Lola, Jane of all trades

This year marked a lot of firsts for Lola. She moved for the first time (that she could remember). 

She joined a Roller Derby class. 

She took a drum lesson. She helped raise some chickens at school and sold the eggs.

She got a dog (not this little guy. that's just a little orphan). She started volunteering at a dog rescue boutique. She took a basketball workshop and nailed her lay-ups. Soon, she'll start a new school, wear everyone wears uniforms. We like to keep busy around here!

A Walk in the Woods

Lola and Gina visited Roscoe, N.Y. for the first time last week, a little town right at the edge of the Catskill Mountains. Most days, Lola spent in her Aunt Helen's swimming pool with her cousin Riley. But one morning the girls ventured out behind Aunt Helen and Uncle Pete's house to walk through the woods to Beaver Kill River. It was so lush with ferns, the girls were convinced that fairies lived all around the forest. These little feet, however, belonged to Lola.

After a little journey through the trees, the girls found the water, plopped down on the rocks and wrote some poems. For the complete video, click here.

Roscoe's Finest: Sweet Tooth

Roscoe has a population of just 1,200. It also has some of the best soft-serve ice cream you will ever eat. The Sweet Tooth is a little place just off the main drag that has cheered generations of kids every summer with Texas-sized portions. Here, Lola and Riley enjoy their "junior" chocolate cones.

Live Action Lola

Just as she did two years ago at Uncle Clay's wedding, Lola proved she has stage presence, belting out "Don't Stop Believin'" for an L.A. crowd. See the whole thing here.

Striking a Pose

Here, Lola wears what she deemed "1950s" garb for her camp's "Decades Day." Her pose says it all.

Lola P. Howe. Superstar.

This summer, Lola joined the Campbell Hall Performing Arts Camp. She and forty other kids spent three weeks crafting their own production. The musical titled 'Versus vs. Verses"was a bit dystopian and more complex than one might expect from kids. But Lola had ample time to show off her talents!

Lily the dog who "changed my life."

Behold Lily the rescued Pomerian. The little dog with the big bark and the phenomenally bad breath. Lola's best friend and soul mate. We found her at a rescue organization called "Lucky Puppy" about three weeks ago and so far, she and Bunk and Omar have agreed to a temporary truce. She is a true lap dog. In. Every. Sense. Of. The. Word.