Singin' in the Rain!

Since it's nearly unheard of for it to rain here in September, we had to make our own in order to test the new rain gear. Molly forgot her boots, but she clearly had fun anyway! And I don't think the lawn minded getting a little drink while we were at it.

Rain Gear Photo Shoot

Nona and Molly did a photo shoot today with the new raingear. (Later we'll show you what they did to test the rain gear).

pine cone

Chairs, Skies, and Mooses

We've been enjoying Nona's visit. Molly in particular is really enjoying Nona. She even specifically requested that Nona read "Big Dog Little Dog" to her before bed tonight. (requests like this are made pretty directly - she took the book, handed it to Nona, and said, in no uncertain terms, "Oh-Na!").


Molly hard at work at Mission Control - face painting courtesy of Paz; Molly & Paz look at the 'ky! 'ky! 'ky!; Molly in her chair; Molly dances in the sandbox lid while Paz and the chickens look on (through a foggy lens); Molly in her chair again (she likes the chair!); Silly Molly's moose is left behind, but only for a minute.

i know i know

a picture (and story) from the archives:

There was a period of time, way back when (in June), when Molly would say "I know I know I know" whenever she was upset, or hurt herself. It took us a while to first figure out what she was saying, and then figure out why.

At first, it just sounded like "ah-no ah-no ah-no". Then Zach realized that whenever he was doing something unpleasant - but necessary - with Molly (like changing her diaper, wiping her face, etc.) he would say "I know, I know, it's no fun", or something along those lines. And thus, she picked up on the "I know" part of that, and used that phrase to express her frustration.

She no longer uses that phrase. Now she just cries. Or screams. Or hits. But usually, she's pretty easily distracted.

i waaaaant

kidd-o