All Lola

Here is a series to show off Lola's new tricks.

Balance, hand-eye coordination, cute outfit. Go, Lola!

Note the little toe pointing out for balance.

She has mastered the army crawl, pulling with her arms and pushing with her feet. Now she is popping up onto her hands and knees. She seems to know that this is a better way to go, but still can't quiet get it. When she actually wants to lunge for a toy, she'll flop back down to her belly.

She pushes up completely off her knees as well trying to do... well who really knows?

For as strong as Lola is, she doesn't really like to play on the floor for too long. After a bit, she crumples up her face, screams indignantly, and tries to drag her little body toward someone who will pick her up. Poor little Lola.

She's a cutie though!

Zoo

We're still here! Getting back into the swing of things now that we are "single parents" once again. Lola is settling in at school, and after two weeks now has a cold. So we can check that off the list.

She seems to be chubbing up nicely these days, don't you think? Mirko claims she has my thighs, hehe! Well, it must be the milk because it certainly isn't the solid food. Don't get me wrong, Lola is very excited about food (peaches are a favorite), but she hasn't got the knack of actually swallowing too much of it yet.

And what can we say about our Nina.... It is all about pretend play these days and getting more intricate. On Friday, the base of a tree was a spaceship, and we were headed to another planet (called Massachusetts). On Saturday, a blanket in the living room was our ship, she was the captain, and there were sharks in the waters. Monsters and bad guys are everywhere.

Mirko has been having fun playing with his anniversary present. We took it for a spin at the zoo.

Bawang and Baby Hasani

When the keeper wasn't looking, this wild leopard girl made a dash for the gate.