Mommy and me

Lucy and I wore "matching" outfits on Mother's Day...though we did not plan it that way (I swear, we didn't)! It was a really fun day that Lucy got to enjoy with her parents, grandparents, aunt and uncle. Thanks to everyone for being here...it was great!

Happy Mother's Day!

Lucy and I wish a VERY Happy Mother's Day to...

Mom/Nonni...

Julie/Grammy...

Nana S./Greatnana...

Nana G./Greatgrandma....

Laura/Godmommy...

...and to all mommies everywhere!

Cape Cod Weekend

We had a great weekend (I feel like I say that a lot...but it's true!). On Saturday morning, we picked up our bikes at the shop -- we had racks installed on both of them so that we can use a baby seat on the back of either bike. We then headed down to the Cape. Our first stop was Orleans to see my parents. The weather was beautiful and we were outside the entire time. We took the bikes for a spin around the neighborhood and had so much fun! The views were breathtaking and we enjoyed dreaming about all the huge oceanfront homes that we saw. Lucy's Greatnana and Greatpoppa stopped by, and her Auntie Cam and Uncle Erwin were also there, so it was a wonderful family day.

Lucy's not so sure about the helmet...but it looks SO cute!

"Weeee! This is fun! But Dad, where is YOUR helmet??"

Princess in training! She was so proud of herself in these shoes. Like mother, like daughther. Oh and I must brag...I made her dress!

Four generations of ladies...Lucy with her mother, and her mother's mother, and her mother's mother's mother! We are SO lucky!

Gathering rocks with Nonno

"Thanks for letting me play in the ocean, Nonno!"

On Saturday evening, we left Orleans to go to Falmouth for a visit with our friends Josh & Jodi and their son Aaron. Lucy had a lot of fun playing with her handsome friend!

Lucy and Aaron

A nice family picture...though I think Lucy looks a bit annoyed!

Artiste

Lucy had a lot of fun with her bath crayons last night. She is getting better at using crayons, but we are still working on distinguishing them from food...

What, we're going to play with crayons? Yeah!

This is going to be fun!

Ok, enough fun, now I must concentrate on my work

Don't interrupt me while I am working

Hmmmm, that looks about right

Ok, Mommy, so I admit that I drew on my leg...

...but I did NOT eat the crayon!

I swear, I did not eat it! (Thank God these things are non-toxic!)

Oh happy day

Lucy took a 3-hour nap yesterday and woke up sooooo happy! Must have been all that sleep, combined with the gorgeous weather. I had to take photos of her smiling face, of course. She is napping now and I sure hope she wakes up in another great mood...

(I wish this one were not so dark...her smile is just so precious)

Weekend fun

Spring has finally sprung! We could not be more excited. My parents were here Thursday and Friday and brought the good weather with them. Jeff was traveling last week but came home Friday morning, so we had the chance to go out to dinner on Friday night while my parents watched Lulu (thanks, Mom and Dad!). Yesterday (Saturday), it was absolutely gorgeous out and we were lucky enough to have Red Sox-Yankees tickets. So, Lucy got some more grandparent time in -- Jeff & I went to the game and his parents came to watch Lucy at our place (thanks, Julie and Peter)! The Sox won and the weather was glorious. In between all this action, we got to spend some great family time with our girl. She is so silly...

Dorothy

"Make mine a non-fat, sugar-free, vanilla latte with extra foam please."

Boogie shoes

Lucy and I both wore our snazzy new shoes on Thursday...I sure wish they made those red flats in my size!

Marathon Monday

Lucy pointing out where the runners would be coming by. Thanks, Luce.

Today was Patriots' Day in Massachusetts...otherwise known as "Marathon Monday." It is pretty cool to live in the city that is home to such an elite marathon. I am always in awe of the runners and every year I wonder why I couldn't get my butt into gear to do something like that. I read today that the average age of a runner in the Marathon is 40...7 years older than me! And that's the average age! So, I really have no excuse...oh, except for one little person who takes up my time. Oh, and I almost forgot, I hate running :) Anyway it was sure fun to watch. Lucy and I arrived along the route just before the elite runners arrived, so we got to see the lead women and men. That is always so exciting. We then went home so that Lulu could nap, but when she woke up we took another walk and saw my other favorite part of the race -- the runners who are still going, 6+ hours after the start time. Those are the people that really need the cheers, and I was happy we were there to give a bit of support. I told Lucy to wave to all of them and I did my best to yell "Keep running! You're almost there!" One of the runners (who was limping along) asked Lucy, "Which way is Boston?" (with a smile on his face) and we were happy to say, "That way, you're about 2 minutes from the border!!" Despite the rain, it was great to see the runners. I hope Lucy was inspired -- both by the "winners" and also by those still determined to complete the race even after the winners had long since crossed the finish line.

The lead women came by first. The woman in the yellow top won. It sure does take a lot of guts to run 26.2 miles in your underwear.

These were the lead men. I think the one in the yellow shirt won. I guess it was a lucky day for yellow shirts!

Stylish girl

Lucy has some very cute new outfits for this funny weather time between winter and spring. Oh, wait, it IS spring...easy to forget when it's cold and rainy every day!

In her pink coat getting ready to go to the baptism of our neighbor's baby, Conor

Very coordinated in pink and brown. She let me take pictures but only if I let her chew on her toothbrush.

Lucy: "Does this skirt make my butt look fat?"
Mommy: "No, sweetie. Just your tummy."

"I'm not giving up the toothbrush!"

Boppy!

Lucy's favorite food these days is an apple, which she affectionately calls a "boppy." You can hear her say it fairly clearly in this video:

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Here, she identifies her body parts, all the while chewing on her boppy:


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A new tradition

Just like we did on our anniversary last year, today we went back to the Castle at Boston University (where we got married and had our reception) to take some pictures. I think this is going to be a yearly tradition...until Lucy gets too old for such silliness on her parents' part, I guess. We got a special treat this year because the building was still open when we arrived just after 5pm, so we got to walk around inside and show Lucy where we got married. Here are some photos...a walk back in time, plus some new ones!

April 9, 2005

April 9, 2006 (Lucy at 2.5 months old)

April 9, 2007 (Lucy at 14.5 months old)

Here are some more fun pictures from today:

Daddy showing Lucy the room where we had our cocktail hour!

Mommy showing Lucy the room where we had dinner

Standing on the very spot where we got married!

The view down from where we got married

Sitting on the stairs (we got married on the landing directly behind us, in front of the big window)

Happy Anniversary

Has it really been two years already? Has it really only been two years?