~overheard prior to the nights events~ "Mommy, I thought I asked for a 'robin' not a 'chicken'!!"
Tonight we took Sam and Molly to our church Fall Fun Festival. Bat Man and Chicken Little had a good time. Sam was not too sure about what this whole event was about, but he was very excited to wear his costume. He really enjoyed the fact that whatever it was that he did he was rewarded with a hand into the candy bowl. I think he really dug this Halloween thing!
Kirk and I volunteered some time at the Hula Hoop station. Sam (or should I say "Mot men"~ Sam's pronunciation of BATMAN) thought he could join right in with the big kids.
There was so much to do at the festival, and we only did a few things as Sam is still a little young. He got a tattoo (hope he liked it, cuz it will be the only kind of tattoo that he will ever have) He got to color a pumpkin (I think the object of this station was to actually make a jack-o-lantern face, not really "color" it)
He got to go fishing
He cheated at tic-tac-toe
He jumped and bounced and jumped and bounced... PERFECT for a "mot men" in training!
He slid down a giant inflatable slide. I wasn't sure what he would do with this one as he had to find his way to the ladder by himself once he was in the deal, but did it, and wanted to do "ahhgin" and "ahhgin" unfortunately he was only able to do it a couple of times since the bigger kids were getting rough in there.
And look who we found... a very alert and nosy (couldn't miss out on any of the action) sweet molly. She had fun cheering her big brother on as he ran wild at the festival
Hope everyone had as much fun as we did!
Friday, October 31, 2008
To the Bat Cave.... Chicky
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Monday, October 13, 2008
Boomer Sooners
Kirk and his dad were able to head down with the mob and watch the "big game" against Texas and Oklahoma in person while Sam, molly and I watched it at home with Nonna. Though the game didn't turn out the way we wanted, our little Sooner fans enjoyed the day!
Molly simply adores her big brother
She is really into "touch" right now. She will place her hand on you, she will even caress our faces (so incredibly sweet) Her she is patting Sam. (he other the other hand is never too sure about it)
"GO OU"-- here she is, Molly (all 12 # 6 oz of her) cheering on the Sooners.
Better luck next year :)
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
What is wrong with this picture?
this is how I found Molly in the morning... she is quite the active one...
Saturday, October 04, 2008
Pumpkin patch
Sam, Hanna, Faye, Molly and I headed to the pumpkin patch the other day. It was a beautiful day out... mid 80's with the sun shining. The pumpkin patch was fun to run in (according to 2 year olds) Sam and Hanna took it upon themselves to take the pumpkins from the patch and place them upon the picnic tables. It was a LOT of hard work, but they had a grand time re-arranging everything for the owners.
They both LOVED feeding the animals and were not scared or skittish at all. (thankfully the animals were gentle, well trained and used to little ones poking all over them!) 
yes, Molly had a good day as well. She even allowed us to enjoy the day without her usual temper appearing.
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
I want a million!
Ok, another fun thing to do. Play the "who wants to be a millionaire" game on your computer. It is pretty fun and a little addicting as well. click HERE and have fun!
Photo session a success?!
It was that time again, the time I DREAD. Time to get the kids' pictures made. Molly has been in a good mood for almost 2 weeks now, so we definitely need to get the pictures (there was no 2 month and she will be 4 months in a week) Here are the events of the morning:
Sam is all dressed and ready to go. His hair is fixed and he is looking quite spiffy if I do say so myself. Then, he spots it... the hat I have that matches his outfit. It instantly goes on his head (bye-bye nice hair) It is a struggle and some tears fall, but eventually the hat is hidden, forgotten about and the hair is redone.
Molly, miss Molly. where do I begin? The outfit was not placed on her for good reason. (smart mommy) Even though she had not spit up in several days, she managed to spit several times prior to leaving the house. She leaked through her diaper and shortly after she was changed and cleaned up she messed the pants.
So, it is off to the photographer (Ma in tow in order to help with the fiasco I know is about to occur) We get there and Sam is very excited, he runs right to the (germ infested, filthy) lego table while I dress Miss Molly (as I place her dress upon her she spits up all over it. Thankfully I was able to clean it up)
It was a simple plan, (so I thought) no clothing changes, no elaborate scenes or poses, just a picture of the 2 of them together and each one individually. The (wonderfully patient, talented, relaxed) photographer sets up the scenery... 3 pumpkins and some leaves. The goal, Sam to sit and hold the baby---nope, won't work, plan B Sam to sit beside baby, nope,Sam leaves and decides to scoot the chair around the room, then the blocks, then stuffed animals etc I am sure you get the picture. On to plan C, D, E, F--- I think we actually go to like W (at least it seemed like it) The photographer was great, Molly was great, so while mom and I are trying to reason with Sam,(why? who in their right mind reasons with a 2 year old?) she takes some really good pictures of Molly. It was really hard to decide on just 1 pose of my smiling girl. 
Sam on the other hand---- click picture to enlarge if you can't see his face
And finally... I don't know how she did it, (she is SUPER) but the photographer managed to actually get a half way decent picture...
phheeww, glad that ordeal is over... until next time
