Shout out to Lindsey! This is coming to you by special request. Lucy loves her Auntie!
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
My Funny Girl
Here are just a random assortment of funny and cute pictures of Lucia Kate. She is getting big so fast and will be 1 year old in less than 3 weeks!
Oh, look at this mom, a beautiful phone!
I shall now eat the phone... Also, the toy snail that she is holding goes with us everywhere. It is her blanky. She litterally does not let go of the thing unless she is eating and I make her set it down or she is sleeping and I make her set it down. Notice she has it in every picture except the food pictures
I like this one because it looks like she is keeping an eye on Pat just in case he tries to feed her peas or something like that.
Tiny scrunch face
Snuggling with Dad
There are two dogs behind our house and up on a hill. She loves them and will watch them out the window when they are barking.
Oh, look at this mom, a beautiful phone!
I shall now eat the phone... Also, the toy snail that she is holding goes with us everywhere. It is her blanky. She litterally does not let go of the thing unless she is eating and I make her set it down or she is sleeping and I make her set it down. Notice she has it in every picture except the food pictures
I like this one because it looks like she is keeping an eye on Pat just in case he tries to feed her peas or something like that.
Tiny scrunch face
Snuggling with Dad
There are two dogs behind our house and up on a hill. She loves them and will watch them out the window when they are barking.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Sunny February Days
It seems like Lucia is getting to be a toddler and it is happening so fast! She is now eating big kid foods, pulled herself up to a standing position a few weeks back and decided to take up climbing the stairs on Monday, Feb. 15th. I feel like she is going to be running around and talking to me in no time at all. It is so fun to watch her grow and learn. February has been full of many fun and new adventures for us. Here are a few random pictures and then a few from our outings.
Lucia and I took our first trip to the zoo with our friends Lindsay and Jackson. I wish that I had a picture of the four of us too but here is one of Lucy and I. Lucy definitely liked certain point during our visit but, for the most part, the animals were far enough away that I don't know that she got it. She did like the penguins because the came swimming right past the glass. We'll have to try again in the summer when she is a bit older. That said, it was still really fun to take her and I'm looking forward to more trips when the weather is a bit warmer. Lindsay and I were freezing by the time we finished at the zoo.
Our next animal adventure was visiting a petting farm with Aunt Kaitlyn. This past week has been beautifully sunny and "warm" (55ish degrees). I absolutely love the northwest when it is sunny. I just want to spend the entire day outside enjoying the mountain views and the fresh air. We live in such a beautiful place. Anyway, back to the animals. Lucy loves dogs and imitates them whenever she hears them, so I figured she might also like a petting zoo. It was more successful than the zoo because the animals were so close. She did get pretty excited in her little Lucy way which entails flapping her arms and legs and hard as possible and making a loud screeching sound while knocking her head back into my body. It is pretty funny. She like the goats and tried to reach out and touch one of them. She was a bit startled by the funny looking chickens with crazy feathers but warmed up to them. She loved the horses and laughed at one of them as he was sticking his head out of the fence.
This was definitely the week of sun. On Friday, Kaitlyn and I took Lucia down to the waterfront, walked on the beach, watched the ferries, played with dogs, and put Lucy in a swing for the first time. She loved it so much that Pat and I just went back today to repeat the fun.
Our two Northwest beach days
Lucia and I took our first trip to the zoo with our friends Lindsay and Jackson. I wish that I had a picture of the four of us too but here is one of Lucy and I. Lucy definitely liked certain point during our visit but, for the most part, the animals were far enough away that I don't know that she got it. She did like the penguins because the came swimming right past the glass. We'll have to try again in the summer when she is a bit older. That said, it was still really fun to take her and I'm looking forward to more trips when the weather is a bit warmer. Lindsay and I were freezing by the time we finished at the zoo.
Our next animal adventure was visiting a petting farm with Aunt Kaitlyn. This past week has been beautifully sunny and "warm" (55ish degrees). I absolutely love the northwest when it is sunny. I just want to spend the entire day outside enjoying the mountain views and the fresh air. We live in such a beautiful place. Anyway, back to the animals. Lucy loves dogs and imitates them whenever she hears them, so I figured she might also like a petting zoo. It was more successful than the zoo because the animals were so close. She did get pretty excited in her little Lucy way which entails flapping her arms and legs and hard as possible and making a loud screeching sound while knocking her head back into my body. It is pretty funny. She like the goats and tried to reach out and touch one of them. She was a bit startled by the funny looking chickens with crazy feathers but warmed up to them. She loved the horses and laughed at one of them as he was sticking his head out of the fence.
