Kelly in the paper.....almost!

Kelly got her picture taken by the TH (our local paper) when we were at the Apple Orchard on Sunday. It didn't make the paper.....but it's online! Check out the link below.



http://www.thonline.com/store/photoView.cfm?id=63650

Czipar's Apple Orchard

This morning we went to Czipar's Apple Orchard for the Annual Apple Festival. It was a nice morning, just a little windy. Kelly had a great time....facepainting, bouce house, games, and tasting apples. Molly enjoyed being pushed in the stroller and watching all the people! We bought some yummy apples....and some apple bread too!

Kelly and Molly sitting with some pumpkins!
"Look Mommy.....apples!"

Kelly holding on tight to the apple bread!

Kelly enjoying her bounce time!

Swimming Lessons

Kelly has been taking swimming lessons on Mondays and Wednesdays for the last two weeks. She LOVES them! She can float on her back all by herself!!! (Mommy is so proud!) :) She gets to jump off the diving board at the end of every class...that is always one of her highlights! Here she is right before lessons start!

Picnic in the Park

We spent the day in Cedar Rapids last Saturday (9/19) and had a Picnic in the Park with Great-Grandma. Michael got her out of the nursing home for the afternoon. She loved seeing Kelly and Molly....and all the energy that they have! The only down side was Brian wasn't with us....as he was WORKING ON THE HOUSE! (I feel like I write that A LOT!!!)

Great-Grandma, Michael, Kelly and Molly
Kelly feeding the ducks!

Great-Grandma and Molly....watching Kelly feed the ducks!

Grandma and Kelly looking at all the pretty flowers! (Kelly was touching a PINK flower....her favorite color!)

Sooooooo BIG!

Here is one of Molly's new tricks!!!

Sooooooo BIG!!!

Molly showing us how big she is while sitting in the grass!

(Notice that her hands are full of grass too!!!)

Papa Bear's 60th birthday

On Sunday, September 13 it was my Dad's 60th Birthday. It was also the DBQ Dragonboat festival. We celebrated down by the river! Dad got lots of (60) presents.....Kelly gave Papa Bear 60 snickers...since that is his favorite candy bar.

Papa Bear with Kelly & Molly

Madison (7) & Myles (1) birthdays

On Saturday, September 12 we celebrated two Herrig birthdays: Madison's 7th and Myles 1st at Eagle Point Park. Brian was working on the house.....so just Kelly, Molly, and I went to the party at the park. Kelly had a GREAT time playing with all the kids......and the day ended with Madison having a PINATA!!! Fun times!!!

The 5 kids at the party (minus Molly and Myles!)

Jackson (2), Madison (7), Logan (4), Kelly (3), and Ana (5)
Madison and her HORSE big cookie!

Kelly and Ana watching Myles eat his little cake....and he had a Little People cake too!

Kelly swinging at the pinata!

CANDY.....Madison broke the pinata open!

Papa Tom's birthday

Papa Tom's birthday was on September 8....I know I am really behind on updating my blog! He turned 67 yrs. old! As you can see in the background of the picture....everything in our house was covered with old sheets. Now....we are living at my mom's house while we are getting our hardwood floors.....and everything is OUT of our house! Life is crazy these days! More blog posts to come soon!

Kelly helping Papa Tom blow out his candles in his Whopper cupcakes!

Molly's doctor appt.

Molly had her 9 month doctor appointment today. It was a little crazy....we were there for an hour and a half.....and the news wasn't all good!!! Most of you probably know that Molly doesn't stand very often. Even when you hold her, she won't push on your legs. This came up at her 6 month appointment but it wasn't a concern then....now it is. She is now 9 months and still not pushing or holding her weight on her legs......So......the doctor had me take her for X-Rays tonight. He thinks there could be something wrong with the femurs in her legs.....or if the X-Ray comes back normal, it could be that her spinal cord isn't stretched to her legs....or somthing to that extent. It is VERY SCARY! If the X-Ray is normal, she will have an MRI when she is 1 year old to see what is going on.....that means, they would have to put her to sleep....SCARY! Then she would proabably have to have surgery to correct the problem. I am hoping to get the X-Ray results tomorrow (my peditrician's daughter is a diver for Hempstead and will be at our meet tomorrow). There is a small chance that she is just developing late....really late.....but it is enough of a concern that he is worried. On another note, Molly's right eye is still not measuring in the normal range. (That is the eye that had the blocked tear duct). They will do a vision test again on her at 1 year. It is showing that she is far-sided in her right eye. Here are her 9 month stats:

Weight - 22.4 lbs. - 95%
Height - 29 in. - 98%
Head - 45 cm - 75%

Please pray that we get some good results from the X-Rays!!!

Happy 9 months, Molly Ann!

Molly is 9 months old today! She is crawling FAST and getting into everything too! Yesterday, Brian found her standing in her crib for the first time! Tomorrow is her 9 month doctor appointment.....so I'll let you know her stats then.

Molly's 9 month picture with her lamb.
An adorable smile for her sister!