April Part 1: Easter!

Where's Lucy?  This was the little kiddo's egg hunt at Cultus Lake Elementary, which was Lucy's first hunting experience.  I definitely did not help her pick up any candy eggs--she was on her own and she was fairly conservative.  Good girl.

Lucy's first frenemy--she would run up to the Easter Bunny, then run away.  Many, many times.   Finally, about ten minutes before we left, she gave the bunny one more shot and made contact. 

Awww, yeah--a high five from the Easter Bunny!  She was talking about this for days!

Sugar situation

Lucy's second Easter morning

Jesse's Easter morning--he was happy even without a basket

Lucy doing some trash talking with cousin Vanessa before Grammie Penner's Easter egg hunt

Grammie provided some much needed guidance for egg-finding

Jesse was getting tired, or perhaps he was a bit upset that he didn't get an Easter basket...

Lucy showing her goodies to Grandma Rose and Uncle Darrel (and Jesse looks a lot happier with Auntie Jenn)

March: Mellow

Roarrrrr!

Every morning Jesse would chill out in this bouncy chair while we made breakfast

Lucy frequented the swimming pool down the street during all of the soggy and cold weather

Sigh...such a cutie pie!

Reading with Grammie!

Who's that girl?!  First night in her new bed...

She was chillin' in the fridge whilst reading Harlen Coben....Mommy's little girl

River walk

I found some pictures like this after Lucy and her Dad had been downstairs giggling

I feel like Jesse is going to have this look on his face quite a bit when hanging with Lucy...she's pretty silly

February: New Baby Immersion



From the beginning, Lucy has loved entertaining Jesse (1 week old)

Jesse, 2 weeks old, and sporting some rather large nostrils--love this guy!

   

Every day we went for a walk to get some exercise, although some days I wanted to crawl into that carrier with Jesse

Duane's 35th Birthday (the only picture). 

  

Lucy and Jesse, snuggling

Thanks a lot Mo...I came around the corner and caught her trying to wear these Crocs.  Not cool.  But you rock for all the clothes for Jesse!!!

One of his first "real" smiles!

Recently

Lucy's favorite place--the park

Enjoying the crazy weather

Lucy thinks that when it snows, the ground is her snack bar. She keeps saying, "Mmmm, tastes like water".

She loves swinging "like a big girl".

At the park with her peeps, Audrey and Vanessa
Here's the belly. I think we are officially ready for this kiddo to show his cute little mug.

This might be the first thing our son will see when he comes into this world. Thank goodness I am a counselor...

October

First ferris wheel at Jantzen Beach

We went to a few elementary school cross country meets (for Duane's school), and Lucy has been all about "jogging" lately. Here she is, on the beach in Harrison, practicing her new skill.

All that jogging can sometimes lead to a faceplant.

Pumpkins!

Watch out for these two...

Cutest lion on the block

Here's Lucy with her cousins Audrey and Vanessa (Auntie Jenn is in the purple witch costume pulling the wagon). I look like I am dressed up as a bum for Halloween, but--sigh--it's just your typical Monday.

The lion and the bum

This hearse pulled up to our street right as all the kids were starting to arrive--it was pretty festive and awesome!!

Although she didn't enjoy the trick-or-treating, she absolutely loved waiting for kids to come up to our door! She handed out candy, and only tried to steal one bag of chips from some kid's bag. I would call her a bully, but I think she just really loves chips.

First tootsie pop (with Uncle Bob--that's his foot)

After tootsie pop. Happy Halloween!!