Los Angeles and Disney!

We just got back from a wonderful weekend in Los Angeles.  First we went to see Auntie Mimi's art on display in the Hammer museum.  We weren't really allowed to photograph the art, but I snuck one picture.  If you're in LA, check out the exhibit, it's really cool!

 Mollie climbing rocks in little Tokyo.

 After the art show, we went to Disney.  On the first night, we had a character themed dinner at Goofy's Kitchen.  It was a really long wait, but it was worth it.  Here's Mollie entertaining herself while we wait for a table.

 Grandpa David getting in on the action.

 At long last, our photo op with Goofy!

 And now the real fun begins!  Dale...

 Cinderella's fairy godmother

 Minnie - by far Mollie's fave.

The next morning we went to the park.  We got there at 8 in an attempt to execute a plan Louie had mapped out before hand.  We were successful in getting to Peter Pan and the Dumbo ride with minimal wait times, but after that, we got diverted to the Princess visiting area where we waited in line for over an hour to meet Snow White and Sleeping Beauty.  Mollie felt it was totally worth it :)

 But her favorite characters were Tinkerbell and Tink's friend, Videa.  I don't even know who Videa is, but she's apparently a very sassy fairy who has lots of attitude and wears purple...

We had a wonderful trip - although it didn't feel nearly long enough!

It's Summer!

The pool is open and no one is happier about that than Mollie.  Here she is modeling her new suit.

Water baby playing in the fountain in Georgetown.

 And a couple of pictures from our trip to Philly this weekend, more to follow.  Riding the zoo train.

 She seriously loved the Philadelphia Zoo.  Especially these adorable baby ducks.

Mother's Day and Mama's Birthday

On Saturday, while I lived a day of luxury (yoga, pedicure, brunch, hair cut, shopping, dinner at CityZen), my parents watched Mollie and took her to Glen Echo Park.  She had the best time playing with them and sleeping over.  Here she is riding the carousel over and over.

Apparently this photo has some back story which is that this is the end result of a negotiation with another kid about this toy Mollie wanted to play with.  These are their victory faces - HA!

They look to be having a good time with their success :)

Mollie is finally warming up to Mac.  Apparently she spent a good part of the weekend chasing him and saying "boo" and tickling him and playing with their big beach "matzoh" ball.  

 On Sunday we picked her up and opened presents.  Mollie had a great time saying "oooh" and "that's cuuuute"about each and every present.  Pretty adorable.

 Sunday afternoon we had brunch with my family + Jenny who was visiting us from out of town.

 Mollie was a great helper with the birthday candle!

Happy weekend!

We had a wonderful Sunday.  First, "my Marge" came over and we went for a long walk and then picked out paints to paint the chairs Uncle Sammy gave Mollie for her birthday.  The weather was perfect. 

It begins...

Showing off her cheese.

The finished product (and a new clean outfit - thanks, Margie!)

Not too happy about being done with the painting project.

Then we went to see our friends Silas, Matt, Taylor and their new baby, Asa.  Mollie and Silas got along fantastically (I think she has a little crush - following him and imitating every thing he did - so cute!)  Here they are chasing bubbles.

Lots of running and jumping.

More bubbles!

Time for a little rest.  We had a great time and can't wait for our next playdate!

Visiting Friends

Two weekends ago we drove up to Philly to visit our good friends who moved there a few months ago.  Big thanks to Nana who made the drive with me and Molls, we could not have done it without her.  Mollie was a dream in the car - just playing and singing the whole way there (again thanks to Nana).  Mollie was super excited to see her friend Quinn - they've really missed each other.  And I was obviously really excited to see Quinn's mommy :)

 Since they moved, the O'Regan's also gained a new addition - Oliver.  He is super adorable, looks just like Quinn as a baby.  So cute!

 We got some delicious Philly sandwiches.  The kids ate and played, it was really fun.

 Then we headed over the Please Touch museum - which was the highlight of the afternoon for Mollie and Quinn.  They took turns driving trains, cars, a bus.  They even went grocery shopping and played with a fake x-ray machine in an exhibit donated by the philadelphia children's hospital.

 These pictures of us on the carosel didn't turn out great, but I thought I'd post them anyway.

 By coincidence, we kept running into friends.  First my co-worker Jamie and her family, then Mollie and Quinn's day care classmate, Annie.

 Enough playtime - back to work

 Friends!  We can't wait to go back and visit again!

Easter 2012

Sorry for the long lag between posts.  In my absence, the blog site we use has changed its format, so let's see how this goes!

Here are some pics from Mollie's Easter celebration.  Nana and Papa made an easter egg hunt in their back yard. 

 

 Uncle Barty had to count them to make sure we found them all (so Mac didn't find it any and eat them).

 Now getting down to business - getting the candy from inside.  Turns out Mollie hates jelly beans.  But not to worry, she LOVES chocolate.

 

Lots and lots of eggs.

"Mama, how 'bout more chocolate?"



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