Just a few more weekend highlights...

Swimmin' with Grandpa
Pa and his buddy
Here is Charmaine and Ryan from the previous
post...Molly loves you and says you should
have another baby! :) ;)

Just love this chubba face!!

I had just a few more pix that I wanted on this blog from our past weekend. My dad and mom took Levi to their place with them for a bit this past Friday, so he could have some time away from this brood...(hey, when do I get my away time??? anybody??)...and Dad brought him back later that afternoon and swam with all of us!!

Charmaine and Ryan are in pic #3...they are fellow homeschoolers and cool folks to hang with. Thanks for the Jimmy John's sandwich platter to go with all of our goodies. We had a really good time with y'all.

Ok, well, I FINALLY got some pix of ALL 5 OF MY KIDS tonight so I am going to post those next but Miss Molly Moo Moo is crying so I will get those pix on here asap.

Love and peace out.

Some recent Molly shots...

Pretty girl
chubby goodness
L to R: Mel, Amy, Laurie, Molly and Carla

Here are a few recent pix of Miss Molly...The top pic is from Sat. night, chilling with our friends, Charmaine, Ryan and their kids at a local winery. Charmaine, thanks for hanging with my girl...it WAS a nice little break! You are so good with her and may I encourage you to give birth one more time (sorry Ryan)...I'll post Charmaine's pic with Molly when I receive her permish. Photo #2 is from yesterday, after church...she was so cute sleeping on her chubby little belly. #3 is one I couldn't resist..she had a little tank outfit on and the rolls on her arms and back were irresistible...I had to chew on them, I mean, take a pic of her sleeping that way. Pic #4 is of our last visit to the Nurse Midwives...aww, kinda sad that that part of my life (childbearing, that is) is closing...Amy was Carla's assistant at Molly's birth and they were the faces that frantically greeted me 6 weeks ago this very day, when I nearly delivered in their parking lot (and on 465, and on 37, and on 38th St. etc). They were great and I am thankful for being able to experience my last birth with them! Thank you Ladies! I'm going to miss you! :( :( :(

I have a few other weekend shots that I wanted to post but since my computer is DIAL UP (Yes, you heard me...we are 5 years behind everyone else down here in billy land)...I could only upload a few pix tonight, for I am a tired girl. I will post some more on Tuesday and work toward that mystery shot that I have been trying almost 6 weeks to get, the 5 Young children all together, in one picture.

And, for those of you who are wondering, my poor sister went to her ob/gyn today and was only dilated to 1.5 cm, for which her doc said that she wouldn't plan an induction till she was at least 2 cm. Needless to say, Beck is a frustrated, tired and hanging in there momma! Pray for her if you could...(but she still looks beautiful!!). You will be the first to know, RIGHT HERE ON THIS BLOG when Baby C. arrives.

O yeah, and finally, at my appt. today, I weighed Molly and she was ELEVEN pounds, TEN ounces...you heard me...and that was only with a lightweight little sundress on...ELEVEN lbs. Ten oz!! Pork-a-licious! She ROOOOOOOOCKS! She is irresistible!! She is up over 4 pounds from her birth 6 weeks ago. Ok, the rambling queen is signing out...hope you all are well...leave me a comment, would ya? (thanks Kara, for all of your comments...love ya)

Ethan's new 'do

I know you must be thinking that this post is a repeat but it isn't. I broke down and had E. get his hair cut today. His hair is just so different from Will's. Will's is thick but fine like mine so he can pull off the longer look. E. has thick and very coarse hair like his dad and instead of looking all flowy like, it's super duper thick and poofy...kinda like Bobby Brady. so, much to his chagrin, he got it all cut off today and man, he just looks really good with his hair shorter. I'm sure one day, when he's older, taller, whatever, that he can pull off hippy hair. E., you are one striking dude!! We love your new 'do!

Another quiet day...etc.

Tiny's getting so brave!
Our nearly 13-year old...Will
Miss Melanie
Crazy hair Ethan
Good Golly Miss Molly

Well, here they all are...though not in group form yet. They never seem to be dressed appropriately all at the same time. We ran a couple of errands tonight and Molly threw up all over herself...then at the store, she fussed and cried cuz I forgot my sling (which she loves). She needs to get past this fussy in the evening period in her life. I still love her though. :)
Happy Birthday to my younger brother Andrew today!! Hats off, ol' boy!! Wish you all were here so we could celebrate with you! Here's to 32 years of YOU!!
August 16th, 2007 is the 30th anniversary of Elvis' death...(I was a huge Elvis fan in high school...) R.I.P. Elvis Aaron Presley. Ya old Hunka Burnin' Love.
Ok, sorry, I'm tired tonight. Signing out. busy day tomorrow with teeth cleanings and another day in our household. Craaaaazy. Love and peace.

