Nana bread & duck-duck

Nana brought Molly some Nana bread when she came for Becca's party. Molly was so excited to have a huge chunk after lunch today. Way, way, way back in the day, I was the young one eating chunks of Dana's bread. When dad and Dana started dating, I loved going over to her house because she always had bread. It was (still is) the best bread ever. Molly, Becca and I ate half a loaf today!!!

I was shopping one afternoon with Molly and Becca. Molly spied bin of stuffed animals and decided she, Jack, and Becca all needed one. Being in a good mood, I agreed. Molly chose a horse, for Jack, we picked a monkey, and Becca reached out for a duck. All three kids love their animals, but Becca loves hers. When I lay her down to sleep, she reaches for it and tucks it under her arm. After nap/bedtime, she holds onto it and keeps it with her until she is now longer sleepy. We have named it Duck-Duck which she can now say. Here she is with Duck-Duck....

I Love her.

Becca's first Birthday Party

We had a "small" family party for Becca's first birthday. I REALLY wanted an all out, invite everyone we know Becca's turning one party. Scott want the 5 of us and a cake. We compromised and had grandparents and siblings. And if you know our families, that's a lot of people. We ate lunch and cupcakes and the cousins played. It was lots of fun. Here is Becca enjoying her first cupcake...dairy free!

Molly getting in on the action. It is hard for first borns to share the attention. (I know how she feels.)

Getting cleaned-up. Her icing has tons of shortening to make up for the lack of butter/cream. It was very messy!

I can't believe she is about to turn one! Her official Birthday is the 20th! We are going to have more cupcakes to celebrate. Molly and Jack spent the afternoon making decorations for Becca. I love how much they love her. I can see how the baby of the family gets spoiled rotten. But with Becca, it's easy to do!

Halloween

We had a great Halloween. When Molly and Jack got home from school, we carved our 6 pumpkins. I wish I had taken a picture of them. The squirrels and chipmunks had done a number on them so a few pumpkins were "abstract". I just cut random shapes to use the 'work' the animals had already done. They turned out pretty cool....

Molly wanted to combine her 2 favorite things this year and went as a princess cat. She looked great and had lots of fun in her costume. Jack was a vampire and was able to scare many people! Becca was a butterfly. She was very cute and round in her costume.

(my pictures will not load in order for some reason today, and after 3 tries, I'm giving up. Sorry)

Jack was VERY tired by 8:00 (rightfully so) so Becca, Jack and I went home 'early'. Scott and Molly hit a few more houses before coming home. This is Jack checking out his haul. Becca loved rummaging in his bag and he was a good sport about it.
This is the crew before we went out.

We met up with our friends the Townsend's to Trick-or-Treat with. Wyatt and Scarlett are the sweetest kids and I'm glad they are our neighbors.

The entire group ready to go!

Me and Becca. We are BOTH ready for bed!!!

Quiet Baby=Trouble

Becca is on the move these days. She no longer "army crawls". She is up on all 4's and moves fast! Today while I was making breakfast, I noticed she wasn't under my feet anymore and very quiet. I found her in the bathroom unrolling TP. You can't be "mad" at something so sweet and harmless. :)

What have the Ny's been up to?

The debate will begin in 6 minutes....so lots of pictures, very few words.

Molly's soccer game last week. Scott getting the Unicorns pumped!


A Friday morning with Jack and Becca. I love them. They played together so sweetly. (Except when she kept knocking his towers over. He was good about it when we made it a game.)

Working hard. He loves to build. Loves it.
All dresses and ready to go get Molly from school. They are great together.

After quiet time (Becca's nap). Here she is going after a passie.

Molly and Jack were very quiet yet seemed to have lots of fun!!!!
Having fun with Daddy. This was a rare night he was home recently.
Becca watching.


We went to the pumpkin patch last weekend. Becca loved the pumpkins and playing in the dirt.

We were watering the grass Sunday trying to get our seeds growing. Molly and Jack thought it would be fun to run in the sprinkler. It was warm, but not that warm....



Debate is starting, gotta go. Hope you are watching too!

10 minutes

In 10 minutes my chocolate chips cookies will be ready and I will then retreat to my TV room and wait for SNL. Can't wait. Ever since Sarah Palin became a VP candidate, SNL has been on top of their game. But, then, she makes it easy for them....

We have been busy, VERY stressed out, and worried. I know everyone is worried about the credit crisis, but when your livelihood is in the financial world, you really worry. Not knowing what Wachovia is going to do has been another big stresser. Scott got a call Friday from his partner Brett at 6:30 am to tell him Wells Fargo was buying ALL of Wachovia. Scott started dancing a jig in the kitchen!! It was the funniest and happiest thing ever. It was like a weight lifted off his shoulders and I could see the relief in his face immediately. I'm not saying we or anyone is out of the woods yet, but it's a little better for us, for now.

Molly and Jack have been busy in school. Molly went to the State Fair Thursday with her class. She had a blast and talked about it for hours. She meet a "...beautiful brown horse..."at the fair and now has decided she wants one for Christmas. She just doesn't understand why "they" don't allow horses to live in the city. So tonight she told her grandfather Bruce, who was here for dinner, that her mommy and daddy were giving him a horse for his birthday that he could keep at his farm and she would name it and ride it for him!

Jack loves school and all his friends. He is going to a birthday party tomorrow for a classmate and is so excited. He doesn't go to school on Fridays and I really cherish the time I have with him those mornings. This Friday we read books, worked 2 puzzles, made Lego towers (that Beccasaurus tore down) and went on a walk. It was a great morning and we both enjoyed it. It's also nice that Jack gets alone time with Becca. He is very sweet and gentle with her.

Becca is crawling, if you call it that. It's the oddest way to get around, but she manages fine. She can go from her tummy or back to a sitting position. She is saying Momma, Dadda, utt-oh!, and starting to say dog. She is 10 months and 2 weeks. I can't believe it.

My cookies are ready and I am tired. I have lots of pictures to post and will do that tomorrow. :)

Molly

Molly's teacher sent a card home last week with "homework" for the parents. We were to write who Molly was, what defines her, how she lives, and our dreams for her. Scott was apposed to it ("...they should observe her and figure her out themselves...") So I had to write it alone. Here goes.......

Molly loves all things beautiful. From the time she could walk, she would collect flowers and shiny rocks. In the evening, Molly would point to the moon admiring its silvery color and design. Today, she surrounds herself in things she finds beautiful. Her room is filled with pictures of loved ones, paintings, drawings, and treasures collected over time. She not only sees beauty in things but also in the people around her. She notices their smiles, kindness, and sweet words.

Our hope for Molly is that she never loses her positive outlook on life. That she always smiles and sees the joy and wonder in all things and people.

I love you sweet Molly.