Lucy @ 18 months

Some things about Lucy at 18 months:

- Lucy is becoming very very independent. She always has to feed herself and will scream if I try to put anything in her mouth. 

- Lucy almost has all her teeth in!

- She is a talker! She says sorry, thank you, shoe, sock, straw, no no, papa, Ben, Kaka, Paxton, Mimi, Mama, Daddy, Kaylee, one three, show, food.... She repeats everything you say. 

- She loves watching her shows. Curious George and Jake are her favorites. She gets so excited when the theme songs come on. She LOVES Hook and constantly says "pirate Hook".

- She loves being outside. She likes to grab my keys and open the mailbox, she likes to pet Walter (the neighbor dog), she likes to ride her Minnie car, play in the pool, smell flowers, hide in the shed, put rocks into things, and play in her new sandbox.

- Her hair fits into pigtails now! hurrah!

- She loves to color. She says "color me" when she wants us to color with her. She likes to take her coloring pencils and crayons in and out of the box and likes to put them in the cracks of the couch. 

- She went through a phase of saying 'me' after everything– "color me, juice me, ball me..." It's so funny.

- She went through a hitting phase. Whenever any kids comes into her bubble, she smacks them. She especially likes to hit Graham, poor kid. 

- On the other hand, she loves her cousin Paxton. She always is saying his name and following him around.

- Dancing is one of her favorite things to do. A beat comes on and she will immediately dance. She loves the "La-la" song and "Happy".

- She loves slides. She's a little dare devil too. She will go down the big slides and love it! 

- Lucy weighs 13 pounds (33rd%) and is 24.75 inches long

Lucy is a cute girl with a cute personality! I love her so much! She is my little buddy.

She loves playing with the next door neighbor boy, Burton. 

Lucy LOVES stuffed animals. 

She loves TV and movies. We probably watch too much of them.

She loves her dolls and always has to sleep with them. 

She's a good little helper! Seriously though, she helps do laundry, load the dish washer, fold clothes, clean up her toys– I'm training her!

She likes to dress up!

Burton's Birthday Party

Lucy has a cute friend that lives next door. His mom puts on the CUTEST birthday parties for him. This year is was all about dinosaurs. We ate the most delicious carne asada tacos, chatted with friends, and watched the entertaining kids. Lucy, Burton and the kids enjoyed eating ice out of the ice bucket, watching the chickens, playing with the dogs, and eating chocolate cake. While Burton opened up all of his sweet gifts, Lucy was right next to him trying them out. Afterwards the kids hit a pinata and scooped up the candy once it poured out. Lucy was great and gathering candy, we trained her well! It was a super fun party. Lucy even got to wear an awesome dinosaur hat. Happy Birthday Burton!

Happy 4th of July

As soon as we got home from the ranch, we left to Mount Pleasant for the Tervort Reunion at the cabin. This year Dan and I borrowed my dad's motorcycle tent trailer to sleep in. But sleeping in it didn't go so great this year. That day Lucy had fun playing with the cousins and exploring around the cabin, but that night, she wasn't feeling so great. She did not sleep. Dan and I got about 4 hours of sleep. I think she was teething, poor girl. Hopefully the next day would be more fun.

On the fourth, we went to the Mount Pleasant Parade. This parade is awesome cuz it always has the most candy. The kids are awesome and get so much. Julie had a community bucket which was awesome for Dan and I. We happily took some candy off their hands. After the parade, we took a nap (which was very much needed), then joined the family at a park where there were food, games and contests. Then we went swimming at the Manti pool. That was the high light of the day! Lucy was feeling good and happy! We went back to the cabin afterward, had dinner and went on a ride on the side by side. Then Dan and I went home to watch the fireworks from our deck! Happy 4th! I love this country!

Greene Valley Ranch

As always, the Ranch is my most favorite vacation. It is my heaven on earth! This year Dan and I invited his parents and little sis! We had so much fun showing them around and giving them the tour of everything. I think they love it as much as we do now.

Swimming in the hot pool.

Atlanta grave yard. 

Atlanta jail

Fun on the side by sides.

Touring the Atlanta school house and library.

Paddleboating on the lake.

Foursquare.

Rockets.

Sound of Music Hill.

The hot spring we call Chattanooga.

Watching the airplane come in.

Playing darts and eating food at Beaver Lodge. (the only bar/store/restaurant in Atlanta)

Shooting dad's cool guns.

Jumping off the bridge. 

Fun around the lodge.

Volleyball.