Madame has a habit of gleefully putting chunks of food in my tea or beverage of the moment. I have to watch my teacup at all times! This morning when we were having hot chocolate she decided to garnish it with choc-covered raisins.
Last year we posted a video of the kid making a Christmas eve snack plate for Father Christmas and his reindeer. I remember being pretty stoked with the video because it actually displayed Lucy saying a few words, a rare happening back then.
Boy, how times have changed!
The kid’s vocabulary has exploded over the past twelve months. Where once stood a toddler making tentative attempts at lone, monosyllabic words, we now have a little girl who speaks in complete sentences and even improvises songs! Is that cool or what? She even plays jokes now:
“Mommy, I have a present for you!” = “my diaper is full!”
Hilarity ensues for all involved (except mommy.)
It was neat having a cute little baby. I treasure that time and occasionally find myself getting nostalgic for a long-gone version of Lucy, a phase the kid has outgrown and discarded. However, this new kid, the one we’re actually able to have conversations with, is extremely cool. I can’t wait until she’s old enough where we can both play pranks on her mommy!
Lucy was excited about all these things in anticipation of the Obon fest this weekend…and it did not disappoint.
In the games area Lucy fished for ducks many times, and won two superballs and a pinwheel.
Next on the list: rainbow shave ice! what a delight! always reminds us of Hawaii…
She was really into the drums, dancing and bobbing to the beat, and in the kid’s area, even tried her hand at drumming. A future taiko drummer? who knows!
She also got a balloon animal, from this very creative and talented balloon animal crafter…
Last year we went to 2 Obons, once with Grandmommy and Gpa. Obon is all about family and remembering your loved ones and ancestors, so it was a perfect day to remember our love for Gmommy.
Above are pics from a get-together we had with some friends in March (has it really been that long?) The theme was pizza, and our kind hosts Craig and Susan really stepped it up, cranking out at least a half-dozen doughy, cheesy creations! Needless to say, we were all pretty psyched.
Of course, you can’t really call it a party unless someone crosses the line and busts out the Mille Bornes game. Yep, we’re talkin’ radical, man—’cuz that’s how we roll.
