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