Molly is two!

It's actually not quite Molly's birthday yet, but we celebrated this weekend since baby boy is due next week.  She doesn't really understand the concept of birthdays, but loved opening presents, eating cake, and having some friends over to celebrate!


Here is a little bit about Molly at 2 years old:

• Her favorite toys are her stuffed animals, puzzles, doll house, slide, and books
• She loves to color, dance, jump, be pushed in her tricycle, and run
•  Is talking like crazy! It started at about 22 months, and she's been talking in pretty good sentences these days
• Loves to go to the park and the library
• Loves nursery, but mostly just watches the older kids play
• Likes to help us pray and ALWAYS prays for her tricycle and for the new baby
• Loves to sing the temple song, I am a Child of God, and the ball game song
• Is not a good napper, she'll go a week without napping sometimes, but obviously still needs one
• Still could care less about the TV, which is fine! BUT.. it would be nice while cooking dinner
• Likes to help "make muffins" which is apparently what we're doing each time she helps cook
• Says "no" to everything.. even things we know she wants
• Loves to count. She counts the stairs every time she walks down, and if we ask her to count her food she'll count the bites til it's all gone!
• Likes to take a bath, but hates it when the water drains.. she'll cry and say "bye bye water"
• Still sleeps like an angel at night.  She goes to bed around 7:30 usually, and wakes up around 7:30.  I could also count the number of times she's woken us up in the middle of the night this year on my hands
• Likes to share all her food with mommy and daddy, and sometimes with her animals
• Loves her daddy.. he can get her to crack up by saying just about anything. Apparent mom is not funny even when I try
• Still sleeps in her crib, and I'm hoping this will last 6 more months or so
• Likes to sit on the potty for long periods of time, but never actually goes to the bathroom (she's been successful twice)
• LOVES to dress up.  And do anything that mommy does... She acts out putting in contacts, puts on deodorant, sprays herself with perfume, puts on mommy's shoes, and gets into my jewelry drawer on a daily basis.  We got her dress up clothes and jewelry for her birthday, and I think that was her favorite
• Makes my heart melt.  She has recently started saying "I love you" and "yes mamma", and  I just get all fuzzy inside every time.  I love my Molly Jade, and I love watching her grow into a smart and beautiful little girl.

Sunday we celebrated as a family.  She opened her presents, and LOVES them all.  She keeps talking about each one of them when she remembers and will run to go play with the toys.

Then we had cake, and she ate a HUGE piece.  Matt helped me decorate it that morning and I think we did a pretty good job!

She's keeps talking about her "big cup cake", and loves looking at the pictures of it on my phone.


Today we had a few of her nursery friends over for milk and cookies.  She was very excited to have her friends over and kept talking about it, but when they came over she was shy and barely interacted with them... haha I guess that's just how this age is.

When we sang happy birthday to Molly, she danced around with a big grin on her face and I'm SOOOO mad that I didn't think to take a video of it! I didn't even take any pictures after her friends got there, so I feel like a horrible mom! I did take a picture of the table and balloons, so there is proof that it happened!

We listened to music and played, and opened a couple presents, and I think Molly has as good a time as expected! She was sad when everyone left. Next year, I'm going to remember to take more photos!!