The camera cord that connects to the computer went MIA awhile ago so we haven't been able to upload any pictures. We finally got around to replacing it and realized we didn't take too many pictures either. Most of the stuff we captured over the past few months has been with our cell phones. There have, however, been some shots with the nice camera.
Molly has continued to enjoy rooting on the Patriots. She would like to have a chat with whoever schedules the Patriots' games though. The whole Sunday night or Monday night thing just doesn't work for her and she's like to have that fixed.
We took a walk or two at Ft. Hunt National Park to enjoy what little foliage we have.
Molly was appropriately bundled.
We took a trip to the National Zoo with Grammie and Gramp P. The lion was so thrilled to see us he gave a little show (he's in mid-bellow in this shot).
In what's become somewhat of a tradition, Molly donned a shirt from Aunt Ellete on the appropriate holiday (in this case Thanksgiving).
We were thankful for many things this Thanksgiving, one of which was the ability to spend it with family.
Molly's a bit confuse as to why a) there's so much good food out again (thanks to Grammie and Gramp P. for cooking most of it the week before for our pre-turkey day dinner) b) why she can't have any and c) why I'm wasting time taking pictures instead of enjoying the meal.
We also enjoyed the annual Scottish Walk in Old Town. Nearly every day we find another reason we love the location of our house. In this case it was the ability to walk to the parade and not have to deal with parking. It was a bit cold, but thanks to a hand-me-down from Hazel, Molly was able to stay warm enough to enjoy the bagpipes (one of the many bagpipe bands had just passed by in the above shot).
This is what Molly was looking at. Pretty neat.
Santa Claus was even able to make an appearance, dressed appropriately of course.
While Harry stayed home (we took him the year before and let's just say he wasn't a fan of the muskets being fired), we did get to see a fair number of greyhounds in the parade.
All in all, it's been a pretty hectic few months.
p.s. we don't have non-cell phone pictures of this, but the other big news is Molly is now able to stand on her own. Right now she's only upright for a few seconds, but pretty soon she'll be able to stand for a good stretch of time...
and then she'll be able to walk...
Uh-oh.
...I'd better get baby proofing!
Molly's first Christmas is done and in the books. Below are a few pictures from the past few days.
Molly couldn't wait to get her hands on all her presents (and under the tree, they were pretty much all her presents).
Aunt Ellete's family sent a wonderful gift to the Poulins. Molly, however, was more interested in the box it was shipped in.
She was also more at ease with Uncle Nate, especially since the last time she saw him.
The final result.
Katie and Molly got matching owl hats. Molly's attempt to remove the hat doesn't show particular displeasure for the hat, she does that with every hat we put on her.
Katie and Molly got to read some of her new books. This one is about Maine of all places.
Molly also got a walker-thingy. She's been really into standing (so far she still needs assistance) so she was thrilled to get this. It won't be too long until she can actually walk with it... which will freak the animals out.
Later Christmas Day we went over to Great Uncle Mike and Great Aunt Valerie's house. Molly got to show off her new dress to Great-Grandpa Overlock and others.
This was later in a day full of presents so Molly is a bit out of it at times.
...unless there are more presents to open!
Everyone got to get in on the action. Great-Aunt Cindy is helping Molly here.
This pic didn't work out as well as I would have liked. Molly has always been fascinated by ceiling fans and ceiling lights. Valerie and Mike had not one, but two ceiling fan/light combinations! Multiple times throughout the afternoon Molly would just stare up at them.
Great Aunt Val gets into the action.
Molly also got to visit with her Great-Great Grandpa!
After a day of being the center of attention, who wouldn't just want to snuggled up to Momma and suck their thumb?
The next day the Patriot's played. Molly and Uncle Nate practiced the touchdown! sign.
By halftime Molly had warmed up to Uncle Nate a great deal.
The past few days has also seen Molly's first official blizzard (we were in one of three towns in Maine that met all the criteria:
Of course we had to take advantage of the snow.
Note the matching hats again.
Molly's first snow angel!
Since it was a blizzard, we figured what better time to bust out the heavy-duty long underwear?
