The Lloyds

5 Year Anniversary!

2011-12-16T11:13:00.001-05:00

We celebrate our 5th wedding anniversary today! It has been an amazing journey so far and we are looking forward to the rest of it! Since Blaker works today and is on call tonight, we went out on our date last night to Easton to eat at The Melting Pot. We enjoyed our kidless evening but missed them like crazy! A special thanks to nanny and papaw for keeping the kiddos for us!

Dropping the kids off at nanny and papaw's house.

6 months!

2011-12-03T10:24:00.000-05:00

We can't believe our little man is 6 months old already! It seems like time has flown by much faster than it did with Adeline. Oliver has changed a lot this past month. He got 2 bottom teeth a few weeks ago, which we weren't expecting since Adeline didn't get her first tooth until she was 11 months old. He's still sleeping from about 9:00-6:00ish then goes back to sleep until 9 or 10, or when big sis wakes him up. He adores his big sister. He grins ear to ear as soon as she walks into the room. It is so much fun watching these two interact. Oliver loves his baby food; his favorites are bananas, peaches, sweet potatoes, apples, prunes, pears, squash. He's not very fond of anything green...just like his daddy! He is starting to sit up pretty well on his own and rolling to where he wants to go, not at all interested in crawling. He loves to stand and bounce in his jumperoo, but not as crazy as sissy was. He is constantly jabbering and laughing. I'm working on "ma-ma" with him, but all he'll say is ba ba. Adeline says he's a sheep when he does it. His 6 month checkup went well, other than getting 4 shots. He weighs 17lbs 2 oz and is 27 inches long. For all you who laugh at his chins, he's under the 50th percentile in weight!!

Updates!

2011-11-29T13:01:00.001-05:00

It was brought to our attention this past week that the LloydsZoo members were slacking on their blog. We apologize for withholding entertainment from you all. It has been a pretty busy past few months. We had an awesome Thanksgiving and were thankful for daddy being home for 4 days with us! Adeline definitely got spoiled...mommy and Oliver too! The Lloyd Co. Christmas dinner was last weekend. Entertainment was provided by yours truly. Just give Adeline a microphone and she'll take care of the rest ;) I think she's going to be the next singing superstar. We finally found our Christmas tree and decorations so we put them up last night. As soon as I plugged the lights in, Adeline yelled, "Awesome!" This kid loves Christmas already. She sings Happy Birthday to Jesus almost everyday. Oliver is growing by the minute. He has his 6 month checkup tomorrow so we'll update you with his stats. We absolutely love our babies and have enjoyed every minute of the holiday season so far!

Here are some pics of the last month or so....

3 Peas in a Pod.

She loves to play dress up.

King grandkids on Thanksgiving...poor Oliver.

Family pic.

The 3 newest Lloyd boys on their 1st Thanksgiving.

Haha...

Our monkeys trapped in the cage.

Her silly face.

Adeline's Christmas window she decorated.

"Big kids" at the Lloyd Co. dinner at the Bell Tower.

Rotten smiles.

The Lloyd gals.

Preview of Blake's next blog post.

Adeline's tree...aka "my own tree."

All done! She did it all herself. I'm trying really hard not to rearrange the ornaments, although she did a really good job!

Few Pictures from Kelsey's Photo Shoot

2011-11-03T11:18:00.000-04:00

Happy Halloween!

2011-10-31T22:34:00.000-04:00

Daddy's cowgirl surprised him at work because we didn't think he was going to be able to go trick or treating with us.

This girl was beyond excited to trick or treat!

The kiddos at Grammy and Grampy's house before heading out. This has become a great tradition for us and we love seeing all of them together.

All ready to go! Our little cow and cowgirl.

Trick or Treat!

Someone couldn't wait to eat her sucker.

Yay!

Oliver the happy cow.

Family pic after all the sugar!

Happy Halloween from the Lloyd crew!

Niners!

2011-09-25T21:48:00.000-04:00

My beautiful wife took me to my very first 49ers game today. I have been a lifelong fan but my parents never thought it was necessary to take me as a child. So my wife surprised me with tickets and headed to Cincinnati to watch them pound on the Bengals. Despite getting sunburned and being surrounded by a bunch of obnoxious Bengal fans, it was a great day with the wifey. Thanks Kimberly, I love you babe.

Welcome to the Fam!

2011-09-25T21:28:00.000-04:00

Jonas Brandon finally decided to make his appearance into the world this past Thursday. Welcome to the (crazy) family little guy! Congrats Erin, Erik, Malachi, and Elliott!

Adeline's Weekend of Fun

2011-09-19T16:15:00.000-04:00

Blaker and I both had the weekend off and decided to spoil our little lady with some mommy and daddy time. On Friday I took the kids to Aha! Museum in Lancaster with nanny, Aunt Kristen and Ellie. I had heard it was fun and have been wanting to take Adeline there so we made the trip up. She had a blast!

