Happy Birthday Zoe!

We celebrated Zoe's sixth birthday at Aunt Amy & Uncle Paul's house. WOW - Zoe is turning 6!

Uncle Paul made his now famous pizzas on the grill - yum! Lucy loved her pizza. She also loved swimming, running around and playing with Zoe, Ella, Alex and Isabel. Zoe seemed especially excited about her new pogo stick from Nana. All the rest of us just enjoyed having a chance to visit. The weather was perfect for enjoying the patio, though the clouds threatened a little, no rain actually came to spoil our fun. We all hope Zoe has a wonderful seventh year!

Take Me out to the Ball Game!

Today we went to the Wilmington Blue Rocks game. It was wonderful weather for a baseball game - warm, but overcast, so the sun wasn't too hot. The Blue Rocks were playing the Potamac Nationals, and unfortunately, they lost 5-4.

Lucy was so excited about going to the game. We had a Family Fun pack, so we had great seats just six rows back right behind home plate. The deal came with dogs, drinks and 2 web kinz. Lucy loves her little kitty and decided to name him "Stripes." What I was most impressed with was how well Lulu did. She sat in her seat for the whole game (minus a trip to the rest room). She was attentive and asked questions about what was going on and what the players were doing. She clapped and cheered for the right team. Lucy was very clear that we wanted the Blue Rocks to win and that they were wearing the white & blue uniforms. She was a good little fan yelling yea at the right times and saying "Go Blue Rocks."

Following the game - yes, we stayed for the whole game - Lulu ran the based with Kenzie and a bunch of other fans. She looked so cute out there running as fast as she could, holding Kenzie's hand, as she went around the diamond. I, for one, am so happy that our little girl is looking like she will be a baseball fan. Go Lucy!

Music Mix

Lucy has been learning a lot of songs in school and enjoys sharing them with us. She is really good with the opening line of the song and then some other parts, but doesn't quite have all the words down yet. I don't always know all these songs (maybe I should and just can't remember...) , for example "Down by the station early in the morning..." Lucy loves this and sings that first line over and over, sometimes dragging out the morning part. Then there is something about "pufferbellies." If you don't know the song, trust me, pufferbellies is part of the song. Anyway, yesterday Lucy was singing away - at top volume of course - and seemed a little confused about her songs. She sang:

"Dinkle, dinkle little star, Up in the sky, Where are you next time sing with me."

This is her version of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star meets the ABC Song. At least those are two songs I know and can help her learn!

Patriotic Lucy

This has been a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. The weather was great all weekend, which we found pretty amusing since it seemed to rain most of the weekend when we used to go to the beach. Anyway, we enjoyed the sun and great breezes all weekend long. On Saturday we went to a party in the neighborhood at the Freehart's house. It seemed like the whole neighborhood was there - what fun! Lucy loved playing with the kids and was quite wet between the sprinkler and kiddie pool. She was still nervous about the bounce house, one of these days she will be excited about it.

On Sunday we headed over to Chrissie and Frank Davis' new house. Lucy was excited to see Aubrianna, but a little shy with all the new people there, so she spent most of the time with us. The kids all got to plant a flower in their own pot and take it home. It was a celebration for Aubrianna's birthday too - so there were plenty of games and fun treats for Lulu to enjoy.

Today was more low key. Much of the day was spent outside on the patio, which was nice and relaxing. Lucy played with her sandbox, her slide, her house and got wet in the kiddie pool. She was busy watering plants and hopping around her new hula hoops. What a fun day!

Here are a few pictures of Lucy donning her patriotic dresses to celebrate the day properly. Though she doesn't yet know the significance of the Memorial Day, she can still get in the spirit and pay homage to our flag in style!

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.

Running Wild in Philly!

We had such a great time at Tampa's Lowry Zoo that we decided to head out to the Philadelphia Zoo the weekend after we got back from Florida. We were lucky that Kenzie, Aunt Amy, Zoe & Ella were able to join us because that made it even more fun! I think Lucy's favorite animal at the Philly Zoo was the Polar Bear, she loved watching one swim and the other relaxing. The girls all enjoyed brushing the goats and checking out the tractor in the children's zoo area. The zoo entails a lot of walking and all the girls were champs while we wandered about. We even visited the reptile house this time!