our dear molly

our sweet molly is already 13 months old

she is weighing in at 19lbs and is 28.5 inches tall

she is a little thing only in the 25th percentile for her age

but she is extremely vocal and sweet

she is walking trying to run

she loves her brother's lightning mcqueen slippers (and any shoes with Velcro)

she also loves to put flip flops on her arms and wears them around all day

she loves the park especially the swings

she loves pushing her baby around and takes her purse when we go bye-bye

and her favorite thing to do at this point is to eat, all day

she loves her bracelets and waving to everyone

she is talking too!

her words include:

da-da

bye-bye

yes (this one comes with a head nod too)

help

up

hi

and she likes to repeat anything we say, she does her best

and yes she can say ma-ma but chooses not to :(

her nick names are:

moo

moo moo

moo moo bear

molly moo moo bear

nolly (connor calls her this)

princess

mama

poor james

we spent our morning at the allergist today

james has always had allergies, but this year they have been very bad

it turns out he is allergic to his life:

dogs (we have two)

grass (he is a golfer)

pecan tree pollen (we live on the outside of a pecan orchard)

palo verde & mesquite pollen (all of the trees in our neighborhood)

every common weed

and the list goes on...

he was allergic to over 40 of the 54 allergens he was tested for

we are just so surprised at how used to his allergies he has gotten, the last few weeks he has been on 2 different allergy meds, one antibiotic and 2 nasal sprays and has started to feel some relief

the doctor says weekly allergy shots are in his future

what a bummer, but at least it's manageable

Bisbee, AZ

arizona is finally cooling off and we are taking full advantage

we've been taking day trips around to see some of the small towns just outside of tucson

last weekend we went to bisbee

we told connor we were going on an adventure

and james delivered

he set us up to take the queen mine tour

i was so nervous and almost bailed on it when they put a miners light on me and told me it was dark and cold

but the kids loved it

molly was trying to walk around in the dark and didn't mind the cold at all

connor was singing "workin' on the railroad" on the train ride into the mine

we went 1500 feet into the old mine that closed in 1974

it was pretty interesting i must admit and i didn't completely lose it while we were inside

i can't wait to see where else our weekend travels take us...

happy birthday molly

one year ago today at 7:51am molly came bursting into this world and has filled our hearts and home with so much joy! molly is up early this morning and mommy definately has some fun planned.

i can't believe how fast this year has gone.  molly has brought so much life to our family and we couldn't imagine anything without her!  she is walking and talking and her bestfriend is her brother.  her words are "da-da" and "hi" and she will have an entire conversation with one of those words.  she is such a good eater so far and loves trying new things.  she is also very independent, she likes to do things on her own especially climbing!  she gets on and off of the couch and the kid chairs.  she loves to be outside.  we go to the park in the evenings and she love the swings and riding the quad around.

i'm so excited to see what the next year will be us with her!

we love her very much and are so blessed to have her as our own.

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happy birthday baby girl!

the birds and the bees

for mother's day this year connor and james made me a new garden

so i planted watermelon and pumpkins

4 very small little plants that have grown into this...

i have two bowling ball size pumpkins and a pretty good size watermelon

it is so exciting and we can't believe how big the pumpkin plants have gotten!

we all go out every morning to see how much everything has grown

we have so many little pumpkins that haven't made it :(

so i asked my dad what was happening...

well that is when he gave me "the talk"

about male and female plants

and fertilization

i was astonished

and apparently everyone knows this but me...

and james

apparently you can hand fertilize plants but it hasn't worked for me

i will post more pictures of the pumpkins

molly on the go

connor got this quad last year for his birthday and it hasn't gotten that much use

i had put it inside so it wouldn't get ruined in the rain and molly noticed it

she worked very hard to climb on it and liked to just sit on it

until daddy taught her how to push the button to make it go

and ever since then, she's been on the move

she rides it all over the house and we've even taken it to the park

it is so funny to watch her because she's so little but she is tough

this is just one of the video clips we have of her riding the quad

a couple pictures to hold you over

these are some pictures from the beginning of our summer

the zoo

connor was reading the map to tell us where to go

swimming at nana & papa's house

connor does awesome with his floaties and by the end of the day he could do it "by myself"

molly's messes

she's small but so fast and into EVERYTHING!

i've had to re-baby proof the house because she's into so much more then connor was

golf lessons with dad

connor learned that you don't run into the driving range and pick up the balls

luckily it was just us out there because he loved to run and get the balls we were hitting

i've never gone this long...

without posting!

i can't believe that the summer is close to ending and we've been so busy!

we've been out having fun and i have TONS of pictures I need to get developed (i went old school this summer with Film) and from Amy to post.

we've been doing things like

the zoo

swimming (at nana's)

a trip to vegas (for the parents): which included incredible food, a great concert and fun with the in laws!

a new hair do for me (a little rowdy with some purple in it)

a trip to utah: which included petting zoo, lagoon (amusement park), swimming and just playing around with our favorite friends

a day at the lake on papa's boat (Connor's first boat ride)

playing outside

the kids are doing great

connor is talking and singing

up a storm

molly is about to start walking and has even said a few words so far!

couponing is taking most of my free time

james is still golfing and working though the hot summer

pictures to come very soon for anyone who is still checking our blog! 

Vote for Molly!

I entered Molly into the Parents Magazine cute cover baby contest

and her photo was chosen...

Click on the link below to vote for her.

You can vote daily until this Sunday, May 9th.

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