On Saturday, Blaker and I took them to Hirsch's Fruit Farm for a day of picking apples and fun. We had lots of fun with the kiddos and hope for many more weekends of family fun!

Oliver's 1st Buckeye Game!

2011-09-03T15:34:00.000-04:00

Watching with daddy...big sis isn't too interested.

Sorry Oliver, you're stuck with him.

Go Bucks!

Happy Bird-Day Mommy!!!

2011-08-09T00:22:00.000-04:00

Happy Birthday to Mommy!!!

Yep, there are gonna be two of us now. You really screwed up.

Happy Bird-Day GranMols!

2011-07-27T21:14:00.000-04:00

Enjoy the smiles!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

2011-07-15T15:57:00.000-04:00

A day late....

This is a preview of aunt Kelsey's photo shoot with us.

Happy 4th of July!

2011-07-05T10:44:00.000-04:00

We had a fun 4th of July this year! Although Blake had to be on call and spent all morning in the clinic, we still had fun with family and friends in the evening. We went up to the Knisleys for their annual fireworks and pool basketball. Adeline really enjoyed swimming this year and warmed up to the fireworks. We decided we need to get her in a pool more often! Oliver ate and slept right through the fireworks...maybe next year. We didn't get to take that many pics but here are a few of her swimming.

Mini photo shoot before the party.

Party Time

2011-06-27T15:01:00.000-04:00

We celebrated Adeline's 2nd birthday yesterday at the new house with family. It was our first get together in the house and we had a great time! A HUGE thank you to Blaker and my dad for getting the deck done in time for the big day! Adeline had tons of fun with her cousins and we wanted to thank everyone for coming and helping us celebrate with our sweet girl!

My ever so talented sister-in-law, Erin, made an awesome Dora birthday cake.

Blow!

Oliver decided to join in on the fun.

Our almost finished deck.

Big girl got her own phone!

Birthday present from mommy and daddy. This kid loves tractors!

And she's off!

Dr. Lloyd

2011-06-24T16:59:00.000-04:00

I have been slacking as a wife lately by not bragging about my hubby's recent graduation. So here it is.

Blaker finally graduated from The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine on June 12! I am so very proud of him and all his hard work over the past 4 years. Not only did he have to complete it while being married, he also became a father in the middle of it. Not to mention a father of 2 when he was done! He never stopped being an amazing husband and never let me forget how much I was loved even though school took him away from me quite a bit. Of course we had our ups and downs, but I believe these past 4 years have only made us stronger and made us love and appreciate each other more and more. I am so blessed to call him mine and have such an amazing father for my children.

After all that said, congratulations Dr. Lloyd!! We love you so much and couldn't be more proud of you! Here are some pics from his graduation weekend.

Getting "hooded."

We're going to miss these guys.

Happy Birthday Sweet Adeline!

2011-06-22T13:32:00.000-04:00

Yesterday was our sweet girl's 2nd birthday. We can't believe how fast the time has flown by. We started our day by making pancakes for breakfast then playing with little brother until mommy figured out what to do next. Adeline loves Sumburger (like her mommy) so we loaded up and headed to town. Luckily Nanny had come over to see the birthday girl, so she helped us get ready. We were met there by Papaw, Grammy, Grampy, and Daddy surprised our princess during his lunch break! After we got home Adeline got to help make her cupcakes. She had a lot of fun and didn't even make a big mess! Since daddy was still at work and he had to go to Columbus after work, we decided to go to Nanny and Papaw's so Adeline could play with Carly, Claire, and Catie. They played in the kiddie pool (nanny and papaw need a bigger pool) and ran through the octopus sprinkler until it started to storm. Adeline had a blast with her cousins. After dinner, the girls decorated the cupcakes we had made earlier in the day. All 5 kids (including Oliver) got baths and we waited for daddy to come pick us up. Thankfully, Adeline fell asleep on the way home because our electric had gone out during the storm. It was a fun day for our special girl and we look forward to celebrating with family on Sunday!

Big Sister Adeline

2011-06-05T22:18:00.000-04:00

Adeline is really enjoying and loving her new brother. She's constantly wanting to hold him and give him "huggies and kisses." We're looking forward to seeing these two grow up together.

New Kid on the Block...

2011-06-02T22:38:00.000-04:00

Here is a pic of the new kid on the block.

Needless to say the old kid on the block is none too pleased about this ordeal. My Lady did finally get a real man in her life though. I think that she couldn't be more pleased.

Welcome to this world!!!

2011-05-29T16:07:00.001-04:00

Mr Oliver Joseph joined the world outside of a uterus at 12:21 this afternoon. We arrived at the hospital around 11:30 (thanks Kimberly for letting me get a Hardee's breakfast). My champion of a lady did all this pushing of a 6lbs 8oz baby without an epidural this time (maybe Hardee's was a bad idea) and she barely made a peep. She's just super happy they didn't show up in shoulder length gloves and chains to wrap around the legs. She's my new hero, along with little Oliver that is.

Happy Birthday, Papaw!!

