We headed to Columbus, OH on April 19th. Scott's brother is going to Ohio State and he and his wife invited everyone to their home to have a family reunion there. Little did we know Ohio was so much fun. I had a hard time deciding which pictures to leave out. I might end up making a video too because coming from a family of 6 Nikon cameras, there are so many pictures to choose from. We had a great time there and had awesome company.

This was the first Sunday we were all there. Trying to get 8 kids to look up for a photo is quite the challenge. But aren't they darling and unplanned color coordinated.

Monday was a trip to Berlin, OH to visit the Amish country. After touring Amish homes and stables, we all took a little horse and buggy ride. It was so beautiful there!

There were quite a few attempts at getting all the grandkids together. Again, unplanned color coordinated.

Tuesday, we took a beautiful hike to hocking hills. We hiked all around then ended up at the lower falls where the kids thoroughly enjoyed themselves throwing rocks into the water. It was great weather to be hiking around water. Again, another beautiful spot.

Wednesday was Amy's birthday. We spent all day at the National Airforce Museum,

then topped it off with a nice birthday song and some yummy cheesecake homemade by Dan and Sarah.

Wednesday night we went to a park not too far away. The kids (kids meaning adults too) had a great time. Scott and Dan bought some little model planes that they put together and threw around. Then the boys came up with a ball throwing through a hole contest then took turns being the target. You hoped you weren't the one others were mad at for some reason.

Thursday we debated on strapping the kids in for another long car ride to Hirum and Kirtland, OH, but boy were we glad we did. It was such an awesome experience to visit some church history sites. This is the Johnson home where Joseph stayed for some time.

Then we drove to Kirtland and visited the temple and another church owned site where the N.K. Whitney store is. Again, very cool to be where the Prophet Joseph Smith was and received revelations.

Friday, after touring Dan's school, we went to a children's museum. The kids had a blast. There was a room with water (as you can see) and the kids could put rain coats on and play there. The raincoat really wasn't a protectant, Molly was still soaking by the time we left. At least she had a good time.

Bath in the Sink

I'm sure she's not the first kid to play in the sink and then eventually just get a bath in it. She was keeping herself busy while I had to get something done. Next thing I know, she's soaked her clothes. So, off they came and in she went. She loved it. The other day she was playing on the counter and when I turned around she was sitting in the sink (no water this time, thank goodness) saying "bath". I had to laugh pretty hard. She's so much fun these days. Scott and I are loving every minute of it.

Hat Day

So, I've been slacking. These pictures were actually taken about a month ago. Molly just decided to try on hats then sit in her new favorite chair and pose for me. The pictures don't do her justice, she was a lot cutier and funnier.

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Trip to Vale

Molly and I went back to Oregon for a little over a week. The trip was so much fun. However, we did miss Scott quite a bit. This was Molly's first trip to the Ranch. She loved the horses, cows, dogs, and even the hay.

Molly and Waggy just chillin'

Our little Cowgirl!

Not sure if she's trying to stab the dog or get hay for the horses.

Molly and cousin Madison. Love the tongue hanging out.

First pony. Sorry about the nose drippings, I had to get the picture fast, no time for wiping.

This was the day of Toni Heid's wedding. Molly loves running outside and screams when we have to go.

Emersyn, Molly and Isabella with some of their friends. Emersyn loves having her picture taken and had this great idea to take pictures with the Care Bears.

Isabella, Molly and Emersyn with the cat. Molly couldn't get enough of this cat. She loved it when it came inside (which wasn't often thank goodness).

Molly's New Chair

While Elisha and Molly were out of town last week, I kept myself busy with a little project for Molly. She seems to love anything her size, so I thought this would be a good surprise.

Here she is watching conference...she's so spiritual, she watched both sessions today.

Here she is checking my Blackberry for messages.

Reading a book.

Showing her muscles...if you zoom in (a lot) you can see them.

Bike Ride

We were playing outside when Scott got home from work today. So, it being so nice still, Scott mentioned bike ride to Molly. Well, as we were walking up the stairs, she starts crying and saying, "bike ride?" We had to explain to her that Scott had to change his clothes first, then yes, we would be going on our "bike ride". We are really glad she enjoys riding in that little trailer.

"where's my date?"

I guess it'll be a new tradtion for us. New Spring Dresses to wear starting Easter Sunday. Scott even picked this one out. We were glad she finally cooperated with wearing her hat and purse.

"cheese" or "cheesie"

Notice the flare of the dress upon twirling. I think she enjoys being a girl. Amy and Mary, she could hang out with you on your girly weekends!

Hats off to our Little Princess.

March Madness Update

Ok. After the first weekend of intense March Madness action, here's how the competition stacks up. Molly is pretty much out of the running since she picked Clemson to go all the way and they lost in the first round. She did however pick Davidson and West Virginia to make the Sweet 16, so perhaps she not doing so bad after all.

Scott: 41 points
Elisha: 34 points
Molly: 32 points

Mess...

It was just a little too quiet in the kitchen, so I decided to check and see how Molly was doing with her yogurt snack. As I rounded the corner, I could hear her saying...mess...mess...mess. Sure enough, she had made a mess! She woke up to a blow out this morning, so this made her second bath of the day...its barely noon.

She didn't want her picture taken...

The Great Easter Egg Hunt

We were invited to an Easter egg hunt this afternoon at the Jones. There were about 15 kids there so it was pandemonium for a while. We had been practicing with Molly all week so she would be ready for the big event. She did very well at home, but kind of froze at the real thing today. All week we would have her hide behind the recliner while Elisha or I hid an egg in the living room. She would wait until we told her to find the egg. She did well, but perhaps we should have trained in a more intimidating environment. She'll be better prepared next year.

We are trying to be better about taking family pictures...so here it is.

The Easter Bunny Came!

The Easter Bunny came early! Molly got two shirts, two purses, a pink hat and a pair of silky pink gloves...maybe later she'll actually let us take a picture of her with all this stuff.

This is Molly's "if-I-act-cute-enough-I-can-get-some-candy" look. It works like a charm and she pretty much gets candy whenever she wants. Molly was pleased to find her basket full of candy!

CRAVING

It was kinda weird, but for some reason, homemade egg noodles, chicken and mashed potatoes sounded really good. It reminded me of my grandma's homemade noodles at Thanksgiving. We wouldn't ever put the noodles on top of the poatoes. However, I would take a homemade roll, put mashed potatoes on it, then maybe take a bite of noodles before taking a bite of the roll and potatoes. I guess in a way, it all was mixed. So, our St. Patrick's Day dinner was catering to a craving I was having.

Loving Sweets

We learned you aren't supposed to reward your child for eating good because it then becomes something they think they can bargain. But, she really did eat so well this night and it was warm out, we decided to give her a little treat. I'm not sure how much got in her, but she was in heaven. She ate it down to pretty much the stick.

New Park Adventure

Yesterday was so nice, we decided to try a new park not too far from home. It was one highly recommended, Westland Park. Molly played for about 2hrs. Next time, we'll pack a lunch. As you can see in most of the pictures, Molly has a new thing; refuses to look at the camera and say cheese or even smile. I suppose she's practicing being a natural model.

From This to That

This was our 8wk ultrasound. You can't even tell what the heck it is. In just 4 weeks.............

...........you get this little thing. Some how, a head, brain, eyes, nose, mouth, hands, fingers, arms, feet, toes and legs all sprout up.

Because of my past history with the placenta maturing too fast, they plan on taking Ultrasounds monthly. I guess that's good for us. We don't mind getting pictures. Just makes the appointments longer.