Thursday, March 27, 2014

Nakie Baby on the Loose!

Here's one that Lucy will probably hate me for when she's older... :)


Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Fun with the Xylophone

Here's Lucy having fun with her xylophone.


She's also in the middle of a language explosion, and is putting words together to form short sentences.  Officially on record are:

"I love you"
"Here you go"
"There it is"
"Thank you, Mommy" (without being asked!)
"Bye bye, Natoma!" (her friend from daycare)

Monday, February 3, 2014

Stickers, Stickers, Everywhere

Here's Lucy playing with her toy du jour, a vinyl sticker book.  As you can see she's a pretty talkative, silly girl these days.




Thursday, January 9, 2014

18 Months Old

Lucy is 18.5 months old now, and boy are we busy!  She says a lot of words and is starting to say short sentences, usually when asking for "more" of something (More num nums!  More kitty!  More ba-ba!)  She understands most of what we say.  Whether or not she complies with what we say is a different story...  like most toddlers, she is quite the headstrong little thing!  She is definitely flexing her independent muscles and is regularly testing when and where mommy and daddy will draw the line.

Her favorite game is "night-night," where we all have to pretend to go to sleep and then wake up.  In order to play night-night, everyone involved requires the following: 1 pillow, 1 blanket, and 1 doll.  And of course, Lucy also needs her gocky (which is what she calls her binky because it has a duck, or "gock," on it).  No one can go night-night until each item has been secured in place.  Then we all lay down, pretend to snore, and then jump up and say, "good morning!!!"  Repeat 500 times.

She also knows how to operate an iPad, including swiping the button to turn it on and finding and opening her favorite apps.  She is really, really into it.  Currently her favorite app is Freight Train, which she calls choo-choo.  It's crazy, but I guess that's the world we live in!  Imagine - kids Lucy's age will never know a world without the internet or smartphones.  Fortunately we've been able to find some really cute, educational, and interactive apps.

Here she is doing some talking and animal sounds.  She's actually talking a lot more (and a lot more clearly) than this, but as you can see, it's tough for me to take videos these days without my phone being commandeered.  So this will have to do for now.



Monday, December 23, 2013

Corn Dogs

What's new in Lucy's world?  Corn dogs.  Corn dogs are new.  And proving that she really is my daughter, she loves them.


Monday, December 16, 2013

Friday, December 13, 2013

Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving brought more fun in Bakersfield!  Enjoy these pictures taken by Auntie Kate, or as Lucy likes to call her, Cake.

Mmmmm...... cake......

Peekaboo!

Sitting still for a few seconds...

Running through the yard

Taking a walk with JJ

Flowers for Daddy

What can I collect?

What to do next?

Close inspection.

Family photo - Dad's side

Family photo - Mom's side