2011-05-21T09:05:00.000-04:00

A few days late...

We realize we've been slacking lately, but we promise to post an update soon!

Thanks Daddy!

2011-03-09T07:56:00.000-05:00

Mommy and Adeline have been pretty sick since the weekend. Adeline has a double ear infection and upper respiratory infection, while I have the mother of all sinus infections. Needless to say, we've had a rough couple of nights this week with barely any sleep. Blaker has felt bad because he can't be at home taking care of us so this is what he brought home last night to help us feel better, besides drugs.

We are so blessed to have such a wonderful husband/daddy! We love you so much!

Happy Birthday to all the March Babies!

2011-03-07T09:06:00.001-05:00

Since our siblings thought it would be cool to have lots of babies in March, we're only doing one post. So, happy birthday to Kailen Nora (4), Claire Josie (3), Ellie Rae (2), Malachi Blake (5), and Carly Jane (7)!! We love you all and can't wait to celebrate with you!

Happy Bird-Day Aunt Kelsey!

2011-02-17T21:28:00.000-05:00

A Smile for this Snowy Day

2011-02-08T11:54:00.000-05:00

Everyone in the Lloyd household is about tired of all this snow. We're ready for summer and sunshine! But for now, here's a smile to make you smile.

2011: The Year of Change

2011-02-02T16:37:00.000-05:00

2011 is shaping up to be one of the best years we've had as a family (with 2009 as a tie when Adeline was born). Blaker will be the newest vet in Ross Co. at North Fork starting June 13, the day after he graduates from Ohio State. We just put our house up for sale and are looking to build or buy in Chillicothe. We're very excited to move back home close to family! And the most exciting news is the newest Lloyd coming in June! We have complete faith that Adeline will be the best big sister. She already plays mommy with her babies. She loves to feed them, hold them, and give them kisses. This year will definitely be busy but we are very excited for what is to come!

Happy Bird-Day(s)

2011-01-20T15:29:00.000-05:00

Happy Birthday to Nanny, Grammy Bennett, Grandma Litter, and "Uncle" Kyle.

Merry Christmas!

2010-12-24T08:21:00.000-05:00

OSU vs Michigan 2010

2010-12-01T09:56:00.001-05:00

We decided to finally go to an OSU/Michigan football game since this is the last year we'll have season tickets. We had a good time even if it was only 35-40 degrees.

After the game we headed down to the Bell Tower for the annual Lloyd Co. Christmas dinner. Adeline was not in the picture taking mood....

Zoo Trip...

2010-12-01T01:43:00.000-05:00

About a month ago Elliott invited us to go to the zoo with him. I didn't really want to because I thought it was going to be cold but Adeline insisted that she could teach me something useful about some of the animals so reluctantly Kimberly and I were dragged along with her.

As I told you before, Adeline loves these cutout things and I have absolutely no idea why. And yes, I do realize that the old man of the forest (the orangutan) is grabbing my wife's left melon.

I was busy looking for bear balls when I realized that they are both female. Booooo.

The grizzly bears were definitely awesome to watch. They just better hope they never try to jump me in the wild.

Creepy......

The Litter propane mascot also made the trip to Columbus.

Elliott was mesmerized by the elephants. I just wanted to ride one.

Me and the birthday boy striking a pose by the tiger statue.

Apparently these creatures like to eat their leafy greens. Bad life style choice I say.

Pic of the Day

2010-11-30T01:23:00.003-05:00

Happy Bird-Day To Many!!!

2010-11-22T23:24:00.001-05:00

Happy Bird-Day to Elliott (November 4th), Pops (November 9th), and Erin (November 22nd).

Doing Some Hayriding

2010-11-15T21:05:00.000-05:00

So I've been pretty busy lately between being at OSU and studying for boards (I wish this were remotely true) so I haven't been posting much. I have however been enjoying every free moment I get by hanging out with the little one. We have tried to indulge in some fall festivities this year by both going to Circle S farms as well as the Back Forty (Joe and Bonnie's house) for some hay riding fun. Here are some pictures from the events.

Good Ole farmer Adeline. For some unknown reason she seems to love these things.

As you can see, once again having the time of her life just looking through a hole in a piece of wood. She doesn't even know that she looks like a horse right now.

These are my two favorite farm animals....

I guess one could assume from this picture that looking through a field full of pumpkins for just the right pumpkin isn't nearly as fun as looking through a hole in a piece of wood.

But having a giant pumpkin picked out for you already is pretty awesome.

My beautiful girlies had some beautiful weather for the second annual Back Forty hayride.

Our fearless leader...

We were being chased but I'm not really too sure why.

The launch code had been entered. She is ready to fly.

Happy Halloweenie!

2010-11-01T15:42:00.000-04:00

Adeline was pretty excited for Halloween this year. As soon as we put on her costume, she started barking. She received lots of candy from Grammy Bennett, which she shared with mommy and daddy.

Where's Adeline??

Peek-a-boo!

Cheeeeese!

Happy Bird-Day Aunt Meg!

