Problem solver

If Molly eats all her dinner or at least a reasonable effort, she can have dessert. Well, she was talking about what she was going to have-her choice a popsicle. She said I could have one since I ate all my dinner. I was leaving for a massage so I said I would have to pass on dessert tonight. Molly said I could take it in the car with me. But I said it would be too messy since it would melt and get sticky. Her response: take a napkin and wrap it at the bottom. Such the problem solver!

Chuck E Cheese here we come!

Molly and I met her friend Maddy and her mom Dena (my friend) at Chuck E Cheese today. This was Molly's first time seeing the big mouse. Thankfully, he did not make a personal appearance. She had a blast playing games and riding the rides. She saw the characters move on stage and freaked out. They were mechanical but she didn't understand that. She was afraid they were going to come off the stage. (She doesn't like the bird at Red Robin either. We had to leave part way thru a meal one time cause she was in hysterics over the bird at the front door-we were across the restaurant in a corner and he never came near us) Anyway, back to Chuck E Cheese....Here are some pictures from it.

funny little things Molly says

Molly is doing a great job potty training in the last few days. I had pretty much thrown in the towel for potty training for the time being. But when we were at Target, she saw the Minnie Mouse panties again and said she wanted them. I asked her if she would wear them and go pee in the potty, she said she would. I didn't believe her but worth a try. She couldn't wait for me to wash them so she could wear them. Molly even put them in her washer/dryer in her play kitchen. She wore them both Saturday and Sunday with 1 big accident (thankfully just pee) each day. Monday she was tired and didn't want to so I didn't make her. Today, she was all about wearing her Minnie Mouse to MOPS. We had our first 100% successful day in big girl panties! I'm so proud of her. I know we will probably have more set backs down the road so we will take it a day at a time.

Funny moment: on Saturday after her nap, we were eating a snack and she said "wearing panties is tough", I asked her what she meant thinking it was about making it to the potty in time since we had just had an accident-I was wrong. Molly said "they get stuck in my butt" It took all my will power not to die laughing that she was talking about having a wedgie.

She is a funny girl. Tonight while out for a walk she said, "2 bears are peeing in the woods" the way she said it, Floyd and I thought she was telling a joke and we were waiting for the punch line. But that was it.

catch up

Opps, somehow I didn't post a few cute pictures from when my sister and her family came to visit for New Years. We had a great time playing in the yard and at the aquarium. Molly adored her cousin and followed him around.

Our little leprechaun

Happy St. Patrick's Day.....a day late.
Molly enjoyed posing for the camera. Unfortunately, the delay on my camera is a little slow for a toddler so I missed some good poses. She picked out this outfit her self. I told her she could pick out a shirt and skirt at the store. I added the leggings so she could where in wintertime too. She shopped the whole store and picked out these frog shoes to match and also tried to talk me into a strawberry shaped purse. She got the shoes but no purse. What can I say, I'm a sucker sometimes.

Carpenter in Training

Daddy’s little helper. Molly has to be in the middle of the action.

notice the proper working attire…..her tutu and her pajamas.

As you can see, we are fixing the hallway closet so it has better storage. The original builder designed it to be a coat closet but it fit a hanger but no coat on the hanger-wasn't deep enough by a 1/2 inch or so. how silly. We are also replacing the handrail/wall on the left side of the stairs to match the new railing on the right. We discovered we need to replace the stairs though. Opps! Molly was helping daddy remove the carpet. She was in charge of turning the shop vac on and then she would run down the stairs and use the hose to suck everything up. Giggling the whole time. I could hear her at the other end of the house. FYI bad idea-carpet on stairs coming from the front door. I wish I would have taken a picture of the amount of dirt/dust UNDER the carpet-where you can't vacuum.

melts my heart

Last night when I got home from a mom's night out, Molly was still awake in her room. I went in to say goodnight. As I was fixing her blankets for her she mentioned something was missing tonight. I asked her what was missing. She said "its not the same without you here". How sweet is she! She truly loves having all 3 of us together. She may or may not want to pay attention to us when we are home but she wants us all in the house together. She's so cute.