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.

So Many Parties

Lucy has attended had a string of parties recently. Earlier this week, while at home with a cough, she asked Elliot if he would take her to a party. It sure sounds like more fun than coughing to me!

The last party Lucy attended was on Boxing Day at my Uncles' house in Western Mass. We had a wonderful post-Christmas afternoon with them, replete with delicious food and a Yankee Swap.

The Chrises have a dog, Rufus, and Lucy was quite taken with his cage. It turns out that doggies' beds are fun places to hang out. We had a hard time getting Lucy out of it!


Eventually, she did escape, though.


A couple more parties to come over the weekend...

Holiday Review

Lucy got busy over the holidays!

We spent Thanksgiving in the Berkshires, and Elliot, Aunt Melissa, and I all ran in a road race on Thanksgiving day. I'm not prepared to share pictures of me at the end of my race, but here's a shot of Lucy and Eema training for a future year.


Lucy also got to visit some farm animals with the Rosenbergs. Animals seem to be growing on Lucy quite a lot. She saw alpacas, sheep, and lambs. Getting ready to leave the lambs, Lucy proudly exclaimed, "Bye-bye, bunnies!" Here she is taking in all the sheep.


We celebrated Hannukah at Eema and Saba's house, and Lucy continued to work on her sweet tooth with dessert.


Grammy and Uncle Henry came in for Christmas, and we got to do all sorts of fun things with them. Lucy really likes when people sing to her, so she sat down with Uncle Henry and asked him to sing every nursery rhyme in her book. It was a tall order, but it turns out that Uncle Henry is good at improvising.


Now, onto some video!

This clip is of her reading some books to herself. Sunrise, Sunset is a picture book adaptation of the Fiddler on the Roof song, which Lucy loves to have sung to her, and One Duck Stuck is a nice book that teaches kids about counting. I particularly enjoy the transitions between books.



Finally, here are Lucy's latest dance moves, including the frequent finale to any use of the camera.

5 Minutes in the Life of Lucy

It's not the most seminal work, but this is a typical Lucy vignette. It's pretty amazing how much ground she covers in 5 minutes: talking on the phone, shushing the dog, running through the kitchen, saying goodbye to Aunt Mel-Mel, opening and shutting the front door, chatting with me (did she say pajamas? we'll never know), and finally settling in for some end-of-the-day toy time.

Lucy the Fairy Witch

Lucy had a wonderful Halloween. Her friend April turned two and had a birthday party, allowing Lucy to dress up as a fairy witch and interact with lots of other little kids. Here's a shot of Lucy enjoying some solo play:


And in full hat regalia with her friend April, aka Barney.


We went back to our neighborhood and trick-or-treated at four neighbors' houses before going home and recovering from all the excitement.

A Big Girl Raincoat for a Big Girl

It has been cold and dreary here in Boston this week, and Elliot and Lucy have both been wearing their winter coats, while I have been clinging stubbornly to lighter layers and been cold all week as a result. So, what a cheery reminder of warmer weather when Lucy's new (to her) raincoat arrived in the mail from an eBay seller. It's a little big right now, but should be perfect come April showers. We showed her how to put her hand in the pockets, which was a big hit, and then she flashed Elliot this delightful face while he snapped a photo of her in her fancy new coat. She looks like such a big kid all of a sudden!

Foreshadowing?

We recently found ourselves in a Stellabella Toys, and felt obligated to purchase toys for Lucy. While shopping, Barbara discovered this set of dolls that has an uncanny resemblance to our family (sans son).

Foreshadowing?


Please note: we are NOT expecting. Not anything.