Start of Spring Break Fun

Ready for fun in the sun


It's Lucy's first Spring Break, and she couldn't be more excited (as is Mommy, who has a full week off school thank goodness!). It's only day two, and we have already been to 2 different parks, been shopping, and had a random play date on the street. We are excited to be going in to Dallas this week, too, and spending time with Grandma and Grandpa. Mommy is excited to go shopping... apparently for a thesaurus to replace the word excited...
Checking my email like my cousins Maddie and Izzie.
Mommy's 'Happy Break' Flowers from Daddy.
Sliding break at the outlet mall.
Mommy and me just finishing up a slide.


My first swing!

"I really want to go down that slide please, Mommy."

"Daddy, can I slide down again?"

March Madness!

I'm a big kid now!


Lucy is just a bundle of cute fun nowadays. She is closer to crawling, talking nonstop, and definitely an attention-seeker. Here are some photos and videos that captured her adorableness over the past month.





"Mommy, can I have some string cheese too?"


Eating my very first pancake - just like Sid the Science Kid.

Playtime fun

I found out how to get in the DVD cabinet and pull movies off the shelf!

Crackers and Cheese, please

My first pizza! Just like Daddy.




Talk time


Grandma Porky is so much fun!

Seriously? It's February already?

I really don't know where the time has gone. Life has been incredibly busy, and I am a pathetic blogger. I am thinking after this year is up, I might just resort to posting pictures on Facebook for everyone's Lucy pleasure. This blog thing is just not me. Don't get mad now, I am not trying to spark a controversy. You do your thing, and I'll do mine. Next...

So Lucy has been chattering for awhile now, but she for sure has learned 2 new words in addition to Dada. She says Mama, and BYE. Sometimes she says baba, but BYE is her new favorite word. She loves to wave and say 'bye' all the time - to everyone, everywhere, especially church. She is, apparently, everyone's cute little distraction at mass. Sorry about that! She isn't crawling yet, but it will be any day now, and that is fine. I like her immobile for the time being. But one thing is for certain, she is still the cutest little thing in the world!

Here are some pictures from our snow day today. She likes the taste and texture tremendously!

2010 Came On Too Fast!

The last almost month has been a blur! We even had two weeks off for Christmas, and they seem like long ago. Right now we are in the midst of a bronchial infection; but hopefully it is making its way out. Lucy is in great spirits though, despite her unfortunate pain. I hate winter!

Clapping is her new thing -- all the time and for everything. Mainly only for Mommy and Daddy, though - she doesn't like to show off to others. She is also sitting unassisted pretty well, so that's a plus. I also found out today that the key to calming her down is to put on a Leslie Sansone Walk at Home DVD. You would have thought Leslie was Santa Claus with how gargantuan the smile was that she bestowed upon the walking icon! I created a little walker, that is for sure!

Christmas and New Years were amazing, and all too fast. Visiting so many family members made for a memorable end to 2009. Lucy also received her first white Christmas, so it was extra special. Sadly, out of all the truckloads of presents, I believe her favorite was a chew toy for the dog. Oh well, we know what to get her next year, and Santa gets out easy!

Happy 2010! Or o'10 as hubby likes to say.
Muenster Christmas


Dallas Christmas

Sitting in the wooden baby doll high chair that Great Uncle Larry made. She was very interested in eating all of her gifts.The newly fashioned "old-lady" face. Doesn't she look like a Muppet?

Many a Milestone

So today was a big day for Little Miss Lucy! She went from almost 8 months to 21 overnight it seems. She is so much fun to play with, and she is constantly making us laugh. I can't wait for Christmas - it is going to be so special!

On towards today.... miss diva decided, in between her teething moments, to do 3, maybe 4, pretty big things (at least in babyland). First, Cody and I were lying on the bed with her in the middle, just goofing around. She kept rolling from Daddy to Mommy and back. At one point, she was playing with my face, and then (oh no!) zeroing in on my hair, so as a distraction tactic I said, "Where's Daddy?" To which she rolled over her shoulder, looking at Cody and said, "Dada!" Triumphant applause please, my daughter is a freakin' genius. Of course, after many attempts at repetition and getting nothing but razzing and squeals, she figures why not give them more to talk about? So, she rolled on her tummy, and tucked her legs underneath her, got up on her knees, and "bed crawled" to get Daddy's sunglasses. Not a real crawl, but a start - she knew what to do! Of course, not to stop there, she was resting on her back when Daddy threw his hat over the top of her face. Figuring she would freak out, I panicked. Lucy, had other plans - more of the inspecting nature. She grabbed the hat with both hands, lifted it off her face, and proceeded to read the inside of the hat. She has been grasping objects for awhile, but nothing like this. Pure genius. She gets that from me... not from her Daddy whom makes up words and calls himself the master. Whatever.

Oh, and the 4th thing - she fed herself today! MumMums -- which, coincidentally are going to be my new 15 calorie snack food -- are the new favorite around here. Forget gerber puffs (feel strange in the mouth apparently), we are all about the big honking rice-cake-wannabee. I think we have our new "keep her quiet during church" food. Ahh, success!

My Uncle Mark is the Best!

Uncle Mark - you are so talented! Mommy needs your address please :)

Lucy's First Snow

Happy Birthday Grandma! We love you!


I'm off work today (voluntarily -- I needed a mental health day with all the UIL stress), so wouldn't you know that Lucy and I woke up to this:


So after having a leisurely breakfast in our pajamas and playing for a little while....




...we had to go experience the snow for ourselves!

Not the prettiest snow in the world, but snow none-the-less, which as you can see she was trying to eat. We tend to get more snow than the metroplex, being an hour north, so Lucy will get to experience this strange white stuff quite a bit over the next few months. It's going to be so much fun!