Molly's destruction cannot be stopped...

Even as I just began to write this post, my sweet, darling little Molly grabbed my phone off the table, and managed to break the cover of my phone AND fall off the chair and land on her face.  As I am typing now, she is taking every cookbook off my sofa table and throwing them on the floor, which is one of her favorite things to do.

One of Molly's other faves, is to take all my kitchen towels and ziplocks out of their drawers. This happens multiple times per day, unless I am on top of things, which I am not usually.

I had to move my knives from here, because they are obviously too accessible.

Some of the accessories to the crimes are these lovely chairs...

I have almost the exact same picture of Marcus at this age... same dumb steps.  Her mouth is so full of marshmallows here.

So, maybe I should provide some sort of entertainment or projects for my kids to do, but I can't. I don't even havce a chance to think about it, because all I do is try to deter disaster after disaster, with little success.

... In the 15 min. it took me to blog this, they ripped the pages out of my cookbooks... I have obviously done something wrong as a parent!

Follow up MRI today....

Molly had a follow up MRI today, like she will have every 6 months for a while.  It went really well.  Everything is stable to slightly improved.  That is great news! I am so relieved!  Every time we do an MRI or go to Philly, the closer we get to the appointment, the more I start to freak out.  Then we have to wait for results, which is almost always the same day, so I shouldn't complain AT ALL, but it just about does me in.  So now we will go to Philly in May and do another EUA there.  Molly will see Dr. Troia here before that. Follow up, follw up, follow up! Hurray for follow up! ONLY!

 Marcus enjoys painting, himself.  And not a self portrait.

I remember playing on these at Richmond Gordmans in Grand Island.  Now they are at a museum...I am old.

Molly also enjoys painting. She is pretty good at getting it everywhere.  The problem is when she stops to think about her work, she sucks her painted little thumb. Yuck.

Also, I will hopefully put my drunkin Molly video on here.  Her post MRI drugs make her funny. I need some help from a certain computer guy I know.

Happy New Year!

So we had a great Christmas.   We spent lots of time with our familys.  And Santa came to our house too.  Marcus got his best gift from Santa... it was Stinky the garbage truck.  I have to admit, Stinky is pretty funny.  Molly got some new dress up shoes.  They have heels.  She walks in em pretty well.

Here is Molly in her Christmas dress.

This is Stinky the Garbage Truck!

Say CHEESE!

 Marcus... no explanation.

Matt and I went skiing last weekend... this was the biggest bath tub I have ever seen. This was in our hotel room.  I think it is gross to take a bath in a hotel tub, but I will sit here without the water.

Yes, Yes, it has been a while...

...But I have been busy doing something important, I'm sure. Anyway, lots to blog about.  Marcus and Molly got to visit Santa for the first time ever!  Marcus was quite hesitant and took a LOT of persuading to go sit on his lap.  Molly on the other hand, kept going back to see him. She would put her hands up for him to pick her up.  She was very interested in him.

Love the background, don't you?

Marcus helped me bake some cookies the other day.  And they both helped me frost and eat them. of course.  Notice Molly's work area is in complete disarray.  And she has eaten all her cookies.  She is definitly my kiddo.  Marcus is a bit more like his dad.

Mmmmmmm... cookies.  Molly likes to eat hers, frosting side first. That's right. It's kinda messy.

My good little helper!! Most of the time!

Me and the kids. Not my best look, but the kids make me cute, right?

Papa's Birthday and Thanksgiving at Aunt Jessi's....

So today is Grandpa Jim's birthday!  We wanted to go to his house to make sure he got his gift from Marcus and Molly, mostly Marcus.  He got a fishin game for ages 4+.  Marcus says they have it at church and he wanted to get that! So HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAPA!!!

 Aren't they cute?!

 Molly says cheeeeeese, and wants you to take her picture.

 Look another picture with all of us in it!!!! It is a Christmas miracle!!!  We took this picture at Jessi and Casey's house in front of their tree, cuz I didn't think it would ever happen at our house, in front of our tree!  Thanks Aunt Jessi's for hosting thanksgiving, we had a great time!

Love, Kalee.

Happy Thanksgiving!

We went to Philladelphia the first week of November.  Molly had a perfect checkup.  No new tumors. The old ones still look dead.  No treatments of any kind.  Come back in 6 months.  We could not be happier!  Molly is horrible on the plane rides, but other than that, pretty uneventful.  Marcus always has so much fun at Grandma and Grandpa's house, he doesn't want to come home.  Hope everyone had a great thanksgiving.... I know we have a lot to be thankful for.

Halloween 2010 and some other stuff...

Here are some pictures from this weekend.  We had the flu, missed our trip to Tulsa, but managed to go to Grandma Micki's house and hopefully not get everyone there sick!

For only being at Grandma's for just over 24 hours, we got a lot done... Played playdoh, rode trikes around the block, walked the dog, looked at jackolanterns, tirck or treated at walmart, climbed the tree, roller skated, visited gracies house, ate lots of candy and almost no real food at all.

 Here is Molly using the steps from the bathroom, just like her brother used to do to find herself a snack! 

 Gracie, Charlee and Marcus laying on the deck at Grandma's house.  All picking their nose! Perfect picture.

 Marcus and the others trying on the good on fisher price roller skates!  That Grandma has everything.  Fortunately she had the helmets too!

 All the kids in their Halloween costumes before we went to Walmart to trick or treat.  Kinda ghetto, but overall successful. 

 Marcus loves to climb trees.... there just aren't any around here for him to climb! This one is perfect, hope the neighbors don't' mind.  I am pretty sure I have been in that tree too!