Mommy got a little kick out of what a big girl I'm getting to be. Here I am with my case full of crayons and markers, coloring and having a big-girl snack. 
Since Bennett's awake more often now, he needs things to do. He likes to watch me play, but now I can teach him how to play on his own. I'm showing him how to make Elvis the duck jingle on the playmat.
Mommy bought an ottoman so that Daddy can put his feet up, and the coolest thing about it is that we can store things in it. I think I'm the coolest thing that can go in it, but I don't stay in it very long...
When Ben turned 4 weeks old, he went to the doctor. When I saw Dr. Salhadar, I cried! He was so nice and got me a little toy, but I still didn't like him and wouldn't let Mommy put me down. Anyway, he weighed in at 9 pounds, 6 ounces! That's two and a half pounds more than when he was born! They said he looked great and was growing well. The next day, Mommy took us up to Gaylord. We had a lot of fun. Friday night, Hunter and I hung out with Uncle Will and watched Pablo (that's The Backyardigans) on Gramma's bed before we went to sleep.
Saturday we went to the St. Patrick's Day parade downtown. It was really cold, but we got a lot of candy!
After the parade, we went to the Community Center to listen to the Middle School Band play Irish tunes. Here's Bennett with Gramma.
Mommy thought this was funny... Hunter fell asleep on his hand for his nap! He's not happy about it!
Bennett sure isn't sleeping on his hand. But we thought he looked cute!
I love my Uncle Don. He's awesome and so much fun!
This is Miss Jan, my Grampa's girlfriend. We went to her house for dinner on Saturday.
Here's Grampa Dave with his second grandson.
Later we went to Aunt Bess and Uncle Don's house (for those of you who don't know, I had shortened Aunt Mary Beth's name to Aunt Beth and now it sounds more like Besh.)
Well, Monday was St. Patrick's Day, and instead of going home, we went to Manistee because Bapa was in the hospital. Mommy, Ben and I all had a cold, so we didn't visit a whole lot the first few days we were there. But Wednesday morning, Uncle Richie and Aunt Pat came over and sat with Bennett because Mommy and I had to go to the hospital. Here's a picture of Ben with Uncle Richie.
Just before we got to the hospital, they intubated Bapa, and put him on a ventilator because he couldn't breathe. About 45 minutes later, his heart stopped beating and he went to heaven to be with Jesus. Later that day, we had a lot of visitors. We were glad Aunt Jean was around a lot, too. She is great to cuddle with!
Aunt Peggy loved to hold Ben, too! She, Uncle Rod, Tighe and Carlee brought cookies, crackers and dip, and were so supportive and helpful! Thank you!
Gaa held Bennett alot, too. Unfortunately, we gave her our cold. Sorry, Gaa! Hope you're feeling better now!
Aunt Amy had to go to her grandmother's funeral that day... we are so sorry that you lost your Grandma, Amy, and that Chloe and Haylee lost their Great-grandma. But we were glad that you came by to see us.
Janet (Gamma's nextdoor neighbor) gave me these awesome bunny ears for Easter. Thanks, Janet and Al! 
Theresa spent a lot of time with us, too.
Maegan and Courtney came by a few times and they were so much fun to play with! They are so good to me and Bennett!
Of course, Rick thought Bennett was cool. He did so much to help us out that week!
The five of us went to church on Easter morning. Needless to say, it was a group effort! I was so tired when we got home that I wouldn't sit still for a picture. By the way, see that totally darling dress I am wearing? Well, Aunt Missy sent that and a few other dresses for me to wear for Easter and the visitations and funeral (along with some other clothes she found for a great deal!) so that I could look nice for Bapa. Not only that, she took care of Faust and brought in our mail while we were gone. Mommy said she's an angel... I think so, too! Thanks, Aunt Missy!
Bennett's learning really early (and from the best) how to play Pinochle!
Here I am sitting on Uncle Denny's lap. He and Aunt Mary flew in from Arizona for the funeral.
Aunt Joanne came from Florida and stayed with us at Gamma's. It was wonderful to have her there and she was such a help holding Bennett and keeping an eye on me! Hopefully we'll see her again this summer!
And here is Aunt Kay. She and Aunt Marianna brought all sorts of food on Tuesday for between the visitations. They were so thoughtful to take such good care of Gamma (and us, too!)
Here's a picture of some of the Ozdych family. We terribly miss all those who aren't in this picture!
This is the sunset on the day of Bapa's funeral. We think he requested it just for us!
Uncle Rod sure enjoyed holding Ben and didn't want to put him down! I think he would have brought him home if Mommy would have let him!
Busia Belle came, too. Isn't she so pretty?
Aunt Pat finally had a chance to hold Bennett (she typically doesn't sit down for very long!). We thought this was a very nice picture of the two of them. 
We went over to Uncle Rod and Aunt Peggy's for a little late celebration of Carlee's birthday. She let me ride on her horsey and also I got to play with her and Tighe's Mr. Potato Head and Monsters, Inc. toys! Thanks for playing with me!
Bennett had to have a bath in the sink while we were there. He always loves his baths!
All that getting clean tuckered out Daddy and Ben!
Maegan might be starting a Mother's Helper Club until she's old enough to start a Babysitter's Club. She's really good with Bennett and was always great with me when I was a little bitty baby.
Courtney is really cool and fun, too! It's awesome having so many great older cousins! 
Here we are with Gamma trying to relax after such a sad and busy week.
Bennett has more awake time every day. He very rarely cries unless he's poopy or hungry... which, come to think of it, is almost all the time. But he still doesn't cry that often!
Okay... fast-forward to this weekend. We didn't do anything terribly interesting this week, but then Gramma Jackie came down with our friends Meghan and Colleen, and Uncle Will and Aunt Holly came over... but apparently Mommy didn't take any pictures! Oh, and we went to Foxx's 4th Birthday party at Playworld on Saturday, but Mom forgot the camera. I bet there will be pictures on Foxx's blog soon, so you can check there if you want to!
Anyway, Sunday afternoon was sunny and warm, so we went to the park across the street. I climbed up the jungle gym and went down the slide all by myself!
Then Daddy and I climbed through the tunnel.
Then Mommy pushed me on the swing. (She had Bennett in the baby carrier and he slept for a while!)
I went down the big slide and played on the ducky, horsey and turtle, too! After all that fresh air and sunshine, Daddy and Ben were tired.
Yesterday, I helped with Bennett. I love to hold him, although he doesn't always love to be held by me.
Well, I know that was a lot to catch up on. Thanks for reading all the way through. We are so glad that the weather is getting nicer so that we can play outside. I've had about enough Elmo on TV... okay, that's not true, but Mommy has! We are looking forward to going to the cabin this weekend for Aunt Steph and Uncle Don's birthdays. And then we are going to Manistee again to stay with Gamma and help her out (for as much help as I am!) So I'll leave you with this beautiful sunset to say goodbye. We sure will miss Bapa, but we know he's with his big brother and sister and Jesus now, and can't wait to see him again someday! We love you, Bapa!
Love, Mollee
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