Molly turns 2, Part 3....Birthday Dinner

Okay, folks, we're gettin' there. :-) Normally I wouldn't really care about posting pictures of "dinner," but we made quite the trek to try out a place for Molly's birthday dinner. It's called the Corvette Diner and it's at Liberty Station in San Diego...I have heard about this place like you wouldn't believe. Gotta go, gotta try it, etc. It's fun on a normal night and REALLY fun for birthdays. So of course we go for a birthday. It was a trek! Driving to SD, then hitting traffic, then parking was crowded. So thankful when we finally got there. Till I walked inside. My immediate thought..."THIS is not what I call a restaurant." It was LOUD. Really LOUD. I don't do loud very well. This was the kind of loud where all the talking you do is yelling and your throat hurts when you are done with dinner. I'm really glad we went to check it out after all the hype. But it was definitely a one time thing. I have no desire to go back. Yes, there was lots of fun, silly things; dancers, balloonists, glow in the dark tables, games, cars, and of course yummy milkshakes...but I'm good. Don't need to go again.

 The pretty cool Corvette right when you walk in. (Jeremy always has Molly's dresses/skirts hiked up when he takes pics, drives me nuts. :-) )

 Yes, Ken, we caught you. Look at that guilty face. Mom and Ken got to the restaurant before us and obviously helped themselves to some drinks. :-)

 The dancers.

 Wonder how long it takes her to get all that stuff in her hair.

 hmmm..milkshake. GOOD milkshake too!

Happy Pasta Face girl. 

 Ken treated the kids to balloons, Will asked for a giraffe.

 Molly's personal birthday dance.

 Look at the concentration...they are totally thinking about ALL that going in their tummy's.

 I cropped this pic to get the full affect. Can you believe how wide that mouth is?! She isn't missing a drop. Molly is definitely our sweets girl, just like her daddy.

 William wearing Molly's princess crown. Molly refused to put it on b/c she remembers a balloon popping at a concert we were at awhile ago. She kept pointing at it, crying a little and saying, "pop. pop. pop!" We actually got a picture of her wearing it, but she's screaming her head off, so I thought I'd be nice and not put it on her birthday dinner post.

 Riding motorcycles after dinner.

The next two pictures are two of my favorites, total favorites.

 Grandma gets huge goodbye hugs....

...and so does Ken.

Nighty Night, Happy birthday Molly! Tomorrow...party time!

Molly turns 2, Part 2...Presents

After Build-A-Bear we headed home for some presents.

Presents from Mommy and Daddy.

 She's excited about the truck. :-) We have a million "boy" trucks. We thought it was time for a girly truck.

 A pretty hat made by Grandma and a snuggly new blanky made by Great Grandma. Molly sleeps with it every night now.

 My mom's birthday is 10 days before Molly's. Will & Molly got her a recordable book from Hallmark and Will read the whole thing (his voice is recorded in the book)...it totally made her cry. :-)

 If you look closely (or click to make the pic big), you can see Molly's mouth wide open in a "wow." So cute.

I was very proud of this purchase. I've been wanting the "Little People Noah's Ark" since Will was a baby. But wasn't willing to pay the $40 bucks for it. I finally found it at a consignment store, WITH all the animals, for $8 bucks!

 Opening the Little People Fairy treehouse, no idea my mom was getting this. Guess she picked up on my obsession w/ Little People.

Yelling, "baby!!" after opening Great Grandma's gift.

Molly turns 2....Part 1

I'm not feeling particularly creative, talkative or descriptive at the moment...hence the looooong time it's taking me to get to Molly's birthday pictures and devoting a post to them. Or maybe it's that Molly's birthday was out of this world crazy this year, with the day of her birthday, her birthday party and a trip to Disneyland. All the pictures are a little overwhelming...but I figure, I just gotta start.
One thing I do want to say is that Molly is the sweetest, most precious, most beautiful little girl. She amazes me daily and has me wrapped around her finger the second she tilts her head to her shoulder, gives a little shake and talks to me...always ends up in lots of hugs and kisses. I remember to this day the exact moment we were told we were having a girl. I was in complete shock. I 100% knew for a fact we were having a girl, I was sure of it. But when the U/S tech told us we were having a girl, I still just couldn't believe it. I remember when Molly turned 6 months old, I was still in shock that we were given a beautiful baby girl. Even though I thought from the beginning that we were having a girl, I thought for sure we'd have two boys. Nope, I have one beautiful boy and one beautiful girl. A beautiful, fire roasted red headed girl! :-)

Happy 2nd Birthday, Molly Sofia!

