More Amusement Park Fun

Elliot loves amusement parks, so while I was hosting a baby shower yesterday, Elliot, Lucy and Eema went back to Canobie Lake Park for an afternoon of rides. Lucy was not a big fan of the flume, but she enjoyed just about everything else. Here she is on the teacups:

Lucy's first amusement park

Barbara was away all weekend, giving me the perfect excuse to plan a Lucy-centric weekend.

We went to the Big Apple Circus on Saturday afternoon. Lucy's never really been to a show or performance before, so I was surprised how well she behaved. Highlights of the circus, for Lucy, included the trained dogs ("they tickling the lady's leg?") and the colorfully-dressed trapeze artists ("is that a lady or is that a man?"). She was also really impressed that they had a purple light, and at times could turn off the house lights altogether. Now that is TALENT.

Sunday, Aunt Melmel, Lucy, and I headed up to Canobie Lake Park, a small amusement park 45 minutes from Boston. Readers of this blog know how terrified Lucy was of vehicles as mild as rowboats just a few months ago. Thus, it was a wonderful surprise to discover that Lucy loves "thrill rides." They told her she was too short for the log flume, but we did get to go on a small roller coaster. I don't have my own photo of the "Dragon Coaster" - but here's one from the web:

Lucy called it the "Crocodile Roller Coaster."

I left the camera at home, but my iPhone helped document a bunch of the highlights.

My favorite moment was when Lucy went on the Jungle Jump, a platform that rises high (sort of) in air, then drops suddenly. Lucy giggled all the way - she even took a cue from the older kids and thrust her hands in the air. (I find it especially amusing considering the terrified 8-year-old to her left).

Look below for a slide show of some of the horses, cars, boats, teacups, and other plastic vehicles she got to ride.

Bon Voyage, Daddy!

Elliot was in DC for a couple of days, and Lucy and I got to have some girl's time together. First, though, Lucy helped Elliot pack before he left:

Then Lucy and I went to stay with Gramps and Mimi in Dover (daycare drop-off is a lot easier for me from Dover than Cambridge), and Lucy got to take a bubble bath in Mimi's tub! Lucy's been less enthusiastic about baths lately, but she's a convert again after this:

Lucy has been a chatterbox lately. We got to hear an owl out in Dover, which prompted Lucy to ask at least a dozen times in a row: "Where the owl? Where he? Can we see him?" The answer was no, each time, which is why I have no picture to share.

Who, Me?

Lucy decided to strike this pose for me tonight while we were getting her ready for bed. She's starting to understand that if she poses, there will be a picture to look at, which feels like a major milestone to this blogger.

She Loves to Clean

Lucy and I are getting ready for the day. Just before I snapped this photo of her wiping the toilet (!) with a washcloth, she told me "Go, Mommy. I want to clean. Go to your room."

Now she's wiping down the walls. We really don't know where this fascination with cleaning came from.

Just a bit groggy

Lucy and I went to the aquarium on Saturday.
"What's your favorite animal, Lucy?"
"I like sarks."

3 minutes from home, waiting at a red light, I turned around to capture this series of shots:






She still took over an hour to finally go down for a nap.

Going for a Drive, Part 2

Lucy's interest in driving continues to develop. She can now climb from the back to the front seat and is working hard to learn the next steps in the process. We're keeping a close eye on her to make sure she doesn't present a threat to herself or others, but we're pretty sure she has a little ways to go before she reaches that point.