A Choo Choo train! (and animals too)

The Fort Worth Zoo has always been on my to do list for when Molly was a little older. With her love of animals and a better understanding of the different kinds, now was the time!
Daddy took the morning off and we headed to Funkytown to be there when it opened! We had a wonderful time. She loved the animals but seemed to be more enamored with the little things. Like the water features in the enclosures and the misting machines to keep the patrons cool. Go figure!



 By far, the biggest hit was the train! It was a 3 minute ride where you saw no animals at all, but she loved it! She didn't stop smiling the whole way!

 Checking out the penguins having lunch!

 "Giraffes are cool Mom but check out the fish in the pond!"

 Elephants!

"The view is so much better up here!"

We will visit again for sure and wait for the animals to trump the train!!!

Wordless Wednesday

Easter 2012

Playing catch up on my little blog!

Easter weekend was the first weekend in our new house! We got up early and had a little egg hunt in our backyard! It is a good thing we did it early because it rained the rest of the day! :(

Molly was so excited to get her eggs!

How many can I hold at once?

All done!

Then we headed to my parents house where we had an indoor hunt. I loved Molly's outfit but she wouldn't sit still for picture!

Checking out my basket from Mimi and Papa!

Cailou had to come along for the hunt.

1st haircut

So Molly has been sporting this lovely side pony tail for awhile now, very Pebbles, don't you think? Her bangs were always in her face and I just couldn't take it anymore, so we went in for our first hair "trim."

She was a little apprehensive at first, but once she had her paci and Elmo, she was good to go! I think she was in the chair for about 5 minutes total, the lady was very fast and good!

I wish I had an after picture but she wasn't cooperating! We had a week or two of beautiful bangs but her hair grows so fast! I think I need to learn how to do this myself or else I might go broke!

18 months and counting

Well, it happened! My baby girl is one and a half! I keep asking her to stop growing up but it is not working! Here she is in her new swimsuit from GiGi and Aunt Katie! Ready for summer!!

Here are just a few things I want to remember about Molly at 18 months!
-She is obsessed with Elmo and all the Sesame Street characters. She can name them all and knows all the songs on her CD. Elmo is her favorite most of the time, followed closely by Cookie Monster and Bert and Ernie.
-She has the sweetest "Puhleese" and "Sank You" I have ever heard!
-Talking up a storm, phrases and everything
-Loves to go to gym class to play and jump.
-Playing outside is the highlight of the day. She loves to go "walk" down the culdesac and wave to everyone she sees.
-She loves to "hide" from us and then say "oh know" so we wonder where she is!

-She loves her car and all other cars she sees. The sunglasses are a must when we are outside these days.

-walking around in mommy and daddy's shoes

- blowing bubbles with Mimi

-our first set of pigtails! They didn't last long but she sure does look cute!

-swinging at the park with Papa

-A new love of ice cream. The cone is her favorite part!

She has grown up so much but still melts my heart everyday! She has an opinion about things now and is not afraid to let you know it. She has thrown some small fits lately and I hope this is not the start of our terrible twos?? Not my baby girl...a mom can dream right!!

Happy 18 Months Molly goose!

A hidden talent

I have always known that Molly has really sharp fine motor skills, she loves to push little buttons, pick up little things off the floor and puts things so precisely where she wants them. However, I had no idea how steady her hand was until...we had a fun evening at home building block towers! Jeff and I started out helping but then she took off on her own. The following pictures are towers she built all on her own!

I mean, really?? If I hadn't witnessed it with my own eyes I wouldn't have believed it! She was so proud of herself and would giggle hysterically when it would fall down!!

Ever since then I have found her stacking random things!

Like her watermelon squares at lunch!

My travel hairspray and two nail polishes on the bathtub!

This girl has a thing for stackin!

Fort Worth Stockshow

Is your Mama a Llama?? Nope, but these were by far our favorite animals at the Fort Worth Stockshow petting zoo! Mimi, Papa, Dylan, Molly and I spent a wonderful morning getting in touch with our country side!

Molly had her first pony ride! She was all excited until I put her on the horse, she started to freak out a little and I thought the ride was over before it began. But when the horse started to move it was like a switch was flipped! She loved it!

This wasn't Dylan's first ride, so she was a pro at showing Molly how it was done!

Dylan checking out the ducklings close up!

Cousins holding hands in their piggy ears!

I love this girl! My sweet niece in her pink boots and matching ears! Ready for the Oregon trail!

It was a fantastic morning spent with the Grandparents and the girls loved all the animals! A Texas tradition that we will definitely do again!