here are some photo highlights of the month so far. We had a pool party at the local swim club with church last weekend. Perfect day for the pool-hot and sunny. Our neighbor loaned us her “Jeep” that was her son’s. Floyd got a new battery for it and Molly loves driving it around the yard. Her favorite direction-backward. Yup, she likes to drive in reverse. What a funny girl. I have even given it a spin. Had to make sure it was safe for our little girl. haha. 
One more project checked off the list. House is painted and they did an awesome job.
ok, so I just finished typing a long post and was about to load pictures when my computer pooped out on me. Needless to say my post is gone. Somehow, I don’t think this is going to be as long but I will save it while typing this time.
So it has been a crazy month. Molly turned 2-can you believe it?, I was snack lady at church for VBS. We had 85 kids this year, another great turn out. And sadly, Shelly and Jonathan moved to California. But not before staying with us for a week. It was a crazy week! I think we all had fun with so much going on. Our hoped for down time didn’t exactly happen much but we were able to enjoy sitting on the deck talking while the kids were sleeping. Molly loved having them here too. She still talks about Jonathan non stop. I think it is safe to say she misses them. She’s not the only one!
We had a fun birthday party for Molly on her birthday with cake and BBQ. She had a blast running around with the neighbors and J.R. and David. Her verbal skills are expanding greatly. She has surprised us with sentences as long as 8 words. She can jump with both feet off the ground and loves to climb and hang off the bars. She is starting to play dress up a little more and have more imaginative play. It is fun to watch. She knows the alphabet but doesn’t quite get them in order. Same with counting to 10. She skips around a little.
We have made it to our local beach a few times now that summer is trying to surface here. The kiddie pool has been getting good use by Molly and David. Molly has really taken to going to the library. She loves her books. She will sit on the couch and have us read all 4 books and then ask to read them again. Curious George is a favorite. Jumpy Jack and Googly also ranks pretty high up there. She knows how to check out the books herself-with some help of course. She has her routine while we are there, says hi to the fish, plays with the puppets, tries to play the preschool games on the computer, and randomly grabs a few books to take home. I don’t know how she decides what books to pick but they have been good so far. She carries our library card to the checkout, pulls out the stool to climb up on, scans the card and books (that’s where I help out), and prints the receipt. She proudly carries the receipt to the car. Now that the weather has been so nice, we have started reading her books on the roof of the library. It is a nice park like setting plus a great view of the water. Great place to watch all the boats go by.
Oh, Floyd and Rich went kayaking last weekend. They really enjoyed themselves. They kayaked around Lake Union, went thru the Ballard locks (transitions from the Lake to the Sound), paddled to Golden Gardens, had lunch, and then headed back to Lake Union. It took them a good portion of the day. It was something they both have wanted to do for a long time.
Ok, so maybe this post is turning out to be as long as the one that got away. I will post a few highlight pictures. I will post an album with all pictures for those of you who just can’t get enough of Molly. Hope summer is treating you nicely! ok, the blog draft is saved, let’s load some pictures!
here are pictures from Molly’s 2 year photo shoot. Plus our new family photo. Enjoy!
The last class of every session is a “show” class for parents, grandparents, etc to come see what the kids have been learning. Molly wasn’t quite her energizing bunny self on Monday (I heard her up at 3am talking and playing in her crib) during class so she didn’t do many of the skills. I was able to get some good photos and a few short videos. So here ya go…..
Below are more photos if you just can’t get enough of Molly!
