These two...
Love Them! How could we not?! But, seriously...We want to go back to Mexico!
The pumpkin we carved. Totally forgot to get pictures, but thanks to Molly's hoarding tendencies, we were able to get a picture. We made a deal that we would throw it away as soon as Grandma and Grandpa Larson get here next week and are able to see it.
At the pumpkin patch
Milking the cow. I was amazed she actually did it
My little fairy princess at her preschool halloween program. She would sing the songs she was learning every day and knew all the words. She even actually sang at the program. I didn't know the songs at all so she really just remembered them from school.
I'm pretty sure mine is the only one I need to explain, but Molly is a cute little fairy, Reed a pumpkin, Brady a clown and I was a fish.
Molly's first day of preschool. She loves her preschool. I love her preschool. I used to babysit her teacher's kids so I know she is in good hands.
Howdy Day at preschool. She got to dress up as a cowgirl. We borrowed her little friend's Hello Kitty boots.
As you can see, she really loved the boots. She hasn't stopped talking about them since.
We went to St. George over Memorial Day weekend. On our way down to St. George they had a little petting zoo near one of the gas stations in Scipio. It was free and super cute. Molly loved feeding the little goats. Both kids actually did really well on the drive there and back. We got to stop in Cedar City to visit grandma Larson and aunt Sue on our way down. That was fun.
There is a reservoir near the house that we walked to several times. The ducks weren't very friendly, but we eventually were able to get them to come close to us. On the last day we were going to go one more time, so when we asked Molly if she wanted to go, she said, "No, I'm sick of feeding the ducks." It was pretty cute.
We went up Snow canyon and had a really fun time. It was a pretty cool day and windy, but it was so beautiful!
That is one proud face! She loved climbing the "mountain."
What a cute boy stuffing his face! He loves cake!
Molly insisted that we get balloons and party hats. It was all her idea. I am totally lame and wasn't planning on any of that. Reed LOVED the balloons! The hats, not so much.
We made a Mickey Mouse cheesecake. Julie rocked the blackberries. It was a bit messy, but really fun.
Reed eating his first Happy Meal! He looks so proud! We sure love this little guy! He is such a sweet boy. He definitely has an attitude and won't do anything if he doesn't want to. He is very friendly with others and loves to perform. We love you Reed!
So proud of her wrapping job.
She worked hard to tape every last bit of it.
Molly with aunt Julie thoroughly enjoying Reed's kite!
The most beautiful tree I have ever seen. It's a Magnolia tree and this picture doesn't do it justice. This was on Easter day at Brady's aunts house.
All of us, except for Paula, has had a baby in the last year. It is so fun to see them together. Tyler, Reed and Elena. This picture is missing Emerson :(
Molly playing soccer. She loves it. I love getting pictures of her with that real smile.
Molly's first big girl party(This picture is not the best). Her friend down the street had a birthday party and I didn't even stay. I have noticed that Molly interacts with others much better when I'm not hanging around. She is such a shy little girl and tends to cling to me in most situations. Molly has been going to a speech preschool once a week and has really seemed to enjoy it. She really likes to observe others. It takes her a little bit in new situations to get comfortable enough to play with others, but she eventually will play and have a fun time.
I have heard people talk about their kid's falling asleep while playing or just laying there, but I didn't really believe it. These two pictures were on the very same day about an hour apart. I was seriously in shock. It was the easiest bedtime ever!
Before
After
Family pictures are a nightmare! You just never know what you're going to get. At least we're all in the picture, Right? We were able to get these done while in Washington with Brady's family. It was nice having the help. We'll see if we ever get these up on our wall.
Molly's cousin Ben moved away last month. I'm not sure if it's been harder on Molly or me. They spent a lot of time together. Molly and Ben play so well together and it was nice to let them play while we had some adult interaction. Ben has been gone about a month now and I'm pretty sure there hasn't been a day where Ben's name wasn't mentioned by Molly. It has been almost heartbreaking for me. Obviously I miss Lora, but it's seeing Molly miss her little buddy that hurts the most. Luckily they are only three hours away! Molly sure misses her Benners!
I love this picture. I love that Reed is taking his time to crawl so that Molly has a little while longer to not get annoyed by him. Reed adores her. Molly can always get him to laugh his hardest. We will try doing the same things to get him to laugh, but it's just not the same. Molly is so aware of her little brother and is helpful when she wants to be.
Molly showing off her tree pose
Molly decorating her graham cracker house. She was really into it. It was pretty cute to watch her work.
Molly as an angel. She refused to wear a halo. I was surprised she was willing to participate at all.
Sadie was such a trooper to participate and Ben made everyone laugh with his shepard outfit.
Molly enjoying one of her favorite toys from Grandma and Grandpa Larson. It's a dump truck that you can take apart and put back together with a power drill. Molly also got her doll house from Santa that she had been asking for. The night of Christmas, Molly said," it's okay, Santa will come again tomorrow." With her birthday so close to Christmas, she was getting presents everyday for a few days in a row.
Reed was just along for the ride. You gotta love that cute face. He of course loved all the wrapping paper.
Reed was okay with Santa at first
But then he got a good look and decided that the white bearded man was a little bit scary.
Molly was super excited for Reed to sit on Santa's lap...not so much for herself. She actually did muster up enough courage to tell him that she wanted a doll house.
Molly on her birthday. We love this girl so much! She has such a big heart and is always telling us how much she loves us. Molly is extremely shy, but has recently started coming out of her shell. She loves to be around others, especially me. She is pretty much my little shadow.
Molly was spoiled with lots of fun new toys to play with. Here she is with her playdough meal making thing. I was hoping that with all her new toys, that maybe, just maybe, she would want to play by herself. No such luck.
Molly loves everything Dora, so...We bought Dora and Boots cupcakes. I wasn't even going to try making something that I'm sure wouldn't have even resembled Dora. Molly was thrilled and I didn't have to do any work. You gotta love that.
