January 8th, 2010

I Love to Jump!

Milk drunk drivin'

"But, I want to share my toy with you!"

My Two Favorite Ladies...

My first bruise...

I took a "header" which caused my FIRST bruise... despite my moms watching me like a HAWK!

Bath Time...

Lucy LOVES bath time...

Happy New Year!

It's officially 2010 and Lucy continues to amaze us every moment of every day. Here are some photos from the past 48 hours...

Lucy & Mommy read "The Wheels on the Bus"
.... AGAIN!

Despite having my face washed more than once,
I am STILL covered in Greek yogurt!
(If you look carefully, you can ALSO see my 2 bottom teeth that I don't show off very often!)

I'm supposed to be "careful?"
Hmmm... yeah, I don't know what that means yet!

I adore my Auntie Tee...
She sings and dances with me!
We LOVE the Dave Matthews Band...

I don't care what you say Momma...
"I think I can... I think I can..."

LEAVE ME ALONE... I'm Sleeping!
(That DARN camera!)

Happy New Year
&
Best Wishes for 2010!

Baby's First Christmas

Merry Christmas!

A talking Cookie Monster...


A "Piggy Bank" from Gramma Armstrong full of money
(i.e. Lucy's college fund).

Cousin, Layla (1 year old).

Cousin, Jerad (2 years old).

Cousin, Ellianna (3 years old).

Look mommys...
Santa brought me "The Wheels on the Bus."

The "Key" to Grandpa's heart...
My first John Deere shirt.

My first American Girl, Bitty Baby...

Momma was obsessive about putting a bow on this box...
I think it was Auntie's fault!

A new dress to celebrate my 1st Christmas...

Grandad Beran sent me a "yummy"
stuffed bear...

Christmas Eve with Auntie Vera, Cousins
Ellianna & Jerad, and grandpa.

I don't understand how they walk...
I want to walk!!!

Christmas Eve morning with Liz & Josh.
I was showing off my motor skills.

Christmas Eve Day... we visited Santa's workshop.
I'm still uncertain...

My first Christmas tree.

Momma & I sitting like royalty at Santa's Villiage.

Mommy & I visiting Santa's workshop.

More Chicago Photos...

Sleeping beauty...

Look, I'm crawling...


Flowers for Auntie...
She's on the phone with grandma in Massachusetts...


We read "The Wheels on the Bus" at LEAST twice daily...

The LARGEST Whole Foods Mama has EVER seen...

I LOVE KiKi, the kitty!

The reindeer were resting at the
Christmas tree stand near Auntie's house...

Sightseeing while Lucy is asleep...
The B'Hai Temple.

Lucy tests out her "portable" highchair...

Getting ready for Christmass... and Santa...

We ALL had a GREAT time!
Thank you Auntie, Joe & Kathryn!

Lucy Travels to Chicago

Chicago Skyline from Northwestern University-

a few blocks from my aunt's house.

We left our house around 4am on Tuesday December 15th and headed to Bradley Airport and landed at Midway in Chicago just before 8am. Mixing business trips with family time is a possibility now that I am unemployed. While Rachel put in long hours at work, I spent the days in Evanston, Il. with my Aunt Tammy, Uncle Joe, and Kathryn. It was the first time Lucy had the opportunity to meet Auntie, Joe, and Aunt Kat. Overall, the trip was great, despite a few unexpected bumps along the way. Not to mention the "Blizzard of 2009" that landed on the east coast the day before & the day we were scheduled to fly back home- Sunday December 20th, 2009. Fortunately, SouthWest prevailed and we arrived back at Bradley a measley half hour later than originally scheduled.

Lucy & Kathryn spend time together.

Lucy crawled for the first time
on December 18th, 2009

Auntie & Joe introduced Lucy to her
FAVORITE new book, "The Wheels on the Bus."