Lucy's first report card

Lucy got her first report card today in swim class. She successfully completed Level B. Yay Lucy!

Ready for an office job

If anyone is looking for a person to man their front desk, Lucy is your girl. She can type, talk on the phone and is a real people person.

Cinderella

Lucy decided the floor needed a good scrubbing so she got out her wipes and went to work.
A few of the kids at daycare wanted the same toy. Lucy ended up with a scratch on her cheek.

In the words of Lucy

Hi.
Row, row, row.
More.
Cookie!
Bye-bye.

19 months

Today is Lucy's 19 month birthday. It looks like she has a long day of reading ahead of her which sounds nice because it is cold and rainy here.

Great Day

Lucy had lots of fun playing soccer when we got home today. We drove down to Champaign to see some of Mommy's friends from Pavlov. Then we drove over to Nana's. Everyone was very happy to see Lucy. Mommy and Daddy had a good time too. We drove by the old house. You all will be happy to know it is being well cared for. The new owner painted it light green with dark green shutters. It looked really good. Lucy did well on the trip. She slept the whole way there and talked most of the way back before falling asleep again.

Lucy has a couple of balls that are more her size, but she still likes Daddy's best.
Runnin' runnin' runnin'!
Cheese.

Quasi Chewed Gum

Have you ever tried to take a picture of a piece of gum? It's not easy to get it in focus. Especially with the camera I have. Anyway, Lucy has had a rough few days with teething but today she was back to her good old self. She had her best swim class yet tonight. She participated really well and was more vocal than normal. She even tried a couple of new things and didn't cry. She let Mom pull her around on a kick board and then she lay on a floaty on her back all by herself. When we got home Lucy was happily playing with the zipped bags. I took this opportunity to hang up our wet suits and towels. In the two minutes I was away Lucy managed to unzip my purse, take out the carton of gum, remove one piece and not spill the others, unwrap that piece and begin chewing it. All this in the time it took me to hang up two towels and two swimsuits!
Lucy has also taken an interest in her appearance. She is very good at applying chap stick. I let her play with it when I am getting ready for work. It keeps her very entertained, and she doesn't try to eat it . I have caught her trying to put it on Daisy's nose though.Part of our morning routine is giving the dogs a treat and telling them to, "Have a good day" before we leave. This morning Lucy asked to give them their treat. So, for the first time Lucy gave the dogs treats. She really enjoyed it. When we got home Lucy walked to where we keep the treats and wanted to give the dogs their afternoon treat. So she did. Then she wanted to give them another. So she did. Then she wanted to give them a third and Mommy said no and closed the door. Lucy was sad.