Molly Ann Schneider

Sleeper

2012-01-22T12:32:00.001-08:00

026, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

Hurricane and Aunt Judy

2012-01-15T13:47:00.000-08:00

i love aaunt jud

Molly: Daddy--when will we have another Hurricane?
Daddy: I'm not sure, why?
Molly: Because I want to go visit Aunt Judy and play games with Aunt Judy.

So....

I was typing that last quote from Molly and Daddy (she is on my lap) and she stopped me and said "Daddy--add with Aunt Judy". She continues to surprise me. I think she is reading, but won't admit it.

Dolly Parton

2012-01-12T12:59:00.000-08:00

"Islands in the Stream" by Dolly Parton is playing on the radio and Molly is dancing around.

Molly: "Dolly Parton!"
Daddy: "Do you remember Dolly Parton? What did she look like?" (trying to extend the conversation)
Molly: "She was YELLOW!"

Things Molly Likes

2012-01-10T05:19:00.000-08:00

Cars
Super Heroes
Reading
Dancing
Ravioli
Her sister
Swimming at the Heritage
Uncle Tyler's Restaurant

Skiing

2012-01-08T05:27:00.001-08:00

Molly went skiing for 4 hours yesterday! What a big three year old. She went down the big mountain with Mommy and had lots of fun.

Great Holiday

2012-01-02T14:11:00.001-08:00

091, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

Molly loves her sister.

Merry Christmas

2011-12-26T08:34:00.001-08:00

, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

Jingle Bells

2011-12-22T17:12:00.001-08:00

Sing A long

2011-12-20T17:28:00.001-08:00

MVI_0264 a video by brandtsch on Flickr.

Poor baby

2011-12-15T19:04:00.001-08:00

I Love Mommy

2011-12-10T06:03:00.001-08:00

Santa

2011-12-08T16:52:00.001-08:00

Molly is really sick. She was a trooper.

Dangerous Driver

2011-12-03T12:21:00.001-08:00

117, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

Thanksgiving

2011-11-29T04:48:00.001-08:00

Book

2011-11-28T17:08:00.001-08:00

Not sure if this works but Molly wrote an eBook. You can't read this on the computer, you need an ereader app.

Game face

2011-11-26T18:37:00.001-08:00

Vermont

2011-11-21T13:48:00.001-08:00

Mimi

2011-11-21T12:10:00.001-08:00

"Molly I'm home"

Silence

"Molly I'm home! Where are you?"

"I'm packing up for Mimi!"

We leave in two days. I'm not sure the three year old can stand it any longer. She's very excited to go on a trip.

Buddies

2011-11-20T05:59:00.001-08:00

050, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

Molly, Claudia, and Julia

Update

2011-11-13T06:24:00.001-08:00

Molly finished her first soccer season.
Mimi comes for a visit today and everyone is excited.
Molly is starting to read a bit. She gets better and better.
She's still pretty tiny.
Her friends at school include Claudia, Julia, Francesca.

Uncle Mark

2011-10-31T14:14:00.001-07:00

189, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

Catching up on pictures.

Snow

2011-10-31T09:28:00.001-07:00

It snowed about 12-15 inches on October 29. We still don't have power and could be out for a week or more. House down to 49 degrees today. And its Halloween!

Claudia and Molly spent the night at their cousins. We love watching them play Dance, Dance Revolution.

Gum

2011-10-24T05:05:00.001-07:00

As we approach the park:

Molly: "Daddy can I have some gum"
Daddy: "Well, I'm not sure we have any gum."
Molly: "But Daddy, I need fresh breath"

The Beach

2011-10-16T10:10:00.001-07:00

030, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

Molly had fun visiting Aunt Joan and Uncle Mark at their place in Long Beach, NY. Its right on the beach. Molly had lots of fun in their playground.

Reader

2011-10-13T18:04:00.001-07:00

Everynight Molly has us turn off the light and then she sits up in bed, turns on her flashlight, and reads her books.

Buddies

2011-10-09T15:02:00.001-07:00

031, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

Molly and Claudia (yes, Claudia). Her first preschool buddy.

Dancer

2011-10-06T16:20:00.001-07:00

012, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

After a few weeks of crying at dance she did much better this week.

Jokes

2011-09-28T18:07:00.001-07:00

013 a video by brandtsch on Flickr.

Soccer Star

2011-09-11T08:46:00.001-07:00

154, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

Molly had her first soccer game, first preschool day, and she got up at 6am today to go cheer Mommy on in her first triathlon.

Yes, she is a bit tired!

Bath Time

2011-09-10T09:10:00.001-07:00

127, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

Preschool!

2011-09-08T09:00:00.000-07:00

First day of preschool. Molly got a nice haircut yesterday and looks so nice and beautiful. Such a big girl!

