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Makin' Meatballs

My father shot this a few weeks ago, but it's definitely worth posting here.



Hungry?

A Foray into Sledding

Elliot bought Lucy a sled a couple of weeks ago and took her out in our (flat) back yard for a spin. She reacted much as she has to other new things (see farm animals, boating) and cried the entire time.

Still, when Lucy's friend Milo came over this afternoon, we figured we'd give it another try. First, Lucy pulled the empty sled, then Lucy and Elliot pulled Milo and his mom, Victoria, and finally, Lucy and Elliot rode the sled together...and she even said she liked it. I'm not sure we'll tackle any hills this season, but we were happy to see her getting more comfortable.

Say Cheese!

Lucy's friend April came over last weekend to play - April's about four months older than Lucy, which up until recently has been a fairly significant age difference. Things are evening out, though, and the two toddlers spent a couple of hours on Sunday chasing each other around our house. Towards the end of the mayhem, they decided to don their hats and say "cheese" for us doting parents. A couple of photos turned into this video instead:

Haircut

Lucy had her first haircut yesterday! Elliot took her to a kids' salon since we couldn't fathom holding Lucy still long enough ourselves. The seven minute cut consisted of four minutes of hysterics over the new experience (if you think about it, those chairs are pretty freaky) and three minutes of relative calm once the stylist worked her toddler-whispering magic. It all ended with a cute hair cut and a lollipop.

New Year's

We had a very nice New Year's. Lucy slept soundly through until 8am on the 1st and was a rock star for the rest of the day. We went to Aunt Mel-Mel's house for some homemade Challah:


Then, onto the O'Donnells to wish Nick a happy birthday and have some pizza in a big-girl chair:


And finally to Gramps and Mimi's for a nice family dinner:


Yesterday, we woke up to snow, and Lucy was brave enough to venture onto our back porch in her snow gear. It's still snowing a little bit now, so the thrill has passed for Elliot and me, but Lucy was pretty excited to help us shovel earlier today.