Walking from the car to the restaurant for her birthday breakfast.

Slowly but surely, she was pretty proud of herself though.

Grandma, Will peek a booing in the back, Molly and Ken

 Big Brother gives Lil Sissy a birthday hug.

A birthday Kiss from Daddy.

 Think this pic is so cute of Will, his eyes looking off to the side, and all those freckles.

Now that I'm 2! mom, I can do it my "self." (Everything is "self" now-a-days.)

 Look at that concentration!

Love pictures like this, lots of color and a little girl walking with a big tall Ken.

 The walk out of the restaurant was even more interesting than the walk in...Molly insisted it be this way.

Done with breakfast, time for Build-a-Bear.

 Molly really wanted to sit in the little chairs, but she was too big. They're for the animals!

 Look at this place, it's insane, look at all that stuff behind me and my mom. And that's only ONE wall. I don't buy any clothes, accessories only.

More stuff, can you believe this is all for STUFFED ANIMALS?! Recession. HA!!.

Molly's picking out the heart for her puppy.

 Molly's favorite part, giving her puppy a bath and brushing him.

Watching "Oatmeal" get accessorized with her SD Padres hat and roller skates (Did I seriously just buy Sketchers for a stuffed dog!?)

 And their off!!

 A big thank you hug for Mom.

Left to Right: Roller Skating Oatmeal, Molly, Skate Boarding Chocolate Chip, William

Will's First Baseball Game

Will had his first baseball game this past Sunday. I am one proud Mama. Baseball has always been a big part of our family. I grew up going to all my brother's, Jon's, games. I can't remember NOT watching baseball on tv and going to games is a natural pass time. Case in point...my mom and Ken have been touring around the US the past couple years going to baseball games, trying to hit up every stadium in the US. They're in Denver right now, my mom got her $1 hot dog on her birthday. :-) Anyway, my mom took all of us to Will's first Mariners game when he was only 4 months old. And my brother Jon got him his first Mariners' jersey. Now it's Will's turn to be the star of the game. To see all these little buggers in their grown up game gear is by far one of the cutest things I have ever seen. These kiddo's were amazing...sitting in batting order, hitting, trying again, running, stopping (harder than you think when you're 4 and really want to hit ALL the bases), getting grounders, throwing, touching the bases, running off the field to get helmets and sit in order, then grabbing their hats and mits and running back out on to the field.
Will is number 6, we were hoping for 7 b/c that's Jeremy's number but they did it by height and he needed just a tiny bit more growth to be 7. But then we realized 6 made sense, b/c my number was 5 in sports growing up...so we have 5, 6, & 7. There are about 6 teams within the Shetland division, all named after MLB teams...so Will had a 1 in 6 chance of being a Padre...and he got it, it was all meant to be. They play for about an hour, this time it was 3 innings. Everyone bats, and everyone plays. Nobody sits down when there's an out. And at the last bat, everyone runs home.
I think Will had a good time...he seemed to have fun, he hit really well, didn't hit the tee at all, and caught quite a few grounders while at shortstop. He also made up a little song about how much he loves his team.

Molly is not one to be left out.

My Little Man

Heading in...and loaded with lots of toys to keep a 2 year old girl busy for 1 1/2hrs. (not that she played with any of them!)

Walking in this way, was their idea. Holding hands, a little team of their own.

Team Cheerleader

Asking Peter if he wants to warm up, play catch.

Warming up.

The "other" team. The Cubs. (I was proud that they had TWO girl players. One even had two braids coming out the "ear holes" of her helmet. It was so cute.)

Molly wants to be part of the team so badly...she's showin how she can "run" too. Cheerleader, HA!

Pre-game pep talk.

Brother...You're my Hero.

The Padre's just before the 1st pitch. Love this pic.

Hey...You're cute. What's your name?

Clapping for the first hit. (check out Molly at the end. She had to be right there, IN IT, the whole time...all the other sibs...could care less. :-) )

For some reason, this pic cracks me up...so serious.



Look at his cute little nervousness. Feet perfectly on the base and his hand balled up in a fist.

He's headed home!