Visit with Gra-Gra

Wow, it has been awhile again! I became a bit busy these past two months as I worked with a friend to plan a benefit for mutual friends of our. It was an awesome experience but it did become the focus of my time...thus the lack of blogging.

So, back in September, my mom came up for a week long visit. It is always so much fun to see her with Lucia. Lu gravitated to her "Gra-Gra" immediately. She would drag her all over the house having my mom read to her or play dinosaur games with her. She definitely had a full time buddy while my mom was in town. I definitely with that my mom lived closer so that Lu could experience the Gra-Gra love more often. We did pack our trip with exciting baby adventures! It was definitely non stop fun here at the Murphy household!

On the first day, we went down to the zoo to check out the animals. Lucy, as usual, loved the zoo! The classic Lucia face may not express the full glee though. :)
Next we headed up to Deception Pass for a day in the sun at the park. Lucy was crazy cute trying to throw rocks into the water. I think that this is also where her intense love for slides was born. She LOVES slides. In fact, she asks about sliding every morning now. This is where it all started...sliding with Gra-Gra.

Mom and I took Lucia to the Seattle aquarium! I thought that it was going to be a bust given her lack of enthusiasm for the first building but then came the second building and...the seals! Seals are now on the top of her list of favorite animals. She was barking like a seal non stop and saying "wow" "wawa". Mom carried her back and forth and back and forth from one seal viewing point to another. She loved them. Who know seals would be the highlight!
and the felt board...
On the weekend, we all headed up to a lake in the North Cascades for a hike. It was a beautiful day. The weather was perfect and we playing in the water a bit until we could no longer feel our feet! Lucia would have kept going until her feet fell off...and my arms. :)


One of the sweetest things to watch is Mom reading to Lu. I love it! Mom made her a very sweet book for her birthday and they read it together for the first time on her trip. Lucia now asks for the "Gra-Gra book".
Ladies (+ Maxie) tea time! Another of Lucia's favorite activities.
Come back soon Mom!!!!