Wa-Dee-Deeeee!

Lucy beat the heat today by having fun in the "wa-dee-dee" (water) at the playground. She frolicked around like she owns the place...no fear whatsoever. She was quite obsessed with drinking the water as it came out of the jets. I sure hope it's clean!

This one's for Emily

My blogger friend Emily has been waiting and waiting and waiting (oh, did I mention waiting?) to get word that she and her husband have been matched with a baby girl in Vietnam that will be their daughter Lulu (love the name, of course!). I felt that Emily deserved a post about this because she is such a nice person and so ready to be a mom and SO sick of waiting!!! So, please send some positive vibes/prayers Emily and Lee's way this week...here's hoping that this week is THE week!

Make Way for Ducklings

This morning, Lucy and I went to the Boston Public Gardens to meet up with my friend Allyson and her son Sam and new daughter Ellie. We took a ride on the Swan Boats -- Lucy fussed a lot because I think she wanted to take a swim in the water. She did have a lot of fun playing on the brass duck statues and I got some really great pictures. She is a true Boston girl!

Lucy and Sam. I've always thought that they make a great couple...he's such a handsome devil.

Me and my girl on the Swan Boats. She's not looking entirely pleased.

"Riding" the ducks

She had so much fun...

...it was hard to get her to leave!

What a fun morning, Mommy!

Strawberries

Lucy LOVES strawberries...and tonight she had a lot of fun practicing her fork skills with them. She is getting pretty good at spearing food herself!

First Red Sox game

We took Lucy to her first of many Red Sox games on Saturday! We had the tickets for a while but never got around to arranging a babysitter so we thought...why not try to take her? I bought her a super-cute Sox dress special for the big occassion and she looked so adorable in it...like a little Red Sox cheerleader.

Day game was beautiful here in Boston, though in the bleachers the sun was beating down on us hard. Amazingly, however, my normally very antsy little girl just sat like a little angel in her daddy's lap. Now, mind you, because of the sun (and because we didn't want to press our luck with her) we only stayed for three innings. Still, how many 16-month-olds can say that they saw Dice-K pitching to Barry Bonds? Not many!

Sorry for posting so many pictures, but I just couldn't choose!

At home pre-game. She wasn't too happy here...she wanted to get going!

Madame Lucy en route to the game

It's all about the glamor

Sitting on the stoop, waiting for Daddy

Waiting for the T

Where's that train?


Classic view, classic nose-picking

Outside the park...getting close!

Wow!


Up on Daddy's shoulders, checking out the bullpen

Family picture

Me and my little sports fan!

Murray

Our new knickname for Lucy is "Murray." We call her this because when her hair is all wild and curly, she looks like a man that would be named Murray...judge for yourself!

Friend-filled weekend...

...that is, filled with MOMMY's friends, not Lucy's (for a change!).

Jeff left on Friday morning for a weekend in Maine with his dad and brother. So, on Friday night, Laura (Lucy's Gomother) came over for some much-needed girl time. It was so much fun to catch up, have some wine, stay up late talking. We were supposed to go visit my mother-in-law (Lucy's Grammy) on Saturday, but she got sick and we couldn't go. So, I decided to call Laura and plan a visit to her new house. Lucy had a great time playing in the backyard and exploring the house...we can't wait to go back when the work is done and they are moved in! Also on Saturday, I got an e-mail from my college roommate, Fleur. She is Dutch and lives in Switzerland now. She told me she was in Boston for the weekend and asked if we could meet up on Sunday...I was so excited for this rare and unexpected opportunity. We hadn't seen each other for over 10 years! On Sunday morning, she came over and we had such a great time catching up. I wish we could have visited longer -- now I am really determined to plan a trip to visit her in Switzerland! It was a great weekend for me, despite Jeff being away...and I think Lucy had fun, too.

In her new dress...thanks, Lucy Huong Elise! She's also sporting yet another pair of new shoes. These have a buckle on them so that she can't take them off herself, which is essential for Lucy. No more shoes dropped on the street (followed by "uh-oh!).

Ok, so she has learned to "smile for the camera." The only problem is that the camera smile is, well, not really so gorgeous.

Fleur and Lucy...I think Lucy looks more like Fleur than she looks like me!

Fleur, Me & Lucy

Lucy's twin

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Memorial Day Weekend

It was another great Cape weekend and, alas, our last one at my parents' rental house by the water. We had a great time playing on the beach, eating good food, hanging out with family...a wonderful start to the summer season!

Lucy sitting on her rock

Should I put my shades on?

Getting a horsie ride from Greatpoppa while Greatnana smiles (I LOVE this picture!)

Digging in the sand

Throwing sand...fun!

"A-wow!" (Lucy's new favorite word)

Spaghetti is yummy!

And so is avocado!

A mouth full of teeth and food...what could be better?

Updo

I put Lucy's hair in an "updo" last week...more like a high ponytail with lots of clips, but still, it looked sort of sophisticated :) The best part was that you could really see her beautiful face. I think these pictures give us a glimpse into the future of what Miss Lucy will look like as a little girl. What a heartbreaker she'll be!

Someone took my baby & replaced her with a toddler with a perm

A few observations I have made lately...

First, Lucy is officially, 100% a toddler. She will always be my baby, and in many ways she is still baby-like, but she is as toddler as toddler gets now. She is into EVERYTHING and, just like her Mommy did when she was little, she climbs on everything. The house can be sparkling clean one minute and a disaster the next. I am trying to adopt more of a "bless this mess" attitude, but it's not so much in my nature. I am very far from being a neat-freak, but nevertheless a messy house does bother me. I know that in 20 years from now I won't remember or care what state my house was in when Lucy was little, so I really need to work on just worrying less and just enjoying this, um, creative phase of her life. A few recent photos of her toddlerism in action...

Discovering Mommy's lisptick. Hey, at least it's MAC, so we know she has good taste!

All slickered up and ready to go out in the rain. She just looks like such a big girl to me in this shot. What a sly little smile!

Ok, my second observation is that Lucy officially has curly hair. This has become especially evident over the past two days because it has been very rainy/humid and that has helped the curls along. It honestly looks like she got a perm! Just like my hair, hers is straight in the front but curly in the back (mine is more wavy than it is curly). But today, even the front curled up. Here she is, modeling the latest dress that I made her and looking especially curly!