"God does notice us, and he watches over us. But it is usually through another person that he meets our needs." Spencer W. Kimball

December 29, 2009

16 weeks

For this weeks Sunday Shot...we were in Utah for the Holidays. Molly is now a seasoned traveler and is loving being with all her cousins and Grandparents.


Hanging out at the family Christmas Party.


This is a photo of Molly and her Great-grandma Hartmann.

December 25, 2009

Merry Christmas

We are so thankful for the many blessings that we have received this past year. As we were looking at the many gifts under our Christmas Tree, can you see the best present we got this year?

December 21, 2009

15 weeks old


Molly is really showing her personality lately. In church, she smiles at everybody and during some musical numbers in sacrament meeting, Molly started "singing" right along with the choir. It was so cute.

I love this picture of my 2 gals, Meredith and Molly!

December 17, 2009

Ho Ho Ho!


At our ward Christmas party, Santa was there for a short visit. Molly was very excited, as you can see by her expression. One of the primary girls that was helping out commented that Molly was so good and didn't even cry!

December 13, 2009

Birthday Sunday

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHANE!!!!
We hope that you've had a great day.
We certainly had fun celebrating with you!
WE love you!!!

Shane showing Molly his cool new BYU ear warmers

I can still feel the heat from the gazillion candles on Shane's cake!

Our little family. I wish Molly was looking at the camera...

December 9, 2009

I Have Two Little Hands...

This week Molly has discovered her hands.
When she's not eating them,
she's holding them.
It's so cute!

December 6, 2009

3 months old

We can't believe that our little princess is already 3 months old. Molly's little 5 year old friend Hailey told her mom today at Church that when Molly was first born, she was soooo cute, but now that Molly has gotten older....she is even more cute and she can't stand to leave her side. We have to agree!

Mommy and Molly in front of our Christmas Tree.

Molly's got her Daddy wrapped around her finger.

November 29, 2009

Strike a Pose!

Work it girl! Our little polka dot princess is really getting the hang of these Sunday photo shoots!

November 25, 2009

Sooo Big!

It's amazing to see how fast our little Molly is growing. I'm posting some before and after shots of Molly wearing the same little dresses 2 months apart. They're no longer dresses, but they make darling tops!



















Here she is in her little sundresses at 4 weeks old and again this week. What a cutie!!!



November 22, 2009

Sunday - 11 weeks old

Seriously, if this isn't the cutest daddy/daughter picture,
I don't know what is!
Our little princess is getting so big! She smiles and coos
and sleeps through the night!
We love being parents!
We love our baby girl!

November 21, 2009

Cantigny

On Friday we went to Cantigny Park with our friends Patrick, Katelyn and Jake and had a great time playing on the tanks, exploring the museum and touring the estate. If you haven't been, we recommend it. Molly was so cozy in her stroller that she slept for most of the visit. I'm posting this tummy time picture of her instead of a less exciting one of her sleeping in the stroller!

Boys will be boys! Shane loves to spend his time hanging around!

It's pretty cool to be able to climb on the tanks - they have about 12 tanks that you see up close and personal!

November 15, 2009

Sunday - 10 weeks old



Today we had Molly dressed in a bright dress and sweater. The weather has been great so far and lets us go on walks and be outside. Hopefully the snow will stay away for a few more weeks.

She is starting to smile more and even giggles at times. Her bright and happy personality is definitely shining through.

November 8, 2009

Sunday - 2 months old!

Our baby's 2 months old! It's amazing how much she's grown in such a short amount of time! It's so much fun to see Molly's personality develop:

Happy
Sweet
Content
Determined
Curious
Alert

Grandpa and Molly

Molly loves her Grandma!

Getting Molly ready for church.

November 7, 2009

Football Adventure - Navy vs. Notre Dame

Today we drove over to Indiana for the Navy vs Notre Dame football game. My brother coaches for Navy and we were so excited to go to one of his games this year. Knowing this would be an all day outing and were a bit concerned about Molly and how she would handle the crowds and noise. I don't know why we worried! Our little football girl was a sweetheart the entire game! Shane's parents are in town visiting so they got to come with us and all of the coaches wives came to the game so we got to hang out with Monica too! Football and Family...is there a better way to spend a Saturday? (Did I mention Navy won?)

Quick photo op with Joe and Monica before they hopped on the bus to head to the airport. We loved seeing them and introducing them to Molly!

Hanging out with the family at the Notre Dame football stadium.

It was a beatuiful day - about 75 degrees - unusual for November, but we'll take as much sun as we can get!

We've had such a fun visit with Jill and Lonny and hope they come back soon!

November 1, 2009

Sunday - 8 weeks

Today for church we dressed Molly in a little dress that was crocheted for me when I was born. Molly looked so cute sweater dress, her little purple leggings and purple socks with black mary janes. Funny thought - as we were changing Molly out of her church clothes something didn't seem quite right...I think the dress might be on backwards! Mom?

October 31, 2009

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!

Happy Halloween from Charlie Brown, Snoopy and
The Great Pumpkin!

October 29, 2009

If you Love me Baby, SMILE!

It's taken us over a week, but we finally were able to capture Molly's darling smile on film! Our little girl is 8 weeks old today. She lights up our lives just like her smile lights up her face!

October 26, 2009

Sunday - 7 weeks

Our baby girl is growing up. She is starting to smile a bit and it just melt our hearts!

October 21, 2009

Curly Locks!

Our curly locks may be rubbing off on our little Molly. Now that her hair is a bit longer, we've noticed that it's super curly when it's wet! It usually straightens when it dries, but who know? What a cutie!

October 18, 2009

First Tights!

You probably think we are so cheesy for documenting the littlest events in Molly's life, but seriously, our baby girl is so adorable we can't help but gush every time we look at her! Look how big the smallest tights are...so cute!!!
Today when we sat down for church Shane turned to me and said,"Do you mind if I hold her during church since you got to hold her last week?" How cute is that! Shane's the best dad!

October 15, 2009

Six Weeks Old

Beautiful Molly.
You love to have your hands by your face.
Your big brown eyes are open with curiosity.
I hope you don't grow up too fast...
You fill our lives with love.

October 14, 2009

Our Little Pumpkin


5 little pumpkins sitting on a gate;
The first one said,"My it's getting late!"
The second one said,"There are witches in the air!"
The third one said,"I don't care!"
The fourth one said,"I'm ready for some fun!"
The fifth one said,"Let's run and run and run!"
Then "whoosh" went the wind and out went the light
and 5 little pumpkins rolled out of sight!

My Grandma taught me this finger play when I was little
and I plan to pass it on too.

October 11, 2009

October 10, 2009

Ready for cold weather!

The weather is finally turning a bit chilly, and so we have been able to put on Molly's new hoodie!

October 6, 2009

See How I've Grown...


It's amazing how fast our sweet girl is growing. Last night Molly giggled in her sleep. It was the most beautiful sound I've ever heard!