Go Cougars

Lucy can't sit through many things. Not church, not even a cartoon. But a BYU game with her dad? She will be settled in for a good two hours tomorrow.

Portland Food Carts

The Foxes were so lovely to visit us this weekend and Lucy is grateful to Adam for pushing the food cart experience. She loved eating everyone's leftovers.

with Nate and Kelly

with Denali

Lucy's Room

Since moving into our new house, I finally feel like Lucy's room is put together. Not perfect yet but not without direction either.

Pom poms from Martha Stewart

Lucy letters from the Lucy store (lovingly redeemed by Ashley)

My favorite long legged doll from Pottery barn (I have visions of Lucy carrying this doll around the world with her)

And, although age inappropriate, this bouncer stays because a. there is nowhere else to put it and b. Lucy likes to jump on it like a trampoline

20s

Mike and I went to a lovely 20's mystery dinner. It was so much fun. Mike was a French jeweler and I was a Russian aristocrat.

Cafe Yumm

Katie and I have a standing Tuesday lunch date. I love it! So does Lucy!

Strutting Her Stuff

I did a miserable job of documenting Lucy's walking progression. It's just that she cruised along holding on to stuff for at least three months and then took two steps for entertainments purposes for another few months, that when she actually started walking it felt a little anticlimactic. It was time. But this is my celebration - because it really is a feat and she totally rocks the swagger if you ask me.

Grandma Visits

It was so lovely of Janet to come and visit. We all had a good time chatting, eating, and playing, but I think Lucy always feels the luckiest after a few days of extra grandma attention.

*sigh*

These pictures from the weekend are so shocking to me - she looks so grownup. Like a little kid - little trace of baby. Oh how time passes...

Wasn't it just yesterday...

Some days

Some days are just like that...

You try to fill you cart with healthy things...
But really you just want to sit on the grocery store floor and eat some ice cream.

Birthday Party

Lucy spent her birthday morning opening lovely notes and presents from grandparents:

And then we went to Lucy's favorite restaurant, Por Que No. She loves their guacamole. I kid you not, four month old Lucy ate an entire serving of quacamole there, and it has been true love ever since. She invited her aunts and uncles and the dear Riley family:

Everyone thought it was a bit of a gloomy day to have a birthday but, for me, it was perfect. One year ago I looked out of a raindrop covered hospital window to a city covered with light grey clouds and listened to a new little life cry (when the sound was not drowned out by the ipod we shamefully used that first night to keep lucy sleeping).