Miscellaneous Pictures

Nothing too eventful has been going on around here, but here are some pictures of random things we've been up to.


Whenever we go to the mall with my mom no trip is complete without a visit to See's. For anyone that doesn't know her very well, my mom knows exactly where every See's location is in the Phoenix Metropolitan area. Whenever we go I usually share my sample with Molly, or if the salesperson gives Molly her own I'll eat both. But this trip I let Molly have her very own chocolate. She may have been a little confused at first by the entire chocolate in her hand because she just held it and stared at it a while, like she couldn't believe it was really hers, but after a minute or two she started to devour it.


Nothing makes Molly happier in the morning than when I come in to get her with Claire in tow.



Chris, Molly, and I played a rousing game of hide-and-seek the other day, so I decided to hide under this table. When Molly found me she thought it was hilarious, so she would only hide under the table after that. Sometimes she wanted us to hide with her too. When one of us was looking for her we would say "Where's Woggy? I can't find her!" or something along those lines, and she would always answer "I'm right here!" I don't think she fully understands the fine art of playing hide-and-seek yet.

The Final Days

It's hard to believe they're already gone, but my sister Jessie and her family moved to Pennsylvania last week. We spent a lot of time together (more time than usual, which is pretty hard to do) the week before they left to get some final bonding time in. I think the kids could sense their beloved Amelia and Colin were leaving soon because they seemed to be more affectionate with eachother than usual...

Southwest Ambulance

Chris is just finishing up his third week of training to be an EMT with Southwest Ambulance. I think he likes it okay so far, but definitely not enough to get comfortable there; he's still pursuing the fire department. He doesn't have too many crazy stories yet, but I'm sure they'll come. At least Molly enjoys his work boots!

Poop Disaster

Warning: This post is not for those with a weak stomach.

Isn't this what a baby is supposed to be doing when they're in their crib? Sleeping like an angel? Apparently not today.


We found out today that Claire knows how to get her disposable diapers off. When she woke up from her nap this is what we found:

Completely dry diaper, no longer on Claire's body.


Her crib, covered in poop.


And Claire, with an alarming amount of poop on her hands and surrounding her mouth. Not to mention all over the rest of her body. Doesn't she look proud of herself?


She obviously went into the bath right away. I much prefer this clean, non-poopy, just-out-of-the-bath version of Claire...

So Long, Maricopa...

We've finally gotten out! It's taken two and a half years, but we're finally back in Mesa. Hooray! We will miss our great little house, but that is on a short list of things we will actually miss about Maricopa. Mostly we're just excited to never have to drive down the 347 again!

More Swimming

Claire was making such cute faces in the pool the other day that we had no choice but to get the camera. Once the camera came out, Molly wanted in on the action. Molly has also never been interested in sitting in one of those floaties until Claire got in one.

Crazy Curler Hair

Since Molly won't let me get within a ten-foot perimeter of her head with a curling iron, I decided to try these velcro curlers. I talked her into it by repeatedly saying that they wouldn't hurt, and telling her she would have "crazy curler hair" when we were done. It worked for about ten minutes, then she started taking them out herself. No good curls can form in ten minutes, so I guess we'll be sticking to braids and ponies for a while longer. She obviously doesn't understand that sacrifices must be made for beautiful hair.