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?

Steal of a Deal

Well Zoey and I scored a fantastic deal on plane tickets ($65 round trip)so we are headed off to Michigan tonight! So this will be her 3rd trip there this year. Of course we will be as busy as ever so we'll have lots of new stories to tell! Hopefully something a bit more exciting that what we have been up to lately! Stay tuned!

Our little Sweetheart!

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!

My Daddy's gonna be president!!

The race.

Click on words The Race and you can see the great commercial for Paul's Presidential Campaign.

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!

Lala's first tooth!!

Well here is an extreme close up of Lala's first tooth. Man did that take for ever! I can't believe she's been teething for 5 months and that's all we've got! We'll see how long the next one takes!!

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

Grandpa is gone?

Well I took none of my co-workers advice and used a hair product to make me look younger. She told me not to do it, for sure not to do it before an important event like a wedding, and certainly don't do it if they don't have the right color. So later that night, I went to Wal-Mart and bought a chestnut (not the correct color) wash-in hair color, two days before my wife's best friend's wedding. Not a good idea. Long story short, after I put the reddish-brown gel on my grey head, I knew something was wrong. It looked way too red. My white hair was red, well more of a pinkish red to be exact. Good thing it only lasted about a week, just long enough for my Aunts and Uncles, In-Laws, friends, and about 100 other friends to see my new look.

Now that I am back to work, things are normal again, grey haired old man with not a drop of pink in sight.

Michigan Adventures Part II

We made it safe and sound to Michigan! We had a pretty good flight. Zoey made a lot of friends on the plane. She would peak over the seat and gaze at someone until they would acknowledge her and then she would light up at like a ray of sunshine. Her little personality is really starting to blossom! Stay tuned for our second addition of Michigan Adventures.

Leavin on a Jet Plane!

Well for all of you that don't know Zoey and I are off to Michigan for 11 days! I am so excited yet just a little nervous! It's been since May that we were there! Zoey has changed by leaps and bounds since then! Everyone is just gonna love our little giggle monster!! She is getting to be so fun! Stayed tuned for our Michigan adventures!!

WTF

Ok, so late last week, Heather decided to come and visit me at work. This is normal and I really enjoy seeing her and Zoey for lunch. We decided to go to the Student Union and say hello to some friends and new co-workers. Heather was waiting online at Starbucks and I was cooing to Zoey in her stroller. A young woman came up to me and smiled, something I have gotten used to, Zoey is super cute and a ham to boot. But what the woman said just made me want to scream. She said "she is so cute, she must be grandpa's little girl" I stopped what I was doing, looked at her, and looked for a few seconds more than a normal gaze. I think she understood her error, but I still said "yes, she is DADDY'S little girl". So I think it might be time for me to shave off my goatee and die my hair black.