Molly

Wordless Wednesday

Posted in Leah, Molly on August 25th, 2010 by jen – 5 Comments
Ready to play

Look at me

Pajamas are tasty

Hello, Leah

Ice, custard, happiness

Posted in Field trips, Molly on August 24th, 2010 by jen – 1 Comment

Molly and I went on a tour of Rita's Italian Ice with our MOMS Club. First, we saw the process of making lemon ice.

Rita's tour

And then got to taste the freshly made ice.

Tasting the lemon

Next, the kids were given small cups of random flavors and tried to guess what kind of ice it was.

More tastings

And finally, the kids got to order their very own cup of Italian ice. Molly was set on getting red.

Ordering on her own

Surprisingly, even after eating the kid (aka huge for a toddler) serving, she ate a great lunch.

Diggin' in

Playground fun

Posted in Leah, Molly on August 20th, 2010 by jen – Be the first to comment

It was a cooler day out on Saturday, which made it a great day to hit the playground. Molly, of course, was happy to have this outing (and Chad was happy to get to bring his new lenses along).

Playground fun

Leah wasn't as excited as Molly about the playground, but she did enjoy riding on the frog with Mommy.

The Princess and the Frog

Molly loves to swing high with Chad so they can go upside down, but she likes swinging on her belly when she's alone.

Just hanging

Savannah, part III

Posted in Leah, Molly, Trip on August 18th, 2010 by jen – 1 Comment

Grandaddy's boats were in need of some work, but cousin David was kind enough to come by to give us a boat ride. Molly was excited (and a little wind-blown).

Boat trip

Grandaddy's descendants got together for a low country boil, and Lisa was quick to find the baby she hadn't met yet.

Cousin Lisa

We were all finally together to capture a picture of Grandaddy with all 12 of his great grandkids.

Great grandkids

While Molly is taking swimming lessons, she's still quite skittish when it comes to the water. We were surprised when she wanted to go swimming in the river. So, Aunt Caroline put on her swimsuit and in they went.

Swimming with Aunt Caroline

Swimming for Molly only lasted a few mintues, so she joined the boys on the hammock.

Crowded hammock

Molly went with her Aunts to pick out polish for a special pedicure. She insisted on red paint, and that Mommy paint her toes. So much for the aunt-niece bonding! She was so excited to have her toes painted. Though she was a bit worried when she got in the tub and in her bed that the paint was going to come off.

A happy customer

Grandaddy's house has a closet with a bunch of toys from before Chad was born. Molly eventually found it, and we didn't see her for a little while.

Toy closet

After a few days, it was time to return to Maryland. Molly and Leah kept careful watch for the arrival of our plane at Savannah airport.

Savannah airport

You can see all the pictures from our trip here.

Savannah, part II

Posted in Leah, Molly, Trip on August 17th, 2010 by jen – 1 Comment

We got together with the Solana side of the family at Debbie and John's house. Amy brought her kids, and Molly was happy to have another little one to play with.

Playing with Aidan

Leah and Jen chatted with Amy and Rose.

Moms and babies

There was lots of socializing and eating together.

Lots of socializing

Eating together

With the big kids otherwise occupied, Leah had her chance to claim the trains for herself.

I got the trains!

Savannah, part I

Posted in Leah, Molly, Trip on August 16th, 2010 by jen – 1 Comment

We flew down to Savannah to see extended family. We stayed at Chad's grandad's house, as usual. Here's his backyard.

Savannah

Here's a look through the trees down the bluff.

Down the bluff

This hammock has magical powers. It can make even a 3-year-old relax.

Major relaxing

The hammock can also be exciting when you get someone to push you this high.

Less relaxing

Grandaddy's got a little scooter for going longer distances, and Molly loved riding on it.

Scooter ride

Betty sang to Leah for quite a while, and Leah stared at her the entire time.

Singing Betty

And she made sure to get the grown-ups making silly faces with her.

Faces with Grams

Stay tuned for more adventures from our trip.

Bouncing with the boys

Posted in Celebrations, Molly on July 30th, 2010 by jen – 1 Comment

Molly's friend, Owen, had his birthday party at Pump It Up. Here's the birthday boy having some fun.

Happy birthday Owen

Owen and Ethan enjoyed wrestling amongst the balls.

Wrestling

Molly's favorite part was this inflatable mountain.

Run, run

You had to run up the mountain with this velcro tag and see how high you could stick the tag on before sliding back down.

Still sliding

Ethan joined Molly in the fun.

Ethan too

After all the bouncing and running, everyone sang to Owen as he sat in his giant birthday chair.

Birthday chair

Molly got a bunch of stickers as party favors, and they were perfect for Aunt Caroline's face!

Stickers

The celebration continues

Posted in Family visits, Leah, Molly on July 29th, 2010 by jen – 2 Comments

The celebration continued with lunch at Grams and Pop's house. While waiting for lunch, Molly showed Grampa her iPad skills.

iPad skills

Grams made a great lunch, but this trifle was what many of us were really looking forward to!

Dessert

Leah played peakaboo with everyone.

Peakaboo

Leah now loves to say (with force) "boh." It's said with a deeper voice and lasts a few seconds. It's quite hilarious. You can see a video of it here.

Boh

The special day

Posted in Celebrations, Family visits, Leah, Molly on July 28th, 2010 by jen – 2 Comments

The main event, Leah's baptism, arrived Sunday morning.

Leah's baptism

Molly assisted in pouring the water.

Water assistant

Leah did great! No tears, and she even gave some good smiles and clapped for everyone.

Getting wetter

Grampa and G'Mom finished the baptism with some bell playing.

Batson bells

We were grateful that so much of our family could be with us for this special day.

Lots of family

Mom and baby.

Baby and Mommy

A close up of the pretty girl!

Close up

Leah with Grams, the dress maker. The dress was made for Aunt Caroline's baptism.

The dress maker

And if you missed it, you can watch the video of Leah's baptism here.

Splashing around

Posted in Family visits, Leah, Molly on July 27th, 2010 by jen – Be the first to comment

We went to the pool for a little wet fun. The splash pad was a big favorite. We did a little jumping,

Molly, mid-air

ducking under the water,

Duck!

zooming through the water,

Zooming through the water

Flying through the water

and finally, some swimming in the water.

Happy swimmers

Bunch of girls in the pool