B-day party

We had a b-day lunch for our friend Kristi last week and took some pictures of Lily and Lola. Here are some of the kids being very interested in the mirror and lady bug in the activity mat. At one point Lily grabbed Lola's hand, it was so cute! Our friend Neressa was holding Lola and Lily and remembering what it was like to have an infant. Her boy Rudy is 1 1/2 years old. He is not pictured because he was at home taking a nap.

Lola at 12 weeks

Lola was 12 weeks old yesterday. She is growing so big and being quite alert. Her daddy had tears in his eyes yesterday as he was cuddling with her, because he just loves her so much. I get weepy eyed sometimes too just knowing what a special gift she is to us. Attached is another photo where Lola was confused about daddy's nose and thought it might be a pacifier.

Babysitting

Lola went to her cousins on Sunday while mom and dad went to the Seahawks game. Once again we lost, so we were disappointed. But, Chuck and I had a good time hanging out. We went to breakfast at a bar and had bloody mary's and then on to the tailgating. After the game we went to pick Lola up and Chuck's brother and sister-in-law said she was a wonderful little girl. As my friend Heidi would say, she was not 'naughty'. Michelle and Travis seemed to really enjoy having Lola over to babysit and we didn't even bat an eye leaving her with them. They are true professionals since they have two babies of their own.
Our friends had invited us over for dinner so we headed there for a Fry Baby extravaganza. They made yummy tempura with vegetables and even deep fried some eggrolls. We sure couldn't eat like that everyday, but it was nice to change it up a bit. And Lola was a little gem the whole time. She certainly knows how to roll with the punches. We are truly blessed! And now it is 4am and she just woke up! If it weren't for her gas, she probably would have slept until 6am.
Stay tuned for her 12 week picture, or 3 months as some people call it...

A day on Whidbey Island

Saturday the family packed up, yes even the dog, and headed out on a little adventure! We went up north to Deception Pass and on to Fort Casey. We thought we might capture our family photo for the holiday season. We couldn't have picked a better day weather wise. The sun was shining and the temperature was mild. We saw some deer grazing at Fort Casey, much to our surprise they were not scared of people.
You will see the picture we captured of the deer below.

Lola at 11 weeks

Lola hit 11 weeks today. She is smiling and checking out her hand (right only) all the time. She also plays with her tongue a lot. The little snow bunny outfit is the 11 week picture we sent to the family. Each week we send a picture to our family in the same direction in her crib but different outfit. We plan to continue that tradition for 52 weeks. We can't wait to see how big she gets over time.

Not much to report this weekend, it was pretty mellow. I took Lola to the zoo on Friday, and actually enjoyed it so much myself that I got a pass. They have the coolest birds, the flamingoes were beautiful and the red panda was quite something. We can't wait to go back, and once Lola starts focusing on things a little more, I hope she enjoys it as much as her mom.

I have attached a few pictures below of Lola looking up at her Daddy. She is really becoming aware, and just loves to cuddle with Daddy.

Lola at 10 weeks