We finally got ourselves a Christmas tree after our adventures in potty training calmed down a little. Molly enjoyed helping out decorating it.
Molly has had so much fun wearing her butterfly fairy costume. On Friday, I took the girls to Harmony Hall (an assisted living community) for a costume parade. She was in good company with Nemo, Elmo, The Cat in the Hat, and a Hershey Kiss.
She then donned the costume again when we went Trick-or-Treating on Halloween. Though before we even left the house we had a costume malfunction, which set us back 45 minutes! We finally got ourselves together and headed to Grams and Pop's house. Molly was happy to get some candy as well as a book.
We then headed to Molly's friend Simon's house to go trick or treating with our playgroup friends, each with a 2 year old and a less-than-one year old. We managed to get a picture of them all (and me). Left to right you've got Maya, Molly, Simon, Matilda, Leah, and Keira.
Of course, that shot was a miracle to get, as most of the time the picture looked more like this.
The rain held off (mostly) and the kids did great trick-or-treating. They hit a lot of houses, leading to acquiring a lot of candy for a 2 year old.
After everyone dug into their new-found loot, and Molly finished off 3 pieces of candy in less than 2 minutes, there was much fun and enjoyment while on the sugar high.
We all had a great time! You can see the rest of the pictures here.
The party had a lot of things going on including Donut Swing, where you were supposed to catch a swinging donut with only your mouth. Here's what Molly immediately did...
Molly also tried to toss ping-pong balls into goldfish bowls, and decorated a bag, but the highlight was the Trunk-or-Treat. We kept asking Molly if she could say "Trick-or-Treat" and she'd enthusiastically say "Yes" but never say those three words!
Happy early Halloween from a butterfly fairy, a strawberry, and a scarecrow!
You can see all the pictures here.
Today we helped Allison celebrate her 2nd birthday. The girls (and mommies) have been friends since Molly was 3 months old!
As always, Molly loves cake. Molly's reflection does as well.
I made Allison a ribbon shirt and bow. Allison loved the bow and sported a double-bow look the rest of the party!
Here's a close-up of the ribbon shirt.
And although Molly has already modeled her shirt at Aunt Caroline's party, here's a close-up of her ribbon shirt.
Friday night we celebrated Caroline's graduation/18th birthday with a very large party (mostly teenagers, only a few of us old fogies).
We spent much of our time on the back porch, where Chad and I got a break as Molly was entertained by Aunt EA and lots of jumping.
Molly was happy to see Aunt Caroline, but she of course didn't stop eating cake. Nothing's better than cake.
Molly made sure that she was at the center of attention, and the circle, as much as possible.
Another fun activity was to run around the house with Aunt EA.
My youngest sister, Caroline, graduated from high school this past week. She even was selected (along with 3 of her friends) to sing at the ceremony. This is some video from the graduation, primarily including their song.
Easter morning was a lot of fun, especially due to the jelly beans, as Jen previously wrote about.
Here's a video with some of the best clips from Molly's second birthday party a couple of months ago, which Jen already talked about.
Last Saturday, Molly and I went to her friend Sadie's 2nd birthday party.
Molly enjoyed the cake and ice cream and insisted that it was "delicious!" She also surprised me by eating cherry tomatoes off my plate. So, she's had raw vegetables and dip several times with lunch this week!
The rain let up before the party so the kiddos could play outside some too.
Molly and Sadie had fun running up and down the hill in the backyard. Sadie kept saying "Come on, Molly!"
We had a great Easter celebrating our risen Lord. Molly started out her morning with a visit from the Easter bunny.
Her eggs were filled with jelly beans, which she started out only licking until I showed her to chew them. After she had eaten quite a few, I started to put them away (Molly had previously dumped them all on the table). So, she decided she had to shove as many as she could in her mouth to prevent them from being taken away!
After church, we headed to Grams and Pop's house for lunch and relaxed with the family for the day.
