Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Snow Day!

We got snow in New Mexico!  We had a pretty decent snowstorm come through on Monday, and left us with about 6 inches of the powdery white stuff!  Snow usually disappears within hours of falling here in NM, but here we are two days later, and hardly any of it has melted!  Gunnar was out brushing the snow off the cars this morning (the temperature was in the single digits) and he came inside saying he felt like we were back in Dawson Creek! 
Anyway, so this was the first time Molly really played in the snow, and she had a lot of fun!  (I'm actually not sure who had a better time, her or Arnold!)  Even though the cold is terrible for his joints, being a greater swiss mountain dog, he totally feels in his element!
So here are some pics of the kids enjoying the snow!




Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Chopsticks

Tonight we decided to go out to dinner to Azuma.  It's a Japanese Habachi restaurant, and I've been craving their food for quite some time! (Thank you pregnancy!)  We ordered Molly a kids habachi chicken meal, which came with chopsticks to use.  Let me tell you, she got quite a kick out of those things!  I brought other food along with us b/c I had a feeling she wouldn't eat their food, and her favorite thing to eat with the chopsticks....... was yogurt!  Oh Molly!

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Sneaky Sneaky

Gunnar was making dinner tonight (not a usual thing, but I had made dinner a little earlier for a friend and her family and had just got back from dropping it off to them, and while I was gone, my wonderful husband started dinner for me) So, as I come in Molly gets all excited that I'm back (I was literally gone for 20 minutes) and shes telling me all sorts of exciting things, and asking for every single snack in the pantry.  I nicely tell her no, and explain that we are having dinner shortly.  She goes to the pantry and stands infront of the shelves just playing (or so I think).  I go into the kitchen to assist Gunnar, and we get talking about random things.  Probably 5-10 minutes go by, and Molly is still "playing" at the pantry.  And hasn't made a peep!  (Instant trouble right?)  Thinking that this is kinda weird, I go to see what shes doing and she is literally standing IN the pantry, shoving oreos in her mouth at warp speed!!!!  I call Gunnar over, we CRACK UP hysterically (yet quietly, b/c she still has no idea we're watching her) And she finally turns around....oreos in both hands and says "Oh, hi!"  With black oreo covering every tooth in her mouth!  (total picture moment and I didn't get one!)  Then, turned back around as if what she was doing was completely fine!  - What a sneaky little creeper!  I have to admit, I love moments like this! 

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Pregnancy Update

I realized I never wrote a post about my pregnancy!  Pretty sure everyone that reads my blog knows this by now!  Anyway - I am currently 22 weeks along, and yesterday, I had my 20 week ultrasound (a little late, but I had to reschedule it twice!) And I'm happy to say, everything looks great with baby Maci!  Even the second time around, it's amazing to me to see her and hear that she is growing and developing right on track!  It's also soo cool to feel a kick, and see her move on the screen at the same time!  Molly is very excited about having a baby sister!  If you ask her "What's in Mommy's belly" she'll say "A baby!"  And if you ask her "Baby who?"  She says "Baby Maci!!!!!"  It's adorable!  I just know she'll be a big help when Maci finally arrives, and I can't wait to see them develop that sisterly bond like I have with my sisters!  :) 

Profile view


You can see part of her face in the 3D image on the left (she kept her hand infront of her face most of the time, little stinker!)  And another profile view on the right.

Can't wait to meet baby Maci!  <3



Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Trick or Treating

We went trick or treating tonight as a family.  Molly had soo much fun, I couldn't believe how into she was!  She dressed up as.......Minnie Mouse, surprise surprise!  And the ears were her favorite part!  She did not want to take them off!!
 We've been practicing saying trick or treat, but she would always say "tickle tickle treat" it was adorable!  Then tonight when she actually went trick or treating, she was saying "Trick or Tower"  And I'm thinking she is getting that from the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Halloween special, because they go to a party at the Trick or Treat Tower.  Either way, it was adorable!  And we were so proud because every time someone gave her candy, she didn't even need to be reminded to say "Thank you!"  :)
Gunnar wheeled her around in her wagon around our street, and I would walk her up to the door.  Then when we came home to give out candy, everytime the doorbell rang, she'd RUN to the door saying "KIDS!!!!!"  She had a blast tonight!








Sunday, October 30, 2011

Halloween Party

Our friends had a Halloween party yesterday!  Everyone had to go in costume, so we decided to get a little creative!  For the first time, I made our costumes (well, for me and Gunnar - Molly's I ordered)  We were a skeleton family, and I got the idea for the costumes online. 
Molly is going to dress up as Minnie Mouse tomorrow to go trick or treating, so I'll be sure to post pictures of her all dressed up!

The Fox Skeleton Family!

It was a little windy!

Molly painting a pumpkin!


Molly and Ansley enjoying some pumpkin cake pops!


When it was Molly's turn to bob for apples, she decided it would just be easier to stick her hand in and pick up her apple!  Smart girl!




Close up of Gunnars costume.  (Sorry, it won't let me rotate the picture!)



Close up of mine.  You can't really see, but I also added a pink bow to the baby skeleton head for baby Maci!

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Family Portraits

We recently got our family pictures done!  I'm so excited to have updated pictures of us to be able to have on display around the house! Molly was great, she could not have been more of a ham that day! Here is a preview of some of the pictures!  The photographer was awesome!  We got over 350 pictures, below are just some of my favorites!









Sunday, October 9, 2011

Some pictures

Here are some pictures from random moments over the past few months!

Molly was helping Daddy weed.

Dressing Arnold up with jewelry!

One of my favorite pictures.  I love how she is looking up at Poppop! (This is when my dad picked us up from the airport back in the summer)

From Grammy and Poppop's most recent visit, on the merry go round at the mall!

Modeling her new Minnie Mouse boots!

Priceless!

Playing dress up!

Molly, her friend Ansley and Poppop!

Molly at her 2 year old check up!  Her appointment went great, she's healthy and the doctor was actually very impressed with how much talking she does (wonder where she gets that?) And how smart she is!  :)  That made us happy!!

Molly never wanted to be in her pack n play when she was a baby....but it's apparently much cooler to hang out in her babydoll's pack n play!



McCalls Pumpkin Patch

We visited McCalls Pumpkin Patch again this year.  It's a really cute place about an hour from us with lots of fun fall type stuff to do!  We went there while my parents were in town, and had SO much fun!!

Taking a ride on the cow train!




Peeking out of the jump jump!

Down the slide with Grammy!

...Then again with Daddy!


Checking out the bunnies in Bunnyville!



In search of the perfect pumpkin!

She found a few! :)

This was Molly at the pumpkin patch last year....

She's grown so much!