Ha ha ha..

spread those toes out, girl!

Check out Molly's sweet, uncellulitish thighs...Beck took this pic but unless you are with M. in person, you can't imagine how sweet her little legs are! She sticks them straight out when she is nursing and they are actually quite strong. She really is quite a chunk! and that's a good thing. for her. my voracious nursing appetite is another story entirely.

The bottom pic...o sorry B....but I had to post this to show our blogging friends just the lengths you will go to, to make my kids, your kids, laugh. And it works. (look, Molly is enraptured) So keep at it girl. You make me laugh all the time! show this to your friends at work. Hi Christy, Hi Wendy...Isn't Becky a pretty girl? even when goofin' around, she's a beauty. Ok, I'm officially done harassing you with pix on my blog. For now. Now go have your baby!

On a side note, Kara, where-a u been? Good day all!

Some more sisterly love...

1993...my wedding
2003...Fazoli's...aw, she's so dark compared
to my pasty white self...
Talk about some Sun-In hair...my senior
pic from 1991...I wanted my "thissy" in it...
I'm getting all choked up looking at these pix. And there's no particular reason that I am posting about my sis and I...shoot, she hasn't even had her kid yet (poor thing) but it's just fun to reminisce and look back at all the bad hair but good memories. Dontcha love her big specs in the wedding pic?? My stylish, beautiful no matter what sis with great big ol' owl glasses? yeah, they were in back in 93. And she was hot! good times, good times. This is to make you giggle today, Beck. And maybe this will help you to dilate past a fingertip. Hope our girls have the kinda relationship that you and I have been blessed to have. I coulda killed ya when we were kids (slob, copy cat, "unswearer") but I'd surely be lost without you. (you can weep now...yes, I mean it too, dang these hormones...) Love you! Hope your day is wonderful!

Wonder Woman! Watch out!

I don't know if any of you remember the 1970's show Wonder Woman (I'm totally dating myself, yes, I'm old, 34 to be exact)...but as a kid (I'm 4 in this pic I think), I thought I was Lynda Carter/Wonder Woman! My friend, Heather, inspired me to put some "older" pix up on my blog...so here's the first of many. sorry. I was not an attractive child. And my family probably mocked me when I would do this WW pose ("Look, chubby little Laurie thinks she's a super hero again...")...my head looks large (It's got it's own weather system...it's like Sputnik...)and my terry cloth suit is unflattering. Ok, well, I'm off to run some errands so I can get back home to swim and take a group photo of all of my kids. Hope you all are having a blessed day.

Check this out...

J bizzle aka John B
E...talented young man
He's ok everyone, he just looks like
he's hurt himself...(remember, he
IS old..) love you, D

Ok, so my normal blog pals are probably wondering what all of these pix mean...and I will explain right now...
The top pic is typical Levi. He is scared to death of our smoke alarms, calls them "beep beep". We had our friends, John and Wendy, over on Fri. night (I think I posted that already, sorry) and D. wanted to see if Levi would still be as scared of the sounding alarm and to show John our funny little guy. Levi would NOT take his hands down off of his ears so D. gave him his work earphones. He fell asleep on our couch with them on and his little dollar clutched in his chewed up little hand. He is so very sensitive to sound still. Hmmm. Then I just needed to post that he got some Molly love also!! he surely loves his little sis.
The disturbing images you are viewing of David, E. and John touching their noses with their tongues are just to show you all the pure talent that drips from my home. We apparently need to get out more if this is our Friday night fun!! No, really, we don't need a big screen TV, clubs, drinks or wild parties to have an enjoyable evening. No siree...we have raw fun!! RAW!! C'mon down, y'all...you are missin' out!

On a different note, my cousin Dawn had her second daughter last night...Welcome to this crazy world, little Miss Taylor !! I will get some pix up as soon as I get some (hint, hint...I know you are still in the hospital and that I have yet to actually send some of Molly to YOU but c'mon...gotta blog here...)
Ok, well, I have a lot to do today...tonight begins our start back into our homeschool clubs, as I have an Early Modern History club meeting...yoo hoo. It should be fun..I just don't know if I'm ready for all this committment again. Hangin' by a thread here!
I'll be back later!!

