Molly’s favorite phrase du jour is: “I can do it myself!!”  She wants to get dressed, brush her teeth, and go to the bathroom all by herself.  She’ll get about halfway through a task, then urgently ask for help!  It’s pretty funny to watch!  She was VERY excited to watch the new Little Mermaid “Ariel’s Beginning” DVD tonight… she even wore her Ariel nightgown!

Doug and I have enjoyed rocking out with our new Rock Band game.  Our 2-person band is called the Schmoopies… Doug is lead guitar and I tackle the vocals.  My favorite bands so far include Garbage, Hole, Foo Fighters and Weezer.  Molly gets a kick out of watching her parents “rock out”. 

I’m getting back into the swing of things at work… it’s good to be back and they have plenty of projects for me to catch up on.  The days go by fast! 

~ Erin

We’ve been busy at the Campbell house…

Doug spent the weekend cleaning the grill and sealing the deck.  He even has the sunburn to prove it!  On a more musical note (ha!), Doug bought the Rock Band game for the Wii and enjoys playing lead guitar.  His vocals ain’t bad, either!

Erin heads back to work full time this week.  The biggest headache so far is getting everyone out the door on time… with no crying or whining.  Nora seems to be adjusting ok with daycare so far, so that’s a relief. 

Molly is still talking a mile a minute!  One of her recent quotes: “When I cry, my tears come out to play.”  How poetic and adorable!  She is exerting her independence by doing things all by herself… which includes picking out clothes.  Mommy has to guide her selections!

Nora is almost 3 months old already.  She lifts her head up pretty well and is becoming more content with sitting and staring at us for entertainment.  She loves to watch Molly and Doug talk to her!

Make sure to check out our August album.  We’ve attached some highlight photos here:

Molly is talking A LOT these days, and has started to ask “Why?” to just about everything we say.  It was cute at first, but now it’s getting a little ridiculous. 

Molly, it’s time for breakfast.  -Why?  Let’s brush your teeth. -Why?  Pick up your toys. -Why? 

You get the idea.  A coworker told me that it will fade away, but then she’ll start asking “Why?” again when she’s a teenager and you need some good answers then!

Molly is also in love with a PBS Kids cartoon called Super Why.  It’s a cute and educational show that helps kids learn to spell and read and it has a theme song that will get stuck in your head!  I sing along to it every time we watch the show and I think it’s starting to annoy Molly.  Too bad!