Canada

We took Molly on a family trip to Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. She did pretty good on the trip there. She mostly slept or entertained herself. She let us know when it was meal time or needed a diaper change.





Nine of us rented a house, including my parents, my sister and her husband, and my uncle and his girlfriend.







We did all the normal touristy stuff like ride the Maid of the Mist through the falls.











They even gave Molly her own mini raincoat.








We kept her in the stroller while the boat was underway, though.

We also visited some historic sites, took a winery tour, and just had fun hanging out with the family.




Molly was very good during the trip. She slept with no problems in the pack-and-play, even though she was in a strange house. She's crawling pretty good now so she had fun exploring. My sister and Tyler were glad to have a few days to get to know her better too.

Standing

Here we go. Molly has been getting pretty good at standing up. If there is something in front of her just the right size, she will use it to pull herself up onto her feet.

She plops back down soon after, but it has been so soon after she got the hang of crawling everywhere!

Downtown Detroit Biking

We went to downtown Detroit today to bike the Dequindre Cut. It's an old railway that runs between Eastern Market and the riverfront. It is now a biking/walking trail. As part of Tim's birthday celebration, all the kids took him out on bicycles to explore.




She did very well on the bike seat for a while until she started getting tired. That's when we switched her to the trailer Kathy and Marc brought.






Here's a few more pics from that day:

Happy Birthday Joseph

Joseph Cognitore had his fourth birthday party at Imperial Lanes. It was a glow-bowl extravaganza!






Once again, Molly had a great time interacting with the other kids. She didn't mind the loud music, flashing lights, and everything glowing from the black lights.

She even managed to fall asleep after a few hours of fun.

Fifth Tooth

I was changing Molly and noticed that she has a fifth tooth! It is to the left of the two bottom teeth (not really visible in this picture).

Smooches

Molly gives kisses. Lots of them. She comes at you mouth first, so you have to do some maneuvering to avoid getting a face full of drool.

Happy Birthday Brooke

Brooke had her first birthday party and we were there to help celebrate. She got her hands into the cake, but didn't smear it all over her face like we hoped.






Molly really enjoyed playing with the other kids. She also likes to watch them as they run around the yard or play on the swing.






She was in a good mood...









Until it all caught up to her and she couldn't keep her eyes open any more.

The transfer to the car seat didn't even wake her up.

Good birthday party. Melanie promised food, cake, and fun. She delivered on all three!

2009 Comerica Cityfest

Our friends Joel, Debbie, and Jenie came by for a visit and we went down to the Cityfest in Detroit. There was a lot of food, music, and people there. Molly didn't seem to mind the crowds. She did mind being in the stroller.




I guess she wanted a better view of what was going on.