Week 34 - Pumpkin patch

Nana got Mollie this really cute pumpkin outfit for Halloween. Doesn't she look just adorable? We had a sleepover at Nana and Pop-pop's while Louie and Margie were in Philadelphia for the Giants game. It was a good night for everyone - the Giants won and Mollie and I had a great sleep over.I included this photo despite the unpleasant face she's making because if you look closely you can see her two little teeth front and center.
When Louie and Margie got back, we went to Butler's orchard to pick pumpkins. There was a fun Halloween party area with a moon bounce, food, petting zoo, giant slide, mazes, and lots of other fun activities.
Daniel and Emma were there. Emma was sleeping, but here's Daniel playing with the corn kernel table.
And Liam and Rina also joined in the fun. Here's Mollie giving Rina her finger of approval.

There was also this game where you pump water to try to move a rubber duck across this lane. Andrew was very good at the game - Margie, not so much. But probably because she was holding a baby in one arm and because her duck seemed to have some issues getting to a floating position.

Margie made me remove this photo, so you will have to imagine the duck game.

And a goat.
But more importantly - some soft serve ice cream. Mollie's number 1 favorite food.
And just a couple shots of Mollie and Rina goofing around.

A few more California pics

California Part 2

Mollie got in some quality time at Great Grandma Kassie and Great Grandpa Earl's house in San Francisco. We think they liked having her too.They had some pretty neat toys left over from when Louie was a kid.
We were in California because I had some work meetings in Sacramento and the surrounding areas. While I was giving some boring talk on Medicare payment reform, Louie and his parents and Mimi were doing this. Doesn't quite seem fair, does it?

Mollie enjoyed some of the bottom of Mimi's ice coffee cup. I think those Lauter sisters have a nack with the ice coffee and entertaining Mollie.
Next, after my work meetings, I met Louie and Mollie and we headed over to Riley-bean's house for some play time and delicious Greek food with her parents, Greg and Trisha.

"Where's Riley?"

The girls had a good time with Riley's floor mat while they grown ups watched the Giants game.

Then, Mollie tried on Riley's Halloween costume.
Up next, more visiting with the great grands at their place.


We took Aunt Sarah out to lunch for her birthday at Yank Sing. Here, we discovered that Mollie had her first tooth! She used it to munch on this yummy bread. By the end of the trip, her single tooth was one of a pair. A very sharp pair.
Mollie tried to feed her sucked on/nibbled bread to Uncle Sam as his reward for trying to help her win the fan favorite in the Facebook contest.
For some reason, I don't think he wanted to eat it. Can't imagine why.
Sarah kept using Mollie as a photo shield, so this is the only one we have of her.
Mollie also got to meet Phil and Ericka's daugher, Rhua. The girls are just 3 weeks apart. How lucky is Mollie to have all these little girl friends right around her age?!
Last but certainly not least, we had dinner with Mollie's godparents, Megan and Josh. It was great to see them and we were so thankful that they drove all the way into the city to meet us for a quick dinner on a week night. We love you guys!

Week 33 - California trip part 1

We had an amazing trip to California last weekend/first part of this week. We have so many photos, I had to split it into two posts. And I have some photos from Mollie's first week at home with Pop-pop, her nanny for the month of October. But, all of that is to come. For now, here's the first part of our trip.

Mollie got to catch up with her friend Maddie. The girls had an amazing time playing, eating, and hanging out.

Mollie loved Madison's toys. Apparently, Madison was not so entertained :)



We got in some quality visits with the Lauter family. Here's Mollie practicing standing in Naomi's new apartment.
And a Lauter dance party at Grandma Liz's house. Mollie, Mimi, Louie and David really can dance up a storm to some good Michael Jackson. I wish I had it on video - it was amazing.

Mollie also got some quality bonding time with Mimi's baby, Pushkin.
Including some tickling of the feet. So cute.

Week 32 - Daddy daycare

This week Louie stayed home with Mollie for most of the week (Margie also pitched in for a good amount of the daycaring). Louie and Mollie had a great week. They cruised the streets of Old Town Alexandria.

They enjoyed their favorite beverages at a fish and chips restaurant.
They enjoyed some naps.
And went to the national mall and the natural history museum.

On Friday we discovered that Mollie loves balloons. I brought this green balloon back from a work event and it seriously provided hours of entertainment. Especially in the car - she was bouncing it all around.
This weekend was pretty low key. We just did a little browsing in Georgetown for a winter coat for our upcoming trip to Paris.
And Mollie checked out Louie's toes. Yup, she's wearing leg warmers. We love them - thanks Auntie Taylor!
We also brought her to a fundraising event at Glen Echo Park. Turns out she's quite the little lobbyist. We wanted to get her photo with the Congressman, but she kept turning away. Then, just as he was about to move on to the next person, she basically grabbed his jacket. It was really funny. The event photographer has promised to email me the pictures, so I will post them as soon as we get it. But for now, here she is with Nana.