Catching up... Seattle!!!

The three of us finally got to make a trip up to Seattle, in the middle of September. We were able to go to Missi and Ryan's wedding and reception... which was really just a Everett 5th Ward/Halls Lake Branch reunion!!! It was so much fun to see so many good friends - and all in one place! I got to take Molly and Nick to meet some Safeco (Liberty Mutual - I can't get used to that) people in the office and then some more met us for dinner our first evening in town. Molly made a disaster of the Thai restaurant, but LOVED the food! We also got to spend some time with Megs & her boyfriend Tyler as we pretended we were tourists through the city. We got to spend a few minutes with Kami & Felix & girls which was so much fun! We also stopped by to visit my girl Juli... and her doggy... but if you ask Molly, all we saw was the doggy! She was absolutely enamored! She ran and squealed nonstop for an hour. She just couldn't give the doggy enough loves... even when he would get sick of her and growl, she would just get more excited and wanted to give him more loves! Who knew my baby would be an animal lover?! And last but not least... we got to spend a some quality time with Brooke and Tyler who were so good to us by giving us shelter, food, and transportation. The trip would not have been possible if it weren't for them. We are so grateful. We love you guys! We just cannot wait until we can make our way up there again. So many good friends and such an amazing city. We need more than 3 days next time!

Molly and Mommy on the airplane... right before she peed all over me...

Molly's favorite little doggy!

Yes, please, eat my hair, I love it!

Nick, Megs, Tyler, Molly @ Pike Place

Molly and Daddy @ Pike Place

Happy Family!

Me and Megs at one of my most favorite spots on earth - Alki Beach

How cute is she?!

So sweet...

Tyler, Brooke, and Molly

The girls :)

So much fun! Thank you for giving us a home!

Kam and the girls!

Molly entertaining herself at the temple

The happy couple - Missi and Ryan

Headed home...

Catching up... The sweetest sight...

I have to post this because I think it is just the sweetest thing I have ever seen. This was the morning after Molly's 1st birthday bash...

Little Miss Molly is One!

Yes... I know that it has been almost a month since Molly's first birthday, but better late than never to blog, right. :)

Little Miss Molly turned one on September 4th. I can still hardly believe it! Her birthday fell on a Saturday, so we spent the day celebrating with a big birthday celebration. So many friends and family came to help celebrate the special day. There was a bounce house slide with ball pit for the kids (young and old!) to enjoy - and that they did. It was a cupcake themed party - so of course there were cupcakes of all kinds to enjoy. When it came time to open presents, Molly wasn't exactly sure what was going on for the first few, but she caught on really quick and soon enjoyed tearing them open with vigor. Then came the cake... oh boy did she have fun! She devoured and destroyed it! She had so much fun digging into it and smearing it all over her face and in her hair. She got so many fun toys, she is still discovering the excitement of a new one every day.

 

State Fair

Okay, I recognize I am going to get out of chronological order here because I haven't posted Molly's b-day pics yet, but I promise I will get to that tomorrow. Meanwhile, I want to post these because we had such a blast tonight with the Mansell's and Jennings' at the fair! All three of us have kids roughly the same age and they are finally old enough that they are starting to have fun together. At one point they were all dancing together - which was adorable (see video below) and then Molly started hugging both of them (again, see video below). Looks like Molly has found a boyfriend! ;) We really had a great time tonight, I'm so glad that we could finally all get together.

So here is the scoop on the fair... learned that not all corn dogs are hand dipped and we searched high and low to find the ones that were. Also learned that deep fried chocolate dipped bacon is really nothing more than bacon with chocolate drizzled on it. Deep fried Snickers... really not all it's cracked up to be. Oh and Navajo Tacos... $10! Needless to say, we didn't eat Navajo tacos!

Okay, now for the pics...

Would you like extra cheese with that?

So, we are T minus 5 days to the big b-day and Molly's personality has gone into overdrive. Whether she is running around the house squealing with her tongue sticking out, or scaling the refrigerator, or sticking her tongue on the kitty's tongue in the kitten book, she is absolutely a riot to watch. Just today she has started this new thing where she gives the cheesiest grin you have ever seen. It is the most hilarious, adorable, can't-get-enough thing you have ever seen. I had to share...