Diddle Diddle Dumpling

Diddle, diddle dumpling
our daughter Molly
went to play with her belly showing
one stocking on and one stocking off
Diddle, diddle dumpling
our daughter Molly

Is it Fall already?

No, but boys (and maybe a few girls) can find any reason to play football. Alec is on a Spring flag football team that plays every Sunday, even Mother's Day. In this picture, Alec is batting down a pass intended for the Lion's player, helping his team seal a victory!

May I admire you again today?

This is a quote from the character Duckie in the movie, Pretty in Pink, which stars Molly Ringwald. However, unlike in the movie, our Molly admires Duckie just as much as he admires her......maybe even more!

Molly the monkey

Ok so I wanted to see if I could convert video from my cellphone to our page. It's not the best quality but it looks like it worked! This is Molly doing her best monkey impression aka trying to make some words. Hope you enjoy! Mike

Scarlet and Gray

The best thing about the Spring Game is that many people, especially kids, get to experience a Buckeyes game that may not normally get to. This year was no exception. It was Molly's first game day and the first Buckeye football game for our nieces; Jenna & Jessi (see pics below) and our nephew, Jason. We all had a blast & feel very fortunate that we got to spend it together!

Molly was a trooper especially since it was naptime. Once we got to our seats, in the shade, she hung out with Daddy for a minute or two but was ready to lay down and relax. She enjoyed hanging out on the bleacher, but needed to hold onto Daddy just for reassurance. Finally sleep won and Molly spent the majority of the first half sacked out on the bench. Gotta love our little girl who can take a nap on a hard bench, during a Buckeyes game surrounded by screaming fans.

Summer Do's

Although Molly's hair inspires many comments from perfect strangers it has been quite the source of agony for me. At the beginning it wouldn't lay down for anything until I discovered that lotion was equivalent to baby hair gel. Then as it grew on the top and began to lay down, the bald spot started to form in the back. To top it off, Molly will be forever cursed with her Daddy's cowlick that causes the hair along her neckline to grow horizontally. Lets pray that the side ponytail returns for her sake!

The beautiful weather and the fun outfits inspired me to try to do something fun with Molly's hair. On Saturday she sported the pigtail look, no matter how tiny they were (you may have to look closely or even get out your magnifying glass!).


And then today for Church we tried something else. Please don't think I'm cruel to my child, she just sits there while I brush and put the 'pretty' in. Trust me, if she even so much as winced, she'd still have the lotioned comb over!

Random Pics

Here are some pics that I had good intentions to blog about, but returning to work has thrown a kink into my time! So, I hope you enjoy these pictures and the somewhat witty captions.

What can you say? Time to introduce the infant comb over?

Easter fun with Carlie, my great-niece! No, that isn't a typo.....I do have a great-niece.

The traditional Easter Egg Hunt count and yell.
The kids rush back to the living room to open their eggs and count their winnings while listening for the screech of the cousin who opens an egg to find a twenty dollar bill inside!

Our princess.....even though at times she thinks she's the queen. I try to explain to Molly that there's only room for one queen in the Wendel house and that position is already taken!

Infant double fisting!