Classic Molly

I had Molly's pictures taken for her second birthday and they turned out so good! I was a little worried that they wouldn't because Molly got really shy when we first got there. She wouldn't stand or sit by herself and I thought for sure we would have to go back another time to get the pictures. But, thankfully, I started playing peek-a-boo with her and that did the trick! She quickly lost her shyness and we got some great pictures! This picture here is my absolute favorite! It is just a classic pose of Molly - standing with her thumb in her mouth! I love her so and even though it might be a hard habit to break, I love that she sucks her thumb!

Molly's Bedtime Prayers

We always say a prayer at dinnertime, whether it be my family's prayer of "Come Lord Jesus, be our guest. Let these gifts to us be blessed," or the prayer Lucy has learned at preschool, "God is great. God is good. Let us thank him for our food." Lucy knows both prayers very well and Molly is getting good at saying both of them.

When I put Molly to bed each night I'll try to say bedtime prayers with her. One night when I said told her it was time to say prayers and asked her what she wanted to pray for, she folded her hands, looked up at me and said, "Come Lord Jesus. Amen."

Oh this was the sweetest thing ever! She was so proud of herself for saying this prayer and I decided Jesus knew Molly's heart and that we didn't need to pray anymore that night. :)

Happy Birthday To Molly!

Today is Molly's second birthday! We've had a fun weekend and day celebrating with family and friends. Ross took today off to celebrate with us all day, so that makes it even more fun! I love Molly so much. She is such a little stinker, but such a fun little thing! She is the perfect mix of happy and calm and loves to cuddle!

Too Tired

Lucy's preschool uses green, yellow, and red dots to mark behavior for the day. Up until January 11, Lucy had received all green dots for her behavior, but January 11 was just not a good day for her and she came home with a yellow dot. Truth be told, I had been dreading a yellow day for a long time! I just always want Lucy to be good and never get in trouble and was afraid I'd be beside myself if she got a yellow dot.

I totally surprised myself, though, when I laughed and laughed and laughed after seeing her yellow dot that day and reading the note that came with it. The note said, "She said she was too tired to clean up all day." Oh this just made me laugh! Mainly because at the time Lucy had been telling us that at home when we asked her to clean up her toys or do something she didn't want to do. She'd be playing along just fine and then we'd ask her to clean up and she'd go run over to the couch, lay down, and say she was too tired. I laughed imagining the drama that Lucy's teachers got to witness when she said told them she was too tired. :) :) :)

I talked to a friend of mine whose daughter is also in Lucy's class and she said Rowan also received a yellow dot that day, with the same exact note next to it! This made me laugh even more! We joked together that our daughters were bringing each other down, etc.

I'm happy to report that Thursday was a green day, although it was almost a yellow day, too. The note next to her green dot for the day said, "She almost went home on yellow. Same, too tired, but she improved throughout the day to get green." And again, Rowan had the same exact note! Oh how I wish I could be a fly on the wall in that preschool room!

My New To Me Rice Krispy Treat Pan

I have a new favorite pan! It's the pan my Mom always used to make rice krispy treats in and I love it so much. It's just a basic, metal, 9x13 pan but the best thing about it is that it has a lid that slides on and off. I love it! My Mom probably used it to make other things in, but I mainly remember rice krispy treats being in this pan. I always loved my Mom's rice krispy treats. They were always so much better than anyone else's I had.

I asked my Mom if she still had this pan and if I could have it if she didn't use it anymore. She was happy to pass it on and I was more than happy to take it from her!