on July 31st. She is beautiful and we can't wait to meet her. Unfortunately, Lola has a virus so the meeting will have to wait.

Mmmm Bananas

2008-07-27T15:24:00.001-11:00

Lola loves mini bananas

Self Feeder

2008-07-26T16:13:00.000-11:00

...that's what she is!

Sweet Baby Cousins

2008-07-18T16:10:00.004-11:00

A few weeks ago,Cory and I took our babes to Pizza King with the train. Two toddlers and no high chairs/booster seats=a very fun time. They acutally were really good considering....then we were off to the mall. As I said in an earlier post, Lola doesn't like to ride when other kids are on. However, she had a blast riding with Charlie! Sorry, the pictures are blurry...I have a new camera and still don't know how to work it!

One and a HALF birthday

2008-07-17T16:37:00.003-11:00

We celebrated Lola's half birthday on the 10th. Lots of fun and she was excited to eat cake, open a few presents and blow out her candles!
PS...for those extra observant people looking at this...her high chair really isn't THAT dirty in person =)

Loving the summer days!!

2008-07-15T16:00:00.004-11:00

We have been sooo busy the past few weeks. I have a ton of pictures topost, but NO time!!

2008-07-09T15:40:00.002-11:00

Lola loves to walk around with a ziplock bag of goldfish. I always let her because the dogs will pick up any mess she makes. As you can see, today she preferred eating out of the dog's dish instead! As crazy as I am about my dogs, I had to put an end to it!

Just Another Magic Monday (Sound ON!)

2008-06-29T17:07:00.001-11:00

Make an on-line slideshow at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Dog Days

2008-06-28T15:51:00.001-11:00

Choo Choo

2008-06-24T15:18:00.002-11:00

Lola LOVES the rides at the mall. She doesn't like when other kids ride at the same time. It ruins her whole ride. Good thing she is an only child! She won't steer or push buttons when they are on.

Sprinkler Days and Playing in the Mud

2008-06-18T02:25:00.001-11:00

Yum-O

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Lola loves her new mini popsicles!

Straw*berry Festival

2008-06-16T11:14:00.004-11:00

Lola's 7 dollar curly fries. Of course, she only ate the cheese. Soooo...7 dollars for cheese. She also enjoyed eating some of Grammie's Straw*berry shortcake!

Happy Father's Day

2008-06-15T15:50:00.004-11:00

Dustin worked today, but we were able to spend a little bit of time with Gramps. He also worked, but was home by 6. We got Gramps a guniea pig. Anyone that knows my dad, knows that he loves having a guniea pig around. We had several growing up. We decided that it would be fun for Lola to have one around too! She loves him and had so much fun picking him out. She holds him, but wants to throw him back in the cage instead of placing him down nicely. Hopefully, she learns the correct way sooner rather than later. We made port a pit chicken for dinner. It was delicious. It's a marinade, but it tastes just like real port a pit chicken without the port a pit!

Park Fun with the Twins

2008-06-12T03:59:00.003-11:00

A couple of weekends ago we met the twins and Hadley for park fun and pizza at Arni's. It was a lot of fun, but busy busy with three babes! We were all worn out by the end of the morning.

Hi Cindy B and the dental office girls! and Aunt Debbie!

2008-06-10T15:40:00.004-11:00

Lo had a huge weekend. It was Jocelyn (Dustin's cousin) and Kenny's wedding. Lola had a blast dancing and playing with her cousins. We were out until 1130!! She even danced as we left...Everything was gorgeous and tons of fun. She even paid a dollar to dance with the groom! Sunday, Grammie and Gramps took her to Uncle Keith's bday party and then dropped her off in Frankfort at Nana and Pa's. Needless to say, she's exhausted.

ooooh ouchies

2008-06-02T15:39:00.004-11:00

Our favorite old chair is soon going to be retired to the basement. It is the chair I rocked Lola in for endless nights (still do!). However, this is what happens when you stand in the chair, dance to Teletubbies and fall off the side! After a cat scan and four hours at the emergency room...luckily, she was fine.

2008-05-22T09:45:00.005-11:00

It's been awhile...here's a little update. Since the last time I posted, Dustin went to California for a business trip while Lo and I met my parents at the lake. The pictures of her with the flowers are at the lake. She had a blast...and definitely had no fear of the water. It was way too cold to swim, but we are convinced she would have gotten in anyway! Gramps took her on a long walk in her wagon to pick wild flowers. Gramps let her hold the flowers in the wagon while they walked back. He turned around to check on her and she was throwing all of the flowers out of the wagon as they walked! So back they had to go to pick them all up! We also took her to Shipshewana so she could see the horse and buggy's, livestock and Amish. She had a blast and it was fun showing her some of the things I did when I was little. The next week Dustin and I went to Las Vegas for FOUR nights for a friends wedding. Lo stayed with Grammy for three nights and then spent the last night at Nana's before picking us up at the airport. Pretty sure we missed her a lot more than she missed us. We don't think she was told no all week! Now we are just trying to get back to reality. I've been taking Lola to the zoo at the park...we went last week and they had baby goats!!! They LOVED Lola and she loved them. We went back today to see how much they've grown. At one time there were four climbing all over her trying to eat her hat. She loved it!

Wahoo!

2008-05-02T15:57:00.003-11:00

Congrats to Daddy on his promotion. He's now the general manager of Best Buy! We are very proud of him!

Outside with Pa

2008-05-01T07:33:00.001-11:00

Last Saturday Dustin and I went to a wedding while Nana and Pa watched Lo!

Day at the park and an oreo for breakfast!

2008-04-28T16:41:00.005-11:00

Life is good.

Sweet Pea

2008-04-25T07:14:00.003-11:00

My Aunt Cory sure has good taste....check out my spring outfit! Too bad I can't sit still for a non-blurry picture!

Snackin'

2008-04-24T16:06:00.000-11:00

Who does this look like?!

Loving the weather

2008-04-23T08:35:00.004-11:00

Lola started shaking her head "yes' this week. She's been able to do "no" for awhile. Let's just say she has become VERY opinionated it seems since learning this. Sometimes she gets confused still and one means the other. Also, she puts her whole body into shaking it yes. Pretty funny to watch! It looks like it's going to be hats all summer long again since our babe still doesn't have much hair. It's ok though because I have only seen a million different ones I want to buy this week.

Oh no you did n't!

2008-04-22T15:10:00.003-11:00

I was brushing my teeth tonight and when I walked out of the bathroom I found this! Lola climbs onto, into, across, under etc. EVERYTHING. I honestly think I'll catch her on top of the refrigerator someday. The other night right in front of me she pulled the drawers out in the kitchen and started to climb up them to get onto the counter!!!

Lab Pics

2008-04-21T11:17:00.004-11:00

We are still looking for a home for Leila. Isn't she cute!?!?! The general information is posted about her in a past post. If you have any other questions, you can contact me by email MollyJS45@yahoo.com or by phone. Karie-I will bring her over if anyone is interested in her.

Couch Fun

2008-04-19T15:21:00.002-11:00

Lola has been able to climb on the couch for quite awhile now. She LOVES waiting for her daddy to get home...and she usually watches her morning show Peep and the Big Wide World just like this! Yes, I let our 1 year old watch tv while I get ready. It's the only way I can get ready in the morning without Lola yanking on my pants leg the whole time. I assure you whatever she is watching is somewhat educational. =)