Funny Paris moments

We are back safely from Paris. I will post pictures soon but I thought I'd give you a few highlights from the trip...

1) Within 1-2 hours of leaving the base, Molly soiled TWO sets of clothes.. pooped on one and vomited on the other...

2) One night after her bath, she promptly ran away from us naked as a jay bird and pooped in the middle of the hotel floor.

3) On Friday we spent the evening at a nice French restaurant and then went up to the top of the Eiffel Tower. Bryon had to use the bathroom for most of the afternoon but wanted to hold it to 'leave his mark' on the Eiffel Tower. So with much joy he can now say he went to the bathroom in the Eiffel Tower.. I'll never understand men..

4) Traveling with Molly is always exciting. Apparently, the French think Molly is the most adorable thing ever. Left and right people would stop us to take pictures of her or just to look at her and smile and stare. I felt like the bodyguard of a superstar.

Pictures to come!

My FANTASTIC husband!!!

Check out where my sweet husband is taking me and Molly for one last hoorah before the new baby comes! AHHHHHHHH!!!! I'm SOOOOOOOOOOO excited! I've been dying to go here since I heard about it and we are going in March! Granted I will be 7 months pregnant but who cares!
This place is so neat! It is reserved for active duty and their families and DOD civilians stationed overseas. So for all of you March visitors, the last weekend is now TAKEN!

Welcome to the world Dominic!

Congrats to Chris and Diane, well especially Diane for bringing little Dominic into the world yesterday. He was born 11/12/08 at 7:37pm. He weighed 8ib 6oz and was 21 inches long! Bryon and I couldn't be more excited to have a new nephew! Bryon actually sat up until 1am our time calling his mom until Dominic was born. He wouldn't go to sleep until he knew Diane and Dominic were ok. We are so happy for you guys and can't wait to do lots of snuggling when we visit in January!

Stylin

My new sweater that Gram made me matches my pink shoes!! Check me out!

Happy Birthday Bryon!!

Happy Birthday Bryon!!!

The dining room on our river cruise boat. Molly and I took Bryon on a Sunday Roast Dinner Cruise in Huntingdon, UK. It was really neat! There was a great meal and a 2 hour cruise down the river.

The cruise started out wet and rainy but after we finished lunch, the sun came out and it was beautiful!!! So we were able to spend the last half of the trip outside seeing everything.


This isn't a view you would ever see in the US- buildings this old don't exist in our country.

Molly getting a lesson on all of the animals we passed along the cruise route: swans, ducks, cows, horses, birds, dogs, etc.

Bryon's Penn State birthday cake. You can't see it here, but it is strawberry flavoured inside.. get it?? Bleeding Penn State :) Gross I know.

One year older and wiser! Glad I'm not the one turning 31 :)

Every year on his birthday, my sweet husband buys ME flowers! Blush Blush..

Best part of the day, cuddling with his sleepy baby girl

Trick or treating!

This was Molly's first year trick or treating and we went on base to the military housing area. I've decided there is no safer place to trick or treat. We were all govt id holders, passed the security checkpoint when entering the base and were rechecked and our cars searched with flashlights on our way out! Not to mention military police patrolled the streets where the kids were going from out to house. We had a great time. I think Bryon had the most fun of us all. I think there is something special for a daddy taking his little girl trick or treating for the first time and seeing how excited she gets at the costumes and lights and brightly colored candy wrappers.

Plus, she was a lion and since he missed the Penn State game because of the trick or treating, somehow the costume made up for it :)

Pregnant stories

Bryon says I'm officially pregnant and that I have to share these two true stories with you all

Story One:
I made yummy chili for dinner last night but when I sat down to eat it, somehow it just didn't settle. So, I got a bowl of pickles and ranch dressing which hit the spot. Unfortunately, I ran out of pickles wayyy too soon, so I got a brilliant idea! I poured the pickle juice and ranch dressing into the chili and it was PERFECT!!!

Only after Bryon looked at me with his jaw hitting the floor and after I stopped to think about what I was doing, did I realize how gross it really was. Who cares, it was yummy!


Story two:
A couple of nights ago, Molly was asleep and Bryon and I were about to go to bed. I realized that I had forgotton to shower that day. I have this thing where I can't go to sleep unless I'm clean, so I told Bryon I was going to hop in the shower before bed.

The rest is kinda fuzzy, but somehow I went into the bathroom, turned on the water, picked up the shampoo and started lathering my hair while standing BESIDE the shower and with my clothes still ON! I walked out to say something to Bryon and again, his draw dropped and I realized that I had truly lost it.

playgroup Halloween party and potluck

Molly's playgroup on base had their Halloween party today. Molly dressed up as a lion and we all brought pot luck food for lunch. We had a great time and despite the sugar that Molly managed to consume, she zonked out for her nap immediately. Happy Halloween everyone!

I'm scary, I know it... ROARRRR

Circle time where they read a spooky Halloween story and sang songs.

In a playgroup full of moms, all you have to say is potluck and this is what happens! YUM!


Surprise! Daddy came to the party and wasted no time joining in on the festivities.

Definitely her parent's child, a room full of toys and she goes straight for the books.

Mommy, I don't want this thing on my head.. :(

Another little boy's elmo costume. He didn't want to wear it so Molly graciously decided to hold onto it for him :)

We are in for it!

Molly has these new hot pink shoes from Nana and Grandpa which she LOVES, and I mean LOVES. She wakes up in the morning and wants them on. If they come off she wants us to immediately replace them. It is sooo cute!

Morning mommy, where are my shoes?

After church, we took Molly's Sunday clothes off and were about to put something else on but she had other plans. She brought her pink shoes to us and my strand of pearls that I wore to church today and wanted them put on promptly!!! Oh my she is getting really prissy!

Pumpkin Festival

We spent the day today in the nearby city of Peterborough at the Sacrewell Farm where they were having their annual pumpkin festival. We went with our German friends Yasir and Kathrin and their two children Carolin and Silas. We had such a good time, despite the rain. They had a fairly spooky haunted mill and a fun tractor ride around the farm. We fed the rabbits, guinea pigs, sheep, goats, pigs, chickens, and all sorts of other animals. They had lots of inside stuff for the kids too like a bouncy castle, haunted ring toss game, face painting, pumpkin carving, etc. Perfect way to get in the Halloween spirit, muahhhhhahahahahahahah!!!

Let's go mom and dad. I'm waitingggg....

Playing on the bouncy castle with my good buddies Silas and Carolin

Still playing.... And by the way, when it was time to go, she absolutely pitched a fit! She did not want to go, she loved bouncing and wanted to bounce all day.

Ok, Bryon made me put this picture in. This is not a real cow, I would never milk a real cow because I'm sure I would do something horribly wrong. I think he is just amused with the idea that I would actually milk a cow, and my facial expression is pretty bizarre.

Carolin and Yasir feeding the animals

Playing haunted ring toss

Whew, it's been a long messy day. I think it's time for a wardrobe change. Bye and Happy Halloween!