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Mornings at Home

Posted Sunday, January 10th, 2010 by Mollie

Our mornings go by pretty quickly.  One errand or activity, plus Ben’s nap, and suddenly it’s time for lunch.  The mornings when we just stay home are always a nice break.

I drag Ben’s high chair into the middle of the kitchen so he can watch me cook and clean while he eats snacks or plays with toys.

Natalie hangs out at the table painting, coloring, or doing playdough.  Or eating snacks.  Did I mention how much my kids like to snack?

Not from the same day I but I wanted to show it anyway… they had so much fun discovering this new playhouse.  They are playing together, or at least alongside each other, a lot these days!

My kitchen creation of the day was these red velvet cupcakes with cinnamon cream cheese frosting, from scratch of course, which I did thanks to a recipe from the Kitchenbar.net site.  The frosting was rich but so yummy!   I disapprove of store bought frosting (inherited that one from mom).  The special occasion was having my girlfriends over for dinner.  I made Fancy Macaroni (with 4 types of fancy cheeses) and it was a hit!  Notice the empty plates.

Celeb-baby Look-a-like

Posted Sunday, September 13th, 2009 by Mollie

Have you ever been standing in line at the grocery store, glanced over at the tabloids, and thought, “Is that MY kid???” That happened to me on Saturday when I saw the cover of the latest People magazine. Apparently the new baby of Brad Paisley (country singer) and Kimberly Williams (loved her in Father of the Bride) could be Ben’s twin! I think the resemblance is pretty striking… what do you think?
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Milestones

Posted Friday, August 7th, 2009 by Mollie

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Some of our kids’ milestones come too quickly, and others can’t come soon enough.  Last month we had some of each.  Ben got his first two teeth a week before he turned 4 months old!  I will miss his gummy grin.  Andy added an arrow to the picture, the teeth are still a little hard to see.  I can’t believe how fast he is growing up.  He’s also started rolling over this week, he is anxious to get mobile!

On the other hand, Natalie learning to use the potty in the beginning of July was a welcome change around here.  I am wishing we had worked on that sooner!  I am so proud of how quickly she took to it and how well she continues to do, even when we are out.  (No picture needed for this one, right?)

Natalie says the funniest things sometimes.  She came up behind me while I was writing this blog post, took one look at the picture and said with concern, “Oh no, Ben’s eatin’ trash!”  It’s hilarious to hear what she’s thinking.

At The Fair

Posted Wednesday, August 5th, 2009 by Mollie

Today we went to the Ventura County Fair.  Mom has taken me and the kid(s) every year since Natalie was a baby.  This year was crazy (late buses, unusually fussy baby, 2 year old tantrums) but a memorable time nonetheless.

When I first told Natalie we were going to the Fair and that there would be animals, she started jabbering about giraffes and elephants.  Hmm… not quite.  But then I told her that there would be ponies and she was SO EXCITED!  She absolutely loved her pony ride.  She looked so comfortable up there… I was proud (I rode horses for many years).

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(Thanks to my sister Laura for the great pictures!)

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Ben was VERY interested in tasting my caramel apple (gotta love Fair food!).  Thanks mom and Laura… it was a fun day!

My Little Man

Posted Saturday, July 18th, 2009 by Mollie

Ben loves to be in his sling while I do my housework.  And look how cute he is peeking out!  I caught a glimpse of this in the mirror and had to stop to photograph the cuteness.

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I constantly have people, both strangers and friends, telling me that Ben looks just like me.  He’s my “clone” Hannah told me last week.  Actually he looks a lot like my sister Laura’s baby picture to me. What do you think? He has my eyes for sure, but I think the chin and nose might be more Wilkie.  He definitely has my bald baby head.

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Please excuse the mess in the background… Ben was supposed to be helping me with chores while Nata was sleeping but was distracting me instead!