6 Months

This post is a little late...but better late than never.

My little Molly is 6 months old....and we just love her to pieces.

A little about Molly:

• She LOVES toys.  Play, Play, Play.
• She sits up all by herself
• She can say "mom" and is 100% a mommy's girl
• She has slightly digressed in her sleeping habits, but overall she's still a good sleeper
• She will SWAT anyone who tries to come too close to her
• She likes stroller rides (now that she can sit up by herself)
• She loves the tub, but hates the pool
• She is a talker.  Lots of babble.
• She is a tough cookie being #3 in the family

Oh how we love our dear Molly.  So glad that she's in our life.

p.s.  Her hair isn't usually this wild...she just gets some serious bedhead at times.

Tyson the Graduate

After years and years and years and years of school...Tyson's finally DONE!  WAHOO!

I'm so proud of him. He's worked so hard and did so well, he's finally done with med school.  Although, I admit that it doesn't seem QUITE like he's "done" because he's still got 5-6 years of residency.  But its definitely a momentous occasion.

Us with our good friends, the Hutchings.

 The gang who came all the way to Kansas City to support and say "HURRAH" at Tyson's graduation.

 Molly made a friend, Lincoln, out in the hallway during the four hour ceremony.  She really liked his tie.

It was awesome to go to the graduation and we were even able to sneak Molly into the special dinner.  But man I'm glad its over with.  It was not a stress-free trip to Kansas City.

We left Eden and Leila with family back home (which is the longest we've left them...its was hard for them at first but they gradually got over it as time went on).  We left the Friday before for the long drive out.  Molly was a CHAMP when it came to the car ride.  I admit I was afraid...very afraid.  Molly SCREAMED in the car. But then on the trip, she for some reason was happy as a clam.  I'm thinking she likes it nice and quiet.  Usually we have the other girls in there with her...and its anything but quiet.  And she definitely loves it nice and quiet to sleep and play.  She also became more talkative without the other girls there to compete with.

Sunday we went to church and drove around looking at different areas in Kansas and Missouri to see what we found.

Then the real house hunting began.  We wanted to rent a house...to find that houses for rent were slim to none.  So, we looked into buying.  Went through the process to buy, looked at a few houses, and then found out that we aren't approved to get a loan to buy a house.  Back to renting.  So, we looked into town homes. We finally came across one of the residents in Kansas City who had a town home.  They showed us their place...but the trick is that in order to get a place there you need to be on a waiting list OR know someone leaving and take over their spot.  Luckily the resident knew someone planning on moving out soon, but Tyson will have to leave in a small rental for a few months while I wait here in Utah for a few more months until our place will be ready for us.

Anyhow, after a week of scrambling like chickens with their heads cut off, we headed home.

Eden's Five...Serious?

I can't believe I have a five year old. Crazy.

While Eden was deciding on what kind of cake she wanted, it came down to three choices.

1. Care Bear
2. Malaria
3. A Termite Mound

Oh, my Eden.

In the end the Care Bear cake won.

Eden is an amazing girl. She never ceases to amaze me. She's sensitive, smart, loving, and (almost) always tries to do what is right. She's learning to read which is a slow process due to my lack of diligence. She loves little Molly. And she's definitely a mommy's girl. We love her!

The BFG

Eden and I have been reading books together and then celebrating with a party at the end.

Our first book was Charlotte's Web and for the party we watched the movie and had lots of snacks.

Next we read The BFG. Since there isn't a movie about these people eating giants (thank goodness) we needed to put on our creative caps for how to have a party.

We decided to play giants and make mini cupcake "people"....and of course eat them.

 Mean, Angry Giant Faces

 Eva's Cupcakes

 Eden's Cupcakes

 Leila's Cupcakes

 My Cupcakes

St. George

Our little family spent a month in St. George (Tyson did a rotation there). I neglected the blog...but here's proof that we had a blast! (Minus a few pictures of Eden and Leila rock climbing that I plan on posting later cause it was quite awesome.)

Results Are In!

Tyson found out where we are headed for residency. And...

It's back to Kansas City for us!

We are very excited (although I originally didn't want to return...I'm super excited now)!

Let the games begin!

Molly's Blessing

Molly had her blessing on Saturday. My sister knit her dress for her and it fit perfectly! It was wonderful (even though Molly cried the whole blessing...) and a great experience. After we had soup and salad and just spent time with family.

A little about Molly...

She loves attention...she loves to smile and talk to people who give her attention.
She sleeps about 8 hours at night.
She puts herself to sleep. We wrap her up while awake and then she'll lay there until she decides to fall asleep.
She's a picky eater. She'll get really upset at me if I try to feed her sooner or later than she wants to be fed.
She only does a short laugh that is pretty hard to get out of her. She's also ticklish but doesn't like to be tickled.
She is a tough cookie. With all the things her sisters do to her (out of love) she's really calm and tolerant about it.
She often likes to just lay on the floor or counter and will do better there than the couch or some place softer.
She likes her moby wrap and puts her to sleep instantly for hours.
She says "mom" although probably not on purpose...but I like to pretend it is.
She is a mommy's girl...more than my other girls at this age. If she hears or sees me she often wants to come to me.

Overall, I love my Molly girl. I'm so glad she's in our family. I'm so blessed to have her in my life.