wearing vintage

Here's Lola modeling a pair of vintage clip on earrings that my Aunt Martha got for me years ago. Lola totally rocks this look however she will not be getting her ears pierced anytime soon. Not only do I think she looks adorable but she thinks she looks pretty good too.
These photos are just too sweet not to post.

cutest little chef

Like most little girls Lola has discovered that she LOVES cooking. She wants to help with everything including grinding the coffee beans in the morning. She is always up in my kitchen mix. Thankfully her Auntie Moe hooked her up with some awesome little kid cooking sets. She has made pizza, a cake and an apple pie. This was also the first homemade apple pie I've ever made. We cheated on the pizza and bought the always awesome Boboli but she got to pick whatever toppings she wanted which included black olives & pepperoni. Amazingly she didn't eat all of the black olives before topping her pizza.
I also enjoy cooking however the baking hasn't had a positive affect on my ass & thighs. It's all worth it since Lola & I are enjoying our cooking time together.
Photo collection below...

PIZZA TIME!





CAKE TIME!




You'll notice that the frosting on the cake didn't turn out but that didn't stop us from digging in.



APPLE PIE TIME! (turned out SO good!)





Posted by Emilee

The Lola rant

Rant
To speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk in a wild or vehement way

Origin: 1590–1600; to talk foolishly

Baby Alive has joined the family

Lola had her best day ever Christmas morning when she opened the Baby Alive doll that she wanted so badly. She talked about this doll for months leading up to Christmas. I definitely see the appeal as I would have loved a doll like this when I was a kid. It laughs, cries, eats, burps, AND goes potty in a diaper! The potty in the diaper is Lola's favorite part, this kid is all about changing diapers. The unfortunate thing is that we have to buy special food & diapers for this doll. Diapers that cost about a dollar each. I'm working on an alternative plan to take care of that. Maybe plastic diapers? IDK. Baby Alive is a little bit of work on my part, it's not an easy toy to have around. I imagine that she would get a little crusty and gross if not properly cleaned so after each meal and changing I strip the doll down and flush her out with water. I try not to let Lola see me do this because I put the dolls mouth directly on the faucet. Water in one end and immediately out the other.
Anyway, Lola LOVES her new doll. We asked her what she was going to name her new baby and she said "her name is Baby Alive" and that is that.