The Girls

2011-09-06T14:13:00.001-07:00

126, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

The girls on the first day of school. Big adjustments for Molly and Mommy. LOTS of time together now.

Cars

2011-09-02T16:53:00.001-07:00

molly, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

Nothing can be more exciting to have Cars being played at an outdoor movie!

Mommy loves Molly

2011-09-01T18:11:00.001-07:00

Picture 028, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

Growing so fast. Off to preschool in 7 days!

Climber

2011-08-22T16:55:00.001-07:00

119_0513 a video by brandtsch on Flickr.

Molly can climb anything. I don't think Mommy has seen this yet...

And this car is...

2011-08-22T07:41:00.001-07:00

119_0559, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

Hands Up!

2011-08-13T15:37:00.001-07:00

119_0502 a video by brandtsch on Flickr.

Cape Cod

2011-08-13T08:40:00.001-07:00

IMG_1145, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

Molly had big fun with Aunt Judy on Cape Cod.

Mail

2011-08-05T16:37:00.001-07:00

IMG_1104, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

This made Molly's week. If you get time to send her a postcard occasionally that would be awesome.

Cars

2011-07-31T07:55:00.000-07:00

How fast...

2011-07-28T11:24:00.001-07:00

IMG_1082, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

Those hands are growing pretty fast....

Molly Paints

2011-07-26T19:29:00.001-07:00

IMG_1072, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

Molly went to paint pottery and had big fun. She painted a penguin, a dog, and a tile. We pick them up next week.

Preschool

2011-07-24T11:49:00.000-07:00

Molly is a little nervous about preschool. She will love it because she finally gets to meet her own friends, but after being Claudia's shadow it can be challenging. I also always ask her to "listen to the teacher" which she does very, very well.

Today something came up about soon it will be fall and we will be back at work and preschool.

Molly: I don't want to go to preschool.

Me: Why? Preschool will be fun.

Molly: I don't want to listen to the teacher. I want to follow my own plan.

Ryder is here

2011-07-21T07:14:00.000-07:00

Ryder is a boy about a year old and he is over for the morning. Molly is so excited to teach him everything. She is showing him how to do everything. Its nice to have a somebody younger than you for awhile.

Silver Lake

2011-07-11T11:53:00.001-07:00

117_0363, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

Molly climbed up the whole mountain which was about 1.5 miles up. She was rewarded with a swim in the Silver Lake at the top. The lake is pretty amazing. The water is clear as can be.

We also went to Texas Falls which are very impressive.

FU

2011-07-10T17:02:00.001-07:00

IMG_0828 a video by brandtsch on Flickr.

Vermont

2011-07-10T16:48:00.001-07:00

IMG_0878, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

I'm not sure why Kasey is holding her nose.

Molly had big fun in Vermont swimming in the lake, going for a boat ride, and being a big girl.

Vermont

2011-07-10T04:18:00.001-07:00

IMG_0047, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

That Way!

2011-06-29T16:06:00.001-07:00

pictures 088, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

Nothing better than a ride with Uncle Tyler.

Popsicle

2011-06-28T17:52:00.001-07:00

pictures 005, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

Sometimes you fall asleep while you are eating a popsicle.

Nap

2011-06-21T13:37:00.001-07:00

Nap, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

Sometimes you just have to stop right where you are.

Our Model

2011-06-16T07:15:00.001-07:00

pictures 067, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

Fast Car

2011-06-12T17:09:00.001-07:00

pictures 015, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

Backward Roll

2011-06-12T16:41:00.000-07:00

Molly loves to backward rolls. Watching her on the swing set is fun. She is doing one leg swings. I think she's going to be a pole vaulter.

She is doing real well with the soccer ball. We went to a party and there was a soccer ball. They were playing keep away and the other kids couldn't take it from her.

Mimi!

2011-05-28T03:53:00.001-07:00

pictures 034, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

Molly has had super fun with Mimi visiting this week. Every day when Claudia goes to school Molly gets to have special time. She keeps Mimi moving,thats for sure.

On Thursday we all went to visit where Mimi grew up and then we took the train into NYC for dinner at Grand Central Station. Riding the train was so much fun. The conductor let Molly blow the horn!

Exploring

2011-05-23T12:33:00.001-07:00

pictures 040, a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

Molly and Claudia spent a good hour yesterday exploring and digging for worms and bugs. Big fun!

2011-05-22T19:02:00.000-07:00

Molly and Claudia were having fun running before our annual Mother's Day Brunch. It was a beautiful day and brunch was YUMMY :)

Molly is growing up so fast! I love this picture or her.

