Peek-A-BOOO

The game of peek-a-boo.

Lucia had a little more trouble covering her eyes with her glasses on. If you listen real close you can hear a faint little "boo" from her.

Budding Artist

One of Lucia's first attempts at the Magna Doodle.

A week later her skills have developed to an even greater doodle.

And after a couple weeks . . . well, she must be some kind of Magna Doodle prodigy.

Gymnastics Award Ceremony

Since the beginning of the year, Lucia & Annie have been taking a gymnastics class together at The Little Gym. After 20-weeks we had a Hawaiian themed award ceremony to commemorate the end of the semester.
Lucia always loves crawling through the tunnel.

Get ready to use the parallel bars.

Climbing down with ease.

The tumbling routine, consisting of a forward roll, donkey kick, & back flip over a hotdog.

Doing the bar routine with her instructor, Miss Amanda.

Balloon play to practice hand-eye coordination.

Going up to the podium to receive her Hawaiian lei & ribbon.

Checking out her ribbon a little closer.

The kids always got a stamp at the end of each class.

HOORAY for gymnastics fun!

Step by Step

Every day Lucia seems to be getting closer & closer to walking.
No independent steps yet, though she is doing her fair share of pulling to stand & cruising. She has stood independently several times for a number of seconds. Each time she has a huge grin on her face as if she knows she is doing something monumental.

Seating for One

We put the couch pillows together to form a chair.

A comfortable spot to chill out with an afternoon snack . . .

. . . at first anyway . . .

. . . but then it just became more difficult to get comfortable.

While at Meijer, Annie's eyes happen to glance toward a low lying shelf. Did her eyes deceive her? No it couldn't be! The perfect solution to our comfortable afternoon snack dilemma. A chair, but not just any chair, a BROBEE CHAIR. A once in a lifetime opportunity Annie thought. She had to get it. But what about the plane, how would she get it back home? A minor detail when you've found the perfect chair.

No worries, the Brobee chair made it home safely in the over head bin.

Lucia has been enjoying exploring her new chair.

Lucia is trying very hard to balance her snack on the slanted nursing stool. I suppose that will be part two of the comfortable afternoon snack dilemma.

Afternoon snacks have never been so comfortable and tasted so good!

click click smack

A sophisticated taste of early oral motor imitation.

Now if only papa could teach Lucia the art of the trill she'll be all set.