Hide and Peek

Zoey's new game is playing hiding and peek with us. We love playing with her she's so animated now. Her little personality is really starting to show.

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

Sneak a Peek

Well Zo decided that she needed to have a peek of Daddy's desk. So she climbed on the plant table to check it out! What did she find but some tasty M&M's. Sneaky little girl.

Every Little Step She Takes

Well as most of you might know our little Zoey is in the toddling stage of life right now and I must admit it's harder than I could have imagined for me. With every little step she takes I have two feelings one is to be proud at how far she has come and the next is horror at what bump bruise or gash will come next! She has definitely inherited a few of my traits one is clumsiness and another is instant anger in the face of pain. I never thought that I would be the mother to shriek in horror every time my child falls. It's a pain I never thought that I could experience. Well lets just say I was wrong!! She took a head dive into a corner of a table the other day as she casually walked by her favorite dog food dish. As I picked her up all I could think is which hospital should I take her to and should I wait for Paul to get home. I'm not sure how we escaped that with an indent in her eyebrow and a fish flopping tantrum but we did. Now everyday she takes these spills and I try to watch with an observant eye but my whole body just tenses up as I she her take a nose dive into the Ottoman or a slip and fall from her favorite puddle of dog dish water and before I know it I let out a gasp and she's crying, bleeding or bruised. Now every mother assures me that she'll be just fine. At this point I'm not sure how many head traumas she can endure or how many near heart attacks I can handle. We are looking into a few options at this point. One is a helmet (with a face guard of course you know like a hockey helmet), a baby bubble or just invest in whole house padding. What do you think?

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/

Crafty Critter

I'm not sure how well many of you know me. I'm an exotic blend of many talents. None the less this was my week to let Martha out to do some crafty time. I decided that I wanted to redecorate Zo's room in little Stick figure Princess Fairies and Butterflies. Very Girlie! So we have these great wall stickers to help dress up her tan walls and I decided that I would make a mobile for her to look at during changing time. It turned out pretty cute although it took a lot more time than I thought it would. I know I can shock and amaze you all at times!

That's not oreo cookie on your face. Is it?

Well I figure that the best way for Zoey to learn those life lessons is to dive in head first. Of course within reason that is. How does that ole' saying go..... "A little dirt never hurt." I guess that's what was going through Zoey's little head at the time too. She discovered that dirt might not hurt but it sure didn't taste that great either! Yuck!

Zoey the Escape artist

Zoey's First Birthday

Thanks all around!

Well we've made it back from our month long trip to Michigan. W e had such a great time and enjoyed visiting with everyone. Thanks to everyone for making our trip so enjoyable. Especially my Mom and Ed they were so generous to put up with us that long! Although we were sad to leave our loved ones we are relieved to be home!

Brrrr.

Merry Christmas!

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!