Potty Training

Well I thought that we were making some head way with the whole potty training thing. Now this involves no diaper or "big" girl panties just a bare butt. Little did I know that my tiny decided that she would just go out the dog door and pee like the dogs! Nice! I thought that only boys did that! Geez!

Zoey singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Zoey has begun singing. The only way I can tell is that she gets quite, and talks in a super high pitched voice. Here is a video that sort of demonstrates what she is doing. It is silly cute!!

Happy Halloween!

Well Zoey was protesting her Princess Leia Costume so for a Kitty. First we went to Bonnie Springs which is a little petting Zoo near Red Rock and then we went trunk or treating at the Church near Paul's Parents. It was nice they had little games and a jump house and then you went trick or treating in the parking lot. Sounded a little scary to me. I mean anything that involves trunks and small children sounds fishy to me but to my surprise it was safe and well lit. We hope you all had a great Halloween.

The Potty

Well just to let you all know. Zoey finally went Poop on the potty. I didn' think that I ever write those words but we are super stoked. Not to say that the official training has begun but she sits on the potty at least once a day now. Yeah for Zoey!! Well and for us too of course!

So long, farewell.

Most of you know our roomate Deb! She's embarking on a
6 month journey to Idaho to be with Family. We wish her well on her adventure! She was a wonderful help to us all. As you can see she and Zo got along famously. Sitting on their exercise balls together was not the only thing Zoey did to show her admiration. She could often be observed putting on lipstuff(or bips as she calls it), sporting Deb's jewelry, hats or anything else that she could find. Anything Deb she was all about! Well we sure will miss her and look forward to her return to Vegas. Thanks Deb! We all love you and hope that you know that we are here for you if you need anything :)

Easter Wishes

I'm sure most of you have seen early pictures of our sweet little niece Isabella aka Izzy but here is their Easter picture from this year. We hope that Izzy and Zoey become good friends not just family. We hope you all had a great Easter. Lots of Love. The Blonskys

15 minutes of fame...

Here is the commercial that Zoey and Heather did a few months ago.



Video can be found at: http://bottlegenieinc.com/

Teaching the new Dog tricks!

Well one more thing to add to the list of accomplishments for our little Lala! Although she didn't come up with this one on her own she had some lessons from her ole pal Cassie. She's started carrying her toys in her mouth while she's crawling. I wonder what Cassie will teach her next?

My Favorite thing...

Well I have decided that I am officially in love with that little girl we call Lala Zo Monster! Yesterday was the sweetest moment ever. Paul,Michael(Paul's Brother), Tami(Paul's Sister), Rob(Tami's Husband) and I decided that we needed dinner out as adults so we took Zoey and Isabella to the grandparents. When we came back Tami beat us there and was holding Zoey. She had some tears on her face and she didn't look very happy! Well as soon as she saw me and I said hi to her she lit up like a Christmas tree and her arms were flapping up and down and her feet were kicking!! It made my heart melt!! Everyone together now... Aaawwwwe. It's nice to know you are appreciated sometimes!

Zoey Cole aka Lala

Well since Zoey was born I don't know if she's been called by her given name since. We've come up with several knick names for her. For example Monster, Zozo, Monkey and many others. The latest is Lala. As most proud parents go you come to realize that your child may just be the most genious little one put on this earth! While we have come to realize that Zoey is very intelligent she is also little bit spacey. She will zone out and just stare off into Lala land hence the new name Lala. Hmmmm wonder where she gets that from!

Saving money while raising a child

Well we have found yet another ingenious way to save money raising our little bundle of joy. With the total cost of raising her until the ripe old age of 22 being just over a quarter million dollars. We are hoping to shave off at least $25,000 with the new plan. She sure doesn't seem to mind.

World cardboard box racing champion

Well I am pretty sure that Zoey has enjoyed her newest adventure with Grandma! They decided that it would be great fun to ride around in a cardboard box. As you can tell Zoey had a great time! I think Grandma had the most fun! Check out the video!

Grandma is Here!

Well we had a surprise visit by my mom from Michigan! She got in last night. I am so excited she is here! We are going to have such a wonderful visit!! Zoey was so excited to see her this morning when she woke up! We'll fill you in on our adventures!!

Zoey's 15 minutes of fame

I'm not sure how many of our blog fans know that Zoey and I are famous. Well maybe not quite famous but we are on a website advertisement for the Bottle Genie! It's a bottle holder and it works pretty slick! Check it out! It makes a great gift for any new mom!! www.bottlegenieinc.com

7 Months

Wow. Zoey. Stop growing. Just a short 30 weeks ago, you had no idea who we are; you never smelled food, saw color or even made a peep. Now, just 210 days later you know when I get home, when Mommy is making a bottle for you, scream when you drop your favorite toy, put anything and everything in your mouth. You even prefer things. You love eating your feet, smiling at anyone who looks at you and cry when we both leave your sight. You can even tell the difference between the dogs, you look at birds above your bed, and even get happy when I say the word "bath".

Amazing, simply amazing. You even know when things have gone out of style. We used to play a game every time you woke up. I would hold you up and have you touch your mobile above your changing table. You loved it. You would smile; struggle to grab the brightly colored paper cutouts of bottles, bibs and pacifiers. Each time you reached out, you would get better and better, grabbing something faster each time. Today, you stopped. I held you up, and you smiled, looked at the mobile and then looked at me, with a look in your eye, like you wanted to say "come on Dad, that was so 24 hours ago".

Today I realized that we are going to be in trouble, big trouble. You, Zoey will be strong willed, making up your mind and taking after Mommy, being stubborn with your decisions and never yielding to what you don’t want or like. I for one, think this is great, but man are we in for some trouble. Trouble I tell you.

The Mad Scientist!

Well this wasn't the best picture out of the group but definitely the most interesting. Little Jensyn looks like her whistle doubles as a brain sucker and Zoey is just going along for the ride. Meanwhile Jensyn has this great look on her face like (in the evil scientist voice) "Ha Ha now I will be the most powerful baby alive!" The girls had a great time together. Zoey seems to be an observer. She just sits quietly and watches her little friends. I think she is going to be just like my Paulie. Sitting back and just taking the world all in! Smart kid!!

She sleeps like an angel!

Well maybe not quite like an angel but maybe more like a small noisy animal! But none the less!! She sleeps! Plus it will be great footage to show to any future boyfriends!! Sorry Zo

Chatterbox Zo

So I'm pretty sure that Zoey is going to be a talker just like me! She chatters nonstop now. I don't know if there will be another moment of silence in our house again! Poor Paul!

She swims like a fish.

Well maybe not quite like a fish but maybe more like a piece of driftwood. Monday was the beginning of the baby and me swim class that I signed Zoey up for. She really seemed to enjoy the class. Well all except for the getting dunked under (I wouldn't call that enjoyment). She did great though and didn't seem to drink too much pool water. Paul took the first class with her while I manned the cameras. Not such a great idea since I forgot the memory for the video camera so we have an ultra short clip of her enjoying her swim.

Giggly giggly goo!

Well this is the moment that I have been waiting for since the day that Zoey was born!! Watch and see!