2010-10-04T22:21:00.000-04:00

Happy Bird-Day Grammy Jane!!!

2010-09-28T23:33:00.000-04:00

Watching the Storm

2010-09-13T14:08:00.000-04:00

We quickly found out that Adeline loves watching it rain. She would have stayed outside for hours if we would have let her, but unfortunately there was lots of lightning. She definitely won't be hiding in the basement with her momma for future storms.

Go Bucks!

2010-09-03T14:26:00.000-04:00

Adeline enjoyed her first Buckeye game of the season last night. She got so excited she jumped up on the couch and started cheering for them!

Grove City Balloons and Tunes

2010-09-01T20:50:00.002-04:00

We decided to finally go to the Balloons and Tunes after living here for almost 4 years. Adeline loved watching the balloons and dancing to the music, and basically just running around. She loved chowing down on a hot dog and daddy's cheesy fries. We can't wait to take her back next year and actually ride up in one!

Happy Birthday, Uncle Jamie!

2010-09-01T20:28:00.000-04:00

Happy Birthday, Mommy!

2010-08-29T20:30:00.000-04:00

Happy belated birthday to the best mommy in the world! I sure do love you!

Kiawah Island (Day 5) part deux

2010-08-05T21:59:00.000-04:00

Kiawah Island (Day 5)

2010-08-05T18:38:00.000-04:00

Kiawah Island (Day 3)

2010-08-03T21:41:00.000-04:00

Kiawah Island (Day 1)

2010-08-01T11:47:00.001-04:00

Quit yer wishin'...

2010-07-25T16:04:00.001-04:00

This post is to remind new parents not to wish too hard. Kimberly and I were thinking all along that Adeline would walk before she crawled. Well, that didn't happen because after she started crawling she didn't care much for the painful falls that occured when trying to walk. Over about the past two weeks Adeline has really started walking everywhere and if she isn't walking......she's running. If this little girl isn't running......she's probably climbing. Here are a few of her latest exploits.

This is a picture shortly after she conquered her first "Everest". I believe that she climbed up this stool to get closer to Dora.

We call this "the showoff" pose. Shortly after this one she went ahead with the "look ma', no hands" pose.

Here is a video of her shortly after I taught her how to climb into the recliner. What a bad idea.

Trip to the Zoo

2010-07-08T15:39:00.000-04:00

We took Adeline to the Columbus Zoo for the first time a few weeks ago on possibly one of the hottest days of the summer. She was quite the trooper though. She loved every minute of it and we plan to go back soon. Here are a few pics from our day.

Our little 1 year old!

2010-07-01T23:37:00.000-04:00

That's right.....ONE YEAR OLD!!!!! Wow, the past year has gone by pretty quickly and the little lady is just growing up so fast these days. Every day she starts doing something new. It is really incredible.

Quite naturally Kimberly has taken on the role of mothering beautifully. She is the best mother in the world and Adeline is really very lucky that she isn't stuck with me only. She would probably be an unbathed, unfed child with dirty britches. She would know how to have fun though. That's kinda what I'm here for, we have fun together. I suppose you are all wondering where all the birthday party pics are, well, I'm about to quit rambling on so you can check out how awesome it was.

The morning of the big day. She is constantly reminding us how old she is.

Happy Bird-day little lady!

Erin Allsop of "The Cake Kitchen" did a wonderful job on the baby cake.

A little timid at first. I was kinda thinking that she was going to take after me on this one and just nibble at the yummy desert because she is so body conscious.

Then she proved me wrong.

I think that it was the Dora wrapping paper she was so happy about. Either that or the card I guess...

She was probably making a high-pitched squeal here to show Elliott how to really enjoy a Radio Flyer. Thanks Nanny and Papaw!

Then a water balloon fight broke out and some crazy old man who most likely escaped from a mental institution a short time ago (Kimberly's grandpa) began harassing all the little ones by bombing them with balloons while screaming "Boom goes the dynamite!!!" Strange.

The fam.

I am one lucky fella with two beautiful women.

Schlackers...

2010-06-27T22:44:00.000-04:00

I suppose that most of you are wondering how we fell off of the face of the Earth without some sort of obituary, I'm here to tell you that we actually are alive and we're coming back with a vengeance because there are a lot of pictures to be posted. Most of you know already that I am a huge slacker who doesn't really do much of anything and I've managed to keep that going pretty well but I've been hearing some complaints from my fans asking, no, begging me to post something great. I'm here for you guys so read it and love it.
The past month has been a bit busy for our family. I'll try my best to give you an idea of what has been going on.
To start with, we decided to do some camping at the great Paint Creek Lake. I know, I know.....it's like camping in my backyard growing up but this was actually the first time I had ever been there to camp. It was pretty fun though. We took our tent and had a great night's sleep.

Just like staying at a DoubleTree or Hilton or something I'm sure. If I ever stay at one of those I'll tell you for so that an accurate comparison may be made. Before breakfast Adeline decided it was probably time to dominate the playground and that's exactly what she did.

