18 Months

I can't believe this sweet little things is 18 months old.  She is growing too fast.  I need her to stay my little baby. I did that huge post a month or so back, so there is not much to update.  She has her 18 month check up Friday and I'll post her stats.  If you remember, Miss Molly will only wear her sandals.  I got her some cute, brown suede boots I want her to wear, so I put them out hoping she would find them and want to play with them.  I also have another pair of sandals out, tennis shoes, and then I put out these rain boots that used to be Tyler's.  So far, she will only put on the rain boots and she loves them!

A new thing Molly loves to do is play with play-doh.  It keeps her entertained while I cook or do dishes.

Also, if you remember she is a picky eater.  She ate carrots the other day, which was huge for her.  Yesterday, she didn't want anything to do with carrots, but she wanted green beans.  Now, she'd only put them in her mouth, squish down on them, and then take them out, but it's a start.  She likes to have a string cheese when Tyler does, but she doesn't eat it at all. 

I got Molly some new sign books that show kids doing signs and she loves them.  Tyler did too.  She picks up signs so quickly.  She signs:  more, milk, water, bath, please, finish, airplane, book, boat, butterfly, cookie, wind, hot, cold, car, truck, flower, butterfly, turtle, rabbit, bird, and ball.  She does talk too.  She mostly says: Mama, Dada, Ivy, yep, yea, up, moo for cow, woof for dog, and she shakes her head no.

Pumpkin Patch

Molly and I went to the MOPS play date today at the pumpkin patch and had a good time.  Here are some pictures from it.

The Ryder Cup

While Scott and I were in IL, we went to the Ryder Cup.  I went with him on Thursday and Friday.  The weather was great and it was fun.  Phil Mickelson is our favorite golfer and we got to see him up close. Thursday was practice rounds and you could take pictures.  Friday-Sunday, no pictures were allowed.  

Here is the clubhouse and the driving range.  The driving range looks pretty with all the leaves changing colors. 

We saw many players on the driving range both days.  On Friday we were able to get a great spot on hole 8 and then 14 and saw lots of groups go by.  We had a good time. 

For those of you that don't know, the Ryder Cup is a tournament between USA and Europe.  USA does not have a good record in the Ryder Cup.  We were trying to win back the cup.  Unfortunately we blew up on Sunday to blow one of the biggest leads.  Some of the fans go all out to show their support. 

Saturday and Sunday, Scott went with our good friend, Mike.  Him and his wife used to live here, but moved back to IN.  We love and miss them, so it was nice to see Mike. 

Fun with Family & Cousins

We all have a great time in IL, but Tyler has the most fun with his cousins.  The minute we get to my parents house, they all start playing and we hardly see them.  My parents have a big front porch and they play out there, work on the car, play cops, and just have fun.

The boys got the car all fixed up for the girls to go out in.

Molly has fun with the cousins, but she still takes a little while to warm up to everyone.  She always likes Grandpa and her Uncle Tom.  She'd goes to them no problem. When Scott and I were gone Thursday-Friday night, she hung out with them a lot.  When my Dad was at work and Tom was home, she was apparently his little shadow. 

Not to far from my parents house is a little park.  My dad took all the kids there Thursday or Friday when we were gone and I went with him to take them all there Saturday. We tried to teach the kids how to do relay races and Allissa made up obstacle courses on the equipment and we timed them all.

I love Molly's expression. 

Kaleb is getting ready to tag Tyler's hand for a relay race.  

We took a good family pictures and we tried to get one of all the grandkids feet.  You can see Molly was not to happy about it.  When I crop it to show the feet, it cuts feet off, so I'll have to work on it.

My sister Kim and her kids-Kyla  &  Kaleb

 

Scott went to the Ryder Cup with our friend, Mike.  Him and his wife used to live here, but then moved to IN.  They just love our kids and we love them too.  I was glad Molly warmed up to him pretty quickly.

Tyler's Tent

Tyler has been asking to go camping ever since him and Scott bought a tent.  They've slept in it inside, but not outside yet.  I got him a few camping books from the library.  One is The Pocket Guide to Camping.  He is loving it.  In it, they talk about buying tents and also how to make your own tent.  That is what we did.  He loved it!

Later we looked at camping things on Amazon.  He found a sleeping bag he wants, a canteen and a tool that is a whistle in case you get lost, a compass, and it holds flint.  He really thinks he needs it.  I imagine he'll get a few things for Christmas. 

The Apple Orchard

Saturday morning, my mom, sisters and I took all the kids to Edwards Apple Orchard.  I remember going when I was young.  The weather was great and the kids had a blast.  There were tractors to drive, a big pirate ship to play on, a play house to go in, a train to ride, big tires to stand on and jump off, a petting zoo, maze, and much more. 

Molly thought it would be better to cut though the maze instead of trying to find her way out.  How cute is she!

 

 

 

After playing, we went into the store.  It was such a cute store.  I wish I would have taken some pictures of it-so many cute things to buy, tons of snacks, and samples.  It was fun.  We got some great sweet corn salsa, apple butter, pumpkin butter, and of course, apple cider donuts-the $9/dozen didn't stop us.  We ate outside and had fresh cider-it was yummy.  

There were mums and other plants along the walkway leading to the store.  Molly had to touch them all!

Family Picture

I was hoping to start the firsts of my IL trip posts today, but have not had time.  Here is a family picture we took.  Maybe I'll have time for a posts tomorrow.