Molly gets her picture taken with Marilyn and Brian, our friends visiting from England. 

Molly enjoys a hotdog while listening to the band at the "bay of Fun-Day." 

Molly hangs out with her friend Carlee at the "Bay of Fun-Day" at Lavena's Cafe. 

Slack blogger...

I can now be officially labelled a "slack blogger." It is the 26th of August and I have not yet posted Molly's 14-month check-in and update and it has been 23 whole days since I have posted a picture. For those of you who check in often, my sincerest apologies. What can I say...we've been super busy and having lots of fun. I will try and get back to posting pictures at least once a week and now that summer is winding down, I should be back on track.

So onto an update on Molly. She continues to be a busy little girl and is developing quite a personality. People comment that she is likely going to be a bit silly like her Mommy rather than quiet(er) like her Daddy. She is definitely a happy girl and enjoys life to the fullest. It is quite scary that there is not much baby left in her.

She had her one-year vaccinations on August 9th, when she was exactly 14-months old. She got three needles and by the time the third one rolled around, she was downright pissed off. I am not sure who felt worse...me or Dr. Thomson. By the end of it all, Dr. Thomson was back in Molly's good books after giving her a sticker of a cow. Molly clocked in at 19.4 pounds and 29.5 inches in length. She is still kinda light for her age, so the doctor wants to see her again at 18 months...just to make sure she continues to gain weight.

Molly's favorite things right now are animals (any kind but cows seem to get the biggest reaction), Baby Einstein videos (it started with Baby Neptune which was a gift from her buddy Sienna in Ottawa and has now grown to pretty much the whole series), bite-sized Mars bars (a reoccuring treat when she goes to the store with Daddy or Bumpie), dolls (she has taken a particular liking to this odd looking doll that I have tried to replace but have been unsuccessful in doing so), having books read to her (over and over again), picking berries and eating them (rasberries are her fav but she has started to chow down on blackberries lately), and balls (it is obscene how many balls are rolling around our house these days).

Molly has gotten another tooth (an eye tooth), which makes 13 in total. There are a few more just about to pop through so we'll see. Knock on wood, I have been very lucky that none of her teeth have bothered her too much.

Molly had her first fever this past month. By all accounts it looks like it was a reaction to the chicken pox vaccine, but we don't know for sure. It only lasted overnight, so we didn't do too bad.

We got rid of our trusty red Jeep this past month are now driving around in a silver Mazda 3. I'm not sure if I am more excited about the four doors or the air conditioning!! We have also invested in a portable DVD player and that has been a godsend during our long road trips. Molly actually likes the car now!!

Well that's all for now. I have posted a bunch of new pictures below that give a glimpse into our past few weeks. I will post more soon, so check back in.

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Alayne and Molly

Is someone comfortable in Mommy and Daddy's bed?!?! Cookie Monster's eyes peeking out of her pj bottoms made me laugh when I saw this picture!! 

Crashed in the car after a fun visit to the zoo. 

The taunting worked and the chickens ended up eating more of Molly's lunch than she did!! 

Molly thought she would taunt the wandering chickens at the zoo with her lunch.

Close-up of the sleeping beauty at the zoo. 

Molly was both excited and scared to get so close to the llamas. You'll notice that she is styling in her news blue Crocs that Grandma gave her!! 

On our way back from Cape Breton, we stopped at Oak Lawn Farm Zoo and Molly was psyched to check out the Zebras. 

We made an unexpected trip to Cape Breton to attend my Uncle Alfred's funeral. Here Molly hangs out with Grandma and Grandpa. For some reason we didn't take too many pictures on this trip, but we did have fun while we were there (including another trip to the beach). 

Molly and the crowd waiting for the parade at Freeport Days. This is the only picture I got because once the parade started, Molly felt the need to run out into the parade route continously and Mommy got very busy. 

Close up of pretty girlie... 

Oh what a pretty girlie... 

Molly enjoying a Cheesie and showing off her banged up eye (she fell on some hay which apparently was sharp)!! 

Mommy's friend (and now Molly's buddy) Lucie Anne visited with us from Calgary. She only stayed overnight but we had lots of fun and enjoyed seeing her. 

Molly the pirate tries on Olivia's hat. 

Enjoying ice cream with the Tulloch family. Molly and I stayed at their house in Bedford for a few nights when we were in town for our one-year needles. 

Lindsay (Inks) and Emily swinging away. 

Molly decides to mow the lawn. 

Studley Grayson checks out the tricycle. 

Molly, Lindsay and Grayson celebrated Emily's second birthday with her.  

If only I could get on the other side of this fence. 

Come here little sheep... 

Molly checking out the old schoolhouse.