Monday, January 31, 2011

Lucy Jean

My little Lucy....such a girly girl.  You gotta love a girl that takes longer to get ready than you!  Still always a dress/skirt and tights.  She now gets herself completely dressed, including doing her hair (most days before I roll out of bed).  She is very interested in what she wears, and what I do.  She loves to shop and browse through clothes. 
She is so creative.  She loves to design things, create, decorate, paint, color....anything that she can dream up.  She is an amazing colorer, and her medium of choice is colored pencils.  She has extraordinary patience when it comes to staying in the lines, and she autographs every page.  I have never seen anyone go through coloring books like she does....and every page is used. 
such a happy girl
She shares a room with Kady and sleeps on the top (but loves to use Kady's bottom bunk for naptime).  She still naps...more than Kadence.  She is always the first one up at our house....and definitely a morning person
We always ask "Lucy, why do you ask so many questions?" and she answers "because I am inquisitive"  This is her IN a box of old barbie stuff at my parents house.  She checked out every last little treasure that my sister and I had stored in there.  She has a "treasure" drawer of her own in her dresser...if you ever think you lost something, look in there first.  She is very into organizing and cleaning....and is very good at it.  Must be a Koops gene. 
Beautiful girl inside and out (and don't ask about the washer she is sitting in, this is what happens when I go to work)

We are talking about kindergarten already.  I can't believe she will be old enough to go next fall! She is enjoying every day that she spends in preschool.  She has made some good friends, and even had a no mommy playdate with her friend Susan.  Lucy makes me laugh every day.  She loves to tell jokes (mostly about things being in her tummy...her audience of Kadence rolls when she starts these), teach things to her younger siblings, color, play with barbies, read, snuggle, and be my big helper.  Lucy has always been wise beyond her years....for example
  • You can just call me high heel fashion girl
  • You don't even look like my mom today (I was leaving for my work holiday party)
  • Oh, I thought you said I needed a bra, (me) no you don't need a bra, (Lucy) Not yet!
  • Maybe he's crying because of your outfit (as we were sitting at the table eating breakfast, and TJ wasn't happy in his highchair, I was wearing pajama pants and a tank top)

Saturday, January 15, 2011

already?

 Sweet baby boy...4 months old today
loves the outdoors

daddy's photo shoot with our lil drooler

can't get enough of his fingers and hands

all smiles

he's just super chill, usually with his feet up on the table as well

bear hugs for mommy

yeah, that's from sleeping in his cushy papasan chair...it's like he nestles his head in to get comfy

always smiling, and always moving

trying on daddy's hat

jumps like it's going out of style

Love you buddy!  You bring all of us such joy and we are thankful everyday for you. 

Friday, January 14, 2011

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

hmmm...were they naughty or nice?

cookies and milk for santa.  this is what Lucy was most excited about, and the next morning that Santa actually ate those cookies. 

Theodore's first Christmas

We had to wake Kadence up, not unusual.  Looks like she was on Santa's nice list

Lucy had counted all the presents and looked at all the tags before she woke Jim and I up that morning.  She informed me that Santa did not bring her the dog she wanted.  I told her that we didn't even up the gifts yet, and she said there wasn't a big enough rectangle to be the dog....good thing Grandma's are just as good as santa, knowing what kids want!