Jack the Photographer

Here I am at 27 weeks and 5 days! We are getting there. There is still not an official name, Aaron and I can't decide on anything. Jack is tired of me asking him if he wants to feel the baby move. He did get excited this morning when I told him that his brother had the hiccups. Jack was able to feel the vibration from the hiccups, so he thought that was "awesome." Molly loves to kiss my belly and she tells her brother, "come pay me."

I only think to take pictures when Aaron is out of town, that is why Jack got to take the picture. We set up the tripod, because he thought it would be fun. It isn't the greatest pic, so I converted it to black and white. Thanks Jack!!

Boys and Bugs

Jack and Molly's cousin, Ben, had his 7th birthday on Friday. This year Ben wanted to take his friends and cousins to see the bugs. We got to visit an Entomologist at OSU. Entomology is the study of insects. Ben and his friends had a blast holding and touching the insects. My children were happy to stand back and watch the bigger boys touch the bugs. I got some really fun pictures of Ben and his friends with the bugs. Unfortunately, I don't know these boys or their mothers, so I left them off the blog. Too bad, because the expressions on their faces are hilarious.

Molly and Sara. The age difference between these two is the same as Jack and Ben. I hope these two girls grow to love each other like Jack and Ben.
When I told Jack that Ben was turning 7, Jack started crying. I asked him why he was crying and he told me, " I don't want him to be bigger than me. I want to be just like Ben!" It was the sweetest sad face ever. Jack idolizes Ben and we are so lucky that they live so close.

Some of the boys held this disgusting scorpion. They were fearless.

Aaron wanted to hold the tarantula. Jack stood across the room when this hairy guy came out.

This is a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach. I actually touched this one.

Jack touched this cockroach for a few seconds. Then he panicked and told me that the bug peed on him. I think he heard the older boys saying this.

Not sure what this one was. But, it was huge and the boys liked letting it crawl up their arms.

Missed the name of this one too. I did hear Mr. Bug Guy say that he looks like leaves. This insect moved very slowly and when he would stop walking, he would sway like the leaves on a tree.

These three are just cute. Molly had a pretty good time playing with the microscopes and checking out all of the blue butterflies. Molly is obsessed with the color blue.

Overall, it was a great birthday and we were happy to celebrate it with Ben.

Pig Tails

Photography Class

The last two weekends I was enrolled in a photography class at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. I don't usually like to visit museums, in fact I find them boring. However, this museum has one particular exhibit, Dale Chihuly Glass, that is amazing. We got to take pictures of this exhibit. Now, no critiquing my photography skills from this exhibit. It was a poorly lit exhibit and we were not allowed to use our flash. It was very challenging for me, but I learned a lot about my camera.

The next two pictures were taken while lying on the floor. The ceiling down one hallway of the exhibit was covered with the glass. It was beautiful!



So, I highly recommend that you try and visit the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. If you only have time for one exhibit, the Chihuly glass exhibit is well worth your time.

Molly shared a few of her many faces with me during this photo shoot. She is at a really fun yet challenging age these days. I am so glad I have a few more months of her still being one. If the two's are as bad with her as they were with Jack, I am in trouble. I don't how I will manage with a two year-old and a new baby. It should be fun!

Jack, I love taking pictures of you, but you won't have anything to do with it right now. So, for now it's all Molly Wobbles.

Road Signs

You can find this lovely sign on I-35 South to Dallas. Aaron called me one night while driving to share this story with me. He really got a kick out of this. So, on my recent trip to Dallas we had to take a pic to share with all of you. What is an El Farto Grande? Sounds appetizing!

What a mess

Tonight at dinner, I was rather distracted. We had just gotten home from the grocery store and I was busy putting away the groceries. Molly was wanting to eat every snack food so I stuck her in her chair and fed her dinner. While I was busy, this is the mess she made. Molly decided to spread her applesauce all over her head. I promise her hair was in two cute pigtails before she started dinner.