Big Girl

This week Lucy will be 18 months old. That is so crazy to me. Looking at her, I'm realizing that she's not a baby anymore. She's a full-fledged little girl. She's a very girlie girl, too. She loves purses, her baby doll, and being told that she's pretty. Lucy is also a total Daddy's girl. She'd much rather Dad help her use her fork or hold her when she gets hurt. She loves her Daddy.

Lucy is so much fun. She loves music and loves to dance. She loves puppies (every animal she sees she calls a puppy). She's very talkative, and uses everything she finds as if it were a cell phone. She's also a really talented climber. She can get on top of the kitchen table in no time! Lucy keeps us busy, but we're so glad we have her!

On a side note, Lucy also has a rage issue...so tiny, yet so angry! She hits us when she doesn't get her way. Needless to say, we get hit a lot. Time-out has proven to be ineffective with her. Has anyone else dealt with a toddler who hits? Any suggestions?

Trip to Indiana

Grandma holding Lucy and Wyatt

Lucy and Paige

At the zoo

This is what happens when you try to get a shot of all 3 grandkids together

Riding the horse!



Ashton's parents were getting pretty anxious to see their grandkids, so they flew Lucy and I out, along with Ashton's sister Britt and her two kids, Paige and Wyatt. We had a blast. We ate tons of delicious food, and did all kinds of fun things. We went to a really fun children's museum, we went to the zoo, and we also took the kids horseback riding. It was so much fun to go visit the fam, too. It was also fun to watch Lucy with her cousins. We had so much fun with everyone! Thanks Grandma and Grandpa Patrick for the wonderful trip!

Halloween

Halloween wasn't super exciting this year. Lucy was a pig. We took her to the ward Halloween party and someone said, "You dressed your baby as a pig?" I know, not the cutest costume for a baby, but when she saw the costume, she fell in love with it. She hugged it and hugged it, so we couldn't NOT let her be a pig seeing as how she loved it so much!
We were going to take her trick-or-treating, but there was a big storm with rain and hail, so instead we got on the web-cam with Grandma and Grandpa Patrick to show off our little piggy.
(It was really hard to get a picture of Lucy in her costume, so unfortunately this shot of her with her finger almost in her nose is one of the better pictures I have!)

Date Night!

My mom was nice enough to watch Lucy for us so that we could go out on a date! We went to the State Fair to see Boys II Men. They were as good as ever, and it was so much fun to get out and go on an actual date!

So much to celebrate!

We had a little party for Lucy's birthday and Ashton's graduation. I made some cupcakes, and Ashton's turned out really well, but I think it's pretty obvious that Lucy's weren't so awesome. They looked so good in my head, but in reality, I just couldn't get them to look right. Oh well. I'm pretty sure Lucy didn't care. The party was fun regardless!

Ashton's new title: College Graduate

Ashton's a graduate!!! He worked so hard, and he's finally done...well, done for a few months.
We weren't sure what we were going to do after he graduated, and then he had some of his professors approach him about staying here at BYU and getting a master's in plant pathology. These professors got a grant from the government to do some sort of research, and they need a couple of graduate students to help. Ashton was their first choice. So after thinking about it, he decided that he wanted to do it. And get this- they're going to pay for his schooling and give us a living stipend. We'd be pretty dumb to NOT take this opportunity!

One!!!

I can't believe that Lucy is already one! It seems like yesterday that we anxiously drove to the hospital, excited for our little baby to get here. And here we are, one whole year later.
I can't even tell you how grateful we are to have our Lucy. She makes us laugh and smile every day. She is so much fun, and we are so lucky to have her!

Here's a little info on our one year old Lucy:

-She LOVES Wheel of Fortune (We could have sworn she said "Pat" one night while watching it...)
-She is incredibly independent
-She loves pickles
-When Mom tells her "no" it's no big deal, but when Dad tells her "no" there are lots of tears involved
-When the cat meows, she meows back
-When eating, she enjoys using her dirty hands to play with her hair
-She loves children and strangers
-She would play peek-a-boo all day long if you let her
-She waves to everyone (this includes animals)
-She loves to climb and explore
-She's extremely close to walking...she's taken a few steps so far, so any day now...
-She has the cutest little sense of humor

We love you, Lucy!!!