Happy Thanksgiving

We went to the Morgans' for Thanksgiving and had a super fun time.  Ken deep fried a rather large turkey which was delicious!













Molly and Calvin sat at the kid's table and had a variety of foods to eat.








Megan really enjoyed herself.

Molly and Calvin had fun playing together.

Thanks to Karen and Ken for a great dinner.  The time and effort required to put this together was apparent.  Kudos for an awesome evening.

Happy Birthday Molly

Molly turns two!  She had a super fun day.

It started with one of her favorite breakfasts; pancakes, strawberries and blueberries.

Her aunt Kathy was kind enough to host the party and make this awesome Brobee cake.













Megan also got into the spirit.

She got plenty of presents.










Calvin was not too happy to have to wait for cake.

Blow out the candles.

Mmm. Cake.

Cake face.

Yay for cake!










Playing with some of the decorations.

It was such a good time.  Thanks Kathy for letting us use your home for the celebration.  Molly always has fun over there.

Pulling Herself Up

Megan pretty much pulls herself up to a standing position just about every chance she gets now.  I suppose the walking is coming soon...

Megan's Costume

In case anybody missed it, here's Megan Halloween costume.

I am told she stole the show that night.

Happy Birthday Grandma

Here are the kids helping celebrate grandma's birthday.

Where are you kids?

Molly and Calvin went trick-or-treating on Halloween and then were helping pass out candy. Towards the end of the night fewer kids were showing up so they were shouting out the door, "Where are you, kids?"

Of course we didn't think to take video while they were both yelling it, but here's Molly saying it a couple of times. It's a grainy cell phone video, but you get the idea...

Scoot

Megan crawling...

Six Months

Molly and Megan at six months:

Happy Halloween

We had a fun time this year.  We went to my parents' house and visited the neighbors.  We then went to Marc and Kathy's house to pass out candy and do a little trick-or-treating.

Calvin and Molly got a kick out of going up to houses and getting candy.  She really got a lot of mileage from her costume!

See the photo set here.

Standing

Megan is already able to pull herself up. Not only is she crawling around very quickly, she wants to start walking!

Pumpkin Carving

Yep, this is what the big pumpkin for Megan was for.  We emptied it out, cut leg holes and plopped her in.

She didn't mind being in there and got a little taste of the pumpkin as well.

Molly helped to pick out the seeds for roasting.

Pumpkin Patch

We took the kids to pick out pumpkins for carving.  Molly was not interested in posing for pictures, but this was a lucky shot.

We picked out a nice big pumpkin for Megan.

Trampoline

Molly got an early birthday present from Tim and Nancy. She loves jumping so this was a perfect gift.

Eleni

Our friend Eleni came by to meet Megan who was her usual smiley self.

Zoo Boo 2010

We went back to Zoo Boo.  Molly doesn't quite get the whole trick-or-treat concept yet, but she had a great time running around with Calvin and the Armstrong kids.

The rest of the pictures can be viewed here.

Molly in a Box

Molly likes to climb into things and she fit perfectly in this little box.

Hilton Fall Festival

Ferndale had a fall activity on Hilton road.  The businesses there were giving out candy and there were activities for the kids to enjoy.

Megan was along for a ride.

Molly got to try out her new costume.

Carrots

Here's Megan enjoying yummy carrots.

Crawler

Megan is scooting around pretty good now.  She's very determined to get to where she needs to be.

Hay Bale Maze

The zoo was having a fall festival and Molly just loved running around the hay bale maze they had set up.








We did walk around and look at animals, but she had the most fun here.

As with all good things, they come to an end.  Molly was not too happy about that.

Bonus sunglasses:

Bonus time-lapse:

All Smiles

Megan is always smiling and laughing.  Especially when her sister is around.

Big Kid Bed

I was sitting on the couch one night after Molly went to bed.  After hearing noises from her room I wondered what toys she had in her crib.  I opened the door to discover that she had climbed out of her crib and was happily playing on the floor.

After Colleen had a few similar experiences, we decided it was time to convert her crib to a day bed.

She likes it a lot.  She enjoys being able to climb in and out of her bed at will.

Holding Hands

Colleen and Kathy took the kids to the zoo.  I can only imagine their reaction when this was happening.

Happy Birthday Gigi

Gigi loves her great-grandkids and to have them all on the couch together was a nice treat. Sally brought her grandson, Kean who was also in the mix.

Molly and Calvin got gift bags from Kean and were having fun blowing into these straws that made a whistling noise.

Here's Calvin having fun marching down the hall.

Almost Crawling

We know Megan is very strong. The way she pushes off with her feet surprises a lot of people. Colleen knows all too well how powerful her grip is when she grabs a handful of hair.

Now she is getting up on her knees to figure out how to crawl.