{the hernandez four}

11.10.2008

Accomplishments!

Little Miss Lola can roll over from her tummy to her back! She's trying so hard to roll from back to tummy too. And...Cousin Clark is officially walking!

Ok you two, stop growing up so fast!

As John and I were eating dinner last night, I realized it only cost $5 for us to have a very tasty, healthy, home cooked meal. That's right....FIVE DOLLARS! :)

On the menu was Chicken ($4) with Roasted Carrots ($1):
I took a small roasting chicken (easily fed us 2 with some left over to throw on John's salad for lunch today), rinsed it, patted it try, then rubbed it with olive oil and seasoned with salt and pepper. I also threw 4 garlic cloves I smashed in the cavtiy of the poor lil' chicken. I roasted it at 350 degrees for 1 hour & 45 minutes. (I tented foil over it for the last 30 minutes, didn't want it to burn.)

During the last 45 minutes, I added the carrots to the oven. I took a bag of baby carrots, tossed them with olive oil, sprinkled them with salt and roasted them.

I let the chicken rest for a few minutes before I sliced off the legs, wings and breasts. For the bargain price of $5 and the few seconds it took to put it together, it couldn't have tasted better!

11.08.2008

She's now offically a fan of "Tummy Time"...

New Bouncy

We've upgraded her bouncy seat! The other one just vibrated--she's so much more aware now, she needed a little more fun. This one has a kick bar and hanging things for her to grab at. And, when she kicks, it lights up! Oh boy, does she kick! It also bounces with her as she moves. Not to mention, it's cute as heck! I swear she enjoys it, though the look on her face might say otherwise!

Do you like my snow suit?

Old Plank Road Trail

Baby, it's cold outside! The Indian Summer we were enjoying is now long gone for sure, but last weekend, we took one more opportunity to enjoy the temperate fall weather and the beautiful turning leaves. We headed out to our favorite local Sunday spot--downtown Frankfort. We took baby and her 'boo out for a spin around the Old Plank Road Trail.

Baby + Walk outside = A nap (everytime!)

The canopy of trees reminds me of driving down the Avenue on SMC's campus...

What a beautiful golden tree!

Walking through the neighborhood, I was
impressed with this homeowners creative for Halloween!

11.05.2008

A suggestion to First Lady-elect, Mrs. Michelle Obama

In this era of conservation and difficult economic times, might I suggest you take a page from Mrs. John F. Kennedy's book? When it comes to one of your first official duties, selecting the state china, you might consider re-using a previous pattern. Mrs. Kennedy decided to re-use the Lincoln china for smaller dinner parties and the Truman pattern for state dinners.

11.01.2008

My toy ROCKS!

Hi Everyone, Lola here! Mommy hogs the blog too much, so I'm going to write a bit. We went over to my friend Preston's house the other day. He let me play with his cool toy. Well, I LOVED it. I'm not talking yet, but when we left his house, I gave Mommy a look and she knew it meant I wanted her to get me that toy for our house. So this morning after breakfast at DnD, Mommy & Daddy took me to Toys R Us and bought it for me! Yes, that's correct, they're wrapped around my finger!

As soon as we got home, Mommy put it together and I played with it for a long time. When I kick the ball, the bear's head moves and lights up and sings to me. It's sooooo cool! You see, I'm becoming much more aware of my surroundings these days (I am 3 months old today, after all!) I'm really starting to enjoy these whole "toy" thing. That store had so many of them! It's a good thing Christmas is coming. I better start writting my list. Mommy, Daddy & St. Nick need to get shoppin'!

Love you all....KISSES AND HUGS!
Lola

Lola's First Halloween

Yesterday was a long, but VERY fun day. Mommy dressed Lola up in her Bumble Bee costume and then we headed up to the shop (aka Kurek Brothers, Inc.)...The merchants along 111th Street see about 1,000+ trick-or-treaters on Halloween, so we decided to head up to visit everyone and enjoy the spectacle.

Her morning photo session...