Wow it's hot

It's days like these that I always used to say that I didn't mind going to work because then I'd be in air conditioning....still not a bad option but going to the beach is also a good one :). I'm so happy we joined Owenego. Even though we have the pool, it's just so much cooler at the shore. We went there for about 3 hours today. Molly had a good time walking around in the water. At first she got alittle nervous with the waves, but soon enough she wanted to walk in deeper. There were a ton of people with their kids there today, I even met a few moms that John and crew used to play with down there when he was little. Guess we're all growing up!

As for the pool, it is open but not quite swimable yet. We're hoping one more round of chemicals clears it up and we'll be swimming by the weekend.

Molly changed so much in the past few weeks. She can pull herself up rather quickly, and even starting cruising a bit last night. Mostly on the couch, and she can kind of get herself around her play table. It's fun watching her learn all these new things, while I quickly move things out of her way. Baby proofing has begun in a big way...

Ok, it's hot and I'm going to find a fan.

Fun outdoors

Today we went to cousin Sadie's 3rd birthday party! Molly has so much fun playing with all their toys. It was like going to an amusement park. She was asleep in about 3 minutes when we got in the car, but was all thrown off when we got home. I think she's finally asleep though, hopefully for the night. Just wanted to share a few photos, I actually sent a few of them out as well but you bloggers get a few bonus pics. I love the one of her in the car, and she was so cute the other day going through her basket of toys. As many times as I put them back in she'll empty everyone last one out. Minutes of fun :).

Enjoy the beautiful weather, it's going to get HOT HOT HOT next week!

Dear Stephen and Emily,

I am so sorry for not updating my blog more often. Little Miss Molly has me running all over the place! She is learning to crawl, and likes me to help her walk all over the house. Her favorite thing to do is chase after Tigger the cat. Every once in a while, he actually lets her pet him and then she gets really excited! She also likes to play with her Little People Airplane, I think she is going to be a world traveler when she grows up.

Molly spent her first night away on Sunday with Grandma, just like you guys! Did you have fun? Molly did. She was a little sad in the morning when Schmitty wasn't there to get her out of bed and I wasn't there to feed her, but when she realized she could still play with Grandma and Grandpa for a little bit more, it was ok. Last night she had a little trouble going to bed because she was a little confused and wanted to spend more time with me and Schmitty, but once she got settled in everything was fine. I'm sure you guys were excited to be back home with Mom and Dad yesterday too.

Schmitty and I had a great time with your mom and dad and Brian and Jenn at Mike and Anne's wedding on Sunday! I'm sure your dad was a little sad he couldn't spend the whole day with you on Father's Day, but you'll get to make up for it I'm sure. It was a lot of fun for them all to see old friends and family, and for me to meet a lot of people I only hear stories about.

I hope you guys like these pictures, Molly has been having lots of fun eating all sorts of things like cookies and prunes. Yum.

We look forward to seeing you guys on Sunday at Owenego! Let's hope it doesn't rain. Talk to you later!

Love,

Jen, Schmitty & Molly

So much so fast

Molly is growing and learning so fast right now. Every day it's something new. I am going to try to take some video of her tomorrow to share. On Tuesday she learned how to get back into the sitting position from her belly. That has made such a difference in her ability to get places. She's been pushing up on to her toes, can push backwards and even tries to pull up on to us or the furniture. Two minutes alone and she finds her way over to something she isn't supposed to be near. I'm not really sure how she gets there, but she does. It's funny because if I'm in the room with her, she only seems to go backwards, but alone she manages to get where she wants to go. She'll be pulling up soon enough, right now she tries but doesn't have the balance or the strength to get all the way up so that's resulted in a couple of bumped heads, but nothing too bad. Needless to say, this has kept me pretty busy. The pack-n-play is out full time now so I can put her in it when I need to shower, or even go to the bathroom at this point. I thought I had enough time to go with her in the middle of her rug in the bedroom and when I came out she was almost to the bookshelf. Amazing. Our little girl is growing up so fast! And she is definitely the happiest baby on the block, she's just so friendly and smiley. I stole some pics from my friend Vicky's blog to share, Molly and Becca are almost starting to have fun together. When Molly was first born Becca seemed so much older and bigger, but Molly is definitely catching up and 18 months will be nothing pretty soon. Add little Richie to the mix who is only 6 months younger than Molly (but will likely outweigh her before we know it!) , a few more months and we'll really be in trouble.