Later on that day we decided to go on a short hike......two hours, four miles, and two swollen ankles for Joe King later our short hike was over. Adeline took that time as an invitation to nap and make my back sweat.

The hike really took it out of some of our crew but Adeline basically only worked up an appetite since she spent half of the hike snoozing. The next 20 minutes were spent showing Ellie how to raid a fridge.

After that Adeline decided that she would practice her architectural skillz with her blocks so she built this pretty cool structure in her sleep.

I was pretty impressed. Bailey was not.
Then came the birthday party but I'll get to that tomorrow.
Here is a sneak peak.....I've got some talented sisters!

(hint: it actually says "Adeline" not "deli" as it reads in the picture.)
Thanks Megan!

Thanks Erin!

11 Months Old!

2010-05-21T13:29:00.000-04:00

Playing in the grass.

Yay!

Flying with daddy.

Learning to play the Wii.

Precious little lady.

Best. Face. Ever.

I'm gonna be one!

We've been practicing holding one finger up for her 1st birthday..she's been doing it but we finally got a picture! Can't believe it's been almost a year since our beautiful little girl came into our lives. Stay tuned for next month's 1st birthday party and a recap of the past year.

Happy Bird-Day Papaw!

2010-05-19T11:20:00.000-04:00

Adeline wants to wish her Papaw a very happy birthday! He loves her many faces so these are some we captured this morning. Enjoy!

Best Buds

2010-05-16T12:54:00.000-04:00

A Day in the Life of a Vet Student...

2010-05-06T14:19:00.000-04:00

Something bad just happened...

Yep, that's cow poop on his face...and still smiling.

Those are some big horns...leave it up to Blake to sit on him.

Proud papa..it's a girl!

Cat Chasing

2010-04-30T21:00:00.000-04:00

Adeline on the prowl....

In the end, she got stuck under her pack n play.

Happy 10 Month Birthday Little Lady!

2010-04-22T09:20:00.001-04:00

We can't believe our little girl is 10 months old already. She is into anything and everything these days. Adeline has learned to crawl up stairs, she jabbers nonstop, walks with her lion walker everywhere until she falls on her face, pulls up on anything she gets close to, and steals her snacks from her bag. She is a little mockingbird. She'll repeat pretty much anything you say. Her favorites are book, block, kitty cat, button, doggie, bottle, bath, yellow, hi, hey, yea, papaw, da da (of course). She plays pat a cake, tries to sing the Itsy Bitsy Spider with mommy, gives hugs and kisses, claps about everything, dances to all kinds of music, and has just started to jump on her bed. She has yet to cut any teeth but we think she is really close. Adeline will eat anything you put in front of her face. She loves to feed herself. She weighed 18 lbs 5 oz and was 28 1/4 inches tall at her 9 month appt. The 1st birthday party planning is underway so we better get busy!

Happy Easter!

2010-04-04T20:35:00.000-04:00

Few Easter Pics

2010-04-03T20:38:00.000-04:00

Here are a few pictures from Adeline's Easter photo shoot with her cousins.

*Pictures by King Kreations Photography*

Pics of the Day...

2010-03-31T22:04:00.000-04:00

She thinks she's going to be a cheerleader.

Help me, daddy.

Getting attacked by her lion...and loving it.

Making faces...as usual.

Standing all by herself!

Black and White...

2010-03-24T19:37:00.001-04:00

Yeah, it may sound like a familiar hit song from Michael Jackson or just a summary of his life but in reality that is not what I am referring to. I just finished up with my classroom schooling and I'm heading off to clinics next week so for this week I have had time to let my hair down and relax. During this relaxation time I have been playing with the camera a little. Check it out.
Two of my lovely ladies hanging out together.

The little booger getting a close up.

I'd say I'm a pretty lucky feller.

9 Months Old!

2010-03-23T10:42:00.002-04:00

Adeline is now 9 months old! We can't believe how fast she is growing from a baby into a little girl. Time flies! She is into everything now. She's crawling all over the place and recently found Oscar's door into the basement. That is her favorite place to crawl towards. She is jabbering nonstop these days. Da-da is her all-time favorite thing to say. Her vocabulary includes: da-da, Bay-dog, Oscar, ma ma, Bucks, hi, uh oh. She loves to eat puffs, bananas, peas, all kinds of baby food, mashed potatoes, and apples...and whatever else she can get her hands on. Her best friends are Oscar and Bailey. She follows them everywhere. She is currently learning the word "no." We'll let you know how well that goes...

Love the sunny weather!

2010-03-19T17:11:00.001-04:00

We took advantage of the beautiful weather today and took a walk around the neighborhood. Adeline wanted to drive her car and show off her new shades.

Pics of the Day...

2010-03-18T22:24:00.000-04:00

Adeline's new "trick"

2010-03-11T22:11:00.001-05:00

Basically I'm an Adeline hog and I just play with her all day and her mommy has to do all the un-fun things like tell her "no" and read her books and teach her other things that are overrated. Shortly after she finished circumnavigating the globe in a 14ft kayak last week she once again had to hang out with her mom while I was at school. Apparently her mom had gas all day because when I came home this is what she had to say about their day together.

