Mexico...

We had to get Molly up at 2:30 am on Saturday to take a shuttle to Sea-Tac for a 6 am flight to LA. Our flight plan had a 2 hour lay over in LA and then we boarded a flight to La Paz, Mexico. Molly was very well behaved despite her lack of sleep; she slept a bit but remained in a good mood throughout the day. So far our visit has been pretty relaxed, Jake went fishing for a day while we walked around downtown La Paz and yesterday we spent the day at the beach north of La Paz. Molly really enjoyed the ocean and sand while we enjoyed the cerveza and food.

This Christmas...

Jake and I are headed to Idaho next week for Christmas and we have so much to be thankful for. I think when a child has their first Christmas any parent is thankful but, considering the incident at Molly's daycare this August, we are even more so. Unfortunately, the family of the woman at the wheel is facing a difficult holiday season. Though I am displeased with the driver and her decision making on that day, I feel deeply for her family as she was arrested yesterday and they may face Christmas without her.

Jake and I will be squeezing Molly tight this holiday and thankful for the fact that her and her friends made it through the accident to spend their first Christmas with their families.

Happy Holidays!
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Belated Halloween Pics

Here is Molly in the flower costume I am pretty sure she will hate me for later in life... but it was CUTE!

The Ins and Outs...

Molly has been at her new daycare for a couple weeks now though it is just part time. So far it seems that she is adjusting well and enjoying the new atmosphere. Though we miss the people at the original daycare the ease of the logistics has really helped around the house. Jessica, Jake's sister, is here visiting so she has been picking Molly up mid-day since she started there and is enjoying her time with Molly. Yesterday Molly gave Jessica quite a scare, as she was standing up near the coffee table she took a bit of a tumble on hit her head on the lower portion of the coffee table and got a bit of goose egg. This morning the head bump looks quite a bit better then it did yesterday.

Around the house Molly is really on the move which has been a bit of challenge. Molly is VERY difficult to change now as she has better things to do :). She has two teeth now and is eating a couple servings of solid foods a day and some finger foods which is so much fun.

Friday we will be dressing Molly up and taking her to daycare and into the office (hopfully mine and Jake's) which should be fun. Molly has a very cute costume and I am so excited to show her off (pictures to come). Saturday she gets to dress up and go to Kindermusik and we are having our friends the Raffo's over for dinner so we are getting our monies worth out of this costume... Look for photos on Sunday!

Good Morning

Good morning, here are a few pictures of Molly from this past weekend.

Molly loves her rocking horse...

It has gotten kind cold here in the morning so we are getting use out of the sweaters that Molly received. This one was made for her by Mary Dinning and goes well with the onesie that Bronwyn tie dyed for her.

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Happy birthday daddy! This morning Molly helped Jake open his birthday gifts. I think Molly was as much of a gift as anything he unwrapped.


Last weekend Molly had her first real bath in the tub all by herself. Grandma Cindy was in town because mom had to work the weekend. Molly got some quality Grandma time and even got to stay home from daycare on Monday which she really enjoyed. Here is a photo from Molly's first bath!

Next Friday Aunt Jessica will arrive and stay for awhile. It should work out quite nicely as Molly will be switching daycare, we are putting her closer to home, so having Jess take her a couple days or part days will be a good transition.

House Painting

Here is a picture, though not so good, of the house with the first coat of paint on it...