berker band

We took Lucy to see Laurie Berkner. What a great show!!

We all had fun - Lucy loved dancing, acting out the songs in her special interpretive way, and singing along! Lucy got her first concert t-shirt and one of the shaky eggs that the chicken Laurie knows laid. She loved shaking it fast, slow, and all around.

If Laurie ever comes to a town near you - I highly recommend the concert!!

[I Know a Chicken from the album WHADDAYA THINK OF THAT?]
For more about Laurie Berkner check out her website twotomatoes.com

new sweater

I asked Lucy to let me take a picture of her in her new sweater to send Grandma, and she put on her own fashion show for me.




Watch for Lucy in all the hottest baby catalogues and magazines!!

[Grandma - Lucy has received numerous comments on her beautiful sweater. Thank you!!]

hair

It's amazing how many fancy hairstyles you can get w/a 10-week-old head of hair . . .
[little reminiscent of a photo booth isn't it?]

2 months old

Beatrice at 2 months.

santa came!

Lucy and Beatrice got lots of nice presents from family, friends, and Santa.
Thank you everyone!

christmas reactions

We've got Lucy's reaction to Santa's presents on video.

I think she liked it.

waiting for santa

Lucy puts out some nice treats for Santa and his reindeer.
I bet he'll leave you lots of nice presents, Lucy!!

ho ho not again

It was time for another trip to the Burlington Mall to see the real Santa. No surprise Lucy had no interest in sitting on his lap – or even looking at him for that matter [she still got a candy cane for the effort though]. Beatrice, however, had no choice – but was none less pleased.

Beatrice did finally stop crying – she must have just wanted a cuddle with Santa.

For those of you who forgot Lucy's first visit to Santa . . .

We'll try again next year, Lucy . . .

snow. snow. snow.

We had quite the winter storm this weekend. Lucy and Daddy went out to enjoy the snow before the freezing rain and freezing temperatures set in.

holiday packing

We are getting our presents wrapped and ready to be shipped. Here's one getting ready to send to Grandma . . .

Packing peanuts will keep them safe, right?

not a fluke

Here's another portrait — Grampy asked if she could draw his picture and she did. [This one, drawn this morning, was well-drawn and intentional.]

Of course, this one has significantly more hair than Grampy — we'll chalk that up to artistic license.

the next michelangelo?

Lucy drew this picture of Daddy this morning while I was working on the Sunday crossword puzzle. Honest, she had NO adult help! [I did not even see it until it was finished]

Lucy drew this at 2 years 10 months old.

1 month old

Beatrice turned one month old today.
Yes, I am carrying on with the t-shirt pictures.

cousins' visit

We had a fun visit with Vivi and Henry yesterday [Genna opted to stay home and rake leaves with Daddy]. Lucy was a very gracious host and shared her baby sister with her cousins.

The last time they visited Lucy was very protective and would not let them near Beatrice. She went into karate mode stiff arming and kicking them away.

Thank you, Kristen, for the big girl outfit.

slide, slide, slide

We have been trying to get Lucy to go down the slide all summer long. For whatever reason, she had no interest in it. Until . . . this week.

Maybe she was waiting for the right time? Maybe she was showing off for her little sister? Who knows. Anyhoo, she finally went down the slide and LOVED it! She went down every slide in the playground - big and small.

Grampy took her a few days later and she was just as interested in the slide. Grampy had his new camera and got lots of cute pictures of Lucy and her new found love.

big sister

Lucy finally met her little sister, Trixie.

She loves to hold her, kiss her, and help out as much as she can.

Lucy is a great big sister!!

new edition

I'd like to introduce . . .

Beatrice Grace "Trixie"
October 31, 2008
6:00 pm
7lb 13oz
21"

sincere pumpkin patch

We took Lucy to our favorite "pumpkin patch" to choose our jack-o-lantern pumpkins. This year, we were lucky enough to meet up with Sebastian. The kids had a great time picking out pumpkins, showing each other the good ones, pulling the pumpkins around in wagons, and having their own wagon rides.

We went home with pumpkins for everyone [including Baby Boo] and an extra bonus one for Lucy. Now to get carving . . .

fall festivities

It's that time again, and we went apple picking with lots of Lucy's friends.

We tried a new place this year. I didn't think a tractor ride was the best idea for a 35 week pregnant woman, so we chose an orchard with an optional hay ride. This place did not disappoint - a short walk to the orchards, plenty of apple varieties, barn animals, pumpkin patch, tractor to sit on, hay ride, and snacks - cider, caramel apples, doughnuts, and hot dogs. [What more could you ask for?]

Upon arrival, we loaded up Lucy's red wagon with snacks, jackets, bags, and a the occasional kid and headed into the orchard. The apples had suffered a little hail damage this summer but were still juicy and delicious. Nothing beats a just-picked apple!

A good time was had by all and I was happy to get my cider doughnuts – which I had been craving all summer [I guess that's to be expected being pregnant with a fall baby.]

first concert

We took Lucy to see her first concert today - the Alphabet Rockers.

They were pretty good. We liked the songs but thought there was a bit too much banter/audience participation between them. Lucy would just be getting into the music - start clapping and dancing - when the song would end and more chatter begin. She'd then start to lose interest until the next song started - poor girl just wanted to get her dance on.

I understand what they were trying to do, seeing that the average age of the audience was 3 and attention spans are short, but I think the kids would have been fine with a string of a few songs before the next group activity.

It was fun to watch all the little kids getting into the music and join in with the audience participation sections. But I must admit, most of the parents were driving me nuts. [I think that many of them just forgot that they were in a place with tons of other little kids and their parents.]

All-in-all, we had a great time and we'll be sure to attend more concerts in the future.

If you're interested in the Alphabet Rockers, here's the link http://www.alphabetrockers.com/.