King Gals

2010-03-10T09:23:00.000-05:00

All 6 King grandkids were together over the weekend for Kailen's birthday. This was the best picture we could get. Catie is fascinated by something, Kailen's eyes are frightening, Ellie had just woken up from a nap, Carly is cheesin' it, Adeline just wants a hug, and Claire is recovering from a head injury but is very proud of herself because her birthday is next. I can only imagine what things these girls will get into over the years.

The Many Faces of Adeline

2010-03-08T15:48:00.001-05:00

Forgotten 8 Month Post

2010-03-02T13:28:00.001-05:00

Adeline's slacker parents forgot to post her 8 month birthday so here it is...enjoy!

Big Girl

2010-03-02T13:15:00.001-05:00

This little lady is getting too big for her own good. But she sure is proud of herself.

Trouble

2010-02-25T10:10:00.001-05:00

Miss Adeline has finally figured out she can stand up in her crib. Luckily, Daddy and Papaw had just lowered her mattress, but we think it's time to lower it even more.

I think she just wanted to get to her animals.

Happy Bird-Day Kelsey!

2010-02-17T23:03:00.000-05:00

Love,
The most ornery girl in the world, or at least the most ornery girl living in my house and making funny faces at the camera. (Adeline)

Best Big Sis Ever!

2010-02-16T00:11:00.000-05:00

Kimberly and I have a major announcement. Adeline is going to be the best big sis ever.

But I guess until that time comes Bay-Dawg will just have to be the best big sis ever! February Fools...WOOHOO!

Pics of the Day...

2010-02-04T23:14:00.000-05:00

Learning to Drive

2010-01-24T00:14:00.000-05:00

Seeing how I am probably one of the greatest drivers to ever drive this earth I thought it to be time for the little one to get some lessons. The first driving lesson took place about a month ago in the kitchen. It was a sort of fast and furious lesson that I deemed to be appropriate for a 6 month old.

She survived that experience which is a good thing and then today she got to go outside for a ride since Al Gore's global warming has the temperature at about 55 degrees here in Ohio.

I'm sure that most of you are much more comfortable watching that video since Kimberly had us all under control. She pretty much won't let me play anywhere that I might be able to get close to full speed. She insisted on driving this time because Adeline has too much fun (and comes too close to certain death) when I am in charge of the gas pedal.

I guess that the casual observer would think that this is the face of a happy baby after a drive around the block but I just can't help to see the disappointment hidden deep in those big blue eyes. Poor little girl. Maybe next time when your momma isn't around we'll take the dog on a run around the neighborhood.

Happy 7 Months Baby Girl!

2010-01-21T13:34:00.001-05:00

We can't believe our little angel is 7 months old today. She has such the personality these days. Her vocabulary has grown to Oscar (of course), hi, da-da, doggie. Still working on mama. We've also been practicing signing for more and please, although she thinks an open mouth means more. She loves playing with her toys and has started dancing to music. Her singing/screaming/squealing is hilarious and her laughter lights up the room. Mommy has been monitoring the flying lessons since her video debut with daddy. Her legs are getting stronger and is able to stand but is still pretty unbalanced. She has no interest in crawling yet...we think she's going to walk before she crawls. She is still sleeping 12+ hours at night with 2 hour naps during the day. She makes our hearts melt with that pretty smile of hers. Adeline is truly a blessing to us and there isn't a day that goes by that we don't thank God for her.

Scream!

2010-01-21T00:06:00.000-05:00

No, not Scream, or Scream (1,2,or3), or even The Scream. This is Adeline's version of all those combined and she has been calling it SCREAM!!! It's also known as screech or squeal. No, not that Screech. Nice try though.

Sorry about it being a little dark. As you can tell Adeline has been battling some stage fright and also the light kicks up the dust in our house causing her allergies(or was it because her tonsils were inflamed?) to go crazy which definitely hurts her singing voice. Excuses, excuses. Looks like a Diva with a capital D to me.

Supa Fly?

2010-01-17T13:20:00.005-05:00

That's right. This kid loves to fly and on this particular day when her mother was at work she wanted to record her exploits to share with the world.

Supa Fly? Probably not. Supa Dupa Fly? I believe that is correct and Missy Elliott agrees. Beep beep, who got the keys to the jeep?

Happy Bird-Day Nanny!!!

2010-01-14T17:26:00.000-05:00

Love,
Adeline (you are really old now)

Pics of the Day...

2010-01-10T12:33:00.000-05:00

First Word

2010-01-06T21:42:00.000-05:00

Ma ma, mom mom, da da, bye, hi, ba...these are a few common words first spoken by babies. We assumed Adeline would follow suit in saying at least da da or ma ma, or at least ma or da. Boy, were we wrong. Adeline thought it would be fitting to say the name of her very best friend. Oscar. One name, one cat, one heartbroken, yet very proud, mommy. It is quite possibly the cutest thing she's done since being born on Father's Day.

