First Trip to Erie is Full of Celebrations!

Lucy visited Erie for the first time this past weekend. It was a fun family-filled weekend for her as well as the rest of us. Lucy got to celebrate Thanksgiving TWO times and she had a birthday party just one week shy of her first birthday. Lucy also did a great job during the long car ride, especially on the way home. What a trip! Here are some of the Thanksgiving Day highlights we were able to capture (I'll post birthday pictures separately):

Lucy is enjoying Thanksgiving at Rich and Stacy's house, here she is with Stacy:

Julie and Lucy havin' fun!

Some cuddle time with Aunt Marilyn

Here Lucy is enjoying her new tea set, a birthday gift from Stacy, Rich & Brandon.
She loved it right away!
We celebrated Thanksgiving with Kay & Poppa too. Here Lucy is showing her excitement about the stairs she is hoping to climb! Isn't her dress adorable?
Lauren gets in on the stair climbing action. Those two girls just LOVE the stairs, much to their parent's dismay!

Splashing in Fountains is Fun!

Lucy had a blast at the Longwood Children's Garden not too long ago. She just loves water, so she enjoyed playing in and with all the fountains. We got a little wet, but it was all worth it to hear those squeals of delight! Here are some pictures of Lucy playing with water:

Spinning Around

Who needs a sit & spin? Lucy loves to spin around in circles all by herself. Here she is showing off her talent. Enjoy!

Our Little Lucy Bug is Too Cute to Spook!

Happy Halloween!

This Halloween was pretty rain-soaked and dreary, so we didn't really head out to see anyone. Plus, Lucy is still pretty tired as she recovers from the flu. We did get a couple of picture to commemorate her first Halloween though:

Lucy is wearing her cute "Too Cute to Spook" Halloween shirt - she's happy here...

This was right after some excited clapping - I didn't catch the shot quickly enough!

Here is our little Lucy Bug. She isn't so happy in this costume though. Not too long after this picture, Lucy was in her crib dreaming of all kinds of treats.

Walking & Dancing Calypso Style!

As I shared in an earlier post, Lucy LOVES her new Lion push toy. He plays Calypso music when you press his big purple nose, which Lucy thinks is just great. Here is a short video of her walking with the Lion and then stopping to dance to the music. Note, when the music first stops she says that famous first word, "uh-oh." Enjoy!

A Bubble Bath to Relieve Your Tension?

Bubble baths can have a calming effect. Soaking in a warm sudsy tub has always helped soothe away a bad day or stress. Lucy has a very unique approach to the bubble bath though... Last night we gave Lucy a bubble bath (usually she just takes a regular bath with baby wash on the wash cloth), she has had only several bubble baths in her short life, so it may have seemed new to her. Anyway, Lucy was quite excited about the bubbles. I should back up - Lucy is always still very excited about bath time. Now she crawls to the bathroom, pulls herself up at the tub and watches with delight as water fills the tub (well a couple of inches anyway). Squeals and shouts of joy accompany the water filling process - just to make sure we know she is excited to get in the tub. Last night was no different until Lucy discovered the bubbles! This resulted in additional squeals and excited bubble bashing - which led to lots of splashing! Lucy decided to work her day's tensions out by eliminating ALL bubbles from the tub. She moved around in the water in search of the exciting bubbles and then went about smacking her hands into the water with lots of accompanying sound effects and much delight. It was so funny! I may just need to bring the video recorder in with me for the next bubble bath. The bubbles were so much fun that Lucy didn't even want to play with her bath toys. She just cracks me up!

The Lion Walks Tonight...

As I shared in the previous post, Lucy has been doing a great job standing and cruising along furniture. Ms. Steph, Lucy's teacher, had shared that she was enjoying using the push walker at school. I shared this with Aunt Amy, and lucky Lucy got an early birthday gift from Aunt Amy, Uncle Paul, Zoe and Ella. Lucy's new push walker is a lion with a felt main and fun colors. His purple nose activates laughter and calypso style music that gets little Lucy dancing away. She is so cute holding on to the front of the lion while she wiggles, jives and bounces to the beat. She also loves to push the lion. Lucy is doing a great job walking with her new friend. If she falls, she just continues forward on her knees - silly girl! Lucy is also testing the waters by letting go and trying to stand without holding on to anything. I think this new toy is going to really help prepare Lucy for those first steps on her own. And, it will grow with her. Once she has mastered walking and isn't interested in pushing her new lion, he converts into a riding toy! The fun will go on. Thanks to the Nolan's for the early birthday gift. Lucy may be walking by her birthday!