Aaron gets neutered

wahhooo! party time!
We have decided that since we created the worlds most perfect little girl together we would stop while we were ahead, so to all of you Lola fans out there that thought she would have an equally perfect baby sister or brother someday - no can do.
Aaron was quite a trooper today as he shuffled himself into th urology office. And by shuffled I mean tripping over his own feet shuffled. He was pretty frickin loopy on the drugs they gave him to take 1 hour prior to the procedure. I'm sure it was because of those drugs that he agreed to have the above photo taken where he's looking especially awesome. Everything went well. The procedure didn't even take 20 minutes. The urologist said "Wow, you have huge vas deferens" yeah ladies, you heard that, huge vas deferens! He felt a little tugging but no pain. On the way home (with a bag of frozen peas on his privates) he said he felt totally normal, like nothing even happened. He's currently passed out snoring on the couch behind me. I'm not sure how long the loopy drugs will stay in his system but for now he's fine and resting. We will see what tomorrow brings.
So long little swimmers, your job here is done.

SHOCKING IMAGES RELEASED!

Never before seen photos have emerged! The images below are quite shocking!

Thes photos have not been doctored. I assure you this is the real thing.

Brace yourself for what you are about to see.


















AARON snuggling with a kitty! WHAT! This is crazy, I must be dreaming.


Not only are they snuggling but he has covered the kitty with his sweatshirt as if to say "little Gabbi you must be cold, I'll share my sweatshirt with you because I love you!" Could it be true? Could Aaron love a kitty?

Gabbi is getting along quite well. She and Runner have some fun running around playing in the middle of the night and resting up during the day.


Bruce and Gabbi are still working on their friendship. He gets a little nervous because she will test the water with him by walking up to him and batting her paw on his nose. As long as he doesn't move they are fine but if he moves his face she jumps up and hisses. Crazy was to get to know him Gabbi.
Pretty soon they will be BFFs!

Major Theatrical Production

Angela and I took our children to see Sesame Street Live last Thursday. It was quite an event. Unfortunately I wasn't able to sit down and enjoy the award winning performances because I was too busy chasing my daughter who wouldn't sit in her seat. From the moment the characters hit the stage she insisted on being right up front with Elmo & friends. She had SO MUCH FUN! Thank goodness for the nice security guard who kept his eye on her for me since I wasn't about to rush the stage. Rowan sat nicely with his Mom for the majority of the show but by the last couple of songs he realized that the real party might be up front so he went for it.
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Four Generations

Aaron's Grandma Yates came over for a visit Tuesday evening. She and her sister Dally were in town visiting their cousin. We finally got a four generation photo! It took long enough, shesh! We were so happy to see Gram Yates & Dally and show off Lola! Even though she was a bit on the crabby side I think they were pretty entertained.

Looking good Lola...

Vince: The Older Man

Vince came over for a visit with Lola. You know she is not used to hanging out with an older man and she was pretty impressed with him as he was very attentive to her. He followed her all over the yard, shared his sippy cup and even picked a flower for her. We had a long talk that evening, Lola confided that she has feelings for Rowan, Brody and Vince. I told her that she is going to have to figure this one out on her own because "when Mommy had a crush on Daddy, Bruce Willis and Tim Armstrong she had to choose Daddy."

Click here for more miscellaneous photos from this month.

Lola Iline & Great Grandma Iline

When we were back in Illinois last weekend Lola got to visit with her Great Grandma, the one she was named after! We had a great weekend! There are a few more photos posted here.

baby amazed at how amazing she is

We would like to give a BIG SHOUT OUT to Cousin Grace for giving Lola this wonderful dress! Lola loves her new dress up outfit and obviously looks super wearing it! By the looks of it she is pleased with what she sees.





Thanks for sharing Grace!

Great Grandma Brown visits!

Great Grandma Brown was in town a couple weeks ago. We had a very nice visit with her!



Emma snuggles with Gram.

Nothing comes between Lola and her Calvins

except a diaper

Just like Brooke Shields Lola loves her CK jeans however she wears them much more modestly than Brooke did back in the day (and with elastic).

baby clearly bored with nature

It would appear that Lola was totally bored with nature yesterday when Joni & I took her to the arboretum for a hike. She actually had a frickin blast and completely wore herself out. She loves the great outdoors! (I just hope I'm not raising a little hippie)











crazy face at the park

Gabby is probably better behaved than these two

Lola and I are visiting Grumpa & Grandma Joni this weekend. We miss our new kitty however Grandma & Grumpa have two kittens that are very entertaining. We woke up to quite a scene this morning. Thank goodness Grandma has a sweeper perfect in size for Lola. She did a good job cleaning up after those bad kitties. I don't think our new little Gabby will ever behave in such a manner.