This is after a long day of fun outside. She is close to not needing a nap anymore but some days it's just impossible not to nap :)

Dinner

2011-05-17T13:57:00.001-07:00

Daddy: Molly what do you want to make for dinner?
Molly: SALAMI
Daddy: Huh?
Molly: Salami because we never had that before.
Daddy: OK, so you want salami for dinner?
Molly: No, YOU will have salami, I'm will have macaroni and cheese.

Preschool

2011-05-10T11:01:00.000-07:00

We sent in Molly's deposit for preschool today. The journey begins.

Molly has been working really hard to keep up with everyone. We are excited to find her more friends her own age.

Claudia shows Molly fashion.

2011-05-04T19:05:00.001-07:00

Claudia shows Molly fashion., a photo by brandtsch on Flickr.

Still maybe one of my favorites.

Fun

2011-05-01T17:45:00.000-07:00

Molly and Claudia are Co-Presidents of the Monique Fan Club.

Molly Update

2011-04-26T10:31:00.000-07:00

Molly update:

Molly went on vacation to North Carolina and Pennsylvania. She did very good in the car.
She came home with a stomach bug (so did her sister). Threw up all over Aunt Tootie's bathroom. She was a trooper. So far Mommy and Daddy are clear....
She has every Toy Story item. Stop looking.
She is out of her crib and in her toddler bed. Of course, its a Toy Story bed.

Molly won an award!

2011-04-16T05:36:00.000-07:00

Molly did a drawing contest for the local shopping center and she won for her age group! She was so proud!

Molly is Three

2011-04-12T15:57:00.000-07:00

Molly had a great birthday party. Lots of friends and a great time. Mimi and Aunt Susannah made the trip and Miss Kerry came from Boston and Miss Elizabeth from Stamford.

It was a Toy Story birthday for sure. Ton of pictures on flickr.

Birthday!

2011-04-06T16:45:00.000-07:00

Claudia sings for Molly

2011-04-05T18:23:00.001-07:00

Happy birthday molly by Brandt Schneider

Pictures

2011-04-03T09:16:00.000-07:00

Update

2011-04-01T04:34:00.000-07:00

Molly worked for about an hour yesterday piling mulch into her wheelbarrow and dumping it. She worked very hard!
She got a nice haircut. She is a very good girl at the salon.
She carries her "Toy Story Guys" every where.
She still goes to sleep like an angel. "Goodnight Molly, I Love You". Close the door and thats it.
She's tiny. But real, real strong.

Toy Story

2011-03-19T06:31:00.000-07:00

Molly goes everywhere with Buzz and Woody in her hand. Plays with them all day. Buzz flies around saving Woody.

Occasionally she will put them down and a few minutes later go "my Toy Story guys!!" and rush around the house looking for them.

Blue Colony Diner

2011-03-11T16:23:00.000-08:00

Molly loves the Blue Colony Diner. We go out to eat a fair amount. If we ask her where she wants to go "Blue Connely Diner" and she pretty much sticks to it.

She had the chicken fingers last time and liked them. She likes that all the ladies "talk funny".

Molly Sings

2011-03-06T10:47:00.000-08:00

Smart girl

2011-03-03T17:48:00.001-08:00

We have water damage in our kitchen because of the snow (we still have 18 inches of snow on our lawn) and water was pouring in at one point. I drilled four holes in the ceiling back then to let them drain.

Today Molly comes up:

"Daddy lets get tape and tape pennies to the ceiling and cover the holes so water doesnt come in"

She needed to repeat that a few times. I was flabbergasted she came up with that idea.

Molly and the Winds of Mimi

2011-02-19T12:05:00.001-08:00

2011-02-11T17:15:00.000-08:00

Molly has taken a liking to one of Mommy's favorite hobbies :) She is a natural and is singing "Leaving on a Jet Plane" Perfect!

WInter!

2011-01-27T17:34:00.001-08:00

We have had the most snow ever and Molly has been inside a lot. She has been very patient. She loves playing in the snow. She sits on top of the snow and eats it. She loves that.

She has been going to the gym and swimming a lot with Mommy and Claudia. She also play racquetball. She is getting better. She loves chasing after the ball. Great activity for her.

She is still into Toy Story.

Molly types Her Name

2011-01-23T16:05:00.000-08:00

molly

One Last Time

2011-01-13T16:28:00.000-08:00

2011-01-12T19:12:00.001-08:00

Molly wasn't so sure about the snow at first, but now she LOVES it. It's a good thing with all the snow we have had. I think Molly's favorite thing is to EAT the snow. She also loves to throw snowballs and go sledding. She really loves to pull Claudia on the sled too. Such a good sister :)
She enjoyed snowmobiling with her uncle Marc as well.

Concert

2011-01-03T09:51:00.000-08:00

Christmas

2010-12-29T15:03:00.000-08:00

Molly had a lot of fun at Christmas. She got a Dora Dollhouse, a bunch of Toy Story stuff, plenty of clothes and books. She especially likes her Toy Story cowgirl boots.

