Jelly Donut Face

Lola and I went out to get some sunflower seeds for the bird feeders and on our way we may or may not have had a snack. I'll never tell.

It has that new car smell....

After thirteen years and over 167,000 miles of faithful service, the vaunted Green Machine (aka the family mobile) finally told us it was time to move on without her.

The 99 Ford Explorer put out to pasture

We needed another vehicle that had space for dogs, baby, and assorted accoutrement - as well as some kind of better fuel economy. After much research, the result came as a 2011 GMC Terrain. It is a smaller SUV that has enough space and sipped the gas (terrain - 26 mpg) rather than quaffing great super tankers worth of fuel (explorer - 11 mpg).

Behold.....!

2011 GMC Terrain

In spite of the time it took to find it and the resulting time crunch we ended up being in to actually buy it, we came away very pleased. The Terrain has some nice features like satellite radio, OnStar, and a backup camera (very coolamondo, says the daddy.). It has done nicely on the trips up to Massachusetts and daily commutes to work and daycare.

First tricycle ride

We regularly take walks around the block and at first, Lola rode in her stroller, she then graduated to riding in a backpack on my back, and now she's able to ride on a (parent assisted) tricycle. Sing it with me... Boooooooooooooooooorn tooooooooooooooo beeeeeeeeeeeee wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiild!!!

Walkies!

Over the past few days Lola has made the move from cruising to walking! She's making such fast progress, you can see the improvement in this video that spans four days.

Wagon Rides

Lola has been pushing her Radio Flyer wagon around like its her job and she expects overtime! She likes to give rides to her dolls, toys and even the dogs! Of course she's not above enjoying taking a turn herself.

Hummingbirds

In addition to two dogs, two [plus] cats, and two chickens, we have several bird feeders so we can enjoy our fine feathered friends. Maggie got a hummingbird feeder with red glass flowers that attract the zippy dee do das.

Splashing around

We visited with Maggie's family during the Memorial Day weekend, it was hot and beautiful weather. We decided to get out Lola's little tub and let her splash around on the deck to cool off. She had a good time.