Time for Play-Doh

I finally broke down and bought Lucy some play-doh. She had a ball playing with it. The set she is playing with was Jeff's was he was a kid. It made it through him and all these years so lets see if she can keep it in one piece.

Twinkie Time

Well, Miss Lucy has now been introduced to twinkies. She thought it was was so much fun to eat and of course loved them.

As you can see Lando is trying to steal it from her.

This is pretty good mom

Taking a break and apparently going to share with me

Ben's Birthday Party

We attended Ben's 4th birthday party July 23rd. What a fun day for SO many kids. Ben picked spider-man for the theme of his party. Even though he had a huge spider-man cake, Crystal also made cupcakes for the children to decorate. Lucy had a great time decorating her cupcake. It really turned into Jeff decorating and Lucy eating all the M&M's.

The decorating process

Ohhhh

Cheese....

One of Lucy's favorite things lately is to scream cheese as soon as she sees the camera. I wanted everyone else to look at that face that I see everyday. She is just too funny. Everyday is something different that absolutely cracks me up. She is a little firecracker always pushing her limits. One minute she wants to hug and kiss me and the next she is throwing a fit. She sure keeps me on my toes! I had no idea before her that I could love one little girl this much.

July 4th 2011

Over July 4th weekend our friends Wesley, Brittany and their 3 month old son Christian came for a visit. We haven't hung out with them in a couple years and it was so nice to finally have a long visit with the Allen family.

We got a cookie cake for the 4th and I would have to say Lucy enjoyed it more than anyone else.

Lucy had so much fun talking to "the baby"
The best picture I could get with Lucy smiling with Christian. She didn't want to take her eyes off of him.
He is the cutest thing. And probably the best baby I have EVER been around. Wesley and Brittany are very lucky. When we told them Lucy's colic stories I think they really understood how lucky they are.

Shoe Girl

So one morning Lucy was attempting to put on her shoes. Next thing I know she comes running up to me all excited. She got them on(which is the first time she has done this by herself) and of course they are on the wrong feet. But we kept them on that way even though were on our way out the door.

Just like all little girls, Lucy loves to play with shoes. She especially loves my high heels. One night right before bed she came out of my closet with a heel. She actually does really good walking in them.

Fathers Day 2011

For Father's Day we did our normal weekend activity. We headed to Wrightsville Beach for the morning. Lucy loves to play in the sand, water and hang out by the pier. She is just like her momma!

Big News...

The second week in June Jeff and I got some great news. I was a few days late and thought maybe we should get a test to be sure. I had only been off the pill a month so I figured it couldn't have happened so quick. Well, I was wrong and tickled pink or blue were Jeff and me. We are due February 13th. I am just crossing my fingers that the baby and I make it to February! As of today(August 13th) I am feeling pretty good. Some days are better than others. It is certainly different this time around with having an almost 2 year old. So far I have had 3 ultra sounds(with probably a ton more to come) and the baby looks great. We find out on Lucy's birthday, Sept 19th, what we are having! Jeff and I have decided to find out the sex but keep it a secret.

We gave the Lucy the stick trying to get her to look at it with her surprise face...

And this is what we got!

Nana and Paw-Paw Visit

The first weekend in June Jeff's parents came down for a visit. Lucy had a ball playing with them. She is a little bossy at times and tells them what to do. Like, "Nana, sit down" while she is patting her hand on the floor. As you can see in the picture below, they do exactly what she says! She wanted them to sit on her little couch with her.

Saturday we all loaded up and went to the North End. Lucy had so much fun walking them all over the place.

Playing with Daddy in the water

Time for a break