This was definitely the week of sun. On Friday, Kaitlyn and I took Lucia down to the waterfront, walked on the beach, watched the ferries, played with dogs, and put Lucy in a swing for the first time. She loved it so much that Pat and I just went back today to repeat the fun.Our two Northwest beach days
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Girls Weekend Away!!!!
Pat is an awesome husband and dad! He took care of Lucy last Saturday and Sunday while Kaitlyn and I took a trip to Portland. It was great to be away for a bit, sleep in, and go out for breakfast/lunch/dinner and not worry about eating quickly so that Lucy wouldn't get bored. Pat did great with Lucia too!
We headed down to Portland on Saturday morning, found a cool cafe for lunch, cupcakes after that and then shopped around downtown for a bit. The next stop was Powell bookstore. We spent 3 hours there! We just parked it on the floor and looked through piles and piles of books. Thankfully I only came out of there with three books...it could have easily been fifty books. I love that place.
After Powell's, we were able to meet up with an old and good friend of mine, Chandra. It was so great to see her and to meet her husband. They drove over from Hood River and had a few beers with us at a brewery downtown. The next day we walked around Mississippi Ave., ate Ethiopian food and then headed home. It was a great trip!
Kaitlyn and I at the brewery on Saturday night.
Chandra and I after 10 years of not seeing each other!
Kaitlyn and I walking around the city trying to get to Washington Park but we ended up at Powell's instead.
Post Ethiopian food and heading back to Seattle
We headed down to Portland on Saturday morning, found a cool cafe for lunch, cupcakes after that and then shopped around downtown for a bit. The next stop was Powell bookstore. We spent 3 hours there! We just parked it on the floor and looked through piles and piles of books. Thankfully I only came out of there with three books...it could have easily been fifty books. I love that place.
After Powell's, we were able to meet up with an old and good friend of mine, Chandra. It was so great to see her and to meet her husband. They drove over from Hood River and had a few beers with us at a brewery downtown. The next day we walked around Mississippi Ave., ate Ethiopian food and then headed home. It was a great trip!
Kaitlyn and I at the brewery on Saturday night.
Chandra and I after 10 years of not seeing each other!
Kaitlyn and I walking around the city trying to get to Washington Park but we ended up at Powell's instead.
Post Ethiopian food and heading back to Seattle
Monday, February 8, 2010
Lucy Getting so Big
I can't believe that Lucy is getting so big. She can stand up while holding on to furniture and pulled herself up to her feet for the first time yesterday (Feb. 7th). We are coming up on her 11 month "birthday" and her first year birthday is right around the corner. She is still such a happy girl. She loves to roam the house getting into whatever she can get away with. It has been interesting to set boundaries for her. She has been pretty good about it. We'll see how things heat up when she starts walking! She is also teething. The first tooth her pushed through the gums and the second one is almost through the gums as well. Poor girl has had a bit of a rough time but not too bad.
Lucy absolutely loves to watch little kids. She will do anything to keep her eyes on them. She will stand at the front window, tap on it, and "talk" to the kids who are outside playing. It is quite cute.
Here are some recent pictures
Lucy playing with her bear "Max" that Lindsey gave to her right after she was born. She makes this face whenever she sees Max
Playing with Dad
Watching the big kids play outside
Hanging out with Aunt Kaitlyn
Lucy absolutely loves to watch little kids. She will do anything to keep her eyes on them. She will stand at the front window, tap on it, and "talk" to the kids who are outside playing. It is quite cute.
Here are some recent pictures
Lucy playing with her bear "Max" that Lindsey gave to her right after she was born. She makes this face whenever she sees Max
Playing with Dad
Watching the big kids play outside
Hanging out with Aunt Kaitlyn
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Weekend Away
Pat and I have been so blessed to have Kaitlyn staying with us for the past few months. One of the perks is that she was crazy enough to give us a weekend of babysitting as a Christmas present! So...we just had our first weekend away without Lucia. She was a champ with Kaitlyn and we had such a great time sleeping in, reading, eating good food, and having some wine. We went to an Inn called Cave B just east of the Columbia River. In fact, the Inn/Winery is right on the river and our little cabin had a great view of the gorge and the surrounding grape vines.