Shoot the Shooter?

2010-01-03T23:51:00.000-05:00

Yep, that's right folks. Shoot the shooter strikes again. This time the shooter(s) really thought they were being sly by not actually shooting but hiding away in their new home but I sought them out with my trusty navigator/assistant/2nd shooter of shooters and we really nailed them.

If you look real hard you can see one Mr. Justin attempting to peer out through the blinds. GOTCHA!!!

I also have these pictures in the archives. Aunt Tweed was trying to be all cool and take some nice photos with her camera with the giant lens on it so I decided I would snipe her.

Also, the Bay-dog has been a little jealous of Roon Doggy Dawg because of his newfound internet fame so she begged me to take a picture of her and post it. She just arrived back home after spending a mind-numbing 10 days at mom and pop's casa. Believe it or not she only ate a couple of potatoes, a pineapple, and some salt for the water softener. It was a pretty good week for the super pup but it surely did tucker her out.

More news and games to come tomorrow. Stay tuned.

Heartbreaker

2010-01-03T10:26:00.000-05:00

Mr. Oscar the Roonie I'm not so Loonie Lloyd is one heck of a heartbreaker. I'll wait for Kimberly to tell the story about that one because Mrs Lloyd is definitely dying from a broken heart as of last night. Until then here is a picture of Romeo.

This feller is Adeline's best friend. Here is some bonus footage for the new year. While everyone else's flights were being grounded Adeline was flying high.

A kiss before the takeoff because you just never know how these things are going to turn out.

Flying high and loving every minute of it. I think that she might take after Nathanael and be a pilot. Either that or she is going to join the circus.

And finally she is back on the ground after a smooth landing. She's a pro folks.

Now for some important business. That last Mad Gab race for a billion was answered correctly. Do you believe in magic was the answer. Get ready to play again. Here is the phrase. Bow Cat Ha Clumpy Ha

Happy Christmas Everybody!!!

2009-12-28T13:44:00.000-05:00

From my family to yours.

Now on to the important business. Everyone but Heather Day is a total lame-o and forgot to submit their entry for the MadGab one hundred billion dollar giveaway so we are going to continue to play until all the zoofans unite and conquer this thing together. The answer to the last phrase was in fact "changing diapers".

Time to play again. Dew Hugh Billy Film Hatch Hick

Try not to be so lame this time.

Close Up

2009-12-23T22:56:00.001-05:00

Her eyes are pretty much always crossed but I was a little close here and they are a little worse than normal. I thought it might be enjoyed.
Since Malachi is basically creating Mad Gab phrases with his "spells" I think that maybe we should try a few over here at the zoo. Here is the first phrase up for decoding: Jane Gin Die Purse. Answer to be revealed next week. Record your guesses in the comment section and I'll keep score. Winner(which will be me because I don't lose at these games) will get a "new" dog. Actually, runner up gets the dog.

Happy 6 Month Birthday!

2009-12-22T09:24:00.001-05:00

...Yesterday.

Doc Brown is Back!

2009-12-22T08:35:00.000-05:00

Some of you kids might need some help with this one and some of you old farts might need a little refresher. Adeline's real father (the donor) is Dr. Emmett Brown. Identical.

Carrots

2009-12-21T13:48:00.000-05:00

I swear that I try my best to get food in this girl's mouth. I guess we have some similar feelings about vegetables. Luckily Bay-dog was close enough to get what Adeline was wearing.

Back in the Game

2009-12-19T00:55:00.000-05:00

Basically since school has been out for the quarter I have been so lazy that I haven't posted. I guess that it is time for me to get back in this game (if this were high school basketball I would in fact stay on the bench regardless of what is happening). I've got some pretty good pictures to share with everyone but I'll probably do it one at a time. Before starting with the pictures I'm going to have to show the video that allowed Kimberly to stay sane while we were in Charlotte and Adeline was 400 miles away. And here it is.

It's time!

2009-12-06T17:21:00.006-05:00

About three weeks ago I shared with you the fact that I had some news that was potentially life-altering. Some of you speculated that Kimberly and I were having another child, wrong, or that I was going to challenge Ken Jennings' record on Jeopardy, wrong again (I only do things that are challenging), or that I had finally come up with an invention that would change billions of lives as well as make me trillions of dollars, wrong once again. I guess I should put a stop to all of this speculation and blow your minds already. On November 17, 2009 I participated in greatness. My flag football team became the defending champions by dominating once again. Here are the pictures to prove it.

A picture of the championship team in 2008.

And a picture of the championship team in 2009.

