Breaking My Heart

Last night someone got a little angry with me and her sister because I was trying to get Molly to sleep and didn't want Em in our room.  When I went into see her she started drawing her anger on the board.  You'll note the broken heart...and who broke it.  Daddy and Ernest are still in her good graces though!

And Now We are Three....

Celebrating on the eve of Molly's 3rd Birthday! 

We have been enjoying beautiful weather and amazing light displays this weekend as we prepared to celebrate Molly's 3rd birthday.  She loves the experience of walking through the above display, so we visited this infamous spot for the third time this season.  It truly is amazing and it seems like things are added each time we've walked through.  Words and pictures cannot capture the feeling of walking through so many memories from Christmas through the years.

Emma turned 6 earlier this fall, and I thought of A.A. Milne. Now that Molly is turning 3, I actually took time to re-visit the poem.  It seems fitting.  I of course interpreted "When I was three, I was hardly me." as if she really wasn't herself yet.  Perhaps the little Molly Monster that shows up when she's hungry, tired or feeling particularly demanding or independent "I do it myself!" - basically the terrible twos - was not going to  be with us too much longer, and that the funny, silly, laughing Molly that we love will be more present going forward.

Emma is six and is certainly clever as clever, and don't we all wish we could be six forever?  Well, maybe not forever...we are both enjoying egg nog, however, hers is the six-year old version, and mine is not.


Now We Are Six

Author: A.A. Milne

When I was one,
I had just begun.
When I was two,
I was nearly new.
When I was three,
I was hardly me.
When I was four,
I was not much more.
When I was five,
I was just alive.
But now I am six,
I'm as clever as clever.
So I think I'll be six
now and forever.

A Nap

I'm glad Molly still occasionally enjoys sleeping in Dad's arms.  This was a the best gift for Father's Day.  I will miss these moments. Sob sob.  Yes, we know she shouldn't be using a pacifier.  But she's much more tolerable when she has it!

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Pirates! ...of Penzance

Went to the Outdoor Theatre at the Roanoke Island Festival Park to enjoy UNCG's production of this classic.  It was grea fun and the kids loved it...until the mosquitos got voracious after nightfall.

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Ernest

The move has been hard on Ernie, but he's enjoying his new home now when he gets to run to the Sound (we live down the road from Albemarle Sound) or swim in the ocean (the beach is less than a mile).

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Nice Sunset

We have a nice porch on our new home, and this evening the light in the sky was wonderful!

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Beautiful Night to Fly a Kite

On my drive home from a rip current seminar at a local firehouse, I had a great view of many people enjoying a nice night on Jockey's Ridge.  We will need to do that!

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Lowes...Again

This trip to Lowes the girls got to get down and dirty making wooden airplanes.  Boy, they had fun....for free!  Thanks Lowes! 

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Splish Splash

The girls enjoy their first bath in their new home!

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Lowes and Frozen Custard

After another trip to Lowes (of course dressed as a mermaid...we now live on the Outer Banks, everyone wears this!), Emma gets to enjoy a frozen custard.  Yum!

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Moved to the Outer Banks

It wasn't fun or a pretty process (we have a lot of junk), but in the beginning of June, we packed up our vehicles (many times) and two Uhauls and moved to our new home in Kill Devil Hill on the Outer Banks.  This is where the Wright Brothers first took flight, and we are ready to take off on our own adventure.

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