Isn't life grand?!?!? 

The pool is fun, but I would rather walk around it and make lots of wet footprints (please note plumber butt, which will likely be shown at future graduations and wedding-type events). 

OK, we're good to go...bring on the new pool. 

Still not too sure about the new pool. 

Molly contemplating going into her new pool. 

Auntie Julie gave Molly a new helmet for her birthday. She wears it when she goes on the four-wheeler and all you can see coming is this big yellow head!! 

Playing with cousin Lindsay. 

Molly sporting her new bug suit (which is a bit big). She doesn't seem to mind it, even though she looks pretty goofy. 

Molly, Molly, time is flying by and you are growing up so fast…

After all the exciting birthday celebrations, I have finally had a chance to sit down and write an update on Molly’s last month.

Molly now has 12 teeth – four on top, four on bottom and all four of her first molars. She is enjoying using her teeth and has now decided that she won’t eat anything that she can’t feed herself. If you approach her with a spoon, she quickly puckers her lips closed and turns her head. So now the challenge is to find foods that she can eat by herself. New additions to her diet include Kraft Dinner, Eggos, Animal Crackers, and Goldfish. She’s still eating all kinds of different fruit, still loves cheddar cheese and has even chewed up some BBQ steak (very funny to watch). I wouldn’t say she is a great eater, but I think she is getting enough to eat. Now that she is a year old, I have to start weaning her off her bottle, but I am nervous to do that because I am guessing that’s where a good portion of her nutrition is coming from. Then again, maybe it’s just because I am a big suck.

Which leads me into the monthly weigh-in results. Molly clocked in at 19.4 pounds this month. A 1.4-pound gain in a month. I was very excited by this. She didn’t gain any in length and remains at 29.5 inches. I am not totally convinced that I am being consistent with my length measurements. We’ll see what the doctor says when we go for her one-year appointment.

Molly has a renewed interest in walking and is now walking more than she crawls. She is still pretty stiff and if she is tired she tends to fall quite a bit. She has also mastered going down the three steps from our living room to our dining room. She has been going up them for a while now but just recently got the knack for going down. This of course opens a whole new area for her roaming and I never know where I am going to find her.

She continues to be a chatterbox, with a few more recognizable words poking through. She now says bye, bye when she waves, moo when you ask her what sound a cow makes (although sometimes she will say quack, quack first), she said Grandpa when we were in Cape Breton, and she has also said truck (a little too close to that famous swear word that tends to slip out of Mommy and Daddy’s mouth every now and then). She has quite interesting conversations with her toys and even with the cats. She jibber jabbers away with such intensity, I almost wish I knew what she was trying to say.

Molly’s favorite things right now are playing with other kids, any type of ball, going for a ride in her new wagon and ice cream.

I think that covers everything for now. Keep checking in for pictures because Molly and I are working hard at busting this summer wide open!! We can’t wait for our friends Ava, Kate, Lorrie and Jen to come visit on the 21st and Father’s Day will be rolling around this coming weekend. Oh what fun to be Mommy and Molly!!

Catch you all later,
Alayne and Molly

Hey Connor, can you speed this thing up?!?! 

Going for a ride with Connor. 

Now let's really test out this new wagon... 

Hey Mommy, I think I might need to get in the tubbie. 

Hmmm...what's this on top of my cake?!?! 

Testing out the wagon with her buddy Grayson. 

Molly got a new red wagon for her birthday, so we loaded all her presents in there. She wasn't too happy until we emptied it and she could get in. 

The birthday party yummies. The little cake with the candle is Molly's. 

Testing out the birthday cupcakes. 

Happy 1st Birthday Molly!!!

365 days
12 months
8760 hours
While it seems like Molly has been here forever, today marks one year and her very first birthday. It has been an incredible year and thinking back to a year ago today, a little tear comes to my eye as I remember the moment I met my little Molly. From that very moment and every day since, she has been the most amazing thing that has ever happened to me. She continues to make me smile and so happy to be her Mommy.

I wanted to post a little note and a few pictures on her birthday, but I can't stay long. I will check back near the end of the weekend with some pictures from her party and my usual monthly update on how Molly is doing (she gained weight...so stay tuned for that)!!

Bye for now...
Alayne

What a pretty card you made Mommy. Kinda sappy on the inside, but nice!!! 

Molly opening her birthday card that Mommy made. Mommy and Daddy also gave her a gold chain with a heart on it. She liked the box and the envelope the best!!! 

Another excellent Cape Breton adventure...

We headed to Cape Breton this past Friday to celebrate Mom and Dad's 40th wedding anniversary and to have an early birthday party for Molly. We only stayed five days, but we sure jammed a whole lot of fun in. Molly got to see all her Cape Breton cousins and her cousin Emily (from Freeport) was also in town at the same time. I have posted a bunch of pictures below. Enjoy!

Only two more sleeps until Molly's first birthday. We are having another party on Saturday, so be sure to check back in for more fun adventures in Molly's world.

Until then...
Alayne and Molly

It makes you wonder how a child singles out just one blade of grass and finds it more interesting than the rest. 

We stopped at a park on our drive home so Molly could play and we stumbled upon this cute Bedrock-like car. 

Since it was Mom and Dad's 40th anniversary, we got some family pictures taken. This is one of just us. I won't post the others until the rest of the family pick their favourites. 

Hey Emily, you got Cheesies all over your face!! 

Enjoying the beach with best bud and cousin Emily, who happens to be in Freeport at the exact same time. 

Now let's have some Cheesies covered in sand.