kitchen help

Lucy helped me make calzones for dinner last night. She had a great time rolling the pizza dough and shaping it into snowmen and Santa Claus. Then I showed her how to make a winter scene by sprinkling the flour down over her hands and the sculptures.



Something makes me think I'll be cleaning up flour for a while . . .

the kitchen according to lucy

I gave Lucy my digital camera and let her go wild throughout the house. I must admit I am pretty impressed with some of the shots she got.

Here they are - just as she took them - w/no cropping or Photoshop manipulation.





a few more kitchen pictures then on to other parts of the house . . .

the rest of the house

Here are a few more pictures that Lucy took in the kitchen and in the rest of the house.

30 months

If you can believe it, Lucy is now 2 1/2 years old. We decided it was a pretty good reason to celebrate . . .
3 cheers for being 2 1/2 — let's raise the roof . . . Hip! Hip! Hooray!
Yep, same shirt.

airport's family day

The web post read, "Airport's Family Day promises planes, trucks, fun for a good cause" and it sure was!

Lucy had a great time with her cousins – she watched them jump around in the bouncy castles, she watched them climb on planes – and, finally joined them inside some of the biggest trucks!




Auntie Linda and Uncle Pfisch sure know how to show us a good time – thanks for a fun day!

Happy Birthday, Freddy!!

jump around birthday

Sawyer had his 3rd birthday party Pump It Up [the inflatable party zone]. It was basically a room full of different types of bouncy castles and slides. It looked like lots of fun and I couldn't wait to jump around w/Lucy and the kids. Lucy, however, preferred to ride around in the red, plastic, Little Tykes car.

After about an hour of jumping around [or sitting in the car as the case may be] it was time for cupcakes and ice cream. Lucy chose the seat right next to the birthday boy.

Then after the party, Lucy got to spend some quality time with her favorite baby, Hannah, while Sawyer took a nap. [I think Hannah might like Lucy too.]

For those of you who are interested here's the link for Pump it up - http://www.pumpitupparty.com [They have an adult room too!!]

beautiful spring day

Today was such a beautiful day that we decided to visit a playground.


Lucy loved running through the playground, swinging high up in the air, and playing on the bouncy-frog. After playing, we took a little walk along the river and "duck-hunted."

Really, we just looked for ducks – there were no guns involved.

sheepshearing festival revisited

We went to the Sheepshearing festival at Gore Place again this year. This time we rolled w/a much larger crew. Lucy met up with her cousins, Genna, and Vivi; as well as Max and Sebastian [and all their parents too]



Lucy really enjoyed watching the sheep shearing demonstrations, patting the bunnies, and she loved the big horses. She spent a bit of time listening to the the folk band that was playing some good ole Irish tunes. [Sebastian is still her favorite dance partner.]

Even though all the stuff was fun, I think everyone's favorite part was the kettle corn.

Happy Birthday, Sebastian!!

big sister practice

Lucy is going to be a big sister in October, so she has been practicing.

First, she "watched" Max while the adults were eating dinner. Then, she showed him the ropes around the microwave and puzzles.

A few days later, she went to visit baby Hannah while she was still brand new and in the hospital. She was very gentle with her and loved holding and feeding her.

I know Lucy will make a great big sister!

lucy and sebastian [bffs]

Lucy and Sebastian have had a lot of playtime together lately. First at Sebastian's house, then at Lucy's [where he stayed while his parents were out]. They were both showing off their dimples [though, Lucy's are not quite as obvious as Sebastian's].

If the pictures aren't cute enough, here's a little video of them in action [They had a great time playing with Lucy's vacuum cleaner and other toys while looping around the first floor, each at his/her own pace . . .

happy easter

We spent Easter at Lucy's Uncle Richard's house. Thankfully, this year, there were no bunny suits to be had. Just a pretty little dress that Lucy's Auntie Megan bought for her to wear.

Oh, and lots of candy-filled eggs to hunt. ["More eggs."]

another old friend

Lucy had a play-date with her friend, Gaby, today. Lucy had a great time filling Gaby's pockets with plastic cutlery and helping her "cook" in the microwave. Gaby was a good sport and went along with all of Lucy's antics.

Hopefully, we'll see Gaby again soon!

Lucy's and Gaby's Mommys have known each other since grammar school.

grampy's favorite

Lucy sings and dances w/Evelyn to one of Grampy's favorite songs . . .

terrible twos?

I don't think so . . .

Happy 2nd Birthday, Lucy Bee!

Yep, same shirt.

another successful party

Lucy celebrated her second birthday in style with her family. She enjoyed sitting with her cousins, at her little table, eating cupcakes and ice cream. A good time was had by all.

You may recognize the table as being the very same one enjoyed by her toys.

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, . . .

What Do You See?


As read by Lucy.

while she sleeps

It appears Lucy's toys don't need her to have a good time. They had lots of fun playing with Lucy's Christmas presents, and even made themselves a nice snack.

let it snow

Merry Christmas!

We've had our first few snowfalls of the season. During this first one, Lucy was excited to put on her new snowgear and play outside. Thank you, GrandMa!

santa shy

Lucy hasn't made it to see a living Santa yet this year – after last year's fiasco, we are a little Santa-shy. [Can you blame us?]

To be honest, I see nothing wrong in telling Outside Plastic Santa what we want for Christmas – he's not scary . . . and has a North Pole connection, right?

cookies and milk

Lucy made her first trip to a family farm. My college roommate's family has a little "farm" with lots of cute animals. While we were there, Lucy fed cookies to Sylvester, the cow and Amma, the llama. We also saw another llama, a donkey [Marnie's donkey, if truth be told], some turkeys, chickens, roosters, ducks, and geese. Lucy had a great time seeing them all, but especially enjoyed meeting her new friend, Marnie.

Marnie introduced Lucy to all the animals and showed her some of the snowmen in her grandmother's collection. Lucy had a great time playing with Marnie and would follow her all around the house when she left the room.

Hope we get back to the farm and see Marnie again real soon!