Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Good Friends







With Charles working it gets kind of lonely around here, so it is nice when I have some visitors. April and Alisha have been such good friends to me. They come see me and Lucy whenever they get the chance, and I so appreciate and look forward to their visits. Ted appreciates their visits as well, if that wasn't apparent enough... This last visit they brought Sarah with them along with takeout from Panda Express (yummy!). It was so much fun, even though Lucy doesn't look very happy in the pictures.
(Charles) If it gets too lonely, there is a vacuum cleaner and dust rag in the closet that can keep you company....the more you use them, the better the chance that they will come to life - kinda like the movie Beauty and the Beast - but so far I haven't heard a peep.
Just kidding

Grandparents




Lucy displaying her already abundant fondness for Star Trek (live long and prosper)...however, her Vulcan language skills could use some work.


We don't post enough pictures of Lucy with her Papa Walter and Grandma Boo and Grandma Penn and Great-Grandma Maly, so here they are. She loves spending time with them as well as with her cousins Maly, Alison, and Tiona.

Saturday, November 11, 2006

summer in fall, big girl jacket, play friends, and a visit with great Auntie Norma and Uncle Ralph


Who me? (by the way, the camera adds ten pounds...mostly in the face - her dad experiences the same problems with cameras...which is why they can't be trusted)

Those legs are in there somewhere.

The weather in Kansas City has been crazy. 70s and 80s one week and 40s and 50s the next. This past Tuesday was super warm so we took advantage of it and wore a short sleeve shirt. It has the cutest butterfly collar and racerback (that you can't see). When she's sitting up she loves to play with her pant legs. She almost looks like she is doing a curtsy in the last picture. What a little lady!

On cooler days Lucy likes to chill in her denim jacket. She thinks it's pretty cool.


Preston, Lucy, Mallory


Lucy is my friend! Mine!


Wednesday in BFSG we let the babies play on their blankets. They're not quite big enough to move around so they end up staring at each other or sleeping. You can see which one Lucy opts for. That last picture was posed, but it was still cute considering they are boyfriend/girlfriend.

(Charles) - Too bad he will have to wait 18 more years to ask her out on a date.

Uncle Ralph, Auntie Norma, and Lucy. Little does Lucy know that she is in the presence of greatness. There are a few people in each family that really hold it together...my Auntie is one of them - she has always looked out for everybody and gone out of her way for family. Lucy would not have the dad she has today without them.


My what pretty nails you have!


Auntie has just the right touch.

Here is my Uncle Ralph telling Lucy about all of the fish he caught up at the lake....she is too young for me to let her know they are mostly falsehoods - but good stories anyway.

Auntie and Uncle Ralph live in Minnesota so we don't get to see them often enough. This was their first time meeting Lucy and I have to say I think that it went well. Lucy seemed very impressed. She really enjoyed their visit and wished that they could have stayed longer.

Wednesday, November 01, 2006

First Halloween

Winnie the Pooh
We weren't quite able to zip the costume up all the way...a little too much chin.


Me and my girl.



Lucy's first Halloween was completely uneventful. At 5:30Pm yesterday mom and dad made an emergency trip to Target to purchase Halloween candy. We got home and waited for the trick or treaters to make their way to our house. Guess how many trick or treaters we had? Absolutey NONE! I couldn't believe it. Now we have a gi-normous bowl of chocolate candy and no one to eat it. Happy Halloween.

Today Lucy and her pals in BFSG dressed up for our Fall Festival/Costume Party and boy were they cute. Preston was a Pea in the Pod with mom Jen, Rhyn was a very sleepy Pumpkin with mom Allison, Lucy was Winnie the Pooh, and Ethan was the Hulk with mom Lacey.

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Sweet 06'



When Charles lived in Los Angeles, he drove a white Mazda Miata. Now he drives my maroon Mazda 626 (woh, woh, woh... here comes Debbie Downer!) In tribute to his lazy days, coasting in the California sun with the top down, his friends Matt and Susan made Lucy this uber-adorable onsie. Lucy can't wait until she can drive her own Miata!
(Charles) - Nothing like living vicariously through your seven week old daughter - look at how much fun she is having just wearing the shirt...imagine if she was actually driving one!

Sunday, October 15, 2006

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

baby and mama






Lucy and I were bored this afternoon, so we decided to take some pictures. I still haven't mastered the one-armed shot yet, hence the off-center pictures.

Wednesday, October 04, 2006

Big Girl




Lucy's weight has not been an issue since about the second week after her birth. She has fattened up quite nicely. Today she weighed 11 lbs 5 oz. That's 3 lbs in one month! I think it went straight to her legs and cheeks. I love chubby babies. Here she is striking a pose in her papasan. She still hasn't decided if she likes it or not.

New Friend





Lucy made a new friend recently. His name is Preston and he was born on Labor Day... about a week younger than Lucy. She likes the younger men : ) Here they are napping in the same pose. Aren't they cute?

Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Pics


Lucy in her big-girl bibs with Grandma Penn and Peris

Great Grandma Maly and Lucy hanging out


Dad and Lucy... can't you tell how much she loves the bottle?


Grandma Judy came to visit for a few days last week. Lucy loves her grandma!


Lucy and her best friend Mallory a couple of weeks ago

Monday, September 11, 2006

Thanks Gus, Loretta, Brad & Carol

Thanks-you for the great food (hiccup) and wonderful desserts (burp)! While Mom keeps losing weight, somehow Dad is actually finding it - and I don't think he is really looking that hard (or looking past the cake and cookies).
Love, Lucy



Wednesday, September 06, 2006

Thanks Bruce!


Fellowship + gourmet dinner makes for a great evening. Thank you Bruce.
Love,
Lucy

Tuesday, September 05, 2006

What a difference a year makes

A year ago...




















Now...

























HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

Sunday, September 03, 2006

One Week Old

Miss Lucy enjoying her vibrating Papa San for the first time. Also, in a bunny stare down contest, Lucy has learned early that the bunny always wins...

I can't stop taking pictures of my Girl with her Dad. Aren't they the cutest? By the way, Mount Lucyna was erupting during the taking of this picture, hence her smirk.

Miss Lucy turned one week old today. I can't believe how big she has gotten in that short time span. We were concerned about her weight drop after she left the hospital, so we were taking her to be weighed every other day. I was more than estatic today when we learned that she gained a little over five ounces since Thursday. She's eating much better and, in turn, sleeping much better - Mom and Dad are happy campers. Her personality has already started to show as well. For the most, she is very content and easily pleased. I think that she's going to be a pretty easy going kid (knock on wood).

Her Aunt Vadsana and Aunt Sue stayed over Friday and Saturday night. They were a blessing to Charles and me. We were able to get a consecutive two hours of peaceful, restful sleep. Sleep has never felt sooooo good.

Thank you Grandma Penn, Great-Grandma Maly, Papa, and Grandma Boo Boo for bringing us tons of food this weekend. We love you guys!