After a feverish four days of gift receiving she is off to spend her first overnight visit at Grandma's house. Big night!

Christmas

2010-12-27T13:40:00.001-08:00

Froggy Christmas Eve

2010-12-23T12:15:00.000-08:00

Molly is really enjoying singing this Christmas season!

2010-12-18T18:33:00.000-08:00

Oh, what a wonderful time of year. Molly loves baking cookies and decorating the Christmas tree. Probably about 80% of the day, you can find her singing Christmas carols. Her favorite is Rudolph and she also likes to sing Frosty. We had a great time at Daddy's concert. Both the kids and Daddy did a fantastic job!

Pretty Girl

2010-12-10T06:45:00.000-08:00

Aunt Joan

2010-12-07T17:05:00.001-08:00

Aunt Joan singing "Puff" to Molly.

Orange Juice

2010-12-07T16:30:00.000-08:00

Molly: Daddy I want Orange Juice

Daddy: OK. I'll get it.

Molly: Does that one have pulp?

Daddy: No, it doesn't.

Molly: Phew. I don't want any pulp in my juice.

Thanksgiving

2010-11-28T17:05:00.000-08:00

Molly had fun with Uncle Tyler. She played lots of games. But Pennsylvania wears her out. Friday night she started walking upstairs and said "Goodnight everyone, I'm going to bed". When we caught up to her she was laying down and said "Turn off the light please".

Things that Molly likes

2010-11-23T12:42:00.001-08:00

The Blue Colony Diner (Bluu Connely Diner). She likes the "girls with funny words". Or waitresses with accents.
Monkey Business. She loves talking about Monkey Business.
Macaroni.
Noah and Leah.
Yelling "Tom and Wendy's house!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" everytime we enter the driveway.
Arnold the dog "He bit my finger the last time so I have to be really careful".
Going to bed. She loves falling asleep. We couldn't ask for a better sleeper.
Doing puzzles.
Making up silly songs "If Mommy can't find the toy skeleton, she can't go to Mimi's"
Her sister. Molly loves Claudia very much.

Fever

2010-11-20T07:36:00.000-08:00

Now Molly has a fever.... Kids are taking turns.

Tootie

2010-11-06T15:20:00.000-07:00

Daddy: "Molly, what do you want to do when you grow up?"

Molly: "Hmmm, go to Aunt Tootie's house and play"

Daddy: "OK, that sounds like fun, but do you want to be a fireman or a teacher?"

Molly: "Hmmmm, no. When I grow up I want to go to Aunt Tootie's house. In Dannnbury. Aunt KA will come too and we will use crayons and look at clothes."

Halloween

2010-10-31T10:17:00.001-07:00

Molly is enjoying all the festivities. We visited River Glen on Friday and they had a great party with all the residents passing out candy. Nice place to visit with the kids.

Yesterday the girls had fun at the Sanfanandre party. There were a lot of kids there. Their favorite thing was the zip line. Molly did really good on it. She's strong.

Halloween

2010-10-23T16:24:00.001-07:00

Breakfast

2010-10-17T05:29:00.000-07:00

Molly gets up first. She usually sleeps until around 8:00. Since Claudia sleeps forever (or around 10:00) Molly gets a trip to the diner usually every weekend. Not sure if its healthy for Mommy and Daddy, but she seems to like it.

Yesterday Molly went to practice and had a good time. We ran for a bit and looked at the leaves and had some fun. She does pretty good on these walk/runs and we went for about 45 minutes.

Potty?

2010-10-16T17:18:00.000-07:00

Molly is trying really hard to get potty trained. We are about 60% there.

Pretty Girl

2010-10-03T09:59:00.000-07:00

2010-09-26T15:51:00.000-07:00

Molly is one smart cookie. She put the puzzle together all by herself. She is a real sponge.

She also got a haircut today. She did really well. We cut about 3-4 inches off and she seems to like it.

Fun Run

2010-09-19T12:05:00.001-07:00

Molly got a ribbon for running so hard. She was nervous so I ran with her. She really did well!

Camping

2010-09-11T18:08:00.001-07:00

All three girls are camping. Nobody has begged off yet. Lets hope for a quiet night.

Claudia's First Day

2010-08-30T09:47:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Claudia got hurt pretty bad (fell and cut her eyebrow) and Molly was a such a good girl as we treated Claudia. A good doctor, that is for sure.

Today Molly watched Claudia get on the bus for kindergarten. She was very quiet. She will miss her buddy!

Trip

2010-08-15T07:29:00.000-07:00

Molly has her backpack on. We don't leave for three hours.

"Daddy, I'm going to go outside in case we go"