Lucy's New Sandbox

Lucy got a new sandbox from Nana Jean. She LOVES it!

Flowers, Family & Fun

Nana Jean came to visit and we all had a great time with her. Lucy was so excited all weekend between having both Kenzie and Nana at our house. She especially loved the attention she got from both of them.

As we often do, we headed to Longwood Gardens to enjoy the blooms, nice weather and a wonderful walk. Lucy loved checking out the tree houses, her favorite fountain in the children's area and the new xylophone and chimes they have added to the children's maze area.

Nana Comes to Town!

Okay, so the title is play on "Santa Claus is Coming to Town," but when you are two a visit from Nana is just as exciting!

Nana came to visit the day after Christmas and got in just in time to beat the worst of a storm that could have made driving quite unpleasant. Nana brought Lucy a very special gift - an adorable red & white play kitchen. Lucy just loves it!

Nana stayed through the week and Aunt Amy, Uncle Bill and Quinn joined us for a couple of days. It was so nice to have family around for such a fun visit. Lucy was so excited to have Quinn to play with and Nana to dote on her - what a lucky little girl!

Holiday Happiness

We all enjoyed a wonderful Christmas Eve celebration at the Nolan's house. Aunt Amy & Uncle Paul were wonderful hosts and the four little cousins had so much fun between having each other, the attention from everyone, the presents and the special chocolate treats from Nana.

Lucy was thrilled with her BIG Piano from Nana; her fun zebra back pack and a book from Aunt Amy, Uncle Paul, Zoe & Ella and her Aquadoodle mat from Aunt Amy, Uncle Bill and Quinn. Looks like she did pretty well to me!

Birthday Nana!

Today is Nana Kathy's birthday. We celebrated at Nana's house on Sunday. Lucy practiced saying Happy Birthday many times during the weekend, but could only seem to get Birthday Nana out... This morning we recorded a special message for Nana, and I just thought it was so cute that I had to share. Lucy wishes Nana a birthday but then goes on to say it is her birthday too... Where does she come up with this stuff? She cracks me up! So, here's to my mom and hoping she enjoyed her birthday today. We love you Nana!

Nanariffic!

Lucy enjoyed a great visit with her Nana Jean recently. They spent some quality one-on-one time together while Momma & Daddy went out for a nice dinner (thanks Nana!) and they had lots of fun. On Sunday, Lucy got to enjoy another Double Nana Day when we all went to Nana Kathy's. Here are some pictures from a very Nanariffic weekend!

End of June Update a Little Late

Kenzie was with us for the first couple of weeks of her summer vacation. Lucy is always so happy when her sister is in the house. She gives Kenzie the biggest hugs and looks forward to her very special sister time.

Kenzie enjoyed Coach Tina Martin's basketball camp at UD the first week she was with us. She learned some great new moves and got a chance to perfect her game with help from Elena DelleDonne and the other lady hens.

Then Nana Jean came to visit for the week, which made things twice as much fun! We all enjoyed spending time with Nana Jean, especially Lucy. Lucy thought it was pretty neat to have her Nana here. On the way home from school she would start saying "Nana" a few miles from the house in anticipation getting home to have lots of fun. We spent some of our time just relaxing, but we also went to the Brandywine Zoo one day. We learned all about pollinators while we were there and Lucy made some very "buggy" crafts, including butterfly wings and antenna for her head. There are a few pictures below. I think Lucy really enjoyed all of the extra attention and was quite sad when Kenzie, and then Nana left the house.

In other news regarding that week, Kenzie (with Nana's help) cooked dinner for us almost every night that week! I must say she is becoming quite the chef. We had some very tasty meals including meatballs and spaghetti, tuna melts and taco pie. Kenzie also had Lucy's dinner ready when we walked in the door from school. She sure knows how to spoil a little girl! Kenzie also cleaned the house on her last day with us. It was so nice to come home to such a sparkling clean house - a real unexpected treat!

Those first couple weeks of the summer were such a great way to start enjoying the summer fun and we were all looking forward to Kenzie's return - especially her little sister!

Lucy watches as her butterfly wings,
which she colored, are put together to wear

Lucy is sporting her very fancy wings!

Every proper butterfly needs antenna to go with her wings.

Weekend in Erie

A couple of weekends ago, Brian, Lucy and I headed on up to Erie to celebrate Eric and Katie's wedding. Lucy did a great job in the car for the long trip. This was especially impressive because she was suffering from her first bout with bronchitis and her first experience with an antibiotic. We enjoyed visiting with Nana, Poppa, Uncle Mark, Aunt Rachael, Collin and Lauren. As you can imagine, Lucy was especially excited to play with Lauren who is so close to Lucy's age. Here are a few pictures of the girls:

Longwood with Nana Kathy!

Lucy has been enjoying the warmer weather that has headed our way. She has had more opportunity to play outside with the kids in our circle, she especially likes all the attention she receives from Molly next door. Lucy just thinks she is great. She also gets to play outside everyday at school if it isn't rainy outside.

Nice weather also means lots of trips to Longwood Gardens, and we were there again the first weekend of this Month. This time Nana joined in on the fun with us. It was a beautiful sunny day - but a little sticky for May due to an early heat spell. Lucy kept cool by playing in the indoor and outdoor fountains - her very favorite activity at Longwood.

After visiting the gardens and fountains, we went out for ice cream - Nana's treat! Lucy loved it, and so did we!

Lucy needs sunscreen if she is going to be out in the hot sun - here is sitting nice for her Daddy while he makes sure she is well protected!

Two pretty girls at the Italian Water Garden