Awww Molly

These pix are from Fri. and Sat. and I had to post them before they got lost in the shuffle of life. We had a little photo shoot yesterday and she cooperated for a bit. She has a little case of infant acne going on right now. Then Aunt Beck and Miss P came down to swim today and Beck has always known how to make my kids smile...with all of her crazy "aunt" sounds and googles...Molly decided that it was worthy of a cutie patootie smile!! She is wearing her little onesie that B. got her that says I'm the little Sister. Molly has been pretty disagreeable today...it's really a good thing that she is cute!! :):) ( I say that with all love and devotion, ya know).
Obviously, my sis has NOT had her baby yet...but I will be posting on here as soon as she does with all the details and pix! Hang in there, kid! Enjoy those grinding bones!!
Well, little Miss Chubalicious is sleeping for the moment so off I go to eat something and lay down. This infant watch is wearing me out and I am so exhausted come evening time. I love her but I had forgotten how much work these little folks truly are! :) Love you kids!
Um, ok, well guess I'm outta here for tonight but I have more posts in my head and a really cute one on Levi that I want to post but will do it tomorrow. Also, we had our friends John and Wendy over last night and he and E. were showing all of us how they could touch their noses with their tongues so I will post that with the Levi pix...classic moments in the Y household.
Peace out and word to your mother....

Here are some Molly funnies for ya!

Whoa Miss Fatty Patty!!
this was a smile but I got it with her peepers closed
mid-cry...isn't this too funnnny?
She loves her big ol' bow...not so much.

Here are a few pix of Miss Molly from the past few days...I loooooooove the side view of her crying...she looks scared to death...not that I enjoy it when my kids look scared to death but she wasn't, she was just pitching a fit. I think we are finally getting into the swing of things with this kid...she is a bit fussy in the evenings but this shall pass! She is starting to stay awake a tiny bit more and will look around, loves ceiling fans and our faces. (poor thing). O yeah, Happy One Month Birthday today Miss Molly!!

Well, anyway, just thought I would share a few pix of our ever-changing chicklet. Gotta go run some errands!

A blast from the past (well, for me anyway...)

This one's for you, my sister!

Here's to being pregnant when it's 95 degrees with a heat index of 105 to 109...and although I KNOW how miserable you have got to feel right now, you look fabulous, beautiful and I know most women would kill to look as good as you do in your ninth month of pregnancy. Hang in there, girl...the end is near and you will soon hold your sweet Nora in your extremely tanned arms! You Rock, Rebecca and you are beautiful!

This pic was taken by my bro in law Scott (Happy Birthday tomorrow big guy)...on June 30th at the local fireworks...Beck, I was a blimp compared to what you are at the same point in your pregnancy!!

I'm still aiming to get a pic of all FIVE of my kids on here yet...I have not forgotten but it's amazing how busy one can get. Stay tuned! otherwise, all is well here, waiting for my sis to pop, staying cool, swimming, schooling, enjoying the end days of summer (I hope that is what these are...ha ha, I'm a spring/autumn kinda girl). Molly is doing really well..she is quite chunkalunka...her nickname is Fatty Patty which turned into Fatty Patricia (her in trouble nickname) and also Fatty P...which we will have to change because that is politically incorrect and will give a girl a complex! Gotta run...chicklet needs to nurse. We shall return!!

If this child doesn't look like her dad....

I gotta run this morning, Will has an orthodontal emergency (his fake tooth came out...now he really looks like a hillbilly)...so off we go but before I made this appt., I was starting a blog entry for the day...so here are some of the pix I was putting on.

Molly's look is changing...she is still all Young though.

Levi got to give his dad a hair cut...it was nice justice for him to turn the tides on his old man. Cry your heart out, David. I will try to post on here later on, as we need to leave 10 minutes ago...hope you all are having a grand day. I'm going to go drive and eat my cereal at the same time. ha ha. yikes.

Artwork by Levi and Sister bonding time

Today we are spending a nice, quiet day on the homefront. Getting caught up with laundry, dishes, schoolwork, yardwork etc...yikes. Levi drew some lovely artwork for us and wanted to pose by it...he is starting to really like drawing people...a good sign.
Have I mentioned just how awesome it is to have Melanie for Molly's big sister?? She is such a good helper, always willing to give me a break, which is nice (aren't I horrible??) from little Miss High Maintenance...I can't wait till Molly starts smiling, she is going to have hours of entertainment with these older siblings that love her so much. They are all continuing to be incredible helps for me with this baby girl.
I know I said I would get a pic on here of all FIVE of my kids, and I plan to do that really soon...it's kinda hard to coordinate all 5 people so I will make that a priority. Just for my own self if even.
Ok, Molly is taking a nap so I'd best get something done....woop, no she isn't...golly...better run. talk at y'all later.