Here we are outside of our stand-alone room looking back toward the main inn.
The inn through the fog. We initially picked a place east of the mountains for our trip so that we would be able to see the sun even though it wouldn't be warm. Hum...no sun for us. :) It was crazy foggy the whole trip but we made the best of it. It was still fun.
Both days, we drove down into this old lakebed to hike around and, of course, Pat took pictures. It was cold, about 38 degrees or so, and foggy so it felt even cooler but if you kept moving it wasn't that bad. The rock formations were quite beautiful. You can't see the scale from this picture, but there were massive cliffs leading to the lakebed.
Pat taking pictures
Oh, wait, there's the sun! It popped out on our drive home. I love being on the open road when the sun is shining. It top it off, the ground was covered in snow. We were even able to see Mt. St. Helens on the way over one of the smaller passes.
Here we are outside of our stand-alone room looking back toward the main inn.
The inn through the fog. We initially picked a place east of the mountains for our trip so that we would be able to see the sun even though it wouldn't be warm. Hum...no sun for us. :) It was crazy foggy the whole trip but we made the best of it. It was still fun.
Both days, we drove down into this old lakebed to hike around and, of course, Pat took pictures. It was cold, about 38 degrees or so, and foggy so it felt even cooler but if you kept moving it wasn't that bad. The rock formations were quite beautiful. You can't see the scale from this picture, but there were massive cliffs leading to the lakebed.
Pat taking pictures
Oh, wait, there's the sun! It popped out on our drive home. I love being on the open road when the sun is shining. It top it off, the ground was covered in snow. We were even able to see Mt. St. Helens on the way over one of the smaller passes.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
10 months and a new year
We have had a fun start to the new year. lucy turned 10 months on Jan. 10th. It seems impossible that she could be that old but, on the other hand, impossible that she has only been with us a short 10 months. She continues to make us laugh every day with her "talking" and laughing. She is working on big kid foods now. She is not exactly a huge fan. She tried tortilla soup the other night. That was not a winner. She made it through a few baby sized bites of Tandorri Chicken w/rice today. We'll continue to slowly work her into it. I think that she would much rather stick with pears and butternut squash for the rest of her days.
She also had her latest checkup and she is now 17lb 10oz, which puts her at 13% for weight. She is also 27.5in tall and 34% for girls. These days she is enjoying her exersaucer and spends a lot of talk talking to her toys. She is an explorer for sure. She will roam the house and tries to pull herself up on any dangerous item she can find.
As for me, I am loving every moment with her. I can't imagine what I would do if I had to go back to work at this point. I am so grateful that the Lord has blessed us with the ability to have me at home with the lady. She brings me so much joy. I try to find new things for us to do together. My latest attempt was a kids indoor play "cafe". It was hilarious. Maybe better for the big kids. I spent most of the time trying to keep her from being stepped on or from putting grime infested toys in her mouth. Hum...we'll try something else next time. :)
We are also really enjoying our time with Kaitlyn. She has been living with us since the middle of October and will be here until the middle of March, which will include Lucia's 1st birthday. I am so thankful that Lucy has had so much time with Kaitlyn and, of course, I am thankful for all of the help. :)
She also had her latest checkup and she is now 17lb 10oz, which puts her at 13% for weight. She is also 27.5in tall and 34% for girls. These days she is enjoying her exersaucer and spends a lot of talk talking to her toys. She is an explorer for sure. She will roam the house and tries to pull herself up on any dangerous item she can find.
As for me, I am loving every moment with her. I can't imagine what I would do if I had to go back to work at this point. I am so grateful that the Lord has blessed us with the ability to have me at home with the lady. She brings me so much joy. I try to find new things for us to do together. My latest attempt was a kids indoor play "cafe". It was hilarious. Maybe better for the big kids. I spent most of the time trying to keep her from being stepped on or from putting grime infested toys in her mouth. Hum...we'll try something else next time. :)
We are also really enjoying our time with Kaitlyn. She has been living with us since the middle of October and will be here until the middle of March, which will include Lucia's 1st birthday. I am so thankful that Lucy has had so much time with Kaitlyn and, of course, I am thankful for all of the help. :)
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