Now you are all questioning, "How is this amazingness going to effect me and change my life?" Well, let me lay it to you like this. Basically, the OSU football team has contacted me after hearing of my big play potential and blazing speed and they want me to suit up and play in the Rose Bowl against Oregon. After stunning the world by making Terrelle Pryor actually look like a good quarterback and winning a BCS game for OSU I will most likely enter the draft and be offered some serious cash money by whoever has the first pick in this year's draft (Cleveland Browns). This 5yr two billion bone deal will be more than enough to allow me to live life comfortably and will also allow me to invest in some research opportunities. This is where you guys come in. It is at this point where all the zoofans will become primary research scientists at a salary of 430 g's/year. The focus of this research will be to uncover facts that demonstrate that Al Gore is in fact an idiot and a fraud and that global warming is completely made up. This shouldn't be hard to do so you can spend the rest of your time looking at YouTube videos then sharing the funny/amazing ones with me.

See, I didn't lie. Life changing news. Thank your lucky stars that you know me. And now for the pic of the day...

At the insistence of her mother, Adeline is training to join the circus.

Snoozer...

2009-12-05T23:51:00.000-05:00

Boy do I wish that I could sleep like this. Well let me tell you something awesome, after Tuesday I might just be able to because that will mark the end of fall quarter. Woo.

Ornery

2009-12-03T22:58:00.000-05:00

Probably the best word which can be used to describe the person in this picture is ornery. Let me know if you have a better one. Turd is already taken.

The Early Years (Days)

2009-12-02T18:13:00.004-05:00

Best Popeye impression ever.

Only the astute Popeye lover would realize that this truly is a good impression because of the fact that Popeye only has one eye (the left eye, just like Adeline in this picture) and it happens to be blue (just like Adeline in this picture).

Bonus Question: What is the name of Popeye's ship?

The Flying Lady

2009-12-01T21:58:00.002-05:00

No, it's not the name for the 1:1 replica Spruce Goose that Adeline built the other day out of toothpicks and chewing gum. It's Adeline herself! For some reason she loves to fly and I feel obliged to aid her in every possible way to pursue what she loves to do. So here are some pictures of me enabling her passions.

She's a natural. Hand in mouth the entire time.

Choking the Zebra...

2009-11-30T23:13:00.000-05:00

I guess Adeline is going to take after her mother after all. I came downstairs after my nap and diaper change only to find the little miss in her swing choking her Zebra "friend". I thought that Kimberly would be the only one who kicked dogs and tortured cats but I guess things like that run in the blood.

Adeline's 1st Christmas Tree

2009-11-29T17:30:00.000-05:00

We thought it was only right for Adeline to have her very own tree in her room. So mommy went out and found the perfect tree for the little lady.

Mr Kitty

2009-11-28T22:30:00.000-05:00

Someone has been just a little bit jealous of the new found fame of his sock-stealing sister so I have been forced at clawpoint to post this picture of the other man of the house. I must tell you that you are looking at probably the coolest cat in the world so be sure to remember this face. Just before this photo was taken he was busy arguing with Stephen Hawking about quantum entanglement and entropy. I'm in the "who cares unless it helps Cheez It crackers become even cheesier" camp on this one. I'm pretty sure Bay-dog is with me.

Happy Thanksgiving!

2009-11-27T11:47:00.000-05:00

Little Miss Adeline recently found her feet and now this is the most common position for her to be in when I get her out of bed in the morning. I'm pretty sure that her schniffer doesn't work properly because if it did she wouldn't go anywhere near those smelly things.

Oh yeah, HAPPY THANKSGIVING everyone.

Babysitters

2009-11-23T21:38:00.000-05:00

Kimberly and I are eternally grateful to our babysitters for helping us out so much. Pretty much at any time Megan, Mom, or Joe and Bonnie are up here watching the little poopinator. There is a point where you ask yourself "Should we really trust our child with this person anymore?" This was one of those times.

I have no idea how much time Joe spent on photoshop getting this to look so awesome but I'm impressed. Either that or this little one is more like her pops than anyone thought (she's quite the daredevil).

Happy BirdDay Erin!!!

2009-11-22T23:33:00.000-05:00

Happy BirdDay. Just think, 5 months ago (when this picture was taken) you were 5 months younger (yeah, I'm good at math too). Oh, what I'm sure you'd do for a time machine. Too bad I've got a patent on it and I'm not selling until Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak agree to make iTunes more user friendly. I guess you'll just have to accept that you are older today than you were yesterday.

Happy 5 Month Birthday!

2009-11-21T22:06:00.000-05:00

Monkey See, Monkey Do

2009-11-20T22:01:00.003-05:00

Which one is the monkey?

New Pup

2009-11-20T08:29:00.000-05:00

Nope, looks like I might have lied. Same old dog, new tricks. I suppose the adage that you can't teach an old dog new tricks would only apply if you don't have a child. Well, I have a child (and Kimberly has two including me) and if you think that Marley was the worst dog ever ever in the world ever then you my friend are incorrect. You can walk through my yard and find a minefield of baby socks, baby diapers (as opposed to these), bottle nipples, paper towels, and other random plastic things.

Pic Of The Day...

2009-11-19T18:13:00.000-05:00

Something new I'm going to be doing.