Swinging, Swinging, all the day....

Today was a bit cooler than normal, but we still decided to go to the park and try out the swings for the first time. Molly was so content in the swing and when we pushed her she would just have that great big open mouth smile until she stopped swinging-then she would look at me like why did this thing stop, make it go again mom and once again the big open mouth smile. Molly also tried out the slide and wasnt too thrilled. It was so much fun, we are going to do it much more often. Yeah for Spring and Yeah for Swings .

Vann Thompson

This is little Vann-he was born March 29,2008- He weighed 8 lbs. 8 oz. and was 18 in. long-He is round and chubby(from what we hear) just the way we like them. He is Molly's second cousin or I think thats how it is. We just want to congratulate Marissa, Brett, and little Maddox on their new addition to their sweet little family. We love you Guys and are so glad Molly has a new little playmate!

5 Months Old

Our sweet Molly J is 5 months old today. She has changed so much even in just the last month. She is sitting up much better now, and can roll over from her belly to her back very fast. Before you can get her back on her belly she is trying to roll to her back. She also eats not only rice cereal, but bananas and pears. She really liked bananas until she had pears now that is her fruit of choice. All in all she likes plain rice cereal the best but, she likes to nurse more than anything else. She officially has one bottom front tooth on the left hand side and her tooth on the bottom right hand side is just about to break through. You probably wouldnt know that she was teething because she is always so happy. She is so smiley and will smile at anyone who looks at her. She loves to get in the tubby and she loves to sit in her high chair while we are in the kitchen making dinner. We usually give her some measuring spoons that she goes crazy with. She is growing so fast and is wearing 6-9/6-12 month old clothes. I think she is around 17 or more pounds by now and is just the joy of our lives.

We love you beautiful baby girl. You make us so happy and warm our hearts with that sweet smile and adorable giggle.

Sleepy Baby

Monday night I was feeding Molly her rice cereal like usual about 7:30 pm a little earlier than usual, but I thought we would get it done so she could try and go to bed a little earlier. Well I guess feeding her earlier did make her go to bed earlier, much much earlier. She had about 3 more bites left in the bowl and "konk" she was out. I thought it was so funny so I took a picture and told Clint to come see. When he came in her eyes opened and he said "are you so tired sweet pea" and that is when her head went "plop" right onto the tray. She must have had a tiresome day.

EaStEr WeEkEnD

O goodness this weekend was a crazy, but fun one. We had a lot of people down to share the weekend with-Abbey, Matt, and Courtney all came down so we had to once again juggle between the two different families, but it worked out really well.

Friday I finished up tending and Clint finished school then the adventures began. We went shopping around with Abbey and Janet, then went to see my best friend Maggie and her family at some baseball games her sone was playing in. It was a lot of fun and good weather. Then we went back to my parents house and hung out.

Saturday we woke up early to take Molly to her first Easter Egg Hunt, yes I know she is just about 5 months old and not much she can do, but it was at her Grandma Janets so we wanted to go. Molly got a cute little flower headband and some plastic eggs to chew on. She also found a Crunch Bar, but instead of the chocolate she ate the wrapper. We then shopped all around town and it was a crazy day to be out and about-we hit some good sales so it was well worth it. Later that night we went to dinner with Craig and Janet. I was feeling Molly's gums and sure enough she had a tooth on the front bottom left hand side. I was just thrilled, but just a little bit sad because she is growing up so fast. (I will take pictures when you can see it better)

Sunday we woke up to the Easter Bunny and went to church, We visited both families and just enjoyed a nice sunny Easter Sunday. A lot of fun and a great FIRST Easter for Molly J.

SmAlL and SiMpLe things....

What a wonderful life I have. I get to wake up every morning to the sweetest face ever and the most handsome husband ever. My day always starts out with a little ray of sunshine bursting from my darling baby's face. With those chubby little cheeks and that smooshy and delicous tooshy I just can't have a bad day with her around. Lately I have been realizing the most simple things make everyday life so happy. From a little smile from a sweet little face to your husband giving you a small kiss and telling you he appreciates you for folding the clothes. I couldn't ask for more in my life right now. I have everything I need right here and most of the time when it is just me, my husband and our sweet little girl watching some show on our bed we are happier than any other time and couldn't ask for more. Here are just a few more things I just adore:

1:Little baby feet kicking with so much excitement.

2: Sweet "I Love You's" from my sweet husband.

3: A dirty face after some cereal-it lets me know she enjoyed herself.

4: Driving in the car, having a nice conversation with my hubby hearing Molly chatter without taking breath-then looking at my husband and bust up laughing at her cute little voice.

5:Saying family prayers.

6: Rocking Molly asleep and having her lay on my chest and her little fingers tickling me while she sleeps(it's a comfort thing).

7: When I pick Molly up after a nap and she gives me the biggest smile and lays her head on my shoulder and we have a snuggle moment as if she was saying "thanks mommy I love you".

Thats just a few of the things I enjoy, its just the small and simple things that make my day ever so happy.

Spring Break

Well, this spring break we decided we didn't want to sit at home all day or spend money everyday so we have been doing other things. Yesterday we went to Vegas and yes of course we spent money, but who can go to Vegas and not spend money. Last night Clint and I were talking about what we were going to do today and we decided we were going to go hike up in Snow Canyon. I had forgotten how beautiful it was up there and there is a paved path so it was really easy to take the stroller. Molly was so happy and loved sitting up in her stroller like a big girl. Cody came with us and has a pass so it was free for us to go in. It was such nice weather the sun was shining and it was just a beautiful day and we had a lot of fun and had a nice little work out in the mean time. What a beautiful place we live in, and we honestly have the best weather EVER! It was also a lot of fun just being with family hanging out enjoying eachothers company

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a 16 pounder

yes, you read correctly Molly is a whopping 16 pounds at 4 months that is the 90th percentile. Goodness gracious youd think all she was eating was icecream every single day. She is also now 25 inches long wich puts her in the 75th percentile for that one. When the doctor took her from me he said "wow, shes a hefty little girl" I have a hefty healthy baby girl. She also had to get some shots today and did remarkably good considering the circumstance. It is such a good feeling to know that when she is hurting I can snatch her right up and sooth her and make her feel safe and loved. She has changed my life in so many ways and I cant believe the love I have for her and how much more love I gain for her each and every day.

She has also started to eat solids, or I guess you could say runny rice cereal (not really solid if you ask me). Today was the first time the Doc told me to start giving her solids - how exciting. All doctors are different because there are some people who don't start the solids till 6 months or so, but he said it would be a good idea. What a cute little buggar - she made some pretty funny faces while eating and kept most of it in her mouth for the most part.