I snapped this photo of Gabby Laney before we left for Illinois. Thank you everyone for your wonderful name suggestions. You suggested some great ones however Ian decided on Gabby (Patches would have worked although I don't name my animals adjectives - nice try Angela) Gabby is a perfect name for this cute little kitty. Good Job Ian!

Lola gets a kitten

We picked up a little kitty from our vet today. We're having a "trial run" to see how this kitty gets along with Lola & Bruce. So far so good. She's not sure of Lola and that could be because at their first meeting Lola decided to act like a complete lunatic by screaming (happy screaming) and stomping her feet for the kitty (who quickly found a hiding spot under the couch). Once Lola was contained in her high chair the kitty had a chance to explore. She is currently in the family room napping. She and Bruce have yet to get nose to nose but they have met and I think by tomorrow the kitty will stop hissing. Bruce is interested but isn't getting to close. I think he knows kitty has claws. I am sure they will become fast friends. Runner could care less. Whatever.

So as of right now I'd say chances are kitty is staying. Aaron wants to name her. I of course already had the name Lorelei Lee picked out but he said no. Oh an BTW when I got home today the kitten was sitting on Aaron's lap as he was playing a video game. What? Seriously. when I approached him about getting a kitten his response was as follows "do what you want, you will anyway" FINALLY he's learning!
Happy Wife = Happy Life

I'll take your name suggestions in the comments section. If we pick your name you'll get a prize but I don't know what it will be. OK, we'll take name suggestions and prize suggestions. Keep in mind that I prefer people names for pets. (He also nixed Nancy Drew Kitty so don't suggest that)

Leatherface Lola...

...is an example of what Lola will NOT be for Halloween this year or ever

Instead she will be something sweet.
Something sweet for a perfect little girl. (perfect except when she is eating dirt and playing with spiders. OK, she's still perfect!)

musical Lola

Lola has been practicing her musical skills these past few weeks. She's all about the awesome sounds of the recorder. She totally freakin rocks the house out! And since the recorder happens to be the only instrument in our house so she's gotten really good at it.
She enjoys playing other instruments when we are visiting our friends.

It's pretty clear she will have a career in music.
Enjoy the concerts.

Pumpkins!

Angela and Rowan came over on Sunday for a visit to the pumpkin patch. The kids had a pretty good time. Not so much picking out pumpkins though. Rowan enjoyed the old pick up truck while Lola enjoyed playing in the rocks and dirt. Without help from the children Angela and I picked out some nice pumpkins.

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And if you haven't been to The Daily Squink go there, Angela has some more GREAT photos!

wagon ride

Ian & Lola's cousin Emma came over for a visit and a wagon ride. Emma was hesitant of the wagon ride since she's not a fan of loud noises. She must have figured if Ian would get in the wagon and Lola would sit on Aaron's lap then it must not be that scary. She gave it a try and it turned out to be pretty fun!

Way to go Emma!

Four year anniversary!

Aaron and I celebrated our four year wedding anniversary last week. Ryan & Katie came over to babysit Lola while we hit the town. Faketown that is. We had a wonderful dinner at Brio and did a little shopping. Aaron bought me a super cute dress and I bought him nose hair clippers. I got him some cologne too. shesh. Lola didn't miss us at all. Apparently she had a BLAST with the Lemaires.
Thanks for babysitting you guys!

The Big Game

Lola and I traveled to Sylvania this weekend for the big Northview vs. Southview football game. Now, as most of you know, I'm not one for football however I am one for Sylvania. This is the town I grew up in and pretty much the greatest town ever. If you're from Sylvania you know that this is the biggest game of the year and EVERYONE is there! (which of course means that Lola and I had to be there as well)
It's hard for me to choose a team to cheer for since I graduated from Northview and worked at Southview. I just hope someone wins.
We went with Jenny and we met Sam and his daughter Kaitlyn there. Jenny & Sam are my very best friends from high school. Sam used to play for Northview.
#44 rules!
The game didn't start until 7:30 which is 1/2 hour past Lola's bedtime. I didn't know what to expect from her since she's rarely up past bedtime. She was a trooper and had SO MUCH fun watching all of the people since the entire population of Sylvania was present. She started getting fussy at halftime so we left shortly after.
Unfortunately for Northview they didn't win this year. That's because Sam is no longer on the team.
Click here for photos from the game, keeping in mind there are no photos of a football game at all.


The video above shows Mandy, her two kids and her husband sneaking candy (pure sugar) to my daughter. Argh - no more hanging out with Kenne, you've been BUSTED!