FYI...

The highchair sold for $60 today! Yippee! So to fill the empty space(in our hearts)...We bought a water table! I'm sure more pictures will follow soon. 

Jammies...

The cat jammies really show off the figure!

The Beach

Lucy and I went to the beach today with my dad and Martha, and Jack and Marlene(family friends that we have known forever and LOVE so much). We went to Topanga Beach and it was lots if fun... Highlights were feeding a piece of bread to a bird (not a crazy seagul), making dribble castles, and just sitting there.

Pumpkins, Bubbles, and Buddhas

My dad and Martha are in town and we went over to Julie and Brian's to hang out. One thing led to another... the cat piano came out, we carved some pumpkins (Lu was disgusted by the pumpkin goop, but still wanted to help take it out), we blew bubbles, and Lucy was patting the "baby"(she called it that) which was actually a statue of Buddha. It was really a great day! So much fun! All the cheesy stuff they say about how amazing it is to see the world through the eyes of a child is SO true! (...ps. I think my pumpkin looks like Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force.)

HEAVY!!

Our RIE teacher suggested filling up big bottles with varying amounts of water to use as toys. Lucy LOVES them. Unprompted, she lifts them up and carries them purposefully around the apartment from room to room. Then she tells us she is going to "run heavy bottle" and then takes off in a staggering drunken type run.  

Diaper Hat!

It's the new rage... Every baby wants one!

Pictures from last week

Mike took these pictures last week in the morning and the light was so pretty. They are taken on the landing on our tile stairway that Lucy loves to crawl up and down.

Farewell Highchair!

Lucy started to refuse to sit in the highchair about a month ago. We bought her a little table from Ikea and Mike sawed the legs down, so it was the perfect height for her. She now walks over to her table at meals and sits down like a little lady to eat! She doesn't quite eat like a lady yet...

The highchair's  portrait for Craigslist...no takers yet!

Lucy requested a bowl for her elephant friend!

A snack with Ava (our friend from RIE) during a recent visit...

a satisfied customer...

Pirates Booty!

RUNNING!

Since walking is no longer a major challenge for Lu she has moved on to running. She will tell you before she is about to take off by saying "running?" and then she is off! She seems to like going back and forth across the living room with the bathroom as the destination or sometimes she makes a sharp turn while running and goes to the bedroom. 

Puffy Clouds

Just a week after I started the blog we got some awesome puffy clouds! We don't get them that often here in sunny blue-skies los angeles, so I thought I take some pictures...and also to document our apartment, where Lucy spent most of her first year and a half of life(i'm sure she'll want to see pictures someday)... we are moving in 2 weeks, to spend a few months with Julie and Brian in Echo Park before we are off to Austin. We are going to miss this wonderful little home! (ps. Lucy asked to put that white shirt on over her jacket! I like her style!)

Post-Pool Snack at Nana's...

My mom just sent me this picture... taken during our trip to Austin, TX in July... So cute! 

I'm sure Mike won't mind...

But I have a crush on Joe Biden! Not only was he totally knowledgeable and cordial to Sarah Palin tonight in the VP debates, but he kept flashing that cute smile of his whenever she would say something outlandish. It wasn't the usual annoying, condescending, politician 'you're an idiot' smile... I can't explain my feelings any better than that, but I think he's CUTE! 

Hanging at Barnsdall Art Park

You have to walk up a loooong kinda-steep driveway and at the top there are a couple Frank Lloyd Wright houses and an AWESOME field of really soft, really green grass! Lucy likes to lay down and roll in the grass and Sally loves to run!

WALKING!!

Lu decided 2 weeks ago that she is a walker. She had taken a few steps here and there, but 2 sundays ago she just got up and decided "Today is the day!". We have been taking many a trip to parks around here (Griffith playground is a new favorite) for long walks and take a few daily strolls up and down the street. Climbing up and down the stairs is still a favorite activity too!

We love RIE!

RIE is this parent/infant group (and caregiving philosophy we try to follow) we have been going to since Lu was 3 months old. The babies started out laying on the ground looking at the sky and trees ( it was outdoors when we first began) and moved on to rolling, crawling, walking, running, and talking... The main idea is time for uninterrupted play in a safe environment to build problem solving skills, inner-direction, and self-knowledge/confidence... And for parents to observe and appreciate what their child can do. We love it!  www.rie.org  (Lucy is the one doing yoga in the middle picture)

A blog...

The feeling I have about our little family is similar to the feeling I get when I see lots of weightless white clouds drifting high in the sky... my heart sinks and i think of how blessed i am to be alive just to see these little puffy clouds float across the sky.