our morning...

We had a busy morning today! Lucy was up and at 'em at 5:25am ready to start her day. She made some breakfast in her kitchen. I politely "ate" what she made and then made both of us a nice breakfast in MY kitchen... 
Since our wake up time was so early and she refused to take a nap, story time at the library was definitely in question. This was the sour little expression on her face most of the morning. I was trying to get a picture of her outfit (Gymboree mega sale..$5!!!), but she just wasn't cooperating. This was the best shot I got. Notice the big girl shoes? They have sparkles!!!
A mini melt down and a couple of tears later, we were ready to get in the car to go the library! We rode with our friends Sarah and Coil! Lucy was telling Coil all about her morning on the way there. It's so cute to hear them babble.
There are no pictures of the actual story time because my camera was on the wrong setting and I was chasing around a 10 month old. That combination does not lead to great documentation. 

After the library, we took the kids to Culver's for lunch. Both of them were well behaved, so we got ice cream afterwards! Lucy had a couple little tastes of it, and she loved it! We're looking forward to next week's story time! Hopefully I'll get some pictures then!

booties for Gilly

I made these little gems for a little girl named Gilly who will be born in April! Can't wait to see them on her sweet little feet!

i'm back!

My USB thingy and memory card have been lost ALL week, so I have not been able to take pictures or upload anything! What a long week! A big thanks to my mom for sending the tools to get this job done! :) 

Jon has been gone all week. Lucy and I have been busy being crafty! We made valentine votive candles, and finger painted valentines to send to our loves near and far. I've also been sewing a lot this week. 

It seems like Lucy grew a lot in the last couple weeks. Her top teeth are coming down and it's changing her whole face! She looks like such a big girl! I was being a mama-razzi during lunch and snapped quite a few pictures. Her hands look so big in this one! They are like toddler hands!!! 

new tricks

Lucy has learned how to:

-Blow the hair off of her forhead by puckering out her bottom lip to direct the air upward. 

-Jazz hands. yes.... seriously. 

-Sing! If I hold her and sing in her ear, she'll "repeat" what I say in a much sweeter, softer voice than her usual loud one. 

-New as of today.... unroll the toliet paper! 

first real cold...

Lucy has her first real cold. She is such a snotty, booger-y mess! It started last week and I think we're seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. I'm crossing my fingers and hoping that tomorrow when we wake up everyone will be healthy at our house.  The Hello Kitty cool mist humidifier has been Lucy's bff the past couple days... 

She hates to have her nose wiped, and throws a huge fit whenever we do. (tears, screaming, kicking.. the whole bit) Apparently she has no problem playing with them though... little stinker!

Hi Friends!

We've mastered the art of waving! 

Lucy is battling a case of the boogies today. Snotty noses are just so gross... I'm praying this doesn't last long! 

My 2009

I will never forget 2009 because: 

-Jon and I got married!

-we felt/saw Lucy's acrobatics before she was born.

-we experienced the generosity of our friends and family through all their love, support and advice.

-we met our little Goose on March 21st, and she was perfect. 

-we moved 3 times... ugh!

-we made new friends. 

-Lucy took her first plane ride...and a couple more.

-we survived almost 4 months of colic!

-we celebrated Lucy's firsts. 

-I discovered what a mother's love feels like. 

Happy 2010, everyone! We hope this year is as great as our last! 

An update

I saw another tooth poke through Lucy's gums this morning! She has two teeth on the bottom and one of her top lateral incisors. Her two front teeth are not far behind. The poor girl's gums are so swollen. Hopefully they will pop soon. She has been so cranky and her sleeping habits are back to being horrible. We've tried a cold washcloth, baby orajel, tylenol, teething rings, etc. The only thing that would help at this point is for those dang teeth to pop through!

On a happier note, she is getting close to walking! She walks behind her push toy like a pro, but has not been brave enough to go it alone.  She is getting into everything as it is now, so I can't imagine how crazy it's going to be when she's completely mobile. 

Tomorrow I am signing her up for Toddler story time at a nearby library. Hard to believe she's old enough for that already! I can't wait for it. It just seems like yesterday I was counting down the days until she was born and now she's in a TODDLER story time! 

And because no post is complete without a picture, he's one I snapped today. She loves to play with my scarves. You can see her normally smiley face is not so smiley... darn teeth!

a weekend getaway!

Lucy and I traveled down to Nebraska to spend some quality time with family this past weekend. Jon was working in Florida during New Year's, and Goose and I didn't want to spend it alone. It worked out wonderfully. My mom and brother came up on Tuesday to celebrate Christmas, and then on Thursday Lucy and I drove back down to their house with them. We were able to spend all of New Year's Day with my side of the family at my cousin's house. Every family gathering there is always so fun. There is always a card game going, a table of treats fully stocked, and football on the tv for the guys. I was having so much fun, I didn't even think to bring out the camera. (bad blogger!) I did get a couple cute shots of Lucy playing with her second cousins, Anna and Elizabeth. 

It was such a fun weekend. A big THANK YOU to my mom and brother for making it possible! Love you!