Washin up!

Well I thought that we had ended the battle with the dog food dish and the water! I was wrong. Grandma must have the best dog water in Michigan because Zoey just won't leave those dishes alone! She must be looking for the fountain of youth or something! She loves to dump out the water and then swish her hands through them making the mess even better. Well needless to say Grandmas going to have the cleanest floor in town by the time we leave! At least it's only water!

Dashing through the snow

Well inspite of the temperature being 25 degrees we bundled up and took Zoey out to enjoy the winter wonderland! We went sledding down the little hill and pulled her around the yard! She thoroughly inspected all the snow. She loved it!

Wearing out Grandma

Well we've been here for 3 and a half days and I think Zoey has already worn grandma out! I came home from the gym to find the two of them like this! We'd better let Grandma rest tomorrow if she's gonna last the rest of the month!

30 seems so old!

Well as most of you know Zoey's Mama has turned 30! As sad as this makes me it is still cause for celebration. I have always enjoyed my birthday and this year was no exception. Paul planned a "surprise" trip to the Grand Canyon. I had never been there so it was a wonderful experience. We stayed on the rim of the canyon in a rustic little cabin that was just yards away from the canyon walking trail. The perfect plan in my opinion!
Now most of you will ask "what did they do with Zoey". Did she go? Did she stay? Now that she has mastered eating and drinking with Cassie and Cruzer (as you'll see from the posted picture)it was tempting to just leave her home. But we decided it was a better idea to take her to Grandma and Grandpa Blonsky's house. They all had a blast together!

Zoey's First music video

Enjoy!

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!!