Rosh Hashana and National Book Festival

Last weekend Mollie and I made plaster magnets and then she had a great time painting them.  A perfect weekend activity. 

This week we went to synagogue with Nana and Papa for Rosh Hashana.  We had a great time, Mollie especially enjoyed the snack, including honey sticks.

But it wasn't all about the snacks, there was a play and Mollie had a great time participating in all the action (Louie, too).

 This weekend we went to the National Book Festival on the Mall.  Mollie and her friend Yael got to meet some of the characters from PBS kids shows, there was music, dancing, of course reading, and the carousel.  We had a great time.

Trip to the Fair

Last weekend we went to the Renaissance Festival near Annapolis.  Mollie really had a blast with all the princesses, fairies, and pony rides. 

Summer 2012 California trip

We just got back from a visit to California.  Mollie had a great time with her whole family, including drawing on the deck of Grandma Lizzie, Grandpa David, and Grandpa Earl's house.

 Grandma Lizzie also started a community garden not far from her house.  There's lots of fun stuff to do there, like chasing lizards, picking and eating vegetables, picking flowers, and so on.

 Mollie especially liked picking and eating peas.

 Mollie also tends to bring out the silly side of her family members, like Uncle Sam.  [Lots more pictures of the fan with Mollie to come as soon as I get my flash drive from Sam...hint, hint]

 We also went to Sonoma to Train Town.  Highly recommend this if you're in California with kids are interested in wineries and kid-friendly fun.  Right down the street from downtown Sonoma, Train Town has a bunch of fun rides and a train to a petting zoo.  We had a great time with our friend Madison and her parents (if only I could combine the two pics below, I'd have one with both girls looking at the camera) and our friends Riley and Mia and their parents.

First Hair Cut

Before we left for California, we had a delicious dinner at Uncle Sammy's house.  Auntie Sanam was nice enough to give Mollie her first hair cut ( and Louie was brave enough to let it happen, finally).  Doesn't she look beautiful??

Miss Mollie-isms

Pics to follow, but some of our fave quotes from this week.  She's growing up so fast!

Leaving Uncle Sammy's house tonight - "Uncle Sammy is very so cute"

Me - "Mollie, can I have a bite of your ice cream?"
Mollie  - "What do you say?"
Me - "Please"
Mollie - "Please what?"
Me - "Mollie, please can I have a bite of your ice cream"
Mollie - "Yes.  Good job, Mommy."

Watching the Olympics - "Mommy, I don't like these, where is Gabby Dabby (Gabby Douglas)?"

Puppet Show

This weekend we decided to check out the puppet show at Glen Echo Park.  It was really fun - we saw the Penguin show (no pics during the show so we only have this one shot of the empty screen).

 Fun in the rain after the show.

 The carousel wasn't running, but we had fun checking out the animals.

 Goofing around on the tiger.

 Louie was at a concert over the weekend so we stayed at Nana and Papa's.  We had lots of fun playing with Macky, watching movies, hanging out.

 Mollie and Papa invented some new games - chase the baby, rock and roll Macky, and some others.  I'm not sure Mac will ever recover. 

Singing in the Rain