Summertime

We started out the summer by spending some time at our friend's cabin.  Lucy had her first experience on a 4 wheeler.  I'd say she's a natural!

Throwing rocks into the river, what could be more fun?!

About 2 days after that Lucy and I headed out to New York to visit my family.  Here she is with Great Grandma Barbra.  I'd say she loved her instantly :)

Sitting at the counter in the house I grew up in. My mom keeps these tiny glasses around just for when the grandkids come.  They are perfect for her little hands.  She enjoyed OJ every morning just like this.  She was in heaven.

My older brother and his wife Dorothy got sealed in the Palmyra Temple and I was lucky enough to be there for it.

Lucy loved all my mom's flowers.

She got to eat out on the picnic table, it was so beautiful there.

Every day was spent like this!

If you know me you know that Mark's Pizza is the best pizza ever and it's only in NY! I had to get my fill of it for the next year while I was there and of course I had to introduce Lucy to it.  She loved it, but if she hadn't, I don't think she would really be my daughter.

She loved getting a bath in the sink by Grandpa Mark.

On the porch

Her first experience with a snake!  She wasn't even scared!

Cupcakes with Grandma

Feeding the ducks

Relaxin in the hammock.  This sums up our time there, it was so relaxing, we had the best time ever.

A few days after we got home from NY, literally, like a week and half, we headed to California to spend some time with Brady's family.  Lucy got quite familiar with the pool and otter pops.

We went to the Exploratorium.  It was so cool, Lucy loved it!

On the way home, we got stuck in traffic and I turned around and apparently Lucy was keeping herself entertained by doing this.

San Fran

The next day we headed to the beach. 

By the end, Lucy was pretty tired!

 Sunday Lucy in CA

About 2 weeks after we got back from CA, we headed to Lake Powell with some friends!

These boys actually got this whole thing OUT of the water at one point, it was quite a sight to see.

The gorgeous view that we enjoyed every day while staying on this gorgeous houseboat. 

I think houseboat is a bit of an understatement....

Good friends

While we were enjoying Lake Powell, my wonderful sister was kind enough to watch Lucy for us.  Lucy had the best time with her cousins!

Hamming it up with cousin Katie

Play Doh with cousin Jack

Towel babies

Lucy would do just about anything for a popsicle...

I love this picture of my little doll

This summer has been crazy fun! We're going to get the most of out the last days of it that we can!

Ou

             Sunday Lucy in CA. 

Tracy Layne Photography

My first post in FOR-EV-ER and it's a good one! Check out this giveaway by Tracy, she is an amazing photographer, I'm going to keep my fingers crossed!

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Give It a Love

We took Lucy to see the tulips a few weeks ago.  She will snuggle up to almost anything that you tell her to "give a love", so was the case with the tulips.  I love the picture of her on the bench because I think it's the first time in her life that she has looked chubby.  She's never been a chubby, rolly baby so it's extra cute.

Lucy. As of Late.

 The Valentines Day Lucy.  Too bad we were all too sick to take her anywhere and show off her stellar outfit.  

This next stretch is the many new faces of Lucy.  She has this new trick that she learned from Nana.  It's called Chinaman.  You say "Lucy, do Chinaman" and she bares all her teeth and chomps them together.  It works especially well if you're trying to get her to eat something we figured out, which is exactly what is going on here.....

 

  

  

  

Daily happenings around our house.  We try everything we can think of to keep this little girl entertained.  Yes, she would sit all day and watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse but we try to keep that to a minimum, soo in return, we end up doing things like this...

  

  

 

We love her and she definitely keeps us on our toes!

The Cruise...

Enough said.  I've never had so much fun IN.MY.LIFE. Enjoy a few pictures.  (and I do mean only a FEW because I think I must have put around 100 on Facebook.....)

 

I'm ready for another one.

I Apologize

Ahhh! I am officially a T E R R I B L E blogger.  I think it might be due to that ticker on the side of my blog.  Can anyone else see it?  Well I can and it slaps me in the face every time I see it as it counts down to our cruise.  Im writhing in anticipation.  So, for now, my blog sits abandoned.  I promise to try to remember it soon......

The 1 year old LUCY!

We celebrated Lucy's 1st birthday last Saturday, the 28th.  Really?! 1 year?! Where have I been this whole time, I can't believe she is a toddler already! Take a look at the fun festivities :)

Sweet Lucy Girl

Some decorations!

 Patiently waiting for her cake.  We stripped her down to her diaper and bib, hoping that she would dive 2 fists first into her cake.  Instead, we got this.....

 

Some dainty little girlness :)

She would only "dive" in with one tiny finger at a time! It finally got going once Brady crammed her fist into it and she got a real taste of the deliciousness that the cake had to offer.

 

She was SUPER happy after all that sugar!

Thanks to all who came to celebrate with us! We had such a good time!

While I'm at blogging, which I have been a major slacker lately, I'll do Lucy's 1 year appt.

We took Lucy in for her 1 year appt on Monday.  Again, seriously, 1 year?! Everyone told me I would feel like this but I still can't believe it, pick my jaw up off the floor.  I have a beautiful, smart, fun, growing, 1 year old girl.  Crazy.

At 1 year, Lucy is

Walking (since 10 mo actually!)

Talking....a little, Hi is her new favorite word.  We've also heard her utter "uh oh", "oh wow" and "hey" and of course lots of Mama and Dada

Climbing! Up and down her little tikes play gym that has taken up residence in her room thanks to Grandma Cathy for her birthday.  She LOVES that thing.  She also climbs up legs, bodies, toys, couches, anything she can get her little legs on!

Going down the slide by herself, so cute!

Signing a lot! She does.....more, all done, eat, please, drink,

Getting to know her face, she knows where her nose and ears are!

Sitting front facing in her carseat, barely! She is JUST 20.5 lbs in the 38%, still our little petite one :)

Finally wearing some 12mo clothes.  Shes still in 6-9 jammies and onesies with some 12mo mixed in there.  Shes still long though, 29in, 85%, definitely 12mo pants, even though they fall off her belly.

Waving bye bye

Very friendly, she says hi and plays with EVERYONE when we go out.

Still going to people very well, not too much apprehension for strangers yet!

Very very cuddly.  Just in the last little while this has come about and let me tell you, I LOVE it.  She is super snuggly and it is the sweetest thing ever.

Getting a little picky, her new favorite food is clementines.  She is still a good eater but she has to feel it now and smash it in her fingers before she tries it.

Starting to love playing with other kids, finally! It's so nice.

Powering up any and every set of stairs she can set her sights on.  Going down is another story.

Sleeping like a champ.  12 1/2 to 13 to sometimes longer at night and 2 naps 1 hour to 1 1/2

Has 8 teeth, 4 top and 4 bottom, and the Dr said she is close to breaking her molars, eeeekkkk!

We love her so much and can't believe she is so big already!

 

 

Happy Birthday Lucy!