My Most Favorite Place On Earth

It's Spring Break and the kid's and I packed up and went with my parents to Arkansas to see my Geema. She lives outside of Fayetteville and it is truly my most favorite place on earth. I spent a few weeks out of every summer there as well as other holidays. I have such wonderful memories of this place and I wanted to share it with my kids. When I went to Arkansas I would spend from sun up to sun down playing outside. I am so thankful that Cason and Molly could share in some of the things that I used to do.

We went for walks, played in the dirt, looked at cows, played on a tractor, and rode in the back of my dad's truck on the dirt roads. By the end of each day Cason was covered from head to toe in dirt. Molly had her fair share of fun too. She even had a taste of dirt! Yuck! It was great to spend time with my Geema. I think she is going to sleep really well now that we are gone! We wore her out! My parents were pretty worn out too!

The fresh air must have been great for Molly because she FINALLY said mama and started walking a lot. Toby commented that even though we had been gone for only 4 days it felt like weeks because of all the changes in Molly. She also slept through the night every night we were there. I really doubt that will last because as I type this she is crying in her bed. Maybe I should take her to Arkansas more often!

11 Months Old!

Miss Molly is 11 months old. In one short month she will be 1 year old! I have actually teared up a couple of times because this past year has gone by so fast. We don't have a little bitty baby anymore!

Molly is as busy as ever. She is always on the move and can crawl so fast. I often have to go look for her. By the time I find her she has crawled across the house! She has also taken her first steps. She isn't full out walking yet but it won't be long! She likes to hold on to my pants leg and walk beside me but she too scared to let go!

Molly has 4 teeth right now and she is cutting 3 more as we speak. Her hair is getting sooooo long and curly! I'm not sure where she gets the curls from. I have to pull her hair up in a ponytail every day now to keep it out of her eyes. It hangs down to her nose! She HATES having her hair pulled up!

I think her eating issues are getting a little better. She qualified for ECI (early childhood intervention) and is receiving eating therapy. We are tying to get her to eat more table food and drink less formula. She isn't moving her tongue side to side like she should and doesn't chew much. They tested her in all areas and she did great in her cognitive and physical areas. She is actually above her age in the cognitive areas. We have a smart girl! By the looks of this picture you would think she has no trouble eating! I know in time she will get better! She is also doing a good job at drinking from a sippy cup!












This last picture reminds me of an 80's punk rocker. (Molly you can hate me for this when you are older, I give you permission!)

Trip to the Zoo for Reid's Birthday!

To celebrate Molly and Cason's cousin Reid's birthday we took a trip to the Dallas Zoo. It is $5 Penguin Days. We went this time last year and both times have been great. Things were a little different last year! I was 8 months prego with Molly.












This year we started off our trip by riding the DART train. Cason and Reid LOVE all things train so this was a blast for them!




































The birthday boy and his family were there, as well as Grandad and BeBe, Connie and Steve McFarland, Aunt Kat and baby Teegan, and the Loyds. We had a big and rowdy group with a lot of strollers that rarely got used.

My Little Valentine's

This sweet little boy made Toby and I valentines this year! He made them at Myrna's house and wanted to make one for both Toby and I. He even hid them and waited until his daddy came home to give them to us both at the same time. We will keep them forever!

Matthew 19:14, Molly's Baby Dedication

Jesus said, Let the children come to Me...For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these children".

Molly was dedicated this morning at The Heights Baptist Church. It actually has more to do with Toby and I then Molly. The church prayed for our family that we would be good Christian examples and raiser her in a Godly way. Both of the kids did great with their short stay in the church service! My parents, Aunt Allison and Uncle Brian, Eric and Sally Loyd were there to support us.

After the service we all went out to eat at B.J's. Molly received a tiny New Testament from the church, a toddler Bible, from my parents and a Bedtime Prayer Recordable book from Toby and I. The last picture is of Molly at the restaurant. She has decided to not eat food and instead eat cars.

10 Months Old!

Molly is 10 months old! I am loving watching her little personality develop more and more each day. She is such a sweet little girl.

At 10 Months:
Nicknames: Mo, Mo Mo, Moskey, Mosbey
Funny Habits: She loves to stick her tongue out. It is especially cute when she crawls, pants, and drools all at the same time. We call her our little puppy dog.
Accomplishments: She is holding her own bottle, drinking out of a sippy cup, standing by her self for short periods of time and getting interested in eating solid foods.

Molly's favorite toys are her brothers. She loves cars and tools. This really stresses Cason out. He tries to give her one of her toys if she is playing with one of his. We are working on sharing!

Molly is going to be evaluated by ECI (Early Childhood Intervention) later this month for her eating issues. I really don't think she will qualify at this point but it is still a good idea to get her evaluated just to make sure she is on track. She has actually started eating Cherrio's, Graham Crackers, and yogurt pretty consistently. She also at a couple of french fries today! Not the healthiest choice but we are taking small steps!

Christmas Part 3 (Molly's First Christmas) ((Christmas with the Browns))

This was our first Christmas at my parents new house in Allen. It was nice to not have to drive from Lubbock to College Station this year! We celebrated our Christmas on the 31st. It was a beautiful day. I think it got close to 70 degrees. It was the total opposite of our Christmas in Lubbock where it snowed!

We enjoyed our day with my parents, Geema, and my sisters family. We played ALL day